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| Thread ID: 124288 | 2012-04-17 01:36:00 | ..so I bought a $130 Android tablet.... | 1101 (13337) | Press F1 |
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| 1270451 | 2012-04-17 01:36:00 | Hi There I bought a $130 Android 7" tablet on the weekend. Apad Starter, Android 2.2 It works OK but... I cant get onto Google android App Store . I read that Google app store will block these low spec Tablets . So I'll have to manually download & manually install any app's I want to use . Or is there is a 3rd party app download/installer I can use. Any recommended app's to try out. A better/more efficient Vid player would be nice (say a VLC or Mplayer equivalent) Or what are good sites to goto for downloads for it (for Android 2.2) It comes preloaded with an assortment of apps, but I just want to have a bit of a play around with Android & some other app's Cheers |
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| 1270452 | 2012-04-17 01:55:00 | "officially" the play store is the only way to get apk's from the market, any other way will be a bit on the dark side. Just wondering, does it stall have "Market" as the app store or has it been updated to google play. Try downloading and installing the play .apk from here dl.dropbox.com you will need to check "install unkown sources" in the settings. Also try "installing" an app by going to play.google.com and installing there, it will then "send" the app to your device when it's online. Might work out in which case you just use the play store via the browser on the tablet rather than the app. |
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| 1270453 | 2012-04-17 01:56:00 | You might try slatedroid.com. There is an apad forum here www.slatedroid.com | linw (53) | ||
| 1270454 | 2012-04-17 05:32:00 | I finally got Google apps store to work Did a complete system restore/reset. Ran the google appstore sign in about 3x & finally it worked Im not impressed with some of these free apps. They basicly start spamming the Android, with some VERY dubious messages. eg you have possibly won a free blah blah, login to this site with your webrowser Others seem to have running adverts on the top. Im sort of glad all this isnt going through a phone a/c (just wifi) :-) The app installer shows just how much access to the device these apps have, a bit unsettling. I think I'll be doing a few system resest/retores, just to get rid of some of this crap & the ~spamming~. Cheers |
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| 1270455 | 2012-04-17 12:06:00 | geeze it sounds lovely :horrified | KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1270456 | 2012-04-17 14:11:00 | Not the sort of problems I have had. Only apps the have ads seem to be angry birds and the likes. The way the ad system works is if there is no connection, no ad so if the ad server is blocked no "popups" so to speak. ICS can stop apps using data over mobile networks so thats never been a problem and prior to using ICS on the galaxy I never had data turned on. There is a way to stop ads, need root access though. Ill see if I can find it. |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1270457 | 2012-04-18 10:10:00 | Some of the advertisement-serving add-ons that come with the installed apps have got their own files that specify how to display the advertisements. The specifications range from the size of the banner displayed to the URL source that provides the media. If you can find the CSS files that are involved, modify those files e.g. widthXheight of the ads = 0 X 0 to kill them all. | Renmoo (66) | ||
| 1270458 | 2012-04-18 14:30:00 | Probably an app that does both (kill access and CSS) Bad thing about android is the ads (good if used well, and if you are a developer) good thing is the open platform allows for an app to kill the ads. |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1270459 | 2012-04-22 01:44:00 | Another way... Root your phone, download Avast antivirus for Android, selectively block Internet access for the apps concerned. No more ads! |
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