10 Places to Download Android
Apps Other Than Google Play
These
are the top 10 places where you can download android apps from apart
from Google Play Store. A lot of people thinks Google Play Store is the
only place to download android apps and so get stuck with it even when
it stops functioning fine on their devices instead of asking where else
to download android apps.
Google
play store still remain the largest android app repository with more
than 1.3 million apps available and more than 50 billion downloads but
we cannot overlook the need for other places to download android apps.
Note to install non Google play store apps, you will need to go into your
Settings > Security menu and tick Unknown sources.
Below are the top 10 other Places where you can download android apps from:
1.
Amazon App Store
Amazon
App Store is the official app store which is pre-installed on Amazon
Kindle Fire Devices by Amazon, this is a major competitor of the
Google’s Play Store with lots of cool features like you get a free
premium app everyday, and you get to try a premium app for a day.
Currently they are more than 250,000 android apps both free and paid which are available on the Amazon App Store.
Amazon
App Store is a great place to download malware free apps as they screen
well apps before allowing on their android app market.
2.
F-Droid
F-Droid
is sure the best android market place when you are looking for the best
free and open source android app repository also when talking about
where else to download malware free android apps then F-droid is another
great option, as this is one of the most secured android app market
place with very strict requirements before an app can be uploaded on the
app store.
The strictness though as a good thing has limited the
number of apps available on the app market as must developers find it
had to meet up the strict requirements.
3.
GetJar
This
have been around for a long time now even before android devices and
generally smartphones, they have apps for almost all mobile devices
including Java ME, BlackBerry, Symbian, Windows Mobile, Android etc.
GetJar
has more than 2 billion apps on its app store with more than 3 million
daily download, app developers are allowed to upload their apps on
getjar for free, giving people access to free downloads of supposed paid
apps.
4.
SlideME
As some android devices dont come with Google Play Store, most of those are shipped with SlideMe as an alternative, it
offers a wide range of free and premium android Apps from application developers all around the world.
5.
Opera Mobile Store
Opera
app store has also been around for a while now with lots of mobile apps
for different mobile OS readily available for downloads, they might not
be so many apps on it but you are sure to get the major apps your
required and well assured they are safe for your device.
6.
Mobogenie Market
This
is another modern android app market with very large android app
repository , it has a very simple and clean interface and easy to
navigate around.
Mobogenie Market has son cool features also, like
downloading of free ringtones, downloading of youtube videos directly
on your mobile etc.
7.
Mobango
This
is a community driven mobile market which allows users to create and
share a wide variety of mobile content, not just mobile apps.
it
is also not just an android market, other mobile OS like Windows Mobile,
BlackBerry, Java, Symbian are also well represented with more then 100,
000 apps and over 1 billion totally downloads.
8.
1Mobile
With
close to 1 million apps available on its app market, its a place where
you swim in apps, although careful reviews of apps is necessary to get
great quality apps
9.
Samsung Apps
As
the biggest and most successful Android device manufacturer around,
Samsung has been offering a range of its own services and content on all
of its devices, and that includes apps.
Now know as Samsung
Galaxy Apps, is Samsung’s official app store for its mobile
devices, Unlike some other Android application stores, Samsung Apps
validates all third-party applications for malware and harmful content
before making them available for download or purchase through the
store.This validation process includes verification of installation
permissions.
10.
AppsLib
This
comes pre-installed on a lot of small devices, mainly tablets, they
have more than 40,000 apps on its app market. this is on most android
devices who couldnt get Google certification.
There are also alot of app categories including adult contents which is locked with a PIN.
There
are obviously more android app market out there, you can add your best
Google Play alternatives in the comment box and i will update the
article.
