OS 2.0 BETA Android Apps- APKs/BARs- TESTED/CONFIRMED/FAILED/Testing/Converting
UPDATE #4 11/12/2011 10:22 PM EST
Are the android apps which you are taking the bar files from and porting to the playbook going to be released on the app world?
"NO".
The Google Document was created, and has since grown, to demonstrate, to these companies/developers whether or not their application would run within the Developmental BETA release of OS2 Runtime environment.
It was also supposed to show these companies that there is a demand for their product on the Playbook once the new OS is officially released.
is this compilation going to be available for individuals to use at their own will?
We do not own the rights to any of these applications.
We cannot submit them to AppWorld.
Submissions to AppWorld MUST be made by the company who legally owns the rights to them.
will *we* be expected to pay for these apps in app world
That depends on the developer/company, and is why are only posting links to FREELY available applications that have been converted. We are strongly discouraging anyone from purchasing any Android application specifically for the Playbook until it is available directly from AppWorld.
Please keep in mind that RIM has specifically and openly said that they do not allow Side-loading Applications on the Playbook. What we are essentially doing is exploiting a hole in their development process to load applications within a development setting.
There is a very good chance they will plug this hole once the official release comes out.
We have been saying from the start that this entire process is experimental and we cannot offer any guarantees on what the future will bring.
However, there are exceptions to every rule and to find those exceptions, you will need to look into the TOC and license of the application.
For example, the mobile license for LastPass can be purchased once, and expressly states that it can used on MULTIPLE MOBILE DEVICES.
On the other hand, applications like SmrtGuard and SlingPlayer (if they worked on the Android Player) specifically say that you have to purchase a new license for each device/OS whether it is Blackberry/Android/iOS [in other words: "non-transferable"].
Bottom-line: Contact the developer/company and continue to press them to legally and officially convert their application for the Playbook. Ask THEM what their licensing policy is or find it on their website.
UPDATE #3 10/21/2011 6:32 PM EST
The list below is now completely out-of-date and is officially no longer being updated. Please do not PM me to have your app added here.
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 #2 10/21/2011 1:50PM EST
For instructions on how to install the BAR files, or convert an APK, please go to this thread
UPDATE 10/21/2011 6:54 AM EST
First, the bad news- as of this moment, I'm no longer going to be keeping this list up-to-date.
Now, the good news. There is a much better, more accurate list being complied on a Google Doc. Please refer to that list from this point forward.
https://accounts.google.com/ServiceL...heets&hl=en_US