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finless

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2011/12/27 - 17:28

OK since appslib is down and some just cant seem to get Google Market installed or working, there are alternatives. I have tried some of these like AppBrain and they are pretty good. I feel sad some have a nice new Christmas present and cant get apps to play with. Maybe this will help.

However disclaimer! As some have warned my understanding is no alternative market is as protected from virus' etc as Google. So use at your own risk.

This write up lists 6 alternative markets and the guy gives his rating about them.

http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/01/09/6-alternatives-to-the-android-market/

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Bob

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2011/12/27 - 20:15

finless said

I have tried some of these like AppBrain and they are pretty good.

Thanks for the link, although I have found appbrain completely unhelpful and just bounces you to google market. Another market not mentioned in that link is http://aptoide.com/index2.html although it has a lot of backlevel apps.

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2011/12/28 - 06:34

GetJar is nice because you can download paid apps for free, legally. I've also used SlideMe a bit too.

My favorite however, and probably the biggest competition to the official Android Market is the Amazon Appstore. They offer a free paid app every day, and it's not always $1 apps, I've got an office suite that was $14.99 regular price. I've uploaded a link to directly download the Amazon Appstore to save folks some time.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/35795794/Amazon_Appstore-release.apk

There's also this site/app, I've not used it a lot but it does seem to have some cool apps.

http://soc.io/app-store

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2012/01/21 - 05:13

when i want to download from appbrain , it directs me to the appslib store ??

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2012/01/27 - 17:06

its your default market place !

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2012/03/13 - 21:14

ive had the tablet for a couple of weeks and have been loading apps ready for when i give it to my daughter as a present.

found this site http://www.apktops.com/ had a 95% success rate on the apps working.

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2012/03/14 - 07:57

Jakeup96 said
GetJar is nice because you can download paid apps for free, legally. I've also used SlideMe a bit too.

My favorite however, and probably the biggest competition to the official Android Market is the Amazon Appstore. They offer a free paid app every day, and it's not always $1 apps, I've got an office suite that was $14.99 regular price. I've uploaded a link to directly download the Amazon Appstore to save folks some time.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/35795794/Amazon_Appstore-release.apk

There's also this site/app, I've not used it a lot but it does seem to have some cool apps.

http://soc.io/app-store

For users like myself outside of North America, this will not work. It appears to and even lets you set up the 1-Click for payment purposes, but then tells you that you are in the wrong zone, even for free stuff.