# Obtainium, the direct APK, or Google Play: which Android download?

Take [Obtainium](https://privacynotes.app/help/obtainium/) if you want the app to stay current on its own, and the direct APK if you would rather not run a second app for it. Google Play is not live yet, so today the choice is between those two. They hand you the same file signed with the same key, so you can move either way at any time: Obtainium adopts an APK you already sideloaded, and the website APK installs over an Obtainium one.

Either route is easy to change your mind about later. Before any switch that means uninstalling first, confirm the app reads "Synced" and have your 12 words or a sign-in QR from another device ready, because uninstalling clears the local copy.

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Source: https://privacynotes.app/help/play-vs-apk