Allow app installs from 'unknown sources'
There comes a
time in every
Android user's life
where you want
to install an app
not found in the
Android Market. If
it's your first time,
you're greeted
with, "For
security, your
phone is set to
block installation of applications not
obtained from the Android Market"
message as you try to install. But how
do we get there?
To allow app installs from non-Market
apps, tap the menu button on your
home screen, then choose Settings >>
Applications >> Unknown sources.
Who are these "Unknown sources," and
what do they want? Simply put, it's
anything other than the Android Market.
Could be an app sent by e-mail. Or
downloaded from a website.
If you're worried about the security
implications of allowing unknown
sources, there's an easy fix -- install the
app from outside the Android Market,
and then hit the checkbox again to turn
them back off.
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