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Uploading Apps to Kobiton
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Abstract
In this video, Clay Montgomery from Kobiton demonstrates how to install an application on a Kobiton device. He walks through various methods, including uploading an APK or IPA file from your desktop, using an app URL (such as from Amazon S3 or HockeyApp), and leveraging the Kobiton app repository. The tutorial shows how easy it is to install apps, including the Fly Delta app, with just a few clicks. Additionally, Clay mentions plans to support more repositories like Bitrise in the future.
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0:00 | Clay Montgomery
I’m Clay Montgomery with kobiton. I’ve made a quick.
0:02 | Clay Montgomery
Video today to show you how to install an application on a kobiton device.
0:06 | Clay Montgomery
So I’m going to go ahead and launch the device. I’ll go ahead and launch this galaxy SX here. And then once this,
0:11 | Clay Montgomery
device is up and running, I’ll show you the few different methods we have to install the application on the device.
0:18 | Clay Montgomery
It is just a moment to load and we will go from here. So once the device is up and running, like now, up in the top right hand corner, there is an install apps button. When you click on this, you have a few different ways to install the application. So you can upload the app from your desktop. If you have the apk or the ipa file on your desktop, you can also paste in the app URL here.
0:40 | Clay Montgomery
We support functionalities from like Amazon S3 or hockey app. We’re building out this functionality as well to support things like bitrise and.
0:48 | Clay Montgomery
other different types of repositories. And then down below that, you also have our kobiton app repository that is a function of our platform as well. And in here, I have various applications, but say I want to install this fly delta app. I can simply click install from here. And then I can click this X and the fly delta.
1:08 | Clay Montgomery
App will begin to install on this device, just as it would if I had downloaded it from the app store or the play store. And typically, the amount of time that it takes for it to install is approximately the same.
1:17 | Clay Montgomery
So, the larger the app, the longer time it takes, the smaller the app, the quicker it is, you kind of get the point. And then you get a little notification on here that says it’s been installed. And then I can watch this app just as I would if I had installed it.
1:30 | Clay Montgomery
In a,
1:30 | Clay Montgomery
device in my hand, so hopefully this helps out everyone again, you can install it from your local machine.
1:36 | Clay Montgomery
From a URL link from something like hockeyapp?
1:39 | Clay Montgomery
And then you can also leverage our app.
1:40 | Clay Montgomery
Repository and I’ll make a separate video on how to upload.
1:44 | Clay Montgomery
Apps to that repository as well. Thank you very much.