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Why is the Marketplace not Public?

I'm currently running Google Android on my HTC Touch Vogue thanks to dzo, but I'm wondering, why is the Marketplace not available for other phones yet?
I mean, the OS is pretty well pointless at stock. All you can do is check your email and browse the web (oh right, and make calls too!). It's the applications that make it useful.
Is there any reason in specific that Google decided not to make the Marketplace available to the open-source public?
And on the same matter, if I were to request somone upload .apk's of certain (free) apps from the Marketplace, would that be deemed warez?
I'm dying to get my hands on several apps, including meebo, fBook and Twidroid, all of which are free, but are only available on the Marketplace

It would not be considered wares because they are free apps and games. As far as the market im not sure why its not open to public.

Ok then, would anyone be willing to upload the .apk's of "fbook, "Twidroid" and "meebo"?
Thanks in advance.

If i get a hold of them i will put them in my sig files and let you know, i am searching for them every day and adding them as I get them. meebo added!!

stats555 said:
If i get a hold of them i will put them in my sig files and let you know, i am searching for them every day and adding them as I get them. meebo added!!
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Thanks stats!

And on the same matter, if I were to request somone upload .apk's of certain (free) apps from the Marketplace, would that be deemed warez?
I'm dying to get my hands on several apps, including meebo, fBook and Twidroid, all of which are free, but are only available on the Marketplace
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There is an optional feature for apks published to Market to key the apk to the G1 that originally downloaded it. Probably won't be usable until billing is enabled for Market sometime early next year.

try android-dls.com they have .apk's for many apps on te market

I and several other persons (I have read forum posts about) have heard from Google that they will be putting access to the Android Market via the internet.
My comment to them was that if one had to use the phone to get to the market than they were no better than the "i" (insert SUCKS) market.
Their comment back was that they were working on access to the market from a PC via the internet.
So, it is just a matter of time.

Google keeps the applications that interface with their services (Market, GMail, Maps) closed source. As long as you can get the apk's to those applications, you should be able to install them. Google really should add these apps to the android repository so everyone can access them.

I created web site for android free and open source applications just for users like you, who don't have access to the Marketplace for any reason. There is nothing uploaded yet but as soon i finish my other work i will take care of this. If anyone want to upload an app please register. URL is http://andapps.org
NOTE: Administrators and moderators. I know that this is some sort of spam, but i am not doing this for profit. Just one user helping other users. Fell free to remove this link if you want.

Security By Obscurity
The Marketplace client uses restricted API calls to perform some functions (http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/msg/71f14048eec1c8df), also there is no public web interface into the market, so I think Google believe that revealing what the Marketplace client does to access app data from their servers will lead to mashups and third party apps which use the data in ways that Google may not want to support in the future.
Al.
P.S. If you're interested in an alternative feel free to download the AndAppStore client from http://andappstore.com/AndroidPhoneApplications/apps/7661 or just visit http://andappstore.com/. I'd welcome any feedback about either the AndAppStore site or the app.

way to get apps...
There is a program you can download from the market "ASTRO" that allows you to backup things (and apps) to your SD card. Once the app is on the SD card, plug the G1 into your computer and browse (copy, paste, etc) away.
I wouldn't want to suggest that the apps could then be posted, or whatever, but...
--M

Please help me about wp8 xap

Hi,
I am Roberto from Italy, two days ago I bought a Samsung Actic s WP8
I would like to install xap file, but I do not know how to do it
Is there anyone that can help me?
Thanks in adavence

If it's an app for your job, then associate your phone with your company's server (Settings -> Company Apps) then send the app to your phone (for example, using email).
If it's an app from the store, just open the store, hit the Search button to find it, and install it.
If it's a homebrew app, you'll need a developer unlock for your phone. This requires a developer account; these typically cost $99 USD/year, and you can get them through http://dev.windowsphone.com. Then you'll need the Windows Phone SDK, which contains the Windows Phone Developer Registration tool (to dev-unlock the phone) and the Application Deployment tool (to sideload the XAP).
If you're trying to pirate an app that is in the store, kindly read the rules of this site and then leave.

