1. Erandhawa's Avatar
    UPDATE: All apps are being shared through a spreadsheet look below

    Go to https://accounts.google.com/ServiceL...heets&hl=en_US and see if the application is listed
    If the application is not listed, or you need to update the status of an existing application, please fill out the form at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...V1Z0E6MQ#gid=0
    If the application is listed, check the status
    If the application is listed mutliple times, make sure to check the status from the most recent timestamp
    When you want to update the status of an application, you will need to resubmit it
    Submissions cannot, and will not, be edited.



    UPDTAE: Our good friend HaTaX has made it a lot easier for people unfamiliar with the command prompt to convert apks. Here is the link, basically download his zip file and read the readme file, yea you have to read it sorry.

    http://forums.crackberry.com/playboo...easier-662772/




    Hey all so I decided to do some messing around and figured out how to convert an apk to bar and load it onto my playbook running os2. I converted Enterprise Remote Desktop and sideloaded it via DDPB installer.

    I've attached the bar if you want to try using RDP. Let me know if you want me to try to convert other apk's. I will be trying netflix and skype next. Atleast we are getting somewhere. I am sure Hatax will be able to achieve way more than I have but its a start so lets start loading apps again.

    UPDATE: It seems if you had the previous Android App Player at any point you may have to do a security wipe.
    UPDATE: INSTRUCTIONS TO TRY SIGNING APPS YOURSELF


    To create and sign your own bar files from apk (android apps).

    1. Go here: https://bdsc.webapps.blackberry.com/android/tool and download the Comman-line tools.

    2. Go here: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/ja...ads/index.html and download the java jdk.

    3. Go here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html and download the android sdk. Once installed make sure to download the 2.3.3 ver 10 update.

    Please make sure you install Android APK 2.3.3 API 10 Revision 2. You will see it in the download list.

    4. Register for your own signing keys.

    5. Extract the download from the command line tools to a folder, I created folder c:\apkbar

    6. To make things easy I would install the android sdk to c:\apkbar or copy it to c:\apkbar because you have to point to it in the command prompt.

    7. Create a folder to save your apk files in, I used c:\apk

    8. Open the command prompt and browse to your Command line tools folder, in my case it was c:\apkbar\

    9. Type the following:
    apk2bar <location of apk> <location of sdk> -t <location to save bar>
    if you used my folders it would be:
    apk2bar c:\apk\kindle.apk c:\apkbar\sdk\ -t c:\apk

    10. Next we are going to sign the bar file, while still in the command prompt type the following:
    batchbar-signer <location of bar file> <location of development key> <passcode> <passcode>

    11. Install via DDPB ( http://www.filearchivehaven.com/2011...dpb-installer/ )
    Last edited by erandhawa; 10-22-11 at 03:11 PM.
    10-18-11 09:30 PM
  2. Erandhawa's Avatar
    Apps UPDATE 10.21.11 @ 4:05pm pacific:

    Thanks to technomensch for bringing this up but read below a team of people have made a better system to keep track of bar files. Its a google docs link which works phenominally so please add your bar files to the links below.

    Thanks to my comrades over in this thread, together, we've set up a working system {read that thread if you want to know what happened, and why we've changed}:

    Go to https://accounts.google.com/ServiceL...heets&hl=en_US and see if the application is listed
    If the application is not listed, or you need to update the status of an existing application, please fill out the form at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...V1Z0E6MQ#gid=0
    If the application is listed, check the status
    If the application is listed mutliple times, make sure to check the status from the most recent timestamp
    When you want to update the status of an application, you will need to resubmit it
    Submissions cannot, and will not, be edited.

    If there are any other changes or developments, I will be sure to post it here.

    We thank you for your patience and your assistance.

    UPDATE: I will keep on updating and converting bar files. Another thread has been created to list actual tested and successfully working Bar files (most below work but the other thread covers the ones we haven't listed down below since they don't work)

    Please make sure we don't post any paid apps, we do not want to take away from developers, at the end of the day they are the ones that work hard to get these great programs. If you paid for a android app and would like it converted please follow the steps below and if you get stuck someone can probably help, we don't want to post paid apps if we have please pm and we'll remove it

    http://forums.crackberry.com/playboo...7/#post6778120

    If you can pm me links to bar files or just post bar files I can update this list.

