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[Q] Any way to simulate another (higher than qvga) display resolution?

I was wondering if there was a way to simulate a higher display resolution on the wildfire now that the phone has been rooted. This would really be a great help as a lot of programs that do not support qvga would be able to run.

Do you mean to simulate the resolution or make them available in the market?
Most of the programs that we can not access in the market run just fine on QVGA, we just can not install them.
To enable installing....
I think we need (write)access to the market app which is still in a locked part of the phone, but if I have understood correctly that will change with the proper root, aka pretty soon.
As far as I know it also should be relative easy then to hack the "vendoring" part of the market app and just replace it within the phone (that's what they did with tattoo i think).
But, that said, I'm also very eagerly awaiting this. I have been using the htc sync for installing apps from .apk's. But not all programs can be found that way..

I mean i wish to "simulate a higher resolution". BTW u can use market enabler to view all apps in the android market (once your wildfire is rooted)

Alrighty.
I am already using market enabler, you can use it fine with the "1-click-root".
But i'm still missing quite a few apps from the market, as they have not been enabled for QVGA devices like tattoo and wildfire..

i have a patched market that may work to show other apps on market than just for our screen res. but i wont be able to do full test until i have a custom recovery.

Just use Appbrain to install apps from the computer it is so much easier, also you would not to be able to display a higher resolution display on a Lower resolution screen that would just defy the point of a lower resolution screen.

cashisback said:
Just use Appbrain to install apps from the computer it is so much easier, also you would not to be able to display a higher resolution display on a Lower resolution screen that would just defy the point of a lower resolution screen.
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Its annoying to update apps though.
For Mixzing I always have to uninstall and readd it on appbrain.

Skye Menjou said:
Its annoying to update apps though.
For Mixzing I always have to uninstall and readd it on appbrain.
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Yep, that's very true.

Damn, Didn't know you could use appbrain for that.
Thank you.
I actually had it installed but had always been "syncing it" from the phone via the google account, and that didn't work.... but if you connect it via the usb it seems to work, nice.
This actually resolves most of my problems

thereon said:
Damn, Didn't know you could use appbrain for that.
Thank you.
I actually had it installed but had always been "syncing it" from the phone via the google account, and that didn't work.... but if you connect it via the usb it seems to work, nice.
This actually resolves most of my problems
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Instead of using the USB you can download 'Fast Web Installer' on your HTC and once you click on install on a app that you like the look of on Appbrain.com it will Push the download to your phone and download it automatically as long as you have wifi on

It's not work, Appbrain sync found this but install don't work, market can't find package.

You need to be either in WiFi or in usb for normal appbrain to work.
Have not tried the web install method yet.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App

Web installer does not work, all synced up etc, but when i click on the app on appbrain, it says the requested item could not be found.

install the apps from www.appbrain.com not from appbrain application on the phone
it works 100%!

You need to install the fast web install app. Then it should work. As soon as you have root you could try the market patch for Tattoo. There is a version for 2.1 that could also work for the wildfire.

maybe a stupid question
but will this app do the job?
LCD Density Changer v3.2
www.twitter.com/beansoft
www.xda-developers.com/android/lcd-density-changer-application-v3-0-released/
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=762070

tom781 said:
but will this app do the job?
LCD Density Changer v3.2
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I tried v2 of this and it just froze my phone, i cant find any newer versions to download anywhere and i cant see it on the market...

I personally agree that the long-term aim should be to enable all apps on the market, without needing a PC to download apps not designed for QVGA.
The Tattoo market patch was indeed achieved by editing a constant in the vending apk, but I cannot achieve this myself, and the developer of the original patch did not respond to my query as to how it was achieved on the tattoo.

tom781 said:
but will this app do the job?
LCD Density Changer v3.2
www.twitter.com/beansoft
www.xda-developers.com/android/lcd-density-changer-application-v3-0-released/
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=762070
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Lowest value of this is 120 and WildFire already have this value in default, so this will not work.

yes i have tried the LCD Density changer and it didnt work .... hopefully they can make something just for the wildfire would be great !

