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When I first received my Xoom, I was able to install Adobe Reader off the market. Today, after unlocking the bootloader and wiping the unit, Adobe Reader doesn't show up on the market.
Anyone else able to download Adobe Reader anymore? Or does anyone have a suggestion for a good free PDF reader?
Adobe reader had an update this morning on my phone. They probably marked it as incompatible with honeycomb.
Guess I'll pull the copy off of my phone and install from the APK on my Xoom. It worked fine as is on the Xoom, not sure why they would flag it so it doesn't show up in the marketplace for it.
Confirmed: it works fine on the Xoom. Hopefully Adobe will release a truly Honeycomb-ready version soon, but there's no good reason for them to have removed it from the market for tablets.
Xevilious said:
Confirmed: it works fine on the Xoom. Hopefully Adobe will release a truly Honeycomb-ready version soon, but there's no good reason for them to have removed it from the market for tablets.
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It is possible they were getting crash reports/issues from xoom users so they changed it to mark it as not compatible. I would much rather wait for a gpu optimized version...the current one is kinda slow.
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Lol, in Dutch the app description says Adobe Reader is "The best PDF viewing experience on Android smartphones en tablets".
I would like to recommend EZ PDF reader for $0.99 in the market. Don't know if it has been optimized for tablets yet I must admit.
Can you do this if not rooted? I have it on my Droid x and would like to copy to my Xoom. Not rooted. Would you please give me the steps?
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I have been wading through the talk about the 1.2 update to get a stock version of Froyo and I don't see any real advantage over the NookieFroyo I am running now (emmc). I saw a video from another thread that showed a 1.2 NC running and some apps didn't load and it doesn't really look like an Android Native. More like a slowly developing B&N OS. Am I missing something?
Obviously there's no point right now as it can't be nootered. So until the developers play with it, there really is no point.
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Obviously there's no point right now as it can't be nootered. So until the developers play with it, there really is no point.
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Beyond that, there isn't much to the 1.2 update over the original with regards to functionality. The market that is now included is dismally scarce of apps; 137 total count as of this post and is actually B&N's own site, not the actual droid market. The overall functionality is still that of the simple ebook reader that the NC is created as in the first place. Rooting it is still the only real way of waking this tablet out of the B&N slumber that has been placed on it in its out-of-the-box form.
It will eventually be with it.
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Gin1212 said:
Obviously there's no point right now as it can't be nootered. So until the developers play with it, there really is no point.
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That was my thought exactly. Even if it gets rooted, it doesn't look like it will have the cool "status bar" with the back and home natively working. Until something like that comes along for the B&N OS, I think I will stay NookieFroyo for now.
My question would be does the market work? I keep seeing the BN Apps but nothing to indicate if the Market is functional or included.
When my DroidX went from 2.1 to 2.2 I was expecting WOW with all the anticipation and hype, but the reality is that outside of flash support, there was nothing worth upgrading for. It's as exciting as upgrading Windows XP from service pack 1 to service pack 2 but less exciting than going to service pack 3.
So if you already have a rooted stock NC, upgrading to 2.2 won't really make much of a difference to you other than flash which in many cases means less flash based ads. But heck, we are hackers and what's the point of the NC if you can't hack it again and again when new releases come out. Otherwise it would be like buying a puzzle, solving it and not having an opportunity to start over with new pieces. Get though this one and I'm sure B&N will have the 2.2.1 upgrade in a few months and we can do this again, woohooo!
flash is about the only thing i see that makes the update worth it.
raze
oh yeah and the overhauled JIT complier should speed up things for our non rooted brethren. Stock software gives the only advantage of newspapers and magazines.
Ill rock the new stock. since the buying the nook for android reasons mostly I have found myself reading agian and have a few magazine subscriptions.
I'm glad for the new kernel, can't wait for dalingrin to play with it
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I'm glad for the new kernel, can't wait for dalingrin to play with it
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Exactly =D.
It seems (to me anyway) that flash runs quite a bit better on 1.2 (vs the ROMs I've tried). I hope we can see the same results with some ROMs
I've had Unrooted Stock since day one. Instead I run CM7 from my 4gb Class 6 SD. It runs well and, thanks to it, I've had the best of both worlds.
I've played with the update a bit today and I'll have to agree that for Rooters until 1.2 is Rooted it's not worth it, but for the None Techie this Update is great as it enables New NookBook and KidsBook features and it gives them Apps and Flash. So it's up to you whether you update or not.
