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I consider myself to be somewhat intelligent, mostly when it comes to being able to read, write, and search for things on the internet. I have searched these forums and others and only found two references to this question with no answers. Forgive me if my self inflated ego of being able to find answers online is misplaced.
When I try to install the Google services framework (googleservicesframework.apk) on my kindle fire I get the message "application not installed". What am I doing wrong? How do I install this? I am trying to install google apps, namely gmail. After I got the "application not installed" I did reset the device and install the gmail.apk but to no avail, the app would not even open.
I am running 6.2.2 and have recently rooted my kindle and have superuser access. I understand that root is not necessary to install google services framework but I did it nonetheless in hopes that it would help (which it has not).
I know others have had this problem, but I have not found any advice anywhere on this, please help!!! Thanks!
if you'r rooted and put the googleservicesframework.apk in /system/app then there is no need to install it (yes it will fail) - just restart the kf - you'll see it running ...
Thanks for the response! After pasting the googleservicesframework.apk to /system/app and restarting I do not see the application under "running applications", in fact I didnt even see it under "all applications". I know you said there was no need to install the app, but after I didnt see it running I tried to install it anyway then reset, it didnt help.
Its probably good to mention that ive tried this with multiple apks, ive read that there are different ones although I cant seem to tell which ones are different.
Any other advice??
This is the .apk I used on both my KF and my wife's KF. In fact I just installed it on hers last night. Hopefully it works for you.
It Worked!! It must have just been the difference in the apk. Thanks so much for the help guys!
Argh. Sorry all, having searched everywhere and found this thread I did what you said and STILL get Application Not Installed.
Can anyone offer me advice? Much appreciated if so.
look at post #2 !
This worked for me also
Thanks. I was having the same problem with my Kindle and this version worked for me also.
Kranix said:
This is the .apk I used on both my KF and my wife's KF. In fact I just installed it on hers last night. Hopefully it works for you.
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Thank you so much! I had a link to an older apk that did not work correctly. With that apk and "Any Cut", I was able to create a shortcut to "Accounts and sync" to get my gmail contacts and mail syncing properly.
Not an APK file
Kranix said:
This is the .apk I used on both my KF and my wife's KF. In fact I just installed it on hers last night. Hopefully it works for you.
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Hello,
the link you provided is not an APK file. Rather, it is a ZIP file.
eazyigz said:
Hello,
the link you provided is not an APK file. Rather, it is a ZIP file.
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When You move it to the kindle rename the File with a File explorer. Just remove the .zip extension and replace it with .apk. It should then install properly....Mine did.
Kranix said:
This is the .apk I used on both my KF and my wife's KF. In fact I just installed it on hers last night. Hopefully it works for you.
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yes this apk fie gets installed but after the installation of this fil play store stops working ...what to do plz help me ?
Sushant Rohilla said:
yes this apk fie gets installed but after the installation of this fil play store stops working ...what to do plz help me ?
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Yeah, it is simple. Take your Kindle and smash it with a hammer and go by a Nook. Seriously this thing is the biggest pain in the A$$. I have got it to work only to have it shut down and not recognize the framework again. My Nook was so much easier to root and the Nexus 7 is even better, you don't have to root it.
**** Kindle and Nook to a lesser extent.
Ichigo,
The problem is when the framework is not working the Google Play Store crashes. None of my Android phones, my nook, or my nexus ever had such difficulty. The Nexus was nice because it didn't need any root.
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Did you read the spoiler?
Anyways, that would be an OS problem. You could always just install a different ROM. Besides, I was on stock and had the framework work fine. As long as you have the current version and had the permissions set to rw-r-r, it should work.
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Yes, I read the spoiler.
No, I installed several different roms on both CM and TEAMWIN attempting every combination I could think of. Nothing seemed to work. Finally I gave it to my little girl as a reader and installed all the apps with APK files because I couldn't get the play store to not crash. My wife was ready to kill me I was wasting so much time with the thing. It was a free Kindle, so it wasn't that big of a deal.At least now my daughter can't go on and download any app she wants, I have control over that.
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Hello,
the link you provided is not an APK file. Rather, it is a ZIP file.
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The app that I use to unzip these files is androzip. Try using this to unzip the file.
Nicx02 said:
The app that I use to unzip these files is androzip. Try using this to unzip the file.
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just change the .zip file extension to .apk
Kranix said:
This is the .apk I used on both my KF and my wife's KF. In fact I just installed it on hers last night. Hopefully it works for you.