[Q] Can't get "Nook for Android by B&N" from markerplace

I'm using CM7 off of an SD card, and I thought I'd load the B&N reader app and consider buying a book to read. Since CM7 doesn't provide the app, I went to the AppBrain market and it shows me a "Nook for Android by B&N", and then the procedure is to click the 'market' button to try to download it, but it says 'the requested item could not be found'. If I search for it on the CM7 provided 'market', the app doesn't exist.
How do I get this app?

I installed it by searching for "nook" in the Market app. No muss, no fuss. Now, I did that before the recent update, but it certainly shows as installed when I search now.

First, instead of appbrain, try going to market.android.com. That's the official web based market run by Google.
Second, the Nook app was in the Market app on CM7.0.3 on my NC. I installed it with no problems. The app also shows up in the Market app on my Nexus One running CM7.0.3. You might want to try clearing the data on your Market.app, or some other remedies to get it working as it should.
Third - "Since CM7 doesn't provide the app..." I don't know why they would provide the app. It's not what they do.

brucemcl said:
First, instead of appbrain, try going to market.android.com. That's the official web based market run by Google.
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Up until now I have always used the appbrain app or the market app in the NC. I did once look at the web interface, but since I thought the intent was to 'use the device to manage the device', I never paid too much attention to their corresponding web sites; however, I did once look at the appbrain web site.
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Second, the Nook app was in the Market app on CM7.0.3 on my NC. I installed it with no problems. The app also shows up in the Market app on my Nexus One running CM7.0.3. You might want to try clearing the data on your Market.app, or some other remedies to get it working as it should.
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Thanks, but a 'it works for me', doesn't help me any.
But your comment above about the web site, did give me a though of something to try.
Although the NC kept telling me the 'app could not be found', the market.android.com web site said something different. It said 'This item cannot be installed in your device's country'.
Considering B&N will sell books in the US and Canada, I am surprised that the app can't be installed in Canada. Maybe somebody, somewhere didn't get the memo about Canada being a friendly country! But at least that explains it, even though the other apps didn't give me a useful clue/explanation. Now the question is how to get around it. B&N were more than happy to accept my credit card # in their original app on the stock NC. But that was B&N, and this may be a Google/Android restriction, who knows?
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Third - "Since CM7 doesn't provide the app..." I don't know why they would provide the app. It's not what they do.
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I didn't mean any slight to the CM7 project or team... it was just the observation part of my sentence.
On the other hand, CM7 does come with phone, camera and other apps, that I can't use, and I can't (obviously/easily) uninstall.

I was going to mention, Nook app doesn't seem to like other countries other than US.
Here is the app ripped right from my device. http://www.mediafire.com/?ysjyohkj4onm1az
Edit: Forgot to mention, install via adb or move onto your SD and install through a file manager.

I use HotspotShield to fake an US ip address and that's it no problems buying stuff from B&N.

Thanks for the .apk file, that worked. Now for my new observations:
1/ I have to click many times before the 'go to shop'/'go to library' reacts.
2/ I've only ever been able to see the 'about' screen once, and the other
button on the top right of the screen 'do not seem to work'.
... but it _is_ progress!

HotspotShield
Garoto1973 said:
I use HotspotShield to fake an US ip address and that's it no problems buying stuff from B&N.
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I looked at that service. It seems to be a MS Windows or Mac only product.
So that doesn't help on the Nook, or my other Linux machines - unless HotspotShield
supports standard VPN'ish software without the need for their magic code.
(if so, how?)

Your Device in not Compatible with this item?

I just created a bootable SD with the latest CM7 and most of the apps I used to run now state "Your Device is not compatible this item" when I try to get the from the market.
I was running an older version of CM7 and everything worked fine.
Suggestions please...

What do you mean by "the latest CM7"? What version?

I ran into the same issue on my Galaxy tab and it was due to a cache partition issue that doesn't allow apps with a footprint bigger than 30megs ,the fix was to redo the partitioning. Very odd it is happening on your nook.
Ian
sent from my ereader

You are right I was un-specific.
I went back and checked and for some reason the version of CM7 is 7.0.3 and not the 7.1.0 I was going to try out.
I am going back to the beginning and try again.

This is in the wrong forum.

frenetic said:
This is in the wrong forum.
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Let the mods worry about that. They'll move it if needed.

I installed the app LCDDensity (free in Market), set it to 160, reboot, clear market data and the apps will start showing up as installable.

