Not completely kosher - sideloading with adb bypasses the security warnings that the user would normally have to approve. (FYI if anyone stumbles across this in the archives, IIRC there is a captivate one-click-root app in the market that enables non-market app installs as well.)
On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 12:45 PM, Phil Nickinson <[email protected]>wrote: > Yeah, that's the way AT&T's doing things. But we worked up an easy way > around it. Sideloading via the desktop. Completely Kosher. > > > http://forum.androidcentral.com/android-applications/23940-android-central-sideload-wonder-machine.html > > > > > On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Olivier Guilyardi <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I am distributing an app outside of the market, directly from my website. >> >> A Samsung Captivate user reported that he couldn't install it, and that he >> had >> no Settings/Applications/Unknown Sources option. >> >> Then I found that this seems to be AT&T specific: >> >> http://www.droid-life.com/2010/07/01/att-hates-supporting-the-android-market/ >> >> Is this correct? Are all AT&T Android devices "market-locked"? >> >> If yes, how do alternative stores deal with this issue? >> >> -- >> Olivier >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Android Discuss" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<android-discuss%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<android-discuss%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
