(Windows Guide)
Sideloading Android apps onto your BlackBerry Z10 or BlackBerry Q10 from a Windows computer
video tutorial:
How to put Android apps onto your BlackBerry 10 device - YouTube
Getting Started
This tutorial uses the DDPB installer - however you can also try vnBB10 which is a more recent utility for BB10 and Playbook
Assuming you read some of the prerequisites for this guide, you should now have the latest version of BlackBerry 10 installed, up and running. You're going to need to download some stuff to your computer before being able to load in Android apps:
- Download and install the Java Runtime Environment suited for your PC. - Link
- Download and install the DDPB installer - Link
- Download any .BAR / .ZIP files already converted - Link
Preparing Your BlackBerry 10 phone
First, you need to set up your BlackBerry 10 device for developer interactions, otherwise known as Developer Mode. In order to gain access to these settings, you can go to
Settings > Security and Privacy > Development Mode.
Once Development Mode has been tapped and you enter into the settings for it -- you will need to enable it. Just tap the on / off button where you will be presented with a screen either asking you enter your password or if you do not currently have one set, it will ask you to create one.
Remember this password, it is important. Now youcan
continue on with the rest of the process
With that out of the way, you can now move on to connecting your BlackBerry Z10, Q10 or other BlackBerry 10 device to your computer. When connecting it, if you have BlackBerry Link installed, it may pop up and
start running (you can just close it). You can also dismiss the window on your BlackBerry 10 device letting you know you've connected to your PC.
Next up, you're going to want to open up the
DDPB PC program you downloaded and installed previously. Once up and running, put in your BlackBerry's IP Address address where it says "
IP Address Development Mode" (or click Scan). It will be the same for your password which you previously assigned or created on the device when enabling Development Mode.
From there you can begin installing
the previously converted files you downloaded. Clicking on the "Add" button will bring up the DDPB file picker window. Simply browse to where you stored your downloaded .BAR files and add them to
the list. Once added, you can then go ahead and put a check mark in each you wish to install. When done, you can click on install and watch the magic happen.
If you see this screen, good work! Now take a look at your BlackBerry 10 device. You should
find all the apps you checked off now sitting in your icon tray. If not, check your USB connection, password, and IP Address address. You can always check out
the CrackBerry Forums for more trouble shooting steps and see what has or has not worked for others.
