boostapps

Welcome to BoostApps.com. This site lets you download free games and apps to Boost Mobile and other phones  without the need for cables, loader programs or even a PC.

Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about using this site

Q. How do I know if I have a Boost Mobile or Nextel iDEN phone or something else?
A. If your phone is a Motorola and has a model number starting with the letter "i" followed by 1 to 3 digits like i290, i335, i465, i856 and i9 it is an iDEN phone.  Anything else is not an iDEN phone

Q. How do I use this site to send games and apps to my Boost Mobile iDEN or Nextel USA Motorola phone?
A. Visit BoostApps.com with your PC or phone browser. Find a game or app you want to try. Click the"Send to Phone" button under the apps description.
On the next page enter your 10 digit Boost/Nextel Phone Number.  Just the 10 numbers starting with the area code. with no spaces, dashes or dots, just numbers and press the "Send to Phone" button.  The next page will have detailed instructions for completing the installation on your phone.

Q. I have a Boost Incognito, Mirro, Rant, Bali, Juno, C290, W385, Seek, Rambler, Factor or KRZR or some other Boost phone that's not a iDen phone. Can I get the games and apps on BoostApps.com on my phone?
A. Those are Boost CDMA phones.  Most of the games and apps here should work on them. Here's how to install them:

For those phones don't  use the "Send to Phone" button to install apps. It won't work. Instead:
1) Visit boostapps.com with your phone's browser.
2) Find a game or app you want.
3) Click the "JAD" link below the app's description. The phone will download and install the app

Also visit m.getjar.com with your phone's browser for a much larger selection of games and apps, many of which work on non-iDEN phones.

Q. I have a Motorola i1 or Samsung Galaxy Prevail Android phone.  Will the apps on BoostApps work on it?
A. No, but don't feel bad, there are many more and much better free apps in the Android Market on the phone. Tap the Market icon on the phone to get started downloading.

Q. I have a BlackBerry, can I use these games and apps
A. The apps on this site are intended for Boost's non-smartphones. A few might work on BlackBerrys but most won't. The best sources for BlackBerry apps are BlackBerry App World and this big list of free BlackBerry software.

Q. I sent an app to my iDEN phone but it never appeared under "New Purchases" in "Download Apps". What went wrong and how can I fix it.
A. The most likely cause is that you entered your phone number incorrectly.  Try again and remember to enter the number with no dashes or spaces, just ten numbers starting with the area code.  Do not put a "1" in front of the number.
If your Boost account is new, downloading will not until 3 days after activation.

Q. I got a "Java Error" while installing on my iDEN phone how can I fix this?
A. When this happens, find the new app in the Java Apps menu.  It will have a generic looking icon with an X or downward pointing arrow on it.  Select the app and press "OK".  It will start installing again only this time it will list the steps of the install on the screen. Wait for it to fail and then take note of which which step it failed on:
If the error occurs during the "Loading Classes" or "Validating classes" part of the install it means that the app is not compatible with your phone and will never work. All apps on BoostApps have been tested on a Motorola i776. They generally work on all iDEN phones but some are not compatible with certain models.
If the error occurs during the "Allocating Flash" or "Writing Flash" install phase, it means you don't have enough free space on the phone. Delete one or more other apps or games and restart the install on the phone. To delete an app, select it in the menu, press the "Menu" key and choose "Deinstall".

Q. I have a Motorola i465 or i475 and the number keys don't work in games. Can this be fixed?
A. On the i465, do a long press on the Fn key to switch the keyboard to phone number pad mode. Then you can use the the number keys in games that use numbers as controls.  You have to do this on the i465 for any game that uses the number keys. To switch back to QWERTY do another long press on Fn.

Q. I have a Motorola i465 and I can't type letters or symbols in the ID and password fields of some apps. What's the solution?
A. Some apps don't "see" the QWERTY keys and  only recognize the number keys.  Do a long press on the Fn key to switch the keyboard to phone number pad mode and then you can triple tap the number keys to enter letters and symbols as if you were using a non-QWERTY phone. For example to type a "C", press "2" three times.

Q. The game or app I want isn't on BoostApps.  How can I get it?
A. If you can find the game or app on another site like Getjar or Mobilerated you can send it to your phone with the Universal App Loader.  Instructions here.  And if you do find a good game or a useful app that works well on your iDEN phone and is free to distribute (non-commercial, freeware or ad-supported), do your fellow BoostApps users a favor and post a link to it in the comments section of the Universal App Loader page or on the forum.

Q. How can I get free ringtones and wallpapers for my iDEN phone?
A. Most iDEN phones can not download ringtones or wallpapers from this or any other site.
But If your phone has bluetooth, you can send properly formatted ringtones and wallpapers to it from a PC or other phone using Bluetooth. Instructions here: How To: Use Any MP3 File As A Free Ringtone and How To: Install Wallpaper Using Bluetooth.

Also, one user reported that on an the i9 the was able to get ringtones by going to http://mytinyphone.com with Bolt or Opera Mini, picking a tone, clicking the option send it to the phone, choosing Boost as the  carrier and the "send as a attachment" option which will send a text with the ringtone attached. When you get it, open it and press the "Options" key or the Menu button and choose "Save audio". To set it as a ringtone, open the main Menu, select "Multimedia", go to the song you want, press "Options" or "Menu" and select "Assign as ringer. I suspect this may also work with the i856 and maybe other phones with a memory card.

Q. Can I watch YouTube or other web videos on my iDEN phone.
You can't, video streaming is impossible on any iDEN phone, the network is too slow.

Q. Can I listen to Internet radio stations on my iDEN phone?
A. Audio streaming (Internet radio) might be possible but I haven't found an app for it that works reliably on iDEN phones. I've tested all the Internet radio apps I could find, more than a dozen, and iRadio is the only one that even partially worked. It sort of works on the i9, i856 and possibly other phones, but the audio skips and it keeps prompting for an unlock code that no one seems to have.

Q. My Boost phone doesn't have a music player, can I install one?
A. I've tried a number of MP3 player apps and none have worked. iDEN phones block 3rd party apps from accessing phone memory which probably means that an MP3 player is technically impossible on a phone without a SD card.
Even if it were possible you could only have a couple tracks on the phone which only has 6 MB of shared storage which is also used for apps, ringtones and wallpapers'

Q. I signed up to subscribe to BoostApps by email but now I don't want it anymore, how do I unsubscribe
A. Click the "Unsubscribe now" or "Manage your subscriptions" link at the bottom of any of the emails.

Q. How can I change the avatar on my comments?
A. Create an account at en.gravatar.com and upload your avatar there. Be sure to sign up at Gravatar with the same email address that you use here or it won't work.

Q.  I have a question that wasn't answered here. How can I get help?
A.  If your question is a general one about using the site please leave a comment with your question. If your question is about a specific app or game on BoostApps, leave it in a comment on that app's post.