- I have loads of newbies who want instagram etc. on their phones but are afraid to side load. If snap were made available in BBWorld then it's would be simpler to download snap then use it to download android apps, instead of having to side load snap to get that!
Posted via CB1006-12-14 05:17 AMLike 0 - Snap is a great app, but it's technically a violation of Google's terms of service for the Play Store. Adding it as an official app would open the chances of legal action by Google.
The sideloading process at least gives BlackBerry a degree of plausible deniability: they may mention that Android apps are supported but they don't say where to get them from.
Posted via CB1006-12-14 05:23 AMLike 0 -
- Oh business as usually... BlackBerry and Google have an agreement on that BlackBerry supports Android apps, but it's not official? No it's, but it's not legal for BlackBerry third part apps/stores to exist in a official BlackBerry app market? Well, but then, how should the average user be able to use Android apps.. they can't sideload etc...
Posted via CB1006-12-14 05:47 AMLike 0 - Reason of support for Android in BB10 OS is to attract more developers by giving them easy to use tool to port they Android apps and potentially gain new customers from BlackBerry users.
This also opened door for sideloading apps from developers who don't care about BlackBerry users/market.
Posted via CB1006-12-14 06:36 AMLike 0 -
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- 06-12-14 12:07 PMLike 0
- Oh business as usually... BlackBerry and Google have an agreement on that BlackBerry supports Android apps, but it's not official? No it's, but it's not legal for BlackBerry third part apps/stores to exist in a official BlackBerry app market? Well, but then, how should the average user be able to use Android apps.. they can't sideload etc...
Posted via CB1006-12-14 02:04 PMLike 0 - This might sound funny. But if Snap was a APK file (android port) then anyone could install the Snap app without needing BlackBerry World or side loading.
Kinda dumb that we can install APK files (Android ports) directly (without a store) but we can't install Bar files (native blackberry apps) without a store or side loading.
Can someone convert the Snap bar file to an APK file? LOL
Posted via CB1006-12-14 02:38 PMLike 0 - I love Snap and the Amazon Store. Too bad that despite compatibility, FULL FUNCTIONALITY Is still lacking. Most notably any app that has push notifications are essentially useless.
I also feel that giving developers a means by which to port their apps takes away their motivation to build a native app. It's easier to port and say "there you go" while in the background essentially dropping BlackBerry support.
It's a frustrating situation when you really like an Android app and are forced to download it and lose the full functionality that we would have had if developers just build a BlackBerry native app.
Hoping 10.3 improves the functionality component.
Posted from my Z30 on CB1006-12-14 02:48 PMLike 0 - This might sound funny. But if Snap was a APK file (android port) then anyone could install the Snap app without needing BlackBerry World or side loading.
Kinda dumb that we can install APK files (Android ports) directly (without a store) but we can't install Bar files (native blackberry apps) without a store or side loading.
Can someone convert the Snap bar file to an APK file? LOL
Posted via CB10
It's not so simple.
The developer would have to completely re-design and re-code his app to make it an android apk app.
Posted via CB1006-12-14 02:48 PMLike 0 - @joeldf
I know, I was kinda being sarcastic. But at the same time the people that say, "I can't sideload" now have a plausible option.
I actually have fun with the people that won't load Snap on their phones. I download the apk app and then transfer the apk to their phone for them to install directly without the store. Kinda blows them away! Lol
Posted via CB1006-12-14 11:10 PMLike 0 -
If someone wrote an application to interface with the Amazon application store front, they would probably be able to put that in BB World because Amazon has stated that they don't have a problem with non-Kindle users accessing it. They also make the APK for their store application available for download. Android is open source. Google Services aren't.06-13-14 08:48 AMLike 0 - This might sound funny. But if Snap was a APK file (android port) then anyone could install the Snap app without needing BlackBerry World or side loading.
Kinda dumb that we can install APK files (Android ports) directly (without a store) but we can't install Bar files (native blackberry apps) without a store or side loading.
Can someone convert the Snap bar file to an APK file? LOL
Posted via CB10tdaye likes this.06-13-14 08:52 AMLike 1 - I love Snap and the Amazon Store. Too bad that despite compatibility, FULL FUNCTIONALITY Is still lacking. Most notably any app that has push notifications are essentially useless.
I also feel that giving developers a means by which to port their apps takes away their motivation to build a native app. It's easier to port and say "there you go" while in the background essentially dropping BlackBerry support.
It's a frustrating situation when you really like an Android app and are forced to download it and lose the full functionality that we would have had if developers just build a BlackBerry native app.
Hoping 10.3 improves the functionality component.
Posted from my Z30 on CB10
Also, I feel there needs to be better outreach to developers when it comes to Android compatibility because, for example, it probably wouldn't been easier and better for Bank of America to have ported their Android app instead of creating an HTML 5 app that doesn't have all of the functionality of the Android version.06-13-14 11:53 AMLike 0
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SNAP!!! Why not make it available in BBWorld??
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