I recently installed Deeper Blue's Honeycomb Preview v4 on my Nook Color. The flash install included the Market and Google Apps. I am having a few issues with the OS so I am turning here for answers.
1. Google Calendar is nowhere to be found on my installation. Should the google calendar be accessible? If so, how can I get to it or install it?
2. After my installation the market (The green market with lost of curves) was installed, but it didn't have any up to date applications available. Therefore I installed version 3.0.27 (The block shaped market) of the marketplace by way of an apk file from the net. I can see up to date application now, but there is no button/link to download them to my device. Any reason why I cannot download them?
Would it be best to just use CM7 instead of Deeper Blue's Honeycomb in order to resolve these issues?
Thank You,
Urhos
CM7 is the way to go. Honeycomb will forever have major issues.
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Firstly, emulated HC is buggy, always since Google doesn't release source codes, you can forget about it. You get what you get now.
Secondly, ICS is around the corner.
Thirdly, CM7, up-to-now, is a way to go.
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urhos said:
I recently installed Deeper Blue's Honeycomb Preview v4 on my Nook Color. The flash install included the Market and Google Apps. I am having a few issues with the OS so I am turning here for answers.
1. Google Calendar is nowhere to be found on my installation. Should the google calendar be accessible? If so, how can I get to it or install it?
2. After my installation the market (The green market with lost of curves) was installed, but it didn't have any up to date applications available. Therefore I installed version 3.0.27 (The block shaped market) of the marketplace by way of an apk file from the net. I can see up to date application now, but there is no button/link to download them to my device. Any reason why I cannot download them?
Would it be best to just use CM7 instead of Deeper Blue's Honeycomb in order to resolve these issues?
Thank You,
Urhos
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I am only going by my own experiences. However, I have read hundreds of posts, specifically on CM7 and Honeycomb. CM7 because I have been running this for approx. 9 months and Honeycomb because I am interested in the newer tablet operating systems.
For the time I have been running CM7, I have found it to be very reliable and functional. In fact, I hardly ever go into the Nook OS anymore. I have run into a couple glitches / issues here and there, but for an OS that was modified to run on the Nook Color, it is excellent (in my opinion). I have come very close to running Honeycomb on my NC, but have run into issues that I have not yet found the answers to. And through this search have read many posts that express the fact that HC is still in its early development phases. In addition, that Ice Cream Sandwich is out, and there is a risk that HC may never get fully baked.
Again, this is only from my experiences and from what I read. I am fairly technical, and do a lot on my NC with CM7 but by no means a developer.
And through this search have read many posts that express the fact that HC is still in its early development phases. In addition, that Ice Cream Sandwich is out, and there is a risk that HC may never get fully baked.
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It is not in any development stage and there is no risk at all. HC is dead!
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After much debate I purchased the Motorola xoom today. I am having a huge problem with the android market not wanting to perform with examples being where downloads say they are waiting for install and such, overall not pleased withandroid3.0 market. How can I put the old market back on there so it will recognizethe apps ihave already purchased as well as better functionality. Also typing thison the doom and it is really slow. Is this typical or did I make a bad choice and should have gone withthe galaxy tab. Paid full price so no contracts, just wifi version for home use.
I have the APK for an older Android market on my Honeycomb emulator. Let me see if I can find the original link I got it from.
I think this is it:
http://ivansotof.com/2011/02/install-android-market-honeycomb-emulator
Not sure if you just need the Vending.apk file or not.
Stick with the Xoom. It'll only get better with updates.
tried it
Doesn't seem to be any different than the one already pre installed, I think what I do kind of need is something like being able to install the android market 2.2 froyo or gingerbread edition. Honeycomb a just doesn't show the apps that I have purchased or any for that matter, and that hang time issue with it stating it is trying to install and just hangs there isn't any fun typimg is a bit faster I went back to stock for the keyboard instac of using better keyboard 8 which i have been using for my croid incrdible- I guess not compatible yet with a tablet- fine and dandy I guess- but still' how can I fix the market issue, does anyone know.where I can download the 2.3 version and isntall it without havng sone kind of conflict issue with the xoom tab?
I did end up going to the market management app section in the settings and ende d up deleting all information and wiping in there and pandors that was giving me trouble installed without a problem, force closes though since there is no fix for the wifi version of the xoom' still. Still having issues with other applications with thr hangingsaying it is installing and not showing upp like it should o download screen. It will lenot switch over to the screen where you have your downloading section listed on the left hand side. After several tries it will eventually download, and give me theproper screen' at least it didwith thr oneapp i tested'. Having typin issues where it is slow to register that I am typingsndin fact at this point the typing has not even began sowing up on my screen vrustrating' perhspsi should return the xoom for the more stable galaxy tab-
weird, maybe it's an issue with your xoom. Can you still exchange it?
