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Last March, Amazon officially launched Android App store in their Amazon app store. Basically, very similar to Google's Android Market or the third-party AppBrain but it comes with a well-known Amazon’s feel.
To begin using the app store, you need to install the Amazon app store for Android application on your device. Once you get the App store installed, just follow the instruction give. The setup process is relatively easy, just asking your Amazon login ID the first time that it runs. The user interface is simple but it is faster and more responsive than the Android Market application. When you buy paid applications, it will automatically invoice your Amazon account. App store apps links can also be shared via SMS or email.
Finding the Android application in Android Amazon app store can be done using the search box. It comes with suggestions, like the Amazon website and Android Market, but it reacts very slowly. When you type 'ang' pop up window will appear 'Angry Birds', but typing 'angry' and 'an' will do nothing.
All of this is great, but there are areas where the Amazon app store falls flat; it cannot tell you how many times an app has been downloaded, and it can't perform application installations in the background. The download size is also hidden behind the Product Description box.
Like Android Market, you can buy app store apps from either on your Android device or your PC. But the Amazon app store doesn't yet support push-to-phone installation. You will get a notification on your Android screen, pointing you to My Apps to install it.
It is very important for you, be careful of Amazon's much-celebrated 1-Click purchasing. You might accidentally buy more than one apps while reviewing on Amazon app store. Clicking the Buy App, you will immediately purchase the app and begin to download. To prevent the multi transaction, don’t do frantic pushing and swiping.
It is completely separate from Android Market as it doesn't share ratings or download figures founded in Android Market. Developers have to manually upload their apps to both markets. Although the markets are separate, an application downloaded is still an application. It doesn't matter whether the app comes from Amazon or Google. The applications remain having the same file system path, which then causes some rather annoying issues if you use both markets at the same time. If you install an application from the Android Market, the Amazon app store won’t recognize the applications on your phone. But if you buy the application on the Amazon, it recognizes the installed application and offers to update it – same case also happened to Android Market.
Android Amazon app Store is an impressive first effort from Amazon inspired by the Android Market. In some cases, Android Market is smoother than Amazon. But App Store of Amazon also has its own strength. In the end, you will be forced to pick one or the other in other to get maximum performances. It is because of the two app stores' inherent incompatibilities as well as strength.
To begin using the app store, you need to install the Amazon app store for Android application on your device. Once you get the App store installed, just follow the instruction give. The setup process is relatively easy, just asking your Amazon login ID the first time that it runs. The user interface is simple but it is faster and more responsive than the Android Market application. When you buy paid applications, it will automatically invoice your Amazon account. App store apps links can also be shared via SMS or email.
Finding the Android application in Android Amazon app store can be done using the search box. It comes with suggestions, like the Amazon website and Android Market, but it reacts very slowly. When you type 'ang' pop up window will appear 'Angry Birds', but typing 'angry' and 'an' will do nothing.
All of this is great, but there are areas where the Amazon app store falls flat; it cannot tell you how many times an app has been downloaded, and it can't perform application installations in the background. The download size is also hidden behind the Product Description box.
Amazon App Store
Like Android Market, you can buy app store apps from either on your Android device or your PC. But the Amazon app store doesn't yet support push-to-phone installation. You will get a notification on your Android screen, pointing you to My Apps to install it.
It is very important for you, be careful of Amazon's much-celebrated 1-Click purchasing. You might accidentally buy more than one apps while reviewing on Amazon app store. Clicking the Buy App, you will immediately purchase the app and begin to download. To prevent the multi transaction, don’t do frantic pushing and swiping.
It is completely separate from Android Market as it doesn't share ratings or download figures founded in Android Market. Developers have to manually upload their apps to both markets. Although the markets are separate, an application downloaded is still an application. It doesn't matter whether the app comes from Amazon or Google. The applications remain having the same file system path, which then causes some rather annoying issues if you use both markets at the same time. If you install an application from the Android Market, the Amazon app store won’t recognize the applications on your phone. But if you buy the application on the Amazon, it recognizes the installed application and offers to update it – same case also happened to Android Market.
Android Amazon app Store is an impressive first effort from Amazon inspired by the Android Market. In some cases, Android Market is smoother than Amazon. But App Store of Amazon also has its own strength. In the end, you will be forced to pick one or the other in other to get maximum performances. It is because of the two app stores' inherent incompatibilities as well as strength.
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