Homebrew Apps Take Over Where App Catalog Has Disappointed

I tried to be good.  I really did.  A part of me wanted to wait until Palm got their act together but it’s getting harder and harder to do it.  Apps are starting to trickle in, but much of it is the same stuff which has already been in there.

I’ve started seeing a lot of information about homebrew apps.  First let me take a step back.  Developers who have access to Palm’s Mojo SDK has been writing programs waiting for them to be allowed into the App Catalog.

Some of the developers have decided to sneak their way in by allowing people to add their apps by “sideloading” them.  This doesn’t require the phone to be completely hacked (like people do to their iPhones).  Instead it involves some trickery to allow the phone to receive these files and know that they are games.

Over the next few days I plan on digging in and finding out if homebrew apps are everything people are making them out to be.

Stay tuned.