I find the new market to be amazing. On wifi, clicking install basically downloads/installs anything almost instantly... very very fast.
Does anyone know whats going on with the Featured Tablet Apps section on the market? I haven't checked the market in a while, so I got on today, and the tablet tab that's usually the first section is gone. Did they remove it? Is there any way to know what apps are optimized for Honeycomb? Apologies in advance if this was already covered. I ran a quick search but only found threads not related to the US.
I noticed they changed the market as we'll.I think it might be so Google will stop getting all the bad press about only having a handfull of apps for there new os.
Go figure
There's always 3 places I look for the tablet apps.
1. Featured Tablet Apps
2. Search "tablet"
3. Search "honeycomb"
They all give great results and frankly, more than what these media junkets report are optimized for Honeycomb. Then again, they never know what happens in the real world anyway.
Yes I agree there are alot of apps that do work and are full screen.but not designed for or use all the real estate of the tablet.even some of the so called optimized for tablet are just ported
but im not complaining its a new is and will grow up quickly as more tablets with honeycomb are pushed to end users
I'm pretty handy around a computer, but after 4 days of frustration here's what I discovered:
1) From stock 1.3 - running manuNooter 4.6.18 then 4.6.16 (and 4.6.16a) won't get the market working (I had better success reverting back to 18, but it was still flaky and I had to reflash every few hours to continue seeing apps on my SD card). 16 and 16a kept crashing and wouldn't load the market at all.....it would populate then crash.....even after clearing all data and fixing permissions.
2) CM7 resulted in a hobbled market that wouldn't recognize my device as a 'legit device' on which to install apps. I could manually install apk's, but not from the market. I know that I could screw with the build.prop to change the type of device, but I wasn't keen to do so since people were having mixed results.
So is it fair to say that the market it toast atm? If so I'll let the ridiculously smart people work on it and check back in a while?
The smart people all used search and aren't here anymore.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257572
I'm not sure how to respond to either one of you.......
Necromancyr said:
The smart people all used search and aren't here anymore.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257572
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Condesention aside - I did try the contents of that thread before I posed my question. That thread though is a fix for CM7. When I had CM7 on my NC the problem I had with the market was to do with the error that 'this device is not compatible' - not with the visibility of the market itself. Thus I reflashed with Stock 1.3 and used MN and 4.6.XX in an attempt to get market that way.
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I'm not sure how to respond to either one of you.......
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Sorry - I guess my question wasn't clear: I was looking at all the threads on market access with manuNooter - and tried most everything myself. As far as I can tell - there doesn't seem to be a reliable fix to gain permanent Market access right? 4.6.18 seems to lose access from my experience (plus it uses the 'old market'), and 4.6.16 doesn't get access for me for more than a second until it crashes (and the data clear trick doesn't work for me). That's why I was asking whether or not I'm just missing a solid solution or there just isn't one.
TIA
I've tried every possible solution to the limited Android Market issue and no success. I have a stock rooted NOOKcolor with MN 4-6-16. My husband has the same. Apps that we had installed previously from the Android Market, even ones we've purchased, show as not compatible with our device now.
I know I should list all of the suggested solutions I've tried... Maybe tomorrow... Just very frustrated right now!
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Okay, I realize I can't post this without more info... I've tried:
- Changing the LCD Density to 160.
- Changing the device info in build.prop
- All of the clear cache/data, etc. for Google Framework and Market.
I've tried even more things that aren't coming to mind right now.
Fortunately, I had a backup of all the apps I need, but it is just bugging me that I can't access Facebook for Android, Friendcaster Pro, etc. from Android Market.
Curious if others are continuing to have a problem with Android Market like we are?
I have to say, I think I'm buying an iPad 3 when it is available, so I don't have to deal with a rooted device any longer! Arghhh!
Same issue. Stock rooted 1.3. Tried changing LCD density to 160, 161, 200, 240, etc. Changed build.prop to HTC and Samsung. Cleared cache data from market and Google Framework. Same problem. Missing some very basic apps due to compatibility.
Based on what I've seen in various posts, seems like there are two other options that I'm thinking about trying:
1) Downgrade the market. I have 3.3.11 right now. I could be wrong, but I believe I read that older versions have less compatibility issues. I found an apk for a 3.0 version (or something around that - I don't have it right in front of me). Problem is, I'm not sure how to a) remove the old market, b) install the new one, or c) stop it from updating (which I think has to be done).
