# How to open Playstore and Install an App without installing any application

**URL:** <https://forum.katalon.com/t/how-to-open-playstore-and-install-an-app-without-installing-any-application/14137>\
**Category:** Mobile Testing\
**Tags:** mobile-testing, katalon-studio\
**Created:** [November 7, 2018, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/how-to-open-playstore-and-install-an-app-without-installing-any-application/14137 "2018-11-07T05:26:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Rajasekhar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Rajasekhar](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Rajasekhar)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/how-to-open-playstore-and-install-an-app-without-installing-any-application/14137/1 "2018-11-07T05:26:25Z")

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My requirement is to open playstore and install an application, but katalon needs start an application every time. Even while spy or record needs an .apk file. Any help on this is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,  
Raj

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**Author:** ![Rajasekhar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Rajasekhar](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Rajasekhar)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/how-to-open-playstore-and-install-an-app-without-installing-any-application/14137/2 "2018-11-08T13:03:51Z")

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Can anyone help me with this, I want to install an application from Playstore…

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**Author:** ![omkarp1994](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/5fc32e/32.png) [@omkarp1994](https://forum.katalon.com/u/omkarp1994)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/how-to-open-playstore-and-install-an-app-without-installing-any-application/14137/3 "2019-09-20T07:47:22Z")

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Now you can install already installed app in katalon studio update. Please update your katalon studio to ver. 6.3.3. It has command “Start existing application”. please refer following link.

> **[\[Mobile\] Start Existing Application](https://docs.katalon.com/katalon-studio/docs/mobile-keyword-start-existing-apps.html)**
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> New keyword added: Start an existing app

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**Author:** ![albert.vu](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/albert.vu/32/20595_2.png) [@albert.vu](https://forum.katalon.com/u/albert.vu)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/how-to-open-playstore-and-install-an-app-without-installing-any-application/14137/4 "2022-08-08T07:39:45Z")

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