I finally installed an ICS rom and I realized that the Wired magazine app is not working properly with sign in button disabled that allows you to access your subscription. I had to return back to stock rom just for this app.
The app seems to be only compatible with Kindle Fire stock rom, but there are reports of successfully running it on CM9 roms on other devices. Would there be a way to fool this app telling that it's running on a compatible device?
So, do you know a solution for this or would a developer be willing to investigate this issue?
I'm currently running wired just fine on Reloaded ROM based off CM9. All I did is adb pull the app off my KFire before I wiped, then pushed it back after flashing; and installed like a normal app. Flawless.
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I downloaded the apk from a thread on here somewhere. The issue I had was that you need to remove the adblocking hosts file to be able to sign in. If you leave the adblocking hosts file, the wired magazine app fails out with no internet connection and also the sign in link is not there.
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I'm having the same issue. I don't suppose you remember which forum that apk was in, diggitydogg, do you? I did a google search and couldn't find anything.
I found the gq apk file in a thread here. I installed it and it recognized my previous purchases. I tried sign in and couldn't. I kept getting an error message. Then when my one magazine downloaded it tried to open it and got a fatal "force close " error. Now I can't get past the logo screen without getting the same error.
I'm surprised more people running cm7 haven't had these issues.
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This is the post with the Wired Magazine apk attached.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19474675&postcount=3
It works fine for me once I remove the ad-blocking hosts file. It would be great to find out what the specific entries are that kill the app. I love having the ad-blocking ability, but Wired is more important to me
BTW I'm running [3-6-2012] gedeROM v1.55...
UPDATE: I edited the hosts (system/etc/hosts) file and removed all entries that have "adobe" in them and it works fine now. There are 5 or 6 of them. I could add them back in until it breaks again and see which ones are necessary to remove to get this to work, but I have to get back to my "real" work
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Netflix has released the app for the Evo and Nexus S but not for the Epic. Would anyone be able to port it over to the Epic?
http://tinyurl.com/4x3suhk
The app itself appears to be working fine, it doesn't allow you stream movies/TV.
NETFLIX said:
The NETFLIX service is not available on your device. Please check the NETFLIX website at netflix.com/netflixreadydevices for information regarding support for your device.
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Butters3605 said:
The app itself appears to be working fine, it doesn't allow you stream movies/TV.
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yeah. it kind of makes me sad. i'm guessing there's a way to get it to work. hopefully! lol
No, streaming and everything is working perfectly well on the evo. It just has not been released for the epic
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No, streaming and everything is working perfectly well on the evo. It just has not been released for the epic
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yes...i know that
From what I gather you need to edit the build.prop for it to work, well at least for the Captivate it does:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076171
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From what I gather you need to edit the build.prop for it to work, well at least for the Captivate it does:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076171
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Yep. Just read this on AndroidPolice here..
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/05/12/good-news-everyone-trick-the-netflix-app-into-thinking-your-rooted-device-is-supported/
Anyone try it yet on the Epic? I don't use netflix, but once I can get it streaming on my phone, I might have to sign up.
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Just attempted. I get audio for afew secs ten it crashes back to que. Get longer audio in portrait, landscape is just a blurp... resolution/video problem?
Its soooooo close....
New app is cooler too. I use it to manage que anyways.
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The referenced Android Police article involves a change to build.prop to make the phone report itself as an HTC G2. Considering that the Epic and Nexus S are both Galaxy S variants on Sprint with 4G, I am curious as to whether it would be preferable to use:
ro.product.model=Nexus S 4G
ro.product.manufacturer=samsung
just tried the Nexus S. get device not supported and app crashes on login.
edit: HTC Vision no longer gives me device not supported. but app still crashes on login.
also: swype refuses to swipe words with the build.prop change. can any one else confirm?
The very first release never crashed but since the first update it's never worked.
It might just be the rom though.
Cm7 with nexus s build.prop
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just tried the Nexus S. get device not supported and app crashes on login.
edit: HTC Vision no longer gives me device not supported. but app still crashes on login.
also: swype refuses to swipe words with the build.prop change. can any one else confirm?
The very first release never crashed but since the first update it's never worked.
It might just be the rom though.
