Sideload apps on your AT&T phones using Linux [How-To]
As Android gets more popular and mainstream, new users are coming out of the woodwork! I’m very happy to say that a portion of those users are running Linux on their desktops, and they’re hungry to learn the things we try to teach all you Windows users. Since we have more than a few Linux-using Advisers and senior members in the forums, this is something we’re more than happy to do. And we’re going to start with something that’s pretty important to me — sideloading apps on phones that have been altered.
It’s not hard, it’s all done through the terminal using commands you can cut and paste, and the setup from start to finish is laid out pretty clearly. Check it out in the forums, and be on the lookout for more Linux tips and tricks from Android Central. And if you’re not a Linux user, but need to get your sideload on, check out the Sideload Wonder Machine for Windows.
Sideload apps on your AT&T phones using Linux [How-To] posted originally by Android Central
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AT&T locks its latest Android phone — the Aria — out of sideloading apps, too
(AT&T Aria, left, and the Nexus One)
Here we go again, folks. The HTC Aria — AT&T’s second and arguably best foray into Android — is limited to only loading applications from the Android Market. As you can see in the screen shot above, the choice to load apps from "non-Market" sources is missing, meaning you won’t be sideloading from other websites or — once Android 2.2 is released — directly from e-mail, which is very cool.
And this isn’t the first time we’ve seen this. As you’ll well remember, the Motorola Backflip is hobbled in the same way — it’s a limitation inflicted by AT&T and is not inherent to the phone itself. We still don’t like calling the phone crippled (OK, I don’t like calling it crippled, others disagree) because of this, as the rest of it works just fine. But we will say the following:
AT&T: Stop doing this. It’s bad for the ecosystem. And bad for developers. And bad for your customers. And it ultimately makes it look like you don’t care about Android.
More on the Aria coming up, folks.
Posted originally at Android Central
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Dell Aero appears on AT&T’s website, with Google apps, search in tow
The Dell Aero has shown up on AT&T’s website with a "coming soon" tagline. While the Aero still looks less than impressive when compared to some of the other new Android phones hitting the wild, there is a bit of good news. It’s seems that once again Engadget was right, and the phone will have all the Google services we’ve come to expect on Android devices – even Google search. This is good news for those of you on AT&T who may have been worried that future handsets were all going to be crippled (or not crippled) like the poor little Backflip.
At least there’s now a viable option for AT&T subscribers who want a subsidized Android phone that does the things Android phones should do. As soon as details like price and release date surface, we’ll keep you posted. Thanks Garrett!