2) Downgrade to stock 1.2 It seems that most of the problems are associated with 1.3 (is that your case?). 1.2 isn't available on the B&N site anymore, but there's a zip for it on this site. So I might try to downgrade to that and then root again to see if that improves the situation.
You could switch to CM7 (nightly 200 or higher or last stable release - 7.1).
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Same issue. Stock rooted 1.3. Tried changing LCD density to 160, 161, 200, 240, etc. Changed build.prop to HTC and Samsung. Cleared cache data from market and Google Framework. Same problem. Missing some very basic apps due to compatibility.
Based on what I've seen in various posts, seems like there are two other options that I'm thinking about trying:
1) Downgrade the market. I have 3.3.11 right now. I could be wrong, but I believe I read that older versions have less compatibility issues. I found an apk for a 3.0 version (or something around that - I don't have it right in front of me). Problem is, I'm not sure how to a) remove the old market, b) install the new one, or c) stop it from updating (which I think has to be done).
2) Downgrade to stock 1.2 It seems that most of the problems are associated with 1.3 (is that your case?). 1.2 isn't available on the B&N site anymore, but there's a zip for it on this site. So I might try to downgrade to that and then root again to see if that improves the situation.
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I tried downgrading the Market by doing "Uninstall Updates" within NookColor Tools > Manage Applications and then used the "Freeze" option in Titanium Backup. I had the old green market, but still didn't see any more applications--at least not the ones I tried finding. I didn't wait to see if things changed if I left it at the old market for awhile.
I don't want to go back to 1.2, because I subscribe to some of the newer magazines that require 1.3.
Fortunately, I had all of the apps backed up, so when I got my warranty replacement NC (which I had to get another replacement for!), I'm not missing any apps, but I won't be able to update any of them.
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You could switch to CM7 (nightly 200 or higher or last stable release - 7.1).
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With CM7, you lose the standard B&N features, tho. Like the delivery of periodicals, kids books, Library app, Shop app, etc. I subscribe to a daily newspaper and a few monthly magazines, so I like the automatic delivery feature; and I have a grandson who enjoys the B&N kids books on my NC.
Just seems like there should be a fix that actually works with a stock rooted/manual nootered device.
Well, that didn't work too well. I installed 1.2 and that brought back all my normal apps. Plus I was able to install netflix, which is why I started this whole odyssey in the first place. But the first time I went to re-boot it, I found myself in an infinity loop on start up.
Thinking about finally going to CM7 now.
I'm having the same problems. I'm just using a workaround of downloading/updating the apps on my phone, saving the .apk to my sd card, using wifi file explorer to transfer the .apks to the nook and then installing. It sucks that the market wont work right but oh well
allerretour38 said:
Well, that didn't work too well. I installed 1.2 and that brought back all my normal apps. Plus I was able to install netflix, which is why I started this whole odyssey in the first place. But the first time I went to re-boot it, I found myself in an infinity loop on start up.
Thinking about finally going to CM7 now.
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The boot loop could be caused by Flash auto-updating, if you happen to have it set to auto update. I know that can be an issue with 1.3, anyway. There is a fix in this forum that includes uninstalling and installing from the market.
Yeah, if I didn't like the B&N features, I'd definitely go to CM7.
Good luck!
bullfrog527 said:
I'm having the same problems. I'm just using a workaround of downloading/updating the apps on my phone, saving the .apk to my sd card, using wifi file explorer to transfer the .apks to the nook and then installing. It sucks that the market wont work right but oh well
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Good workaround! My NC is the only Android device I have, so not an option for me, unfortunately.
Hi,
So looked over the various posts and used the search. My question is really around the performance benefits of install a custom ROM vs the current Amazon ROM.
I read a fair amount of PDF's/magazines via edPDF, and i hate the lag when going from page to page, does a custom ROM help with that? The only other thing i used the kindle for are my book, which i see i can just download the default kindle reader and videos.
So given the above any help? If the performance is better which ROM should i go for?
thx
markjo77 said:
Hi,
So looked over the various posts and used the search. My question is really around the performance benefits of install a custom ROM vs the current Amazon ROM.
I read a fair amount of PDF's/magazines via edPDF, and i hate the lag when going from page to page, does a custom ROM help with that? The only other thing i used the kindle for are my book, which i see i can just download the default kindle reader and videos.
