Applications and Development 127
Market
Android Market provides access to downloadable
applications and games to install on your phone.
Android Market also allows you to provide feedback
and comments about an application, or flag an
application that might be incompatible with your
phone.
Accessing the Market
1.
From the Home screen, tap
(
Applications
)
➔
(
Market
)
.
2.
If not already logged in with your Google
account, tap
Next
.
3.
Tap
Sign in
and enter your Google account
information.
4.
Tap
Accept
to agree to the Android Market
terms of service.
For more information, refer to
“Downloading a New
Google Application”
on page 127.
Downloading a New Google Application
To download a new application, you will need to use
your Google account to sign in to Android Market. The
Android Market home page provides several ways to
find applications. The home page features
applications and includes a list of item applications
by category, a list of games, a link to search, and a
link to My apps.
1.
From the Home screen, tap
(
Applications
)
➔
(
Market
)
.
2.
Browse through the categories, find an
application you're interested in, and tap the
name.
3.
Read the application descriptions.
Important!:
If the selected application requires access to data
or control of a function on your phone, Market
displays the information the application will
access.
Tap
OK
if you agree to the conditions of the
application. Once you tap
OK
on this screen you are
responsible for using this application on the phone
and the amount of data it uses. Use this feature
with caution.
4.
Tap
Install
.
Note:
Use caution with applications which request access to
any personal data, functions, or significant amounts of
data usage times.
5.
If prompted, follow the on-screen instructions
to pay for the application.
6.
Check the progress of the current download by
opening the Notifications panel.
7.
After the item is downloaded and installed on
your phone, the content download icon
appears in the notification area of the status
bar.
8.
On the Android Market screen, press
and
then tap
My apps
, tap the installed application
in the list, and then tap
Open
.