Not everyone can or wants to use Google Play, the Google app store for Android devices.
In Cuba (ignoring the issue of the internet on the cell phone) It is impossible to access Google Play using an IP from here, since the download / installation of applications is denied in the US, that is why we use alternatives such as F-Droid, as well, Aptoide It is another alternative to the control and / or restrictions of Google.
Aptoide
They have more than 1.000.000.000 downloads so far, several million active users and more than 200.000 different applications, not inconsiderable numbers if you ask me 😉
Although not all apps are Free Software (as with F-Droid), it is completely understandable because… so many applications, it is really difficult to see all that with free licenses, unfortunately the world today does not work like that.
Available in more than 30 languages, to install it on our Android device we just have to download the .APK and install it:
How It Works
When installing Aptoide we must add some stores, that is, repositories from which we will search and install applications, then it is a matter of seeing which app we want to install and install.
The applications work perfectly WITHOUT Google Services, so those of us who cannot / want to use them will not have any kind of problem. They do not have a restriction policy like Google, so those of Cuba as well as China can install it, use it, update or install new apps without any concern.
Of course, security is a priority for them, they ensure that they thoroughly check their store applications for malware.
Final solution?
While some of us cannot use Google Play, others that do not have these Google services installed by default and must download Google Play to install on their device (Chinese for example), others just don't want to rely on Google anymore.
If you are one of those who for some reason or another do not install applications from the Google market, here we already talk about an excellent alternative, with infinite software and incredibly updated, no obsolete versions ... we can even find trial versions to test and to new functionalities in apps or games.
Between Aptoide and F-Droid I think everything or almost everything is covered ... Google Services are not (I think) absolutely necessary 😉
I have a question, is Aptoide (the app) free? I don't see your source code.
another question, is it true that F-droid is based on Aptoide? (something like that appears in the about of F-droid)
Do you ask how much is the average internet speed in Cuba? Only technical data please do not want to enter into controversies about politics
Thank you ????
Average speed?
Well ... ehm, I don't know, I suppose that a 64kb bandwidth is the most common, a 64kb or 128kb bandwidth, I think that is the most common.
Aptoide what is is full of "stores" with applications and games that can be downloaded for free for which you would have to pay in Google Play or another respectable application store, personally I do not think it is a replacement for Google Play. The fact that many stores have their APKs extracted directly from Google Play does not help either ...
What would be needed is a centralized store, or even a set of stores like Aptoide, a way to control these things: that there are not 20 stores that have the same program (with different versions still on top) and give control of the software to the developer or legitimate producer.
It is a pity that there are geolocation restrictions on Google Play, but if I lived somewhere under those restrictions I think I would prefer to use a VPN (SurfEasy or TunnelBear for example offer free plans) and use Google Play where there is at least some control over the applications that are hosted. And F-Droid for other more modest or that "do not meet" Google's developer agreement.
I think that in a low-end smartphone Aptoide would look good, you just have to remove everything from Google and the smartphone would run more fluid because for me what makes Android slow, apart from the bad optimization of some manufacturers, are Google services.
I have mixed feelings, one of the thanks of the official store is that there is "certain" control of the applications, and in general there is not much malware, and the one that is malware asks you for permissions -those that nobody reads-
Well, use F-Droid; gives you the assurance that the software has been reviewed and compiled by themselves.
My Chinese mobile phone came without the Play Store installed and I was able to put it on relatively quickly but I have also installed Aptoide. Let's see what interesting applications I can install on my new toy 😀 Thanks for the post!
Man, did you forget to mention that EVERYTHING on Aptoide is piracy (no, there is no purchase option), except what is free in itself.
Let's see if you also censor this message.
Yes, it is a pirate "store" ...
no sir, with all due respect you are wrong, look at aptoide has the ability to add stores (the equivalent of adding repositories in ubuntu) if you don't add any store and use the normal aptoide store, you will have access only to the same free apps as could download through the playstore, not one more, not one less.
Greetings.
Sure, sure… You and I know that it does. Whatever you say. I have not had to add any repository to find cracked applications. And to top it all, when you can't find something, it is the application itself that shows you alternative links. Ways to guard their backs they sure have, but let's not kid ourselves about what Aptoide encourages.
@Dayara:
We will follow your example.
Let's imagine that I'm using Ubuntu, with the Software Center installed, and I add a repo in which Lightworks and VMWare Workstation are completely cracked. Now, after adding these repos and updating the repos using the Ubuntu update manager, the Software Center shows me these warez. The million dollar question is: is it Canonical's fault that warez is in the "catalog" in the Software Center, or is it simply the fault of whoever created the repo?
Oh, and there is also Android shareware that is really difficult to convert to Warez because they are not as easy to 'crack' as games or 'WhatsApp'.
A blog that advocates free software recommending a store of pirated apps that may also contain malware (they can already say mass, they can't check each app in each repository ...) ... What I had to see, well.
