You can download the APK file of this new Android Market 3.1.3 from any of the links listed here:
You don't need root access to upgrade your Android Market to this new version. Same as the other APK installation, you'll need to enable "Unknown sources" installation in the phone's Settings > Applications.
This is how the new Android Market 3.1.3 looks like.
Its starting page is the Featured list. It has separate navigation listing for Top Paid, Top Free, Top Grossing, Top New Paid, Top New Free and Trending. You can filter the listing by Categories and the result will be listed accordingly.
The Android Market 3.1.3 introduced Google's +1 feature, so you can +1 the apps you like.
Press the Menu button of your Android phone, and select My Apps to view the listing of the apps installed in your phone.
Another remarkable new feature in Android Market 3.1.3 is the PIN setting security for making purchases. You might be aware that previous versions of Android Market will let you make purchase of new apps with your Google Checkout account just by tapping on the Purchase button. If you let other people use or play with your phone, you have to be alerted that they can open the Market app and start purchasing paid apps using your account. Now, if you have set a PIN and locked down the purchase function with your PIN, that danger won't simply happen anymore.
Note: If you have an Android tablet running on Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), this Android Market 3.1.3 upgrade might not be applicable to your device.
Hi Voyager8, thanks for the lead. I have installed the updated Market and am impressed. Peter.
ReplyDeletehi voyager8, i didn't install this update but was updated automatically without any notification from market. The problem is that the new version 3.1.3 has been too slow and irresponsive with the internet, though having a moderate speed it is too slow than the previous one.
ReplyDelete@hat
ReplyDeleteYes, it lists more apps on the screen, so the loading is slower.
The part that I find still fast is the Categories main screen, which I think is local (content not retrieved from Internet).
Do you have to have 2.2 or better? Or will it work on 2.1?
ReplyDelete@Saorsa Studio of Beads
ReplyDeleteYou can make a try.
There are NG reports for some devices with Android 2.1.
hi , this version is very slow,so how can we go back to the old version.
ReplyDelete@sharon
ReplyDeleteYou can try uninstall it in Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Market
Click the "Uninstall updates" button.
After uninstall, it should fall back to the original system version.
very slow
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