Need help with downloading and installing apps? See the simple instructions below to learn how to quickly put apps on your device. We also have resources on the best and most loved apps on Google Play!

• 1. Open the Google Play app

  To grab your first Android app from the Google Play, look for the shopping bag icon with the play icon on it on your home screen. If it's not there, you'll find it in your applications list. Opening the applications list used to vary by phone. If you're using a device not running on Jelly Bean, there will be an Applications icon (which looks like a checkerboard) at the bottom of the home screen, on others, you'll tap a large icon at the bottom of the home screen to open up the list.

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• 2. Search or browse for an app

  Once you get to the Market, you can either browse the categories to find an app or if you know the name of an app you want to install, tap the magnifying glass button at the top right. Then tap the text input box and type in the name of the app. Whichever you choose, tap the app name from the search results, then the button to install it. Your phone will begin to download the app and you'll get a message in the notification bar at the top of your screen that the app was installed. Drag that bar down to see the message about the downloaded app, tap on it, and the app will open so you can set it up.

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• 3. Check out additional apps

  Next up, consult Andy's Droid Pack, a list of the best Android Apps. Clicking on one of these will take you to Google Play. If you're browsing from your laptop or desktop computer, here's another neat thing about Android: you can install an app on your phone using the browser on your computer. Log in to Google Play using your Google account and authorize your phone to install apps wirelessly to get this set up. Then just hit the install button from the Market on any app you want to send to your phone.

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