As with installing any app outside the Google Play Store, you will need to allow installation of
apps from unknown sources in your handset's security settings.
Not exact matches
Another indicator that the goal was to push
app store purchases is that,
in addition to blocking
apps from unknown sources, Barnes & Noble made other OS changes that required users to buy
apps not needed on other Android devices.
Barnes and Noble is notorious for cutting off the «install
from unknown sources» feature that allows you to load
in apps.
Install 3rd Party
Apps — In order to install apps from outside the Amazon appstore, including several linked to below, you need to turn on «Allow Installation of Applications from Unknown sources» located in Settings > Dev
Apps —
In order to install apps from outside the Amazon appstore, including several linked to below, you need to turn on «Allow Installation of Applications from Unknown sources» located in Settings > Devic
In order to install
apps from outside the Amazon appstore, including several linked to below, you need to turn on «Allow Installation of Applications from Unknown sources» located in Settings > Dev
apps from outside the Amazon appstore, including several linked to below, you need to turn on «Allow Installation of Applications
from Unknown sources» located
in Settings > Devic
in Settings > Device.
Just make sure your phone has
Unknown Sources enabled
in your Options / Security, so you can install
apps from our market.
In the settings menu and under
apps there should be an option to allow
apps to be installed
from «
Unknown Sources.»
That's how representatives
from the company described the fact that when the NOOK Tablet shipped
in November, users discovered they could download some Android
apps from the internet (instead of
from the B&N Shop) and install them on the tablet — until Barnes & Noble rolled out a software update that killed support for
apps from unknown sources.
In order to install Android
apps from outside the Amazon appstore you have to go to settings, then device, and then turn on allow installation of applications
from unknown sources.
Enabling
Unknown sources allows you to install Amazon's Appstore for Android and use a competing
app store, install Android games purchased
from the Humble Indie Bundle, and install various
apps that aren't yet available
in Google Play, such as XBMC.
Facebook Lite is only available for a handful of countries
in Africa and Asia for the moment, but anyone running Android can get it now using the Facebook Lite APK, courtesy of APK Mirror (just make sure to have installation of
apps from «
Unknown sources» enabled on your device).
Then, just make sure you have «
Unknown sources» enabled
in your Settings (check out our instructions on doing so for the Samsung Galaxy S3, Galaxy S4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7... the process is pretty much the same for all devices) and install the
app by tapping on it
from your Notifications tray or Downloads folder.
So to make sure that you don't accidentally install an
app from a less - than - reputable
source, head to the Lock screen and security menu
in Settings, then disable the «
Unknown sources» option.
Until now, Android users could install
apps from places other than Google's Play Store by enabling «Install
from unknown sources»
in Android Settings.
But because Amazon, for some reason, doesn't want to publish this
app into the Google Play Store, you'll have to set up your phone to allow
apps to be installed
from unknown sources in order to download it.
The last thing to set up before testing the waters of your new device should come as no surprise to seasoned Android users, but for those of you who are new, you should definitely enable
app installation
from «
Unknown sources» and unlock the Developer options entry
in your Settings
app.
In order to get Instagram sporting your favorite color, you'll need to be rooted with the Xposed Framework installed, as well as have installation of
apps from «
Unknown sources» enabled.
Nova Launcher couldn't integrate the Google Now page into its main
app and risk getting kicked off Google Play, so it decided to offload that portion of the launcher to a companion
app that users manually download and install once they've checked the oh - so - ominous «Allow installs
from Unknown Sources» toggle
in security settings.
In order for this exploit to work, users will have to download a malicious third - party
app from an
unknown source, according to MacRumors.
In the Security Settings, check the
Unknown sources option to allow the installation of
apps from sites other than the Play Store.
Joshua Drake, VP of Platform Research and Exploitation at Zimperium, who was credited with finding the Stagefright bug that affected millions of Android users, said that installing
apps from unknown sources is «a significant
source of malware
in the Android ecosystem.»
On a Samsung Galaxy go to Settings > Lock screen and security >
Unknown sources to Allow installation of
apps from sources other than Google Play Store and tap OK
in the box that pops up.
On an Amazon Fire tablet go to Settings > Security and toggle on
Apps from Unknown Sources to Allow installation of applications that are not
from Appstore and tap OK
in the pop - up box.
On an LG phone go to Settings > General > Fingerprints & security and toggle on
Unknown sources to Allow installation of
apps from sources other than Google Play Store and tap Allow
in the box that pops up.