In August 2012, Aptoide and Bazaar Android brands were merged to allow a better communication. Bazaar Android provided the possibility for the users to create their own store. In the end of 2010, it was launched in the Bazaar Android site. On one hand, the research in Linux installers in Mancoosi European Project, Paulo Trezentos PhD project and Portugal Telecom A5 phone, project where the team participated. The idea behind Aptoide came from different sources. This first stage of development was later developed in the scope of SAPO Summerbits. The proposal was accepted and later became what today is Aptoide. The name Aptoide is formed from the words 'APT' (the Debian package manager) and 'oide' (the last syllable of 'Android').Īptoide started as a proposal of Paulo Trezentos at the 2009 Caixa Mágica Summer Camp. When the user wants a package, they can use the client to search for sources where the application is stored. The concept is inspired by the APT packaging manager, which can work with multiple sources (repositories).

The communication between the client and servers is done using an open protocol based on XML. The Android application used to access the stores is open source, and there are several forks such as F-Droid. There are several versions of the Aptoide app: Aptoide for smartphones and tablets, Aptoide TV – an edition for smart TVs and STBs, Aptoide VR and Aptoide Kids – developed for children's devices. The software package is published by Aptoide S.A., a for-profit company incorporated in 2011, and headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal.

In Aptoide, unlike the Android-default Play Store, there is not a unique and centralized store instead, each user manages their own store. Aptoide is an online marketplace for mobile applications which runs on the Android operating system.

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