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new to tablets but i bought this one so..

I have a couple of quick questions. Firgive if already asked.
Why are the markets so different? Many of the appa I use on my phone are not there. For instamce I can't find words with friends. I did some google searching but could not fine the apk.. any help with that, I would be thankful.
I like the tablet just lots to get use to.
If I wanted to read about rooting this device what's the best site? Instructions. The only reason I would want to root is to get the real market ..

Sometimes it is because the apps aren't compatible. Other times the reason is hard to figure, because they work fine as they are.
One thing that you might try is to grab the app (.apk) from your phone and move it using something like a Dropbox app, or a simple file transfer through your pc would work too.

first things first. I need to find the apk. Do you happen to know where i might find it? There must be a repo of some sort somewhere?
I relly like the device tho. Seems a little disorganized ... maybe thats true of android as a whlole. Not Android s fault but manufacturers not sticking to the spec?
Anyway. Thanks for the help

if your phone rooted, u can install the app and grab pk from /data/app

could think of a few ways
Most devs have a web page for their product out there somewhere - a lot of them will offer the .apk for you to download there. You can also try browsing the android market via web browser or trying one of the many external markets available (Appbrain/Amazon are great!)
Hope that helps.

Hmm... I have words with friends, and it coordinates with my account on my Droid, up to date... I have no advice, but wanted to say it works great.. was on the market for the tablet for Me... still is I just checked.

I find the web version of android market to be wayyyy better than the app...

[Q] Acer a500/ Android Newbie! Help me get started!

Hi,
I am new to the world of Androids, I posses a Acer a500 Tab and a Nexus S phone. I know the basics like how to download apps and navigate trough most of the basics stuff but I am new to all the more ''advanced'' stuff. So I had a couple of questions and if you want to give me any tips on the apps that I should get let me know as well!
1) Root - What are the main reasons you need to root your tablet for, from what I understand it gives you extra permissions to change your setting but does it give you free apps as well like jail breaking?
2) Can you un-Root your tablet if you ever need to bring it back?
3) From what I understand you can link your computer, your phone and your tablet all together so what is the best way to do that and what does that let you do?
4) What is the best internet browser to download? ( I have downloaded both firefox and opera so far)
5) When people are speaking about the ROM does it mean the '' hard drive'' of the tablet?
6) I heard of this website on a another forum: tegraowners.com
What does it do? It looks like it could be usefull to me and do you need to be rooted to use it?
7) Finally, any apps most have suggestions ( I downloaded the most popular one like : Pulse, TED, Skype Barcode scanner etc... I also find wizz bar and wizz widget pretty cool apps)
Thank you for your patience and to making me less newb!

I'm also new with Android. I have had my a500 for about 2 weeks, but I have learned a lot .
1/ Root mean giving yourself full control of the tablet (well, with right software, you can control everything, cpu clocks, voltages, which stock apps you want to keep, much more). With root, you can install/ apply bunch of useful tweaks like ah-hoc support, 3g dongle support.
If your "free app" means "free paid app" or simpler "pirated app", well, pirating is not good, but that's your choice. You don't need root to pirate. Just uncheck an option in setting\application then you're good to go. Download the apk, browse to it with file browser then install.
2/ From what I read, it's possible. Even when your tablet is bricked, you can still manage to install stock ROM before send it to service.
3/ For mobile storage, Dropbox seem very good. There are also many app to share folders between Android devices and with PC via Wifi.
4/ Personally, I use Opera Mobile and sometimes, default browser and Opera Mini (it's very powerful to have access to forbidden websites, like Facebook in my country). I heard that Dolphin Browser is also good, but I haven't tried yet.
5/ Well, ROM stands for "Read-Only Memory" . Just imagine you buy a PC with pre-installed Windows, like that. You can install another version yourself, can re-install it if it got broken. You should think about it like an image of customized windows. You can choose which is suitable for you and install it. It stands as system partition on our device. When people talk about ROM, they care about which customizations that ROM has.
6/ tegraowners.com is the site of legendary thor . He is a good modder. We own him a lot for his work on a500. Some problems about the source code of his amazing kernel stop him from posting here, it's rumor . So you have to visit that site to get his ROMs and Kernels. His forum is also very good, you can see many of XDA members there .
You need to root to install custom ROMs. Yes, root it, and try Thor's ROM v14, it's really sweet.
7/ I recommend QuickOffice HD Pro, Temp+CPU, Thumb Keyboard, Titanium Backup Pro, Pimp my CPU/ SetCPU (only if you want to show your tablet who is the boss ), don't forget to get BetterBatteryStat. JustPicture is also good for browsing photos, for comic, I prefer Perfect Viewer. File Manager HD (honeycomb) is also very good. If you love analog clock, you can get Analog Clock Collection, very handy and lightweight.

