Comments on: How to Add Android Apps to the ARCHOS Internet Tablet

By: Kris

Kris — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:56:13 +0000

Very frustrated. Most of the info I am coming across is dated a year ago… I have had my archos since xmas and STILL don’t have pandora up and running…

any one have an up-to-date link with a working .apk?

By: Heather F

Heather F — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:02:30 +0000

Link worked for me too. Thank you. Rocks out to pandora radio

By: Javier

Javier — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:47:11 +0000

arxiv site:

http://www.arxiv.org

By: Javier

Javier — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:46:16 +0000

I am considering to buy an archos 7. My primary use of it would be to use it as a reader for pdf documents. And specifically pdf documents from arxiv (a preprint site for scientific papers).

I have been told that the provided pdf reader doesn’t work properly with arxiv so I would have to purchase documents to go.

But I would like to know how well it works with the documents of arxiv. Please, could any of you try them and tell me?

Thanks a lot.

By: ces angeles

ces angeles — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:06:47 +0000

You should be wary about downloading apps direct from the developer especially if tech support is practically nil. I paid for the full version as well as the maintenance program for Documents to Go from DataViz. After I reformatted the phone and reinstalled, thats when my problems started. I could not activate as my re-download was always the free version and I was always being prompted to buy the full version. I was amazed to find that DataViz has no email address for tech support. See it for yourself and you’ll know what I mean. Very disappointing.

By: Charbax

Charbax — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:30:43 +0000

I posted lots of info about the latest and the next firmware at http://archosfans.com/2009/10/15/my-source-at-archos-provides-more-information-on-the-new-stable-firmware/

By: mikecane

mikecane — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:49:27 +0000

Also get AppsLib: http://www.appslib.com

By: Steve 'Chippy' Paine

Steve 'Chippy' Paine — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:29:18 +0000

One word of warning on searching for ‘apk’ Android files. There are tons of apk files upoaded to free download sites but you never can tell if they are originals. Please only go through the original application developers sites for APK files.

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:43:26 +0000

I ran into this Pandora situation on the HTC Hero if you recall, so it can even hit devices with the Android Market. The direct download was the solution to that problem, too, and it drives home to me that this ability to bypass the Market is a huge advantage Android has over the iPhone. Huge.

By: TaxMan

TaxMan — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:42:36 +0000

Thanks for sending me Pandora. I’m enjoying the heck out of that. I tried hitting up Pandora.com and it said that my device wasn’t supported. I googled for other places to download pandora.apk and the version I got would install but not run properly. Then, I got your version and it worked like a charm. Since the Archos tablet has different screen size and lacks some of the features of an Android phone, it’s a bit of a hit or miss as to whether the apps will run or function properly on the device. It’s definitely not as consumer-friendly as say an iPod and iTunes. It’s a lot like running Linux on a desktop instead of Windows or OS X. It’s a powerful device but you have to put your geek on to find the goodies. Thanks for posting some Archos love on JKOTR!

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:28:57 +0000

Awesome, Aaron! I know that Android device owners will appreciate those solutions.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:27:18 +0000

There’s also AndAppStore for direct apk links:

http://andappstore.com/

and SlideME:

http://slideme.org/

SlideME has a native app you install and can search for, just like the default google marketplace.