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Overview
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- a Windows PC or a Mac
- a BlackBerry 10 device
- a USB cable compatible with the PC and the device
Installing the required software on your PC
Downloading the BlackBerry Native SDK tools for your PC
Windows PC
- Download http://downloads.blackberry.com/upr/developers/update/bbndk/ndktarget_10.3.0.698/ndktargetrepo_10.3.0.698/packages/bbndk.win32.tools.10.3.0.2702.zip
- When the file is fully downloaded, right-click it and select "Extract all..."
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Mac
- Download http://downloads.blackberry.com/upr/developers/update/bbndk/ndktarget_10.3.0.698/ndktargetrepo_10.3.0.698/packages/bbndk.macosx.tools.10.3.0.2702.tar.gz
- We'll assume the file was downloaded to your Downloads directory with the name
bbndk.macosx.tools.10.3.0.2702.tar.gz - Open the Terminal application (it's under Applications → Utilities)
- In Terminal:
- type the command
cd ~/Downloadsand press Enter⏎ - type the command
tar xfbbndk.macosx.tools.10.3.0.2702.tar.gzand press Enter⏎. This could take a while
- type the command
- When the last command terminates, you should have a directory called
host_10_3_0_2702in your Downloads directory
Preparing your BlackBerry 10 device
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- Connect the device to your PC with the USB cable
- On the device, open the Settings application
- In the Settings application, navigate back to the main screen if necessary, and then to Security and Privacy
- From Security and Privacy, navigate to Developer Mode
- Enable Developer Mode; enter the device password for confirmation
- Note down the IP address of the device: it should be in the form of
169.254.x.y(usually,169.256.0.1)
Installing the application
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- (on Windows) Press Windows+R; type
cmdand press Enter⏎. This should open a command window - (on Mac) Open Applications → Utilities → Terminal. This should open a command window
enter the command
cd <full path to the host_10_3_0_2702 directory>and press Enter⏎. To easily enter the full path to thehost_10_3_0_2702directory, you can drag and drop it on the command window- (on Windows) enter the command
cd win32\x86\usr\binand press Enter⏎ - (on Mac) enter the command
cd darwin/x86/usr/binand press Enter⏎ - enter the command
blackberry-deploy -installApp -device 169.254.x.y -password <device password> <full path to the BAR file>(where169.254.x.yis the IP address of the device), and press Enter⏎. To easily enter the full path of the BAR file, you can drag and drop it on the command window - ...