• • Personally, I think BlackBerry’s new Z10 full touch smartphone is the best product it’s ever launched. Slick, fast, button-free and iPhone-pretty, the Z10 is a bold step for a company seen as locked in the past. There is one issue though, a glaring one that I’ll touch on in my review: there’s a serious lack of quality apps on BB10 OS. Skype, Whatsapp and Instagram are nowhere to be found. So what’s a geek to do? Easy, sideload Android apps onto the BB Z10. This is how you get Whatsapp, Skype, Instagram, Flipboard and everything else for the BlackBerry Z10.

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First off, this is a Windows PC sideloading guide. It is possible to sideload Android apps onto a Z10 via a Mac, but it’s troublesome. It’s an hour of fiddling versus ten minutes of setting up a Windows PC.

Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Once I’ve successfully gotten the Mac sideloading technique down, I’ll update this story You’ll need a few applications before connecting your BB Z10. • – This is an app installer for the PlayBook, but works as well on the Z10. • There’s also the chance that you’ll need that • What is a must is Java, so if you don’t have it installed, Now it’s the Z10’s turn. • Go to phone settings, security, development mode. Turn development mode “ON” and take note of the IP address.

• Open up DDPB installer on the PC, the screen will look like this: Now, plug in the BB Z10, let the Windows PC install the drivers and wait for the computer to pickup the Z10. • Keep the DDPB window open and once the Z10 has connected, click “scan” to pick up the IP address of your device.

• Select the corresponding IP address, enter your password and click “connect.” A window pops up saying “connecting”. Once that’s finished, no further windows pop up. From here, you add in the converted Android apps (BAR files), select them and click “install”.

DDPB installs the software onto the Z10 and the app should appear in the last window. Note: When you’re finished installing apps, it’s wise to turn off developer mode. Now as for the converted apps, we’re not going to tell you how to download BAR files or convert Android APK’s to BlackBerry BAR apps at this stage. Watch out for a later article on the pros and cons of converting APK to BAR. That’s it, you can ditch your Android and iPhone, now knowing full well that the Z10 can support most if not all the popular apps.

Yes, the best apps will eventually come to the Z10 (Whatsapp is this month and Skype sometime ““), but until then, you don’t have to waste time fussing about. Film cruel temptation subtitle indonesia goblin. Oh, here’s proof that it works. Screenshot is of my Z10. • • • • • • • •.

Description This file you are downloading is a Windows Installation file that will Install the Software on your PC. This will allow you to install BAR files, which are proprietary Playbook files! Step 1) Download this file and install it on your PC Step 2) Power up your Playbook and Go to Settings Step 3) Next Go to the option called Security Step 4) Select the Option Development Mode Step 5) Turn Development Mode On and select an easy to remember Pasword Step 6) You will notice a Development IP Address this will show up on your main homescreen with an icon that shows a guy with a shirt Step 7) Using your Blackberry Web Browser download any Playbook App you want to your Playbook. Step 8.) By Default when you download apps using your web browser they are stored in a directory called /downloads/ Step 9) Plug your Playbook Into your PC and launch the Windows Application you downloaded and installed. Step 10) On the left hand side it will say Playbook IP address, hit the scan button and it will use the IP address that you used when you setup the Developer security option. If you forget what it was or it won’t scan, click on the guy with the green shirt on your homescreen on the top right hand corner and it will tell you what it is. Step 11) Underneath the IP Address is a password, use the password I told you to use when you setup your developer account under Security.

Step 12) Click ADD and Navigate using the Explorer to the Download Directory on your Playbook and Select the Apps you want to install. Step 13) Your apps will install to your Playbook and you now have full access to mainstream applications not currently available in the Blackberry APP World. If you need any help with this program or any questions please comment below and we can help you. *** If your computer does not have Java, which most do you might need to install it on your PC to get this program to work. You will see a error message saying something about a JAR File missing, Google for JAVA 32 BIT.