How To Sideload Google Play Store Apps Onto My Ouya

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I've already done this with many apps and tested a few (Netflix[buggy], CrunchyRoll, XBMC, MxPlayer[kinda buggy], Root Explorer, SNES9xEX). Some games won't work because they crash on start or some time during gameplay.

Requires downloading APK's from somewhere online or having another device that has access to the store. You can either get an app like APK Extract or if you are rooted, you can use an File Managing app to browse to the /Data/App folder and directly copy the apk to Sdcard then put onto USB Stick or use Adb Install from the location.

You have two options for installing Play Store apps:

A) First Method

Use ADB to install the apps for you (requires having android sdk, correct drivers and usb debugging enabled to connect)

Adb Devices (to check your device is found, I suggest following this setup for getting adb to find device, very important https://devs.ouya.tv/developers/docs/setup)

It should show up with an list of numbers showing like

List of devices attached
015d46d973142207 device

Adb Install <path of apk>

Example: Adb install C:\AndroidAPK\Netflix.apk

A) Second Method (Only use if you already have installed an File Managing app, otherwise you'll have no way to access the files on your sdcard)

Adb Push <path of APK on your system> <Path where you want APK to go>

Example: Adb push C:\AndroidAPK\Netflix.apk /sdcard/

I suggest having folders/files with no spaces and renaming the apks to easier names.

B Method Requires File Managing app to be installed prior, highly suggest getting some file managing app.

B) If you've already gathered all the apks you want to try, load them up onto an USB stick or storage device(my external 1TB WD HDD works perfectly fine, usb powered not a/c)

Navigate to your sdcard via File Managing app and just click to install each APK, this is easier if you don't want to connect Ouya to an computer each time you want to load an play store app.

3rd Method - Requires rooted phone

Step 1 - Install a file browser on your Ouya (you can use the browser to go here: http://www.estrongs.com/en/download.html and download one for free. Install from settings -> storage -> downloads)

Step 2 - Buy\Install Titanium Backup

Step 3 - In options of TB, change compression to none

Step 4 - Backup whatever app

Step 5 - Copy the apk from your phone to a USB stick (requires a pc if phone doesn't support a usb stick)

Step 6 - Install apk off of the usb stick in the Ouya using the previously installed file browser

4th method: no root required anywhere, no PC either

Use ES file explorer to create app backups on your device, use it to upload the APKs to cloud storage(i use Box), then use ES file explorer on your OUYA to either install the backups straight from the cloud individually or batch copy and then install them.

This method is slow compared to using a USB stick, but my new ones are to thick to fit next to the hdmi plug, and my old one has that stupid U3 thing that seems to keep the OUYA from seeing it even though my Samsung devices see it.

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Hi, is it possible to create a topic with the different app url ?

Latest Working PlayStore
Latest Working NetFlix
Latest Working XBMC

etc...

And thx very much for your TUTO

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