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How can I deploy an app for another user to load without Visual Studio?

matteramamatterama ✭
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Hi all,
This may be a simple link that you can point me to, but I haven't found it yet.

I understand the process for loading an application to Hololens via WiFi or USB if you are using VS 2015 and a programmer. However, I have a non-programmer with a Hololens and we want to deploy an app to his Hololens via an old school type method (i.e. email him a package for install). With an Android setup, emailing / dropboxing an APK built with Unity is easy to side load (for example) and is straightforward. But it isn't quite clear what the best method is for us to do the same on Hololens. To recap, we want to:

a) Build a solution for deployment to Hololens (we have done this)
b) Provide to a non-programmer
c) Get him to load it onto his hololens, which has never been used for development

Can anyone point me in the right direction here on that last step?

Thank you!

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    christsaragihchristsaragih ✭

    i think it's not supported. We Must using VS to deploy Hololens app

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    matteramamatterama ✭

    @christsaragih said:
    i think it's not supported. We Must using VS to deploy Hololens app

    Thank you christsaragih . Does anyone disagree? It seems a little surprising to me, but since I can't find a path, this may be the answer...

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    matteramamatterama ✭

    @bharat1995 said:
    Hey @matterama u can create an app package from visual studio by right clicking on the package in VS-> store -> create app packages.
    After following the steps given in the pop up window u can specify which build u need as in (x64 / x86 / ARM). select the one which u want (but according to MS the recommended is x86) and the app packages will be created in the specified location.

    Now to install it in another HoloLens u should connect to the Windows device portal
    (https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/holographic/using_the_windows_device_portal)
    and deploy the app by selecting the app bundle and the dependencies and go.

    Thank you bharat1995 !

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    bharat1995bharat1995 ✭

    Sure manh....:) :)

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    headcasegamesheadcasegames ✭

    this is super helpful, thank you for making my evening much easier than it would have been otherwise!

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