How to install Android application (APK) files

How to install Android application (APK) files

Android application package (APK) is the package file format used to distribute and install application software and middleware onto Google's Android operating system, and certain other operating systems, such as Blackberry 10 Devices with the OS version 10.2.1 or higher.
APK files are analogous to other software packages such as MSI packages in Microsoft Windows or Deb packages in Debian-based operating systems like Ubuntu.
APK files are a type of archive file, specifically in zip format packages based on the JAR file format, with .apk as the filename extension. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_application_package)

Installing applications from Play Store to your Android:
1. Open Play Store application in the Applications menu.
2. Find/search the application you want to install.
3. Tap on the application you want and more details about that application are displayed (e.g., the number of downloads and user comments).
4. To install the application, just tap the Install button.
5. In the next screen, you will see more details about the application including the different functionalities it needs to access.  Tap OK to finish installing the application.

Installing application (APK) files from any web site directly to your Android:
1. First allow your phone to install from “Unknown Sources” (i.e. non-Market apps).
2. Navigate to Menu -> Settings -> Applications and check the box marked “Unknown Sources“ so that you can install an APK file from a location other than the Play Store.  A warning message about the phone being vulnerable to attack will be displayed.  Select OK to continue if you trust the APK file you are about to download.  You can change this setting back after the current installation is complete.
3. Open browser on your Android and navigate to the web page where the application’s APK has been made available for download. 
4. Tap the download link on the web site to download the APK directly to your phone’s SD card. You should see a message that says “Starting download”.
5. In the upper left-hand corner of the screen, an animated, downward-pointing arrow will display; when the animation stops, the download is complete.  Click on the arrow and you should see the newly-downloaded “application.apk” file name listed in the Notifications section.  (Note: if taping on the arrow doesn’t open the Notifications list, return to the home screen and pull down on the Status bar at the top of the screen to see the list.)
6. Tap on the application’s APK file name.  A new screen showing the selected application’s name at the top is displayed.  This screen gives you more details about the application including the different functionalities it will need to access. To install the application, just click on the Install button on the bottom of the screen.
7. A new screen is displayed once the installation is complete and you can choose to immediately run the application by taping the Open button on the bottom of the screen.

Installing APK Files from your computer
1. Find an APK file that you want. Search online for an APK file and download it to an easy-to-find location on your computer (like your desktop).
2. Install file manager from Play Store. There is a lot of choise, mine used ES File Explorer.
3. On your phone you will need to make sure that third-party apps are allowed on your device. Go to Menu > Settings > Security > and check "Unknown Sources" to allow your phone to install apps from sources other than the Google Play Store.
4. Connect your device to your computer. At this point, you may be asked if you simply want to charge your phone or connect it as a "media device." Choose "media device". Then, find your phone's folder on your computer (it will be in "My Computer" or "Computer" on Windows machines) and copy the APK file into a folder of your choice in your Android smartphone.
5. Using file manager (mine is ES File Explorer) search for the file location in the "my files" folder on your device. Find the APK file, tap it, then tap "install". And you're done.

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Reign Of Chaos Cheats Codes & Hints for PC - WarCraft 3

During gameplay press ENTER to get the message box and put in a code below then press ENTER again to activate.
Note: The following cheat codes can also be used in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Collector's Edition and Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Exclusive Gift Set Edition.

Cheat codes:
Fast Build: WarpTen
Fast Death: IocainePowder
God Mode: WhosYourDaddy
Gold: KeyserSoze [amount] (example: 'keysersoze 50000' will give you 50000 gold) Note - Default is 500.
Lumber: LeafItToMe [amount]  Note - Default is 500.
Resource: GreedIsGood [amount]  Note - Default is 500.
Food: PointBreak
Mana: ThereIsNoSpoon
Cool Down: TheDudeAbides
No Defeat: StrengthAndHonor
No Victory: ItVexesMe
Research: WhoIsJohnGalt
Show Map: ISeeDeadPeople
Tech Tree: Synergy
Dawn: RiseAndShine
Dusk: LightsOut
Time of Day: DaylightSavings [hour]  (example: 'daylightsavings 12' will set time to 12 noon) Note - The cheat without any numbers halts day/night progression as a toggle.
Upgrade: SharpAndShiny

Hints:
Kill Animals
Keep clicking the mouse over the animals and they will eventually explode. The explosion will not hurt anyone else.

