September 2011
Beginner
444 pages
12h 13m
English
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Downloading from the Web
You’re not limited to getting apps from the Android Market on your Galaxy Tab or the Web—you can download them directly from other websites. You can either visit the developer’s website to download the app, or head to one of the many web libraries that house and rate multitudes of apps.
Tip
When you install apps from the Web, they haven’t been through the same kind of vetting procedure as those in the Android Market. So be careful about what you download. It’s a good idea to download apps only from well-known developers or trusted download libraries.
Downloading from the Web takes a bit more work than downloading from the Android Market. It’s a several-step process, rather than being straightforward and all-in-one like the Android Market:
Go to a website using your Tab and search for an app, or go directly to a developer’s site.
Download an installation file to your Tab.
Install the app using the installation file.
Unless you know a specific app you want to download and the URL of the developer’s website, your best place to start is one of the many Android download libraries. The Android Freeware site—www.freewarelovers.com/android—is one good place, as is the Android download library run by PC World. To get to the PC World Android library, go to www.pcworld.com/downloads/downloads.html, click the Apps link, and then follow the Android Apps link. You can find other good download libraries as well. The download library www.download.com also has an Android area—find ...
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