Rumor is that 3 OTHER AT&T phones will be getting sideloading

[TRICKorDEVICE]

But not us Atrix owners.

Select AT&T Android devices may get app sideloading as early as today -- Engadget

I am pretty ticked off by this. Come on AT&T, pull the trigger, I want those free Amazon apps.

 

[Adamsalmon]

They should have done it for all Android phones and now all of a sudden just select phones.

 

[ericshmerick]

AT&T, with it's draconian policies is getting on my nerves.

I just may re-purchase a Canadian Nexus S and be done with it. Tried it but came back to the Atrix. I just hate when a carrier knows what device I'm using and locks it down. I want freedom. I pay a lot of money each month. Let me install the Amazon app store already ATT!

 

[UserName872]

Sideload Android apps all you want with the Sideload Wonder Machine | Android Central

 

[Roze]

AT&T, with it's draconian policies is getting on my nerves.

I just may re-purchase a Canadian Nexus S and be done with it. Tried it but came back to the Atrix. I just hate when a carrier knows what device I'm using and locks it down. I want freedom. I pay a lot of money each month. Let me install the Amazon app store already ATT!

If you're in Canada, you can get a Bell Atrix? Sideloading is enable in that model

 

[TRICKorDEVICE]

Sideload Android apps all you want with the Sideload Wonder Machine | Android Central

Thanks for the suggestion, but should we really be forced into circumventing the system when other phones on the same network can do this without hassle or problems?

 

[log1c]

I posted this earlier yesterday stating that the Atrix 4g basically got shafted, and that At&t is ******ed as crap, they are basically asking us Atrix users to root our phones

 

[ericshmerick]

Sideload Android apps all you want with the Sideload Wonder Machine | Android Central

Well that's all well and stuff, but how does one go about downloading the Amazon app of the day to sideload? I have the Amazon app on my phone from the sideload process, but every day when I click "purchase" on the Amazon app, it will not download the .apk.

Any suggestions on how to side load each daily free app from Amazon? I'm all ears (and no I am not going to google for illegal .apks to load).

 

[log1c]

Well that's all well and stuff, but how does one go about downloading the Amazon app of the day to sideload? I have the Amazon app on my phone from the sideload process, but every day when I click "purchase" on the Amazon app, it will not download the .apk.

Any suggestions on how to side load each daily free app from Amazon? I'm all ears (and no I am not going to google for illegal .apks to load).

You will either have to root and then sideload it, or wait till att list our phones.

 

[bloodylipp]

yall could just root your phones. its better that way anyway.

one of mine is rooted and one is not. att owns one of them, since i work for them i cant root. but my personal phone is rooted and always will be.

 

[stew654]

Changes will happen automatically in the background; Motorola Atrix 4G will also receive an update


AT&T confirms non-market app installs coming to existing phones | Android Central

 

[TRICKorDEVICE]

When can we expect this?

 

[Dmalone]

Well that's all well and stuff, but how does one go about downloading the Amazon app of the day to sideload? I have the Amazon app on my phone from the sideload process, but every day when I click "purchase" on the Amazon app, it will not download the .apk.

Any suggestions on how to side load each daily free app from Amazon? I'm all ears (and no I am not going to google for illegal .apks to load).

I went through this initially with my wife's phone but she ended up letting me root it. What happens is that once you download the Amazon "free" app or whatever it will fail the install but will be sitting in a folder on the internal SD card. It wont be recognizable by name as it will bee somee random letters.apk. you can then just sideload the apk. I believe the folder is /Android/data/com.amazon.venezio or something like that. Please excuse any typos as I am writing this on my phone.

 

[log1c]

hopefully by the time this update rolls out, gingerbread will be out soon

 

[ultradroid]

See Non-market Apps Enabler app. on the Market. It costs $1.69, but it's one click installation AND it works on non-rooted phones.

-Mike

 

[TRICKorDEVICE]

See Non-market Apps Enabler app. on the Market. It costs $1.69, but it's one click installation AND it works on non-rooted phones.

-Mike

This looks intriguing, but the description says it requires root. Can anyone confirm this works on non-root phones?

Does it work with Amazon?

 

[k00ey]

Not sure how long my phone has had this option but I now have the side-loading option

 

[james27007]

Not sure how long my phone has had this option but I now have the side-loading option

Are you running a custom rom? There is a settings.db file that when you edit one line (when rooted) brings that box back.

 

[TRICKorDEVICE]

Not sure how long my phone has had this option but I now have the side-loading option

What??? Give us more info, I think this is a charade or a cruel joke.

 

[k00ey]

Are you running a custom rom? There is a settings.db file that when you edit one line (when rooted) brings that box back.

No custom rom... Just stock OS, rooted using gingerbreak. I already had side loading but I was really surprised to see this option? I've had gingerblur installed before but battery life seemed to drain faster so I did wiped data+cache and restored stock image using CWM.

This really isn't a joke. I would be really surprised if im the only one with this option

 

[TRICKorDEVICE]

No custom rom... Just stock OS, rooted using gingerbreak. I already had side loading but I was really surprised to see this option? I've had gingerblur installed before but battery life seemed to drain faster so I did wiped data+cache and restored stock image using CWM.

This really isn't a joke. I would be really surprised if im the only one with this option

It must be because you rooted your phone. Normal users don't have that option, but come on Motorola!

 

[kilasix9]

When I used Gingerbreak to root my phone I also had the 'unknown sources' option in settings.

 

[the.timmer]

I read some articles yesterday saying how they were waiting to release the update for the Atrix once they were prepared to launch some additional maintenance related content with it.

45 mins later I get a notification that there's an update available! Unfortunately it was just for Dropbox. It was saddening, but oh well. Hopefully soon!

 

[Brickz187]

Sideloading will be coming to the Atrix in the Gingerbread update. If you look at the preview article and click on the source for more pictures they show you a picture of the unknown sources check.

 

[TRICKorDEVICE]

I hope all of you have posted on the Motorola forum regarding this issue. It's important to let them know how much we want this issue fixed.