sideload Meaning & Definition
What Does Sideload Mean?
Sideload is a verb that means To transfer data between two local devices, rather than to or from a remote device. It is also used to mean To install an app on a mobile device by using any app store that doesn't come preinstalled like Google Play or Apple App Store. Or installing an app from an installation package. (.apk/.ipa).
Sideload Definition (Verb)
- To transfer data between two local devices, rather than to or from a remote device.
I'm going to sideload my computer's address book onto my mobile phone.
- To install an app on a mobile device by using any app store that doesn't come preinstalled like Google Play or Apple App Store. Or installing an app from an installation package. (.apk/.ipa)
Developer: I'm not paying 25$ to Google to put my free app on Google Play. User: I'm fine sideloading it from F-Droid. Thank you for the free app!
Synonyms of Sideload
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Sideload synonyms and antonyms →Sideload in a Sentence
I'm going to sideload my computer's address book onto my mobile phone.
Developer: I'm not paying 25$ to Google to put my free app on Google Play. User: I'm fine sideloading it from F-Droid. Thank you for the free app!
Word Forms & Grammar
sideload (third-person singular simple present sideloads, present participle sideloading, simple past and past participle sideloaded)
Origin of Sideload
From side + load, modelled on upload and download.