Downgrading an Android app can be useful if the latest update introduces bugs or changes you don’t like.
This will also help you if you’re using Linux or macOS.
We’ll be using Windows in this guide.
So, once everything is up and running, follow along to downgrade the problematic app.
Usually, this information is available in the app’s About or prefs section.
Move this file to your default ADB folder on your PC to proceed with the ADB commands.
You have to change the file name to the one you want to copy.
To do this on Windows 11, right-click in the folder and selectOpen in Terminal.
For older Windows versions, holdShiftand right-click in the folder, and selectOpen Command Window Herefrom the context menu.
jot down the command, replacing the name of the APK with the one you’re using.
It should have been downgraded while keeping your data and tweaks intact.
Here’s our result.
The latest version is in the screenshot on the left, and the downgraded version is on the right.
So, if you have to bang out them for some reason, you must be extra careful.
Though, we’d recommend copying and pasting the commands as much as possible.
