How to Install applications on a Viewsonic G-Tablet with no Carrier

troglodyte

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I currently have a Droid3 and had used a Droid2 both on Verizon. I am familiar with Marketplace on my Droids. I just got a ViewSonic G-Tablet. I am connecting it to wifi, it has no carrier associated with it. It had a market called Handango installed, I was able to install from there, but hardly any of my favorite apps are offered there.

I have an account at Appbrain and Marketplace....I tried to install from there but it didn't work, they don't recognize my device as existing. I also tried the Amazon Appstore, but my G-Tablet's applications setting section had no clickbox for installing from unknown sources.

I did find an apk listed on these forums for the AndroidTabletForums.apk and I was able to install that form the removable SD card.

Questions::confused:

1) Is it possible to install the Android Marketplace on this device? (without a contract carrier using wifi only)? If yes.. how.. and if not why?

Thank you
Trog
 

pbrauer

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Do you know what ROM you have installed? Sounds like you have the stock out of box version. Read the stickies on the tech sub forum.

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troglodyte

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Jul 16, 2011
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Thank you, I am so naive, I thought all I would really need to do is root so that I could install home-brew apps. I had no idea that devices like these were not allowed to access the android marketplace :/ that's pretty lame! Well I guess I will give it a go. I read some stickies and discovered that my firmware is Branch 2. I posted a new thread today asking advice on which 1.2 ROM I should try.

Thank you for helping me find my way.

:) Trog
 
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