WOW
yes lots of Questions...
Well answered above.. only issue is rooting alone will NOT allow you to overclock your Kernel needs to be one from a custom dev or a cooked rom with custom kernel..
Just please read read and understand whats going on before you start flashing.. To avoid bricking your device and causing headaches..

BBC iPlayer Working on Kindle Fire HD in USA!

After much struggling I have finally managed to put together all the info from different websites and found a working solution to get BBC's iPlayer working on my Kindle Fire HD in the USA. I will lay it out for you. (This is one of my first tutorial's so go easy on me)
I used a rooted Kindle Fire HD but apparently there is a way to do it with sideloading BBC iPlayer and orbot but I believe this requires a developers kit. I'll put those instructions on the bottom. **
Rooted way ->
1. Root Kindle Fire HD
2. Download http://www.torproject.org/dist/android/alpha-orbot-latest.apk
3. Install and grant super user access. Then set it up to be applied to the application you want.
4. You need to set the Exit Node correctly. Many places say just use {GB} as your exit node. However, this does not work for me. First, go to this site -> http://proxy.org/tor.shtml and find the Server Name of a United Kingdom server with an Exit Node. Copy down the name of the server.
5. In Orbot go to Node Configuration, in Exit Nodes type in the exit nodes separated by a comma. For example if the server names are bigUk1 and Doctorwho then enter in: bigUk1,Doctorwho
6. Select Strict Nodes only (This is important, it should only use the specified nodes)
7. start orbot then restart the device. (restarting is important, this is what enabled it to work for me.)
8. Install Flash Player - nice tutorial and updated links here -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1774336
9. Download BBC iPlayer apk. http://www58.zippyshare.com/v/36125579/file.html
10. Once everything is installed Restart your device.
11. Wait for boot processes to load and open Orbot before doing anything. Make sure it is on and working and verify your exit nodes and options are still there.
12. Check to see if Orbot is working with this link. http://torcheck.xenobite.eu/index.php (open in your favorite Kindle Browser, I use Dolphin Beta, also if you are using dolphin it is flash friendly and you can even just go to BBC iPlayer and check to see if that is working too, make sure Dolphin is in Desktop mode in User Agent settings)
At this step you should see "Your IP is identified to be a Tor-EXIT. with Your Geolocation as GB. If this is the case then it should work!
13. Next Run BBC iPlayer and Enjoy! (I recommend watching Ripper Street and Doctor Who)
Note: Following a website recommendation, (you may not need this) After installing Orbot I changed the torcc file in /data/data/org.torproject.android/app_bin/torrc to have this at the very last lines. (not sure if this is necessary)
StrictExitNodes 1
exitnodes <list of the names you found in step 2 separated by commas>
An example of the second line above would be:
exitnodes anonion,anotherlink,colinwillsdorkyahoo
Save the file and exit notepad.
**Non-Rooted Kindle version (much easier to just use rooted version, FYI) I have not verified this works, but this makes sense. I thought I would provide the information as I found it during my search and it could be helpful to someone.
I figured out how to deploy Orbot with a custom torrc file, without having to rebuild Orbot from source, and without needing a rooted phone:
1. Download the latest Orbot apk file.
2. Open/extract the apk (it's really just a zip file with a different file extension) with your favorite zip utility.
3. Remove the META-INF folder from the apk.
4. Open the torrc file in the assets/ folder and modify it as you like.
5. Zip it all back up again.
6. Sign the .apk file using keytool and jarsigner according to the instructions at this URL: http://developer.android.com/guide/publishing/app-signing.html#cert
7. Copy to phone and install.
Works like a charm. Tested by specifying strict exitnodes and am now successfully watching the BBC iPlayer on my phone even though I'm in the UK.
You can't edit the torrc on the fly or without reinstalling Orbot using this method, but you don't need a rooted phone and you don't risk getting your torrc file overwritten by the old "default" one by Orbot.
Found here: https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-android
Update #1: This tutorial can also be used for many things besides BBC iPlayer. I forget most people don't live in the USA. Probably better than BBC iPlayer for most people is free Hulu Access. Just install Orbot and search for USA with an exit node, note the server names of those then input them. Download Flash and Dolphin browser, then use Hulu from the Dolphin Browser. Untested as of yet because I live in the USA but I can more or less guarantee this will work, seeing as it worked for me with the picky BBC iPlayer. I am sure there are many more cool things like Hulu that can only be seen inside the USA so let me know what you find!