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confirmed swype doesnt work after build.prop change to nexus s
Thanks for that app. It works perfectly on my wife's evo. I wish we could have it.
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I had copied build.prop to the SD card, edited in a terminal emulator using vi, used some command line magic to copy it to the system folder, then rebooted the phone. After starting the Netflix app, it notified me that this phone was unsupported, then force closed after a login attempt.
Interesting they made the app for the evo over the epic at the very least released both at the same time collectively aren't there more galxy s devices over the evo...
first modify /system/build.prop
replace the like values with the below
Code:
ro.product.model=HTC Vision
ro.product.manufacturer=HTC
**** ro.build.fingerprint=sprint/htc_supersonic/supersonic/supersonic:2.2/FRF91/252548:user/release-keys
only add this line and comment ou the other if you dont already have the apk
then reboot the phone and go to market and install netflix.
do NOT load it.
once installed open up adb shell and as root
Code:
cd /data/data/com.netflix.mediaclient/lib/
cp libnetflix_device1.so libnetflix_device1.so.bak
cp libnetflix_device2.so libnetflix_devicex.so
cp libnetflix_device2.so libnetflix_device1.so
you will now be able to sign into netflix, view whats available and manage your queue.
but cant watch movies, in most of the ec05 and eb13's that we have it gives an issues with being unable to enumerate OMX device drm.play
if you install stock odin EC05(just the raw stock flash with nothing done) it will say that it throws an java exception and will just freeze lock
if you flash ED12 it works perfectly out of the box(but ed12 has issues)
Still working on it.
PS the above build.prop edit works for the nook colour and viewsonic Gtab and a host of other CM7 based devices as well.
All of the above is completely unnecessary if all you want to do is open the app and view your queue. It will do that without modification.
not on the epic it wont.
itll tell you first that its not in the market
then itll tell you its not for this phone
then itll just exit out to homescreen once you login.
Deja vu...
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Isn't Netflix available in the market?
I have tried the multiple methods on XDA, including the modified Hulu APK that is supposed to work on "most" devices, but still can't get Hulu Plus to work. I have also tried using the modified libflashplayer.so, but nothing as Hulu still states my device in not supported. When using the modified APK, it did allow me to use Hulu, but as soon as I would try to play something it would say "Buffering" then crash. Any ideas? I am currently running Darkside v2.
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I have tried the multiple methods on XDA, including the modified Hulu APK that is supposed to work on "most" devices, but still can't get Hulu Plus to work. I have also tried using the modified libflashplayer.so, but nothing as Hulu still states my device in not supported. When using the modified APK, it did allow me to use Hulu, but as soon as I would try to play something it would say "Buffering" then crash. Any ideas? I am currently running Darkside v2.
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I have Hulu Plus working fine on ANY ROM posted here for our model. The buffering, then crash is from ad free. Simply run ad free, then hit revert, to basically uninstall all the ad free stuff. Voila...no more buffering then crash. I also simply use Titanium Backup to restore Hulu Plus on every ROM install. Don't use anything from market since it's still currently NOT supported, which is ridiculous at this point. I can put up with ads. There is a method I saw back somewhere that does modify the ad free host file so that Hulu Plus will run along with ad free killing ads, but it wasn't that important to me. You may be able to google "ad free host file and Hulu Plus" for that. But again, just hit revert to run stock without ad free and Hulu Plus runs using your modified files.
I installed MoDaCo gr8 and it is working perfectly (thank you Paul O'brien). Well, except for one trivial thing, the app icon doesn't behave like all other app icons. I tap the icon and go to Google Play when I go back to Home the Play icon isn't on the carosel. It never shows up on the carosel. Also, on the app page, when sorted by recent, the Play icon always stays on the bottom, even right after I use it.
I have read dozens of threads about problems getting Play to work properly, fortunately I don't have that problem, but no one has mentioned this quirk.
So the silly question, does anyone have any idea what I have done and how I can fix it? This is obviously a trivial problem but if someone knows off the top of their head I would really like to know.
I have tried wiping and reinstalling MoDaCo but that didn't change anything.
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Not just that, some of the icons show up as flat grey boxes with nothing in them.