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this is veeerrry helpful. thank you so much! :victory:
I deleted my Google services framework in Titanium Backup...
So i moved it to system/app using Root Explorer install and reboot.
Now works - thanks!
I tried finding this and can't get the info I need. I had Google Wallet working without doing anything at all on my DIET ICS and last night I reset and restored with Titanium backup. I read that you aren't supposed to backup and restore Google Wallet settings after I already did it. I followed the instructions to get it to work when it isn't supported and that didn't do anything. The card indefinitely adds for hours until I get an error. Can anybody help me with this? I really liked Google Wallet and it worked fine without doing anything before on this ROM.
RicoStang said:
I tried finding this and can't get the info I need. I had Google Wallet working without doing anything at all on my DIET ICS and last night I reset and restored with Titanium backup. I read that you aren't supposed to backup and restore Google Wallet settings after I already did it. I followed the instructions to get it to work when it isn't supported and that didn't do anything. The card indefinitely adds for hours until I get an error. Can anybody help me with this? I really liked Google Wallet and it worked fine without doing anything before on this ROM.
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Have you tried to follow the instructions in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769083
jbradt said:
Have you tried to follow the instructions in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769083
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Yes. I was able to get it working though. Those directions did not help me for whatever reason on ICS though. I updated to ktoonsez JB and kernel. After changing APN settings for my VVM to start working again, I got around to Wallet and for some reason, it just worked. I did pretty much along the lines of what the instructions say. For those of you who have a problem, read the following (probably for Diet ICS as well)
1. Download ONLY the hacked version of wallet without the NFC fix.
2. Download Wallet from the play store
3. Flash Wallet from CWM
4. Change build.prop settings accordingly
5. Open Wallet and log in
6. Close Wallet and change back build.prop to whatever was there before (htc_jewel for Diet ICS and stock SGH-I747 for ktoonsez JB)
7. If adding a card works, then of course you're done... if it says adding for more than one minute, GO ONLINE and delete the card on your computer. I tried from the phone for hours and it didn't give me the desired results.
8. If you get an error adding the card immediately, then reset Wallet and try again. This is where it worked for me after all the above steps.
This took me many hours and a few days to figure out. I'm just glad I have it. I'm about novelty and though I wont use it all the time, it is cool to have especially on an unsupported device. I just wish I lucked out the way other people had following the normal directions to get it working. If none of these worked, then keep going. You'll get it at some point before you die. I think Google is adding support for our devices and carrier now anyway after all this crap. I requested an invite tonight for the new Wallet that is being released so hopefully I'll get to play with that. Hope this helps some people because it was pretty mysterious to get it working. Just glad to have my phone back to normal with JB!
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I have been working on this Google Wallet thing with no luck.......maybe I am just retarded.
I gave in an rooted my phone. I have SuperSU, ROM Toolbox Lite, Root Browser Lite, and Root Explorer installed.
Ok, so it started as unsupported.....rooted and that fixed that problem. Now, it just goes to add account. I select my email address, then it goes to an error "insufficient secure element privileges for this system image (release-keys).
I the rooted ROM. I changed the build.prop to Galaxy Nexus thing.....and I download a new APK com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel.magn2o.1.5-r75-v6.apk and copied that to the system/apps folder.......still no luck......what am I doing wrong? Does Google just hate me? I just don't get this....can someone please suggest my best opinion......I have dug through all the posts and tried 100 different things and can't figure this out.
PLEASE HELP....
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I have been working on this Google Wallet thing with no luck.......maybe I am just retarded.
I gave in an rooted my phone. I have SuperSU, ROM Toolbox Lite, Root Browser Lite, and Root Explorer installed.
Ok, so it started as unsupported.....rooted and that fixed that problem. Now, it just goes to add account. I select my email address, then it goes to an error "insufficient secure element privileges for this system image (release-keys).
I the rooted ROM. I changed the build.prop to Galaxy Nexus thing.....and I download a new APK com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel.magn2o.1.5-r75-v6.apk and copied that to the system/apps folder.......still no luck......what am I doing wrong? Does Google just hate me? I just don't get this....can someone please suggest my best opinion......I have dug through all the posts and tried 100 different things and can't figure this out.
PLEASE HELP....
