Questions about sideloading from a newbie

**lekhwani** · 05-12-2012, 04:20 PM

A few days back I got hold of playbook. I had heard it can run android apps natively. I wanted to taste the best of both worlds ie blackberry os and android os.

After geting my playbook, as soon as I switched it on and connected to WiFi, it offered and update and I just accepted it and installed the update.

Now, I want to know what options I have to side load android apps?

**diegonei** · 05-12-2012, 05:08 PM

You just named one of them: Side loading.

The other is hurting them down in AppWorld.

To sideload, I'd look for HaTaX's PlayBook Tools.

**GreyGhostRos** · 05-12-2012, 10:18 PM

Hello and welcome to crackberry!!
Checkout the first 3 sticky posts here about sideloading:
http://forums.crackberry.com/android...eloading-f258/

Be warned not all android apps will work.. And some of those which do may not work flawlessly.. But quite a lot work great so best of luck

**lekhwani** · 05-13-2012, 12:48 AM

Originally Posted by GreyGhostRos

Hello and welcome to crackberry!!
Checkout the first 3 sticky posts here about sideloading:
http://forums.crackberry.com/android...eloading-f258/

Be warned not all android apps will work.. And some of those which do may not work flawlessly.. But quite a lot work great so best of luck

Thanks for your kind reply.
The bbh tool download side is not working, currently. Is there any other link.

**Lypse** · 05-13-2012, 04:16 AM

Originally Posted by lekhwani

Thanks for your kind reply.
The bbh tool download side is not working, currently. Is there any other link.

Here you go.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11455588/BBHTool-pub.zip

**lekhwani** · 05-14-2012, 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by Lypse

Here you go.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11455588/BBHTool-pub.zip

Do we essentially have to be on 2.0 to sideload apps?

I am currently on 2.0.1.358.

Do I have to downgrade?

**RossyBoy92** · 05-14-2012, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by lekhwani

Do we essentially have to be on 2.0 to sideload apps?

I am currently on 2.0.1.358.

Do I have to downgrade?

No sideloading works on 2.0 and up, no need to downgrade

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**STRATEGIZER** · 05-15-2012, 07:36 AM

Got my Playbook this morning. Updated to the latest FW, Side loaded a few apps within 10 minutes (After setting everything up).

So happy with my Playbook right now