Hey all, I was just wondering if there was any way to get google currents on the Nook STR. I tried the market to no avail, but was wondering if it would be possible to side-load it, or get it on by some other means.
Serk102 said:
Hey all, I was just wondering if there was any way to get google currents on the Nook STR. I tried the market to no avail, but was wondering if it would be possible to side-load it, or get it on by some other means.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.currents&hl=en
REQUIRES ANDROID: 2.2 and up
NST is 2.1
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Google Books website has the solution, although it took some digging to find it.
Go to Settings...Applications...Manage...All
Scroll down until you see "Google Partner Setup"
Open it
"Clear Data"
reboot
You should now be able to launch Google books and see the 3 preloaded books.
props to girkmonster
+1 this should get stickied its def a working fix!
kanyewest said:
Google Books website has the solution, although it took some digging to find it.
Go to Settings...Applications...Manage...All
Scroll down until you see "Google Partner Setup"
Open it
"Clear Data"
reboot
You should now be able to launch Google books and see the 3 preloaded books.
props to girkmonster
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This did nothing for me.
But I am in South Africa. So that is probably why.
@Snakemanjayd I got mine yesterday and id like to chat with you about some troubleshooting. GTalk?
lt iibad said:
@Snakemanjayd I got mine yesterday and id like to chat with you about some troubleshooting. GTalk?
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Sure, we can chat later.
will pm me your gmail address later.
Cheers
Worked for me. Thanks for the info.
U.S. only perhaps?
I just factory reset my xoom to take back (to get the screen fixed) - or i would have tried this in uk...
... re set up my device anyway - done the above - and no google books... doesn't seem to work on the UK vers...
https://supportforums.motorola.com/message/365897
Lothaen, I cant even install google books in the uk, market says its not available on my carrier, but it's a wifi xoom... any ideas?
Google books is only available in US.
There are ways to install it anyway, but what's the point? You can't buy any books anyway if you are not in US.
I thought it was pre-installed....
also i thought(hoped) you'd be able to add your own epub/pdf's in.
I'll have to get alkido again then
Lothaen said:
also i thought(hoped) you'd be able to add your own epub/pdf's in.
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I was also interested in this and searched a little. I didn't find a way to side load anything to google books app, so I didn't see a point in trying to get it working.
But there was a thread here where was a guide how to get books working, of course i'm not sure if it will work on the European Xoom. Try to search if interested.
I'm in exactly the same position Lothaen, Books is a non-starter for us in the UK.
I am wondering though if one of our American friends with root access could backup the Books apk with Titanium and let us have it? Don't know if it's possible but worth a shot... can anyone help please?
In the meantime I'm using Nook as Aldiko keeps FCing on me.
burden010 said:
I'm in exactly the same position Lothaen, Books is a non-starter for us in the UK.
I am wondering though if one of our American friends with root access could backup the Books apk with Titanium and let us have it? Don't know if it's possible but worth a shot... can anyone help please?
In the meantime I'm using Nook as Aldiko keeps FCing on me.
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I don't understand why do you all want it, if you can't use it anyway?
poisike said:
I don't understand why do you all want it, if you can't use it anyway?
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We can use it. I have the mobile version on my phone and I can download all the free books. Also it looks pretty.
burden010 said:
We can use it. I have the mobile version on my phone and I can download all the free books and there is a way to sideload books into it. Also it looks pretty.
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This is interesting, I searched but didn't find anything about sideloading, other then forum posts saying its impossible.
Does the UK Xoom have books under Settings> Applications?
If it is there, then a how to get it working is posted somewhere here in the forums.
Sorry I edited my earlier post as I thought I'd seen a post on sideloading but can't find it anymore.
Books isn't on by default on the UK version
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I remember seeing somewhere, but now I can not find.
How to enable books in the honeycomb 3.2 market.
I miss them hehe. Does anyone know how? thanks
noope_br said:
I remember seeing somewhere, but now I can not find.
How to enable books in the honeycomb 3.2 market.
I miss them hehe. Does anyone know how? thanks
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As far as I know, if your region allows Google Books then the market will show Books automatically...however if you are not in the US, all you will find there are free books.
Search for BooksTablet.apk, install it (it will give an error but you can ignore that) and restart. You should have Books app now.
verizon
I guess I can not turn in market demand for books because my tablet is not the verizon. When I had these options in the market, the firewall was identified as verizon. I tried to install enable market, but only force close. It went about the forum but can not find, there is a topic where the author teaches how to identify the verizon 3.2 by adb. But thank you we'll keep searching.
It is possible to access US Market using US VPN connection and a Google account that has location set to US. No root required.
