This post was last updated on October 16th, 2019 at 09:42 am
Windows Phone 7 is the first release of the Windows Phone mobile client operating system. it was released worldwide on October 21, 2010. Major phone makers such as Samsung. LG, HCT and Nokia make the list of some popular windows phone 7 series. Earlier this Month I Posted a tutorial on how you can manually install .xap to your windows phone 8. In this post, I will be posting how you can sideload .xap Apps to windows phones 7. Microsoft has huge restrictions placed on the phones. Our duty here is to look for a legal way to liberate our phones.
List of Popular Windows Phone 7 Devices
Windows Phone 7 operating system by Microsoft has three major software versions before window phone 8 was released. This includes V7.0, v7.5 and v7.8. In this section, I will list all the devices that made use of each of the windows phone 7 to 7.8 operating system.
Devices that are running Windows Phone 7.0
- Dell Venue Pro
- HTC 7 Pro (Arrive)
- LG Quantum (Optimus 7Q)
- HTC 7 Surround
- LG Optimus 7 (Jil Sander Mobile)
- HTC 7 Trophy
- Samsung Focus
- HTC 7 Mozart
- HTC HD7 (HD7S)
- Samsung Omnia 7
Windows Phone 7.5
The Second generation Windows Phone comes pre-installed with the Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” version of Windows Phone or later. All devices in this list feature a single-core processor, a 480 x 800 WVGA resolution screen, and (except for the HTC Radar) a built-in digital compass. Below are the list of devices that fall under this operating system version.
- Samsung Omnia W (Focus Flash)
- Nokia Lumia 510
- Acer Allegro
- ZTE Tania (Spirit)
- Alcatel One Touch View
- ZTE Orbit (Render)
- HTC Radar
- Samsung Omnia M
- Nokia Lumia 610
- Fujitsu Toshiba IS12T
- Samsung Focus S
- HTC Titan (Ultimate/Eternity)
- Nokia Lumia 710
- Samsung Focus 2
- HTC Titan II
- Nokia Lumia 900
- Nokia Lumia 800
Three Working Methods to install/Sideload .xap Apps to Windows Phones 7
Note: to install or you can call it to sideload Homebrew apps on your windows phone 7, you need to first unlock (call it to jailbreak your Windows phone 7). You can learn how to unlock your Windows phone free click here
How to Install XAP to WP7: Method 1
1. Install Windows Phone Developer Tools
You can download it WPexpress_full
2. Open Application Deployment tool (Start-> Windows Phone Developer Tools -> Application Deployment) and follow instructions.
Method 2
Stage 1:
1. Install Windows Phone Developer Tools
You can download it FROM THE LINK ABOVE
2. Download and unzip the latest version of Tom XAP Installer Tom_XAP_Installer_v1.2
3. Run Tom XAP Installer.exe
4. Place a checkmark beside “Enable Tom XAP Installer” and close the window
Note: The steps described in one step is to be performed only once. It is advisable not to remove or move Tom XAP Installer.exe
Stage 2:
1. Connect your device to your PC
2. Run Zune
3. Verify that the device is locked (ie start screen)
4. Download the application. Xap
5. Discover it
6. Click Install and wait for the installation
Method 3 on how to Install xap apps to WP7 Via PC
1. Download and unzip the latest version of the Homebrew Windows Phone 7 MarketXAPDeployX-V0.9+
2. XAPDeployX.exe Open
3. Choose where you need to install XAP (Windows Phone 7 Device – Device, Windows Phone 7 Emulator – Emulator)
4. Click Browse and select the XAP, which you need to install and click Open. You can also just drag and drop XAP on the program, without clicking Browse.
5. Click Deploy
The advantage of the third method is the lack of need to install Windows Phone 7 Developers Tools. Also, there is an alternative embodiment of the third step – to Homebrew Windows Phone 7 Market, click Options, and then click “Register filehandler”. After this operation, you can simply open the XAP files in Windows Explorer, Homebrew Windows Phone 7 Market will start automatically.
When you are done with this wonderful experiment please share it with us in the comment box below
Hi,
I found your site to be very interesting! I happen to own an old HTC Arrive Windows 7 Phone. i found your site in the hopes of finding the actual apps compatible with the HTC Arrive that i could sideload to my windows phone, similar to the many sites that have .apk’s that can be sideloaded to an android phone or other various android devices.
By any chance would you know of any sites that have apps for the Arrive Windoes 7 Phone that could be sideloaded? Thank you and thanks for the info on the sideloading process. Now i just have to find something to sideload.
@Michael: you can search google. some sites still host such files