F-droid? That yes. Aptoide ... Well, if you want to hack apps, that's your thing, but if your photos are stolen, it's not your fault.
And what of the Play Services ... There are apps that do need it, for notifications for example. And of course you need it if you want to use Google apps, like gmail, keep or maps.
Aptoide it's open source. If it wasn't for Aptoide, then F-Droid wouldn't have been born.
ZAS EN TODA LA BOCA!!!
It is that it is much easier to move your fingers than to search .. If the first thing the Aptoide site says is:
First of all, Aptoide is NOT a pirated app store, it is an app that allows you to use various stores that may or may not contain pirated apps.
If you use the official aptoide store then you will not violate any license, simple as that.
Regarding GMail, Keep or Maps, I do NOT use them, among other reasons because because I live in Cuba, Google blocks their updates from me.
About the other thing you say about Aptoide, they already answered you there.
Not that we were coordinated heh! I just installed Miui on Defy + and it doesn't bring anything from google so I started installing apps from Aptoide.
As the post says, and is endorsed in a comment, it is not about F-Droid that we know brings free apps, but it is a help both for those who do not have access to the Google Play service and those who want to avoid it.
Good contribution
I don't see any sense in google play services, my phone only has 160 MB of memory and there is almost never space, google play and facebook services are the apps that take the most memory 🙁
Hello friend, I also had this problem with the internal memory that is very little but I solved it using the Link2SD that you will find in any store.
What it does is take the applications from the internal memory to the external one but do not worry because you will not have to partition your SD and lose your photos, videos, etc. just install it, enter it and you will get a list of your applications and there you enter to which you want to move to your SD memory and thus an app that weighs like 40 mb will weigh you only 5 mb in the internal one and you will have space for more apps.
I hope it has served you and if you want to see there is a video on you tube that explains it very well, if you want me to put the link just tell me and if you could with my explanation let me know.
See you soon.
Hello, what apps are you talking about?
"Others just don't want to depend on Google anymore."
So don't buy an Android !!
Okay, so… I don't buy an iPhone for obvious reasons, so I don't buy an Android device because I don't want to depend entirely on Google, what options do I have left? :
1. Windows Phone (no thanks!)
2. FirefoxOS (too green yet)
Let's go…
Android is my first choice right now, only that, because I live in Cuba, I can't use some of the Google Services, which include their Market, that's why I use alternatives like F-Droid or Aptoide.
with windows phone you would have the same blocking problem as with android. The best alternative in Cuba is firefox os, or change the country.
The truth is that I do not think it is possible that it works, but hey we have to try it. Thanks from all the modes
The DuBooster tells me that the Aptoide apk (downloaded from its official website) has a virus. It throws me the warning High risk, virus PUA!ApDown.A@Android and its behavior is «User charges».
Within the permissions is the location, access accounts, phone number and device information
Could it be that said antivirus has detected or knows that Aptoide has the ability to download warez from Aptoide's community repos?
Well, as I read on the web, it is a Trojan, in what are pears or apples I will hope to investigate a little more about the matter to see if I install it or let it pass as another curiosity.
The DoBooster looks like a toy antivirus, you should send that apk to VirusTotal and see how many antivirus detects it (if two or three detect it, it is most likely that they are false positives).
For the extra permissions you ask for, I wouldn't worry too much, you can easily remove them installing Xposed + App Settings (with some apps you can make these crash after applying the changes, but so far Aptoide still works just as well for me).
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 with a Miui Rom (Miui.es version).
It comes with a Chinese Market in which I have found free paid applications. Before, it used the Gti-apk version, too bad it stopped updating its content from its own application. Another one that I recommend is Apk galaxy since they are constantly uploading new things.
Far as I know. I have come across several equivalents of Aptoide called MyApp of the company Tencent Holdings, and several other Chinese companies.
Beware of Chinese companies, including TENCENT, the main competitor to the Mountain View / Google Software monopoly, TENCENT has agreements with the Chinese government to track user metadata, it is like an Asian Apple.
The good thing about TENCENT is its antispyware http://safe.qq.com/download
regards
I have used the Russian for some time Yandex-Store with more than favorable results.
Regarding Android, and without trying to troll this topic, today I read a piece of news that I thought was excellent: Adobe has launched Creative Cloud for Android. On the one hand, this is very good, because it means that there are finally Adobe CC applications for Linux, the bad side is that for now they only work on Android 4.0 or higher and although this version is stable and can be used without problems, it does not offer all Creative Cloud tools. Adobe affirms that they will update the application on a regular basis until it has all the functions as the one that runs on iOS.
Well, I don't know to what extent the alternative to the Play Store can be, the only thing I think will be difficult to reach the level that a Google application can offer. We just have to wait to see what happens and if it is true that aptoide becomes a real alternative to the Play Store.
