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
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now Microsoft said that the SDK is free + development is free (i have win8)
soo it meens i can install a third party app on my WP8?
(i remember in WP7 that a dev can install any app he want)
lets say WAZE for WP7 its a .cab file
link for app: http://meirtsvi.wordpress.com/2011/06/27/waze-for-wp7-downloads/
thanks
Development is free but deployment to the device is not. You're either a registered developer or a registered company or you can only use Marketplace Apps.
StevieBallz said:
Development is free but deployment to the device is not. You're either a registered developer or a registered company or you can only use Marketplace Apps.
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got it.... it really seams to esay
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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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 !
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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.
Thanks a lot
GoodDayToDie said:
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
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.
This is because the method worked on Chinese version failed. And the key issue is some government apps require GMS or otherwise it simply say cannot run.
As GMS is so necessary, so can we do one step back? That is to install something (I don' mind what the are) and then let those apps thought GMS is there and continue to run. Is it possible? I don't mind login of google account.
VMOS method has been tried and has some support of those apps, but is there any non virtual machine method? Anyone knows?
Does the bank app work under vmos? E.g. Amex UK or Natwest bank?
Probably not.
I receive security warning, apps don't work (in Romania).
Shymmy said:
Probably not.
I receive security warning, apps don't work (in Romania).
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I tried McDonald Singapore app, same thing that give security warning.
Have another thread going here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...ed-gms-with-google-login-and-no-vmos.4197191/
Hope someone can figure something out
Try using Duel Space method
Tried the apps named Dual Space. However, very few apps can work (e.g. My M1 - operator apps works) and most of other apps remains not working.
wow, threadstarter from Singapore
What is your firmware version by the way ?