    Links to working Apps:

    Remote Desktop Enterprise - http://forums.crackberry.com/attachm...ng-os2-rdp.zip

    Kindle - http://forums.crackberry.com/attachm...os2-kindle.zip

    IM+ - http://forums.crackberry.com/attachm...ing-os2-im.zip

    Android Task Killer - http://forums.crackberry.com/attachm...taskkiller.zip

    Flixter - http://forums.crackberry.com/attachm...s2-flixter.zip

    Citrix (though there is a native people like the android version) - http://forums.crackberry.com/attachm...os2-citrix.zip

    IMO - http://cl.ly/0y3D2J3C2z2q2b1X0M0g

    NYCMate (subway app for NYC) - http://forums.crackberry.com/attachm...-nycsubway.zip

    Office Suite Pro - http://forums.crackberry.com/attachm...1&d=1319005670

    ezPDF (Haven't tested let us know) - http://forums.crackberry.com/attachm...1&d=1319005735

    Opera Mobile (haven't tested) - http://forums.crackberry.com/attachm...1&d=1319005670

    Skyfire (haven't tested) - http://forums.crackberry.com/attachm...1&d=1319005783

    Google Maps 5.9 - http://forums.crackberry.com/attachm...1&d=1319006488

    Plume - http://forums.crackberry.com/attachm...-os2-pp264.zip

    Tweetcast - http://forums.crackberry.com/attachm...-tweetcast.zip

    Dolphin - http://forums.crackberry.com/attachm...s2-dolphin.zip

    iSilo - http://forums.crackberry.com/attachm...silo527and.zip

    Tapatalk - http://forums.crackberry.com/attachm...2-tapatalk.zip

    Winamp - http://forums.crackberry.com/attachm...-winamp103.zip

    KiK Messenger - http://www.multiupload.com/AKATNDA2Q0

    IMDB - http://www.multiupload.com/Z3MEEUUISX

    Gmail - http://forums.crackberry.com/attachm...g-gmail235.zip

    Kaitenmail - http://forums.crackberry.com/attachm...kaitenmail.zip

    Moboplayer - http://forums.crackberry.com/attachm...1&d=1319048619
    Last edited by erandhawa; 10-21-11 at 06:05 PM.
    10-18-11 09:36 PM
  3. PanaSama's Avatar
    Could you convert Kindle and Teamviewer?
    10-18-11 09:36 PM
  4. strikeIII's Avatar
    sorry for the noob question but what is DDPB installer?
    10-18-11 09:38 PM
  5. Artwerks's Avatar
    +1 for TeamViewer, and would like to know if Skype works. Thanks!
    10-18-11 09:39 PM
  6. billlpb's Avatar
    skype would be amazing if it worked. Please let us know if you can do it.

    PS. I am super sad about the netflix attempt. Let's hope that there's somehow another way.
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    10-18-11 09:44 PM
  7. Erandhawa's Avatar
    So kindle, skype and im+ are comming up incompatible, but I am pretty sure if I can figure the command prompt converter out we can get im+ and kindle working. This is where we need Hatax, pretty sure he'd be able to figure out the conversion process out fairly quick but i'll stay on it and update as it goes.

    Update:

    packaged kindle and installing will let you know shortly.
    Last edited by erandhawa; 10-18-11 at 09:49 PM.
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    10-18-11 09:45 PM
  8. Erandhawa's Avatar
    10-18-11 09:50 PM
  9. Erandhawa's Avatar
    So definately doing something wrong in the command prompt converter. Using the online converter worked like a charm trying to use the command prompt I couldn't even get rdp to work successfully. I'll keep you updated once I figure out why my command prompt converter isn't working.
    10-18-11 10:07 PM
  10. PDSchofield's Avatar
    Angry Birds from this site works.....just looks to be in foreign language...
    10-18-11 10:07 PM
  11. mfreedmn97's Avatar
    skype would be amazing if it worked. Please let us know if you can do it.

