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Amazon Underground for Android - 100s of paid apps for free
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Posted 26 August 2015

Amazon Underground for Android - 100s of paid apps for free

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While searching through the Amazon Appstore Android app, I noticed that lots of paid apps are now free via the Amazon Underground app.

"Get thousands of pounds in apps, games and in-app items that are actually free. Exclusively from the new Amazon Underground app.

In Amazon Underground, you will find 100% free versions of popular titles like Frozen Free Fall, Star Wars Rebels: Recon Missions, OfficeSuite Professional 8, Goat Simulator, Angry Birds Slingshot Stella and many more."

Click the 'Get Deal' button for more details and to get the app, or get the app through the current Appstore app if you have it installed.

amazon.co.uk/b/r…031

Lots of top games included. Notable games listed below (updated 13 Sept 2016 - some significant additions!).

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Monument Valley (including Ida's Dream and Forgotten Shores)
Riptide GP2
OPUS: The Day We Found Earth
Sonic Dash
Knights of Pen&Paper +1
Mickey's Castle of Illusion
DuckTales: Remastered
Badland (including in app extras)
Alto's Adventure
Goat Simulator
Shadowgun
Anomaly 2
Splice
Sorcery!
Sorcery! 2
Quell Memento+
Quell Reflect+
Quell
God of Light
Little Critter Books
Type:rider
Sentinel 4: Dark Star
R-Type II
Raiden Legacy
Where's My Mickey+Perry+Water?
Puffle Launch
Mines of Mars
Aralon Sword and Shadow
Dr. Panda games
Toca Boca games
NodeBeat
Table Top Racing
Threes!
Farming Simulator 14 (including in app extras)
Samurai II: Vengeance
Doodle God/Devil/etc
Sonic CD
Cut the Rope
Alone
Fruit Ninja (5th Anniversary)
Peppa Pig's Golden Boots
Beach Buggy Racing
Zootopia Crime Files: Hidden Object
Rugby Nations 16
File Commander - File Manager
Colossatron: Massive World Threat
Colouring
Quick PDF Scanner Pro
Space Marshals
RPG Justice Chronicles
RPG Crystareino
RPG Symphony of the Origin
RPG Dead Dragons
RPG Grace of Letoile - KEMCO
Star Wars Rebels: Recon Missions
Lots of Artifex Mundi games
Times Tables - Numberjacks
Numberjacks - Addition Facts up to 10
Numberjacks - Numbers and Counting up to 20
Dots
Weather & Radar Pro
Clay Jam
A Better Camera Unlocked
Blown Away: Secret of the Wind
n7player Music Player
Fast like a Fox
Bag It!
Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake
Multiple 'Daily Workout Apps'
Cubistry
Charlie Brown's All-Stars!
A Charlie Brown Christmas - 50th Anniversary of a Peanuts Classic
It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
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  1. gb1999's avatar
    Lots of stuff that's free anyway, but a few crackers in here!

    Castle of Illusion
    ducktales
    Lords of Midnight

    What's also interesting is that for some apps it states that IAPs are free. Not sure whether that's the case but great if so!
  2. junkshez's avatar
    With a name like Underground it makes it sounds like its one of those Cracked App stores with pirated content.
    Good find though.
  3. uF0n's avatar
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    nairobi

    I just checked. AU also wants the power to send SMS messages. Why?



    I believe that in China and some countries in the Middle East customers prefer the option to register using a mobile number instead of an email address, therefore text messages are used to confirm purchases, etc, rather than email confirmation... something like that. Anyway, they have one version of the app that covers all reqions, and thus has lots of permissions, but not all functions/permissions are actively utilised in every region.
    (edited)
  4. K0YS's avatar
    Damn, asks for a hell of a lot of permissions.
  5. uF0n's avatar
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    22tanya

    Was thinking the same thing.Got rid if it. Didn't vote.



    Out of interest, do you trust Amazon any more or less than Google? I can't see this being any worse than owning a Kindle Fire or Amazon Echo. Personally, I'm not too worried about these large, heavily scrutinized companies, and Amazon certainly knows my purchasing habits already!
  6. ukez's avatar
    cjdean1983

    ​getting hefty negative reviews due to this



    The permissions are unbelievably shocking.
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  7. Topper1900's avatar
    It seems this update by Amazon is only just breaking on the US tech websites, so a good spot by the OP

    9to5google.com/201…pp/
  8. uF0n's avatar
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    soups

    Some good freebies but the Underground App itself seem to have loads of … Some good freebies but the Underground App itself seem to have loads of permissions required so holding out installing.



    As I mentioned above, I don't see how this can be any more "risky" than owning a Kindle Fire Tablet, which thousands of people own... I see no reason to be overly concerned and go into Saracen mode!
  9. ukez's avatar
    I can't be bothered with this underground app nonsense.

