YOU CAN ALSO INSTALL APK FILES ON YOUR ANDROID PHONE DIRECTLY WITHOUT USING THE MARKET

This tutorial will show you how to install APK  - Android Package files on your Android Phone. There are various methods but I will post them separately while  providing easy step-by-step instructions.

Android is one of the most promising mobile platforms currently available on the market. Many more new Android smartphones is coming in lately, while getting more and more powerful. One of the best features of the Android OS is the availability of third party applications.

There are various ways to install third party applications on your Android based phones:

• The first way is by installing applications through the online Android Market, which we have already covered (check out this basic tutorial on How To Install Apps and Games on Android).
• The second way is to manually install APK applications developed using the Android SDK on your Android phone.

APK applications are basically Android package applications. If you don't want to use the Android Market app on your phone then you can try these solutions. The easiest methods are described in the easy alternative ways to install APK files section below.

       How to Install Applications

To install applications without using Android Market, perform the following steps:

·         Install any file manager of your choice, (Recommend for easy access to folders and files on SD cards),

·         Search through Google, Visit the chosen site(s), locate the APK of interest and download unto your SD card

·         (On your phone) Launch the file manager of interest, scroll to your download location and find the APK you've downloaded.

·         Install it and enjoy the more and most of your phone