Woot! I figured out how to download apps from the Google Play Store without having to sign in to the Google Play store… you do it on your computer.
First, you find the app you want on Google Play Store.
I wanted the Dictionary for Hacker’s Keyboard.
Then you go here:
https://apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader/
And enter the URL of the app above into the dialog box on that site and click “Generate Download Link”. It’ll create a link to download the file (you might have to scroll down, it’s the green link with the text “Click here to download XXXXX now”, where XXXXX is the app’s name).
Download the file to your computer, and install it to your phone from your computer via ADB.
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Connect your phone via USB to your computer
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Issue the command “adb install {app}” where {app} is the path and name of the file you downloaded above.
So ADB on my computer is at j:\ADB.
The filename is: org.pocketworkstation.dict.en_1003_apps.evozi.com.apk
So I moved that file to the ADB folder, then at a command prompt I issued:
adb install j:\ADB\org.pocketworkstation.dict.en_1003_apps.evozi.com.apk
And now auto-complete works for Hacker’s Keyboard.