    So now you need Amazon app for the online website (which also offers apps), you need the Amazon App Store app for mobile apps (which are already offered on the main store) but is needed to physically install the apps on your device.

    You need the kindle app to manage your books. Hmm okay!

    But why do we now need this all new so called 'underground app' to get the same free apps that were previously offered on the original Amazon App Store?

    What am I missing?
  10. uF0n's avatar
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    Benji24

    Anyone having any luck getting this installed mine keeps saying 'app not … Anyone having any luck getting this installed mine keeps saying 'app not installed'



    I couldn't install via the old Appstore on my device, but I had success downloading the apk from the link and then sideloading.
  11. deleted1289627's avatar
    Amazon's app permissions are disturbing. Twice I've gone to download this but then read a list of really unreasonable permissions and cancel. Well bad
  12. cjdean1983's avatar
    K0YS

    Damn, asks for a hell of a lot of permissions.



    ​getting hefty negative reviews due to this
  14. Banterlicious's avatar
    The permissions are unbelievable, I downloaded it but chance of me installing!
  15. Sp0oner's avatar
    I don't normally find the permissions on apps an issue but this one takes the pee, was going to install it until I saw that list of permissions flag up on my phone. No thanks.
  16. flimbo73's avatar
    Yep, those permissions are beyond ridiculous. Nope from me!!!!
    Why does the app need to record audio, read the users contacts data, monitor incoming SMS messages to record or perform processing on them, access the camera etc.
    In the case of this app, YOU are the product.

    (edited)
  17. Benji24's avatar
    Just spoke to Amazon Direct, it appears Fire Phone users (mwah) cannot get the Amazon Underground app. oO
  18. deleted1344959's avatar
    I found it a while back,it does seem really good.I am seriously digging (liking) the games list examples you have provided it helps to pick and choose as there are loads of games listed in there it sorts the ggems out a bit.
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  20. Benji24's avatar
    Anyone having any luck getting this installed mine keeps saying 'app not installed'
  21. magnetic_fields's avatar
    This going to go HOT.

  22. Pepz347's avatar
    Was wondering what happened to the app of the day! Thanks!
  23. K0YS's avatar
    The Underground app that comes up in the Amazon app store is like an enhanced Amazon shopping app. Best way to download is to use the deal link and install it that way.
  24. muffpuff's avatar
    Impressive list of freebies. Heat.
  25. deleted1121985's avatar
    K0YS

    Damn, asks for a hell of a lot of permissions.


    Was thinking the same thing.Got rid if it. Didn't vote.
  26. uF0n's avatar
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    K0YS

    Damn, asks for a hell of a lot of permissions.



    Anyone checked to see how it compares to the previous Amazon apps?
  27. soups's avatar
    Some good freebies but the Underground App itself seem to have loads of permissions required so holding out installing.
  28. deleted1058066's avatar
    I have tried installing and it says "App not installed". I have plenty of memory and apps from unknown sources enabled.
    Anyone else having problems?
  29. Benji24's avatar
    Same for me, no luck installing
  30. stfagos's avatar
    That's cool, thanks OP!
  31. nairobi's avatar
    I stopped updating the Amazon appstore when it wanted the ability to send SMS messages. I couldn't see why that could ever be something that's in my interest to allow it to do.
  32. nairobi's avatar
    I just checked. AU also wants the power to send SMS messages. Why?
  33. TakenAtDawn's avatar
    thank you OP
  34. nrps1's avatar
    r4963

    I have tried installing and it says "App not installed". I have plenty of … I have tried installing and it says "App not installed". I have plenty of memory and apps from unknown sources enabled. Anyone else having problems?



    same on galaxy s6 edge, rebooted, permissions correct, re downloaded, cache cleaned. Grrr. Rooted device
  35. robot1000's avatar
    Apart from the name, is there any real difference between this and the previous amazon app?

  36. uF0n's avatar
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    robot1000

    Apart from the name, is there any real difference between this and the … Apart from the name, is there any real difference between this and the previous amazon app?



    It provides free access to apps that are normally paid for apps.
  37. gill21's avatar
    Thanks OP (_;)
    (edited)
  38. thinwhiteduke's avatar
    r4963

    I have tried installing and it says "App not installed". I have plenty of … I have tried installing and it says "App not installed". I have plenty of memory and apps from unknown sources enabled. Anyone else having problems?



    ​Do you even need the Underground app? My standard Amazon app updated and had the 'underground apps' as a section. Was able to access the apps from there.
  39. uF0n's avatar
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    alex_dis

    ​Do you even need the Underground app? My standard Amazon app updated and … ​Do you even need the Underground app? My standard Amazon app updated and had the 'underground apps' as a section. Was able to access the apps from there.



    I can also see the Underground apps in the regular Amazon app, but no install button.
  40. uF0n's avatar
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    Do deals in the "Freebies" section get shown on the front page?
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