Download Apps, Games & Themes from OVI Store to your Windows PC and send them to your mobile phone via Bluetooth or USB Cable.
We all know that downloading apps, games and themes at ovi store is not available if your using a PC. Instead you can download using OVI Store apps installed in your mobile phone and from there you can browse for more stuff and can be installed directly to your phone, which is very handy and hustle free.
But, the downside of it, is when you uninstall the apps or games, you cannot reinstall them in the future if you dont open again ovi store and connect via wi-fi or 3g/gprs, and what if you cannot access an internet through your mobile phone? so, you cannot install again your favorite apps, games or themes.
and also all the files you downloaded can be installed automatically from a freshly reformatted phone with the help of AutoInstaller which we cover on How To Install Many Apps, Themes & Games automatically and it is very handy if you use both techniques. (Download all the favorite apps, games and themes from ovi store and use AutoInstaller.)
Okay let’s get back to our main topic ;)
In this tutorial, we are going to download your favorite app, games or themes through your windows PC, so that it is available to you anytime you want to reinstall it without needing to connect your phone to the internet.
(Note: This is for educational and backup purposes of your favorite apps, games or themes only. There is no intent in hacking or whatever you call it on OVI Store services. OVI Store is Free to use and Free to download.)
What you will need in this process or tutorial?
- A Web Browser (Firefox, Google Chrome or Opera)
- HEX Editor (I Prefer HxD Hex Editor, its Free)
- and your own account on OVI Store
Lets Get Started
1st
Go to OVI Store and login using your own account, or create if you don’t have one yet.
2nd
Browse a categories of your choice or use the search box.
After finding what you want to download, click the thumbnail to view more info or right-click and copy link from your browsers menu command and paste it in your browsers URL bar.
in this tutorial we are going to download Kaspersky Mobile Security.
3rd
Look at the URL on your browser, see the screenshot above, it says;
http://store.ovi.com/content/61970?clickSource=homepage
Remove ?clickSource=homepage in the url and change it to /download
like this;
http://store.ovi.com/content/61970/download
and try to open the url you have changed in your browser, and Whalla! you are downloading your favorite app ;)
save that to your desktop, easy huh?
If the downloaded file .SIS file format then you are all good, forward it to your phone & install.
If the downloaded file you have saved is .sis.dm file format then this is where HEX Editor comes in.
4th
Open your HEX Editor, and open the .sis.dm file you have downloaded from OVI Store in Hex Editor, it will look like this;
Highlight from the start of the string until the last dot (before the small letter z), just like the preview above and delete the string, it will ask you “This operation changes the file-size! blah-blah”, just click OK.
Now, save that file to your desktop as .SIS format
go to your desktop and rename the file from .sis.dm to .sis
Congratulations you are done…
Forward it to your mobile phone via bluetooth or usb cable and install it. Enjoy.
Having hard time understanding the HEX Editing part of the tutorial?
Try OVI DM Splitter by CodeRus (link below).
This PC app will automatically convert the .sis.dm downloaded from ovi store in your PC to .SIS format.
Just drag the file you have downloaded from OVI Store to OVI DM Splitter and it will convert your file and ready to be installed to any symbian mobile phone.
OviDMSplitter.zip (741 downloads )
Huwaaw.. Can download now any appz thru pc. And get instant installer for my future use.
Nice Tutz sir.Yethz..
THANK YOU,
Two Thumbs Up for YOU sir.Yethz.
thanks bro dropz 4 always supporting yethz.x10.mx
hey thanks a lot…. a easy and simple way to download the nokia games on to PC was shown by ur site….
Thanks a lot sir…
a great work…
Thanks @ Vidhi ;)
I’m glad that it helps you. Thanks also for dropping a line.
will this work on nokia c3-00?
Yes! Just set your phone model from OVI Store and search for the app that compatible with it…
i converted the file to.sis and hooked up my fone via usb. i put the fone in ovi mode and sent angry birds (.sis) to it, but i cant find it on the fone. can you plz help me?
First things first ;)
The file that you converted to .sis, Is it a .sis.dm? If yes… no need to answer..
2nd..
Try to set your phone to Mass Storage when you plugin your phone to ur PC, then copy the .SIS you have converted to your root of your memory card (so that you can locate it easily when you browse it from your phone),
then open your file manager and locate the .SIS where you put it. RUN the installation and enjoy…
hey, that really helped. btw, that dm splitter was really useful. but i don’t like the hex editor. i tried to do it with notepad++ ., just remove the first 4 lines ( 3 lines and a blank one ) and save as .sis . and it works :D
btw. about .jad files. i also open them with notepad++ , just add the line in front of MIDlet-Jar-URL to your download manager and download the .jar file
these also worked for me :D
yes bro… you are definitely right… someone also asked in about .jad he downloaded from OVI Store and that is what i told him also…
i dont understand what u did in case of jar file. can u plz explain me wat i need to do to convert jar file to sis
sorry by mistake i wrote .jar instead of .jab
converting .jar to .sis?…. that’s not possible. maybe using .jad to get the .jar file. but not jar to sis
yes tell me how to convert .jad to get .sis/.jar
you’ll have to open the .JAD file in a text editor, and look for the url/link that ends with .JAR
and from it you can use that link to download directly the .JAR setup/file.
how do i open with notepad? it only gives me option of opening with nokia suite?
Open your NOTEPAD and drag the .JAD file to notepad window…
Thanks for this tutorial. Two thumbs up. I never knew that I can download on Ovi using PC. Thanks a bunch.
You are very welcome.. Im glad it helps you.
i will try it!
how do i send this file to my phone through bluetooth? I dont have my cable..
if your PC have a Bluetooth or if u have USB bluetooth dongle, you can plug it in and send that file to your phone…
i want to dowmload lite nd trial verision apps for unlimited free.. plz help me..
u made it so easy….thank you so much Yethz…
you are very welcome. thank you.
hI!! i’ve nokia X2-01! My problem is that i can’t open the apps in my mobile! it says invalid selection! why is that??
did u download the apps base on your mobile os platform?
your phone is symbian s40v6…