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Find and install free and paid Android apps, games, and digital content from the Google Play Store. Here we'll explain how to find and install Android apps on your device.

Not sure what apps to get? See "Recommended apps" below for some popular Android and web apps to help you stay productive, creative, and entertained.

Note: If you're using your device through work or school, you might need to ask your organization's admin to to enable Android app downloading for your group. If you're using a personal device (not issued by your organization), you can also just sign in through your personal account, rather than your work or school account. Just note that Android apps are linked to the account you used to install them, so you may have separate apps in your personal and work accounts.

For more information on how to sign in with another account, see Related articles.

Find and download Android apps or digital content

In laptop mode, open the Google Play Store located in the bottom shelf of your screen.
In tablet mode, open the Google Play Store from your home screen.
Search or browse for content.
Select an item.
Select Install (for free items) or the item's price.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the transaction and get the content.

For paid items, you can choose your payment method with the Down arrow . If it's your first time making a purchase, your payment method will be added to your Google Account.

If you have an Android phone or another Chrome OS device, view apps you’ve previously downloaded:

Open Google Play Store.
Select in the upper left corner.
Select My Apps & games.
Select Library.
Choose the apps you want to download by selecting Install.

Recommended apps

Apps for productivity

Task	Recommended app
Create documents	Google Docs Microsoft Word WPS Office
Create spreadsheets	Google Sheets Microsoft Excel
Create presentations	Google Slides Microsoft PowerPoint
Read and write emails	Gmail Microsoft Outlook
Organize your calendar	Google Calendar
Take notes	Evernote Google Keep My Script Nebo Squid INKredible PRO
Communicate	Google Duo Messages Slack
Find and save files	Files or Google Drive
View PDF documents	Adobe Acrobat Reader
Do your taxes	Turbotax
Manage passwords	1Password Chrome password manager

Apps for creativity

Task	Recommended app
Edit and share photos	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Google Photos Instagram VSCO Pixlr
Draw, paint, or illustrate	Adobe Illustrator Draw Adobe Photoshop Sketch AutoCAD 360 Sketchbook Infinite Painter Sony Sketch
Share your ideas	WordPress Explain Everything

Task

Recommended app

Edit and share photos

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

Draw, paint, or illustrate

Adobe Illustrator Draw

Adobe Photoshop Sketch

Share your ideas

Apps for entertainment

Task	Recommended app
Organize and play music, podcasts, and more	YouTube Music Spotify
Watch movies and videos	Google Play Movies Netflix Showtime YouTube YouTubeTV YouTube Kids
Play games	Asphalt 8 Bubble Witch 3 Hearthstone Homescapes Lineage 2 Minecraft Storymode 2 PUBG ROBLOX Star Wars™: Galaxy of Heroes Vainglory
Play multimedia files	VLC
Find and read books	Google Play Books
Connect with others	Twitter Google Duo Messages