> make sure you send the right mime type with your file.
> application/vnd.android.package-archive

I would appreciate a little elaboration on this.

Is there a provision of mentioning mime type while exporting the apk
from eclipse ? Or should I mention when putting href in my website ?

regards

On Jan 8, 5:55 pm, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote:
> Jagswrote:
> > I develop for Android in mac .
>
> > Apart from publishing my app in google market, I also provide the apk
> > file on my website. As, unlike iPhone android published apps dont give
> > us a link similar to itunes link to app, we provide our link pointing
> > to apk file.
>
> > Now the problem is, this apk file when downloaded from internet
> > explorer is being by default saved as .zip file. the hyper link
> > mentions .apk, but only when the save as dialog comes, it prompts to
> > be saved as .zip. if i rename it to .apk, it works just fine. How will
> > I prevent this file from being saved as zip file ?
>
> Do you have the APK MIME type set up on your Web server?
>
> application/vnd.android.package-archive
>
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