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Old 06-20-2013, 04:56 PM   #4
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Thanks to both answerers (is that a word?). I think I should use the word "sideload", because by 3rd party apps I mean applications which are not on Google Play.

Anyways, if I can sideload apk files then the tablets look very desirable


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Originally Posted by ab78727 View Post
Minor clarification: I believe you don't need to root to sideload 3rd party apps - you have to install ADB from the Google SDK and then get the tablet to connect to your PC. You can then "adb push <apk file>" to sideload apps. This allowed me to install apps marked incompatible by GP such as Swype and Wolfram Alpha.
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