How To: Download BlackBerry Apps

To download most third-party applications for use on BlackBerry devices, there are two standard methods for downloading. We have included directions for each method, as we hope this helps in downloading your future BlackBerry applications.

Download Directly to Phone:

The “Download to Phone” is also referred to as an OTA (Over the Air) download. Alot of software companies use this terminology when providing access to their applications for download directly to your device.

The OTA’s allow you to directly download applications from a particular website, in the case of downloading SimpleLeap applications our website ( www.simpleleap.com ), directly from your BlackBerry browser. This is usually the easiest and quickest way to perform an installation, because it does not require the BlackBerry Desktop Manager software. If you try to click on this download from a regular desktop browser, it will not work, it will most time only display a scrambled set of numbers or information about the download.

To Perform the Download to Phone:

1. Visit the provided link for the particular OTA software download.

For Example: To download Appetite for BlackBerry : http://simpleleap.com/downloadOta.htm?app=appetite from your BlackBerry browser.

2. Once you have done this, it will prompt you to begin your download and will ask you if will allow the software certain permissions, say yes (if you would like to).

3. It will begin to download and ask you to reboot your phone to finalize installation.

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Desktop Download:

This method requires the use of the BlackBerry Desktop Manager (this came as a CD with your device or you can download here http://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/desktop/ ) to your desktop. This will allow you from your desktop browser to click on the “Download to Desktop” and unzip the file to connect your BlackBerry and add the file that way. This method will not work through your BlackBerry browser (on your phone).

1. Download the Desktop Files for the BlackBerry application you wish to download.
2. Unzip the files.
3. Launch the BlackBerry Desktop Manager.
4. Connect your BlackBerry with the USB that was supplied with your device to your desktop.
5. Within the BlackBerry Desktop Manager, click on “Add/Update Applications“.
6. Select “Add Applications” which should be located on your left.
7. You will now see a list of applications that are installed on your phone, click on the “Browse” button.
8. Navigate to the directory where you unzipped the downloaded zip file (for this example we will use Appetite).
9. Select “Appetite.alx” or any other case an “.alx” file.
10. Press “Next“.
11. Press “Finish” and it will install.