Sideload Apps that use Google Maps API with this APK hack!
The new adventure of “sideloading” has certainly taken on quite an evolution: Back since OS 2 of the Playbook and the early days of BB10, we were able to quickly sideload simple apps – but not apps using Android native code. Along came what has become known as “the xsacha method” to use the DebugToken…
Android Runtime Without Permanent Back Bar Now Available for Sideloading (10.2)
Attention all Android sideloaders. Ofutur let us know that BerryLeaks has put out the version of the Android VM that allows you to hide the action bar in Android apps. The permanent bar is now gone which is a godsend on the smaller Q10 screen. It really makes you wonder what BlackBerry was thinking… You…
Unlocked Android Runtime for BlackBerry 10 Appears Online
So, one of the biggest things that helps us love our BlackBerry 10 devices, is the Android runtime that is baked in. It allows us to use converted Android apps, but there has always been a drawback. BlackBerry has set limitations to how the runtime worked, or which apps it would let us use and…
BlackBerry Z10 Gets Disassembly and Repair Instructions for Common Fixes
The crew over at ETradeSupply has long be selling BlackBerry 10 and older parts for repair and replacement. They usually are one of the first to get the replacement parts in stock and show them off. Now they have put together the basic steps needed to disassemble the BlackBerry Z10 to repair common items like…
ALPHA OS 10.2.0.228 for the BlackBerry Z10 Leaks
So a lot of news and excitement has been floating around today about OS 10.2 and the SDK’s launching that were mentioned at BlackBerry Jam. From there it didn’t take much time for the actual ALPHA of 10.2 to leak from well know CrackBerry Forum member Kris. Here is what he had to say as…