Palm Centro - Installing applications

YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS
INSTALLING APPLICATIONS
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Installing applications
Your smartphone comes with several
built-in and ready-to-use applications. You
can also install additional applications, such
as business software, games, and more.
The Palm Desktop Software Installation CD
includes several bonus software apps,
and you can purchase other third-party
Palm OS
®
by ACCESS apps as well.
NOTE The instructions in this section tell
you how to install basic PRC (Palm OS
application) and PDB (Palm OS database)
files on your smartphone. Some Palm OS
software uses an installer or wizard to
guide you through the process. For details,
consult the documentation that came with
the software.
Installing bonus software from My Centro
on your device
My Centro lets you download and install
software that you can use on your
smartphone. If the software has a desktop
component in addition to a smartphone
component, you need to download the
software to your computer first. See
Installing bonus software from your
computer for info on installing software
that includes a desktop component.
1 Press Applications and select My
Centro .
2 Select the Bonus tab.
3 Select the Install link below the name
of the application you want to install.
Repeat step 3 to install additional
applications.
Installing applications from the Internet
You can use the web browser on your
smartphone to install Palm OS files (PRC or
PDB) directly from the Internet. When you
download a PRC or PDB file, it is
automatically installed on your
smartphone. If a file is compressed (for
example, as a ZIP or SIT file), you need to
download it to your computer, expand the
file, and then synchronize to transfer the
expanded file to your smartphone.
NOTE Make sure the application you
download is compatible with your device.