Apps Android installed app folder?

[htartisan]

OK, this seems like a pretty simple question, but I can't seem to find an answer...

When a 3rd party app is installed on an Android phone, what folder is the ".apk" file for that app placed in?

I thought it would be in "\systems\app" (there the stock android apps are stored), but I looked in their, and it seems like only the apps that come with the phone are in there.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

 

[pwabbit]

\data\app

 

[htartisan]

There is a "\data" folder on my phone, but it is empty. There is no "app" folder inside it.

 

[htartisan]

OK. Found the problem... "file explorer" app has to have root access (like "Root Explorer") to view contents of the "data" folder.

Thanks.

 

[MARY MCLENDON]

What is root

 

[DirtyDee]

What is root

Root is superuser access to your device giving you administrative control of the device