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[Q] Can someone help me please?

Hello all. I have been searching and searching for the app called Reader's Hub. I have a US Version Sprint Tab that I just got yesterday. I found, what I believe to be two files, the Reading Hub.apk and Zinio_pressdisplay.rar. I haven't downloaded them yet because I don't know if they are the current version, and I don't know what to do with the files once I have downloaded them (where to put them, etc). Can someone please help me? I really want this App. Thanks.

There are a number of apk installers in tje market. Point it at the apk and click the option in settings to download from unknown sources.
There are also file mgrs in the market to unzip the rar file.
Cant help with versions but the apk installer may tell you that.
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Everything is done on the tab?
RADroid said:
There are a number of apk installers in tje market. Point it at the apk and click the option in settings to download from unknown sources.
There are also file mgrs in the market to unzip the rar file.
Cant help with versions but the apk installer may tell you that.
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Thanks so much for responding. Can you tell me exactly how to do it? I installed an APK installer and the Andro Zip app. When I opened the APK installer it mentioned something about the SD card, which came with the tab. Do I do everything on the tablet itself?

RADroid said:
There are a number of apk installers in tje market. Point it at the apk and click the option in settings to download from unknown sources.
There are also file mgrs in the market to unzip the rar file.
Cant help with versions but the apk installer may tell you that.
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You have at least given me a head start. But Here's what I have done so far;
1. I have downloaded the readers hub file and have extracted it. I tried to download the zinio file, but for some reason it wouldn't fully download saying the file is not supported or something of the sort. It was in .rar.
2. I installed Root explorer, apk installer, and Andro Zip.
3. I tried copying the extracted file to the system/apps folder, but it wont let me. Either the entire folder, or the apk files one by one.
Am I missing anything, or did I skip a step?

http://www.brighthub.com/mobile/google-android/articles/37151.aspx
This might help.
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This helps a lot
RADroid said:
http://www.brighthub.com/mobile/google-android/articles/37151.aspx
This might help.
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Thanks so much! Do you know how to change my device to write, instead of read only? I am trying to copy files but it keeps rejecting saying my device is read only.

RADroid said:
http://www.brighthub.com/mobile/google-android/articles/37151.aspx
This might help.
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While this website helped. I can't see the Kobo or press display APPs that did install. The readers hub would not install, and would not give a reason why. Can you help?

See this thread.
Use superoneclick.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682

Beerkan said:
See this thread.
Use superoneclick.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
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Does this work for the US Galaxy Tab?

For writing something into /system/app directory you need to have your Tab rooted. This will allow you to mount this directory as R(ead)/W(rite). Initially it should opened in Read/Only. Then you will be able to transfer your system app into the installation directory. After you finish copying you will see Readers Hub into the App Drawer.
You might need to have Zinio and Kobo because the Readers Hub is just a Manager of content.
Good luck
P.S. For rooting I would recommend z4root that can be installed from the creator's web page.

Adapt0r said:
For writing something into /system/app directory you need to have your Tab rooted. This will allow you to mount this directory as R(ead)/W(rite). Initially it should opened in Read/Only. Then you will be able to transfer your system app into the installation directory. After you finish copying you will see Readers Hub into the App Drawer.
You might need to have Zinio and Kobo because the Readers Hub is just a Manager of content.
Good luck
P.S. For rooting I would recommend z4root that can be installed from the creator's web page.
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Okay, now I understand. That's my problem, while I have the Kobo and the press reader, I couldn't download the zinio app because my tab kept saying content not supported. I have andro zip, explorer, and apk installer installed, so I don't know why it wouldn't install it on my tab. Can you tell me how to root it, or give me a link to a thread that shows how to root it? I saw a thread recently, but it was for the Euro version and I have the US Sprint version.

Go to XDA top left and follow this directories:
* Home
* Android Development and Hacking
* Android Apps and Games
* [APP] z4root
you will find z4root.1.3.0.apk in the first post.
Keep in mind that ReadersHub was not released in US and might not have full functionality in the US.

Adapt0r said:
Go to XDA top left and follow this directories:
* Home
* Android Development and Hacking
* Android Apps and Games
* [APP] z4root
you will find z4root.1.3.0.apk in the first post.
Keep in mind that ReadersHub was not released in US and might not have full functionality in the US.
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It looks like Z4root has been removed. Is there another simple way to root?

No, it is still in the same place. I just downloaded it.
Another way is manual but it requires certain skills.
Franckly, if your only goal is to get ReadersHub rooting is hardly justified.
I would find substitution. Besides Kobo is not the best ereader. Of course, it depends on your goals and where do you get content.
I've found very sofisticated ebook reader called Moon+ Reader Pro. This one can even scroll for you. In addition it can do read aloud using either default TTS voice or purchased ones. It is very usable.