Does this work of nootered nooks or just cm7?
I downloaded "lcd resolution" and it says my density is already at 160. Yet apps such as Nasa wont show up and I hate trawling around google trying find direct links to APK files.

I use LCD Resolution, and 240dpi and see no loss of apps in the market. I guess if you see the "Movies" tab in the market, you're device is displaying the market correctly.

Where is 'clear market data'?
Pre-dawn raid said:
I installed the app LCDDensity (free in Market), set it to 160, reboot, clear market data and the apps will start showing up as installable.
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I've looked everywhere... where do I find 'clear market data'?

fulko said:
I've looked everywhere... where do I find 'clear market data'?
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Go to Settings->Manage Applications->Market->Clear Data.

fulko said:
I've looked everywhere... where do I find 'clear market data'?
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Meun.. Manage Apps... ALL... scroll to market and select it... you will see information and buttons... click Clear Data

I had the same problem but it was because I set my dpi to 190. I prefer 190 because it just makes it feel more like a tablet and you can fit more on the screen. Not worth not being able to download apps though.

DizzyDen said:
Meun.. Manage Apps... ALL... scroll to market and select it... you will see information and buttons... click Clear Data
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Thanks, It took a few go-rounds, but I'm finally synced up again on _all_ apps.

Draw Something app? Anyone know how to get it?

Is there an APK out there that works for Nook Color? I am not sure why the App doesn't work. I am running CM 7.1.

4shared.net should have it. Just search draw something.apk
I only recommended you do it for an app that is FREE on the market, that you can't obtain otherwise, because I do not encourage piracy

The version I downloaded from the android market works perfectly well for me.

Same here; I just downloaded it from the market (I guess it's called Google Play now?)
Isn't this it? (I hope I'm allowed to post links...please let me know if I'm breaking any rules!) https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5vbWdwb3AuZHN0ZnJlZSJd

AngelWings8 said:
Same here; I just downloaded it from the market (I guess it's called Google Play now?)
Isn't this it? (I hope I'm allowed to post links...please let me know if I'm breaking any rules!)
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I get a message that this app is incompatible with my device (Nook Color) - I am not able to install it on my device running CM7? WTF!

nickels55 said:
I get a message that this app is incompatible with my device (Nook Color) - I am not able to install it on my device running CM7? WTF!
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Hmm...I'm not sure why that is When I log on, it allows me to download onto both my NC and my phone...

nickels55 said:
I get a message that this app is incompatible with my device (Nook Color) - I am not able to install it on my device running CM7? WTF!
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Is your screen density set @ 160?

[Q] Rumble game not compatible?

Cannot run Rumble on my HTC HD2. Anyone has it running? Google Play store says the HTC HD2 is not compatible....brrrr!

Is your dpi at 240?

hengsheng120 said:
Is your dpi at 240?
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What do you mean? Where can I change that?
It is this game:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwyLDEsInNlLm1hZ2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLnJ1bWJsZSJd
I have this ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=733649

hansie17 said:
What do you mean? Where can I change that?
It is this game:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwyLDEsInNlLm1hZ2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLnJ1bWJsZSJd
I have this ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=733649
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I'd guess since you don't know what DPI is, we can be pretty safe that you haven't changed it. However, you can change it by going to /system/build.prop with a root enabled file explorer and navigate to where it says LCD density and change it to 240. I think there are also some apps on the market which allow you to do this anyway, I know that ROM Toolbox has a build.prop editor built in. I've just logged into the market with my account and it says the app is compatible with my 'O2 HTC NexusHD2' and my Desire S.

Thanks for helping out, but my build.prop already says:
ro.sf.lcd_density=240
Google play store recognises the device as Vodafone HTC HD2; I tried Angry Birds and that was compatible.
Any further tips?

Sometimes when it says "not compatible", i download the apk on the web and it works (for free games as megajump (for example), the apk installs and the game works)

Did you try using market enabler?

You can also try going into Setting > applications > manage applications > all and clear the market data
EDIT: says its compatible with both my ancient Touch Pro 2 and HD2. So im sure a market wipe will work.

hengsheng120 said:
Did you try using market enabler?
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Ah, completely forgot about market enabler! Installing it right now Yeah hopefully market enabler should work, it gives me access to apps I've never been able to use/see before