Okay, so here are a few questions I have regarding my new Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1:
1. I've noticed there is no file explorer. I tried DLing an apk, but I can't see it without the file explorer. What can I do? - Irrelevant. I downloaded a file explorer app which works great.
2. I've noticed that the default music app is the Music beta google app (that i've got on my SGS2). But for some reason it won't sync with my Google Music account. It doesn't even show up in the settings. What can I do?
3. Is there a fast way to sync all the android apps that I've got on my phone to the galaxy tab 10.1?
4. Is there no Honeycomb facebook app?
5. How can I delete / remove unused home screens? I have a few empty ones and I couldn't figure out how to remove them.
6. I can't seem to find a Hebrew keyboard that came with the device even though the device itself supports Hebrew (I can make Hebrew the OS default language)
7. Is there a way to close multitasking apps? In other words, can I close open apps that I see in the multitasking drawer?
8. I've uploaded onto the device a few videos, but the resolution is low and so I see it only in a little box in the middle of the screen. How can I fix that? I want to be able to see it full screen.
9. Can I make folders and put a few apps in them?
10. Is the Galaxy Tab 10.1's USB cable the same type as that of the iPad and the iPhone? If so, does that mean that I can use my iPhone's cable to charge it?
11. Should I download anything else that's worth having on a Honeycomb Tablet? Feel free to recommend apps
might have a few more as I keep playing with the device.
Thanks in advance for your help
1. Yup honeycomb did not ship with any file explorer. Use File Manager HD
5. You cant remove unused screens. Also you cant add additional
7. That is not a multitasking drawer. Think of it more of a recently used program list. An app can still show up in this drawer that is not running. You can't clear this list - however a reboot looks to do it.
1. I like ES File Explorer.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop
2. Search Google Music in the market, then click Update (kinda goofy you have to do it that way).
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.music
3. MyBackup will sorta. Doesn't backup settings for most apps though, so I find it kinda pointless, unless the phone and tablet are rooted, then Titantium Backup Pro would be better.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rerware.android.MyBackup
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup
4. No, browser is probably better than the Facebook for Android app.
5. No.
6. Don't know.
7. Advanced Task Killer.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rechild.advancedtaskkiller
8. Moboplayer might work better.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.clov4r.android.nil
Ravynmagi said:
1. I like ES File Explorer.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop
2. Search Google Music in the market, then click Update (kinda goofy you have to do it that way).
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.music
3. MyBackup will sorta. Doesn't backup settings for most apps though, so I find it kinda pointless, unless the phone and tablet are rooted, then Titantium Backup Pro would be better.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rerware.android.MyBackup
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup
4. No, browser is probably better than the Facebook for Android app.
5. No.
6. Don't know.
7. Advanced Task Killer.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rechild.advancedtaskkiller
8. Moboplayer might work better.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.clov4r.android.nil
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First of all, thanks for the help
I've tried doing that, and noticed the following:
I can't find the "Music by Google Beta" app on the app store on the tablet.
If I try to DL it from the market.android.com on my desktop etc, it won't let me because it says I'm not in the US.
The main problem is that it doesn't even recognize it in the Application and Sync area like it does on my Galaxy S 2.
I want to be able to stream music.
This seems as good of a place as any for the dumb android newbie questions... I keep all of my bookmarks in my google account via the google toolbar for IE. Is there no way to use them on the tablet? I see the option to sync chrome bookmarks,but from what i understand they are different than google toolbar bookmarks.
matanc1 said:
First of all, thanks for the help
I've tried doing that, and noticed the following:
I can't find the "Music by Google Beta" app on the app store on the tablet.
If I try to DL it from the market.android.com on my desktop etc, it won't let me because it says I'm not in the US.
The main problem is that it doesn't even recognize it in the Application and Sync area like it does on my Galaxy S 2.
I want to be able to stream music.
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Google Music Beta only available in the US at this time.
