To install the application from XAP, your smartphone must be jailbroken. How to jailbreak?
Method No. 1
2. Open the Application Deployment tool (Start-> Windows Phone Developer Tools -> Application Deployment) and follow the instructions.
Method No. 2
Stage 1:
1. Install Windows Phone Developer Tools.
2. Download and extract the archive with the latest version of Tom XAP Installer
3. Run Tom XAP Installer.exe
4. Check the box next to "Enable Tom XAP Installer" and close the window.
Note: the steps described in step 1 need to be performed only once. It is advisable not to delete or move Tom XAP Installer.exe
Stage 2:
1. Connect your device to your PC.
2. Download and run.
3. Make sure your device is not locked (that is, the Home screen is open).
4. Download or v.xap
5. Open it.
6. Click Install and wait for the installation to complete
1. Download and extract the archive with the latest version of Homebrew Windows Phone 7 Market
2. Open XAPDeployX.exe
3. Select where you need to install XAP (Windows Phone 7 Device - Device, Windows Phone 7 Emulator - Emulator)
4. Click Browse and select the XAP you need to install and click Open. You can also simply drag XAP onto the program without clicking the Browse button.
5. Click the Deploy button
The advantage of the third method can be considered no need to install Windows Phone 7 Developers Tools. Also, there is an alternative option for performing the third step - in Homebrew Windows Phone 7 Market, click Options and select "Register filehandler". After this operation, you can simply open XAP files in Explorer, Homebrew Windows Phone 7 Market will launch automatically.
List of possible errors when installing applications and their solutions
0x8973180E: Zune is not installed. Install the latest version.
0x8973180F: The wrong version of Zune is installed. Download and install the latest version of Zune.
0Х89731810: Corrupt device configuration. Reinstall Windows Phone Developer Tools.
0Х89731811: Zune is not running. Start Zune manually.
0Х89731812: Error connecting to the device. Make sure your phone is connected and its screen is unlocked.
0Х89731813: Error starting the application. Make sure your device is jailbroken.
0Х81030110: Application installation error. The WMAppManifest.xml file in the archive may be incorrect or damaged.
0Х81030118: Application installation was interrupted. The device is not jailbroken.
0Х81030119: The application cannot be installed. You have reached the maximum allowed number of installed applications. Uninstall previously installed applications or install this tweak.
0x8103010B: The application is not compatible with HTC HD2. There is no solution to this problem.
Microsoft is systematically gaining its place in the mobile operating systems market. While developing and promoting Windows Phone 8, the company also independently produces phones under the Lumia brand, resulting in balanced and inexpensive devices with good performance.
With the growing popularity of the system, more and more developers are turning their attention to it, which means that more and more high-quality programs and games are appearing in the Windows Store - the name of the application store for this OS. Unfortunately, the higher the quality of the game, the more space it takes up in the device’s memory, and the more difficult it is to download. In this case, the company has provided a way to install games on Windows Phone 8 from a computer. Thus, the user is allowed to download xap files from the store for manual installation, as well as remotely initiate the installation of the game on the phone, even if it is not at hand.
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Downloading a file
In order to download a game file from the application store, you will need to perform a number of simple steps. Namely:
- Open an Internet browser and visit the website windowsphone.com/ru-ru/store.
- Using the search functions or from the list on the main page, select an application.
- Study the description of the game or program, look at screenshots and reviews to draw conclusions about the quality of the product.
- Click on the “Install” or “Purchase” button, depending on whether the application is paid or not.
- Confirm the installation or purchase of the program and wait for the page to appear with an attempt to establish a connection with the phone. There is no need to wait for the process to complete - the application is already assigned to the account, and nothing more is required at this stage.
- Return to the application page and scroll down the content.
- Find the “Download and install manually” link and click on it.
- Save the file to your computer and then write it to your phone’s memory.
To access the file system, you must have the free Files app from Microsoft installed on your phone. Using it, you will need to find the saved file in the smartphone’s memory, launch it and install it.
Peculiarities
It is extremely important to pay attention when purchasing the application. This method does not allow you to install the game on your smartphone for free, although the button to download the file is available even without purchasing the program in the store. Microsoft cares about the quality of content in the store and protects developers from unscrupulous users. During program installation, Windows Phone checks to see if you own the application and have a purchase record in your account. If the application has been purchased, the installation will continue.
Downloading files from the Windows Store will be useful primarily for those who cannot afford to download large amounts of data over a cellular network. If there are no problems with access to high-speed Internet, then you can simply wait until, after paying for the application, the site contacts the smartphone, after which the installation will occur automatically, without the need to copy the file and manually launch it.
Almost completely closed structure. There are often messages on the Internet that Microsoft and completely prohibited any penetration of third-party executive files onto a smartphone, bypassing the official Windows Phone Store. In reality this is not entirely true. Without doubt, Windows Phone seriously inferior to competitive operating systems in the number of available applications, so the easiest way is to turn to To the store to purchase them. But what if you already have a game or program with an extension? XAP and it must be installed at all costs? We offer a way out of the situation in a few steps of our small and very simple instructions.
Preparing a mobile device with Windows Phone to install applications without going through the Market:
1. Any further steps assume that you have a registered account. Microsoft Live ID. Therefore, if you have not done this yet, then go through the official procedure creating an account.
2. To enable the ability to install external XAP files in Windows Phone, we need software Microsoft Windows Phone SDK(). With its help, the operating system should perceive us as a developer when working with applications in the XAP format. One of the important requirements and, accordingly, limitations of the SDK for a computer is Must have a 64-bit version of Windows 7 or Windows 8, as well as at least 4 GB of total RAM and a constant connection to the Internet to resume downloading system files.
Download SDK 7.1 to work with Windows Phone 7.
Download SDK 8.0 to work with Windows Phone 8/8.1.
3.
Run the installation file of the downloaded package SDK and follow the installer’s instructions, accepting the license terms. To avoid compatibility problems, it is recommended to select the standard location path (on the system drive). During installation, additional files will be downloaded from the Internet. When finished, reboot Windows.
5. If everything went well, then the program Windows Phone Developer Registration will notify you in the same window that the phone has completed unlocking for testing applications. This means that the SDK and device registration have been fixed and your smartphone is now ready to install XAP files.
7. But there are often cases when a third-party program or game is not supported by Application Deployment or errors occur during installation using a standard tool. Then let's use another method using Windows Phone Power Tools- separate development for working with XAP files.
Download Windows Phone Power Tools For Windows 8/8.1 x64.
8. Run the executive file Windows Phone Power Tools when the smartphone is connected to the computer via USB and the screen is unlocked. If you did everything correctly, the program will report “ Launch Elevated” and will offer to connect to your phone.
9. Next, we will be asked to select the location of the XAP file (field “ XAP Path" and the "Browse" button). Select, click " Install" and wait for the application installation process to complete until the " Install» will not become active again.
Additional Information
So, we figured out how to install applications in Windows Phone, bypassing the official Windows Phone Store in a completely legal way - using a set of developer tools. You can install no more than 10 third party apps at one time. This is exactly how current versions of games and programs for the mobile operating system are tested. Microsoft. However, there is another very complex and very questionable method of installing applications in Windows Phone via Chinese service Aiyingyong. We can simply mention it as an alternative solution if you do not have Windows 7/8/8.1 x64 and 4 GB of RAM.