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bbanghyung,
Good job, great step-by-step instructions. I think you did a great job
for your first time. Keep up the good work! Also, welcome to the XDA
Community, you will be an asset to us all.

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bbanghyung,
Good job, great step-by-step instructions. I think you did a great job
for your first time. Keep up the good work! Also, welcome to the XDA
Community, you will be an asset to us all.
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Thanks. I just edited the post.
For Mods: I believe many of the users on XDA live outside the USA. This post would be very useful for anyone who wishes to view restricted USA content such as Hulu. This post should be stickied on the forum thread but with a different title along the lines of being able to view Hulu outside the USA. People who might utilize it for non Hulu sites would catch the drift if they see Hulu I think.

Works like a charm. Thank you!

works great, thanks
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Works flawlessly. Thanks!

Ran into a few problems. Firstly, the link to the BBC Iplayer apk is down. I found another copy (google search) and i'm fairly certain its the same copy. I was able to get Orbot up and running, tested and all. However, when i click on bbc iplayer it takes me to the browser (i'm going to assume its not a stand alone player). I used Dolphin to open it and it'd take me to the iplayer website. When I tried to open any video though, it'd tell me that I needed to download the BBC Media player from market and once I clicked okay, it'd take me to the market (not amazon's, but google play). On their, it wouldn't allow me to download the App, saying that it isn't available in my region. I'm assuming this is because i've either used a messed up copy of bbc iplayer that i'm going through all this or that market isn't running through the proxy properly. Ideas?

Hi undied, I'm away from my computer right now but when I get back I'll upload the bbc iplayer apk I used. Sounds like your running into some issues with the iplayer apk you used. The one I had was standalone. Although I'm confused why the website asks for the app. I think your viewing bbc's website in mobile view. You'll need to go into settings and have dolphin set as a desktop user agent. That should fix the problem of using iplayer in dolphin. Let me know if that works and when I get home I'll upload the file.

linky
undied said:
Ran into a few problems. Firstly, the link to the BBC Iplayer apk is down. I found another copy (google search) and i'm fairly certain its the same copy. I was able to get Orbot up and running, tested and all. However, when i click on bbc iplayer it takes me to the browser (i'm going to assume its not a stand alone player). I used Dolphin to open it and it'd take me to the iplayer website. When I tried to open any video though, it'd tell me that I needed to download the BBC Media player from market and once I clicked okay, it'd take me to the market (not amazon's, but google play). On their, it wouldn't allow me to download the App, saying that it isn't available in my region. I'm assuming this is because i've either used a messed up copy of bbc iplayer that i'm going through all this or that market isn't running through the proxy properly. Ideas?
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I updated the link to the BBC iPlayer apk in the tutorial. Also I'll drop the link her for everyone.
http://www58.zippyshare.com/v/36125579/file.html

