03-09-14 10:24 AM
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  1. rcs36's Avatar
    rcs36
    Tried this a little earlier. Went to File Manager, then downloads, selected APK file, shared it using NFC to my android tablet. Installed like a charm. So, if you have an Android app on your BB that they don't have, you ARE the play store. Sent same apk to brothers BB and again, installed like a charm. Just thought I would mention....
    03-07-14 05:25 PM
  2. gpktom's Avatar
    gpktom
    Cool. Cheers .

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    03-07-14 06:22 PM
  3. KemKev's Avatar
    KemKev
    Super cool
    03-07-14 06:36 PM
  4. Tre Lawrence's Avatar
    Tre Lawrence
    Between Realities
    Cool.

    The safer thing to do would be to send them to the Play Store though.
    03-07-14 06:37 PM
  5. Mr.Monty's Avatar
    Mr.Monty
    I've been using Bluetooth (since my Samsung doesn't have NFC) but same effect. Nice and easy transferring files between the two!
    03-07-14 06:42 PM
  6. rcs36's Avatar
    rcs36
    Did it last night with a woman I knew. Asked her if she had Waze and she said no. So, brought out my phone and sent it to her LG and wallah! ...it was on her phone. note that she had to allow installing from a different source, but it worked great.

    She was wowed, and said "how did you do that?"

    I said, "I have a BlackBerry"
    03-08-14 07:33 PM
  7. oystersourced's Avatar
    oystersourced
    Originally Posted by rcs36
    Did it last night with a woman I knew. Asked her if she had Waze and she said no. So, brought out my phone and sent it to her LG and wallah! ...it was on her phone. note that she had to allow installing from a different source, but it worked great.

    She was wowed, and said "how did you do that?"

    I said, "I have a BlackBerry"
    Did you remind her to disable allowing third-party installation?

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    03-08-14 08:31 PM
  8. rcs36's Avatar
    rcs36
    Originally Posted by oystersourced
    Did you remind her to disable allowing third-party installation?

    Posted via CB10
    If I read her right, I don't think she would allow third party installations anyway.
    03-08-14 10:35 PM
  9. mf1982's Avatar
    mf1982
    I've passed along APK's from Snap to a few people on BB using NFC. First time they've used NFC in the couple of cases, they never even knew what it was.
    03-08-14 10:40 PM
  10. Tre Lawrence's Avatar
    Tre Lawrence
    Between Realities
    Originally Posted by rcs36
    Did it last night with a woman I knew. Asked her if she had Waze and she said no. So, brought out my phone and sent it to her LG and wallah! ...it was on her phone. note that she had to allow installing from a different source, but it worked great.

    She was wowed, and said "how did you do that?"

    I said, "I have a BlackBerry"
    So she ended up getting an apk that wasn't vetted?
    03-09-14 12:21 AM
  11. Aljean Thein's Avatar
    Aljean Thein
    This is cool, but I wouldnt say this would impress them. Cause they have the real playstore in their phone
    03-09-14 01:26 AM
  12. Dave Bourque's Avatar
    Dave Bourque
    Originally Posted by Aljean Thein
    This is cool, but I wouldnt say this would impress them. Cause they have the real playstore in their phone
    You sure ? Flex harder.

    Z10STL100-3/10.2.1.2141
    03-09-14 01:29 AM
  13. NightFire's Avatar
    NightFire
    Beautiful luxury, to be sure; I hate that every Android app that I ask for permissions is given more than BlackBerry would request. I keep telling myself that this evens the playing field. Not to be the Debbie Downer of the group...but it crosses my mind, every time.

    Posted via CB10
    03-09-14 01:31 AM
  14. Kobe Barksdale's Avatar
    Kobe Barksdale
    Even cooler to impress, NFC full contact transfer

    Posted via CB10
    03-09-14 01:45 AM
  15. Aljean Thein's Avatar
    Aljean Thein
    Originally Posted by Dave Bourque
    You sure ? Flex harder.

    Z10STL100-3/10.2.1.2141
    Im real sure, im not even flexing
    03-09-14 03:05 AM
  16. rcs36's Avatar
    rcs36
    The other thing is I can leave the apk files on my computer and download them remotely to my phone.

    Btw, people. Off that topic, but mobogenie allows most, not all, android apps to be updated instead of deleting and reinstalling app.
    03-09-14 07:50 AM
  17. doubleuc's Avatar
    doubleuc
    I've shared a few over blue tooth, never thought of nfc lol

    Posted via CB10
    03-09-14 08:12 AM
  18. incongruent's Avatar
    incongruent
    Originally Posted by rcs36
    If I read her right, I don't think she would allow third party installations anyway.
    This is innuendo, right? My wits are affected by daylight savings time changes.

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    03-09-14 08:45 AM
  19. rcs36's Avatar
    rcs36
    Originally Posted by incongruent
    This is innuendo, right? My wits are affected by daylight savings time changes.

    Posted via CB10
    Yep...lol
    03-09-14 08:59 AM
  20. Mugenski's Avatar
    Mugenski
    Cool! A use for NFC while I wait for my stickers to come in the mail.
    03-09-14 09:12 AM
  21. eldricho's Avatar
    eldricho
    Originally Posted by Tre Lawrence
    Cool.

    The safer thing to do would be to send them to the Play Store though.
    But that depends on your location. The Play Store here in the Caribbean is crap, you can't even download the Facebook app or WhatsApp from it, so most people use 1mobile, which really isn't that safe. I normally get to grab apk's from Snap, so I transfer those to them via NFC if they need them, a safer method for them and one more use for NFC for the all of us.

    Posted via CB10
    03-09-14 10:24 AM
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