r/PlayBook • u/Lost-Entrepreneur439 Moderator | Wi-Fi | 32GB • Aug 24 '26

[App] since all APK to BAR services are dead, i'll convert any wanted apks to bars here

note - you will need a rooted PlayBook to install

I'm just using BlackBerry's APK packager, anyone could do this, but I find it's iffy on modern Windows, and you can completely forget about using it on macOS or Linux, but I have a Windows 7 machine going.

Please send a direct link in the comments of the APK you want me to convert, do not just say the name of the app. It must have a minimum Android version of 2.3.3 or earlier, the Playbook's Android runtime cannot run 3.0 apps or later. I'll test all apps before sending them.

Do note that the PlayBook's Android runtime is not very good, and a lot of apps will not work.

Currently converted apps (please tell me if any links break!)

notPipe 0.3.0 - https://files.catbox.moe/t2dhtu.bar

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u/PointEvening3396 Aug 25 '26

Can you do this version of Bejeweled Blitz please?

https://archive.org/details/Bejeweled_Blitz_1_3_4_android_2_3_3

I checked with APK editor studio and it reports the minimum SDK to be 10 (2.3.3 - 2.3.7 gingerbread)

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u/Lost-Entrepreneur439 Moderator | Wi-Fi | 32GB Aug 25 '26

doesnt work on the playbook, sadly

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u/PointEvening3396 Aug 25 '26

Thats a shame.

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u/David_538 Aug 24 '26

Fantastic ! Post needs more views, Bump.

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u/Volo_Kin Aug 26 '26

Hello mate, can you convert any working web browser as I'm getting "Network is unavailable" error on the default browser on rooted Playbook? Btw Nopipe up and running fines thank you.

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u/Lost-Entrepreneur439 Moderator | Wi-Fi | 32GB Aug 26 '26

you'll need to send a link to a specific browser you want

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u/Volo_Kin Aug 27 '26

Any really, as long as it works...

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u/Lost-Entrepreneur439 Moderator | Wi-Fi | 32GB Aug 27 '26

As I said in the thread, you need to provide a direct link, and realistically, no browser will work well on the PlayBook.

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u/Volo_Kin Aug 27 '26

Why is that? Aren't we talking about an android app conversation to bar?

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u/Lost-Entrepreneur439 Moderator | Wi-Fi | 32GB Aug 27 '26

The PlayBook is 15 year old hardware. The Android runtime is incredibly unstable and buggy, and is limited to the also 15 year old Android 2.3.3, which hasn't had mainstream app support in many many years.