Run Android Apps on Blackberry Z10

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Hi and Welcome to the Community! Here is one:http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/Downloaded-Applications/You-Upgraded-to-OS-10-2-1-and-want-to-run-Android-Apps-on-Your/td-p/2784957#nobannerIt's not the formal Google Play Store...Google and BB continue to not play well together. Google Play Services require significant "hacking" to get them to work on BB10 devices, and remain less than 100% effective. Basically, try SNAP and see if the apps you want are there and will function...if not, then seek out other sources of APKs, which you can directly install to your device. Those that work are good, those that don't work...well, they don't work. Good luck!

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