Android is, for the most part, an open platform. You can use the Google Play Store to install apps and games, or you can go off the reservation and install APKs on ...

Getting Android apps without using the Google Play Store can be a mixed bag ... Also, some popular devices, like the Amazon Fire tablet, aren't preinstalled with the Play Store.

If you're a fan of open-source software, you'll be thrilled to know that there's plenty of FOSS software available for Android. Here are my top six apps.