Either way this Update makes life easier for Devs as they'll have an Official Stable 2.2 kernal for the Nook to work from, and other helpful additions. Good Luck Guys
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B&N will never make the nook like a normal tablet. They need to preserve the market space it occupies as an eReader with extras, not a tablet that can be an eReader.
If you are running stock, then its a decent upgrade. Otherwise, its just refinement for the system.
I updated since I just run CM7 off an 8gb card. What I have to say really annoyed me is the pricing of the apps. Take angry birds for example. In the Android Market its free. On the itunes appstore its either 99¢ or $1.99, I can't remember. But in the Nook Color appstore its $2.99. Other apps are similarly priced. I see BN upping the price on more apps that would normally be free or cheap.
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I just bought a nook at lunch today, planning on rooting it tonight (I recently rooted my Samsung Epic happily, and when figuring out to do that I read about rooting nooks). So during the afternoon at the office, I got an email from ZDNet raving about the upgrade, how it turned the Nook into a Real Android Tablet. so I thought, well, maybe I should just do this instead of rooting it. So I downloaded the zip file, and once the Nook was charged I ran the upgrade, which went fine. But I see now that the upgrade is pretty much a waste of time, no comparison to the features of a rooted nook, and it is currently unrootable.
There are quite a few posts here about restoring a nook to stock, but I am not sure if they apply to 1.2. What is the best method of restoring my 1.2 to 1.1, then rooting?
If you have stock, simply force the reboot 8 times, and the Nook will return to stock 1.1 for you (rather than the 1.2).
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I updated since I just run CM7 off an 8gb card. What I have to say really annoyed me is the pricing of the apps. Take angry birds for example. In the Android Market its free. On the itunes appstore its either 99¢ or $1.99, I can't remember. But in the Nook Color appstore its $2.99. Other apps are similarly priced. I see BN upping the price on more apps that would normally be free or cheap.
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B&N aren't allowing any Ad supported Apps in their store so Devs have to makeup with pricing. On top of that, the Angrybirds is the more expensive HD version. So, at least for Angrybirds, the pricing makes sense. Unfortunately, the lack of Ad support means that most likely there won't be that many free Apps on the Nook Store since Devs need to get money somehow.
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I just installed 1.2 and downloaded angry birds. It will not install. Tried numerous times. GRRRRR!!!
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I just installed 1.2 and downloaded angry birds. It will not install. Tried numerous times. GRRRRR!!!
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The Fix is to remove your SD card then install. B&N should fix that because this Fix isn't obvious to most people.
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Is there an app for viewing Netflix on the Iconia? I tried to view Netflix from the browser and received an error about formatting for this device.
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Nothing official from them yet. I've seen a leaked app, but it didn't work on my Samsung Fascinate.
Unless Google comes up with some blanket deal with Netflix, the process for portable devices is device specific:
1. Device must have the proper DRM keys and chipset for adequate streaming & playback.
2. OEM must submit the device for approval and pay Netlfix for the set-up and Netflix server access.
It would be cool if this changed, but Google would have to pay up, since already tons of iPhones, iPad and iPods using the service. LG is the only Android OEM to get Netlfix approval with their Revolution.
You can use Playon Mobile to watch Netflix on your Android device temporarily. You'll have to pay for it though after the trial is done. I think you pay annually and then you get access to PlayOn on pretty much any device the whole time. Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon VOD should work this way.
PlayOn is nice, but less efficient than a straight Netflix app (need to have your host computer on to network off of for PlayOn). Still better than nothing and provides more options for content.
People waiting for a working Netflix app will probably not be happy. OEMs have to pay up and the chipset must be qualified.
i have a netflix app for my G2 which works great. It also worked on my Nook Color. But it doesnt work on my brand new acer. It says my device isnt supported.
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i have a netflix app for my G2 which works great. It also worked on my Nook Color. But it doesnt work on my brand new acer. It says my device isnt supported.
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The actual Netflix app that stream movies from Netflix, or just the rental management?
android netflix
the app is out and netflix said they are going to add phones/devices
i guess netflix finally figured out that android is the real deal
FYI, I've installed the apk directly on my device and it will not play videos on the A500 currently. You click to launch a video and the screen flickers and then goes back to the page you were on before clicking play.
They have only released Netflix for select phones. Don't even bother trying it on the a500, it won't work.
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The actual Netflix app that stream movies from Netflix, or just the rental management?
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this was the leaked official app from the LG phone. but like others said, the official release is out now but only supports certain phones.
Yeah, Work's great on my Nexus one hope they release an optimized honeycomb version for A500 soon...
Works really well on my evo. Even the hdmi out is nice. Hopefully netflix will show some tablet love soon.