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You missing one step:
4-boot to recovery and flash SGS3-TW-US_variants-lib&nfc-fix.zip for ics touchwiz roms or SGS3-TW-US_variants-lib_nfc-fix-jellybean_4.1-1.zip for jellybean touchwiz roms and then wallet version com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel.modaco.1.5-r87-v15.zip
(for CM9/10, I9300, aokp, aosp roms just flash the wallet zip)
Orginal Post is here
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You missing one step:
4-boot to recovery and flash SGS3-TW-US_variants-lib&nfc-fix.zip for ics touchwiz roms or SGS3-TW-US_variants-lib_nfc-fix-jellybean_4.1-1.zip for jellybean touchwiz roms and then wallet version com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel.modaco.1.5-r87-v15.zip
(for CM9/10, I9300, aokp, aosp roms just flash the wallet zip)
Orginal Post is here
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What does that mean "Flash"......how do I do that?
Not a tech person.........psychologist
ericu571 said:
What does that mean "Flash"......how do I do that?
Not a tech person.........psychologist
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You need to install custom recovery via Rom Manager from play store.
Here is great guide , READ READ READ
Here is video how to flash rom on Galxy S3. This is way how to flash anything else.
Here is another exelent guide
Ok, so I did everything I had to do......I got to the point of adding the card.....I added my card.
When I go online I see the Galaxy Nexus showing on my Google Wallet account.
I then went to steps 9 and 10 and I returned my settings to the old Galaxy S3 ATT settings....now my Google Wallet is saying unsupported device.
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Ok, so I did everything I had to do......I got to the point of adding the card.....I added my card.
When I go online I see the Galaxy Nexus showing on my Google Wallet account.
I then went to steps 9 and 10 and I returned my settings to the old Galaxy S3 ATT settings....now my Google Wallet is saying unsupported device.
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Google Wallet is supposed to say unsupported device if your device is unsupported. This is unavoidable. You can still use Google Wallet just fine, though.
No, I mean I cant even open the app because it has a popup that say unsupported on your device and network, I click ok, and it kicks me out.......as if I never rooted my phone and installed.
I went back to the Galaxy Nexus build.prop and it works fine when I leave that alone. But the minute I change it back to the original build.prop.....it starts the unsupported thing again and not able to open app.
ericu571 said:
I have been working on this Google Wallet thing with no luck.......maybe I am just retarded.
I gave in an rooted my phone. I have SuperSU, ROM Toolbox Lite, Root Browser Lite, and Root Explorer installed.
Ok, so it started as unsupported.....rooted and that fixed that problem. Now, it just goes to add account. I select my email address, then it goes to an error "insufficient secure element privileges for this system image (release-keys).
I the rooted ROM. I changed the build.prop to Galaxy Nexus thing.....and I download a new APK com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel.magn2o.1.5-r75-v6.apk and copied that to the system/apps folder.......still no luck......what am I doing wrong? Does Google just hate me? I just don't get this....can someone please suggest my best opinion......I have dug through all the posts and tried 100 different things and can't figure this out.
PLEASE HELP....
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What does that mean "Flash"......how do I do that?
Not a tech person.........psychologist
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How does your phone make you feel when it does this?....
WickR1 said:
How does your phone make you feel when it does this?....
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it makes me feel like taking some Xanax......lol......not funny.....lol
ericu571 said:
Ok, so I did everything I had to do......I got to the point of adding the card.....I added my card.
When I go online I see the Galaxy Nexus showing on my Google Wallet account.
I then went to steps 9 and 10 and I returned my settings to the old Galaxy S3 ATT settings....now my Google Wallet is saying unsupported device.
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Samsung Galaxy S3 on ATT is not supporting Google wallet. That why we using diffrend one by changing build.prop to make wallet work.
Do not restore you nandroid after your wallet is working just restore your build.prop
In my google Wallet account my phone is showing as Nexus too but wallet is working.
I left wallet open, then restored my build.prop. everything has worked great. I dont even have the unsupported device notice
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
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How does your phone make you feel when it does this?....
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Lmao....
Galaxy S III I747
norbarb said:
Samsung Galaxy S3 on ATT is not supporting Google wallet. That why we using diffrend one by changing build.prop to make wallet work.
Do not restore you nandroid after your wallet is working just restore your build.prop
In my google Wallet account my phone is showing as Nexus too but wallet is working.
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That is the issue...all I did was go back into build.prop and changed the values back. I don't believe I even made a nandroid. Actually I am not even really sure what a nandroid is.
ericu571 said:
That is the issue...all I did was go back into build.prop and changed the values back. I don't believe I even made a nandroid. Actually I am not even really sure what a nandroid is.
