sideloads

Installs without storefront

Sideloads is the verb form of sideload, meaning to install software on a device through unofficial channels—bypassing the standard app store or manufacturer's approved distribution system.

The term implies loading from the side rather than through the front door: He sideloads apps that aren't available in his country.

Common with Android devices, gaming consoles, and any platform with restricted software access.

installation

APK

Android application bundle

IPASound notation system
appsMobile software, briefly
applicationsPractical uses or requests

software · install · third-party · package · provisioning · signing · certificate · deployment · homebrew · unsigned

bypass

jailbreak

Escape from custody

rootUnderground absorbing structure
unlockOpen a secured closure
restrictionsLimitations on action

override · workaround · circumvent · exploit · privilege · access · DRM · gatekeeper · permissions · security

piracy

cracked

Having surface fractures

torrentViolent rushing flow
warezIllegally distributed programs
unauthorizedNot officially permitted

unlicensed · bootleg · modded · pirated · leaked · counterfeit · illicit · infringement · black-market · patched

transfer

USB

Device connection standard

cableHeavy-duty woven line
dataFacts for analysis
filesStored data collections

sync · iTunes · local · offline · connection · drag-drop · wired

Opposites

software installation source

sideloadsstreams

Continuous flows of something

authorization status

sideloadsuninstalls

Deletes installed software

removes

Family

sideload, sideloading, sideloaded

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Rated G