Installing Applications on the Device

Connect the device to your personal computer and install the applications.

Prerequisites

Activate the installation of programs on your device that do not originate from the Google Play. Navigate to Settings > Applications > Unknown Sources to allow installation of these programs.

Note: This is a generic procedure of installing applications to your device without using Google Play or SAP App store.
Task
  1. Download the driver software and install this on your personal computer.
    Example: HTC Sync for all HTC Android Phones and HTC Smart Phones, see http://www.htc.com/uk/help.
  2. Connect your device to the personal computer through a USB cable.
    The driver software uploads the device software and installs it on the device.
  3. On the device display screen, make the selection to enable to mount the memory card.
  4. Copy the .apk file to the memory card.
  5. Disconnect the USB cable from the device.
  6. Using the file manager on the device, access the .apk file from the memory card and follow the instructions as displayed.
Parent topic: Deploying Android Applications