PS - Moved on to other roms after playing with this one for a while
I have no problem with Google Play. Yesterday I noticed that XDA premium got grayed but I was able to access the app. However this morning the app was gone , without any reboot. Simply re-installed and got back. It may not be from the Rom, but could be from KF 6.3
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Not just that, some of the icons show up as flat grey boxes with nothing in them.
PS - Moved on to other roms after playing with this one for a while
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I haven't had that problem, at least not yet. I don't mind the stock KF look which is why I used this rom. Thanks for your input.
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I have no problem with Google Play. Yesterday I noticed that XDA premium got grayed but I was able to access the app. However this morning the app was gone , without any reboot. Simply re-installed and got back. It may not be from the Rom, but could be from KF 6.3
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That is just as weird. I didn't notice any problems with the stock 6.3 or even after I rooted. After I rooted I installed Market/Play manually but I didn't have the full access to Play that MoDaCo provides. I have wondering if my previous install of Market may have left some residual files in there that aren't playing well with the new rom. But you could be right about it being 6.3. Thanks.
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I have the Amazon app store that comes preloaded on the kf, but it won't install on cm10. I don't have the Google nexus hack of anything. I was just wondering why it doesn't work, if someone has gotten it to work, or if someone can get it to work.
Here's a link to the app. Sorry I couldn't straight upload.
http://db.tt/w31JZkkO
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This is the only Amazon App Store that will work on CM10
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Do you know why the original doesn't work?
I'll try that and come back with results
I couldn't get past the third line.
Retrying. I put in the wrong directory.
The original probably requires custom amazon libraries that aren't available on cm10. As far as I know, no stock kf software works on custom roms for this reason. I have no issues using the amazon app store apk from amazon's website, though.
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There's a system error when launching it.
I put it up on pastebin.
http://pastebin.com/iTUz9ZTU
I started and stopped before and after launching, but it looks like there might be some fluff on it too. I used Gemini Live logcat.
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I started and stopped before and after launching, but it looks like there might be some fluff on it too. I used Gemini Live logcat.
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Is there something I can look for in the log?
Now apks gotten from Amazon app store work, and the message that "Unfortunately, Appstore had stopped" pops up, where as before I installed it as a system app, it wouldn't run apps pulled from the Amazon store.
Just thought I would say this in case it helps.
Try this it has never failed to work for me on any system or device http://db.tt/MObKmXFE . First uninstall the one you have then install this one, it will prompt to update itself eventually which is fine. If you flash ROMs like I do or you are using it on many devices periodically you must log on to your account and remove excess devices, deregister and reregister. Nothing else needed to get it to work it's just a simple as installing. Good luck.
Edit: don't let it update the recent appstore update doesn't act right just use the one I provided.
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Try this it has never failed to work for me on any system or device.
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It's not a matter of getting Amazon appstore to work for me. I know the others work. I just really want this one because with it you can get kindle specific apps. Does yours let you get kindle specific apps?
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I don't know. Not really worth the trouble IMO.
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I am willing to slave over this.
But if I can't, how do I uninstall it as a system app?
And thanks for the support!
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I get all my stuff from the cloud just fine as far as being kindle specific I don't really care but I would assume they are. It's a piece of cake removing a system app just use root explorer mount system/app r/w and delete the apk from the system/app and then mount r/o and restart. Root unistaller can perform the same task. Just be careful not to remove anything that may be needed to run the system smoothly. Making an app system is done in the reverse order by adding the apk to system/app in a r/w mode. It will install a restart as a system application.
@Urahara
Does your Amazon appstore apk that you posted allow you to install apps with a kindle fire edition?
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@Urahara
Does your Amazon appstore apk that you posted allow you to install apps with a kindle fire edition?
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Even if you installed the original kindle fire appstore, you probably won't be able to install kindle only apps.
The build.prop is different and you need the Amazon framework from the original ROM. The best thing you could do is revert back to stock. Back up the apps, THEN switch to whatever rom you are currently on.
