If you want SwiftKey X free this week simply install GetJar on Android Market:
https://market.android.com/details?id=getjar.android.client
Then search for SwiftKey X and install the free "Gold" version.
Also, remember to backup that app!
There are a lot of free paid apps in the gold section, look for them!
it was free on the Amazon App Store a few weeks back as well.
hm are updates in the future free as well?
According to some web sites it will remain free permanently. So yes you will have access to update.
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Cid-Vox said:
hm are updates in the future free as well?
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FWIW I know Amazon is a bit slower with updates than if you bought it from the true Google Market. I'd assume its similar on GetJar.
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Does anyone know if it's possible to link the android/google market with the Amazon appstore or visa versa.
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You want to sink it? Hmm. Try an iceberg! It worked for the Titanic!
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Nope, they're completely separate entities.
Rusty! said:
Nope, they're completely separate entities.
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I know that, but when I go to update my application is there no way of the android market knowing that I've downloaded application from another source. They both basically have the same applications
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Why would one update an app bought from the other? If you are buying from both you must have both market apps on your device, right? So together all your apps are being updated.
Don't really see the issue here.
iakeco said:
I know that, but when I go to update my application is there no way of the android market knowing that I've downloaded application from another source. They both basically have the same applications
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Try to install the app from Amazon and then use Titanium Backup's "Market Doctor", it might work
Nah that won't work for paid apps. It'll show as installed in the Market, but if you try and update via the Market you'll be prompted to pay.
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Nah that won't work for paid apps. It'll show as installed in the Market, but if you try and update via the Market you'll be prompted to pay.
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Exactly. I tried this with setcpu apk installed. But was prompted to pay before I could get the update.
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did you then have a problem whereby market was always prompting for an update for an app you had bought via amazon? if so, how do you stop market banging on about an app you cant update?
Use Titanium Backup to break the market link.
Zinio now available in the market.
Enjoy
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watt4 said:
Zinio now available in the market.
Enjoy
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ps can a moderator move to apps & themes - sorry
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What is it... Cant find
Zinio is a magazine reading application. At the moment comes with some free magazines.
Cheers
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This app is exactly what I've been looking for, lots magazines with reasonable price.
However, its very slow to navigate and zoom within a magazine. I even got a warning for "System encountered low memory" for the first time on the Xoom.
So I'm not going to buy any magazines or subscription until the app becomes more usable.
Hopefully new update is in the work.
Coming from an Ipad, I was very much looking forward to this being released. The program is ok, relatively slow as well. Sadly, the national geographic subscription I paid for will not work on honeycomb yet.
GetJar is giving out 100 paid apps for free. Here is the site to get an idea of what they are offering and the getjar.apk.
Side note: GetJar runs as a service in the background, so what I do is find the app I want, download it and either uninstall or "freeze" it to stop the service from running and eating my data/battery [see my guide for more detail on this].
Have fun and happy downloading (and unlike the Market sale, there are actually some utility/productivity apps included).
GetJar is offering over 100 paid Android apps for free! To compete against Google’s 10 Billion App Downloads promotion and Amazon’s “One Paid App for free everyday“, GetJar has come out with its own offering which is better than both the Google’s official Android market and Amazon’s app market.
Usually when offers like this come about the apps are quite crap, this is not the case with GetJar’s deal. Some notable apps which are being offered for free are Paper Camera, TweetCaster Pro, They Need To Be Fed, Splashtop Remote Desktop and more.
All you have to do to access the free apps is download GetJar for your mobile by hitting this url into your mobile phone browser - m.getjar.com/gold
You can check out all the apps available here - GetJar have very nicely laid out all the apps on a side-scrolling type page.
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Source: http://theultralinx.com/2011/12/100-paid-android-apps-free-getjar-gold.html
Thanks for this I just got some nice apps for free!! But where did you get all 100? I don't think it shows a 100 on that website or in the app
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Just what I read in the source site. First line says Getjar gives 100 away. Glad you got some good ones.
hmmm Word Up!
Getjar giving away stuff...how novel!
What they do not tell you is that their crappy app runs constantly in the background! Unlike amazon or android market Getjar is a real battery drain!
