When to download and install Nx Mobile without the Google Play Store

In most cases, Android phone users will download the Nx Witness Mobile application through the Google Play Store, but there are some reasons to install the application directly on your Android phone, such as when:

• Beta testing,
• Installing a new patch,
• Using a 32-bit device, or
• Using a device without the Google Play Store installed.

Adding an application manually without the Google Play Store is called sideloading. Sideloading isn't very difficult to do if you follow the steps as described in the section below. 

How to sideload an Android application

In order to sideload the Nx Mobile application, you first need to set up your Android phone to allow the use of the manually added application:

1. Open the Settings menu
2. Go to Apps & Notifications
3. Expand the Advanced menu
4. Choose Special App Access
5. Select Install Unknown Apps
6. Grant the permission for the app you used to download the application (e.g. Chrome, Firefox, etc.)

Keep in mind that this procedure might vary a bit between devices and Android versions. If needed, you should be able to find more precise sideloading instructions for your phone brand and model on the internet.

How to obtain and install the application?

Within a few steps, you can download and install the application. 

1. Use your phone to download the appropriate version
2. Before downloading the application, you will see a warning, and you tap OK.
3. Now you can install the file by tapping on the Install button
4. Wait until it finishes installing, and you can open the application just as you would open any application on your phone.

Patches will be provided through our support team on a case-by-case basis.