Over 100 million apps have been downloaded from Samsung Electronics' mobile and TV app store in less than a year after its launch, the company said Thursday. Samsung Apps opened in June 2010 with.
As most of you already know, Samsung devices run on Android operating system, therefore they usually have certain standard Google applications preinstalled, such as Google search, Gmail, Hangouts and the most important, Google Play Store. But you might get a Samsung smartphone or tablet and be surprised that, for some strange reason, the apps you expected to find are not there! There’s no arguing that you will want (maybe even need) to have Play Store on your Samsung Android device. It’s essential for downloading whatever you might think of from its mind blowing variety of applications, games, movies, music, and other entertainment content. Generally, depending on other sites and app markets instead of Play Store hugely limits your device’s capabilities because access to some of these applications won’t be possible.
Or at the very least, you’ll need to search for each application’s file online, and it will take a lot longer to download apps this way. Contents. Why doesn’t my Samsung device have Play Store? Almost all new Samsung devices, like the Samsung Galaxy S series, Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung Galaxy Ace, etc., come with the Play Store application preinstalled. But there are some reasons why some Samsung devices do not have Play Store preinstalled when you buy them. Device was rooted One reason might be that the device was rooted and Play Store was uninstalled from the device, but don’t this doesn’t happen by accident, so chances are this is not your problem.
Second hand Samsung device Buying a second hand Samsung device would be another possible reason, as the person who sold it may have had it rooted and then wiped the whole thing clean before shipping it to you. Samsung device from markets like China And the most probable reason is buying a Samsung device from overseas markets like China at a deep discount. Most of these cheap Samsung devices are usually not official products, so they don’t have the Google certificate either. It is noteworthy that the Google certificate is what makes the Google Play Store app and other standard apps come preinstalled on Samsung devices. Thus, a “clone, as these unofficial devices are sometimes called, will not come with Play Store. How to download Play Store on my Samsung? Fortunately, downloading Google Play Store on your Samsung is an easy thing to do.
It’s free, and will be done in the blink of an eye. And most importantly, the Play Store app will function perfectly as if nothing was ever wrong. First, you need to use the Internet browser on your Samsung device to find the Play Store Android file, named “Play Store APK”. You can find a free, secure in this post; just tap the download link to get the download started.
RELATED POSTS. But there is something very important to do to make this Play Store download work. Before installing the downloaded file, you need to go to settings of your Samsung and allow application downloads from places other than the Play Store. Just enter security settings by going to Settings Security, and select “Unknown sources”.
You have another option for downloading Play Store on your Samsung device in case you have no internet connection or cellular data available. It’s quite simple; just download the same to your computer, connect your Samsung smartphone or tablet to the PC with its USB cable, and transfer the APK file to the device. Installing Play Store on Samsung Now, when your Play Store APK is downloaded on the device, open the downloaded file by tapping the notifications bar that says “Download complete” (if downloaded directly on the device), or find it by using the file manager app. Once the file is open, you will go through a few steps to install Play Store to your Samsung device (your device will walk you through the process – basically you just have to tap “Install” and accept the app’s permissions), and you will need your Google account information to log into the Play Store. And that’s all it takes to download the official Play Store app on your Samsung. Now you can access all of the apps, games, media and more of the content available in the Google Play Store, without having to worry about malicious application files, and you’ll enjoy all the speed and power of your Samsung device. You can now search for and download your favorite games, some useful apps that bring you closer to you friends or find some lifestyle apps that make doing unlimited things more fun, easy, active and creative.
Apps on Nokia’s OVI store had 2.5 times higher download numbers in Q2 2011 compared to apps on Apple App Store The “average app” has a better chance to generate downloads on “non-hyped” platforms. These findings are taken from our new Despite all the hype around the major platforms Android and iOS, publishers are still overlooking the hidden potentials of the niche players. The Q2 2011 results of our smartphone application monitoring report indicate that those applications published on the less popular platforms, such as WP7 marketplace or Blackberry’s AppWorld, generate significantly more downloads compared to the Apple App Store. Nokia’s OVI store still generates highest average downloads per app Average Symbian app makes 160% higher downloads per day compared to iOS app Significantly lower competition, yet a sufficiently large user base that desires apps, are the major reasons for this. Symbian still retains, by far, the highest potential user base.
Even though its users are incomparably less active than iOS’s heavy downloaders, it still generates significant download volumes to Symbian publishers. This is largely because whilst Apple boasts of its 400,000 apps, the OVI store contains less than a tenth of that number. Looking into average numbers, the Android Market stands not far behind the Apple App Store.
This quarter, the average Android App attracted just 5% less users than iOS. Competition is harsh. However, going in for very small niche platforms may not be the best idea either. And Samsung’s App Store are struggling to generate user attention.
Although LG has less than 3,000 apps and as a result it is much easier to be discovered there, its user base is just too low. Symbian is not dead. Although the Symbian platform is seen by some developers to be clumsy and outdated, as well as Nokia’s transition to WP7 which has fuelled discussions as to when Nokia will give up its platform completely, the current status seems to be promising. Recently, Nokia reported the launch of three new Symbian Smartphones and confirmed that these will not be the last of the products, nor updates, to be delivered on Symbian. We invite you to comment and share your opinions on the future of Symbian. You can find other important Q2 2011 market developments in the new volume of the research2guidance. The third volume of the report includes a special interest chapter on mobile retail market.
“Although the Symbian platform is seen by some developers to be clumsy and outdated” Well, a few Apple and Android fanatics may think this; I think it’s clumsy and outdated to have to require a special Apple computer to develop for a phone. Everyone can have an opinion. But I note that the poor statements about Symbian development are several years out of date, and refer to the old “Symbian C” method. That’s long gone now – Symbian development is done using C/Qt, and I have to say it’s one of the best application toolkits around. To claim that Qt is “outdated” is just plain nonsense. “it should perhaps be noted that the Ovi Store covers more than just Symbian.
S40, Maemo and MeeGo apps are available there too” I don’t see this is a problem even if they were included – the Apple app store also includes Ipod and Ipad apps, surely? (Yes, it might mean that it was another Nokia’s platform doing really well instead of Symbian, though it doesn’t change the more general point that there are far better platforms for developers than the overhyped Apple and Android.). If can’t using same software with IOS and android, franky i think more people will choose android or ios in future due to they can use the FOC interesting software to connect each other even it is two difference OS which nokia can’t support like talkbox, viber, line and etc still can’t support symbian. I love nokia! And ovi store especially ovi maps! Even all my friends already using iphone and samsung galaxy S2 (9/10), i’m still using nokia N8. I only able to use watsapp to contact with them except sms and phone call.
This is the reason they keep asking me to change my phone. Hope can see some changes of symbian.