Installing applications on devices

You can provide applications for users to install on devices. You can use the following methods to provide applications to users:

Method

Description

Using the BlackBerry Desktop Software

You can install an application on a device by instructing the user to use the application loader tool that is part of the BlackBerry Desktop Software. An automated application installer installs the application files on the computer. The user uses the BlackBerry Desktop Manager to navigate to the application files and install the application on a device that the user connects to the computer.

Using the web browser on devices

You can install an application on a device by installing the files for the application on a web server and instructing the user to browse to the appropriate web address using a web browser on the device. Users can download the application from the web server using the web browser.

This method does not require the user to connect the device to the computer.