Let’s take a look at how to side load windows phone apps to your windows phone 8 or 8.1 device that aren’t from WP store (cracked apps or apps that developed by you). Basically you need to have some tools. Let’s start without long introduction.
First you need to download Windows Phone 8 SDK.
- Then open, Windows Phone Developer Registration Tool.
- Now connect your WP device with USB cable and unlock the phone.
- Before start, make sure your phone’s date and time is accurate. If not you won’t be able to register.
You can see Windows Phone Developer Registration Tool as shown below.
- Now wait till the Status changes to “Identified Windows Phone 8 device. Click the Register button to unlock the phone“. If your device already Registered you’ll see Unregister instead of register button.
- Now you can click Register button.
- Then Sign In dialog box will appear. Insert your Microsoft account mail address and password. click Sign In.
- After your phone registered status changes to “Congratulations! You have successfully unlocked your Windows Phone“.
Now you are ready to deploy non-store apps to your WP.
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