App installation no dey available for all the DroidDesk plans.

Check the plan wey you select before you start a rental.

1 hour and 3 hours plans

Browser-only

App installation no dey available for these plans by default. Dem make dem for quick tasks for web browsers on the phone.

No dey included

✕App installation
✕Google Play
✕APK installation
✕eSIM setup
✕Full access to Android settings

For the 3 Hours plan, you fit add Full Access (+$10) for checkout. E dey unlock Google Play, manual APK installation, your own eSIM and system settings for that rental. Full Access no dey available for the 1 Hour plan.

1 day plan

Limited

For the 1 Day plan, you fit install apps from Google Play. Your own APK files, eSIM setup and system settings need the 1 Week plan, or the Full Access add-on (+$10) on the 1 Day plan.

To download apps, sign in to Google account for the phone. If you need help, contact support.

We Recommend

1 week plan

Full access

The 1 week plan (and the 1 month plan, when e dey available) dey include Full Access:

✓Google Play
✓Manual APK installation
✓Login with Google account
✓Access to system settings
✓eSIM setup, if the device support am

We recommend am if your task dey need to install apps, Google Play or full access.

Fit I install my own APK?

Manual APK installation dey available for the 1 Week plan, or with Full Access (+$10) on the 3 Hours or 1 Day plan. Device settings and security rules fit still restrict am.

DroidDesk fit block APK files wey no safe, wey dey suspicious or wey no fit work.

If app installation no dey work

Check:

your rental plan
whether you don sign in to Google account for the phone
whether Google Play dey available for your plan
whether the app dey work with the device

If you need help, contact support and send:

Device ID
the app name
Google Play link
your rental plan
screenshot of the problem

Important: for devices wey dey run Android 16, the system restrictions fit stop you from logging into Google account through remote control. For those cases, we dey offer manual help to help you log in.

Questions People Dey Ask

Fit I install apps for the 1 hour or 3 hours plan?

No for the 1 Hour plan. For the 3 Hours plan, only with the Full Access add-on (+$10).

Fit I install apps for the 1 day plan?

Yes, from Google Play. For manual APK installation, add Full Access (+$10).

Fit I use Google Play?

Yes, for the 1 Day, 1 Week and 1 Month plans, and for the 3 Hours plan with Full Access.

Wetin if I need one particular app?

Contact support and send the app name or the Google Play link.

Which plan best for installing apps?

For Google Play apps, the 1 Day plan don do. For manual APK installation, choose 1 Week, or add Full Access (+$10) to 3 Hours or 1 Day.