How to Download Android Apps on a Computer Put Them on a Phone

1. Open your Web browser and navigate to the developer's download page for the application you want to install. Alternatively, purchase or download the app from Amazon.com, Best Android Downloads or Get Android Stuff.

2. Click the app file in your computer's Web browser and click the option to save the file. Android apps come as APK files. By default, Windows stores downloaded files under 'Documents' in the Windows Start menu. Click the 'Downloads' folder and look for the file name.

3. Press the 'Menu' button on the phone's main screen and tap 'Settings.'

4. Touch 'Applications' and check the box next to 'Unknown sources.' The phone will display a dialog box warning you about the risk of installing unknown apps. Touch 'OK' to accept.

5. Plug the USB data cable that came with your Android phone into the charging port on the device. Plug the other end into a USB port on the PC.

6. Touch the notification bar at the top of the phone screen and drag it down.

7. Touch 'USB connection' and tap 'USB Mass Storage.'

8. Click the Windows orb on the Windows taskbar and click 'Computer.' The Android device appears as a drive under 'Devices with removable storage.'

9. Drag and drop the app files into the drive folder.

10. Click 'Safely Remove Hardware & Eject Media' next to the clock on the computer and click the removable disk. Unplug the USB data cable from the phone and PC.

11. Press the 'Home' button on the Android device to return to the main screen.

12. Open the Application screen and tap your file manager program.

13. Navigate to the root folder and touch the app file to install it on your phone.