11-26-14 11:34 PM
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  1. blckberry4life's Avatar
    blckberry4life
    I know bb10 can run .apk. But is there any benefit of converting the .apk to a .bar? Will my phone respond better(load apps faster) with the .bar file? Or am I wasting time trying to convert the files?

    - new to the bb10 os

    say NO to... Android / IOS / Windows
    Last edited by blckberry4life; 11-26-14 at 09:30 PM.
    11-26-14 09:16 PM
  2. BigBadWulf's Avatar
    BigBadWulf
    Moderator
    No benefit I can think of.
    11-26-14 10:33 PM
  3. SlcCorrado's Avatar
    SlcCorrado
    BlackBerry
    No reason to do it. That's essentially what the phone is doing when you install the apk
    11-26-14 10:47 PM
  4. Morten's Avatar
    Morten
    For the developer, re-packing can have it's benefits. For the Android app to use platform services such as in-app purchasing ex. - it must be re-packed into BAR file.

    but since you ask here, I assume you are not a developer - and as a regular use, there would not be any benefit to do that
    11-26-14 11:08 PM
  5. BigBadWulf's Avatar
    BigBadWulf
    Moderator
    Sliding a tad off topic, but isn't it running as an apk in android runtime?

    OP, all you are doing is adding effort. May I suggest installing Snap and/or Amazon, and grabbing your apps from there?
    11-26-14 11:10 PM
  6. SlcCorrado's Avatar
    SlcCorrado
    BlackBerry
    I'm having trouble figuring out if the files have actually been converted or not... My understanding has always been that the device now converts and signs the apks itself though
    11-26-14 11:19 PM
  7. blackmoe's Avatar
    blackmoe
    Yes there is if you want to prevent that nav bar all Android apps display at the bottom. Yes I know you can hide it with a swipe from the top, but as a developer you can permanently hide it if your app has it's own navigation menus.

    Android Developers: Eliminate the Back-Bar in Your 10.2.1. App | BlackBerry Developer Blog
    11-26-14 11:22 PM
  8. SlcCorrado's Avatar
    SlcCorrado
    BlackBerry
    Now I'm curious! Where are the big guns??? Let's get this thing figured out
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    11-26-14 11:22 PM
  9. blckberry4life's Avatar
    blckberry4life
    Great.. I say let's just load the same app (one .apk and one .bar) and see which one preforms better. I wasn't trying to get too technical with it.. But thanks for the feedback

    say NO to... Android / IOS / Windows
    Last edited by blckberry4life; 11-27-14 at 10:28 PM.
    11-26-14 11:28 PM
  10. BigBadWulf's Avatar
    BigBadWulf
    Moderator
    Originally Posted by blckberry4life
    Great.. I say let's just load the same app (one .apk and one .bar) and see which one reacts better. I wasn't trying to get too technical with it.. But thanks for the feedback

    say NO to... Android / IOS / Windows
    Too bad! You started this buster!
    11-26-14 11:34 PM
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