How to install the MP3Tunes WebOS application on a Touchpad
Par laurent le dimanche, août 28 2011, 18:46 - WebOS - Lien permanent
Oh, good new fashions and tech-dependency !!! It's done : the temptation was too strong, I've just bought my band new Touchpad !!!
And as I wanted to listen to my favourite songs, I went to the app catalog to install the MP3Tunes app...
Oh my Gosh ! There's no MP3Tunes app there, on the appstore website, it's possible to install in on a WebOS Smartphone but not on a Touchpad. And someone else it telling it there (see the comments) : MP3Tunes on PreCentral
Luckily, some tricks will make it allright Using webOS SDK and the sourcefiles found there : Sources on MP3Tunes.com, I've been able to build the ipk file needed to install the app on my touchpad. The file is there : com.mp3tunes.mp3tunes_1.0.0_all.ipk
Two methods for installing it on the touchpad :
- install the SDK and install the ipk file after plugging your touchpad on your computer, using
palm-install com.mp3tunes.mp3tunes_1.0.0_all.ipk
- install it with webosquickinstall
For both methods, you'll need to switch to developer mode on your touchpad (Procedure for switching to dev mode)
DISCLAIMER : This Howto and the provided file are given as is, without warranty, nor responsibility from myself. I've only been using WebOS for two days and I wouldn't say that I have tested anything as I should have done. So neither do have I any warranty about the source code provided by MP3Tunes.All that I can say is that I have tested the built app on the WebOS emulator provided with the SDK, then installed it on my touchpad... And it seems to work.