Unlocking Windows Phone 7 to Side Load Applications

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Break. Crack. Hack. Unlock. Call it what you want, Windows phone has been violated. You can now load any applications you want directly onto the device without using the Marketplace.  And to be clear, this is not the same as doing a jailbreak on iPhone or gaining root permission on Android. This new tool is [...]

Application Lock Makes its Way to Touch Screen Windows Mobile 6.5 Devices

Back when Microsoft first released their first Windows Mobile Smartphone based device, they also introduced an application lock that was not found on existing Windows Mobile Pocket PC based devices. This application lock introduced a new level of security that prevents unprivileged applications from accessing certain system functions, files, and registry locations. During some recent [...]

Removing Application Lock on Windows Mobile Standard Devices

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Now that we know about Application Lock and the general principles behind it, we need to look at how to remove it from our phone so that you can install any application and make more customizations to your device. Using an XML Provisioning file, you can load and change a number of settings, more commonly [...]

Understanding Application Lock on Windows Mobile Standard Devices

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Touch screen or no touch screen. There’s more differences between Windows Mobile Standard and Professional than the touch capability of the screen. Application security is one of the major differences. When you install software on Professional based devices, the most you are asked is if you trust this unsigned application. If you say yes, then [...]