Installing applications on the blackberry

Installing applications on the blackberry

 You can install it in 3 ways
1. Over the air(OTA)
2. Through wire(USB)
3. Desktop IDE

Here are four files types types or extension
    .JAD files: An application descriptor that stores information about the application itself and the location of .COD files
    .JAR files: a JAR file (or Java Archive) is used for aggregating many files into one. It is generally used to distribute Java classes and associated metadata.
    .COD files: A COD file is a proprietary file format developed by RIM that contains compiled and packaged application code.
    .ALX files: Similar to the .JAD file, in that it holds information about where the installation files for the application are located

Method 1: Install an application via OTA,
1.Navigate to the select mobile web site you want to download from,
2.Select the download link with the trackball, or press the “menu” button
3.Go to “get link” At this point, you will navigate to the “install now” or “download” link. Note this can be named many different things.