With our poor vibrants battery life being what it is, I personally would rather keep it "alive" longer for other things than scanning getjars web site for news/files.
If they were to change this detail, then it would be worth revisiting untill then not for me.
Hope this helps!
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Getjar giving away stuff...how novel!
What they do not tell you is that their crappy app runs constantly in the background! Unlike amazon or android market Getjar is a real battery drain!
With our poor vibrants battery life being what it is, I personally would rather keep it "alive" longer for other things than scanning getjars web site for news/files.
If they were to change this detail, then it would be worth revisiting untill then not for me.
Hope this helps!
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Nice thing is you can remove it after you get the apps you want and you don't need it to run them.
yeah the app itself runs your battery like water... i dont understand why but i uninstalled it after i saw in 5 minutes my battery decreased 10%
Hence my sidenote in the OP about it running as a background service. I've seen that same drain before on other times I have used it. That is why I usually get what I need and then kick the app to the curb.
Just curious are we able to update these apps through the regular Android market
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Just curious are we able to update these apps through the regular Android market
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Usually not. They do get linked to the Market though; so you'll get an update alert. But when you try to update you'll get a message saying you can't because "you didn't pay for the app." A little annoying; but it's true.
Once in a while it does work though. I think I was able to update Paper Camera a while ago.
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Getjar has been been giving free apps for a while now. The sad thing is NO updates.
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iwillkillyou said:
Getjar has been been giving free apps for a while now. The sad thing is NO updates.
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That's the downside when you get apps from Getjar. But their free apps are really good, even better than Amazon appstore.
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Originally Posted by iwillkillyou
Getjar has been been giving free apps for a while now. The sad thing is NO updates.
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That's the downside when you get apps from Getjar. But their free apps are really good, even better than Amazon appstore.
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Exactly my point... u miss out on new features on updates. Its a good way of previewing apps before u buy though.
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I got a few apps the other day and none of them are showing up in my Market. I'm not new to GetJar, I know they aren't going to update, but I've been having problems with my phone and would like to know if this is happening to anyone else.
Been using it for about 6 months now and there have been some real good apps.
try redownloading the apps once an update is shown in Market.
Sometimes it takes them a while but they do update the versions in GetJar.
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I was told this wasn't working yet on ics, maybe you guys will have more luck..
anyone considering purchasing Loki Plus, privacy app which hides your sms and calls (no app icon) it's $15.99 on the Android Market
https://market.android.com/details?...t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLmtjLmxva3lwbHVzIl0.
but it's now offered for free, legit, from app market GetJar under Gold App
http://www.getjar.com/apps?ref=0&lvt=1330585879&sid=98gq00aw6m5jgxz4&lang=en
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I was told this wasn't working yet on ics, maybe you guys will have more luck..
anyone considering purchasing Loki Plus, privacy app which hides your sms and calls (no app icon) it's $15.99 on the Android Market
https://market.android.com/details?...t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLmtjLmxva3lwbHVzIl0.
but it's now offered for free, legit, from app market GetJar under Gold App
http://www.getjar.com/apps?ref=0&lvt=1330585879&sid=98gq00aw6m5jgxz4&lang=en
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I refuse to download GetJar.
chrischoi said:
I refuse to download GetJar.
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Why? The app is actually pretty nonevasive. I've gotten some nice free games and apps off there.
is it likely Iwill run into any issues if i use both play store apps and amazon apps? noticed the other day amazon wanted to update an app i got from play.. or maybe it was the other way round!
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You won't run into any problems. If the Google Play store wants to update one of your Amazon apps... do it! It gets updates weeks ahead of Amazon and is generally the better store. It'll also allow all your newly converted Google apps (aka update via Play) to update automatically... something Amazon lacks. Just don't allow the Amazon store to update via Play. The Play version is slower...
ah ok. i have disabled any automatic updates through amazon app store. amazon still wants to update netflix and skype. may remove the amazon stuff. only thing i will miss is the free daily app.
also noticed that go store wants to update my tvchatup app and the rootcheckbasic app..
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You could just keep both. I use mostly the Play store with Amazon being used for the occasional free daily app. As I mentioned before, it's generally best to let your apps update through Google Play.
ok thanks, will do. keep turning amazon app updates and use play
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