I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace with Android 2.3.4. The phone came with Samsung App Store not the Google market. I would like to install the Google market or Google Play as there is a better selection of apps. However the play.google.com website has no link to download the store. What can I do?
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3Are you sure that it's not included? It should be! Do you have Gmail? – Jun 06 '12 at 06:09
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Maybe its under old name "Market". – roxan Jun 06 '12 at 06:26
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Not under a different name. There are two app stores on the phone, Samsung App Store and Wo Store (Wo is the China Unicom 3G network). – Rincewind42 Jun 06 '12 at 07:24
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1Are you missing other Google framework Apps? Maybe your device has for some reason no Google license and therefore comes without the Google framework (Market, Maps, Talk, etc.). – Flow Jun 06 '12 at 07:32
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1It has no google apps at all. No maps, gmail, talk or other. There are the networks own branded alternatives. – Rincewind42 Jun 06 '12 at 07:43
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2Ouch... The only alternative I can think of is flashing a custom rom with the GAPPS on top of that http://goo.im/gapps/ – Bryan Denny Jun 06 '12 at 13:41
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1That's a problem with Chinese Editions. Please check the following Q&As: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/24768/does-china-mobile-galaxy-s3-model-gt-i-9308-have-google-play-store / http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/13081/installing-official-google-marketplace-on-a-chinese-asus-eee-pad-transformer-101 – Izzy Aug 16 '12 at 06:53
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possible duplicate of How can I install the Google Apps Package (Play Store, ...) on my Android device? – Flow Aug 17 '12 at 18:02
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The update is OTA - so if you are scheduled to receive it for your device (which I believe you should have) - you should go to Settings >> About >> System Updates - and check for an update.
You may need to update your device to 2.3.5 to receive the update.
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