Looks like Amazon Cloud Drive might be restricted to the US only too.
AudioGalaxy is kinda cool, it streams music from a computer to your tablet, might be worth a look.
9. No folders on Android, no need for them. All your apps are kept in an app drawer in easy to find alphabetical order. And you drop icons to your home screen that you want.
10. No, the cable is not compatible with Apple's cable.
dscline said:
This seems as good of a place as any for the dumb android newbie questions... I keep all of my bookmarks in my google account via the google toolbar for IE. Is there no way to use them on the tablet? I see the option to sync chrome bookmarks,but from what i understand they are different than google toolbar bookmarks.
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I don't know how the Google toolbar for IE works. But the tablet will sync bookmarks from the desktop Chrome browser (if you enable sync on the browser).
Here's my noob question: what the heck is up with the volume buttons. It seems three times out of four they seem to be going the wrong way. I haven't seen any comments yet on it, have been starting to wonder if it's just me
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woodat said:
Here's my noob question: what the heck is up with the volume buttons. It seems three times out of four they seem to be going the wrong way. I haven't seen any comments yet on it, have been starting to wonder if it's just me
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Well the button does feel like it's mounted upside down if you hold it in portrait mode with the power/volume buttons in the upper right side.
However I've never see a situation where 1 out of 4 times the buttons change. Sounds like it might just be how you are holding the tablet and accidentally pushing the wrong button? Which I think it easy because it does feel like the buttons should be opposite of how they really are. Especially if you've had an iPad, which is in the same spot, but flipped around.
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I don't know how the Google toolbar for IE works. But the tablet will sync bookmarks from the desktop Chrome browser (if you enable sync on the browser).
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Yeah, Chrome bookmarks are stored differently from Google toolbar bookmarks. I've read that one uses Google Docs, while the other uses something else. Google toolbar settings are tied to your Google account, and it's available for various platforms (but apparently not Chrome). I'm dumbfounded that I can't access them on a Google device.
I don't know how well or if it works on Honeycomb, but AnySoftKeyboard has a Hebrew option I believe. (as well as many other languages, even Esperanto )
I have another one... how do you turn down the ticks and beeps for keyboard and button feedback? I found 3 volume sliders, but none of those affect them.
dscline said:
I have another one... how do you turn down the ticks and beeps for keyboard and button feedback? I found 3 volume sliders, but none of those affect them.
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Try Settings -> Language and Input ->
There is a section for each keyboard with options for sound and vibration.
Ravynmagi said:
Well the button does feel like it's mounted upside down if you hold it in portrait mode with the power/volume buttons in the upper right side.
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Not if you rotate counter clockwise.
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for those that have the iconia and already have an android device, did all of your apps restore/download? only a few of them showed up. also, after you have installed an app from the market place the app doesn't show that it's installed when you're browsing the market unlike the android smartphones.
last but not least, is there a way to stop the marketplace from automatically putting shortcuts for new apps onto the home screens?
yeah shortcuts on the hs are very annoying.
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shock2sys said:
for those that have the iconia and already have an android device, did all of your apps restore/download? only a few of them showed up. also, after you have installed an app from the market place the app doesn't show that it's installed when you're browsing the market unlike the android smartphones.
last but not least, is there a way to stop the marketplace from automatically putting shortcuts for new apps onto the home screens?
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I don't have backup or restore enabled. I figured it was device based anyway and that it would only restore to the same device you backed up from. For eg. the web market.
I didn't like the idea (on my phone either) of backing up bum settings and then restoring it to a master reset device, thus causing whatever issue made me master reset in the first place.
As for the app thing, you turn that off by going to the Google Market, selecting My Apps and then touching the button to the right of that, looks like 4 horizontal bars and a little arrow pointing southeast and unchecking "add shortcuts for new apps". This will make it so no shortcuts are added to any of the home screens automatically.
Hope this helps.
21productionz said:
yeah shortcuts on the hs are very annoying.
