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How To Install Google Market on Archos 101 Tablet

January 18, 2011 10:00 am By 25 Comments

In all its splendid wonder, the Archos 101 tablet is still missing one critical thing – Google’s Market. Archos does offer their own application library called “AppsLib” that is loaded with a great number of applications. In fact, if you ask me, it’s almost like they built a new front end to Google’s marketplace and filtered out certain titles that Google is restricting access to based on a specific hardware base line. As far as Google is concerned, if your device doesn’t have both front and rear facing cameras along with a GPS, you can’t load their market on the device. Archos decided to leave those features out in order to keep the cost down. As a result, there’s no market, and no GMail app. :( And for me, the GMail app is one of the primary reasons to do this. Of course, WordPress, Hootsuite, and Facebook are all high up there as well.

The good news is that you can easily add the marketplace back into the device. I was able to install it and download all my favorite applications, including GMail in a matter of minutes. The hardest part was finding the correct installation information.

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The first thing you need to do is upgrade your version of Android. The Archos 101 comes with Android 2.1 but as soon as you connect it to the internet it will inform you that a newer version (Android 2.2) is available and ask you if you like to upgrade. Do it.

Now that you’re running the latest version of Android follow these steps to install the marketplace and download the applications of your choice.

  • Download gAppsInstaller and copy it to your Archos tablet. The easiest thing is to download it directly on the device.
  • Using the “Files” app on the Archos, browse to gAppsInstaller and run it.
  • When prompted by the installer, select “Install Core Apps”. The installer shouldn’t take more than 30 seconds.
  • Once the installer is finished, press and hold the power button until it prompts you with device options.
  • Select Power Off / Reboot and wait while the tablet reboots.
  • Once it’s back up and running, launch the Market and login with your Google Account.

At this point, you can wait a short time and the Market will automatically download and upgrade to the newer version of the Market. It’s recommended that you clear out the market cache. It wasn’t an issue for me, but it’s better to spend a minute doing it just in case.

  • Tap Settings / Manage Applications / All / Market – then tap on Clear Cache and Force Stop
  • Tap Back / Google Services Framework – then tap on Clear Cache and Force Stop
  • Press and hold the power button until it prompts you with device options
  • Select Power Off / Reboot and wait while the tablet reboots

That’s all there is to it. You’re off and running with Google Market on your Archos 101 – what more could you ask for. :)

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Mike Temporale grew up fascinated by computers since an early age. His first hands on with a computer came when he was 7 years old and a travelling lab of Commodore PET computers made a stop at his school. Hooked on the new world these devices offered, he took any chance possible to get in front of a computer. When Compaq launched the iPaq 3600, he was hooked again. This time on a whole new world of mobile computing. Today, Mike spends his day helping clients deploy and manage their mobile device around the world. From installing custom software, to locking and securing data, and everything in between. He is also the Editor in Chief at Mobile Jaw - a site focused on today's mobile world.

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    Thanks for this article, it was really useful.

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  • Wim

    Thank you so much for this article! It works like a charm on my Archos 10.1 tab

  • tabby

    it didnt work

  • http://na ron

    Thanks so so much!!!!!!!!!!!

  • x3babygirl

    this works PERFECTLY :]

  • Roshan

    Awesome… Works like a charm!

  • neru

    hi, thank you for this article… but my101 show me only two options: install or remove g. Apps; once I installed, when I run the app it displays same thing with only the remove button. I can’t run the market! What can I do?

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  • anonymous

    When i click the tab to install the G apps installer, it says i don’t have permission to visit site. Can you help me with the error

  • cdrw

    I need help here. While I clicked gAppsinstaller and logged in to my google account, I got this error:

    403. That’s an error.
    Your client does not have permission to get URL /p/archos-apps-installer/downloads/list from this server. That’s all we know.

    Thanks.

    • Clifton

      Yeah I got the same error cdrw:

      “403. That’s an error. Your client does not have permission to get URL /p/archos-apps-installer/downloads/list from this server. That’s all we know.”

      I also read somewhere else that ‘Arctools’ can help you install it -but my tablet doesnt have that either!

  • keith

    how long does it take to update hopefully long or it doesn’t work :(

  • keith

    also when you say click the market do you mean appslib

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    Thanks for share information about steps of Install Google Market on Archos.

  • Darkseid007

    Very much helpedme with the problem for the market, now I can d/l the flash player and get the 11 version I have been needing forit, the only reason I bought this tablet was to play fh games and to view the internet movies and vids. Thanks for the help.

  • mathan

    i have a arnova 10 model but now not working power on and off blink only. so help me wat can i do?