How to install the Android Market and other applications to your BlackBerry PlayBook
The PlayBook can run the Android Market – with some help from you
The BlackBerry PlayBook is a tablet like no other. The powerful QNX Real Time Operating System embedded within allows it run an entirely different operating system as another application on top of the standard PlayBook OS. This is how the PlayBook will run repackaged Android applications. For the most part, though, repackaged apps will appear to run just like regular PlayBook applications.
That’s all well and good if you’re willing to wait for your favorite Android app to be repackaged and made available on BlackBerry App World. But if you’re a bit impatient and a bit adventurous, it’s a fairly straightforward process to getting the Android Market and other Android apps running on your BlackBerry PlayBook. To begin, you’ll need a rooted PlayBook…
