If you prefer a more stable and reliable way to run Android on PC, Android-x86 is a good option. Before you can install an APK file on your PC, you must create an Android OS emulator first. The Dalvik virtual machine is needed in order to run Android applications on Windows. The easiest way to do this is to download an Android OS emulator. There are many of these emulators available in the Windows Marketplace.

Check out the best privacy apps for Android to see who you can trust. Launched in 2014, APKPure is one of the oldest and most popular alternatives to Google Play, despite ongoing privacy and security concerns.

If you wanted to install apps not on the store you might be better off with a Android TV, I.e. Sony. Enter an app’s name and tap the “Search” icon. Type in the name of an app or a type of app that you’d like to download. The magnifying glass icon is usually on the right side of your on-screen keyboard and will perform a search for the app name you entered. The Apps screen shows all preloaded apps and apps that you downloaded.

• Working in a very easy way, SideQuest is software that allows Quest 2 users to sideload all types of content on their devices.

Some you like, some you don’t and you go ahead and uninstall them. The game is still pretty much “work in progress”, but gets regular updates and new features added. Go ahead and test it out and show the developer some love and/or feedback on how to improve the game further down the line. Unfortunately, the Bedrock Edition of Minecraft does not work with Virtual Desktop. If you want to play the game wirelessly you have to use Air Link.

• In some cases, APK files are pirated to bypass some restrictions (such as in-app purchases) or, worse yet, injected with malware that will compromise your phone’s security.

The unlocking process resets the system to factory state, erasing all user data. In 2012, Google began de-coupling certain aspects of the operating system so they could be updated through the Google Play store independently of the OS. One of those components, Google Play Services, is a closed-source system-level process providing APIs for Google services, installed automatically on nearly all devices running Android 2.2 “Froyo” and higher. With these changes, Google can add new system functions and update apps without having to distribute an upgrade to the operating system itself. As a result, Android 4.2 and 4.3 “Jelly Bean” contained relatively fewer user-facing changes, focusing more on minor changes and platform improvements.