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The process of transferring data between two local devices. In terms of mobile devices it means to use USB, BT, NFC, memory-card or a local network instead of online app stores like Marketplace, Google Play, iTunes.

Sideloading is a term used in Internet culture, similar to "upload" and "download", but in reference to the process of transferring data between two local devices, in particular between a computer and a mobile device such as a mobile phone, smartphone, PDA, tablet, portable media player or e-reader.

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Nexus 7 not visible over USB via "adb devices" from Windows 7 x64

I have done the obvious -- the USB driver was installed from the latest Android SDK, and USB debugging was turned on in the tablet. When the Nexus 7 is connected, the device shows up in the Windows Device Manager as "Android Phone" / "Android…
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How to know an application is installed from google play or side-load?

I need to detect my application is installed from google play or other market, how could I get this information?
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How to Distribute Compiled Windows 8 Metro Applications without Windows Store?

I am just curious if there is a way to package up a Windows 8 Metro application to distribute it to others with the Windows 8 Developer Preview installed? It would be nice to be able to allow someone to just download and install, rather than…
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The maximum number of apps for free development profiles has been reached. Xcode 11.5

I updated Xcode to 11.5 from 11.4 soon after the update I'm unable to run the apps on my physical device which is also currently running the latest IOS 13.5. When I try running the app an error shows up saying "-402620383--The maximum number of…
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Android, sideloading applications and keep them up to date via Google Play

My company would like to give an Android device to a group of our selected customers. Doing that, we would like to provide users with our mobile app. The app is already on Google Play, but we would like to avoid users downloading and installing by…
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Can you install you own apps on your windows 7 phone

I'm trying to create my own small Windows 7 Phone app. I have downloaded the tools and I'm writing code. I'm wondering how I can install my app on my phone? Do I have to register to become an app developer and then upload my code? Is there a way…
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'App installer failed to install package dependencies. Ask the developer for Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00

screenshot of the error I am getting this error:"App installer failed to install package dependencies.Ask the developer for Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.Debug package" while side loading .appxbundle file via App installer in windows10 client machine,…
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Sideloading apps on Windows 8 Pro

I'm currently playing around with sideloading of Windows 8 applications in a corporate environment. Our customers will most probably run Windows 8 Pro on x86-based tablets. Deploying an application with the PowerShell works (rather) well, as long as…
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Android App not compatible with devices that sideload Google Play

I have an app which has been deployed to Play and is compatible with any device running 2.1 or later; no special restrictions or requirements defined in AndroidManifest.xml. There have been several complaints from users trying to install the app via…
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Verify non-Google Play app installs using Play core library

Some context: Most of us may have faced this ResourceNotFoundException when we migrated to Android app bundle release method. It is evident that the issue is because of Side-loading the app. Reference here. Google recently announced solution to this…
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Will Metro-style applications be able to be installed outside the market frame?

Can I develop my custom private Metro-style applications and deploy them directly to my customers, bypassing the market? Will I be able to provide my customers with their custom-made applications in Metro-style? For instance, in Android you can…
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Preferred way to deliver UWP app without Windows Store

I need to deliver an UWP app (*) that the client will install on tablets inside their network. The Windows Store is blocked by policy. There is a procedure for signing and sideloading an .appx package…
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What happened to Google's sideload check documentation?

When using app bundles, there is a risk that a user will "sideload" a customised APK onto an incompatible device. This may cause a crash, as the required densities / languages won't be present. To resolve this, there is a handy MissingSplitsManager…
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Sideloading Error 21 Signature Verification Failed

I've read that it's because the bootloader is locked so I won't be able to flash the whole image. But if I unlock the bootloader, won't that wipe all my data? I would like to to see if sideloading can fix my issues (freezing, bootlooping) before…
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Package Family Name changed with new code signing cert

Previously we have one code signing cert, every thing working fine. Recently cert expired so we taken new cert from Comodo and released new build with that cert. So here is the problem: Package Family Name Changed with that new cert, so I am not…
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