geeteam Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 The Nokia X is the first Nokia Android smartphone, but it looks more like an Asha phone or a Windows Phone device with its tile-based interface and Fastlane notification aggregator. That’s hardly a surprise - Nokia actually “forked” Android doing this, much like Amazon does with its Kindles, so that the X series can be a gateway to Microsoft cloud, not Google’s. Yet, while the Nokia X does not support Google Play, this being an Android, you can still easily sideload any Android app via an APK.APK is the file format for Android applications that you can get from various sources. In particular, you seem to be able to download a custom Android launcher that will overhaul the look of the Nokia X to a more stock-like Android one. How do we know? A Nokia executive confirmed the fact that there are no limitations to the type of APKs that you can sideload onto the Nokia X:Q: Can you sideload custom launchers?A: You can sideload any APK file onto the device. Here is a video proof Credits...Image Source : BGRVideo Source: PhoneArena via YoutubeSource Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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