Adapt0r said:
No, it is still in the same place. I just downloaded it.
Another way is manual but it requires certain skills.
Franckly, if your only goal is to get ReadersHub rooting is hardly justified.
I would find substitution. Besides Kobo is not the best ereader. Of course, it depends on your goals and where do you get content.
I've found very sofisticated ebook reader called Moon+ Reader Pro. This one can even scroll for you. In addition it can do read aloud using either default TTS voice or purchased ones. It is very usable.
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Okay. I wanted it to be able to read magazines as well, since for some reason, Nook isn't offering the magazines in their reader. Can you recommend a good app for magazines?

Magazine subscriptions are available on Kindle although limited selecetion. Another app called Issuu offers access to magazines but I have not tried it. Some magazines/publishers may offer applications giving access to their materials.
I have such for NY Times and Financial Times, for example.
Google is supposed to introduce soon its Newsstand that will cover printed press.
Zinio so far is only for Apple products and I believe on the Tab in Europe. They promised to release it in the US shortly.

Adapt0r said:
For writing something into /system/app directory you need to have your Tab rooted. This will allow you to mount this directory as R(ead)/W(rite). Initially it should opened in Read/Only. Then you will be able to transfer your system app into the installation directory. After you finish copying you will see Readers Hub into the App Drawer.
You might need to have Zinio and Kobo because the Readers Hub is just a Manager of content.
Good luck
P.S. For rooting I would recommend z4root that can be installed from the creator's web page.
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I went ahead and rooted my tab after reading some more of the features. I still cannot copy files to my system/app directory. I see the SD card is r/w but I can't seem to figure out how to change the system/app to write.

Just touch R/W on the top line and the state will change to R/O

[Q] Create working apk?

I have an app on my phone that Id like to get on my rooted kindle. It goes along with another app that I was able to find the apk on the net, however I cant find the apk for this app due to it being so out of date (1+ year). How do I go about creating an apk of it from tibu backup on my phone to make it work on the kindle? I tried downloading it to my dropbox, unzipping on my computer, transferring to kindle and installing that way, but it keeps coming back app not installed. Any ideas? also off topic, Im having problems with the xda app on my kindle. anytime I go to type any response or search anything, the keyboard pops up then goes away immediately. Any reason why? TIA for any and all help.

Use AppSaver which can be found in the Market. It copies the APK for all or selected apps to your SDCard location. You can then e-mail or transfer the APK to your fire.
https://market.android.com/details?...SwxLDEsImNvbS5JUUJTLmFuZHJvaWQuYXBwU2F2ZXIiXQ..

Super Manager has an APK manager which does the same thing, but you can do it on a package by package basis. It will save the filename in the Original package name or what I use, Readable Display Name.
Most of the APK's that I've moved to my KF that I could not load by other means were done via this method.
Even then, some packages simply won't install due to hardware requirements not in the KF, but you can't tell till your try.

terracode said:
Use AppSaver which can be found in the Market. It copies the APK for all or selected apps to your SDCard location. You can then e-mail or transfer the APK to your fire
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That app is pretty cool, but unfortunately it still showed app not installed. Ill use this on another phone, but for kindle it still didn't work. Could it be because the outdatedness of the app?
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pre4speed said:
That app is pretty cool, but unfortunately it still showed app not installed. Ill use this on another phone, but for kindle it still didn't work. Could it be because the outdatedness of the app?
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Not sure... AppSaver has been working great on my Nexus S to grab apps that don't show up on the Fire Android or Amazon Market. Weird that your backed up app doesn't install. Have you tried copying it directly to the Data/app folder and restarting the Kindle (without manually installing from the Data/App folder)?

terracode said:
Not sure... AppSaver has been working great on my Nexus S to grab apps that don't show up on the Fire Android or Amazon Market. Weird that your backed up app doesn't install. Have you tried copying it directly to the Data/app folder and restarting the Kindle (without manually installing from the Data/App folder)?
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Ill give that a try. Thanx.
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Question on how to sideload kindle books on nexus 7

Hello there,
I was hoping you guys would be able to help me with sideloading my mobi files for the kindle app to the nexus 7. I tried creating an ebook folder and that didnt work. I was trying to search for a "Kindle" folder when I plugged in my nexus 7 into my computer and I could not find it. The nexus 7 does not have an sd card slot so I was wondering how would I transfer the kindle books to my nexus 7 and I have it be recognizable. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Tried using Calibre?