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Hi,
Last month I rooted my Kindle. I decided to give it to my girlfriend to use but (for obvious reasons deregistered it from my Amazon account). Now after it has been deregistered she is unable to get the apps that i had on there (she has registered her own amazon account). The apps are still on there after a little exploring i did on ES explorer. They will not show up under home>apps where all the other apps are. Root access was not removed from this Kindle but the Superuser icon and Google Play Store icons were (along with the rest of the apps i downloaded from Google Play Store). I can still use the apps if I go into ES Explorer under Tools> App Manager and click on the app it will give me an option to open and it works just fine. I just opened up Google Play Store and downloaded the "Craigslist" app and it shows up under the apps page. It is just very inconvenient to do it this way and I want to know if anyone has any idea what is going on. I am completely lost!
Thank you!
Have u tried using an alternate launcher like go launcher HD? For the record, you can not just simply install alternate launchers from the play store and have them work out of the box, minus the exception of using other ROMs like kinology or cm. You would have to copy installed apk from
/data/app to /system/app and fix its permissions to avoid boot loop. I advise using something like kindle fire first aid or a app called kindle free for it though. Also thought I'd mention if you choose this route and are on amazon is x.4.1 or higher, you won't be able to set the background, I made a fix for that. If you decide to try using an alternate launcher, I'll send u a link to it, word to the wise though, if you choose to use an alternate launcher it is advised to run my wallpaper fix first or your system partition may run out of disk space and be unable to complete the fix. I really need to put my wallpaper fix in my signature... Anyways post back if you would like to try this.
Also thought I'd mention the apps are probably not showing up because of ownership issues, just a guess though, because I tried to run a free app from my mom's kindle 1st gen on mine and it refused to even open saying I didn't own it... Free app... Irony... Anyways that's just a guess, I'd love to test this theory using my moms account on this kindle but I currently have cm 10.1 installed so I can't without reflashing.
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Have u tried using an alternate launcher like go launcher HD? For the record, you can not just simply install alternate launchers from the play store and have them work out of the box, minus the exception of using other ROMs like kinology or cm. You would have to copy installed apk from
/data/app to /system/app and fix its permissions to avoid boot loop. I advise using something like kindle fire first aid or a app called kindle free for it though. Also thought I'd mention if you choose this route and are on amazon is x.4.1 or higher, you won't be able to set the background, I made a fix for that. If you decide to try using an alternate launcher, I'll send u a link to it, word to the wise though, if you choose to use an alternate launcher it is advised to run my wallpaper fix first or your system partition may run out of disk space and be unable to complete the fix. I really need to put my wallpaper fix in my signature... Anyways post back if you would like to try this.
Also thought I'd mention the apps are probably not showing up because of ownership issues, just a guess though, because I tried to run a free app from my mom's kindle 1st gen on mine and it refused to even open saying I didn't own it... Free app... Irony... Anyways that's just a guess, I'd love to test this theory using my moms account on this kindle but I currently have cm 10.1 installed so I can't without reflashing.
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Hi,
Thank you for the response! My Kindle is running 8.4.3. I am thinking of just doing a factory reset and re rooting it because i have the program all set up on my computer, just need to re run the program. Then i will have a clean slate to work with. If my logic is correct i should be able to just start from scratch again which is relatively easy compared to finding a new solution. Let me know what you think.
Thank you
I'm confused, wouldn't you still need to login to your account to re download stuff from the cloud causing the problem all over again?
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I'm confused, wouldn't you still need to login to your account to re download stuff from the cloud causing the problem all over again?
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Amazon cloud works great. My girlfriend has her own account and can download any of the apps she wants off of there. The problem is that the icons dont show up for Superuser or Google Play Store. I can still use Superuser but i cannot touch the app icon to go into it but i know its still running because Titanium Backup was asking for its permission. Also when i go into Google Play Store i am able to download apps and have them appear on my kindle apps page but the original Google Play Store is not there so i have to go into ES Explorer to access Google Play (im trying to make it easier for her by having the Icon for Google Play Store on the home app page). I am having issues with Google Play and Superuser (which isnt a big deal that i cant touch the app to open it) but Google Play Store i would like to show up on the main page.
-Erik
Oh OK I get what your saying now, that is strange, I'm starting to wonder if I misunderstood you from the beginning. Yea if doing a restore still for some weird reason doesn't fix it just use an alternate ui, I kinda don't like the carousel anymore myself after flashing a normal android os on mine, but restoring the os should work.
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