Samsung Captivate - How to remove market only restriction - sideload apps

Original Source of removal trick
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=730696

Basically in a nut-shell you can remove the non-market application restriction to sideload applications. So you can download files from the browser on your phone and install directly without any notification telling you that you are not allowed.


This requires that you have already rooted your phone.

WINDOWS from the android sdk tools folder in a command prompt:
adb shell
su
chmod 666 /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/settings.db
exit
exit

adb pull /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/settings.db
echo update secure set value = 1 where name = 'install_non_market_apps';|sqlite3 settings.db
adb push settings.db /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/settings.db

LINUX/MAC from the android sdk tools folder in a terminal:

./adb shell
su
chmod 666 /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/settings.db
exit
exit

./adb pull /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/settings.db
echo "update secure set value = 1 where name = 'install_non_market_apps';"|./sqlite3 settings.db
./adb push settings.db /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/settings.db

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Samsung
• Captivate
• at&t
• sideload
• app
• remove
• market
• restriction
• android

[bobg3723]

Doesn't downloading non-authorized apps leave you vulnerable to trojans apps?

[johnnyzappone]

@bobg3723 thats a possibility, but just be care of what you install. Also at&t blocks certain apps from the market but those apps are on verizon/tmobile/sprint's market. this will allow you to get those programs if you choose.

I always google and get opinions on apps before i install them anyways so just do your research and you will be fine.

[Mogen123]

Can you make another video on how to sideload apps?

[johnnyzappone]

@Mogen123 i will try to make a better video that explains it better. thanks for your suggestion!

[KILLhottytoddy]

Thanks for your videos. It's much easier to see someone tell you the steps than to just read them. Especially if you're new to android like I am. Thanks to your videos my Captivate is now rooted and the market only restriction is gone. Have you removed the AT&T bloatware from your phone yet?  I've been hesitant to do it for fear that I would need to bring the phone in to be looked at and I wouldn't be able to get the apps back on.

[johnnyzappone]

@KILLhottytoddy yeah i removed them, but i did make backups prior using titanium backup. I also have a complete backup solution just in case i messed up my system files. I put the phone into recovery and it will restore to where i created my backup. I will make a video to cover this as well.

[christianheart100]

how do you delete non-market apps?

[janco809]

yo ca u just get to the point all u doing is just talking shit this the worst tut ever

[canaya64]

heyyy i need to kno how to root my fone because there are no other ways to do it i tried everything there is to root my samsung captivate plzz help

[bigG8491]

*samsung lol sorry

[bigG8491]

I know this about the sanding captivate but is there any way I could do this for the motorola atrix 4G?

[MIketucky350]

Its a shame what ATT does to this great phone. They limit everything we can do even 3g/hspa up/down speeds. but all can be fixed easily.  Everyone be thankful we have a samsung. they are the easiest to hack, and the hardware is amazing once you install custom rom.

[JJ2badlife]

Thanks Dude worked perfectly!

[why12983476why]

hey when i put in sqlite3 in the command it says it doesn't recognize it and i already downloaded sqlite manager for firefox

[NicoMinaj]

yyour cute (;

[Juline1221]

@rap33r100 yea thats what i thought. that was two months ago tho imma expert at this captivate shit now lol.