Apps from BB to the Pro

**Karleen77** · 11-17-2010, 12:43 PM

Hi,

I have a bunch of apps on my BB Tour is there a way to get them on the Droid Pro? I really don't want to buy them all again.

Thanks,
Karleen

**Chris Parsons** · 11-17-2010, 01:45 PM

No, best you can do is find apps that are similar to those on your BlackBerry and load those. Some of which may not cost anything on the Android Market. BlackBerry apps will not run on an Android device, at all.

**ragnarokx** · 11-17-2010, 01:51 PM

Depends on the apps. If the developer has an Android version of your Blackberry app, you could try contacting them to see if you could "transfer" ownership from the Blackberry version to the Android version. I know the makers of the app Tether allow this, so others might as well.

**Chris Parsons** · 11-17-2010, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by ragnarokx

Depends on the apps. If the developer has an Android version of your Blackberry app, you could try contacting them to see if you could "transfer" ownership from the Blackberry version to the Android version. I know the makers of the app Tether allow this, so others might as well.

Ya, Tether does it for sure. But, honestly I can't even think of another paid app on Android that's also on BlackBerry. The only apps that I can think of that are on both platforms are larger, free apps like Dropbox and such.

**trmoney24** · 11-17-2010, 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by ragnarokx

Depends on the apps. If the developer has an Android version of your Blackberry app, you could try contacting them to see if you could "transfer" ownership from the Blackberry version to the Android version. I know the makers of the app Tether allow this, so others might as well.

tether folks let you do that? i asked them and they said it was free during beta but then would be offered at 50% less. not like it matters, now that i am rooted, the wi-fi tether is easier to use.

**NickAVV** · 11-17-2010, 02:34 PM

Karleen, if you wanted to list the names of the apps that you have on your Blackberry, I'm sure we could suggest equivalent apps for Android, most of which will probably be free.

**tony bag o donuts** · 11-17-2010, 02:58 PM

Ewallet was the only one that worked for me because of the desktop component. A lot I had on BB was built into the winmob and especially the android os.

**tony bag o donuts** · 11-17-2010, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by Karleen77

Hi,

I have a bunch of apps on my BB Tour is there a way to get them on the Droid Pro? I really don't want to buy them all again.

Thanks,
Karleen

Welcome to android central.

**mclarryjr** · 11-17-2010, 04:59 PM

When I switched from BB I had to buy Docs to Go because the developer wouldn't transfer it over. Welcome to AC

**georgemadeira** · 11-17-2010, 07:53 PM

Great thread. Other than Slide screen (which only supports Gmail) I'm really missing PocketDay. Anyone know of anything like that out there?

**Corey** · 11-17-2010, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by georgemadeira

Great thread. Other than Slide screen (which only supports Gmail) I'm really missing PocketDay. Anyone know of anything like that out there?

I googled PocketDay to see what it does. I'm not certain, but Executive Assistant may cover a few of those functions and give you something of a BB Today theme feel in their widget and lockscreen. I've used it before and it's a great app, but I can't say for sure how it stacks up to PocketDay. Hope that helps.