Here are 8 great Android apps that Google does not allow on Play store
Google might have a mind-boggling over 1 million applications in its Play Store, but you just won’t find certain apps there. Google has some tight regulations for Android apps and it simply removes applications if they breach its terms. For instance, you won’t find applications that can download videos or music from YouTube. You also won’t find ad blockers for Android.
This article, however, does not aim to reason whether this is right or wrong. We’re just stating the facts, and trying to show what’s on the other side of the Google Play Store fence.
There is one key advantage about Google’s operating system – it is free and open, and Google Play is not the only source of apps. You’ve all heard about the Amazon Appstore for Android, but it is not the only one – more popular Play alternatives include GetJar and Slide Me. And those are just the tip of the iceberg.
If you know what you’re looking for, you can find some great Android apps not available on Google Play. We’ve summarized the most notable secret and forbidden Android apps not allowed on the Google Play Store right below. Take a look.
MIUI Music
Price: Free
Category: Music player / streamer
MIUI Music is the stock music app in Xiaomi phones, and while the devices themselves are not all that popular outside of Asia, the app itself is a strange creation that allows you to download music on your phone for free. Using MIUI Music feels a bit like using Spotify Premium, without having to pay anything at all.
Amazon Appstore
Price: Free
Category: App store
The Amazon Appstore is the biggest Google Play rival and don’t make any mistakes about it – Amazon is serious for its Android app business. So serious that it actually launched in China, the world’s largest phone market, earlier than Google Play! With its daily free app promo, there is plenty to like about the Amazon Appstore for both users and developers.
TubeMate
Price: Free
Category: YouTube downloader
Once upon a time, TubeMate was available on the then Android Market (now Google Play), but Google went strict on regulations and removed the application for its capability to download videos straight from YouTube. That does not mean that TubeMate died, though. You can still easily get the app to taste and enjoy the forbidden fruit of YouTube downloads.
Dood’s Music Streamer
Price: Free
Category: Music Streamer
In the world of music streaming, you often get something too complicated, requiring registrations, fees and so on. Dood’s Music Streamer is barebones and free, allowing you to download and stream all the music you want – and it can cache songs for offline playback. Neat.
AdAway
Price: Free
Category: Ad blocker
Google Play decided it will no longer tolerate application blockers on Android. We understand Google – after all that’s where most of its profits come from, ads! That does not mean that there is no way to get rid of sometimes too obtrusive ads on Android. AdAway is one great option.
Snes9x
Price: Free
Category: Emulator
Snes9x is probably the best emulator out there, but for some reason it was pulled from Google Play. Like many others, it still exists and is still as good, you just need to know where to get it from for a healthy dose of vintage gaming.
Grooveshark
Price: Free
Category: Music
Grooveshark is one of the most popular music streaming services, but for some reason it is not on Google Play. You can still safely download it from Grooveshark’s official website and enjoy all your music streaming needs from all over the world and not just the States like so many other services.
TV Portal
Price: Free
Category: Video streamer
TV Portal is Hulu for all the regions where Hulu is not supported. And it’s free. You get to stream thousands of movies and TV series, but the downside is that the quality is not high-definition. Still, this will easily become movie junkies favorite app.
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