How To Install the Android Market (and other .apk apps) To Your Android Tablet or Phone

So Santa brought you one of the many made Android tablets for Christmas did he? And the past few days you’ve been playing with the pre installed and browsing the web, but now you want more! You really want to see what this tablet (or phone) can do! But wait one cotton picking moment! Where’s the place App? Keep reading to learn how to easily add the Place. Now, before we start with this very, very, super, duper easy I’m going to give you both the good and bad news. The good news is that at the end of this post I will give you the download links to both the App and the . The bad news is you may have to use the version, but try both to see what happens.

1. Go to settings > applications

On the phone I tried this on (a Samsung using Android 2.1 ) the first item on the menu says 'Unknown Sources: Allow Install of non-Market application' check the box next to it. A warning will pop up just click 'ok'.

2. Still on your tablet head out of the settings and open your browser and head to this web page (this actual web page they one you’re reading)
Here are the links for the .apk files. Choose either the English (it may not work) or Chinese and download from the links below:-

The download should only take a short time. Once completed click on the .apk file you downloaded and choose install.

The install should take a few seconds and you will get the option to open it.

The same method will work for any .apk file and will also work if you install from an email attachment.

If you choose to download and install the English version you may find that the application downloads and install just fine, but then won’t open.
Try turning the device on and off and opening it again. If it still fails to open you will either have to ‘root’ your device and install a proxy hack OR download the Chinese version. Luckily the popular free apps mostly have English names so it should be easy(ish) to use.