Not Enough for Hulu
bbanghyung said:
Untested as of yet because I live in the USA but I can more or less guarantee this will work, seeing as it worked for me with the picky BBC iPlayer.
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Hulu checks more than your geolocation--they also check the user agent associated with your Flash plug-in. No matter what user agent your browser broadcasts, Hulu won't believe you're at a computer unless you mod the file libflashplayer.so.
There is a script called Flashex 2.05 (thanks to NoSudo) that re-hacks libflashplayer.so when Flash over-writes the tampered version.
If you are on Android 4.1 it looks like there is a separate solution for any version after 4.0.4.
I use Flashex but it seems Vgeezy has modded the Hulu Plus apk so that no root or script handling is necessary.
bbanghyung said:
This post should be stickied on the forum thread but with a different title along the lines of being able to view Hulu outside the USA.
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Ashish Mundhra has a posted a complete guide to Hulu on mobile outside the US at Guiding Tech.

Noob in need of some help!
I'm a super noob to tor/orbot (and other like things) and I'm hoping you might be able to provide a more in-depth step-by-step (pictures:fingers-crossed: would be nice) guide of everything that needs to be changed/added/left alone in orbot and where/how to locate each in orbot?
I'll be very greatful so forgive my noobness and thanks in advanced :fingers-crossed:
Topaz

Work on my LG P705
Finally, instead of desperating trying HULU and NETFLIX. I decide to try this and it works for my LG P705
Thank You so much
but I have some problems in streaming, It can't play properly. Is it beacuse my internet connection?
But the streaming fo radio is very good
I also use orbot for Pandora

Kodi issue

When I use most addons (Phoenix, Genesis, SALTS, etc) they don't load any sources. How can I solve this?
Thanks

Lostlam said:
When I use most addons (Phoenix, Genesis, SALTS, etc) they don't load any sources. How can I solve this?
Thanks
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Don't know in your case, I had no problems with kodi 16th version. I'm doing that: downloading kodi last build of 16 beta 1 (i think it's now beta 2 is available) also I downloading the beast addon package (torrent file from his website http://spartanpixel.net/Kodi/thebeast/ ) unrar the beast package, find appropriate package where in the beast "addons only" location - manually copy on your computer and paste/transfer to shield root kodi directory where addon location (can't tell you exact path, I'm not at home now) . After start kodi and whollaa you have Genesis, Fenix and many many all other really kind of good addons - wait until addons update (if you have issues with updates - kind of not updating - try find in youtube for help- keyword : kodi addons update problem etc) and should works fine. Why I choose this way?! Coz this is easiest way get big collection of really good addons. Why not simply install through zip / add sources etc?! Coz the beast only properly works on kodi 15.2, but addons "only that folder if you move" works great on kodi16. Try and let me know how goes.
Also when you will gonna transfer addon folder to shield - turn of Antivirus, otherwise will take ages (or you can do, transfered all the beast downloaded file rar (not extracted) to shield and with es file explore browse for addon folder - copy and paste to kodi appropriate location for addon + it will be faster with transfer. Good luck and sorry for my English.
Sent from my Nokia 3310 using free xda app

visitor29 said:
Don't know in your case, I had no problems with kodi 16th version. I'm doing that: downloading kodi last build of 16 beta 1 (i think it's now beta 2 is available) also I downloading the beast addon package (torrent file from his website http://spartanpixel.net/Kodi/thebeast/ ) unrar the beast package, find appropriate package where in the beast "addons only" location - manually copy on your computer and paste/transfer to shield root kodi directory where addon location (can't tell you exact path, I'm not at home now) . After start kodi and whollaa you have Genesis, Fenix and many many all other really kind of good addons - wait until addons update (if you have issues with updates - kind of not updating - try find in youtube for help- keyword : kodi addons update problem etc) and should works fine. Why I choose this way?! Coz this is easiest way get big collection of really good addons. Why not simply install through zip / add sources etc?! Coz the beast only properly works on kodi 15.2, but addons "only that folder if you move" works great on kodi16. Try and let me know how goes.
Also when you will gonna transfer addon folder to shield - turn of Antivirus, otherwise will take ages (or you can do, transfered all the beast downloaded file rar (not extracted) to shield and with es file explore browse for addon folder - copy and paste to kodi appropriate location for addon + it will be faster with transfer. Good luck and sorry for my English.
Sent from my Nokia 3310 using free xda app
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Thanks for the info. I have Kodi 15 installed, so I'll install the beta and see if it works.

