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Ok, I'm on board. So like what do we call installing an app outside of a store?
Installing a downloaded application.
Installing for short
Installing an apk, installing directly, ...
As opposed to installing from Fdroid, from gplay, ...
You can also go by source, like with the stores. For example Signal android can be installed from their website (by downloading an apk).