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Open the Market app, go to My Apps screen, open menu, uncheck Add shortcuts for new apps option.
I have the Google Market running on the Nook Touch. It works, but there are a few quirks:
When browsing the market, some application categories operate perfectly fine, but various others do not allow you to scroll the screen. For example, while browsing All applications, you can scroll through the list and install applications perfectly fine. But when going to a certain category, for example, productivity apps, you may not be able to scroll the list. This may also happen when selecting free, paid, or recent apps. Some tabbed categories scroll fine and others do not.
Also, on some application descriptions in the market, no information is displayed. The application can still be installed just fine.
I was wondering if there are similar problems using the Market on other devices that did not originally have it, i.e. Nook Color. If so, does anyone have a solution or insight what might be causing this?
Michael.Rose said:
I have the Google Market running on the Nook Touch. It works, but there are a few quirks:
When browsing the market, some application categories operate perfectly fine, but various others do not allow you to scroll the screen. For example, while browsing All applications, you can scroll through the list and install applications perfectly fine. But when going to a certain category, for example, productivity apps, you may not be able to scroll the list. This may also happen when selecting free, paid, or recent apps. Some tabbed categories scroll fine and others do not.
Also, on some application descriptions in the market, no information is displayed. The application can still be installed just fine.
I was wondering if there are similar problems using the Market on other devices that did not originally have it, i.e. Nook Color. If so, does anyone have a solution or insight what might be causing this?
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I don't see the descriptions for some apps either. Use the AppBrain app (which provides a much better user interface) to solve the description problem. Also the lists seem to scroll fine for me.
I do have a different issue. When pressing the search button in Market, the stock Nook search takes over and I can't search the Android Market or AppBrain. This happens for several other apps (e.g., Dolphin Browser). I saw others have mentioned the same problem. Any solution?
nooktouch said:
I don't see the descriptions for some apps either. Use the AppBrain app (which provides a much better user interface) to solve the description problem. Also the lists seem to scroll fine for me.
I do have a different issue. When pressing the search button in Market, the stock Nook search takes over and I can't search the Android Market or AppBrain. This happens for several other apps (e.g., Dolphin Browser). I saw others have mentioned the same problem. Any solution?
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I haven't tried AppBrain yet, but I have the same search problem with the Market. The screen blanks and searching is impossible, just as it is w/the mod's default browser (Opera mini however, is the bee's knees and works great).
One more quirk or glitch I'd like to add is that my serial number for the Nook Touch shows up as "00000000000000." I don't want to restore and re-root, is there maybe a workaround for this?
EDIT: The serial number now shows, but the "Owner" and "Account" information show as "Unavailable."
cymoze said:
I haven't tried AppBrain yet, but I have the same search problem with the Market. The screen blanks and searching is impossible, just as it is w/the mod's default browser (Opera mini however, is the bee's knees and works great).
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The search problem has been solved: trace this post. No need to do AppBrain, chomp, etc any more. I also use Opera mini as my default browser.
cymoze said:
One more quirk or glitch I'd like to add is that my serial number for the Nook Touch shows up as "00000000000000." I don't want to restore and re-root, is there maybe a workaround for this?
EDIT: The serial number now shows, but the "Owner" and "Account" information show as "Unavailable."
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Try this.
nooktouch said:
The search problem has been solved: trace this post. No need to do AppBrain, chomp, etc any more. I also use Opera mini as my default browser.
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Did the trick. Thanks!
Try this.
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I posted in that thread, too. Since then I've reinstalled the ROM I have my user information back, but the serial number disappeared again, and my registration shows as complete.
So, I'm back to square one with two peculiar problems:
1) How to get my serial # to show
2) How to get my Shop to work (clicking on it directly just flashes me back to the screen I was at previously). Thanks to the updated vending.apk, I can at least shop now through the search feature, but that's still limiting.
cymoze said:
So, I'm back to square one with two peculiar problems:
1) How to get my serial # to show
2) How to get my Shop to work (clicking on it directly just flashes me back to the screen I was at previously). Thanks to the updated vending.apk, I can at least shop now through the search feature, but that's still limiting.
