Hi,
First of fall I've searched the forums and found no recommendations so far, except for this thread, which only lists the alternatives.
So, my issue is that many apps on Google Play are rendered incompatible with my Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Stock 4.0.4) after I've changed my DPI.
What I'd like is a good alternative to Google Play which:
i) Contains most of the apps on Google Play.
ii) Doesn't render them incompatible unless there's a compatibility issue with the Android version, or something more critical than changed DPI.
I don't mind using the list in the thread mentioned above, but I'd like to save time on testing by asking you for recommendations. Especially developers would probably know which ones they usually use in addition to Google Play.
- rlmaers
There is no other market...
There are unofficial markets. I only found out about there being unofficial ones because of a news report saying how a lot of apps/games have been loaded with some sort of nastyware. For example, Angry Birds Space
worldwideweb.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2167511/cybercriminals-malware-infected-angry-birds-game-target-smartphone-users
With that in mind I wouldn't really try to venture too far down unofficial markets.
Here is an example, AndroLib, of an unofficial market: worldwideweb.androlib.com
Replace worldwideweb with appropriate meaning
There is absolutely no market comparable to Google Play, that has even remotely as much content as it.
Closest you're going to get is the Amazon App Store.
that market is really the worst thing on android. it has so many restrictions its outwitting itself at times. even under stock i couldn't download a ton of apps with my nexus. but when i sideloaded them it always worked.
what you can do is try hacks, there are several here on xda. i made one for my tablet mode topic, you might wanna try: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1543892 it works for me and a bunch of others.
you might want to try amazon market too
Thanks for the input, from all of you.
Apps loaded with malware isn't even an option, so I guess I'll have to stick with Google Play (and perhaps Amazon App Store).
@molesarecoming: Who's done the hack on the Play app you've linked? (I guess I'm paranoid about malware every time I download something, even on XDA).
i did it, but you can trust me ... i guess.
seriously, i had the same problem that you have right now and i did something about it, no evil intentions.
play store mod
about 2 or 3 days ago there was a post on portal about a moded play store
i think it was on i9000 forum
the moded store allows to install incompatible apps or apps that are for other countries.
i tried it and it was fine but i removed it because i didnt use it.
i think it might be helpfull for you
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Thanks for the help. I'll try it out!
it's old, i know.
I use aptoide store and f-droid
f-droid is really small, but I support it in it's approach (open Software)
aptoide features alot of apps and actually I'm not missing much
NO google-software on my phone!
toggler said:
it's old, i know.
I use aptoide store and f-droid
f-droid is really small, but I support it in it's approach (open Software)
aptoide features alot of apps and actually I'm not missing much
NO google-software on my phone!
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Aptoide is "quite" good, yes it has a lot of apps because they let people upload any app in their own store.
The problem is that they do not check that published app are owned by the people who publish it, so it contains a lot of hacked apps !
Other serious app stores: amazon, opera
Is it at all possible to just, like, get non-country specific search results? Each time I look for something, or just dare to browse around Google Play, I am swarmed by ****ty app ports with 1-2k downloads by the Croatian devs. I know there's the Market Enabler, but I don't really need that level of spoofing, I just want to customize my search results to weed out local crap
I tried to look at the settings and couldn't find anything. Honestly, it's beyond me how the owners of such a ridiculously advanced search engine managed to create a high-profile app store with such ****ty app sorting!
Hi,
So i released two Android games on Google Play Store some time ago, let's call them Game 1 and Game 2. These two have different descriptions and names, they are completely different games. The only thing that they have in common is that they are publlished on the same Google Developer account.
Today i tried to share one of these games to a friend on Facebook by copying the Google Play Stores link of one of the games. The problem is that the descrption underneath the image when shared has been "meshed up". The first part of the descrption shared on Facebook comes from the correct game, Game 1. But then after some lines parts of the description from Game 2 is added aswell.
Why is that and is there some sort of fix to this? Kinda annoying to be honest..
Hopefully this is the correct section of the forum to post this question in.
I try to upload my apps to Play Store. First attempt is a jumping game. Got suspended with a message such as 'copyright/trademark//impersonation such a things'. I look around reading references, turn out it is popular issues at this moment.
Ok, then I write some simple application using Sencha which read some data(JSON) and show list of text. Just like a notes. Decorate my own icons using Lunapic webapp and cooltexts. Name my apps as MantapNya. No apps using that name in Play Store. And no such thing as trademark related to that name. Publish it on Play Store, again quickly I get the same suspended result and with a message such as 'copyright/trademark//impersonation such a things. Huh??? no clue what is happening?
What is going on with Play Store these days? I already get app suspended twice. Afraid to publish apps now. The third suspended I believe equal to termination.
This articles seem good references: http://www.xda-developers.com/google-play-store-policies-and-common-mistakes-to-avoid/
Did follow it, still no clue why. Google become evil now? Is it?
I wonder, if I do not use Play Store and publish it elsewhere such as Amazon Store, Samsung Store etc . Can I still use Admob on it? Admod use Google Play Services now, not sure can or not?
Btw, I get to study some other alternatives. This is what I get so far.
ads:
http://www.mobvista.com/
https://www.revmobmobileadnetwork.com/
https://www.supersonicads.com/lp/mb/lp_c1/index.php?=roam_xda
http://www.upsight.com/
https://www.mobilecore.com/
http://www.airpush.com/
http://www.millennialmedia.com/
store:
http://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?TSID=4857&GR_URL=http://amzn.to/1aNweoz
http://www.getjar.com/
http://apps.samsung.com/venus/main/getMain.as
http://slideme.org/ -->paypal
http://www.mobogenie.com/
http://www.appslib.com/
Any suggestions which is better as an alternative? Thanks.
hi folks,I cannot be the only person on xda with this problem,which is,how to search through 4000 apps in MY APPS that I want to keep listed but would like to be able to find the one I want/need in less than a week.
any ideas/advice ?
I would prefer an app that can use different filters,like age,device etc etc.
I presume google refuse access to apps/software that would make this possible,its ridiculous that I have to install a seperate app to find the apps I have paid for,or muck about in a browser at my google account history to even do that simple task.
have looked for years and still not found a tool for searching my apps,and google do not appear to want to make it possible.
I just use the search function in Google Play Store.