Installed it, but the issue is still present. Not sure what's preventing sources from loading

Lostlam said:
Installed it, but the issue is still present. Not sure what's preventing sources from loading
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Sorry to hear that, but don't know how to help you. P.s. Your Internet provider have no kind of restriction, like porn sites or some forums, some torrent sites like pirate bay, kik ass etc, maybe this blocking?
No idea, even didn't hear about this problem...
Sent from my Nokia 3310 using free xda app

visitor29 said:
Sorry to hear that, but don't know how to help you. P.s. Your Internet provider have no kind of restriction, like porn sites or some forums, some torrent sites like pirate bay, kik ass etc, maybe this blocking?
No idea, even didn't hear about this problem...
Sent from my Nokia 3310 using free xda app
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My ISP does block a few things, but that isn't the problem as I have the same setup on my PC and a Minix box problem free.
Really weird

Lostlam said:
My ISP does block a few things, but that isn't the problem as I have the same setup on my PC and a Minix box problem free.
Really weird
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Just adding my 0.02. I get plenty of sources loaded, sometimes more if I back out and go back in but plenty of them return "no stream available".
I previously used Kodi on AFTV and this was a rare occurence. May just be coincidence with the Shield.

skymera said:
Just adding my 0.02. I get plenty of sources loaded, sometimes more if I back out and go back in but plenty of them return "no stream available".
I previously used Kodi on AFTV and this was a rare occurence. May just be coincidence with the Shield.
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Don't know. I had sometimes too kind of stream problems, but I don't think so this is shield (how can metal can effect on software) . Sometimes after addon update start working without problems, sooner this is addon developer problems - servers down, sources has been changed without addon update, kodi 16 not compatible with some addons etc and etc guessing question, don't know.
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Google Books: no basket/cart so can't buy books.

Using gbooks_10_16.apk I can search and get a book list, but nothing happens when I click a book. The basket/cart and pay apparatus is missing. Does anyone know how I can fix this?
I've also tried gb152.apk, but this doesn't seem to work at all.
I rooted with Nook Manager and then ran NTGAppsAttack (both v.050). NTGAppsAttack went fine until I clicked on Market only to find there were no apps at all anywhere. I left the Nook near my wifi, with wireless on, for hours and finally What's App appeared. I'd have preferred something simpler, but installed it anyway and then, having doubts, uninstalled via the Apps Drawer. I then upgraded the Market and installed SearchMarket, which just brings up the search keyboard. However, it finds apps, thpough only free ones, and downloads them. The Market still shows only What's App, though something else appeared briefly. There was no Books app in the Apps Drawer, so I downloaded the above versions.

caromcm said:
Using gbooks_10_16.apk I can search and get a book list, but nothing happens when I click a book. The basket/cart and pay apparatus is missing. Does anyone know how I can fix this?
I've also tried gb152.apk, but this doesn't seem to work at all.
I rooted with Nook Manager and then ran NTGAppsAttack (both v.050). NTGAppsAttack went fine until I clicked on Market only to find there were no apps at all anywhere. I left the Nook near my wifi, with wireless on, for hours and finally What's App appeared. I'd have preferred something simpler, but installed it anyway and then, having doubts, uninstalled via the Apps Drawer. I then upgraded the Market and installed SearchMarket, which just brings up the search keyboard. However, it finds apps, thpough only free ones, and downloads them. The Market still shows only What's App, though something else appeared briefly. There was no Books app in the Apps Drawer, so I downloaded the above versions.
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So just to be sure, you are using the NST?
You will see very few/no apps via the Market app. Sometimes the category list will dredge up an app or two (free), but you need SearchMarket to find anything. I think you are right about only free apps. It may be that the old apps cannot negotiate the security transactions for paid apps.
And on that topic, the non-function of the store in Gbooks is your least problem. Have you noticed that it doesn't upsync?! I and others have done a pretty thorough investigation of the various versions that will run on the NST.. The version you mention has a functioning reader but can't upsync. I think up to 1.3.5 the reader still works (going from memory here...) but no upsync. The oldest version that will currently sync is maybe 1.5.2, but only if you can get the book to actually display, which is more miss than hit.
I played with Gbooks for a long time, even though I've never used it. I don't think it's doable without a serious rewrite of the source.

