Alternative way of getting Android APP's onto your phone.

**JDM_SOHC** · #1 (**permalink**) 03-09-2010, 03:01 AM

1. Have your phone on Windows Mobile (not Android)
and synced through ActiveSync or WMDC (Vista & 7 users).

2. Goto google, or whatever search engine you choose
and just search for "android .apk app downloads" is what I used at least.

3. Download and save the files on your PC, than open Windows Explorer\File Explorer.

4. Copy and paste the .apk files that you just downloaded "apps, games, etc" from your PC to StorageCard\AndroidApps\Media.

5. Run Haret, and launch Android on your TP2.

6. Download a File Explorer from the APP's Marketplace
(theres tons but I use ES File Explorer) I believe that's what it's called.

7. Locate your AndroidApps\Media folder, and click on the
app's you've just copied over from your PC, click install, you're good to go.

This is for the people who are having ton's of trouble in the Android Marketplace, or just for those of us who have way faster computers than we do phones lol... I just downloaded and added about 15-20 app's in about 2 minutes and after like the 9th straight one with success, I have a feeling this will be my way of controlling what APP's I include onto my phone..

I assume no responsibility if you download some viruses however, so on that note, only download the files you find from certified Android App sites and I'd highly recommend running a virus scan on anything prior to putting it onto your phone.. I use AVG and Avast, so I have no issues downloading cab's and app's I get alerted before I even hit save if things are not trusted...

Good luck, and have fun =)

**JDM_SOHC** · #2 (**permalink**) 03-09-2010, 03:10 AM

70 Free APP's including some from the "Favorite APP's thread"
http://www.technobuzz.net/google-android-apps/

This is the page I found first, had some nice app's to try out...
http://www.androidfreeware.org/

Than I found this page, which has a GameBoy emulator for Android, can't wait to try that out..!!
http://www.filecrop.com/android-apk.html

Some games here, haven't tested these yet but a few .apk versions to try out..
http://www.omnigsoft.com/Android/ADC/readme.html

Here's just a few, if you find some as well be my guest to post'em up... But make sure you check'em out first to make sure it's not B/S and just a buncha click here click there, spammy type of stuff... Thanks..

**00_MACKIE_00** · #3 (**permalink**) 03-09-2010, 09:34 AM

very nice

**JDM_SOHC** · #4 (**permalink**) 03-09-2010, 12:11 PM

I appreciate it brotha..!!

Just doing what I can to get this ball rollin' =)

RKnight · #5 (**permalink**) 03-09-2010, 01:21 PM

I am glad we have our own thread now and the main dev thread might not be cluttered finally with questions over and over and over. I have been using the APK's this way since we have Wi-Fi working . Thanks for pointing this out to everyone else.

**JDM_SOHC** · #6 (**permalink**) 03-09-2010, 05:31 PM

No doubt bro, I was curious if anyone knew about it at first than I kinda questioned even making the thread but anxiety got the best of me lol... I was walking outta the room than hurried back to my computer and starting typing it up =)