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Hi guys
How can we change the keyboard on our fire?
Installed some, but cant choose it in settings :/
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stiffmast3r said:
Hi guys
How can we change the keyboard on our fire?
Installed some, but cant choose it in settings :/
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Read one of the many threads.
Basically once you install, you need to use root explorer, copy the keyboard apk from data\apps to system\apps
then reboot, then long tap a typable area to bring up the keyboard changing screen, then change keyboard.
Majority of them wont work right or FC on you.

[Help] Docs Stopped Working

My documents are not opening on the "Amazon Launcher" anymore.
Once i touch the file on the grid, it "flashes" (indicating the "click/touch") but nothing happens.
Also, my Documents on the "sdcard" folder are not showing up on the "Device" tab, is there any specific folder i have to put them ?
I installed two apps "Quick Office" and "Office Suite", i dont know if it makes any difference but, who knows.
What can be happening?
Info : Rooted 6.3 Kindle Fire - No Custom Rom
Thanks in advance.

Bumping Thread.
Sorry for doing this, but, i need to make the documents tab work

The location of the document folder is user configurable through setting option as part of office application. You may create a new folder to store your docs or you can use icloude services.
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Im not sure if im too late, but i had a similar problem, and i read in a thread a ways back that to solve this, you need to go to system/app/kindleforotter.apk reinstall the app using root explorer or something similar. It solved my issue with this, i hipe it does yours.
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MLS_Dumpster said:
Im not sure if im too late, but i had a similar problem, and i read in a thread a ways back that to solve this, you need to go to system/app/kindleforotter.apk reinstall the app using root explorer or something similar. It solved my issue with this, i hipe it does yours.
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Solved using your method.
I reinstalled the App, and forced a sync.
After sync is done, i could be able to make it work.
Thanks, really ! ! !
See ? Its never late to give a right answer

Well thanks haha. Im glad it worked
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build.prop

i changed this line "ro.sf.lcd_density= 160" of the build.prop file in system folder and it changed my bar to the look of the xoom tablet. i changed the line ro.sf.lcd_density= 150 and it was too small and i took it back up to 160 and it looks a lil better. i didn't take it under 150 so i don't know how low and how high you can decrease and increase it to. i think i heard if you change the line i just told you about than it will tell you some apps in the market store are compatible. i know quick office pro hd works on the nexus seven but im tring to get it to show up in the Google play store so i can purchase it. is what i heard true, if so than what value should i change the line to?
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ok the value 200 works and i can purchase the quick office hd.
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ronlsjr said:
ok the value 200 works and i can purchase the quick office hd.
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But that doesn't give the tablet interface (Xoom style)

FYI - I've read (have *not* confirmed though) that if you un-install and re-install the Play store *after* resetting your DPI value, that it'll use your new dpi value accordingly, so that you can see all apps the Play store.. Again, I haven't tested - just reporting what I read...
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ronlsjr said:
i changed this line "ro.sf.lcd_density= 160" of the build.prop file in system folder and it changed my bar to the look of the xoom tablet. i changed the line ro.sf.lcd_density= 150 and it was too small and i took it back up to 160 and it looks a lil better. i didn't take it under 150 so i don't know how low and how high you can decrease and increase it to. i think i heard if you change the line i just told you about than it will tell you some apps in the market store are compatible. i know quick office pro hd works on the nexus seven but im tring to get it to show up in the Google play store so i can purchase it. is what i heard true, if so than what value should i change the line to?
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I tried the DPI hack... and it's just that. A hack. All the apps have really small text, and layout, on basically every app. Even if you up the text size, it just doesn't look right...the layout is still too small.
The only real solution is the Hybrid rom, ParanoidAndroid. It took a while before I finally decided to try it, but I'm glad I finally did. It's the best ROM I've tried so far, and I don't think I will be able to switch to a new ROM in the future, unless it lets me set DPI for individual apps. In addition to DPI it lets you change the layout of the app. [the devs usually have 3 modes for the apps, so that it can run on a phone, tablet, or whatever..] so you can even make the Tablet UI with the default text size. Or you can put the DPI down a little, like I did, because I like the status bar a little smaller than full-size.