If you haven't already, you'll need to update the certificates on your nook as described in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=65344931
Some older versions of Google Books will work, but maybe not all of the features. I have Books version 1.2.2 and can download purchased books from my library, although I purchased them on other devices. You can't purchase books on the old version of the Market or the books app since our nooks don't have Google Play Services, but you should be able to download books purchased on other devices (but same account.
You won't find many compatible apps in the Market at this point, and purchased apps have to be downloaded to other devices and then side loaded to the nook (assuming they're compatible). Some older working versions of apps can be found here on XDA.

cjpicci said:
If you haven't already, you'll need to update the certificates on your nook as described in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=65344931
Some older versions of Google Books will work, but maybe not all of the features. I have Books version 1.2.2 and can download purchased books from my library, although I purchased them on other devices. You can't purchase books on the old version of the Market or the books app since our nooks don't have Google Play Services, but you should be able to download books purchased on other devices (but same account.
You won't find many compatible apps in the Market at this point, and purchased apps have to be downloaded to other devices and then side loaded to the nook (assuming they're compatible). Some older working versions of apps can be found here on XDA.
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Does your version upsync? If so can you post a copy of the apk?

nmyshkin said:
So just to be sure, you are using the NST?
You will see very few/no apps via the Market app. Sometimes the category list will dredge up an app or two (free), but you need SearchMarket to find anything. I think you are right about only free apps. It may be that the old apps cannot negotiate the security transactions for paid apps.
And on that topic, the non-function of the store in Gbooks is your least problem. Have you noticed that it doesn't upsync?! I and others have done a pretty thorough investigation of the various versions that will run on the NST.. The version you mention has a functioning reader but can't upsync. I think up to 1.3.5 the reader still works (going from memory here...) but no upsync. The oldest version that will currently sync is maybe 1.5.2, but only if you can get the book to actually display, which is more miss than hit.
I played with Gbooks for a long time, even though I've never used it. I don't think it's doable without a serious rewrite of the source.
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Yes, I'm using the NST. I haven't looked at syncing because as I understand it this is just a question of convenience when reading on multiple devices, which is not my aim. I just want to get books onto the Nook. Many thanks.

cjpicci said:
If you haven't already, you'll need to update the certificates on your nook as described in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=65344931
Some older versions of Google Books will work, but maybe not all of the features. I have Books version 1.2.2 and can download purchased books from my library, although I purchased them on other devices. You can't purchase books on the old version of the Market or the books app since our nooks don't have Google Play Services, but you should be able to download books purchased on other devices (but same account.
You won't find many compatible apps in the Market at this point, and purchased apps have to be downloaded to other devices and then side loaded to the nook (assuming they're compatible). Some older working versions of apps can be found here on XDA.
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Many thanks. This is very interesting, but I'll have to wrap a wet towel round my head before going back to the thread you suggest! Too late at night now.

nmyshkin said:
Does your version upsync? If so can you post a copy of the apk?
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It seems to upsync last read pages, roughly anyway since the formatting varies for different devices. Since this old version doesn't support anything like notes or highlights, I'm not sure what else it could sync.
What's the best/most practical way to share files on xda? While I've been lurking for quite some time, I only created an account fairly recently.