Ending Bonus Video
Successfully complete the game on the hard difficulty setting to see a 20 second clip of StarCraft 2 running under the WarCraft 3 engine.

Find the Enemy Without Cheating
 If you think you beat the level but it wont say it most likely there is one more thing out there. if you press Tab on the key board the map will turn black and the enemy will turn their color. Therefore it will be easy to spot the enemy.

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Assassination and Stock Market - GTA 5

The Assassination missions you do as Franklin for Lester is a great chance to earn a lot of money for all three of your characters, as they can greatly affect the stock market. In fact, Lester even tells you this whenever you do the first mission, Hotel Assassination. Note that the BAWSAQ is linked to Rockstar's Social Club and requires an internet connection, so if Social Club is down, the BAWSAQ will also be unavailable.

Each mission will greatly affect a single stock, either in the LCN or the BAWSAQ. Before beginning the mission, you want to go to each character and invest a large sum of money (or even all) in the stocks listed below. If you wait until the mission starts, you are only limited to Franklin and will need to fail the mission to allow switching. It's best to do a Quick Save via your phone before starting the missions.

Once you do the mission, go to one of your safehouses and sleep around 3 times, which will pass time 6 hours each. When you wake up, you should have a huge return on the stocks you bought, so sell them all and roll in the money you earned. The following is a list of stocks to invest in, along with their corresponding mission.

• Hotel Assassination - BetaPharmaceuticals (BAWSAQ)
• The Multi Target Assassination - Debonaire Cigarettes (LCN)
• The Vice Assassination - Fruit (BAWSAQ)
• The Bus Assassination - Don't invest in anything, but invest in Vapid after if you want
• The Construction Assassination - GoldCoast (LCN)

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Easy Money Guide - GTA 5

Money is the focus of the single player for Grand Theft Auto V. There are easier ways to make money in the game, as well as other ways that might take longer.

Find Collectibles
Collectibles are scattered throughout the game's world and some of them are an excellent source of money.
1: Chop is excellent at helping you find hidden collectibles so be sure to take him with you when you go treasure hunting
2: You can find treasure items up to three times - once with each character - so be sure to return with the other two characters when you net a big cash reward

Mugging
As in previous Grand Theft Auto games, you can kill people and retrieve any money they were carrying at the time. Note that people in poorer areas will have less (or no) money on them, whilst those in more affluent areas will have more, so focus your efforts on those areas of Los Santos.
There are ATM machines in Grand Theft Auto V, so a good place to mug people is when they've just visited one

Invest in the Stock Market
This is perhaps the best way to earn large amounts of money whilst playing through the game normally. You can invest in the stock market via the web browser on your in-game mobile phone. The two stock exchanges are called LCN and BAWSAQ.
The LCN is the foolproof way to make money from stocks because this market is directly affected by your actions in the game, whereas BAWSAQ is affected by the entire community via Rockstar Social Club and is therefore more unpredictable. Invest heavily in a company prior to negatively impacting their rival's business and that stock, and your profits, will shoot up. Similarly, assassinate a rival company's head and again, your stock will rise.
You can invest in the stock market with each of your three characters, so be sure to do so with each before taking on a mission that will have major ramifications on the stock market.

Looting Armored Cars & Security Vans
If the opportunity arises, then stealing and looting an armored car can be quite profitable. All you need to do is hold it up and shoot the doors at the back so that they open up then you can take its contents. This is especially good in the beginning sections of the game, when money isn't as available.
When it comes to security vans you need to either disable the van or kill the driver to get the loot. The bad news? Both will make you wanted.

Looting Stores
Looting stores is fairly quick and easy. You can hold up all manner of stores. To rob a store simply walk in and point a gun at the sales clerk. He or she will then empty the till into a plastic bag for you to make off with.
Although quick and easy there is an obvious downside to this method: it sets the police on you.

