Amazon Appstore For Android

I want to talk a little about the Amazon app for Android and its store on the internet. We may as well discuss the Android Market and app as well.

As most of you know the Google Android Market has been around since the beginning and Amazon opened their store in March of this year.

I prefer the Google Market that comes installed on all of our devices but I do visit the Amazon store each day for one reason, they give away a paid app for free. This app can be something you will never use or the next Pandora, so far the best one I got was the 99 cents Angry Birds Rio full edition.

In order to install Amazon's app on your phone you have to sign in to Amazon.com and enter the Appstore for Android. Then you request the app and they email it to you, once you click on it in the email it installs on your phone or tablet.

Like the Apple App store you have to open an account with a credit card even if you want to get free apps. Whereas with the Google Market you don't need a payment method on file. So I don't think many kids will sign up for Amazons service unless thier parents help them out.

Buying a paid app is definitely a much easier process with Amazon, it works just like Apple. You get an email confirming your purchase even if its a free app. Amazon app also keeps track of all of your installed apps as long as you got the app through their service. Google's Android Market works the same way.

I think most people myself included peruse apps through their phones and install them the same way but you can log into either market online from your PC and install them that way as well. The apps are sent immediately to your mobile device and begin installing. When your in the market it even shows which apps you already have installed although it doesn't have an online uninstall option.

So take the extra couple of minutes and sign up for the Amazon Appstore for Android, its worth checking out the free paid app each day and both stores have apps the other does not.

Oh one cool feature Amazon has that I forgot to mention is the ability to try certain apps on your computer before you decide to purchase whether its free or paid. Not all apps have this feature but it definitely is cool and helpful. Enjoy!