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# Apps
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You can share apps as a content pack, via a static website. If you give a
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folder the name `appstore` and place it in the root directory of the USB
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drive, the **Apps** tile will appear in the Butter Box portal.
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**Things To Know**
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* If you are sharing apps from Butter Box, you will need to download the app
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files you want to share. Apps are updated frequently. Be sure to manually
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update all of the app files frequently to ensure you are providing the
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highest security for the people who connect to the box.
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* You’ll need a copy of the app’s `.apk` file — make sure it’s from a safe
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and trusted source.
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* Butter won’t automatically verify the source, so it's up to you to
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confirm it's clean and legal to share.
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* How to get apk files: There are mobile apps you can use to get access to
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apk files on an Android phone. Alternatively, you can download app files
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directly from the developer's website.
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### Go Further: Butter Box Supports Sharing Via F-Droid
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Additionally, Butter Box supports app distribution via F-Droid. In your
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content pack, you can include the F-Droid `.apk` and a QR code for your
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repo. Anyone with access to the Box can then download the F-Droid app while
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offline, and add the repo.
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As long as they are connected to the Butter Box, they can download any of
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the apps within your repo.
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If they are connected to the internet later, they can receive app updates
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from any apps in your repo that are also included in the official F-Droid
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repo. If you update the apps in your repo, they will also have access to
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those.
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What is a F-Ddroid Repo?
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* A hosted library of apps\ Why use it?
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* It offers a secure process for sharing apps. The F-Droid team builds apps
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in the official F-Droid repo from the source code themselves. This ensures
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that the app you download exactly matches the code the developer
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published.
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* Users installing from F-Droid have access to app updates remotely (away
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from the Butter Box)
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Technical skills are required to create your own F-Droid repo. Refer to the
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[F-Droid Repo](f-droid-repo) Section for instructions.
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