I have a Kindle Fire HD with 32GB storage. If I go into Storage & tap on App Info, it shows the Kindle app as disabled, but not sure how I disabled it. Was it in the Toolbox under a different name?
AnnnB612 said:
I have a Kindle Fire HD with 32GB storage. If I go into Storage & tap on App Info, it shows the Kindle app as disabled, but not sure how I disabled it. Was it in the Toolbox under a different name?
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That's by default.
ER95 said:
That's by default.
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Why would it be disabled by default? I would think that would be one of the reasons I bought a Fire tablet so I could read my books. How can I enable it? In the AZ app store?
AnnnB612 said:
Why would it be disabled by default? I would think that would be one of the reasons I bought a Fire tablet so I could read my books. How can I enable it? In the AZ app store?
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Does the app not open?
If you just purchased it, make sure every stock app is updated.
ER95 said:
Does the app not open?
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I don't have the app on my Home screen, also, when I try to update to the newest s/w version, it says I'm out of space, but I have 25.7 GB free... Not sure how to get in & enable the Kindle app...
Check the menu for the apps. You won't be able to open apps from the settings apps menu. Stock apps have the "disabled" button greyed out.
ER95 said:
Check the menu for the apps. You won't be able to open apps from the settings apps menu. Stock apps have the "disabled" button greyed out.
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It does. But if I select App Info, to the right of the Kindle app, it says 'Disabled'...
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I am not able to click on Install button. The cancel button works just fine, I see this was mentioned earlier with a different apk. app. Anyone know how I can get this to install?
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Anyone? It is starting to frustrate the heck out of me!
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Which app do you mean?
Can't find "amazon app store" so be more specific.
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vulcaninvt said:
I am not able to click on Install button. The cancel button works just fine, I see this was mentioned earlier with a different apk. app. Anyone know how I can get this to install?
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Did you activate under "Security > Unknown Sources" ? And got the apk. from the amazon website?
It worked for me this way.
Do you use applications like screen adjuster ? most apllications that can calibrate the screen, colors, brightness, contrast ... block installation...
Wolkenstern said:
Did you activate under "Security > Unknown Sources" ? And got the apk. from the amazon website?
It worked for me this way.
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Agreed this is the way to install it. Make sure you have allow unknown sources activated then from any browser navigate to Amazon.com Go to the app store section from there you will see the link to download and install the Amazon App Store app. You should see the download progress in your notification area and also can start the install from your pull down notification bar.
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Do you use applications like screen adjuster ? most apllications that can calibrate the screen, colors, brightness, contrast ... block installation...
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Had the exact same problem as OP. Disabled Screen Adjuster and installer works.
Disabled Filter Your Screen and it installed perfectly!
Thank you!
Other than that, it all works well enough. Because it has access to the Google Play Store, any app you may want to install on the G Pad is easily accessible – about a million of them. The main weakness of the Kindle Fire HDX is app selection. Because Amazon chooses to only let its tablet access its own Amazon Appstore, there is a much smaller selection of games and software available. This isn’t the case with the G Pad. It can run any Android app.
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Other than that, it all works well enough. Because it has access to the Google Play Store, any app you may want to install on the G Pad is easily accessible – about a million of them. The main weakness of the Kindle Fire HDX is app selection. Because Amazon chooses to only let its tablet access its own Amazon Appstore, there is a much smaller selection of games and software available. This isn’t the case with the G Pad. It can run any Android app.
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Psst, try not to drag up dead/resolved topics. It's bad forum etiquette.
Hello,
I have downloaded the Sky Go app and the Sky Go Tablet app to my AFTV. The Tablet one doesn't work. The other one does work when I "hide my root", when I try to log in it says that it is currently incompatible. Is there anyway you can fool the app into thinking that the AFTV is a different type of device?
Smithy71 said:
Hello,
I have downloaded the Sky Go app and the Sky Go Tablet app to my AFTV. The Tablet one doesn't work. The other one does work when I "hide my root", when I try to log in it says that it is currently incompatible. Is there anyway you can fool the app into thinking that the AFTV is a different type of device?
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Hey - I also tried this a while back, pre being rooted, got to login screen and obviously got 'device not compatible' but thanks to the good folk of XDA I came across Market Helper
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/general/videos-how-to-root-mod-hack-amazon-fire-t2800683/post54136290
Have not tried Sky Go yet but I reckon it should work. I have the Play Store set up and have been able to update all my apps and have downloaded new apps which had previously shown incomparable. This would be a good win if it does work.
I see on their website they say it doesn't work on rooted devices. You say you 'hid your root'?
Yes, I used "Hide My Root" from the Play Store.
Did you try Market Helper? Does that work?
Maybe when the UK version of the FireTV gets released, SkyGO will become available.
