Download apps for Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 and start doing more with the device. There are tons of apps out there, and many different ways to acquire them. Here are a few options to get you started.
Download Apps from Google Play
The “Play Store” app comes with the Samsung Galaxy Tab, and is the central place to obtain apps.
- Select the app slider located at the lower-right portion of the Home screen.
- Open the “Play Store“ app.
- Choose a category or tap the magnifying glass to search for an app.
- Tap the app you wish to install.
- Tap “Install” or “Buy“.
- Tap “OK“.
- Read the information the app will access. If it seems alright to you, tap “OK“. You may be prompted to enter credit card information if you haven’t bought an app from Google Play before.
You can also visit Google Play from a web browser on your PC to search and browse for apps.
Download Apps for Samsung Galaxy Tab from Outside Google Play
Android apps come in the form of APK files. You can visit APK Mirror or use Google to find free APK files for your Galaxy Tab, then install them using the steps below.
Note: This method should probably only be used by techies or people who really know what they are doing. Installing APK files from some sites can compromise the security of your device.
- Select the app slider located at the lower-right portion of the Home screen.
- Open “Settings“.
- Choose “General” at the top-right portion of the screen.
- Scroll down a bit, then select “Security“.
- Check “Unknown sources” to enable app installs from outside of Google Play.
- If you used your computer to download the APK file, connect the Galaxy Tab 4 to your computer and copy the APK file to the device. If you used the browser on the Galaxy Tab 4 to download the file, the file should be saved to the device.
- Open the “My Files” app.
- Navigate to the APK file location, then tap it.
- Tap “Install“.
- Tap “Install” again.
This tutorial applies to the SM-T820 and SM-T825 models of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3.
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