Sorry I wanted to say:
If I dowload a xap file from this forum, then how can install it on my wp8 phone. My phone has room for aMicro SD too
Thanks in advance

Like gooddaytodie say..
Without a developer unlock u cant install homebrew apps.
And if this app needs root access there is currently no way...
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is it possible that i sideload apps that i did not download from the official website?? if yes then how??

Assuming you mean un-encrypted homebrew or beta apps, yes. You need the WP8 SDK from Microsoft, then use the Windows Phone Developer Registration tool to dev-unlock your phone. Dev-unlock with a free account (that is to say, any typical Microsoft/Windows Live account) will only allow sideloading up to two apps at once. For $19/year, you can get up to 10 at once, though. In either case, you would then use the "Application Deployment" tool to install the XAP.
If it's an app that you *should* have gotten from the store - a game, or any paid app especially - then no. It will be encrypted with a DRM scheme that we haven't yet broken, and honestly, I wouldn't tell you how even if I knew.

I'm a little confused with all these new things.
There is not now another way to sideload un-encrypted homebrew without developer registration?
It is not possible to modify the xap of an homebrew to show it in the marketplace thanks to a proxy?

No and no.

Ok thank you. It was to be sure because I had a doubt when I read what o2neouzr tries to do there http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2398275&page=8

[Q] Put WP8 App on Device for free

Hi !
I'm new on WP8 dev and when I started to develop my app I was facing a problem
Actually, I haven't unlock my Phone and I haven't got a Dev' Account
I just would like to know if there's a way to put my app on my device w/o paying anything.
(It's only for my personal use, I don't want to put it on the store)
So, thanks in advance and have a nice WE !
Nightly'

Dev-unlock is free... just run the Windows Phone Developer Registration tool and follow the instructions. You can use any valid account.
A free account will only allow you to have two sideloaded (unsigned) apps installed at once, though.

Thanks a lot
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Dev-unlock is free... just run the Windows Phone Developer Registration tool and follow the instructions. You can use any valid account.
A free account will only allow you to have two sideloaded (unsigned) apps installed at once, though.
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Thanks a lot ... I haven't this kind of problem with android

[Q] Sideload 1 old app

A question from a totally new windows phone noob.
Long time ago i buy an app for check my phone balance (calls credit, mobile data MB left), now that application was removed from store and i cant reinstall that because i changed my phone from HTC HD7 to Lumia 1520.
My question is: i have the XAP file of that app downloaded from official store before the remove, if i dev unlock (basic unlock - 2 apps) my Lumia 1520 i can install that application?
Thanks

Can you open xap with 7-Zip and view files inside ?

I have 2 XAP of that app.
1 is opened by 7-zip the other not

U can deploy the opened variant.

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U can deploy the opened variant.
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For deploy i need "2 app unlock" or i can simply install with the SD card tip?

A little background: Sometime around the end of the WP7 lifetime, Microsoft started encrypting Store apps with DRM. Those cannot be sideloaded using app deployment, though they can be installed via the SD card if the app is allowed to be installed at all. The bold part is important; installing from SD still requires accessing the store to get a license for the app, and Microsoft can just not give you one.
Non-DRMed apps (recognizable because you can open them as ZIP archives) can be deployed using Application Deployment if your phone is developer-unlocked (the 2-app unlock is fine) and the app doesn't require any special capabilities (for WP7.x apps, that just means the app doesn't have ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES in its manifest). If there's a file called WMAppPRHeader.xml in the .XAP, you'll need to remove it before deploying.
If the app has ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES in its WMAppManifest.xml file, you'll need to interop-unlock the phone first. This is now possible for Lumia phones with SD cards, such as the 1520. I'm not going to explain the details of doing it here; they're easy to find on the forum in the dev&hacking section especially.
Note that an app which has been un-published may simply no longer work. Many apps have to talk to a server somewhere for the app to function. That server might no longer be available for your app. This is pretty common for unpublished apps; no reason to keep a server running for an app nobody is using (or it could be the other way around; they might have unpublished the app because it wasn't worth the cost to keep the server running and without the server the app is useless). Basically, even if you get the app to install and run, there's no guarantee that it'll work.