No still doesn't work for me. Sky Go app (not tablet app), markethelper set to HTC One and used the app 'hide my root'. Still showing device not compatible.
Hill16 said:
No still doesn't work for me. Sky Go app (not tablet app), markethelper set to HTC One and used the app 'hide my root'. Still showing device not compatible.
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Yeah, same here. Any other ideas?
Also wondering if there is a possible solution?
It workes for me but i changed my fire tv build prop to a samsung galaxy s5. Used build prop apk to do so.
alba1978 said:
It workes for me but i changed my fire tv build prop to a samsung galaxy s5. Used build prop apk to do so.
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So you have Skygo working on your firetv? Is your fire TV rooted? Did you have to hide the root?
My fire tv is rooted and yes i use hide my root
Does anyone know how I can enable location services for Fire TV? I had the NHL Gamecenter app for Android loaded through the Google Play Store and it was working great until the last update. Now when I try to watch a game it says "location services must be enabled to watch games" or something like that. Thanks for any help.
rotor00ter said:
Does anyone know how I can enable location services for Fire TV? I had the NHL Gamecenter app for Android loaded through the Google Play Store and it was working great until the last update. Now when I try to watch a game it says "location services must be enabled to watch games" or something like that. Thanks for any help.
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I don't know if this will work, but i did some lookiing and this is what I came up with.
You need this app: https://mega.co.nz/#!h09kwCIC!MoOnw3dDsQcaSiZTI8X6kcZTgwXmF8ECv8dNrzB6J8E (settings.apk)
Note: the settings.apk is from a post in this forum, I couldn't find it, so i just reuploaded the one I have.
In settings, you have to ability to turn location stuff on.
Beyond that, do NOT know if it works or not, as I don't have any location specific services i can test on it.
Let's us know if that works for ya.
So the problem appeared to be initially an issue with my VPN (unblock.us) but after I updated to the latest version of the Gamecentre Android app I still had to enable location services to be able to watch full live games. This did work with the settings app you posted about so thanks for that. If anyone else has the issue you need to enable all three check boxes in the location services setting. Thanks again.
rotor00ter said:
So the problem appeared to be initially an issue with my VPN (unblock.us) but after I updated to the latest version of the Gamecentre Android app I still had to enable location services to be able to watch full live games. This did work with the settings app you posted about so thanks for that. If anyone else has the issue you need to enable all three check boxes in the location services setting. Thanks again.
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How were you able to check all 3 boxes on the firetv? For some reason I can only check the last checkbox, anything else I click on takes me out of the location services sub-menu.
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DaveTO said:
How were you able to check all 3 boxes on the firetv? For some reason I can only check the last checkbox, anything else I click on takes me out of the location services sub-menu.
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I didn't do anything special I just clicked all three of the the checkboxes one at a time. I had no issues with it crashing. Sorry I couldn't be more help.
JJ-KwiK said:
As an alternative, if you have/use xbmc, try the gamecenter addon.
Works great.
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Do you know which repo the gamecenter add-on is in? I'd like to give it a shot. I am using fusion to install all my add-ons and I haven't seen it yet.
rotor00ter said:
I didn't do anything special I just clicked all three of the the checkboxes one at a time. I had no issues with it crashing. Sorry I couldn't be more help.
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And you used the Settings.apk that Nyder mentioned?
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And you used the Settings.apk that Nyder mentioned?
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Yes I sideloaded that app onto my Fire TV and launched it and checked the location services boxes and then I was able to watch NHL games again. Are you rooted and what firmware are you using? If you let me know what your set-up is I can try to compare to mine and see if there are any differences? Did you download the app from google play for the Fire TV or sideload it?
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I don't know which repo it's in. At work at the moment.
It's here though - http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=207041
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Thanks but I get script failed when I try to run it after I installed the latest 0.71 Gamecentre script. Do you have this actually working on your Fire TV? I would like to get this working as the way I have it set up now with the sideloaded Android app isn't ideal because you need the mouse ( or Droidmote) to use it and the apps UI is terrible. Off topic but the NHL app on the Roku is awesome. You can choose to join the game live, start from the beginning and also choose to watch the home/away feed. It would be nice if the Android app had these features too.
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Yes I sideloaded that app onto my Fire TV and launched it and checked the location services boxes and then I was able to watch NHL games again. Are you rooted and what firmware are you using? If you let me know what your set-up is I can try to compare to mine and see if there are any differences? Did you download the app from google play for the Fire TV or sideload it?
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I'm on 51.1.02, rooted.
Has anyone else got the settings.apk to work changing the location settings ?
I've tried v4.04 of the settings.apk with one of my FTV's running pre-rooted 51.1.3.0_513011520 and can 'tick' the third (location & google search) but location service and GPS satellites goes back a screen when trying to tick them.