Purchase a Business
In Grand Theft Auto V you can purchase a number of different properties, many of which are businesses that will provide you with a good return on your investment and a steady source of reliable income.
Businesses like the Los Santos Golf Club will set you back to the tune of 150 million dollars, but businesses like the pharmacy ($204,000) and some bars (e.g. Pitchers - $750,000) are more reasonably priced and will net you a 4 digit weekly return.

Random Events
Random Events are similar to those in Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption. As you explore the city of Los Santos random events will occur that you can decide to intervene in. For example, you can choose to help a criminal trying to evade the cops, and this will net you a $250 reward, or you can kill border patrolling rednecks for a reward of $700.
Intervening in random events always results in some sort of reward, however not all give you money and some will result in a wanted level.

Strangers & Freaks
The Strangers & Freaks missions are optional, character-specific side missions that are marked as ? on your map and earn you decent rewards.

Win Races
There are dozens of races to take part in throughout Grand Theft Auto V, from sea races, to main series of missions, to illegal street and offroad races. Street races are particularly of note when it comes to making money, with rewards for winning of up to $6,750. Note, however, that these races have entry fees, so make sure you win the race!

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Hidden Weapons Locations - Battlefield 4

Finding all 16 Hidden Weapon locations and picking them up will help unlock the following Achievements / Trophies:
 * “Stumbled over it” (20 Gamerscore / Bronze Trophy) — Find 3 collectibles in the Campaign.
 * “It was on the way…” (20 Gamerscore / Bronze Trophy) — Find 6 collectibles in the Campaign.
 * “Took a casual look around” (20 Gamerscore / Bronze Trophy) — Find 9 collectibles in the Campaign.
 * “Done some searching” (20 Gamerscore / Bronze Trophy) — Find 12 collectibles in the Campaign.
 * “Methodical search” (20 Gamerscore / Bronze Trophy) — Find 15 collectibles in the Campaign.
 * “No stone left unturned” (20 Gamerscore / Bronze Trophy) — Find 18 collectibles in the Campaign.
 * “Every nook and cranny” (20 Gamerscore / Bronze Trophy) — Find 21 collectibles in the Campaign.
 * “Recon” (65 Gamerscore / Gold Trophy) — Find 28 collectibles in the Campaign.
 * “Full arsenal” (65 Gamerscore / Gold Trophy) — Unlock all assignments and collectibles in the Campaign.

How to find missing Weapons?: You can see how many Hidden Weapons you’ve found by pausing the game during a mission, or by checking out your progress in mission select.

It’s recommended you play Battlefield 4 on easy difficulty mode, so that you can move around the more crowded levels easier. Otherwise you’ll constantly get shot at when you’re trying to pick up an item you want to collect.

Note: If you picking up weapons from dead enemies it counts towards your collectibles progress for the “Recon” achievement / trophy. Although it’s not actually needed, but it does speed up the process towards that trophy / achievement.

Does the game save each Weapons you collect?: Yes, the game will automatically save the Hidden Weapons you just collected if you picked up the Weapon, so you don’t have to play to the end of the mission. After picking up each collectible you can safely quit the mission right away without losing collectibles progress, and it’s the same if you accidentally die.

Where to find all Weapons in Battlefield 4? The in-game collectibles locations for the Weapons are described in this detailed video guide.
The Weapons are listed in the video in the chronological order that they appear.
Timeline in minutes for the Hidden Weapons Locations Guide:
Chapter 1: Fishing in Baku
 • 0:11 — Weapon Location #1: M39 EMR Rifle
 • 0:48 — Weapon Location #2: MG4 Machine Gun
 • 1:09 — Weapon Location #3: CBJ-MS Submachine Gun

Chapter 2: Shanghai
 • 2:34 — Weapon Location #4: QBS-09 Shotgun
 • 2:51 — Weapon Location #5: RFB Rifle

Chapter 3: South China Sea
 • 3:39 — Weapon Location #6: P90 Gun
 • 4:17 — Weapon Location #7: U-100 MK5 Rifle
 • 4:53 — Weapon Location #8: SPAS-12 Shotgun

Chapter 4: Singapore
 • 5:43 — Weapon Location #9: SCAR-H SV Assault Rifle
 • 6:03 — Weapon Location #10: M240B Machine Gun
 • 6:55 — Weapon Location #11: M16A4 Rifle