bustyshrimp said:
Hello there,
I was hoping you guys would be able to help me with sideloading my mobi files for the kindle app to the nexus 7. I tried creating an ebook folder and that didnt work. I was trying to search for a "Kindle" folder when I plugged in my nexus 7 into my computer and I could not find it. The nexus 7 does not have an sd card slot so I was wondering how would I transfer the kindle books to my nexus 7 and I have it be recognizable. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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If they're Kindle books (from Amazon), can't you use the Kindle app (or is it not compatible..I noticed the Amazon Mobile app is not compatible..yet).

bustyshrimp said:
Hello there,
I was hoping you guys would be able to help me with sideloading my mobi files for the kindle app to the nexus 7. I tried creating an ebook folder and that didnt work. I was trying to search for a "Kindle" folder when I plugged in my nexus 7 into my computer and I could not find it. The nexus 7 does not have an sd card slot so I was wondering how would I transfer the kindle books to my nexus 7 and I have it be recognizable. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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I created the folder "kindle" on the root of /sdcard. Drag and dropped my files in it and rebooted the N7, launch the app there they are.

bustyshrimp said:
Hello there,
I was hoping you guys would be able to help me with sideloading my mobi files for the kindle app to the nexus 7. I tried creating an ebook folder and that didnt work. I was trying to search for a "Kindle" folder when I plugged in my nexus 7 into my computer and I could not find it. The nexus 7 does not have an sd card slot so I was wondering how would I transfer the kindle books to my nexus 7 and I have it be recognizable. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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When you install the kindle app it makes a folder on the sd called kindle so Just place the actual mobi files in the root of the kindle folder.. Not a folder in the folder.. It may take a min for the app to update but that works
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DJLamontagneIII said:
When you install the kindle app it makes a folder on the sd called kindle so Just place the actual mobi files in the root of the kindle folder.. Not a folder in the folder.. It may take a min for the app to update but that works
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Ahh thanks alot guys. I was able to find the Kindle folder. I wonder why it didnt show up before when I downloaded and installed the app. I guess it takes a while to show. Anyways, I solved my problem. Thanks again.

DJLamontagneIII said:
When you install the kindle app it makes a folder on the sd called kindle so Just place the actual mobi files in the root of the kindle folder.. Not a folder in the folder.. It may take a min for the app to update but that works
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Thanks for the tip! Just found this after googling for a while. This worked like a charm.

you probably have a good reason why not, but:
just install kindle on the nexus 7, go to manage my kindle in the kindle store on your pc and send the books in your library to your Nexus from there, it will be listed as "my android tablet" or something similar. Then go into the app on the Nexus and click the sync option in the app menu, it will download your books.

Thanks for that tip very helpful.

You can also email mobi files to kindle with your kindle email address . I did it the other day and took a few to show up but worked fine.

Do I have to have my nexus rooted before I can move the mobi to the kindle folder to view them?

undeadbutcher said:
Do I have to have my nexus rooted before I can move the mobi to the kindle folder to view them?
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You don't need to root it for the folder to show up.
Just download the app and wait for the folder to show up.
If it doesn't, just restart your phone and plug it in again. ( coincidence probably just worked for me)
However if you root it, you can write the folder "kindle" on the /root of your sdcard otherwise use the run-as command in the adb shell.
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Google Play Apps

Hey guys. So I managed to root my Kindle Fire version 7.2.3. I Installed the Android Market and upgraded to Google Play Store. I started downloading apps, like Firefox and Opera, games, etc. Now, when I go to the apps menu on my Kindle, I only see the apps downloaded from the Amazon appstore... Opera, Firefox and the other games are nowhere to be seen... If I drag down the settings, I can see in my notifications that the apps were installed, and I can launch them from there, but that's it.. I can also launch them from ES FIle Explorer, but that's annoying... How can I make it so that all the content downloaded from the gplay store appears in the app section of my kindle?

Install a different launcher like Apex, Go Launcher, Nova etc. It will then look and feel like a normal android device, and you will see all your apps.

turbodroid said:
Install a different launcher like Apex, Go Launcher, Nova etc. It will then look and feel like a normal android device, and you will see all your apps.
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Thanks for replying. Sorry but I'm a noob with this... I downloaded Go Launcher from the gplay store and I can't see it or launch it because of the problem I mentioned above... If I get to launch it what do I do with it?

No problem dude. Download the .apk file (google it) for Go Launcher and put in the system/app folder. If it's a .zip, rename it to .apk then reboot your Kindle and it will load upon reboot. Try it out and see what happens. Good luck.

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No problem dude. Download the .apk file (google it) for Go Launcher and put in the system/app folder. If it's a .zip, rename it to .apk then reboot your Kindle and it will load upon reboot. Try it out and see what happens. Good luck.
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I download the apk and put it in the system/apps folder yet I can't see it in my kindle... I don't even know what I have to do with go launcher ex.. can you be more specific? thanks

Couple things to try here. If Go Launcher is installed, you should press the home button and a dialog box should pop up asking you which launcher you want to use. Select Go Launcher. If that doesn't work, download an app from the market called Home Switcher that allows you to select which launcher you want to use. If you don't see Go Launcher in there, then it's not installed. Keep trying, you will get it.

