If you hadnt noticed, we've been all over the Homebrew app scene here at PreCentral.net We love them much, we've created a dedicated forum for Homebrew apps! For now, there are only a few and also for now, you can install Homebrew apps without having to root/hack your Pre.
To post an app, you simply need to get developer access from us -- just shoot us a quick message from our contact form and select "Developer Access." If you're a member, you will now see a handy "Email attachment" link next to the app so you can install it directly on your Pre.
We're expecting that Palm will be issuing updates to the webOS - especially since as of right now the direct-install method doesn't have anything in the way of dialog boxes. But Palm has said they'd allow sideloading so hopefully this loophole can mature into a legitimate method instead of being shut down - in that vein we defer to xorg at the Pre Dev Wiki, who writes:
The development world is drawn to the openness of WebOS. I hope you find a way to keep it that way. Keep liberty for all and only exercise security where needed.
I recommend that you keep the email link launching in the next release, with a new feature that would prompt the user that it may be dangerous to open an ipk link, just as other email package do for other platforms. Or have a Preferences setting in the mail application that allows downloading ipk, with default off but allows consumers to turn it on with a warning. Continue to have warnings with .ipk downloads. This is how you can have a balance of liberty and security. Please keep homebrew alive even before the SDK release. Thank you.
Expect the app section to fill out quickly and if you've developed a Homebrew app, don't forget to get in contact with us to get it posted.
Also new to the forums: the ability to email yourself wallpapers directly! Again, if you're logged-in, there's a handy email link next to image attachments you can use to have them emailed to you for use on your Pre. Check it out in our Palm Pre Wallpaper Forum.
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Comments
Great job on the wallpaper forum. I clicked on a picture I liked. It took all of 20 seconds to open the email and select the new wallpaper image. Thanks.
Awesome job guys. Helpful to have all the homebrew apps in one place.
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