mvmacd said:
I tried the DPI hack... and it's just that. A hack. All the apps have really small text, and layout, on basically every app. Even if you up the text size, it just doesn't look right...the layout is still too small.
The only real solution is the Hybrid rom, ParanoidAndroid. It took a while before I finally decided to try it, but I'm glad I finally did. It's the best ROM I've tried so far, and I don't think I will be able to switch to a new ROM in the future, unless it lets me set DPI for individual apps. In addition to DPI it lets you change the layout of the app. [the devs usually have 3 modes for the apps, so that it can run on a phone, tablet, or whatever..] so you can even make the Tablet UI with the default text size. Or you can put the DPI down a little, like I did, because I like the status bar a little smaller than full-size.
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Hi, I'm using the PA ROM right now,and I'm just wondering what you did to get the PlayStore to allow the download. I know you can use the PA settings to change DPI and workspace so can I do it in there? Or do I have to edit the build.prop file? I bought it for the Asus Transformer TF101. I haven't been able to use it for m NExus 7 and I really do want to check it out .

A better option is to create a /data/local.prop file (rw-r--r--) with the following in it:
# /data/local.prop
# ref: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29413138
qemu.sf.lcd_density=160
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This has the benefit of affecting only the display and not how Google Play sees the Nexus
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BillGoss said:
A better option is to create a /data/local.prop file (rw-r--r--) with the following in it:
This has the benefit of affecting only the display and not how Google Play sees the Nexus
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Is there a way to get Google Play to see the nexus at a 10" tablet temporarily, so I can install QuickOffice Pro HD?

Bonisaur said:
Is there a way to get Google Play to see the nexus at a 10" tablet temporarily, so I can install QuickOffice Pro HD?
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Hmm.... They might be using the model number to decide whether the app is compatible, so I don't think this will work, but you can try:
Open Google Play, press Home, press Recents, long-press Google Play in the list, then select Hybrid settings.
Leave the DPI alone [it should be at 213], swype over to the "Layout." In the drop down menu, select the highest value [should be 1000px, or maybe 800px]. Then tap the Apply button [left of the top-right corner].
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Hi, I'm using the PA ROM right now,and I'm just wondering what you did to get the PlayStore to allow the download. I know you can use the PA settings to change DPI and workspace so can I do it in there? Or do I have to edit the build.prop file? I bought it for the Asus Transformer TF101. I haven't been able to use it for m NExus 7 and I really do want to check it out .
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You don't have to do anything, Google Play runs by default at stock DPI [213], so on ParanoidAndroid (unless you change it), it works out of the box.

Thanks for the help. Well I ended up trying to edit the DPI and/or the layout settings in different combinations while rebooting my tablet each time. I even changed the build.prop to see if I could download it. Nothing worked so I set it back to default/stock. Yet, when I looked online to "install" to device from the Google Play Store website, it worked for some reason. I have no idea what I did...
Anyway, on the side , since I edited the build.prop, do I need to do anything else other than reverse the changes? I switch the line back from 160 to 213. From what I searched that seems to be it...

[Q] How to make Kindle app see note 3 as a tablet?

Hoping someone has some suggestions here. The way amazon Kindle works is that certain items are available on tablets and others on any device (smartphones). So if I install the Kindle app, certain items can't be downloaded to the Note 3 because they are "not compatible" (which is crap because the N3 has more resolution and power than my tablet which is compatible).
I'm thinking that the build.prop setting for phone or tablet determines which the app thinks it is installed on. I was hoping that Xposed had a means to fool this. I've tried different DPI settings (and clearing app data) and can change the layout but the app still classifies as a phone (you can tell by the device name). What I don't know is if this is determined on install or initial launch. If it is on install, could app settings even help?
Am I missing something in app settings or Xposed that could handle this?

Sorry, was replying before proper reading. Never mind...

Bump. Any ideas?

Did you try clearing the app data after using app settings?
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dr.m0x said:
Did you try clearing the app data after using app settings?
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I did, yes. Is it possible that the install procedure sets the tablet/phone option for the first launch? I don't know if android apk installs have that kind of script capability or not?
If that was the case, would the build prop need to be modified? I have to believe that it reads the build prop to see phone or tablet. And if that is the case, is there no way for xposed to do it?

