How To Install Apps

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This is a short guide explaining how you can install an app you found here on your phone. I’m also going to show you a way that’s a lot easier then the standard method everyone uses.

Please make sure your phone has “3rd party apps” enabled in it’s settings! To check this go to Settings -> Applications -> Unknown Sources and check the box.

You have two options, either put the .apk file onto your phone’s SD card or download and install it directly from your phone.

Installing through the SD card

HTC Sense users may have to wait up to one minute until the mass storage device is visible on your computer 

1. Download the .apk file and put it somewhere on your PC where you can find it back.
2. Connect your phone to your computer using the USB connector.
3. Make sure your phone connection settings are correct, to check this go to Settings -> Connect to PC -> Standard Connection -> Mass Storage Drive
4. Drag the .apk file you stored on your computer to your phone’s SD card. Put it somewhere you can find it back later, you could make a new folder called “Apps” on your phone’s SD card.
5. Safely disconnect your phone.
6. Open a file explorer like Winzip (my favorite), FileBro or File Manager, you can find these file explorers on the Android Marketplace.
7. Search for the .apk file you put on your SD card and click it, then press install.
8. Read the permissions and install the app.

Install Android apps through the Android Market

Here are the steps to install APK applications on your Android phone:

1. You can copy the desired APK file to the memory card and then insert it on to your Android smartphone.
2. You can search for the Apps Installer, App Installer, z-App Installer or Fast Installer application in the Android Market.
3. For installation open it.
4. When it got installed open it and it will show you the APK files which are stored in the root directory of the memory card.
5. Then you can install the desired application by a simple click and you will get it soon.

Another thing is to simply install a file manager app like Astro File Manager, browse the APK and install it.

Through Dropbox

1. Get Dropbox, it’s a free online storage program that you can use on your PC and phone. Search for Dropbox on Google, then make an account and install it on your computer.
2. Also download the app on your phone through the marketplace. Then set it up with your newly created account.
3. Now you will have a special Dropbox folder on your computer where everything that’s in it will be synchronized with your phone as well.
4. Simply download an .apk file and put it onto your Dropbox folder, then open it on your phone through the app.
5. Read the permissions and install the app.

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