On my wife's rooted nook color, I loaded the Next Issue app for magazines. She has a subscription to better homes and gardens and can view them free if she has the Next Issue app. However, the Next Issue version only supports 1280x800 and doesn't even show as a magazine to select. I've tried every trick I could think of, DPI, Product ID, etc to fool the app into thinking I was using a different tablet (like the Tab 10.1). It must detect the actual resolution. Anyone know of a way around this or where it might be reading the table resolution?
Like I said, changing the DPI didn't fool it and it isn't looking at other tablet identifiers. I don't see where or if the native resolution is stored for apps to check.
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Is there a way to set app specific lcd density? The nook app sucks at 160 and so does shortyz crossword. The only two options are set at 161 and lose market updates or 160 and deal with crappy looking apps. Any ideas?
I wouldn't mind some thoughts on this also, specifically related to the Nook app. I have subscriptions to Nat Geo and PC Gamer and when I open the magazine list at 160 density all my magazines for subscription are all bunched into one icon on the lrft, if I switch to 161 they show up fine. I want to keep 160 because of the market and all that, but I also like to read my magazines once in a while. Anyone have any thoughts on this it would be great.
You can use the LCD density changer app's on demand change without saving it on reboot for now and just use it before you run the Nook app.
Can tasker do this?
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Ive been trying to get tablet apps to load in my market on ics for the last couple days. Specifically, id like to get CNN because the phone one doesn't look good on the fire. Is there a way to get them to show up in the android market, and if not, is there a way to get them to work on the kf at all? Thanks.
You can try to side load it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13048857&postcount=9
Doesn't show on the market due to settings the KF uses. It requires Honeycom or higher, which won't work on the Stock Rom.. I would think you have a shot side loading it though if you are using ICS.
I have not bothered with ICS yet... no sound and video and I don't see the point because that is what I got my Fire for.
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You can try to side load it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13048857&postcount=9
Doesn't show on the market due to settings the KF uses. It requires Honeycom or higher, which won't work on the Stock Rom.. I would think you have a shot side loading it though if you are using ICS.
I have not bothered with ICS yet... no sound and video and I don't see the point because that is what I got my Fire for.
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I sideloaded the CNN tablet app from that link and all good. The phone version crashed on video, this does not. CM7 here.
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That is good news... I'd like to try it, but until ICS works with video and sound....
Am I missing something? I installed that app and it appears just to be the phone version. Also, doesn't the table version require at least honeycomb?
He is running ICS which is above honeycomb.
Yeah that's the problem. I'm trying to get the Cnn tablet widgrt to work on ice but as of now I can only get the phone version. Has anyone got it to work?
I can't wait to put a decently stable ICS on this thing because of these issues.
Is there a way to trick the market into showing "incompatable" apps?
Even for compatible Honeycomb/ICS app versions, the better tablet layouts in some apps were designed pretty specifically for the popular 10" screen size and the app will revert to the basic phone layout when it detects a screen size below a certain cut-off. These apps either need to change the cut-off that they're looking for or include another layout option that is optimized for 7-8" tablet screens.
From what I remember from playing around with ICS on my Nook Color, the otherwise excellent IMDB app is an example of this unfortunate limitation.
I can't get any apps such as facebook or twitter to show up in the market
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I have the CNN app for Tablets from the previous posts but it is an older version, does anyone have the latest version to download.
The older version runs on my ICS tab but won't let me download or update because it says it's incompatible with my device.
Ok, so I've been frantically searching the internet for a solution to this problem, and while there is some discussion on solutions, none of them are really satisfactory.
I've flashed ICS onto my Kindle Fire, but there is a huge inconsistency when it comes to whether or not my Fire is actually recognized as an "ICS Tablet". Downloading the Kindle app from the market gives me a tablet style UI, however downloading Mint or Google Docs gives me a scaled up phone version of the UI. This is repeated with many other apps, and extends to apps being marked as "incompatible" in the market.
Now, I've tried adding permissions to tablet_core_hardware.xml as described by another post on the front page, but that had no effect for me. I've also tried changing the dpi to 120, and while Google Docs did react to that, Mint did not, and it has the bad side effect of making the entire UI way too small. I've also tried editing the build.prop file to mimic a Toshiba Thrive, but I'll admit I'm not too familiar with this.
So, basically what I am asking is whether or not anyone has a reliable way to force apps to recognize the Fire as a legitimate tablet? Theoretically, editing the build.prop file to mimic something like a HTC Flyer or Toshiba Thrive sounds like it should work, but as I stated previously, I am not really familiar with how this works. Any ideas, or are we forever doomed to scaled up phone apps?
Me too - Kindle is tablet Gdocs not etc
As far as I know, it is up to each app as to whether or not you get the tablet interface. I don't believe there is anything we can really do besides asking the app developers to make it compatible with our device size.
Mint's tablet interface is only for 9" and 10" Honeycomb and ICS tablets, not 7". Same with all the other apps, some support the tablet interface for 7", some don't.
Ever since the Kindle App updated on Android 4.2, the font choices have ballooned out to where the smallest font can only "cram" about 20 words on a full screen for several of my books.
I've uninstalled and reinstalled Kindle 6 or 7 times since then with no change in behavior. The crazy thing is that anything new I've added since the last update seems to display the text fine - even "Samples" of the full books that won't display properly look just fine. It's almost like I need to re-purchase these books in order to get them to display properly.