So given the above any help? If the performance is better which ROM should i go for?
thx
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The Kindle Fire comes with a modified version of android 2.3 (gingerbread). Basically, as you can see, the launcher is different, there is an amazon app market instead of the android play store, and many of the stock google apps that come with an android powered device have been removed and either replaced with amazons desired equivalent or simply left out. The kindle has a specific build in video browser that is linked into their video streaming service that you will not be able to get with a custom rom to the best of my knowledge. The same goes with the kindle reader. There is a kindle reader on the android play store but it is not the same as you will get with a stock rom. Custom roms basically undo the changes amazon made to the gingerbread os and unlock the restrictions those changes created (i.e. more apps on the android play store, google stock apps, more flexibility in software customization...). If you want to continue reading magazines and PDF's I would suggest you stick with the stock rom simply because it's built to do that. If you want more freedom with what your kindle can do and would like to use it as a fully functioning tablet and not just an e reader with a few perks then you should go with a custom rom. Currently the developers are hard at work perfecting Android 4.0 by building a functioning 3.0 kernel (the current kernel they have implemented with their custom roms does not allow for hardware accelerated graphics such as advanced games or video streaming apps like netflix or hulu). The previous generation rom equivalent to a custom version of android gingerbread, referred to as CM7 (cyanogenmod 7) does support hardware accelerated graphics and functions fully with the exception of one draw back. Android 2.3 was built with the idea of physical buttons being present on the devices it powered such as you would find on a phone with the standard menu, home, back and search buttons. Where the kindle fire only has one physical button all builds of CM7 for the Kindle Fire have a custom row of touch buttons at the bottom of the screen that take up a little but still annoying amount of space. This is in my opinion the only drawback to the custom roms running gingerbread for the kindle fire and is fixed in the ICS rom as android 4.0 is built with touch screen buttons in mind and minimal use of physical buttons. I hope this helped, let me know if you need any more help.
Thank you for taking time to send such a detailed reply. think I might wait for Android 4.
The only thing with the fire that gets me is the time it takes to go from page to page on magazines...
isaiahhhhh said:
The Kindle Fire comes with a modified version of android 2.3 (gingerbread). Basically, as you can see, the launcher is different, there is an amazon app market instead of the android play store, and many of the stock google apps that come with an android powered device have been removed and either replaced with amazons desired equivalent or simply left out. The kindle has a specific build in video browser that is linked into their video streaming service that you will not be able to get with a custom rom to the best of my knowledge. The same goes with the kindle reader. There is a kindle reader on the android play store but it is not the same as you will get with a stock rom. Custom roms basically undo the changes amazon made to the gingerbread os and unlock the restrictions those changes created (i.e. more apps on the android play store, google stock apps, more flexibility in software customization...). If you want to continue reading magazines and PDF's I would suggest you stick with the stock rom simply because it's built to do that. If you want more freedom with what your kindle can do and would like to use it as a fully functioning tablet and not just an e reader with a few perks then you should go with a custom rom. Currently the developers are hard at work perfecting Android 4.0 by building a functioning 3.0 kernel (the current kernel they have implemented with their custom roms does not allow for hardware accelerated graphics such as advanced games or video streaming apps like netflix or hulu). The previous generation rom equivalent to a custom version of android gingerbread, referred to as CM7 (cyanogenmod 7) does support hardware accelerated graphics and functions fully with the exception of one draw back. Android 2.3 was built with the idea of physical buttons being present on the devices it powered such as you would find on a phone with the standard menu, home, back and search buttons. Where the kindle fire only has one physical button all builds of CM7 for the Kindle Fire have a custom row of touch buttons at the bottom of the screen that take up a little but still annoying amount of space. This is in my opinion the only drawback to the custom roms running gingerbread for the kindle fire and is fixed in the ICS rom as android 4.0 is built with touch screen buttons in mind and minimal use of physical buttons. I hope this helped, let me know if you need any more help.
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Don't about Zmooth or Button Savior to replace the CM7 soft buttons. I really prefer Zmooth since it's quicker and never in the wrong spot at the wrong time.
airmaxx23 said:
Don't about Zmooth or Button Savior to replace the CM7 soft buttons. I really prefer Zmooth since it's quicker and never in the wrong spot at the wrong time.
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I guess i'm not familiar with that, I never really used CM7, I flashed it and then almost instantly upgraded to CM9 because I liked the fact that it was being updated so frequently.
isaiahhhhh said:
I guess i'm not familiar with that, I never really used CM7, I flashed it and then almost instantly upgraded to CM9 because I liked the fact that it was being updated so frequently.
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Once they have HWA working I'll be switching to CM9.