# iamr0s/InstallerX

A modern and functional Android app installer. (You know some birds are not meant to be caged, their feathers are just too bright.)

Repository: https://github.com/iamr0s/InstallerX
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/installerx
Language: Kotlin
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-08-04T03:19:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 89
- inputs: {"age_days": 1257, "days_push": 1125, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1861, forks 105 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:45.380968+00:00)

## What it is
InstallerX is a modern Android app installer that can replace the system's default package installer. It offers advanced installation options such as dialog or notification-based installs, auto-install, declaring the installer, multi-user installs, allowing test packages, downgrade installs, and auto-deleting APKs after installation.

## Use cases
- replace the default Android package installer on heavily customized OEM ROMs
- install APKs via dialog or notification instead of full-screen system UI
- automatically install APKs without user interaction
- allow downgrade installations of apps
- install apps for all user spaces on a device
- auto-delete APK files after successful installation

## When to choose
- you use a Chinese OEM ROM whose built-in installer is limited or intrusive
- you need advanced install options like downgrades, test packages, or multi-user installs
- you want automated or non-interactive APK installation on Android 5.0-13

## When to avoid
- you need support for Android versions newer than 13
- you require guaranteed long-term maintenance, as the license and open-source status may change
- you are on iOS or non-Android platforms

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui
- domain: android-tools, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: apk-installer, android-app, package-installer, kotlin, automation, android

## Member repositories
- iamr0s/InstallerX (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:45.380968+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:15:49.555948+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/iamr0s/InstallerX (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:45.380968+00:00, sha 191f2da24444)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.