Based near Bath, UK, Dan stepped up to Pocket-lint from T3.com where he relaunched the UK lifestyle and technology site after a spell launching and editing Lifehacker UK. He’s a regular at tech shows like CES, Mobile World Congress (MWC) and IFA as well as other launches and events. You can revoke the permission you granted in step 4 easily should you want to - just go into that particular app's settings in Settings > Apps > Special app access and tap Install unknown apps to toggle it off.ĭan Grabham is the former associate editor at Pocket-lint working across features, news and reviews and has extensive experience writing about computing, mobile and internet topics. 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.Ħ. You may get a warning saying 'this type of file can harm your device' but you can ignore it.ĥ. Again, the APK will then install the Play Store app. So toggle the option on when shown, then tap install when the Play Store prompt appears. Usually, this will be your browser asking for this permission so usually it will be Chrome. On newer devices, you'll be prompted to allow the app you're downloading the APK with to install unknown apps. You'll then be able to find it in your apps drawer or on one of your home screens depending on which type of Android phone you are using.Ĥ. On older devices where you have enabled the Unkown sources option, the Play Store will install. Now open the installer package - you might need to browse to it in your Files app to find your Downloads folder if you don't know where it has downloaded to. Should you be looking to reinstall an earlier version instead, you can get previous versions, too.ģ.

Download the latest version of the Play Store from this link. This is the equivalent of an app installer you'd download on a PC or Mac.ĪPK Mirror is a reliable source and safe to download from. The next step is to download the APK - or installer package - of the Play Store. Instead, such permissions are now granted on an app-by-app basis, so we'll deal with what you need to do in a second.Ģ. In Android 8 Oreo and higher the process has changed. So toggle this on, then you'll get a warning prompt. In stock Android this is below a Device administration heading. Within that menu there should be an option to enable Unkown sources. Find the option for Security or Lock screen and security (Samsung) or similar. For older versions of Android - before Android 8 Oreo so Android 7 Nougat and earlier - you need to go to your Settings menu.

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