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Thought I'd report back with what I did to fix the problem of the serial number. I ended up resetting the Nook Touch from within the B&N menu option, and then I had to do the button factory reset as well (hold down power button, then two bottom page buttons for five seconds, release).
After that I re-registered, reloaded TouchNooter rom, and somehow everything cured itself. Except Shop. Still can't shop, but other kinks are getting worked out at least.
nooktouch said:
The search problem has been solved: trace this post. No need to do AppBrain, chomp, etc any more. I also use Opera mini as my default browser.
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After rooting with TouchNooter I couldn't search either so I tried replacing the vending.apk as in the link and also updating all the GAPPS (used CyanogenMod 7 from http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Latest_Version#Google_Apps) and now the Market is broken :-( Must be missing something!
cymoze said:
Thought I'd report back with what I did to fix the problem of the serial number. I ended up resetting the Nook Touch from within the B&N menu option, and then I had to do the button factory reset as well (hold down power button, then two bottom page buttons for five seconds, release).
After that I re-registered, reloaded TouchNooter rom, and somehow everything cured itself. Except Shop. Still can't shop, but other kinks are getting worked out at least.
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Thanks for this: I had the same serial number issue, and then I did the in-nook menu wipe and reinstall with the factory reset, and now everything works more than perfectly! The nook part of the device works just the same as before [including the '6 pages per flash swipe], but I can use the android part if I want to IRC on e-Ink or browse the internet and such [which is what I bought it for really]. Great times, and the input problems [with portrait mode and typing it's kinda ew] aren't much of a problem, since it's mainly just reading.
I do wish it had a bluetooth output thing so I cold use a keyboard to type on it: then it would be more than perfect, but as is it's pretty great anyways. Maybe I should buy one of those micro-USB to USB things ...
Never had these problems before myself, but all I can suggest is clearing the market cache, and if that doesn't work, reflashing gapps.
There is a function in the built in browser that says sync with google chrome. I have tried to logon to my google account there, but nothing happens. If I could sync my bookmarks with google I would never use any other browser.
Anybody got it to work and want to share the secret?
One more question is about flash. I have got it working in the built in browser, but not in Opera mini, my son also have a 10.1 and he can use flash in Opera.. He says he has not done everything special. Why doesn't it work for me?
Sent from my fantastic galaxy tab 10.1
dextrose said:
There is a function in the built in browser that says sync with google chrome. I have tried to logon to my google account there, but nothing happens. If I could sync my bookmarks with google I would never use any other browser.
Anybody got it to work and want to share the secret?
One more question is about flash. I have got it working in the built in browser, but not in Opera mini, my son also have a 10.1 and he can use flash in Opera.. He says he has not done everything special. Why doesn't it work for me?
Sent from my fantastic galaxy tab 10.1
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Hmmm.... this isn't the 10.1" section, but nevertheless :
1; Install the Chrome-browser from the market, sync with your PC, then use the buit in browser to sync with the installed Chrome...
2. Some browsers support flash , some not without installing it. I use Dolphin HD...
dirlan2001 said:
Hmmm.... this isn't the 10.1" section, but nevertheless :
1; Install the Chrome-browser from the market, sync with your PC, then use the buit in browser to sync with the installed Chrome...
2. Some browsers support flash , some not without installing it. I use Dolphin HD...
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Sorry for misnavigation.. If any mod see this, plz move to the right section.
1. Is there really a chrome-browser for android? I cant find it in the market. I can find some sync tool called chromemarks, is it that one you mean?
2. I know some browsers dont support flash, but my son and both tried Opera mini, and it works in his tab but not in mine.
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dextrose said:
Sorry for misnavigation.. If any mod see this, plz move to the right section.
