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.
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Yahoo! Mail for Android requiring off-Market update [update -- Yahoo has fixed]
From the department of things that really suck: Yahoo! Mail for Android is prompting users to upgrade to version 1.2.0. Normally we all love updates, but this time Yahoo is forcing users to download and install this update from outside the Android Market. Users who fail to accept and install the update from mobildl.zenfs.com are unable to use Yahoo! Mail on their phones or tablets. We’ve reached out to Yahoo for a response, especially since AT&T users are out in the cold — unless they use the Android Central Sideload Wonder Machine that is — and if they respond we’ll update accordingly.
We get it — Yahoo and Google are competitors. But this only serves to alienate your users, Yahoo. Here’s hoping you care enough about them to get this righted. Thanks Matthew for the heads-up!
Update from Yahoo! Mail for Android’s Market page:
"IMPORTANT! A pre-release alpha version update was accidentally published on OCT 25th. If you downloaded this broken non-market version, please remove from your device and reinstall 1.0.4 from the Market"
So there you go, it was all a slip of the finger, err mouse. Uninstall and reinstall from the Market and you’re set. I take back all those evil thoughts.
Posted originally at Android Central
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Android Central Sideload Wonder Machine for Linux and Mac
There are three things I love — open source, Linux, and ingenuity. Android Central forum member 42turkeys brings all three together, along with some serious Mac love in his versions of the Sideload Wonder Machine for Linux and Mac. Using the same premise as we did with the Windows version, you can now sideload apps to your crippled AT&T branded Android phones using your Mac or Linux computer.
Because Linux and MacOS have a robust shell, these are terminal applications. It’s a fair trade — you’re not getting the point and click GUI, but you can do a bit more through the menu. And if you’re using Mac OS, or especially Linux, you shouldn’t be afraid of the terminal. Hit 42turkey’s forum thread HERE to download either version, and get you some sideload on.
Nice work Mr. turkeys … very nice! [Android Central Forums]
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