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Method found for installing homemade apps on Pre
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Method found for installing homemade apps on Pre | Method found for installing homemade apps on Pre |
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| by Jake Widman | |
| Thursday, 25 June 2009 | |
Participants in the Palm Pre-oriented community PreCentral.net have discovered how to add unsigned applications to the smartphone, opening the way for users to experiment with homebrewed applications. Featured Whitepaper
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However, Robitaille continued, one user had discovered that while clicking links to .ipk app files from the Pre browser didn't work, clicking them from within an e-mail apparently did. Then on Monday, the blog described a proof-of-concept app that demonstrated that getting an app in e-mail was a viable way of installing one without "rooting" your Pre. As of today, the site has added a new forum for sharing homemade applications, both those that require rooting and those that don't. Posting an app requires developer access, but downloading an app just requires membership. There's also a new forum for getting Pre wallpapers via e-mail. |
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