Anyway to get a couple of my free KF apps onto the Blackberry Playbook?

Hope · 01-06-2012, 03:36 PM

My husband just needs a POP email app like K9 and an ebook reader for epubs.
I have Mantano and K9 - can I sideload them on the Playbook?

Jessica Lares · 01-06-2012, 09:02 PM

No. They are two different operating systems on pretty much the same device otherwise. I'm not sure if they make those apps for Blackberry OS, but I'll have a look for you.

carld · 01-06-2012, 10:18 PM

Playbook has an Android App player that lets it run Android Apps, at least in theory. I don't know what the status of the player is, if it's installed on all Playbooks, or if it actually works.

Assuming you can actually use the apps you MAY be able to install one of the app markets like 1mobile, GetJar or even Amazon's App Store. If you can't get a market installed it's possible to backup and copy the apps over, but again, that's assuming any of this works.

01-06-2012, 03:36 PM	#1
Hope Zealot Posts: 147 Karma: 1052536 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: PocketBook 360 Plus, Kindle Fire, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2	Anyway to get a couple of my free KF apps onto the Blackberry Playbook? My husband just needs a POP email app like K9 and an ebook reader for epubs. I have Mantano and K9 - can I sideload them on the Playbook?

01-06-2012, 10:18 PM	#3
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Playbook has an Android App player that lets it run Android Apps, at least in theory. I don't know what the status of the player is, if it's installed on all Playbooks, or if it actually works. Assuming you can actually use the apps you MAY be able to install one of the app markets like 1mobile, GetJar or even Amazon's App Store. If you can't get a market installed it's possible to backup and copy the apps over, but again, that's assuming any of this works. Last edited by carld; 01-06-2012 at 10:24 PM.

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01-06-2012, 09:02 PM	#2
Jessica Lares Wizard Posts: 2,240 Karma: 5759170 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA Device: iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th gen)	No. They are two different operating systems on pretty much the same device otherwise. I'm not sure if they make those apps for Blackberry OS, but I'll have a look for you.

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