But if you want to edit build.prop then http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1168508
poisike said:
It is possible to access US Market using US VPN connection and a Google account that has location set to US. No root required.
But if you want to edit build.prop then http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1168508
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Perfect tks
Hey guys,
I was wondering if anyone has tried to install Liquendo Susan or any other tts engine on the fire? I use it with moon reader plus on my Infuse 4g running 2.2 Froyo and it works for epub books at least. I really dont want to go to all the trouble of rooting this thing to find out it wont work. I dont think I will be keeping it if I cant get it to read books to me. The android stuff is cool and all but my phone does all that stuff.
Its my own damn fault for asuming Amazon would inculde a TTS engine like thier previous versions. Really sad about this because I like it otherwise. I have rooted my phone so I think I can root the device but dont know if its worth all the risk and trouble if it wont run a TTS engine.
Thanks for your help, love the forum keep up the good work.
Doc
have'nt tried this and can't remember to to have read about it in the forum
you can be the first and share your experience
can't think why it should not work
I installed Liquendo Susan and the test works fine... but there is no way to activate it for the device as a default.
To the best of my knowledge, TTS does not work on the Kindle app.
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Thanks Guys,
Here is the thing. I have this setup working on my Infuse 4g. The kindle app isnt used for reading I use Moon+ Reader Pro with TTS option. I have to convert my kindle books to .epub in calibre but it works. I can get decent TTS reading on my phone. Let me perhaps be a bit more clear on my question.
IF I root the phone and install Liquendo Suasan TTS engine, Moon+ Reader Pro (both of which I would have to repurchase and download from the Android market) and then used Moon+ Reader to read .epub converstions that I moved on and off the Fire via.. Dropbox lets say.. do you think other than surrendering almost 1GB of storage for this setup, would that be a functional work around on the Fire? I know it works on 2.2 Froyo but that is on a phone that came with PICO installed as a default engine.
Apparently the demo version of Liquendo worked, there is part of the answer, any thoughts on the rest?
Thanks,
DOC
ONLY the demo worked within the app itself. NOTHING else would use Liquendo Suasan. I could find no way to activate it as the TTS. Unless you can do that, it won't do what you are asking.
BTW, I didn't need to repurchase it. I just side loaded it from my Droid Incredible which I purchased it on.
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?
Hello, so managed to bag a Nook Read Touch Simple for GBP30 and have got it rooted and market installed etc.
Also have been able to successfully install the Kobo app and download a book from it. However when I try to read a book from the kobo app, I get the swirly Kobo thing, the screen goes black and then it pops back to the Kobo app menu.
Anything I can do to get it to work?
Thanks in advance!!
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Hello, so managed to bag a Nook Read Touch Simple for GBP30 and have got it rooted and market installed etc.
Also have been able to successfully install the Kobo app and download a book from it. However when I try to read a book from the kobo app, I get the swirly Kobo thing, the screen goes black and then it pops back to the Kobo app menu.
Anything I can do to get it to work?
Thanks in advance!!
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You need an older version of the Kobo app. I'm successfully using 2.7.617 from an old personal backup from one of my previous Android phones.
cowbutt said:
You need an older version of the Kobo app. I'm successfully using 2.7.617 from an old personal backup from one of my previous Android phones.
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Hey there, thanks for that, found an old Kobo app and now its working on my Nook!! Now to try an figure out getting Google Play books to work, which seems to be a bit of a problem.
browngeek said:
Hey there, thanks for that, found an old Kobo app and now its working on my Nook!! Now to try an figure out getting Google Play books to work, which seems to be a bit of a problem.
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You need an old version of Google Play Books too; 1.5.4 is working for me, and, IIRC, the latest version that works.
cowbutt said:
You need an old version of Google Play Books too; 1.5.4 is working for me, and, IIRC, the latest version that works.
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Thanks again, tried that version and an earlier version, however I just keep on getting the swirly wheel on the books. Some book so work if I enable "original content" or something like that, but the quality of text isn't the best.
browngeek said:
Hello, so managed to bag a Nook Read Touch Simple for GBP30 and have got it rooted and market installed etc.
Also have been able to successfully install the Kobo app and download a book from it. However when I try to read a book from the kobo app, I get the swirly Kobo thing, the screen goes black and then it pops back to the Kobo app menu.
Anything I can do to get it to work?
Thanks in advance!!
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I can't post URLs because I'm too new, but if you do a Youtube search for "Updated Kobo App Now Works on Nook Simple Touch March 2012" there is a video with a working Kobo app link. You may have to expand the first comment to see it. I've installed it on my Nook Touch and it works fine. I don't think it's a modded apk, just an earlier version, so you may be able to get it elsewhere.