Is there another settings type program or any other way of doing this ?
I want to run NHL and keep getting the issue when trying live streams saying location services needs to be enabled.
I'm on pre-rooted 51.1.3.0 and I got all three of the location settings checked and was able to watch NHL after it initially not working for me.
rotor00ter said:
I'm on pre-rooted 51.1.3.0 and I got all three of the location settings checked and was able to watch NHL after it initially not working for me.
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Here is a video of what I get. I'm on 51.1.4.0_514006420 updated custom rom.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UZbXoZcVC8
DaveTO - I notice you have xposed installer on your firetv?
I was having the same issue as you and all I did was reinstall xposed installer over the top of the one already installed and I was able to tick all options on settings.apk
Works great.
Animal_UK said:
DaveTO - I notice you have xposed installer on your firetv?
I was having the same issue as you and all I did was reinstall xposed installer over the top of the one already installed and I was able to tick all options on settings.apk
Works great.
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C:\FTV>adb install de.robv.android.xposed.installer_v32_de4f0d.apk
729 KB/s (728857 bytes in 0.976s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/de.robv.android.xposed.installer_v32_de4f0d.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS]
It won't let me overwrite an existing install. For reference, I got xposed from http://dl.xposed.info/latest.apk.
Thanks
Not sure where I got mine from.
Could you try to uninstall it and reinstalling? Not sure what else relies in it or if you have other modules installed.
Animal_UK said:
Not sure where I got mine from.
Could you try to uninstall it and reinstalling? Not sure what else relies in it or if you have other modules installed.
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Just tried uninstall/reinstall. There was no change.
Is there an easier way to access sideloaded apps on the Fire TV Stick? Currently I have to go to Settings > Applications > Manage > App > Launch. Kind of a pain in the neck, especially when I'm setting one up for a non-technical user for a Christmas present.
FatalIll said:
Is there an easier way to access sideloaded apps on the Fire TV Stick? Currently I have to go to Settings > Applications > Manage > App > Launch. Kind of a pain in the neck, especially when I'm setting one up for a non-technical user for a Christmas present.
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Download the amazon store apk. I'm sure it's all over this board it will make all your sideloaded apps appear on app section of your main screen.
FatalIll said:
Is there an easier way to access sideloaded apps on the Fire TV Stick? Currently I have to go to Settings > Applications > Manage > App > Launch. Kind of a pain in the neck, especially when I'm setting one up for a non-technical user for a Christmas present.
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Yes. FiredTV launcher by redth. Here is the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2782307
Check out the thread. Donate to him if you can. He did a great job with it. Also, you have to launch it after each reboot since the Firestick is not rootable at the moment.
So with both of the above methods, is there a way to revert those changes? If something stops working or whatnot?
danknasty said:
Download the amazon store apk.... it will make all your sideloaded apps appear on app section of your main screen.
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So if I sideload the amazon store app, will all my other sideloaded apps will show up on the main homescreen in the apps section?
spenceuiuc said:
So if I sideload the amazon store app, will all my other sideloaded apps will show up on the main homescreen in the apps section?
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i had tried this but after i did it i couldnt use any of the prime video stuff as it kept asking for me to log into the store but wouldnt let me. so i uninstalled it, i use llama to launch xbmc by having it launch it when i launch another app. you could also try this http://www.amazon.com/Application-O...=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00Q3907T6
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So if I sideload the amazon store app, will all my other sideloaded apps will show up on the main homescreen in the apps section?
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Yea. Or at least that's what it does for me and most other people I've read.
pbanj said:
i had tried this but after i did it i couldnt use any of the prime video stuff as it kept asking for me to log into the store but wouldnt let me. so i uninstalled it, i use llama to launch xbmc by having it launch it when i launch another app. you could also try this http://www.amazon.com/Application-O...=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00Q3907T6
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Ahhh I like the Llama method better, for anyone interested: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53703211#post53703211 & http://kodi.wiki/view/Amazon_Fire_TV#Launch_XBMC_from_an_Existing_App_on_the_FTV_Home_Screen
FatalIll said:
Ahhh I like the Llama method better, for anyone interested: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53703211#post53703211 & http://kodi.wiki/view/Amazon_Fire_TV#Launch_XBMC_from_an_Existing_App_on_the_FTV_Home_Screen
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ya the llama way works nice, i hooked it onto plex
I have Kodi (XBMC) set as my home launcher, so I've found that using its access to the installed Android apps is the easiest solution. I can access them all from programs > Android Apps, but I can also set the ones I use most frequently as favorites for even easier access.
