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INSTALLING APPLICATIONS
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CHAPTER
You can install the bonus software
wirelessly using the My Treo application on
your smartphone. You can also download
the bonus software from www.palm.com/
mypalm/755pverizon-bonus to your
computer and then synchronize to install it
on your smartphone. You can also use the
web browser on your smartphone or your
computer to purchase other third-party
Palm OS
®
apps. To learn about applications
you can purchase for your smartphone, go
to www.palm.com/mypalm/755pverizon
.
NOTE The instructions in this section tell
you how to install basic PRC (Palm OS
application) and PDB (Palm OS database)
files on your Treo smartphone. Some Palm
OS software uses an installer or wizard to
guide you through the process. For details,
consult the documentation that came with
the software.
Installing bonus software from My Treo
on your smartphone
My Treo lets you download and install
software that you can use on your
smartphone. If the software has both a
desktop component in addition to a
smartphone component, you need to
download the software to your computer
first. See Installing bonus software from
My Palm on your computer for info on
installing software that includes a desktop
component.
1 Press Applications and select
My Treo .
2 Select the Bonus tab.
3 Select the Install link below the name
of the application you want to install.
4 Repeat step 3 to install additional
applications.
Installing applications from the Internet
You can use the web browser on your
smartphone to install Palm OS files (PRC or
PDB) directly from the Internet. When you
download a PRC or PDB file, it is
automatically installed on your
smartphone. If a file is compressed (ZIP or
SIT files), you need to download it to your
computer and expand the file before
installing it on your smartphone.
1 Open the web browser (see Viewing a
web page).
2 Go to the page that contains the link to
the application you want to download.