Installing apps FROM Market, WITHOUT data or wifi, but WITH usb sync

[ladin]

Hello all,

I really need some help and several hours of searching has yielded no results. So, I must burden you all with this.

The What: I need to install some apps from the market with no data, wifi or any phone service whatsoever. I'm not looking to steal or scam anything. Hell, I WANT to pay for a few apps from the Android Market and put them on a dead phone via my PC with HARD WIRING. I have the phone Sync'd up, all software installed on the Windows 7 PC and everything seems to be working properly. USB debugging is enabled. When I go to Android Market, I find an app and install it via the site, but it never appears on the phone. I've tried shutting the phone off and turning back on, etc. I do NOT have Astro or any other file manager on this phone.

The Why: My wife (God love her), got a new phone today without my knowing. Now we want to give her old phone (LG Vortex) to our 3-year-old daughter who became addicted to a few of the puzzle games on it that we d/l'd from the market. In addition, my dearest managed to take out the SD card and wipe it out and put it on the new phone. I have since reinstalled a blank SD card on the Vortex.

As I said, I'm not trying to get out of anything here. I would greatly appreciate any help and I apologize for any key info that might have been left out.

Sincerely,

Ladin

 

[chrstdvd]

The original phone should be listed on the Market under your account. I have a droid2 that I only use with wifi and the Droid Charge that has 3g and wifi.

When I go to the market on the computer and choose an app to install, it asks me to choose which device to install it on. Should be same for you. Give it a try on your compute.

Not having WiFi network is going to prohibit you from downloading to the old phone. What you do is download it to the new phone, transfer it to a computer, and then USB transfer it to the old phone from the computer.

If you need specific instructions, let me know as it is a rather cumbersome process.

Best bet if both devices are listed in market is to go someplace that has free WiFi and download it from the market directly to old phone.

 

[gra66]

It might be easier to create a new gmail account for the old phone and log into android market using new email address and password.

 

[ladin]

The original phone should be listed on the Market under your account. I have a droid2 that I only use with wifi and the Droid Charge that has 3g and wifi.

When I go to the market on the computer and choose an app to install, it asks me to choose which device to install it on. Should be same for you. Give it a try on your compute.

Yes, it does. I select the device and all that jazz, but it never ends up on the phone. I know it is because I have no connection whatsoever on the device in quesion.

Not having WiFi network is going to prohibit you from downloading to the old phone. What you do is download it to the new phone, transfer it to a computer, and then USB transfer it to the old phone from the computer.

If you need specific instructions, let me know as it is a rather cumbersome process.

YES!! I'm sorry, but I need instructions!! Thanks very much for offering!

Best bet if both devices are listed in market is to go someplace that has free WiFi and download it from the market directly to old phone.

Ok. This was my initial thought. I should go to some internet cafe or whatever and just do what I have to do, and come back and rinse and repeat should I need to. Thanks!! I appeciate the reinforcement!

Ladin

 

[chrstdvd]

Yep, free WiFi is the easiest route to get the apps on the old phone. But still if U have any problems I will teach U the other way. just let me know.

 

[UssjTrunks]

Not having WiFi network is going to prohibit you from downloading to the old phone. What you do is download it to the new phone, transfer it to a computer, and then USB transfer it to the old phone from the computer.

You can't access .apk files unless you're rooted.

 

[chrstdvd]

Actually U can. I have spent the past 10 days learning how by using the SDK and the emulator. I use my Droid 2 as a test platform. Unrooted, I can push and pull apk's to and from it. ADB is an amazing tool. But I have to admit i am mentally wasted from the learning curve.

 

[UssjTrunks]

Actually U can. I have spent the past 10 days learning how by using the SDK and the emulator. I use my Droid 2 as a test platform. Unrooted, I can push and pull apk's to and from it. ADB is an amazing tool. But I have to admit i am mentally wasted from the learning curve.

Very cool. I didn't know that.