**Loading and Using Android Apps on Blackberry Playbook**

The Blackberry Playbook is an Android app capable of running various applications, including social media apps and games. To load an Android app on the Playbook, you can use the built-in Pulse Reader app or download third-party apps from a site like Crackberry.com. The Pulse Reader app allows users to browse news stories and articles, while also providing access to recent applications launched.

To get started with using Android apps on your Blackberry Playbook, simply click on one of the story links to load the app. You can then use the special gesture to return to the recent applications menu. This feature allows for seamless switching between different apps, making it easy to multitask and switch between different activities. For example, you can launch the Winamp music player and stream your favorite radio station.

The Android apps available on the Playbook are not limited to social media apps, but also include games like Dolphin Web Browser and Android Email. To install these apps, simply download them from a site like Crackberry.com or use the built-in Blackberry Desktop Software (BDP) app to sideload the files onto your Playbook.

**Enabling Development Mode**

To enable development mode on your Blackberry Playbook, go to the Settings menu and select Security. From there, toggle the switch next to "Development Mode" to the "On" position. This will allow you to access the Android apps on your device. Additionally, you'll need to assign a password to this setting to ensure that only authorized users can modify the settings.

**Downloading and Installing Android Apps**

To download Android apps for your Playbook, visit the Crackberry.com forums and browse through the various threads discussing Android app porting. You can also use software like DDPB Installer to sideload the files onto your device. Make sure to download the correct version of the installer based on your device's operating system (32-bit or 64-bit).

Once you've downloaded the necessary files, launch the DDPB Installer and connect your Playbook to your computer using a USB cable. Select the Android app files to install and click "Add" to begin the installation process.

**Using Android Apps on Your Blackberry Playbook**

With the Android apps installed on your Blackberry Playbook, you can now start exploring these new features. The first step is to enable Development Mode on your device and assign a password to the setting. This will allow you to access the Android apps on your device.

Next, launch the DDPB Installer and connect your Playbook to your computer using a USB cable. Select the Android app files to install and click "Install" to begin the installation process. Wait for a few seconds for the files to load onto your device, and then disconnect the USB cable to use your Playbook as usual.

Some popular Android apps available on the Blackberry Playbook include Dolphin Web Browser and Android Email. These apps provide access to various features like browsing, email, and social media, making it easy to stay connected with friends and family while on-the-go. With the ability to sideload Android apps onto your Blackberry Playbook, you can enjoy a wide range of new features and functionality on your device.

**Disclaimer**

The author is not responsible for any damage caused by sideloading Android apps onto your Blackberry Playbook. Make sure to follow all necessary precautions when downloading and installing third-party apps, and always back up your data before making any changes to your device's settings or software.

**Future Updates**

Rim has announced that the official version 2 of the Blackberry Playbook will be released in February 2012, which will include native Android app support. In the meantime, users can continue to sideload Android apps onto their device using software like DDPB Installer and Crackberry.com forums.

**Conclusion**

The ability to run Android apps on your Blackberry Playbook opens up a world of new possibilities for users. With the right tools and knowledge, you can enjoy a wide range of features and functionality on your device, making it an even more powerful and versatile tool. Whether you're looking to stay connected with friends and family or simply enjoy some gaming action, Android apps are definitely worth checking out.

