How to install Android apps for BlackBerry Z10

BlackBerry Z10 discounted to 4.5 million dong is causing fever in Vietnam market. The device can install Android applications, and the following is a detailed guide on how to download, install and use two reputable Android app stores for BlackBerry Z10: Amazon Appstore and 1Mobile.

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Since the BlackBerry 10.2.1 operating system was officially released, BlackBerry has allowed users to install Android apps directly on BlackBerry 10 phones. Unlike Android with Google Play pre-installed, currently, people Using BlackBerry must install for themselves a few reputable Android application repositories. So which app stores are Prestigious and have more popular applications?

Amazon

Not only is famous for e-books and reading machines, Amazon also owns a huge Android app store with more than 170,000 applications, of which more than half are free applications. Appearing in more than 200 countries with the number of programmers thought to be only one tenth of that of Google Play, Amazon's Android app store has the advantage to attract application developers for the reason ' market not too crowded '.

1Mobile

Unlike Amazon, 1Mobile is like an image of Google Play which is edited. More than 500,000 capital applications from Google Play are streamlined to help users easily find applications, easily assess ( rating ). And basically, the interface of 1Mobile is continuously improved and very suitable for BlackBerry 10 users.

How to install the Amazon app market on your BlackBerry 10 device

Since the BlackBerry OS version 10.2.1.1925 ( Software Release 10.2.1.537 ), the BlackBerry Z10 phone has been able to directly install software and games from the Android app store. If your BlackBerry device has not upgraded to this version ( how to view version information: Settings -> About -> OS version ), go to Settings -> Update software to upgrade latest version.

Then install the Amazon app store with the following steps:

1. On your BlackBerry Z10 phone, in the browser, download the Amazon Appstore . Click the 'Download the Amazon Appstore' button.

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2. After the downloaded ' AmazonApps-release ' file is complete, click directly on this file, the application installation window will appear, select ' Settings '.

a. When asked ' Allow installing applications from other sources ', open this feature, then select the ' Back ' button in the lower left corner of the screen.

b. Continue to select ' Install ' to install the ' Amazon Appstore ' application on Z10. When the application's notification for access appears, select ' Accept '. Once this app store is installed, the ' Open ' button will appear.

So you have installed the Android app store, the Amazon Appstore. Your BlackBerry Z10 device will have an icon of this app store. Choose to open the app store to start finding and installing applications at your disposal. For example, to find and install the game ' Candy Crush Saga ', follow the steps below:

Step 1: Click on the magnifying glass image, type ' Candy Crush Saga ', the results show up, click on this game, select ' Free ' then ' Get app ' to download.

Step 2: After the download is complete, the installation window will appear, select ' Settings '. When the application's notification for access appears, select ' Accept '. When the game is installed, the ' Open ' button will appear. On your phone, there is also an icon of the game ' Candy Crush Saga' .

With other games or apps, you do the same.

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Instructions for installing 1Mobile app store on BlackBerry Z10 phone

Since the BlackBerry OS version 10.2.1.1925 ( Software Release 10.2.1.537 ), the BlackBerry Z10 phone has been able to directly install software and games from the Android app store. If your BlackBerry device has not upgraded to this version ( how to view version information: Settings -> About -> OS version ), go to Settings -> Update software to upgrade latest version.

Then install the 1Mobile application store as follows:

1. On your BlackBerry Z10 phone, in the browser, open the website: 1Mobile.com , and on the right, you will see the ' 1Mobile Market ' frame. Click on this frame, the new website will appear, select the ' Download ' button in the Smartphone pane (left) . Now the 'downloads' tab will appear, select 'Save' file '1MobileMarket_i'

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2. After the download ' 1MobileMarket_i ' file is complete, click directly on this file, the application installation window will appear, select 'Settings' .

a. When asked ' Allow installing applications from other sources ', open this feature, then select the 'Back' button in the lower left corner of the screen.

b. Continue to select ' Settings ' to install the ' 1MobileMarket ' app store on Z10. When the application's notification for access appears, select ' Accept '. Once this app store is installed, the 'Open' button will appear.

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So you have installed the Android app store 1Mobile Market. Your BlackBerry Z10 device will have an icon of this app store. Choose to open the app store to start finding and installing applications at your disposal.

For example, to find and install the game ' Candy Crush Saga ', follow the steps below:

Step 1: Click on the magnifying glass image, type ' Candy Crush Saga ', the results appear, click on this game, select ' Free ' to download.

Step 2: After the download is complete, the installation window will appear, select ' Settings '. When the application's notification for access appears, select ' Accept '. When the game is installed, the 'Open' button will appear. On your phone, there is also an icon of the game ' Candy Crush Saga '.

With other games or apps, you do the same.

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Note: To turn off 1Mobile Market notifications in the BlackBerry Hub , you find and install the 'Ghost Commander' application . Open ' Ghost Commander ', select ' Applications ', press and hold the ' 1Mobile Market ' line, select ' Mange ', uncheck the 'Show notification' line .