1. Is there really a chrome-browser for android? I cant find it in the market. I can find some sync tool called chromemarks, is it that one you mean?
2. I know some browsers dont support flash, but my son and both tried Opera mini, and it works in his tab but not in mine.
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Market
I suppose you both have the same FW installed, or does your Tab have different ROM in it ? Maybe you should look for a working install for Flash then and try if it improves anything...
Here's the solution that will fix your problem.
Follow the instructions below, do not skip any steps.
Desktop Chrome Settings
1. Go to Settings
2. Go to Advanced Sync Settings
3. Choose either Sync Everything or ensure Open Tabs is ticked
Android Settings
1. Go to your System Settings
2. Under Accounts, go to Google
3. Select your Google Account email address
4. Ensure Chrome is ticked
Android Chrome Settings
1. Go to Settings
2. Under Basics, click on your Google Account email address
3. Tick Chrome to Mobile
4. Click on Sync
5. Choose either Sync Everything or ensure Open Tabs is ticked
Now, the tabs you open in your desktop will be available on your Android, under the Synced Tab (at the bottom, next to the Favourites (star) tab).
The tabs you open in your Android will also be available on your desktop, under Menu -> Recent Tabs.
I downloaded the fdroid apk and did adb install; fdroid runs fine. I was hoping to use it to do most of my sideloading, but the firetv has "unknown apps" disabled, and for now there's no way to change that.
so everything else below, I just went to the respective developer website and got apks and then adb install.
k9mail works great, the only issue was first launch - the screen has 2 buttons at the bottom "import settings" and "next" - the 2 buttons don't show up (i.e. the text is invisible) until you scroll down on the remote (then the button text shows up) - but after getting past that I loaded up my usual settings.k9s that I had copied from my phone, and all was well.
es file manager we all probably know pretty well. although this was the first time I noticed the "remote manager" tool, which is nothing more than an ftp server. but that's nice to remotely mess with the filesystem without having to use adb.
es task manager also works as expected.
connectbot loads, but as soon as you try a connection it dies. haven't looked at logcat yet.
jackpal android terminal works normally.
EDIT:
side loaded chrome 34.0 (.1847.114) works perfectly aside from the 1st time you run it.
(the first time, the license agreement chucks the app sideways into portrait mode. if you can manage to click the large blue button, quit, and restart, it will be back in normal/usable landscape mode. there is a checkbox above the large blue button - leave it unchecked, it's not related to the license agreement, it's about ads or agreeing to receive advertisement emails or something)
side loaded firefox beta 29.0, works perfectly.
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ipcam viewer
still waiting on mine , can anyone verify ip cam viewer sideloads and works as written ?
thanks in advance..
have verified ip cam viewer and tiny cam pro work great.
This might seem like a crazy question, but is the Amazon App Store app on there or can you sideload it? Mine is in the mail and was trying to think of things to do with it before it gets here.
MajikUF said:
This might seem like a crazy question, but is the Amazon App Store app on there or can you sideload it? Mine is in the mail and was trying to think of things to do with it before it gets here.
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It already has a very fragmented amazon store built into the launcher. I tried installing the official, but the install failed because it already exists.
MajikUF said:
This might seem like a crazy question, but is the Amazon App Store app on there or can you sideload it? Mine is in the mail and was trying to think of things to do with it before it gets here.
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it's not a crazy question - a lot of this stuff is still unclear.
the app store is there, more or less - just go into the app section of the UI, and you have your installed apps and also the available apps.
or you can do it through amazon website, here's all firetv-"compatible" apps:
http://www.amazon.com/b?node=7031433011
the sad part is, it's only about 10% of what the app store offers for e.g. kindle hardware or generic android.
if you skim through the free apps for generic android on the website, you can add all sorts of useful things. once you add it, the app page tells you which of your devices it's compatible with. anything in the amazon app store that is not included in the above link is "not compatible" with firetv.
it's kinda sorta really stupid. trying to sideload the app store app isn't going to help, either - because it will still be able to ID the device as a firetv, and it will make the same restrictions. add something free like history channel or es file explorer, and it will show up here:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/your-account/myapps
but they will still never show up on your fire tv, because "not compatible" (uh huh.)
