

Pull down your Android phone’s Notification center by doing a swiping gesture from the top-most part of the screen to the lower part of it.Ģ. To allow installation of non-market apps on the Android Jellybean, do these:ġ. Scroll down to the Device administration section and check the Unknown sources option.Ĥ. When you are in the Settings screen, scroll down to find the Security section and tap on it.ģ. The Settings icon will be different on other phones.Ģ. Please note that I am using the Go launcher with the default Samsung touchwiz icons. Fortunately, finding and enabling are rather easy.ġ. The process of enabling installation from unknown sources on Android 4.0 is different from the older versions. When the warning window appears, just tap OK. This option will let you install apk files from the device’s storage or from the sd card.Ĥ. Check the Unknown sources option at the top of the screen. In the Settings screen, go to Applications.ģ. Open the app drawer and go to Settings.Ģ. The second part is for Android 4.0 (ICS). The first part is for Android 2.2 and 2.3.

The tutorial will be divided into 2 parts. We will cover all Android versions after Android 4.0 ICS. We are updating this article to show you how to allow installation of non-market apps for newer Android versions. This tutorial contains all the necessary steps to activate this feature for Android version 2.2, 2.3, and 4.0.

However, if you are sure that the application or game setup files are safe, you can enable this ability. The Android system by default does not allow users to install applications from unknown sources.