    PS. I am super sad about the netflix attempt. Let's hope that there's somehow another way.
    hey how about the sonos music system app - that ought to be an 'easy' one. thanks !
    10-18-11 10:09 PM
  12. KermEd's Avatar
    Hey thats my blog & website Anyway, those files will stay up as long as humanly possible on there (prepaid for a couple years still). And you can get pretty fast downloads form it.

    Were you repacking the files using this?

    @renaun posts: Repacking an AIR based .apk to PlayBook .bar

    If that works - let me know. I'll create a Windows program to package it for you.

    ~ls.
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    10-18-11 10:12 PM
  13. Erandhawa's Avatar
    Figured it out I have to sign the bar file before i can install it. Thats why the first one worked I signed it via web. Gonna sign kindle and see if it works
    10-18-11 10:13 PM
  14. Erandhawa's Avatar
    Hey thats my blog & website Anyway, those files will stay up as long as humanly possible on there (prepaid for a couple years still). And you can get pretty fast downloads form it.

    Were you repacking the files using this?

    @renaun posts: Repacking an AIR based .apk to PlayBook .bar

    If that works - let me know. I'll create a Windows program to package it for you.

    ~ls.
    No using rims website. But I found that the kindle app and others don't make it passed their testing so was going to try to manually package it. Just can't get my keys signed on it.
    10-18-11 10:19 PM
  15. Erandhawa's Avatar
    And I got it working. Attached is kindle working on the Android app player. I was able to login and view my books.
    10-18-11 10:22 PM
  16. Erandhawa's Avatar
    Going to eat dinner now and I will attempt netflix again. Think i figured out what i was doing wrong the first time.
    10-18-11 10:23 PM
  17. LewLew23's Avatar
    We have a mini Hatax in the making!
    10-18-11 10:23 PM
  18. beware96's Avatar
    I just loaded Angry Birds, google maps and Island Mini Golf from Installing Android on your PlayBook | File Archive Haven and it works!!! kind of of choppy though
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    10-18-11 10:24 PM
  19. XIIISlaughters's Avatar
    Can you do the same with Netflix as you did with Kindle?
    10-18-11 10:25 PM
  20. KermEd's Avatar
    10-18-11 10:31 PM
  21. strikeIII's Avatar
    So, I followed the instructions on how to get the DDPB installed and put my PB in developer mode and the DDPB sees my PB but when I push the Android App Player to my PB it says "Done" but it does not install. Is it possible I needed to have this installed before I updated to v2.0?
    10-18-11 10:33 PM
  22. XIIISlaughters's Avatar
    So, I followed the instructions on how to get the DDPB installed and put my PB in developer mode and the DDPB sees my PB but when I push the Android App Player to my PB it says "Done" but it does not install. Is it possible I needed to have this installed before I updated to v2.0?
    Android Player is already baked in! That part was for a leaked version a few versions back. What we need now is apps to be repackaged, and using that same tool push it out to the device.
    10-18-11 10:35 PM
  23. Erandhawa's Avatar
    So created the bar for netflix it gets to the Loading, Please Wait portions then turns to Portrait mode and crashes. Basically no go, I am going to try a rooted netflix apk i saw on the web somewhere
    10-18-11 10:38 PM
  24. XIIISlaughters's Avatar
    So created the bar for netflix it gets to the Loading, Please Wait portions then turns to Portrait mode and crashes. Basically no go, I am going to try a rooted netflix apk i saw on the web somewhere
    Awh gosh darn it. That's upsetting. Netflix would make my playbook purchase more worth it by about a million times.
    10-18-11 10:39 PM
  25. strikeIII's Avatar
    Android Player is already baked in! That part was for a leaked version a few versions back. What we need now is apps to be repackaged, and using that same tool push it out to the device.
    Even when I push the rdp.bar and kindle.bar I don't see them installed anywhere.
    10-18-11 10:42 PM
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