(plus, I would worry about the chance of sideloading an amazon app such as the appstore, could mess up the underlying amazon-framework. probably unlikely, but...?
this is also why I have held off sideloading the kindle software reader app.
hopefully amazon will get with expanding available apps soon, it is still early days. BUT CMON NO KINDLE READER APP WTF SPAMAZON. jeez.)
xda app works. Also got google play music to load but couldn't log in to my account.
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other random notes -
I decided to try sideloading com.amazon.kindle.apk (ganked from google play store) for the heck of it, after all.
interesting part: it does seem to have some knowledge of the underlying amazon framework - doesn't ask me for ID/pass, it already knows the device is registered to amazon.
stupid annoying useless part: none of my books show up, no matter what I do.
maybe getting the apk from amazon app store rather than from google might make a difference. I dnno.
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the built-in es media player in es file explorer, works surprisingly well - I have been using it for medium-bitrate mp4 and mkv files (over smb/cifs, no less) as a temporary solution until xbmc is working better. and it's really not bad at all!
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gmail and gvoice both worked fine in chrome - mobile webpage as well as desktop webpage.
except for: no audio from voicemail playback in gvoice.
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linphone always crashes on startup, so no luck testing there.
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generic usb cameras are correctly recognized as uvcvideo. but I was not able to get com.pas.webcam.apk or any of the generic webcam test apps to work.
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nova launcher works about as expected.
at one point I did get super-hopeful because nova has a link to generic android settings, but all it did was send me to the firetv settings area. ah well.
tarvoke said:
nova launcher works about as expected.
at one point I did get super-hopeful because nova has a link to generic android settings, but all it did was send me to the firetv settings area. ah well.
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How did you switch launchers? I couldn't find a way to get Open Launcher to work, since I can't clear the default stock launcher settings.
Luxferro said:
How did you switch launchers? I couldn't find a way to get Open Launcher to work, since I can't clear the default stock launcher settings.
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I just ran it from settings->apps. it's not really a permanent switch. I haven't tried open launcher, so can't offer much help sorry.
what I got was standard nova desktop, with no notification bar (even though by default it's enabled), and with the app tray on the right.
at that point, if you press the menu/context button on the remote, you get a list of options including nova settings and android settings (which as mention, only kicks you back to the amazon settings) wallpaper and stuff.
if you go into the app list, all you see is all your sideloaded apps. no way to get to actual amazon tv/video/games/apps, without jumping back to the amazon launcher. and then you have to run settings->apps->nova again, if you want the nova desktop again. (or simply alt-tab, if you have a keyboard connected)
and you will also see an icon for the "amazon video" app, but nothing actually happens if you try to run that one. (I'm guessing it's not exactly an app as much as it is part of the framework, or some kind of helper etc.)
I don't really recall seeing any "complete action using" dialogs like I would see occasionally on OUYA, but then I didn't play around enough to see if it was possible to make the launcher more permanent or stick better. but when I ran a sideloaded app from nova desktop, and then quit (e.g. xbmc) it would exit to nova rather than to amazon.
ahhhhhhh ok I see. just now tried open launcher for myself - ok so it won't let you run the launcher without making the switch in settings. and we have no way to get to those settings. and the 'home' button the dialog box is talking about, is a very different thing from the home button on the amazon remote.
that's really too bad, it looks like a pretty nice launcher.
tarvoke said:
ahhhhhhh ok I see. just now tried open launcher for myself - ok so it won't let you run the launcher without making the switch in settings. and we have no way to get to those settings. and the 'home' button the dialog box is talking about, is a very different thing from the home button on the amazon remote.
that's really too bad, it looks like a pretty nice launcher.
