How to put Android apps onto your BlackBerry 10 phone (Mac Guide)

Sideloading Android apps onto your BlackBerry Z10 or BlackBerry Q10 from a Mac.

How to load Android applications onto your BlackBerry 10 device from a Mac

• Make sure you Mac OS is up to date and then download the Playbook_Tools here. Yes, I know it says "PlayBook Tools" but it works just the same for BlackBerry 10 phones - so stick with us :)
• Unzip the files into your /user/ directory (The directory typically shows as your username - mine is "/adamzeis/". You can put them wherever you want, it's just easier this way).

• Move the files from the Playbook_Tools\lib\ folder to the Playbook_Tools directory.
• Put your BlackBerry 10 device into Developer Mode by going to Settings > Security and Privacy > Development Mode. Note the IP address of your device - you can change it if you'd like. You'll get a notification in the Hub when Development Mode is enabled. You'll also be required to enter a password here if you don't have one already. Don't forget your password!!

• Find the .bar file for the app you want to install (there's a great selection here). After downloading, move the .bar file into the Playbook_Tools directory

• Connect your BlackBerry 10 device to your Mac via USB
• Open the Terminal application on your Mac (found under Applications > Utilities > Terminal). Your Terminal screen will show something along the lines of: new-host-2:~ adamzeis$
• Type cd playbook_tools and press Enter. Terminal should now read something like: new-host-2:playbook_tools adamzeis$
• Type the followin into Terminal: java -Xmx512M -jar BarDeploy.jar -installApp -device DEVICE_IP -password DEVICE_PASSWORD appname.bar Be sure to add in your device IP address, password and the name of the .bar file.

• Terminal will do it's magic and when it's done, your app will be ready to roll on your BlackBerry 10 device.
• You can turn off both Development Mode and Password (Settings > Security and Privacy > Development Mode) unless you typically use a password.

So that's all there is to it. As we said earlier, after the initial setup, loading up Android apps on your BlackBerry 10 device from your Mac takes just a few minutes. Head to the forums to track down some BAR files for these and more.


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Source: CrackBerry