Early adopters of the Archos 5 Internet Tablet can now enjoy the Google experience on their Android-driven device. Jkkmobile posted detailed step-by-step instructions on his blog that show you how to install most of the Google-specific Android applications on your Archos 5 IT. So grab your Archos 5 IT and update it with the latest firmware, download the files from the link conveniently provided by jkkmobile, connect your Archos to your Windows PC with a USB cable, and start installing. When all is said and done, you will enjoy the pleasure of using Gmail, Google Maps, Android Market, and more on your Archos 5 Internet Tablet.
Here is a video that shows you how easy it now is to install the full Google Marketplace experience on a Archos 5 Internet Tablet with Android. The ARCHOS 5 is a 5-inch slate, and JKOnTheRun reports that at one time B&H listed both HDD and SSD models, with prices ranging from $294 to $420, depending on configuration.
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Despite the recent firmware update, the Archos 5 Internet Tablet is still left without access to the Android Market, and despite Archos’ attempts to encourage development of device-specific apps for their own AppLib download store, the range of titles is still small. Happily wherever there’s a problem, there’s usually a hack to address it, and so jkkmobile has outlined a guide to installing the Android Market – and some other things – onto the Archos 5 MID.
The process looks relatively straightforward, and at the end of it you’ll not only have the Android Market on your Archos 5 but the regular Google Android applications. That means things like the Gmail app, Google Maps and other software usually limited to “with Google” Android smartphones.
One thing you’ll need is the latest Archos 5 firmware, which at time of writing is 1.4.09 (though 1.4.08 will work as well). It’s worth noting that with some recent versions users have reported problems with YouTube video playback, so it’s worth checking out the Archos forums before you rush blithely into your modding; still, we know you’re all the sensible sort of people who’d do that automatically, wouldn’t you.