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Old 11-22-2011, 10:30 AM   #1
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Device: Kobo Vox
The Markets thread

It seems like some people still have problems to find apps. So I just wanted to give a few links here to alternative markets for the Kobo Vox.
Let's try to keep this thread clean - with markets that only provide their own apps without sending you to the actual Android Market (that we don't have) or websites that do piracy.
You might want to open these links directly on your Kobo, you will be able to install them directly.
Using markets instead of sideloading them from murky places also keeps us from privacy and stability issues and piracy.

Markets that come as apps themselves - makes it easy to bulk update apps within Android:

Markets that are webpages which you can open directly on your Android browser:
  • Of course, the preinstalled GetJar market. GetJar precedes Android by pratically ages, was notorious for the Symbian platform.
  • http://androiddev.orkitra.com/download/apps/ - very slow, but very complete - seems to use the real market as backend. No commercial apps (sends to the Market).
  • Handango: http://www.handango.com/ - similar to GetJar, coming from the Palm platform.
  • Opera: http://mobilestore.opera.com/ - If you have Opera installed, you can access it on the first page when you open the browser.

What doesn't work:
  • AppsLIb - as of 24/11/2011, says it cannot be installed. Became popular with the Archos devices.

I only miss the official Market for the two apps that I have actually purchased. Of course, I won't buy there again, but at one of the above listed locations.

Individual apps:
Overdrive: get it directly from http://overdrive.com/Software/omc/ - if you already use Aldiko, you don't need Overdrive if you only want books - enter your Adobe ID in Aldiko, and set up the URL of your library (usually [library].lib.overdrive.com) as a catalogue. Continue as always.

Last edited by hieronymos; 11-24-2011 at 08:06 AM. Reason: updated until post 9
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