GetJar was crazy popular in the late 2000s and early 2010s before the smartphone revolution. Today, there are several alternatives to the Google Play Store where you can download Android apps. One such platform is APKMirror, which offers users access to the installation packages for Android apps, similar to what you get from the Google Play Store.

APKMirror has been a popular platform among techies and Android enthusiasts for a long time. In an effort to make things easy and maybe even fun, they created APK Mirror. This platform offers almost all the apps available in the Google Play Store in packages that can be easily sideloaded onto Android devices, thereby effectively bypassing geographical censorship.

If you have an Android TV, you can install an APKMirror installer app from the Google Play Store. As long as an app is available on APKMirror, you can install it on your TV. This means you can install any of these packages on your Android TV, regardless of their packaging format.

Another alternative to the Google Play Store is Aptoide. Unlike the default Google Play Store, Aptoide does not have a centralized store. Instead, each user manages their own store. Aptoide is a distributed marketplace for mobile applications that runs on the Android operating system.

There are several other alternative stores you can install on your Android TV. However, we must reiterate that many of these alternative stores don't have elaborate or stringent guidelines to ensure the safety and security of the apps available therein. Therefore, we recommend exercising caution when using these platforms.

For more information on downloading Android apps outside of the Play Store, check out our related article: 'How to download Android Apps other than from the Play store'. These alternative stores are essential services that use Android's built-in ability to sideload apps to allow you to find, explore, install and update apps that might not be available on the Google Play Store with little to no restrictions. Enter the world of third-party and alternative app stores.

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