How do I install the Worklight mobile client application into the Application Center

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I am running the Worklight Server v5.0.0.3 Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.8 64b BYOL image in the iBM SmartCloud Enterprise. I can install apk files into the App Center from Worklight Studio on my laptop.

I now want to install one of these apps from the App Center to my smartphone. To do that I first need to install the Worklight mobile client application into the App Center. The file is opt/IBM/Worklight/ApplicationCenter/installer/IBMApplicationCenter.apk.

But how do I actually install it? If I click on "Add Application" in the App Center it will search on my laptop drive, not on the server drive in the cloud.

Is there a way for me to install it on the WL Server, or do I actually have to download it to my laptop and then install it from there?

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Sounds to me like you did not read the IBM Worklight Application Center documentation...

Note that the below instructions are for the Application Center in Worklight 5.0.6.x, but they should be fairly similar in 5.0.0.3 as well with some minor differences.

The documentation for v5.0.0.3 is available in this zip file.

Here's a quick explanation:

  1. There is an app called "App Center" (the IBMApplicationCenter.apk you've mentioned)
  2. You upload it to the Application Center console - make sure to tick the "installer" checkbox in the upload form
  3. You do the same for your ready Worklight apps (the .apk produced after generating it in Eclipse) - do not tick the 'installer' checkbox
  4. Now you need to install the "App Center" app on your device.
  5. Once that's done you should have a list of apps available to install on your device from within the "App Center" application.

I do, though, strongly suggest that you upgrade to the latest version of Worklight; many fixes have been done in all aspects, including Application Center.