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How did you install your Google Wallet? Did you follow instruction in post i give it to you or did you install Google Wallet from Play Store?
I got Kodi installed on my fire tv but a few questions
first the app seems to be off screen the time is cut off and the bottom as well etc.
2nd is i have no idea how to install the things i want, i got add on installer on
I see some of the add ons i want but not all of them, i was interested in putting SportsDevil on i dont see that anywhere and not sure how to install it my self, i want an add on for live ppv suchs ufc and wwe
so can anyone walk me through how to do that and install other add ons i dont exactly see, please play dumb with me because i have no clue about any of this as im just dipping my feet in
Google SPMC, download SPMC and install it, report back if vidoe is still off center. For sportsdevil, google "sportsdevil tvaddons". The first result should be the future of sportsdevil thread. Click on it and look at the last couple of pages of that thread, there will be a link for the latest update posted on one of the last couple pages. The sportdevil update is a manual update, meaning you need to unzip the file, take the follder inside and move it to your Kodi addons folder. If you do not know how to do that let me know.
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Google SPMC, download SPMC and install it, report back if vidoe is still off center. For sportsdevil, google "sportsdevil tvaddons". The first result should be the future of sportsdevil thread. Click on it and look at the last couple of pages of that thread, there will be a link for the latest update posted on one of the last couple pages. The sportdevil update is a manual update, meaning you need to unzip the file, take the follder inside and move it to your Kodi addons folder. If you do not know how to do that let me know.
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Should i remove Kodi then do that, and i dont know how to do anything really with this lol so any detailed instructions greatly appreciated
Man honestly, Kodi is so vast with so many different options available to do whatever you want to do...you are better off googling or youtubing whatever it is you are trying to accomplish, and chances are there is a step-by-step process that tells you how to do exactly that. That is how most of us navigated through the initial setup anyway.
I second the uninstall kodi, install spmc sentiment mentioned above.
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Should i remove Kodi then do that, and i dont know how to do anything really with this lol so any detailed instructions greatly appreciated
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You can uninstall it if you want, but report back if and let us know if its stll off center. If its off center after installing SPMC I will tell you how to fix it. The main thing is making sure its centered and after that is fixed I will help with the next issue you have. Since you are a novice its best to do things one step at a time so you do not get confused.
Hold up. Did you ever calibrate your Fire TV with your TV screen? One of my TVs needed to be scaled back 3%. Go to the display settings for the Fire TV and calibrate the screen first. If it's still off, then try other things.
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You can uninstall it if you want, but report back if and let us know if its stll off center. If its off center after installing SPMC I will tell you how to fix it. The main thing is making sure its centered and after that is fixed I will help with the next issue you have. Since you are a novice its best to do things one step at a time so you do not get confused.
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I will install SPMC even though i fixed the other issue since it seems to be favored and i will post back when im done with that and get on to my other issues
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Hold up. Did you ever calibrate your Fire TV with your TV screen? One of my TVs needed to be scaled back 3%. Go to the display settings for the Fire TV and calibrate the screen first. If it's still off, then try other things.
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So turns out this was the screen issue im pretty sure i did do this step before but maybe i hit back instead of accept thats the only thing i can think of
If firetv is OK but Kodi is off... Go to KODI>system>settings>system>video output>video calibration to fix
Can someone post a link to the download I should use for spmc, I've seen a few and want to make sure I download the right one
Go to spmc.semperpax.com an download the latest version. After installing I will show you how to add sportsdevil.
1) Post #6 gave you the answer. Mine needs to be set at 2% for my TV. However, if you changed displays settings in Kodi, you need to undo those changes to Kodi.
2) To install Sports Devil, you will need to do a google search for it. (Youtube has tutorials BTW) Once you have the .zip file, you will need to sideload it to the Amazon fire TV. Once sideloaded to the AFTV, you can then install the zip to Kodi by going to System/add-ons/Install from zip file/ choose your the location where you sideloaded the zip file.
p.s. - if you need help sideloading things to the Amazon Fire TV, there are many ways. (1. the use of ADB in command line. 2. using programs on your computer 3. using an app on your android.) This is a great site for Amazon Fire TV users: www.aftvnews.com Go here and take a look a the tutorials section. It's awesome!
I am ecstatic to announce that I have found a solution as of 2016! Please visit my thread describing the tutorial on how to remove firelauncher and use any launcher you choose without rooting your Fire HD device!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/general/tut-remove-default-launcher-amazon-fire-t3288192
I have been reading a lot of forum posts and decided to make an account here in order to communicate with you guys. I see you are all interested in possible modifications to the Kindle Fire, and as you must know the HD 8 & 10 models do not have a root currently.
