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 don't 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 couldn't get Google certification.

The Best Gadgets of 2014 

 

 

 

 

Best Smartphone: iPhone 6 (from $869)

 

 

Best Tablet for play: iPad Air 2 (from $619)

 

 

Best Tablet for work: Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (from $1,000)

 

Best Tablet for kids: Amazon Fire HD Kids’ Edition (from $180)

 

Best E-Reader: Kindle Voyage ($220) 

 

 Best Laptop: 13-inch MacBook Air 

(from $1199)

 

Best fitness tracker: Fitbit Flex ($120)

 

Best external iPhone battery: Mophie Juice Pack Plus ($130) 

 

Best headphones: Sennheiser Momentum ($280)

 

Best wireless Bluetooth speaker: Jawbone Mini Jambox ($230)

   

Best LCD writing tablet: Boogie Board ($70) 

 

Best coffee maker: AeroPress Coffee and Espresso Maker ($35) 

 

How to find out the IMEI number of your Android, iPhone, or Windows Phone

 

 

The International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) can be a life-saver in certain instances - after all, it is a unique identity number that every phone has, and you could use it in a situation like when you retrieve your lost phone and you need to prove its yours. 

Not just that, though: cellular networks use the IMEI number to identify devices and you can use it to block access of a device to a network.

So how do you find out the exact IMEI number of your iPhone, Android, or Windows Phone handset?

It’s in fact very easy to do with the IMEI USSD code. This is a kind of code that you type directly in the phone dialer. This same code will actually work on feature phones, earlier Symbian devices, and many more. Just type it in and you’ll get the IMEI number as a result:

IMEI USSD code: *#06#

 

Dual camera Huawei Honor 6 Plus leaks out a day before the announcement

 

We already told you that Huawei is prepping yet another representative of the Honor line of handsets, a 5.5" Honor 6 Plus smartphone, which appears to be toting two camera sensors in the rear. The device will be endowed by a 1.8 GHz SoC, probably a Kirin one, accompanied by the hefty amount of 3 GB of RAM, a 1080p 5.5-inch display, 16/32GB onboard storage, a microSD card slot, and Android 4.4.4 KitKat - all of these packed in a relatively compact body with metal frame on the sides, and overall dimensions of 150.4 x 75.68 x 7.5mm.

Although we are yet to find out how exactly the Huawei Honor 6 Plus will be making use of it unconventional rear camera setup, it comes close to mind that it could have similar functionality as HTC's undertaking with the Duo Camera of the HTC One (M8). We guess we'll find out pretty soon, on December 16, as the China-based manufacturer will officially lift the veil off of the handset on the date in question.

Poll: Is Samsung's dominion over the smartphone market coming to an end?

What do you see when you look at that light green line up above? A massive dip in Samsung's smartphone sales volume, that's what. 

This has been the story for the South Korean electronics giant's smartphone division as of late, and we know that the company won't stand idly – a near 10% drop in market share over the course of just one year is pretty worrying, after all. 

From what we know so far, Samsung will be going with a two-pronged approach – first, it'll slash the absolutely ridiculous number of marginally different devices it produces by as much as 30%, and also invest in tech that competitors will have a hard (if not impossible) time mimicking or outright copying. 

Right now, this means advanced display solutions, including foldable screens that the company claims it will be able to produce in small quantities (30,000 to 40,000 per month) in the latter half of 2015, but it could be working on something else entirely at the same time, too. In any case, unless it's able to come up with something in the meantime, the company might be looking at an equally depressing third quarter in 2015.

Do you think Samsung will be able to recuperate and regain its share in the short term (or ever)? Or do you think that we're looking at the end of Samsung's dominion over the smartphone market, at least in terms of market share? 

 

Samsung might unveil the 'half-metal' Galaxy S6 as soon as CES in January, dual-edged version in tow

 

Marred by comparatively poor sales of its previous, Galaxy S5 flagship, Samsung might have decided to pull the Galaxy S6 announcement forward, or as soon as CES 2015 next month, claims Korean media. Not only will we be seeing the regular S6 announced then, but also the rumored dual-edged premium version, similar to the way Samsung revealed the Note 4 and Note Edge back in September.

Samsung is aiming at 45 million Galaxy S6 units sold, continues the business publication, citing a local Mirae Asset Securities analyst memo. Out of these, 10 million will be due to the dual-edged model, or so tell the demand forecasters over at the analyst shop. The handset is expected to have the newest chipsets, presumably Snapdragon 810 or Exynos 7 Octa, depending on the region, a Quad HD display and a high-res camera, which might be reserved for the dual-edged version only, though. We will apparently also get a "half-metal unibody", whatever that means - probably something in the styling of the new A-series and Note 4, which have a generous amount of metal elements around them. 

It's all good new for those who are waiting for a more promising flagship from Samsung, and the company would really start the new year with a bang if it manages to unveil the S6 in January, prepping it for sales a few weeks after. This would indeed overshadow the launch of the Xperia Z4, Huawei's D8, or HTC's (M9), all of which are expected to come by the time spring has descended upon us.

Google will continue to sell the Nexus 5 through the first quarter of 2015

 

Google has decided to keep offering the Nexus 5 through the first quarter of 2015, even though the new Nexus 6 phablet has been available for some time. While earlier reports suggested that Google would stop producing the older handset and let inventories simply disappear ("Once they're gone, they're gone," a Google spokesman reportedly said), a new report says that Google will continue to make sure that the 5-inch stock Android handset will remain available from now through at least March 2015.

Google has removed the red and white versions of the Nexus 5 from the Google Play Store, leaving only the black variant in both 16GB and 32GB models. Both of those versions are in stock, and leave the warehouse in one to two business days after being ordered.

The large price difference between the Nexus 5 and the Nexus 6, and the difference in screen size, means that both models do not compete against each other. That means that Google is in no rush to stop selling the older handset. The 5-inch Nexus 5 is priced at $349 (16GB) and $399 (32GB) while the 6-inch Nexus 6 is priced at $649 (32 GB) and $699 (64 GB).