[HACK] Kindle Reading App on Third Party Launchers

This is a hack for anyone who is running stock Amazon OS. For some reason, if you add the Kindle Reading app icon to a third party launcher (Such as Nova, Apex, etc.), it won't launch the app. Instead, to access your books, you must use the stock Carousel launcher to get to your reading library. This command, however, will force the Kindle to display your books.
This has been tested on a KFHD 7" running Stock OS 7.4.3. It should work on the 2nd gen Kindle Fire and the KFHD 8.9" and even Kinology as well.
Some notes:
Root required
You need to have a way to launch command shortcuts from your launcher home screen (for a Laucher Icon)
The stock launcher MUST be installed. The command uses a line from Launcher.apk's Android-Manifest file.
You can also create a command shortcut on the home screen using ROM Toolbox. Enter this command...
Code:
am start -a com.amazon.kindle.otter.action.SHOW_BOOKS
or
Code:
am start -a com.amazon.kindle.otter.action.internal.SHOW_BOOKS
...and allow it to run commands as root.
The script and a couple screenshots are attached below. Also attached is the Kindle Reading app icon, pulled straight from the app; for anyone who wants to change the image of their homescreen icon.
EDIT: Running the command "am start -a com.amazon.kindle.otter.action.internal.SHOW_BOOKS" will show the books already on your SD card, rather than all the books stored in the Amazon cloud.

and if i put this script in int.d?
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persano said:
and if i put this script in int.d?
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Honestly? I have no clue
It's not necessarily a performance tweak. It just kind of fires a command when the user triggers it.

Ph0enix_216 said:
Honestly? I have no clue
It's not necessarily a performance tweak. It just kind of fires a command when the user triggers it.
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i know, but i dont want to activate it every time, if i put it in init.d it is going to activate at every boot
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persano said:
i know, but i dont want to activate it every time, if i put it in init.d it is going to activate at every boot
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I'm don't know. Lemme try something...

Okay. I downloaded ROM Toolbox (after a couple times of rebooting my internet router -_-) and set the script to run at boot. After a few seconds of rebooting, it opened the KindleForOtter.apk. So running this script at boot will immediately launch the Kindle reading app.

I know just enough to be a danger to myself ...
Ph0enix_216 said:
Okay. I downloaded ROM Toolbox (after a couple times of rebooting my internet router -_-) and set the script to run at boot. After a few seconds of rebooting, it opened the KindleForOtter.apk. So running this script at boot will immediately launch the Kindle reading app.
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I want to start by saying thanks. This has been driving me nuts and every fix I have seen involves files that are no longer online, as well as moving, deleting, moving again, uninstalling, reinstalling ... this seems to be a pretty simple fix ... but the presentation is a little higher level than I am at. Y'all have kinda glossed over some areas I am unsure of.
I have ROM Toolbox downloaded and have looked all this over ... but I've no idea exactly what to do to put this hack into action. Where do I go in ROM Toolbox to enter the command? I'm guessing once I save this, I can create a shortcut to it and then change the icon. Would y'all be able to give me some more direction, please?

jlamborn3 said:
I want to start by saying thanks. This has been driving me nuts and every fix I have seen involves files that are no longer online, as well as moving, deleting, moving again, uninstalling, reinstalling ... this seems to be a pretty simple fix ... but the presentation is a little higher level than I am at. Y'all have kinda glossed over some areas I am unsure of.
I have ROM Toolbox downloaded and have looked all this over ... but I've no idea exactly what to do to put this hack into action. Where do I go in ROM Toolbox to enter the command? I'm guessing once I save this, I can create a shortcut to it and then change the icon. Would y'all be able to give me some more direction, please?
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Sure. Assuming you have a different launcher installed, go to your widgets and select "Command Shortcut". Place it wherever, and in the "Command:" field, enter the command. Name it whatever you want, and once it's on your home screen, you can change the icon by holding it and selecting "Edit" and then tapping the icon.
>>>Sent from my homebuilt TARDIS running Android 4.3... or maybe it's a rooted Kindle Fire HD running CyanogenMod 10.2<<<

I'd love to try that, but ...
Ph0enix_216 said:
Sure. Assuming you have a different launcher installed, go to your widgets and select "Command Shortcut". Place it wherever, and in the "Command:" field, enter the command. Name it whatever you want, and once it's on your home screen, you can change the icon by holding it and selecting "Edit" and then tapping the icon.
>>>Sent from my homebuilt TARDIS running Android 4.3... or maybe it's a rooted Kindle Fire HD running CyanogenMod 10.2<<<
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Thanks. Sometime after I posted my query above my reader on the Kindle stock screen stopped working ... and in trying to figure out what I'd done, which at the point had been nothing, I somehow lost my root and ended up with a reset. Now I'm trying to clear everything out, since the reset leaves a lot of residue behind. Once I fix my mess I'll be back to try this out.
Edit: Fixed my mess. Second of two command lines from the hack worked. Now I'm just trying to get the icon the way I want it. Thank you all for your help.