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yeah, I tried to find a way, but I don't think it's possible with the stock rom, since it lacks so many settings normally found in android. There aren't too many launchers meant for GTV type boxes, and that one seems pretty since.
bkdg100 said:
still waiting on mine , can anyone verify ip cam viewer sideloads and works as written ?
thanks in advance..
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I tried tinycam free and it works great. When I get time I'll try ip camera viewer.
Can anyone try with Sopcast app?
If it can play without hiccups sopcast streamings of 3000kbps I will definetely get one
I have tried a bunch of games sideloaded.
Working with Ouya BT controller:
GTA Vice City and San Andreas
Shadogun HD
Bard's Tale
Sonic CD
Games that load but we need touch mapping once we get root:
Shadowrun Returns
Ravensword 2
Chronotrigger
FFIII
Dungeon Hunter 4
I am loading some emulators later and I will post the results.
titooo7 said:
Can anyone try with Sopcast app?
If it can play without hiccups sopcast streamings of 3000kbps I will definetely get one
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I could only see one 3000k channel on the default server - turbosport tv.
at first it was jerky because it kept running out of buffer. (even 1500k channels did too)
but then I paused and waited until the buffer went up to 100.
after that, I have been watching the 3000k football for about 5-10 minutes so far, and not a single hiccup.
really nice hd picture, and there is no corruption, no artifacts, no weird/unsettling motion/blur.
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oh, it definitely made the firetv warmer than usual. but it is not hot in any sense.
with normal use (xbmc, Prime TV) mine is either room temperature, or a little bit warm in the one corner where the cpu/soc is.
with this program, the entire heatsink is moderately warm.
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Has anyone tried any of the tv network apps like CBS, A&E, and others?
Spotify?
Anyone tried to sideload Spotify?
Anyone tried to side load a settings.apk?
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Anyone tried to side load a settings.apk?
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FRIGGIN CHAMPION IDEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.glassxe.com/2013/05/23/s...-from-the-hacking-glass-session-at-google-io/
I loaded Settings.apk and Launcher2.apk
the launcher only crashes, so don't bother.
the settings, a lot of them crash as mentioned in the article.
but so far I have a bluetooth speaker paired, connected, and WORKING - sound is coming out the BT speaker and not my TV.
even fired up PrimeTV and sound was as normal, only it was the BT speaker.
xbmc? darn right the sound is coming perfectly out of the BT speaker.
now I turned off the BT speaker, and sound is coming out the TV again. seamless as it should be.
turned the speaker back on, and it autoconnected, all fireTV audio is back on the BT speaker again.
Apps going outside the screen
I am able to load many of the apps mentioned, but most of them go beyond the screen. Is there any way to calibrate the video?
Hi guys
i hope am not posting this in the wrong section
i have rooted my nook simple touch glow light with glownooter everything installed fine however these are my problems
the market only had max 10 apps to install i cannot search to my understanding there should be more apps
secondly the amazon app store is stuck on loading and no apps come up nor can i search or log in to my account
also the kindle app which i installed i can log in but same problem nothing loads
it seems like i have connectivity problem but my wifi works great for other devices and for adb
please could someone point me to the right direction
gt11990 said:
Hi guys
i hope am not posting this in the wrong section
i have rooted my nook simple touch glow light with glownooter everything installed fine however these are my problems
the market only had max 10 apps to install i cannot search to my understanding there should be more apps
secondly the amazon app store is stuck on loading and no apps come up nor can i search or log in to my account
also the kindle app which i installed i can log in but same problem nothing loads
it seems like i have connectivity problem but my wifi works great for other devices and for adb
please could someone point me to the right direction
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Your observation about the PlayStore has been made by digixmax recently. I don't have a solution for that one. I still get a lot of (sometimes useless) apps on a search. You can use a computer to access the Store and have the app sent to your device.