I suspect the problem is with the tegra and not the os. It may not be optimized to be decoded on our tablets yet, but I guess software may be a limitation also. Does the optimus 2x have a netflix app? That might be more useful for us to try if it does...just a thought?
There's been a work around that can get it to work w/ other non-supported devices posted over at android police (would post link, but I don't have enough posts under my belt). Haven't tried it yet, so no idea if it works for the A500.
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I tried the work around. No dice. Tried both build props for HTC vision and Nexus S. Worked on my G tablet running CyanogenMod 7 though.
It does not work on the gTablet that uses Froyo, either.
Netflix is SUPPOSED to be device specific, but there has already been hacks for Droid X (certain rooted roms it works). Folks that should be ticked are official rom users that own bloatware infested devices that use Blockbuster.
Blockbuster bloated devices will probably "never" see official support for Netflix, but rooters might luck out.
Netflix works great on my Incredible, but it is an officially supported device.
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It does not work on the gTablet that uses Froyo, either.
Netflix is SUPPOSED to be device specific, but there has already been hacks for Droid X (certain rooted roms it works). Folks that should be ticked are official rom users that own bloatware infested devices that use Blockbuster.
Blockbuster bloated devices will probably "never" see official support for Netflix, but rooters might luck out.
Netflix works great on my Incredible, but it is an officially supported device.
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Well....the blockbuster infected Evo was added to the list yesterday....so I wouldn't give up.
For those that have a subscription there are options, but as mentioned it does require a host computer
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i have a netflix app for my G2 which works great. It also worked on my Nook Color. But it doesnt work on my brand new acer. It says my device isnt supported.
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have you tried the method mentioned today 5/13 about changing a line to HTC vision or nexus s?
you can find this over androidguys.
I have installed CM7 and it is working great, however the Amazon App Store no longer recognizes that it is an Amazon Fire. I would like to download the Kindle version of a few games, is there a way to trick the app store to think it is the Fire again? I assume CM7 just thinks it is a generic gingerbread phone.
Thanks for any help.
You should wait for ICS. I say that only because the main dev focus right now is getting ICS (CM9) working correctly. After this is done there would be ways in tricking the App store into thinking it's a specific device. Though that would most likely break some of the apps from being downloaded from the Android App store. Guess it's a bit of Catch 22.
Once we have a fully working version on ICS, I plan on working to make this happen. However I just don't have the time right now with school and family to work on the OS development. Shame as I think it would be fun.
~enjoy for now.
While I'm waiting for my pre-ordered Nexus 7 to arrive, I'm wondering if I'll be able to use it to stream free videos from my Amazon Prime account.
I've read:
- the Nexus 7 default Chrome browser doesn't support Flash
- Adobe won't support Flash beyond Android 4.0, leaving Jelly Bean (4.1) unsupported.
- Google Play won't allow downloading Flash to an unsupported device
So it seems my options may be twofold:
1) Try installing ATVAndroidClient.apk (I've got a copy)
or
2) Try installing Adobe Flash (I obtained a copy from the Adobe site) and a second web browser that will support Flash such as Firefox.
Has anybody enabled Amazon Instant Video on their Nexus 7? If so, how?
Anybody have any other options for making this work?
Thanks,
Mark
Couldn't you just install the amazon instant video apk?
i do not have a Nexus 7 but i have a Galaxy Nexus which i installed the I/O version of jelly bean on.
I can confirm that Flash worked perfectly with Firefox (chrome does not support it) and the stock browser (one rom included that).
i tested with amazon prime instant video and youtube.
Proof: https://plus.google.com/u/0/11312817...ts/5kE9YdBDrDM
As you said, after August 15th flash will be removed from the market, so have to backup and then install the APK manually.
As bammarata said, the Amazon Instant Video APK from the Kindle Fire does work, however you can't be rooted and it has issues working at any resolution other than that of the Fire.
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Couldn't you just install the amazon instant video apk?
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No app afaik...yet...
I'd guess that if nexus s becomes a big seller it would force those sites to start accelerating porting content to html 5 but yeah in the short term those flashed based sites will be difficult to but i have heard that while not officially suppoted, the nexus does work with amazon prime
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the ipad sells great and the web hasn't adopted HTML5 yet
And there is an AIV apk, ripped from the kindle fire, easy find through google. But it has issues on any resolution other than the stock fire one.
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the ipad sells great and the web hasn't adopted HTML5 yet
And there is an AIV apk, ripped from the kindle fire, easy find through google. But it has issues on any resolution other than the stock fire one.
