Usually, this will be your browser asking for this permission so usually it will be Chrome. So toggle the option on when shown, then tap install when the Play Store prompt appears. You may get a warning saying "this type of file can harm your device" but you can ignore it. Open the Play Store - you might find it needs to download updates - and then you can browse and install other apps on your Android device.
But they are based on a forked version of Android so can also have the Play Store installed. This is the equivalent of step 1 above. Next you need to download these files. Now tap to install each one in order. You'll now have the Play Store on your device so you can sign in using your Google account and install apps.
Learn more Home Apps App news Google app news. Why you can trust Pocket-lint. Find the Unknown Sources option and check the box. A warning will pop up which you should definitely read. After Android Oreo: Begin installation with a file browser or through the web browser.
Click the available Settings button in that prompt. In the next menu, tick the box that lets that app install APKs. Hit the back button to return to your installation. If you downloaded it on your device then it will be on your SD card in the Downloads folder. Once you find the APK, click on it. There may be a box that pops up depending on the apps you have installed on your device asking which app you want to use. Hey you did it! Wait, there is still one more step!
Step 5: Disable Unknown Sources Leaving the Unknown Sources box checked is a major security hole that can cause problems down the road. Pre-Android Oreo: Go back into your device settings. Go back into the Security settings, Privacy settings, or Application settings wherever you found it last time. Uncheck the box. This will prevent everything except the Play Store from installing apps.
You can always re-check the box later if you need to do this again. Android Oreo and later: Head into the device settings and then tap on the Apps option. Scroll and find the app you used to install the Play Store. Now it's time to download Google Play Services , which provides most of the behind-the-scenes functionality for the Play Store.
This is where things get a little tricky, as there are different versions depending on both the Android OS version and your hardware architecture.
While the APKs for the last two applications usually only have one variant for each version, there are specific variants of Google Play Services for every imaginable hardware configuration. Here you have to find the combination that matches both your Android OS version and your hardware architecture — the pieces of information you found earlier.
Once you find the variant for your device, select it and download the APK. Again, don't open it after you're done downloading, because we'll do that later. The last app you need to download is the Google Play Store itself.
Thankfully, Google distributes the Play Store as a single variant that works on all architectures and Android versions, so just go to this page and download the latest version that isn't marked as "beta. Now comes the final step: installing the Play Store.
Open the apps in the below order , and when the installation is complete, press 'Done' and not 'Open. Also, if you have an SD card, make sure to take it out during these installations. Once you have installed all four apps, reboot your device. If one of the applications didn't install, it means you probably downloaded the wrong APK variant — go back and make sure you properly matched the CPU architecture and Android version. If your device has the armv8 architecture, try downloading the variant for armv7a.
Some low-end devices like Amazon Fire tablets have arm64 processors, but run Android in bit armv7 mode. If you can open the Play Store and sign in, pat yourself on the back, you did it! Now you can download all the apps and games you could ever want. If the Google Play Store isn't working, or you get alerts about Play Services crashing, it probably means it isn't possible to get the Play Store functioning on your device without more complicated steps like rooting or installing a custom ROM.
If you can't get it working, go to the 'All applications' section of your Settings app and uninstall all four APKs, to prevent further popups about crashing and potential battery drain issues from Play Services constantly restarting. I recommend checking out the alternatives section at the start of this guide for some other options that might work for you.
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