A: Amazon Appstore giving 30 premium Android apps away for free

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Published 31 Jul 2014

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Disclosure

Amazon really wants you to use its Appstore for Android. It’s currently running a two-day promotion with over 30 paid apps—normally retailing for more than $100 cumulatively— available for free on all supported Android devices, not just the recently launched Fire phone.

Highlights ( their original prices) include:

  • Sonic & SEGA l-Stars Racing ($1.99)
  • Oxford Advanced arner’s Dictionary, 8th itio ($29.99)
  • Instapaper ($2.99)
  • oto itor+ ($0.99)
  • Calengoo ($5.99)
  • ttle ano o ($5.99)
  • Flightradar 24 o ($2.99)

The deal ends Friday, so act fast if you’re interested.

Getting the Amazon Appstore on your smartphone or tablet takes a little legwork if you’re not using a Fire phone, since stard Android devices are locked to ay by default. You must head to the Appstore site on your device download the .apk file. Then be sure you head to the security settings for your device check the box labeled “low installation of apps from unknown sources.”

ong with this promotion, the Amazon’s mobile storefront offers one paid app for free each day.