Chapter 5: Kunlun Mountains
 • 8:18 — Weapon Location #12: 338-RECON Sniper Rifle

Chapter 6: Tashgar
 • 8:44 — Weapon Location #13: A-91 Assault Rifle
 • 9:03 — Weapon Location #14: M249 Machine Gun
 • 9:41 — Weapon Location #15: AEK-971 Assault Rifle

Chapter 7: Suez
 • 10:53 — Weapon Location #16: AK 5C Rifle

Other weapons that get unlocked by finishing the story campaign are:
 • Machete
 • M249 Machine Gun
 • M412 REX Gun
 • P90 Gun
 • QBZ-95-1 Rifle
 • Shank

Credits:
GamerForEternity for the guide video and tips.
Ferry Groenendijk

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All Collectibles Dog Tag Weapons Locations - Battlefield 4

Finding all 19 Dog Tag locations and picking them up will help unlock the following Achievements / Trophies:
 * “Stumbled over it” (20 Gamerscore / Bronze Trophy) — Find 3 collectibles in the Campaign.
 * “It was on the way…” (20 Gamerscore / Bronze Trophy) — Find 6 collectibles in the Campaign.
 * “Took a casual look around” (20 Gamerscore / Bronze Trophy) — Find 9 collectibles in the Campaign.
 * “Done some searching” (20 Gamerscore / Bronze Trophy) — Find 12 collectibles in the Campaign.
 * “Methodical search” (20 Gamerscore / Bronze Trophy) — Find 15 collectibles in the Campaign.
 * “No stone left unturned” (20 Gamerscore / Bronze Trophy) — Find 18 collectibles in the Campaign.
 * “Every nook and cranny” (20 Gamerscore / Bronze Trophy) — Find 21 collectibles in the Campaign.
 * “Recon” (65 Gamerscore / Gold Trophy) — Find 28 collectibles in the Campaign.
 * “Full arsenal” (65 Gamerscore / Gold Trophy) — Unlock all assignments and collectibles in the Campaign.

How to find missing Dog Tags?: You can see how many Dog Tags you’ve found by pausing the game during a mission, or by checking out your progress in mission select.

It’s recommended you play Battlefield 4 on easy difficulty mode, so that you can move around the more crowded levels easier. Otherwise you’ll constantly get shot at when you’re trying to pick up an item you want to collect.

Does the game save each Dog Tags you collect?: Yes, the game will automatically save the Dog Tags you just collected if you picked up the Dog Tag, so you don’t have to play to the end of the mission. After picking up each collectible you can safely quit the mission right away without losing collectibles progress, and it’s the same if you accidentally die.

Where to find all Dog Tags in Battlefield 4? The in-game collectibles locations for the Dog Tags are described in this detailed video guide. The Dog Tags are listed in the video in the chronological order that they appear.
Timeline in minutes for the Dog Tags Locations Guide:
Chapter 1: Fishing in Baku
 • 0:00 — Dog Tag Location #1
 • 0:26 — Dog Tag Location #2
 • 1:45 — Dog Tag Location #3

Chapter 2: Shanghai
 • 2:00 — Dog Tag Location #4
 • 2:24 — Dog Tag Location #5
 • 3:05 — Dog Tag Location #6

Chapter 3: South China Sea
 • 3:28 — Dog Tag Location #7
 • 3:55 — Dog Tag Location #8
 • 5:08 — Dog Tag Location #9

Chapter 4: Singapore
 • 5:28 — Dog Tag Location #10
 • 6:45 — Dog Tag Location #11
 • 7:14 — Dog Tag Location #12

Chapter 5: Kunlun Mountains
 • 7:44 — Dog Tag Location #13
 • 7:59 — Dog Tag Location #14
 • 8:29 — Dog Tag Location #15

Chapter 6: Tashgar
 • 9:19 — Dog Tag Location #16
 • 10:05 — Dog Tag Location #17

Chapter 7: Suez
 • 10:26 — Dog Tag Location #18
 • 11:07 — Dog Tag Location #19


Credits:
GamerForEternity for the guide video and tips.
Ferry Groenendijk

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