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Actually a lot of the sites are migrating over to htnl 5 fast enough though thats why i said hopefully it accelerates it
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ATVAndroidClient.apk
I'm sorry. Maybe I should have been clearer. ATVAndroidClient.apk is the Amazon Instant Video apk that came from the Kindle Fire.
Like bammarata89 says, Amazon has not released an Amazon Instant Video App for any other devices and I'm asking if I couldn't just install the amazon instant video apk on the Nexus 7. I was wondering if anyone has tried this yet or if perhaps someone had any other alternatives such as Neok44 using Flash and Firefox.
Thanks
You can currently install Flash & Air on the device. Down the road, just make sure you have a TiBU & restore Flash that way.
I have a Nexus 7 from I/O and unfortunately neither the AIV app or Flash in the browser work (although it installs just fine from the market). It was the first thing I tried after they gave it to us since I own some stuff on AIV and have a Prime account. Bummer, hopefully Amazon gets on top of it and supports HTML5.
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I have a Nexus 7 from I/O and unfortunately neither the AIV app or Flash in the browser work (although it installs just fine from the market). It was the first thing I tried after they gave it to us since I own some stuff on AIV and have a Prime account. Bummer, hopefully Amazon gets on top of it and supports HTML5.
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Make sure you try it with a browser that supports Flash. Chrome does not.
For the browser issue, im going to backup the Browser.apk from my Nexus and install it on my Nexus 7. Im going to mainly use chrome but when i hit a flash page, im going to get the app "Flashify" check it out, maybe you'll go my path as well
Android Market has other browsers too. Nexus stock browser may not be the best.
I had to download Dolphin HD on my Galaxy Nexus for some flash videos to work correctly (they'd be cut off in the stock browser for some reason). I'm guessing Dolphin for Pad would be the best replacement on the Nexus 7.
I'm glad it still appears to work for now but future updates to Jellybean and beyond are definitely a concern. :-(
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Other than *video* the tools to do html5 are still in the dark ages vs flash.
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the ipad sells great and the web hasn't adopted HTML5 yet
And there is an AIV apk, ripped from the kindle fire, easy find through google. But it has issues on any resolution other than the stock fire one.
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I have a Nexus 7 from I/O and unfortunately neither the AIV app or Flash in the browser work (although it installs just fine from the market). It was the first thing I tried after they gave it to us since I own some stuff on AIV and have a Prime account. Bummer, hopefully Amazon gets on top of it and supports HTML5.
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As others have commented, Jelly Bean Chrome doesn't support Flash but Jelly Bean does support other browsers such as Dolphin and Flash.
So it begs the question, is the AIV app completely self contained or does it rely on any external apps such as a browser or Flash?
If AIV is self contained, it looks like we Prime subscribers may not be able to use it on the NExus 7, but if AIV relies on an external browser and you only had Chrome installed, it may worth loading Dolphin and trying again.
You may also want to try the Dolphin & Flash combination. I've read reports that this combo works on Jelly Bean installed on devices other than the Nexus 7.
Another thing to keep in mind is that the new KF is rumored to have the same resolution as the N7.
This should make the APK work well on the N7...as resolution differences was the major issue with the current APK working well with other devices.
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Flash works with Firefox and Dolphin on Jelly Bean/4.1/Nexus 7. It also should work with ICS Browser+.
and as @stumblebum said, if the new Kindle Fire is true and comes out with the same resolution, and i would assume based on 4.0/4.1 there is a good chance that the app should be ported over without much issue.
but until then now, Flash+Firefox/Dolphin works perfectly on Jelly Bean.
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Flash works with Firefox and Dolphin on Jelly Bean/4.1/Nexus 7. It also should work with ICS Browser+.
and as @stumblebum said, if the new Kindle Fire is true and comes out with the same resolution, and i would assume based on 4.0/4.1 there is a good chance that the app should be ported over without much issue.
but until then now, Flash+Firefox/Dolphin works perfectly on Jelly Bean.
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Now that I've finally received my Nexus 7, I installed Dolphin HD and Flash 11 but can't play any Flash in the Dolphin browser. I also tried installing the Amazon Instant Video App but no luck there either.
I was excited to get the latest update to dolphin because it said it fixed full screen video playback issues. Apparently the update also disabled its ability to use flash with Jelly Bean. I just sideloaded firefox and can play the amazon videos now.
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Now that I've finally received my Nexus 7, I installed Dolphin HD and Flash 11 but can't play any Flash in the Dolphin browser. I also tried installing the Amazon Instant Video App but no luck there either.
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So is there a way to watch Amazon videos with Dolphin browser and jelly bean? If you need some other app, where do youget it?