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about the os2 version and as you can see I've opened this is the default browser that we get and nothing has changed this is the uh default uh calculator and when I open this app tray you'll notice that the this the last row is really special I loaded some of the Android apps and this is the email app this is the doin web browser this is WN app this is advanc Task Killer Astro uh if you're using an Android phone yeah it'll be familiar and the pulse reader and you don't need to do anything special to load the these uh Android apps you won't even realize that they are Android apps by just looking at the icon and let's Now quickly open this pulse reader to do that you do nothing special you just click on the same and it it should load so as you uh can see it's loading the pulse reader this is a basically an Android app and as you can see it's a full functional app I'm going to just click on uh one of the stories so that it loads so as you can see it's working fine and by uh doing the special guesture you can go back to the recent applications that you have launched now let me just launch this Winamp again this is an Android app and I have a couple of radio stations to to show you that it really works I have this radio station and we're going to stream the radio uh by playing the station so as you can hear we have right now streaming music by this uh V app I'm going to close that app and if you notice we get a special tray here for Android apps using this tray we can actually quickly jump between one application to another like this and the best part is that our regular multitasking is still there if you just swipe it like here you can easily multitask between your Android apps and your native uh Blackberry playbook apps so it's pretty fluid and these Android apps work brilliantly again note that right now only a few of the apps have been uh ported uh I got these apps from a site called crackberry.com you just go to their forums and uh some users have ported the Android apps to the bar files but as Rim has said that the official uh version 2 will launch sometime in February 2012 and then you'll be able to directly download the Android apps directly via the app store you nothing you you won't have a separate app store for Android apps they'll be like again listed again with this regular uh Playbook app store and now I'll show you how to side load uh these uh Android apps to do that you need to make a few changes and the first thing is that go to the security option and you need to enable this development mode switch it on on and go back and you also need to switch on the password assign a password once you have done these things also you need to download some of the Andro converted Android apps uh you can go to the uh crackberry forums to get those files and you'll need the software also to load the apps on your playbook this is basically a Windows based software that we have I'm going to show you about the same and also you need to install Java on your PC if you're using a 32bit OS use the 32-bit version if you're using 64 likewise now I'm going to switch over to the PC and show you actually how to load these Android apps on the Playbook now I'm showing you how to side load the Android apps uh the basically the bar files that you have downloaded at this point I'm already assuming that you have already installed the Playbook uh version to Beta software on your playbook if you haven't done the same do the same uh before proceeding I have given the link for the BL 2 Beta software in the show notes given below also I strongly suggest that before loading the beta 2 software uh make a backup using this Blackberry desktop software first connect your playbook to your computer VI the USB cable and the Blackberry desktop software should launch but we don't need this to S load our Android apps so I'm going to just uh close this Blackberry desktop software now actually you need this ddpb installer to sideload the Android apps on Playbook I given the link for the same in the show notes given below and I'm going to load that now also just make sure the development mode on your playbook is enabled and Now launch this uh ddpb installer and hit the scan button and enter the password and hit the connect button and that should connect to your playbook I'll show you the uh pin and the OS version that currently we have these are some some of the apps that I have side loaded let me just uh show you the same these are the bar files I've just selected them you just select uh just click this add button and uh select all these files I'm going to load the dolphin web browser when amp and Android email and I click all those things and I just hit the install button now you just wait for a couple of seconds and let this software load the files on your playbook and generally the action should come over here as okay I don't know I always get this exclamation mark for this Android email. bar file but it works ideally you should get something like this okay and once that's turn hit cancel and now you can exit this application now those three Android apps have been installed on your playbook now you can safely disconnect the USB cable and use your playbook so this is how you Sid load Android apps on your playbook os2 beta I hope you found this video helpful that's it for now this isit from tech.com and hopefully I'm going to see you in my next videohi there this is ranit from te tos.com and in this video I'm going to talk about installing the Blackberry uh os2 beta on a Playbook and I have installed that and by doing this you can also install site basically you can s side load Android apps on the same and I was able to successfully uh uh upload quite a few Android apps and they work beautifully with this Blackberry uh os2 beta so let's have a look at the same this is the Blackberry Playbook uh version 2 software this is right now not the official build but this is the beta build so a lot of functionality is not enabled right now but uh you can do some things by which you can side load Android apps uh the first thing I want to tell you that uh to load these Android apps you don't need to do anything like rooting it or stuff like that you can just side load the uh Android apps they basically they are converted bar files which you can use a Windows PC to upload but first I'll show you a little bit about the os2 version and as you can see I've opened this is the default browser that we get and nothing has changed this is the uh default uh calculator and when I open this app tray you'll notice that the this the last row is really special I loaded some of the Android apps and this is the email app this is the doin web browser this is WN app this is advanc Task Killer Astro uh if you're using an Android phone yeah it'll be familiar and the pulse reader and you don't need to do anything special to load the these uh Android apps you won't even realize that they are Android apps by just looking at the icon and let's Now quickly open this pulse reader to do that you do nothing special you just click on the same and it it should load so as you uh can see it's loading the pulse reader this is a basically an Android app and as you can see it's a full functional app I'm going to just click on uh one of the stories so that it loads so as you can see it's working fine and by uh doing the special guesture you can go back to the recent applications that you have launched now let me just launch this Winamp again this is an Android app and I have a couple of radio stations to to show you that it really works I have this radio station and we're going to stream the radio uh by playing the station so as you can hear we have right now streaming music by this uh V app I'm going to close that app and if you notice we get a special tray here for Android apps using this tray we can actually quickly jump between one application to another like this and the best part is that our regular multitasking is still there if you just swipe it like here you can easily multitask between your Android apps and your native uh Blackberry playbook apps so it's pretty fluid and these Android apps work brilliantly again note that right now only a few of the apps have been uh ported uh I got these apps from a site called crackberry.com you just go to their forums and uh some users have ported the Android apps to the bar files but as Rim has said that the official uh version 2 will launch sometime in February 2012 and then you'll be able to directly download the Android apps directly via the app store you nothing you you won't have a separate app store for Android apps they'll be like again listed again with this regular uh Playbook app store and now I'll show you how to side load uh these uh Android apps to do that you need to make a few changes and the first thing is that go to the security option and you need to enable this development mode switch it on on and go back and you also need to switch on the password assign a password once you have done these things also you need to download some of the Andro converted Android apps uh you can go to the uh crackberry forums to get those files and you'll need the software also to load the apps on your playbook this is basically a Windows based software that we have I'm going to show you about the same and also you need to install Java on your PC if you're using a 32bit OS use the 32-bit version if you're using 64 likewise now I'm going to switch over to the PC and show you actually how to load these Android apps on the Playbook now I'm showing you how to side load the Android apps uh the basically the bar files that you have downloaded at this point I'm already assuming that you have already installed the Playbook uh version to Beta software on your playbook if you haven't done the same do the same uh before proceeding I have given the link for the BL 2 Beta software in the show notes given below also I strongly suggest that before loading the beta 2 software uh make a backup using this Blackberry desktop software first connect your playbook to your computer VI the USB cable and the Blackberry desktop software should launch but we don't need this to S load our Android apps so I'm going to just uh close this Blackberry desktop software now actually you need this ddpb installer to sideload the Android apps on Playbook I given the link for the same in the show notes given below and I'm going to load that now also just make sure the development mode on your playbook is enabled and Now launch this uh ddpb installer and hit the scan button and enter the password and hit the connect button and that should connect to your playbook I'll show you the uh pin and the OS version that currently we have these are some some of the apps that I have side loaded let me just uh show you the same these are the bar files I've just selected them you just select uh just click this add button and uh select all these files I'm going to load the dolphin web browser when amp and Android email and I click all those things and I just hit the install button now you just wait for a couple of seconds and let this software load the files on your playbook and generally the action should come over here as okay I don't know I always get this exclamation mark for this Android email. bar file but it works ideally you should get something like this okay and once that's turn hit cancel and now you can exit this application now those three Android apps have been installed on your playbook now you can safely disconnect the USB cable and use your playbook so this is how you Sid load Android apps on your playbook os2 beta I hope you found this video helpful that's it for now this isit from tech.com and hopefully I'm going to see you in my next video\n"