Aptoide I love it a lot, it's great compared to PlayStore! I also like the Play Store interface much more than Aptoide's. I'm Sorry, but it's like that. Hopefully aptoide is free forever because it brings a lot to users!
charge for downloading aptoide
No, and you have to be careful when downloading these extra-official stores, because you never know if the applications inside are real or not. Being careful, you can get very interesting APKs.
I want to improve the speed and prevent them from entering my mail in Chile
I deleted aptoide, because it contains viruses, very aggressive and invasive greyware. I have blackmart that in other times also had worse viruses than aptoide, but aptoide has complete applications, not like blackmart that are starting and then downloading from the application, it is a disadvantage, since most of the applications do not download or do not work. I'm going to try the one you recommend here, thanks.
Ah, the bad thing about blackmart, that since they deleted the viruses they put in, propaganda like crazy and it is very annoying, but good is what it is.
Yes, you're right, aptoide is the best alternative to play store, that's why Google has removed it from their play store, so as not to become their competition.
if you had it installed an app in aptoide is installed without internet
I'm going to try it to see if it's good
The alternative is very good, I already have it on my mobile downloaded, it seems to me that it is going great, thanks for the advice.
Google took it out of its repository for a while, I still believe that its main apk is quite safe, not the repositories that can be downloaded. Beware of them.
Hello, I am interested in knowing how I can make the youtobe work for me, I only have aptoide since the play store does not work on my cell, it is a Chinese s5.
The aptoide is amazing
Aptoide, the best application in the world. I love it !!! Aptoide
It's a great alternative with all its free content
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Although google play brought my cell phone by default, I have not been able to use it, investigating myself on the internet I found Aptoide; I thought it was great for the number of apps, the descriptions about them and the speed with which they are downloaded (which does not have Google).
Twenty days ago I received a warning on the screen that aptoide was a Trojan, on the other hand, the phone went crazy, like intermittent, restarting with every action I executed, so I started to delete all my apps, including "Aptoide" And I downloaded an antivirus, I have also reset several times and the cell phone only improved a little, so after doing a lot of research, today I reinstalled aptoide but my surprise is that the antivirus showed that aptoides had a deadly virus. I am very confused to advise me What can I do, please and thank you very much.
I had aptoide installed and one day I got a notice that I had a virus and I put an antivirus and it said that aptoide was the virus, I uninstalled it and the same thing happened, is this true or are they competitive strategies?
Mobo Market is almost the same only that aptoide does not throw many ads so it is better, but when I update an aptoide game it blocks it, however MoboMarket No
How to install aptoide without any update
How much apptoid weighs
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Aptoide is very good application
It is a very good alternative in which you will find soccer games like Score Hero.
Here you can also download it: http://descargarscorehero.com/
I have it on my mobile and I'm doing great 🙂 I also like soccer games a lot.
What a good alternative!
Another solution is to enter the official website
good play store do not think it is surpassed because in aptoide the truth is not much variety
With Android 6, aptoide no longer works
It is less and less worth it. Almost all apps put them up for free or on promotion at some point.
If sometimes it is unsafe to download from the Play Store itself, doing it from other sources is to think twice.
Greetings.
Aptoide of the best on the internet and not the google play store
I don't like it very much because when you search for something, you get a lot of the same applications and some have nothing to do with what you want to download
For me…. Here in Mexico Aptoide is excellent… .. I use it on a low memory phone and it's super fast…. It gives me the same opportunities as play store…. And if it is malware, then in any store we can find them…. For that there is antivirus….
Another alternative to play store and aptoide is https://actualizar.net where you always have the latest version to download of each app
Google Play is plagued with applications with adware and all kinds of spyware. Some time ago you found the Hungry Birds promoted on many websites on Android, until they raised the hare as a result of the Prism issue, since it actually included a back door to the English secret services. How many innocent applications will there be like this in GP? They are the Big Brother candies.
And don't tell me that Google collects user data for commercial purposes only. The world is on the way to, if it does not already exist, a globalized corporate dictatorship, which the majority overlook because it is indoctrinated in their value system since it begins to have the use of reason, mainly through advertising, creating a an illusory and consumerist vision of the world, on a planet that cannot support the growth rates that the system imposes in order to function.
I already have the 3rd Android device in my life, and in none have I put a Gmail address, which on the other hand I have but have not used since they began to make it mandatory to link a mobile number. My mobiles have been fully functional with apps installed to the limits of their memory, giving preponderance to those of F-droid over those of GP, downloading them from here when there is no other option through web services that I will not name, and discarding those that require a Gmail account to function, or abuse with unnecessary ads or permissions. Also since I installed Blokada, from F-droid, not a bloody announcement received on account of my mobile data plan.
If everyone did what I would, indecent corporate abuse would be over in no time.
And think about what would happen to corporate data in the event of a serious conflict outbreak: a new and globalized Gestapo. Strategy designed since the time of the Paperclip operation.
But yes, the mass-media seems to like living in the happy world of Huxley.
It is rare to find such amazing information on this topic.