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The process of transferring data between two local devices. In terms of mobile devices it means to use USB, BT, NFC, memory-card or a local network instead of online app stores like Marketplace, Google Play, iTunes.

Sideloading is a term used in Internet culture, similar to "upload" and "download", but in reference to the process of transferring data between two local devices, in particular between a computer and a mobile device such as a mobile phone, smartphone, PDA, tablet, portable media player or e-reader.

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Sideload UWP app : [Error] SignTool Error: Access is denied

To make a sideload UWP application, I tried this step ( Step 1 only ) https://support.hockeyapp.net/kb/client-integration-windows-and-windows-phone/how-to-sideload-uwp-applications but VisualStudio 2017 show this error. WHy ? My application is a…
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UWP sideloading requirements

I am developing a UWP app for distribution outside the store and outside managed environments. I intend to create an appx package and put it on a website for direct download: users should be able to double click it and have the App Installer do the…
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Can Windows Theme files (aero.msstyles) be sideloaded with spyware in their resources, specifically in UI scripts

Short version: see topic Detailed version: I want to use a specific 3rd party theme for Windows. I'm already using an open source solution which I've compiled myself to disable Window's restriction on Themes. In the past, when using 3rd party theme…
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Windows 10 mobile sideloading certificate

Situation: I am developing an application for a company. They sideload the Windows 10 mobile app. Now the certificate has expired and I have created my own certificate with makecert.exe. The test certificate from Visual Studio only is valid for one…
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OneDrive "upload item from URL" flakey?

I'm using Onedrive's "upload item from URL" functionality. https://dev.onedrive.com/items/upload_url.htm Much of the time it works okay -- over the past years I've uploaded several thousand files this way. But over the past few days I've been trying…
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WinAppDeployCmd: 0x80131500 - Failed to copy package: Unspecified error

I'm trying to deploy my work-in-progress app to my Lumia 435 Windows Phone (Win 10, build 10.0.14393.576) using WinAppDeployCmd. I'm quite new at this and keep getting the following errors: Installing app...Disconnecting. 0x80131500 - Failed to…
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How can I install UWP appx file from my file server?

I have a question about UWP appx installization. We want to install without using windows app store. so, I will upload appx file to my file server. and then, How can i install that appx file from server to local devices. Is it possible without using…
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Is there a way to check if 'Unknown Sources' is enabled in Android via my website before I serve the APK from my CDN?

I am building an APK website similar to APKPure.com. The APKs will be served from my CDN. Is there a way to check if the device downloading the APK has 'Unknown Sources' enabled? Are there better methods to do this? I'd like to minimize friction…
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Update a provisionned appx

I've developed a LOB App and want to provision the package for it on a Windows 10 PC. I want use the DISM Cmdlet: Add-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackagePath ..\cordova-appx\my.appx -SkipLicense but this cmdlet works only for the new Users, not…
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iOS App keeps crashing

I do not have a paid Developer Account so I'm just using the side loading technique in Xcode to run my apps on iPhone. I've installed 3 apps like this on my iPhone and they work fine at start but after a few days they don't even open, they crash…
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Deploying Windows 8.1 store apps on Windows 10

I'm sideloading Windows 8.1 app on Windows 10. I know Win 8.1 apps required a sideloading key when it deploy through Windows 8.1 OS but due to the new feature on Windows 10 "Sideload apps" does that sideloading key still required?
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Issue creating app package for windows 8.1 metro app using the visual studio wizard.

I have tried the following steps (as outlined on MSDN): Select the project in solution explorer. Go to Project > Store > Create App Packages Select No as the application does not need to be uploaded to the Windows Store. Click Next and then…
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Android: update of side-loaded apps

The getInstallerPackageName method is useful when assessing, for example, whether a PRO-KEY app (one that unlocks premium features in another app) was installed from the Google Play store or it was pirated. That method is also useful for any app to…
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Android: installing non-Google Play apk with different signature from the Google Play one

My question is about the case when an app is published on Google Play as a demo, but it is also distributed on a web-site: 1-with another developer signature 2-with no signature. I would like to know if when installing from outside Google Play…
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winappdeploycmd error: Windows cannot install app data for package because it is already installed

I sideloaded a uwp app to my Win 10 Mobile Lumia 640. Later I went to update it and I got an error (see below). I uninstalled the app from my phone by the long click/uninstall method. I tried again (and several more times) but I keep getting the…
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