I want to install Opera Mini on my G1. the apk is out there but I can not figure out a way to make it run load do anything. Anyone no how to make this happen?
For those wondering why I want Opera Mini is becoz I really like Opera mini in a hurry.
You have to make sure to check the box that says allow outside downloads. But the opera mini wont work its for the old beta emulator and will not load on thre G1.
install???
How exactly do we install third party off the market apps??? I have apk extensions. now what???
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I have seen on many users asking on forum what is .apk file ? How to install .apk app on G1 phone ? How to install non market apk apps on android ? etc. A apk file is “android package file” with the extension ‘.apk’ use to install any application on Google Android powered mobile phone. So incase you need to install any application on your android phone you need to have file with .apk format.
Installing any application on google android is pretty easy but installing non market apps on android phone is little tricky one. Well don’t worry here is guide for installing .apk apps on android phones.
How to Install .Apk Apps on Google Android G1 Phone
1. Install and open the Apps Installer application from the Android Market.
2. This opens a view showing *.apk application names in the sdcard root directory.(note, if no AppNames are listed you have no .apk files in the root directory of the SDCard)
3. Touch the app name to initiate installation of the app.
4. The app is now installed
How to Non-Market .Apk Application on Google Android G1 Phone
1. Download and install Google Android SDK.
2. Now type adb in a command shell will display all the options, adb.exe is SDK tool used to install applications and interface with the device.
3. Now Connect Your G1 Phone to your computer using USB cable. You need to install Drivers for this. Download Android USB drivers from here. This driver is required for adb to interface with an android G1 phone using USB cable.
4. Go to Settings/SD card & phone storage and Unmount/eject SD Card. You can enable it again later after you installed your third-party application.
5. Go to Settings/Application settings and enable Unknown sources.
6. Download the Application installer .apk file to a local folder on your computer, Now type below command at command shell to install app.
adb install <Full Path to apk file><apk file name>
The above guide is only application for windows XP users and Windows Vista users wont be able to use it, since android sdk for windows vista is not available.
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neiltoe said:
I want to install Opera Mini on my G1. the apk is out there but I can not figure out a way to make it run load do anything. Anyone no how to make this happen?
For those wondering why I want Opera Mini is becoz I really like Opera mini in a hurry.
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I have Opera mini 4.2 apk in my files if you need it.
Mikey1022 said:
Go to Android Settings/SD card & phone storage and disable Use for USB storage
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There's no such menu. i.e. "disable Use for USB storage" at "Settings/SD card & phone storage" in T-mobile G1.
To enable ADB, you'll need to turn on "USB debugging" in Settings - Application settings - Development.
Opera mini 4.2 beta is on marketplace now anyway.
actually, there is another way. download the app from the internet (either using Android or PC) and move it to the SD card. then download any file browser app (such as IO File Manager) from Android market. open file browser app and locate the downloaded app from the internet and open it. that's it...
Can you add Twidroid to the mix
stats555 said:
I have Opera mini 4.2 apk in my files if you need it.
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Thanks for putting those files together. Can you add Twidroid to the mix?
Thanks!
this should b made a sticky
FYI: Opera is also on SlideME Marketplace. You can install directly from within SAM. It's under "Communications" category.
If you don't have SAM, just visit http://SlideME.org/sam2 from your G1 and download SAM.
help... please? lol
okay i've read through a lot of threads the past couple hours and i just can't figure this out. i can't install 3rd party apps using apps installer or a file manager, but i can install perfectly fine from the market. it tells me that i need to free up some space in order to do so. i have the box checked and such for installing 3rd party apps in settings, and i'm running JF1.42 RC33... what the heck could the problem [email protected]
might be a dumb question, but do you have enough space(mine starts complaining @ less than 5mb left)? menu-settings-storage-internal space.
try adb install, if previous post doesn't help
aye, i'm well above 5MB even without the /data/data move and the /app move, i believe i'm somewhere around 25mb if i keep everything on my phone. so you think the ADB install will fix this? i will have to try it when i get off of work, i don't think the DoD will take kindly to me using their computers for it lol. what thread is that listed under?
Very Simple to install downloaded apk apps!!!
1. Go into menu/settings/applications and check the box allow install of non-market applications.
2. Then download the app: ApkInstaller
Once you do this, you download the apk file from the internet. Save it somewhere on your memory card. Open ApkInstaller and search for the file on your memory card and install.
It's just that simple. I do it all of the time.
Have fun!
Install .apk
Through Terminal Emulator without adb or another install application (AppsInstaller):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3425442#post3425442
All these methods seem pretty confusing... All I do is just click allow third party apps and then click the .apk file in oi file manager.
If you realize when this thread was created, there was no file manager
Mikey1022 said:
If you realize when this thread was created, there was no file manager
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My bad. Sure glad the file manager came out so I don't have to go through all that trouble .
Is there any way to download applications from the android marketplace to my desktop PC without using the G1 as the downloading device?
Any software/websites out there that facilitate direct downloads to the PC?
Hi,
I used to use the free version of Astro File manager which had the option to enable browser downloads.
Now that Astro has become a paid app, i wanted to know if there is any other app which can do this for me.
Thanks
Chinmay
astro is not yet a paid app. they have recenly upgraded their version of the software. you can go to the market and upgrade for free. I just updated today.
There is also another app called "Download Crutch", there is a lite version as well, that will allow you to download pretty much any type of file from the browser. They are both free, but I am not sure if they are in the market anymore. A Google search should yield you a copy though...
Works fine on my G1 running latest CM ROM, as well as any other I have tried really...
thanks
download crutch is nt available in the market..
will try to find in on google...
Astro is free for a limited time... later again it becomes a problem...
chinmayfun said:
download crutch is nt available in the market..
will try to find in on google...
Astro is free for a limited time... later again it becomes a problem...
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I just happened to have download crutch handy, here you go
use download cruth or estrong file explorer
Hi, why i can't download apk file from browser ?
I have error: Unknow Document.
install this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8139934&postcount=56
it will let you save the downloads to sd
i research in Market this application but i dont' find any ...
is it app for US Market? i'm italian...
use Apps Brain
Apps Brain will let you install stuff even from another country
sorry i can't have error in appbrain application
what happens when you try to install AppsBrain?
i installed appbrain but when try to install "attahcment to sd" i have some problem.
Every time I try to open a Microsoft office document on my pixel 5 I get prompted to authorize use "zip extractor" and get redirected to a website in order to do so (even though I app libre office installed on my phone and that app is able to read and edit office files) , is this an official google/google drive app? If so then why doesn't it just work and I get redirected to a site that doesn't look very google like?
And you don't have zip extractor app installed on your phone? I'd go to any of the apps involved and under the app's advanced settings and clear "open by default"
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And you don't have zip extractor app installed on your phone? I'd go to any of the apps involved and under the app's advanced settings and clear "open by default"
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No, I don't any zip apps installed on my phone, I did some more digging and apparently zip extractor looks kind of official?
"ZIP Extractor
ZIP Extractor is a JavaScript implementation of a utility for opening and extracting ZIP files into Google Drive. The example contains working code showing:
Authorizing an application and authenticating user requests using the drive.file scope sharing widgets.
Opening files with the Drive interface
Uploading and downloading files using CORS
Creating a Chrome Web Store listing and associating an application with a MIME type
To get started, try the app or install it in Drive. To view or download the source, visit the ZIP Extractor on the GitHub repo."
https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/examples