Anybody have any idea what I'm dealing with and how to get past it?
Thanks!
Nobody else seen this behavior?
I have been looking around for an eink android tablet.
Is the NST the only option?
I understand that the screen refresh rate severely limits what you can do, but i was wondering if it is otherwise possible to run all apps?
As far as I could find, none of the other eink ereaders (Amazon Kindle, Kobo) can be rooted / made to run regular android apps.
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I have been looking around for an eink android tablet.
Is the NST the only option?
I understand that the screen refresh rate severely limits what you can do, but i was wondering if it is otherwise possible to run all apps?
As far as I could find, none of the other eink ereaders (Amazon Kindle, Kobo) can be rooted / made to run regular android apps.
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You can also choose a 13.3" epaper tablet from sony:
http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/sony-announces-13-3-inch-e-reader-to-launch-in-the-usa-this-may
I just can't precise if it even runs android.
I believe that neither Kindle or Kobo run android. They use a proprietary OS so, no rooting on them.
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As far as I could find, none of the other eink ereaders (Amazon Kindle, Kobo) can be rooted / made to run regular android apps.
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Check the Android on Kobo thread.
They can run Android 2.3.4
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Check the Android on Kobo thread.
They can run Android 2.3.4
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Though none of these eink readers runs a modern (4.x) version of android?
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Though none of these eink readers runs a modern (4.x) version of android?
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there is the boyue t62 and the boyue t61 the Icarus illumina is a rebrand of the boyue t61. they run android 4.2 I think I am considering getting one myself but android L coming out in a month and that's supposed to be for low power and android one is for low costs devices so I am starting to like the idea of an android one device with eink so I kind of want to wait.
There have been several readers released recently that run "open" andriod. There is the Onyx Boox T68 and the Icarus Illumina HD. You can find a comparision review of both readers here
@andTab, you are right about the refresh rate problem, but there is a way around it: NoRefresh enabler. It's a great alternative and it works nicely, too.
The only eink tablet?
Not at all. For example the Onyx Boox T68 comes with Android 4.0, a higher resolution display, more RAM, a faster processor
and is already open (no root required).
But the NST is by far one of the cheapest EINK devices running Android
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The only eink tablet?
Not at all. For example the Onyx Boox T68 comes with Android 4.0, a higher resolution display, more RAM, a faster processor
and is already open (no root required).
But the NST is by far one of the cheapest EINK devices running Android
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Right. It's not even that bad for being the cheapest.
And cheap is always good.
otg support
do we know if any of the above android eink ereaders like onyx boox or boyuee T61 , T62 support usb host function - otg?? Nowhere is mentioned exactly and is very critical for my application to add a usb smartcard reader..
Take a look at Meet Earl project, it's not out jet, but looks very promising. I can't post links, look for youtube video - it will explain everything. Nook is the best tech thing I've bought. After Earl it will be second...
Boyue T62
I just rooted and set up a Boyue T62 for an avid reader. I used an exposed module to have the page up and page down buttons trigger Tasker tasks that input screen taps, making the buttons work in pretty much every reader app. It misfires on occasion, but the user says it happens so rare that it's not even an inconvenience.
The experience of reader apps as reported by her:
Built in "Books" app for non DRM books - Works flawlessly, but finding books stored in the card isn't as user friendly as it should be.
Cool Reader - works great after you tweak the options
Nook - Nearly flawless, but there is bug with the front light. If stuck on, use light icon in the tray to turn it off. Very minor inconvenience. Page turns are slower than an actual nook, but still well within reason.
Kindle - Sluggish, but once a book is loaded, works great.
Kobo - Unusably slow, but who uses Kobo anyway?
Various "Free ebooks" apps - most work great!
PDF - not tested yet.
Other apps useful on eInk
Flipboard - Usable
"Internet" - Great for pages that have a lot of text.
Built in Email - Flawless
IHeartRadio - Flawless, excellent for music to read to
Keyring - Set up and Tutorial look like crap, but it works flawlessly after that. She had this app on a hacked Nook before, and she has yet to find a barcode scanner that can't read an e-ink screen!
Google+ - Fails to install
Google Plus mobile site - works well
Dictionary.com app - Fails to install
Play Music - Fails to launch
Facebook Lite - works well
Facebook regular app - not tested
Google Keep - Works well, but color options, obviously, are quite limited. She just uses what we assume is the default yellow, which displays clearly.
Rounder - Looked AWESOME with the victorian corners she likes, but it interfered with the tasker set up I used for the page buttons.
If you're interested, e-mail me [email protected], and I'll give you the code and screen coordinates to use in tasker for the buttons, and the name of the exposed module I used to connect tasker to the buttons. I don't have the reader in front of me, I'll ask her for it for a second to get that for you. It's configed so the page turns are screen taps on click, volume on long press. The refresh button is standard refresh on press, standard back light toggle on long press, and brightness options on double press. Power key is standard power on press, power menu on long press, and screenshot on double press. Interestingly enough, screen shots are color when sent to a color device. I wasn't expecting that. The double press for the backlight options is a fantastic work around for the backlight bug in the Nook app.
When I see her, I'll see if her boyue supports USB host.