cjpicci said:
It seems to upsync last read pages, roughly anyway since the formatting varies for different devices. Since this old version doesn't support anything like notes or highlights, I'm not sure what else it could sync.
What's the best/most practical way to share files on xda? While I've been lurking for quite some time, I only created an account fairly recently.
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You can attach the apk file using the options below as you compose your reply or if you're not able to do that yet you can provide a link to any safe place where you can store a copy (Dropbox, etc.) so that people can access the file.
This is sort of amazing. I've never run into a version number like that and am really curious to see what it can do. Casual reading and syncing are all I would care about.

nmyshkin said:
You can attach the apk file using the options below as you compose your reply or if you're not able to do that yet you can provide a link to any safe place where you can store a copy (Dropbox, etc.) so that people can access the file.
This is sort of amazing. I've never run into a version number like that and am really curious to see what it can do. Casual reading and syncing are all I would care about.
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I've solved my problem now. I've been trying to download books from Google, first to my NookST and then to my laptop. But I'm running 32-bit Linux on my laptop and Google, like Adobe, seems determined to exclude Linux from the world of ebooks. So I downloaded to my Android phone and was quite surprised when the book also appeared on my Nook. I was offered the option of syncing, but decided not to be too ambitious in case it caused problems with the rather old Nook software.
It may have helped that I did all the NTGAppsAttack process on my Nook (I didn't want to go to the laptop because of the Linux problem). After I typed in my phone number I first tried to confirm on the phone and, when that didn't work, typed in the confirm number on my Nook. So perhaps the 2 devices finally got quite firmly linked.
I'll have a go at attaching the Google Books version I'm using, gbooks_10_16.apk.
I got it from another post on this forum. The reader works well but doesn't have a search facility.

nmyshkin said:
You can attach the apk file using the options below as you compose your reply or if you're not able to do that yet you can provide a link to any safe place where you can store a copy (Dropbox, etc.) so that people can access the file.
This is sort of amazing. I've never run into a version number like that and am really curious to see what it can do. Casual reading and syncing are all I would care about.
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Here's the md5 for the attached file generated by Android File Verifier:
bde6462cde86e0521d0b78270e11adb4
I think I probably got this apk when it was posted a long time ago, but I can't remember for sure. I just let Lookout scan it again and it came up "safe", for whatever that's worth.

cjpicci said:
Here's the md5 for the attached file generated by Android File Verifier:
bde6462cde86e0521d0b78270e11adb4
I think I probably got this apk when it was posted a long time ago, but I can't remember for sure. I just let Lookout scan it again and it came up "safe", for whatever that's worth.
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Well done!! People have been searching for a version of GBooks that would sync for years! I can confirm that this works with free books from Google as well as user-uploaded books. I don't have any books purchased from Google so could not check that.
As with other versions, it helps to have a hardware key assigned to "menu" in order to access things like font size, etc., while reading (I use a long-press of the lower right button).
This is really a great discovery. I'll have to update the various other threads with a pointer to your post.

nmyshkin said:
Well done!! People have been searching for a version of GBooks that would sync for years! I can confirm that this works with free books from Google as well as user-uploaded books. I don't have any books purchased from Google so could not check that.
As with other versions, it helps to have a hardware key assigned to "menu" in order to access things like font size, etc., while reading (I use a long-press of the lower right button).
This is really a great discovery. I'll have to update the various other threads with a pointer to your post.
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Glad it's working for you too! I can't remember for sure, but I think this version might've been recommended by someone else before. I'll have to look through my old bookmarks...

nmyshkin said:
Well done!! People have been searching for a version of GBooks that would sync for years! I can confirm that this works with free books from Google as well as user-uploaded books. I don't have any books purchased from Google so could not check that.
As with other versions, it helps to have a hardware key assigned to "menu" in order to access things like font size, etc., while reading (I use a long-press of the lower right button).
This is really a great discovery. I'll have to update the various other threads with a pointer to your post.
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Thanks for all the info, guys. Second time you've steered me in the right direction, nmyshkin. NB Attaching the apk file was difficult because the process was incredibly slow (and not even a whirligig). Lots of notices about scripts that had stalled. I'm running Linux Mint 17 (Cinnamon) 32-bit; browser is Firefox.