The Android mobile operating system in recent years has become so widespread that today it is installed on almost every second gadget. It is used in smartphones and tablets, in set-top boxes and even laptops.
Of course, such a wide distribution could not fail to attract the creators of the games. Their segment is large and constantly growing, bringing stable profits to strong players in the industry. All game hits of past years have already been transferred to the platform, and the development of projects specifically for Android is being intensively continued.
With the games themselves, everything is also versatile: you can install them both from the official store, and by using removable media. Experienced gamers probably know the concept of "cache". These are the additional files necessary for the proper functioning of the application.
By the way, how to install a game with a cache? We will deal with this now.
Some important information
It should be remembered that with such a "weighting" are those games that are distinguished by high graphic characteristics. The content in this case includes high-resolution textures, system sounds and other necessary files. In addition, these files are extremely necessary to adapt the application specifically for your device. Of course, Android is a fairly flexible and functional OS, but in some cases even this system needs additional configuration files.
Compatibility
Before installing the game with a cache on the tablet, be sure to check the compatibility of the equipment on the official website of the manufacturer. If there is no such information, you should not despair: it is quite possible that everything will start. But if it’s already written on the manufacturer’s website that a particular game will not start, it’s unlikely that something will be done.
Note that pirated games often come with the cache, since when downloading the application from the official resource all the required content will be included. So no one can guarantee the operability of such a program. Keep this in mind if the game after installation will behave inappropriately.
So how to install a game with a cache? Let's understand, and it’s worth starting with the easiest way.
Install from the Internet
First, we connect the gadget to the computer using a USB cable. Or we take out a memory card (if such is provided by a design) and we connect it by means of a card reader. Download the APK file from the site.
We disconnect the smartphone from the computer or insert the memory card back, and then, using any file manager, look for it and start the game installation process. Immediately after this, the application will ask for access to a Wi-Fi network (or 3G, if the cost of traffic allows). If everything is fine, all the necessary files will be downloaded and installed. Here's how to install a cache game. Note that this method is the most reliable, since the content is downloaded specifically for your device model.
Important! If your smartphone or tablet allows the use of a 3G channel for downloading large amounts of data, be sure to dig into the settings and set the priority of Wi-Fi connection. Otherwise, it may well turn out that you owe your operator a couple of thousand rubles (or ten times more) for the traffic.
If the cache was previously downloaded to the computer
We reconnect the device or memory card to the computer. If you downloaded the cache as an archive, unzip it. It is best to use WinRAR or 7-zip for this purpose. We drop all the received files into the root folder on the removable disk. Then you need to copy or download the APK file to your device. Attention! Most likely, you will have to use its broken version, since otherwise the application is unlikely to find files on the memory card. After that, you can install the application using any file manager.
Here's how to install a game with a cache if you download it to your computer in advance.
Using Android Reverse Tethering
And what if you do not have a cable for your device, but still have an unlimited wireless connection? Nothing wrong! You only need to install the Android Reverse Tethering app.
In this case, you can configure the streaming of the necessary files from the computer to your device. Once they are transferred, it will be possible to start the installation. On this, the installation of the game with the cache will be completely completed.
Important Tips
By the way, where can I upload the files you downloaded, if you use the second or third method? It all depends entirely on the model of your gadget. Let's give the most common types of them. Please note that before installing the game with a cache on the memory card, on the latter most often you need to create a separate folder with a special name. Without this, the APK installer simply cannot find the files it needs.
- If you are dealing with Electronic Arts (EA) products, then create an Android folder on the memory card, in it the data subdirectory, and drop the folder of the application you downloaded into the last directory.
- If the downloaded game was developed by GameLoft, a folder of the same name (gameloft) is created on the flash drive, the games directory is downloaded there, into which you need to download the received content.
- If you downloaded the game from Google Play, then on a removable media you need to make the Android directory, put the data folder in it, and only you can unpack the downloaded cache into it.
- For all other developers, the procedure is almost completely similar to that for Google. In other cases, in the data folder you need to create an additional obb directory into which to unpack the content. In very rare cases, you can throw cache directly into the root of a removable disk.
We will give you some advice. If you downloaded a game with a cache, try to find the correct installation procedure on the site from which you downloaded the application. As a rule, she is there. Keep in mind that the folder name must be exactly the same as in the list (or as in the recommendations on the site). “Android” is a rather capricious system, so if a rule is violated, the program may not work correctly or may not start at all.
Additions
Please note that when using not quite legal games, it is extremely undesirable to allow them to be updated. It is highly likely that unwanted files will come with updates, after which the program will stop starting. If you really need to update the game (new functions have appeared, for example), it is better to wait until a new release is posted on the site.
Always remember that using pirated games on Android is potentially dangerous: it is not uncommon to embed malicious applications into them that can intercept Internet banking messages. In order to be at least somewhat secure from them, it is necessary to check the installation files with modern versions of antiviruses that can already recognize threats for Android.
Here's how to install cache games. This is not at all difficult.