BlackBerry® PlayBook™

[John_Clark]

No. You download to your PC and then sideload to your PlayBook. Sideload just means install via usb cable. There is an app at the Goodreader site to use for sideloading. You can also use an app called DDPB.

[JSanders Resident Expert]

Of course all this specific discussion is a bit premature.

It all makes much more sense doing it in person than describing it here.

Trust me, I fought side-loading anything for months because I thought it sounded too complicated. It's really a piece of cake.

[gino_76ph]

Is sideloading a different term for file transfer via wifi?

I've just managed to see the instructiuons to download via PC. But is this also compatible with a Mac?

If i install this Good ereader on my PB can i now download Android apps onto my PB?

[John_Clark]

Exactly. I felt the same way but now I can download and convert my own apps if necessary (I installed the developer tools). They don't all work but its fun to play with. Fortunately, my daughter has an Android phone so I can download apk files using her account.

Start with sideloading the Goodreader apps before delving into convering your own, though.

[John_Clark]

I don't know how to sideload from a Mac.

File transfer files via wifi is different than sideloading apps. You can't install apps directly from the Goodreader site to the playbook. You have to "sideload" them from your PC using the usb cable.

Just do a Google search to find instructions on how to sideload applications. Its easy.

[JSanders Resident Expert]

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gino_76ph wrote:

Could you please briefly tell me what is wifi file sharing? IS this the fastest and easiest way to transfer files in between a PB and a PC/Mac?

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It works pretty smoothly for me. It simply sets up a direct WiFi connection between your PC and your Playbook and you drag/drop files back and forth. Music, Vids, whatever.

[jarviser]

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gino_76ph wrote:

Is sideloading a different term for file transfer via wifi?

 I've just managed to see the instructiuons to download via PC. But is this also compatible with a Mac?

 If i install this Good ereader on my PB can i now download Android apps onto my PB?

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Goodereader.com is a website to find android apps, not an actual app.

will repost instructions from earlier.

Install Chrome Browser  for Mac (OS X 10.5 or later, Intel only)

Install Extension "Playbook App Manager"

Download the converted Android app from Goodereader.com to Downloads folder

Put playbook into developer mode (settings, security, development mode)

Hit the Install button and point to the downloaded app in Downloads

Regarding USB cable it never even dawned on me to use cable. I used wifi to sideload.

Development mode icon showed me 192.168.1.100 as my wifi IP address and I used that in the Playbook App manager settings.