FatalIll said:
Is there an easier way to access sideloaded apps on the Fire TV Stick? Currently I have to go to Settings > Applications > Manage > App > Launch. Kind of a pain in the neck, especially when I'm setting one up for a non-technical user for a Christmas present.
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If you download the WKRemote app to your phone or tablet, there's a Quick Launch option at the bottom of the screen that will display all your side-loaded apps. Just click the one you want to open & voilà.
Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=57398115&postcount=13
Amazon's parental control Freetime app does not appear to be very useful. It seems to allow me to select only those apps downloaded from the Amazon app store, and not choose from all installed on the tablet (including the ones from Google Play).
has anyone found an alternative? I'd hate to have to go through a paying service (although, Remote Screen Time seems to work best, but still costs $5/month).
thanks!
jco23 said:
Amazon's parental control Freetime app does not appear to be very useful. It seems to allow me to select only those apps downloaded from the Amazon app store, and not choose from all installed on the tablet (including the ones from Google Play).
has anyone found an alternative? I'd hate to have to go through a paying service (although, Remote Screen Time seems to work best, but still costs $5/month).
thanks!
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This one is free and works VERY well!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kiddoware.kidsplace&hl=en
Suggestions
Have you tried the "Screen Time Parental Control" app? I use it.
Kids Place would be great, but the home button can't be locked by the kids place app, because the fire launcher always starts if pressing the home button. So it is not a parental controled app...
Has anyone any idea how to make the lock possible ? Are there root rights necessary ?
Thanks,
Klaus
klsystem1 said:
Kids Place would be great, but the home button can't be locked by the kids place app, because the fire launcher always starts if pressing the home button. So it is not a parental controled app...
Has anyone any idea how to make the lock possible ? Are there root rights necessary ?
Thanks,
Klaus
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I deleted ghee fire launcher and am using another launcher and so the home button works fine on kids place for my son. Yes you need root to delete the fire launcher.
How habe you deleted? Which launcher do you use ? Do you habe the fire 5.1.1 ?
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How habe you deleted? Which launcher do you use ? Do you habe the fire 5.1.1 ?
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I use Smart Launcher. My device is rooted and it's running 5.0.1. It was a birthday gift for my 4 year old. I rooted it and disabled updates and deleted the fire launcher after I installed Smart Launcher. So I don't do anything with it now myself unless it's installing some new game for my 4 year old. Is 5.1.1 not able to be rooted? I'm not keeping up with the scene on this tablet because I don't use it myself, only when I set it up for my son, and it was on 5.0.1 after whatever initial update it got when I first turned it on.
Anyone a kids Place or secured APP running on a 5.1.1 fire?
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Anyone a kids Place or secured APP running on a 5.1.1 fire?
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Not yet.
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ok, with supertool (see link at the bottom), just install google playstore and novalauncher. Permanent root is not necessary ! It worked perfectly for me and kids place doing well !
Please notice that a factory reset and a 5.1.1 version is needed before using the super tool from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=64358332#post64358332
I tried AppLock from Qizmodo, has been perfect, but isn't working with 5.1.1 anymore. Really sad. So maybe Mobile Fence will work, website says it is compatible with 5.1.1.
I don't wanna just lock apps, but set a time limit for e.g. games so that my daughter is able to use the musci player all day, but will not play games for several hours. If someone has an idea how to get AppLock running again, would be great. I contacted the company itself, but doesn't seem they are working on the app anymore.
Have you tried supertool to get novalauncher ? Maybe that can cope with applocker.
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Have you tried supertool to get novalauncher ? Maybe that can cope with applocker.
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I don't see the benefit of novalauncher. I can hide unused apps, ok. But I want to use some apps with a predefined time limit. So I installed some nice games, want to define the group "games" and set a time limit for their usage, let's say 1h daily. I find no way to do that with novalauncher...
Try Nester, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.mindquake.nester&hl=en
I used the free version of dinner time, but the pay version(3.99) adds a couple non essential stuff.
petermg said:
I deleted ghee fire launcher and am using another launcher and so the home button works fine on kids place for my son. Yes you need root to delete the fire launcher.
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Same here. But it's still possible for the kids to use "parent apps", when they let list the recently used apps (right symbol after swiping up from the bottom).
chaosp said:
Same here. But it's still possible for the kids to use "parent apps", when they let list the recently used apps (right symbol after swiping up from the bottom).
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You can simply disable that via the Kids Place - Parental Control app!!!
I found a good one: lollipop launcher by mobint. It allows you to lock apps on home screen and hide others on app drawer. It's free too. I recommend it.
petermg said:
You can simply disable that via the Kids Place - Parental Control app!!!
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I can't find this option in the settings of Kids Place (disabling switching between the recently run apps). Where is it?
i use this launcher with my rooted kindle fire for my children
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hootapps.slauncher