Android sideloading from my site

Question

I want to make my app be downloadable from my site, then I read about sideloading. Which, as to what I read, will install the app to the users phone instead of downloading the apk. Is there a way that I can make my site sideload my app?

Thanks.

Answer 1

You really don't want to do this. Sideloading (as in installing the app for the user) only works if the user has adb installed which usually only true for developers and root users. It is much better to provide either a download of the apk or to provide a link to the play store.