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Krawdd said:
I download the apk and put it in the system/apps folder yet I can't see it in my kindle... I don't even know what I have to do with go launcher ex.. can you be more specific? thanks
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Take the attached files, download them to your desktop.
1) Plug your Kindle into USB
2) Using Windows Explorer, move GO_Launcher_HD.apk and GO_Launcher_EX_3_19_1.apk to /Kindle/Download
2) Now go to your Kindle. Open ES File Explorer go to Settings. In Settings > Other Settings is Root Settings. Select Root Settings, check all options.
3) Be sure to "Allow" Root
4) Now using ES File Explorer move /sdcard/GO_Launcher_HD.apk to /system/app/GO_Launcher_HD.apk and move /sdcard/GO_Launcher_EX_3_19_1.apk to /system/app/GO_Launcher_EX_3_19_1.apk - Install both apk's
5) Change the permissions (by long pressing each apk) on GO_Launcher_EX_3_19_1.apk and GO_Launcher_EX_3_19_1.apk to User: Read Write Group: Read Others: Read
6) Reboot the Kindle. When it reboots you should see "Kindle is upgrading", then you will be given the option to select a Launcher: Home (Stock Kindle Launcher), Go Launcher EX, or Go Launcher HD
Try them both, see which one you like, then when you are ready, click on the "Home" button to make one of them your new "Default" launcher.

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Take the attached files, download them to your desktop.
1) Plug your Kindle into USB
2) Using Windows Explorer, move GO_Launcher_HD.apk and GO_Launcher_EX_3_19_1.apk to /Kindle/Download
2) Now go to your Kindle. Open ES File Explorer go to Settings. In Settings > Other Settings is Root Settings. Select Root Settings, check all options.
3) Be sure to "Allow" Root
4) Now using ES File Explorer move /sdcard/GO_Launcher_HD.apk to /system/app/GO_Launcher_HD.apk and move /sdcard/GO_Launcher_EX_3_19_1.apk to /system/app/GO_Launcher_EX_3_19_1.apk - Install both apk's
5) Change the permissions (by long pressing each apk) on GO_Launcher_EX_3_19_1.apk and GO_Launcher_EX_3_19_1.apk to User: Read Write Group: Read Others: Read
6) Reboot the Kindle. When it reboots you should see "Kindle is upgrading", then you will be given the option to select a Launcher: Home (Stock Kindle Launcher), Go Launcher EX, or Go Launcher HD
Try them both, see which one you like, then when you are ready, click on the "Home" button to make one of them your new "Default" launcher.
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thanks! only 1 problem, how do you access the books? theres an app called kindle with a dude reading below a tree in the night, the same one that lets you read books on iphone... but it won' t open

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Krawdd said:
thanks! only 1 problem, how do you access the books? theres an app called kindle with a dude reading below a tree in the night, the same one that lets you read books on iphone... but it won' t open
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No problem, go into the Apps container where all the apps are stored, scroll through then until you see "Home". Click on "Home" (Not the picture of the house) and wala, you are back to the old Kindle menu allowing you to access all your old /new goodies.
When you are done, click on the picture of the house and you can get back to Go Launcher.
If you install Google Music this app automatically will sync with the Amazon Music. Maybe the next Play Movies will sync with Amazon Movies, only time will tell.
How to: Install Google Play Noob (Simple) Version: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069329
How to: How To: 7" Kindle Fire HD Root - Noob (Simple) Version: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069117

Amazon Kindle app disappears

When ever I restart my rooted kindle fire hd, I have to reinstall it because it disappears from my device.
Any idea on how to get round this?
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kenyanscott said:
When ever I restart my rooted kindle fire hd, I have to reinstall it because it disappears from my device.
Any idea on how to get round this?
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If you have installed the Google Play Store it will update Amazon apps including Kindle. Disable the Play Store automatic update.

If what he said is correct I think this is easy to fix so someone please correct me if I am wrong. Anyway if i am wrong this shouldn't hurt anything because the file im going to mention won't exist. Last time I checked if there's something on a read only system partition, Google installs the update to /data/app, so I would guess if you browse to there in something like es file explorer with root explorer enabled, you should be able to delete the new version being referenced from the data/app folder and it would revert to running the one in the system folder. I don't have stock kindle os so idk the name but if u find the icon for the kindle app in the /data/app folder try deleting it or moving it to the sdcard and rebooting. If I am totally off that file won't exist in the data/app folder. If anyone knows if what I just said is correct please feel free to post so.
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