When you are installing it in the apk format, you will need to download it from a third party source, which requires enabling the “Unknown Sources” option from your device’s Settings->Security.
You can use the use a file manager to go to the location where you’ve saved the Clash of Clans 8.212.9 APK file once this option has been enabled. After that, you must tap on it to start installing the latest version of this game on your Android device.
Shortly after the complete update was released, players started complaining about it. There were reports of players facing a ‘device not compatible’ message which appeared when they were trying to install it after downloading the game from the Google Play Store.
However, this wasn’t the only problem which was reported to Supercell. There were other players who further complained that they couldn’t switch accounts and the upgrades were taking too long while the game started crashing while gamers were trying to redesign their bases.
During the maintenance period, boost timers didn’t stop and furthermore, the heroes were not triggering any traps. The healers Heal Rate on Heroes was too high. In total, there are around 49 pages of complaints on the game’s forum and Supercell has further assured that they will try to fix as much number of problems possible.
Stay tuned for more updates on Clash of Clans!