You have to have service on the phone and go online through your cellphone service and download them to the phone. You can't simply transfer, copy from microsd which is easier. Tracfone wants you to use those minutes!!!!

In which format are the apps are you trying to install? 'Cause before when I'm still using a phone the uses Java apps, I remember the format to be in .jar (not sure if .jar or .jad) and once I place them anywhere on the phone, I can automatically see them and ready to play.