Android is not the same thing as the Play Store. As far as I can tell, every Android user has the option to enable the installation of 3rd party software (thoug

Android is not the same thing as the Play Store. As far as I can tell, every Android user has the option to enable the installation of 3rd party software (though I could be wrong here, since my experience is with phones/tablets and not other Android based devices). When you deal with the Play Store, you are dealing with the store's policies rather than a limitation of the Android platform.