{"id":12861,"date":"2011-05-02T09:17:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-02T13:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pocketpccentral.net\/newscenter\/2011\/05\/02\/no-appstore-att-android\/"},"modified":"2011-05-02T09:17:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-02T13:17:00","slug":"why-can%e2%80%99t-i-install-the-amazon-appstore-on-my-att-android-phone-atrix-4g-etc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/?p=12861","title":{"rendered":"Why Can\u2019t I Install the Amazon Appstore on my AT&amp;T Android Phone (Atrix 4G, etc.)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 11px 15px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"No Appstore for You! - AT&amp;T\" border=\"0\" alt=\"No Appstore for You! - AT&amp;T\" align=\"left\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pocketpccentral.net\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/att_noappstore.jpg\" width=\"249\" height=\"249\" \/>We\u2019ve received a number of emails from readers regarding their inability to install the <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/0yQ2h\">Amazon Appstore for Android<\/a> on their <a href=\"http:\/\/pocketpccentral.net\/device_menus\/android_carrier.htm#att\">AT&amp;T Android phones<\/a>.&#160; The required \u201cUnknown Sources\u201d option in the <em>Applications Settings<\/em> menu is missing, which prevents the app from being installed.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, there is no way \u2013 without a little hacking \u2013 to install the Appstore on these phones; AT&amp;T has purposely removed the option to install third-party apps, i.e. apps outside the Android Market.&#160; And that, as they say, is that.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, only customer complaints have any hope of changing this ridiculous end-user lockout.&#160; But until AT&amp;T allows third-party apps to be installed, if you want the Amazon Appstore -or any non-Market apps &#8211; on your AT&amp;T Android phone, it must be rooted.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-2294\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rooting is not for everyone; it\u2019s essentially jailbreaking the phone to allow for greater flexibility in how the device operates.&#160; There are methods for rooting many Android phones, including the <a href=\"http:\/\/pocketpccentral.net\/smartphone\/android\/att\/atrix4g.htm\">AT&amp;T Atrix 4G<\/a> (see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=how+to+root+atrix+4g\"><em>How to Root the Atrix 4G<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=how+to+root+samsung+captivate\"><em>How to Root the Samsung Captivate<\/em><\/a>).&#160; If this interests you, proceed with caution.<\/p>\n<p>In late March, Engadget reported that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2011\/03\/24\/atandt-planning-access-to-amazon-appstore-sideloading-still-an-op\/\">AT&amp;T is working on allowing<\/a> the Amazon Appstore to run on their Android devices, though no details have been forthcoming in the six weeks since the story ran.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to let AT&amp;T know how you feel on this subject, give their customer service <a href=\"http:\/\/www.att.com\/wireless\/contact-us\/index.jsp\">a call<\/a> or make a suggestion at <a href=\"http:\/\/att.suggestionbox.com\/\">the AT&amp;T SuggestionBox page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve received a number of emails from readers regarding their inability to install the Amazon Appstore for Android on their AT&#38;T Android phones.&#160; The required \u201cUnknown Sources\u201d option in the Applications Settings menu is missing, which prevents the app from being installed.&#160; 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