So, the HTC / Verizon DROID Incredible does not come with Amazon MP3 and the Amazon application from the Android Market doesn't allow MP3 purchases. Not sure why the Incredible didn't automatically come with it, but I kept hearing rumors of other people being able to install it except the phone had to be rooted. Well, today I was able to install it without needing it rooted.

Well, I finally figured it out. Not sure how legal / illegal or whatever it is to install, so I won't link directly to anything. I don't have my USB cable handy with me at work, so... I used dropbox to install this.

1. Do a search on google for "amazon mp3 .apk"
2. I dropped the .apk file in my dropbox on the desktop.
3. Opened up my dropbox on the HTC incredible (yes, it's available for free in the market)
4. Downloaded the .apk to my phone and it prompted to install.
5. Amazon Mp3 is now available on the HTC Incredible.

Voila. Done. Why this app is not freely available in the Android Market makes no sense to me.

Brian Swartzfager wrote on 06/25/10 1:17 PM

I saw you post on Twitter this morning about this but didn't realize what exactly the issue was. That's really odd: my Droid (the original) came with the Amazon "MP3 Store" app pre-installed on it. Can't see why Verizon would block the use of that app on the Incredible when it's already on other Verizon-phones, and I don't know why HTC would care (unless the Sense UI has its own music download service/app).

Todd Rafferty wrote on 06/25/10 4:24 PM

If there's another music service provided by Sense or preferred by HTC, I don't see it on my phone at all.

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