i got the fire so i can download amazon videos i bought but noticed the app store was lacking badly and to install the google play store i need to root the device... so the question is if i root it and install google play will i loose the ability to download amazon videos? the app im wanting is called lumiya... its a second life app for the phone
hwydrifter said:
i got the fire so i can download amazon videos i bought but noticed the app store was lacking badly and to install the google play store i need to root the device... so the question is if i root it and install google play will i loose the ability to download amazon videos? the app im wanting is called lumiya... its a second life app for the phone
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Rooting will not harm any amazon app. Just reflashing with another rom will ...
Let root it. Backup, and do anything what u want to
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Just picked up a Fire 8.9 and have a question.
Can you still watch videos on Amazon Instant Video if the device
is rooted ?
If not can you use a temp un-root app to watch Instant Video content ?
BrettXNA said:
Just picked up a Fire 8.9 and have a question.
Can you still watch videos on Amazon Instant Video if the device
is rooted ?
If not can you use a temp un-root app to watch Instant Video content ?
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Amazon Instant Video is unaffected by rooting, only way it would likely stop working is if you start disabling/removing the Amazon services & other stuff it relies on.
Simply answers is: No, the rooting process doesn't break it
I can say from experience though (and it's not something I saw in any of the rooting tutorials) after you install google play you will want to find all of the amazon apps (shopper, music, kindle, etc) and DISABLE automatic updates via google play for those apps. Else you're going to end up with versions that do not work with the amazon carousel.
My Fire (G1) is in infinite yellow FIRE boot mode. Fortunately I have TWRP on there, so I should be able to toss a new ROM on. But I'm trying to determine which one.
I really use the Fire mostly for reading books (bizarre, I know!), some games and Amazon Instant Video, downloaded to the device, while travelling and offline. I have to VooDoo Root Keeper un-root for the video to work, but then it does.
Do any of the newer ROMs have the Amazon apps and let them run?
Thanks
Wotta said:
My Fire (G1) is in infinite yellow FIRE boot mode. Fortunately I have TWRP on there, so I should be able to toss a new ROM on. But I'm trying to determine which one.
I really use the Fire mostly for reading books (bizarre, I know!), some games and Amazon Instant Video, downloaded to the device, while travelling and offline. I have to VooDoo Root Keeper un-root for the video to work, but then it does.
Do any of the newer ROMs have the Amazon apps and let them run?
Thanks
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I've recently been told no. The only way to keep Amazon Instant video working is to "Dual-Boot".
Thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2367520
Bummer. Thank you. Stock it is.
Can you install the Google Play Store onto an unrooted Fire TV? If not, what is the best way to sideload apps which I have paid for and are tied to my Google Play account? Is AKG the only option? Thanks
After the installation comes the message: Apk not in possession.
Can you suppress that?
You get that whenever you install an app that is from the Amazon market and you don't have the app store either installed or you didn't get it directly from the market on your device. usually the best work around for this is to install the Android TV version from the Google play store rather than Amazon store. Or you you can just download the app directly from the Amazon store.
For example if you install the Amazon version of Hulu and you don't have the Amazon app store active on your device it's going to tell you that you don't own it. But if you install the Android TV version of Hulu from the Google play store it doesn't do the check for the Amazon app store and runs fine.
That is also clear to me, but is there perhaps a way to bypass the Amazon exam?
Amazon apk are not in possession
As I know, Hulu is a streaming service. Or did you mean something else?
I don't have an Amazon account and I mainly want to download and install apps such as Joyn or Pluto TV. Amazon forbids me to do that.
Hello, I have recently rooted my 4k Fire Stick (mantis) and debloated it using a couple of threads on this forum and so far so good. Now I have a question about installing a paid app from the Google Play store.
I want to download install a PAID app available from the Google Play store (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.colucciweb.vpnclientpro&hl=en_US) and need to install the 'Pro' version, but can't figure out how to do this on my Fire Stick. I have a couple of Android tablets that I pay through the Google Play store and I'm trying to figure out how to do on the Fire Stick.
Does anyone have suggestions on how to do this?
Thanks!
gil_happy said:
Hello, I have recently rooted my 4k Fire Stick (mantis) and debloated it using a couple of threads on this forum and so far so good. Now I have a question about installing a paid app from the Google Play store.
I want to download install a PAID app available from the Google Play store (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.colucciweb.vpnclientpro&hl=en_US) and need to install the 'Pro' version, but can't figure out how to do this on my Fire Stick. I have a couple of Android tablets that I pay through the Google Play store and I'm trying to figure out how to do on the Fire Stick.
Does anyone have suggestions on how to do this?
Thanks!
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If you have the VPN app on your tablet, use the following app to extract the VPN apk on the tablet. Then do an "adb install" of the extracted apk on your firestick.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ext.ui
The firestick does not have Google Play Services to enable use of the Play Store. I have seen several posts in this forum about problems caused by try to install Google Play Services, so I would not attempt it.
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If you have the VPN app on your tablet, use the following app to extract the VPN apk on the tablet. Then do an "adb install" of the extracted apk on your firestick.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ext.ui
The firestick does not have Google Play Services to enable use of the Play Store. I have seen several posts in this forum about problems caused by try to install Google Play Services, so I would not attempt it.
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Thank you so much! I will try this later afternoon. Yes, I do have the paid VPN apk on my tablet which happens to be rooted.
Brilliant... this works! Thanks so much for the tip.