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10 Android Market
Android Market
™
provides you with direct access to software developers
throughout the world. It is the place to go to find fun games and cool
applications that have been rated by your fellow Androids. To open the Market,
on the Home screen, touch
and select the Market icon
If you ever need help or have questions about Android Market, press MENU
and select
‘
Help
’
. The Browser will take you to the Android Market
“
help &
info
”
Web page.
Browse items to install
When you first enter Android Market, you will see featured items, a list of item
categories, a link to search, and a link to
‘
Downloads
’
.
Scroll horizontally through the featured items or select a category to browse its
contents, and then select a subcategory. Within each subcategory you can select
to view items sorted by popularity or by date. Note that all items in a
subcategory are listed in each tab; those in the by popularity tab are sorted most
popular to least popular, and those in the by date tab are sorted newest to oldest.
Install an item
1. Navigate to an item you want to install and select it.
2. The Item details screen appears. Read more about the item on this screen,
including its overall rating and comments by users. If you scroll down to the
about the developer section, you can view more applications by this developer
or send the developer an email message.
3. More info about item: User comments about item, Scroll down to view more
of this developer
’
s applications or to email the developer.
Press MENU and select
‘
Security
’
(permissions) to view the functions and data
this item can access on your phone.
4. To install the item, select either Install (item is free) or Buy, whichever
appears. Important! If an application you are downloading requires either access
to any of your data or control of any functions on your phone, before you
proceed, you
’
ll see a screen that tells you what the application can access so you
can give your permission. Be sure to read this carefully! Be especially cautious
if an application has access to many functions or a significant amount of your