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Underground - 5 prime Android apps you won't find in the Google Play store

By Luis D.

Published: May 28, 2015, 9:28 AM

Underground - 5 prime Android apps you won't find in the Google Play store

Android devotees know that Google Play, in all its vastness, is just one planet in a huge galaxy full of smaller planets, where all kinds of exotic alien apps live. In addition to the numerous third-party app stores from the likes of f-droid and SlideMe, there are wild Pokemon apps left to roam in the open world after being rejected from Google's family-friendly paradise mall.

Armed with knowledge and an app hunter-gatherer's instinct, we went searching and discovered five little gems that you may have never heard of. You will have to sideload them on your device to try them out, which is a fancy way of saying "download an .apk file, open it, and install it". But for the procedure to work, you must head to the Settings > Security menu, and enable the "Unknown sources" option.

Ready? To the bat cave!

5 prime Android apps you won't find in the Google Play store

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Luis D. has a multitude of news, features and review articles written for PhoneArena. He adeptly demystifies complex technology topics, such as the development of advanced materials for bendable device displays and the evolution of chipset manufacturing.