I am relatively new to Android but I am really enjoying working with it. The only thing I do not like about the FireOS is the firelauncher (com.amazon.firelauncher), and I have been looking for a working way to remove, replace, or modify it without rooting (unless there is a way).
I found two methods to accomplish this, however it needs some tweaking. I think someone as experienced as you might be able to perfect it.
Method 1:
I noticed that the stock APK file, ("/system/priv-app/com.amazon.firelauncher/com.amazon.firelauncher.apk") cannot be touched as it is a read-only filesystem, but I can reinstall it. (I was able to reinstall a slightly older version of firelauncher successfully using "adb install -r -d firelauncher.apk" successfully by the way). During the installation there is a brief moment where it is deleted, and the prompt to select a different default launcher is presented, and works. Sadly I have no clue on how to prevent firelauncher from finishing its installation. I tried "reboot -p" to kill the device in the middle of an installation and various other things but nothing worked.
Method 2:
Like I mentioned previously, I was able to reinstall any version or a modified version of the APK. This allowed me to edit the contents of the APK and delete some important resources, causing the launcher to crash and switch over to the last opened window, I think there is potential in here if classes.dex could be modified somehow.
Method 3:
I was able to take a different launcher and decompile it, edit the package name from net.example.testlauncher to com.amazon.firelauncher, however I don't know how to sign it properly and the mismatch caused the tablet to reject the apk. This has REAL potential as a method, but it may be impossible to forge a certificate signature.
Edit: It may be possible to disable the certificate checking,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1698352
If anyone is able to collaborate with me on this, we may be able to finally get rid of the horrendous firelauncher. Additionally, anyone who would like to remotely test things on my Fire HD 8 let me know and I'll setup a console or something for you.
I am attatching a previous version of firelauncher.apk, to install it (which there is no real reason to do so) type adb install -r -d firelauncher.apk
I have been experimenting with modified backup and restore files, no luck there. I have also worked with sideloading certain files, and of course no luck there either. There might be some potential in the fastboot screen, but I am not sure which command to use to unlock the kernal. I will post a list of all the getvars if anyone will find them useful. I remember unlock_status: false but that is about it. fastboot oem unlock does nothing as it is an invalid command.
I am ecstatic to announce that a temporary fix for this has been found! Please visit my thread describing the tutorial on how to remove firelauncher and use any launcher you choose without rooting your Fire HD device!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/general/tut-remove-default-launcher-amazon-fire-t3288192
Either deal with the quick delay of the fire launcher, or just don't use a different launcher.
Launcher Hijack works flawlessly if you delete the firelauncher. The home button will still work, but there are other side affects.
If you don't delete firelauncher, and I sincerely hope you haven't, then you still get the occasional delay like normal.
Provided said:
I GOT IT TO WORK!
After my latest failures, I got the bright idea to try something that has never worked for me before: LauncherHijack
I downloaded LauncherHijackV3 from GitHub(mod please help with the link ) and sideloaded it onto my kindle and installed.
I opened it and selected ADW Launcher (the only one on the list), and now the home button works beautifully, with no lag at all.
I'm so happy im gonna make a new thread!:laugh: :laugh: :victory: :good: :victory: :laugh: :laugh:
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Well... but there is the problem that whenever you go home, sometimes, you see for a brief period the amazon launcher, making it confusing and weird. That thing made me return to the amazon launcher due to the trouble it gave me.
So.. lag or no lag? Do you still see the fire launcher when using adw?
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I GOT IT TO WORK!
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Have you tried to read FAQ first, before "inventing a bicycle"? :laugh: This is well known trick for a loooong time, and discussed here, in Fire HD 8/10 forums many-many times...
sensboston said:
Have you tried to read FAQ first, before "inventing a bicycle"? :laugh: This is well known trick for a loooong time, and discussed here, in Fire HD 8/10 forums many-many times...
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Yes I am aware of that now. At first I had deleted firelauncher and then installed LauncherHijack. This completely erased any lag or glitches with the main fire launcher, but had some other side effects not related to the launcher or the home button.
So my statement is now outdated and i will be editing it now.
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mrchrister said:
So.. lag or no lag? Do you still see the fire launcher when using adw?
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Yes. I believe there is no way around this as of now without root.