I can confirm that both the Amazon App Store and the Kindle app are broken. You can still read local content with the Kindle app.
You can also get apps from direct-download sources and side load them.
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Your observation about the PlayStore has been made by digixmax recently. I don't have a solution for that one. I still get a lot of (sometimes useless) apps on a search. You can use a computer to access the Store and have the app sent to your device.
I can confirm that both the Amazon App Store and the Kindle app are broken. You can still read local content with the Kindle app.
You can also get apps from direct-download sources and side load them.
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oh ok thank you i guess ill have to just wait for a fix for these issues
thank you for the update
gt11990 said:
oh ok thank you i guess ill have to just wait for a fix for these issues
thank you for the update
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It's remotely possible someone may tinker with the apps but unlikely. You might as well remove the Amazon App Store. If you have local .mobile content the Kindle app could still be useful.
Edit: Could you try something with Search Market? I did a search on "Kindle" and got 250 hits today. Use the menu "button" to access Settings and see if your app filter is too restrictive. I have mine set for all apps, but that does tend to give a lot of junk after the initial near hits. Maybe that's why people are getting so few hits?
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Edit: Could you try something with Search Market? I did a search on "Kindle" and got 250 hits today. Use the menu "button" to access Settings and see if your app filter is too restrictive. I have mine set for all apps, but that does tend to give a lot of junk after the initial near hits. Maybe that's why people are getting so few hits?
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Did you mean Search Market's Settings?
I am not able to get to Settings using the menu button.
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Did you mean Search Market's Settings?
I am not able to get to Settings using the menu button.
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Yes. When you start Search Market you get a keyboard and a blank search field. The menu button does nothing there. Directly to the left of the search field is a "button" that takes you to a more typical Market screen where, among other things you can look at "My Apps" for your NST. It's on this screen that the menu button wiil bring up Settings.
I don't know that I ever changed the restrictions on what kinds of apps to display but it occurred to me recently that this might be the issue you and others have been seeing. It's worth a shot, anyway.
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Yes. When you start Search Market you get a keyboard and a blank search field. The menu button does nothing there. Directly to the left of the search field is a "button" that takes you to a more typical Market screen where, among other things you can look at "My Apps" for your NST. It's on this screen that the menu button wiil bring up Settings.
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When I do this, what I get (at the screen bottom) are "Search", "Downloads", and "Help", but no "Settings".
I am using the SearchMarket version you attached to your post here, so perhaps this behavior disparity has to do with my NST running on 1.2.1 as opposed to 1.1.2?
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When I do this, what I get (at the screen bottom) are "Search", "Downloads", and "Help", but no "Settings".
I am using the SearchMarket version you attached to your post here, so perhaps this behavior disparity has to do with my NST running on 1.2.1 as opposed to 1.1.2?
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I have always run FW 1.21.
This whole thing just gets curiouser. I went back for a closer look and that "button" I mentioned actually calls the Market app (AFAICS) and it's there that I get a "settings" option along with the others you mention. There is a filter in the settings for what kinds of apps to display but I don't know to what extent the apps interact (if at all), and in any case, changing the filter setting seemed to have no effect. I still got many, many results from a search using Search Market.
So I went back to the original GApps post to see if the package had been updated since I did my install. Certainly the file name is the same and the size seems to be the same. There is some talk there about changing the way you sign into the Market, etc., but it's not clear to me when that changed and I rooted my NST with NookManager so long ago (or so it seems to me) that I just can't remember. I do still have the original zip of the Gapps Attack file, FWIW.
My "Market" app is 4.03 MB on the NST but there's no obvious version number anywhere I can see. However replacing that one seems risky since the whole sign-in thing with Google is so tricky.
I'm stumped. As clunky as the Search Market app is, it has been useful to me because it only displays apps that have the potential to run under Android 2.1. I went through many, many apps when I was looking for a sound recording app that would work well and create mp3 files. Using Search Market shortened what was already a tedious process.