In general, you should install apps outside of your phone's app store only if you have a very good reason to.

Android, unlike some phone operating systems, allows users to install software from outside the default app store (even if you don't live in Europe). And that's good, because there's all kinds of ...

Sideloading APK files on your Android 12 Opening Note: We recommend that you exercise caution when installing APK files. ONLY download and install files from a trusted source like APKMirror.