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working sideloads: k9mail chrome firefox ES file/task, and more. kindle reader broken

I downloaded the fdroid apk and did adb install; fdroid runs fine. I was hoping to use it to do most of my sideloading, but the firetv has "unknown apps" disabled, and for now there's no way to change that.
so everything else below, I just went to the respective developer website and got apks and then adb install.
k9mail works great, the only issue was first launch - the screen has 2 buttons at the bottom "import settings" and "next" - the 2 buttons don't show up (i.e. the text is invisible) until you scroll down on the remote (then the button text shows up) - but after getting past that I loaded up my usual settings.k9s that I had copied from my phone, and all was well.
es file manager we all probably know pretty well. although this was the first time I noticed the "remote manager" tool, which is nothing more than an ftp server. but that's nice to remotely mess with the filesystem without having to use adb.
es task manager also works as expected.
connectbot loads, but as soon as you try a connection it dies. haven't looked at logcat yet.
jackpal android terminal works normally.
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side loaded chrome 34.0 (.1847.114) works perfectly aside from the 1st time you run it.
(the first time, the license agreement chucks the app sideways into portrait mode. if you can manage to click the large blue button, quit, and restart, it will be back in normal/usable landscape mode. there is a checkbox above the large blue button - leave it unchecked, it's not related to the license agreement, it's about ads or agreeing to receive advertisement emails or something)
side loaded firefox beta 29.0, works perfectly.
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ipcam viewer
still waiting on mine , can anyone verify ip cam viewer sideloads and works as written ?
thanks in advance..
have verified ip cam viewer and tiny cam pro work great.

This might seem like a crazy question, but is the Amazon App Store app on there or can you sideload it? Mine is in the mail and was trying to think of things to do with it before it gets here.

MajikUF said:
This might seem like a crazy question, but is the Amazon App Store app on there or can you sideload it? Mine is in the mail and was trying to think of things to do with it before it gets here.
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It already has a very fragmented amazon store built into the launcher. I tried installing the official, but the install failed because it already exists.

MajikUF said:
This might seem like a crazy question, but is the Amazon App Store app on there or can you sideload it? Mine is in the mail and was trying to think of things to do with it before it gets here.
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it's not a crazy question - a lot of this stuff is still unclear.
the app store is there, more or less - just go into the app section of the UI, and you have your installed apps and also the available apps.
or you can do it through amazon website, here's all firetv-"compatible" apps:
http://www.amazon.com/b?node=7031433011
the sad part is, it's only about 10% of what the app store offers for e.g. kindle hardware or generic android.
if you skim through the free apps for generic android on the website, you can add all sorts of useful things. once you add it, the app page tells you which of your devices it's compatible with. anything in the amazon app store that is not included in the above link is "not compatible" with firetv.
it's kinda sorta really stupid. trying to sideload the app store app isn't going to help, either - because it will still be able to ID the device as a firetv, and it will make the same restrictions. add something free like history channel or es file explorer, and it will show up here:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/your-account/myapps
but they will still never show up on your fire tv, because "not compatible" (uh huh.)
(plus, I would worry about the chance of sideloading an amazon app such as the appstore, could mess up the underlying amazon-framework. probably unlikely, but...?
this is also why I have held off sideloading the kindle software reader app.
hopefully amazon will get with expanding available apps soon, it is still early days. BUT CMON NO KINDLE READER APP WTF SPAMAZON. jeez.)

xda app works. Also got google play music to load but couldn't log in to my account.
Sent from my AFTB using XDA HD

other random notes -
I decided to try sideloading com.amazon.kindle.apk (ganked from google play store) for the heck of it, after all.
interesting part: it does seem to have some knowledge of the underlying amazon framework - doesn't ask me for ID/pass, it already knows the device is registered to amazon.
stupid annoying useless part: none of my books show up, no matter what I do.
maybe getting the apk from amazon app store rather than from google might make a difference. I dnno.
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the built-in es media player in es file explorer, works surprisingly well - I have been using it for medium-bitrate mp4 and mkv files (over smb/cifs, no less) as a temporary solution until xbmc is working better. and it's really not bad at all!
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gmail and gvoice both worked fine in chrome - mobile webpage as well as desktop webpage.
except for: no audio from voicemail playback in gvoice.
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linphone always crashes on startup, so no luck testing there.
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generic usb cameras are correctly recognized as uvcvideo. but I was not able to get com.pas.webcam.apk or any of the generic webcam test apps to work.
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nova launcher works about as expected.
at one point I did get super-hopeful because nova has a link to generic android settings, but all it did was send me to the firetv settings area. ah well.

tarvoke said:
nova launcher works about as expected.
at one point I did get super-hopeful because nova has a link to generic android settings, but all it did was send me to the firetv settings area. ah well.
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How did you switch launchers? I couldn't find a way to get Open Launcher to work, since I can't clear the default stock launcher settings.

Luxferro said:
How did you switch launchers? I couldn't find a way to get Open Launcher to work, since I can't clear the default stock launcher settings.
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I just ran it from settings->apps. it's not really a permanent switch. I haven't tried open launcher, so can't offer much help sorry.
what I got was standard nova desktop, with no notification bar (even though by default it's enabled), and with the app tray on the right.
at that point, if you press the menu/context button on the remote, you get a list of options including nova settings and android settings (which as mention, only kicks you back to the amazon settings) wallpaper and stuff.
if you go into the app list, all you see is all your sideloaded apps. no way to get to actual amazon tv/video/games/apps, without jumping back to the amazon launcher. and then you have to run settings->apps->nova again, if you want the nova desktop again. (or simply alt-tab, if you have a keyboard connected)
and you will also see an icon for the "amazon video" app, but nothing actually happens if you try to run that one. (I'm guessing it's not exactly an app as much as it is part of the framework, or some kind of helper etc.)
I don't really recall seeing any "complete action using" dialogs like I would see occasionally on OUYA, but then I didn't play around enough to see if it was possible to make the launcher more permanent or stick better. but when I ran a sideloaded app from nova desktop, and then quit (e.g. xbmc) it would exit to nova rather than to amazon.

ahhhhhhh ok I see. just now tried open launcher for myself - ok so it won't let you run the launcher without making the switch in settings. and we have no way to get to those settings. and the 'home' button the dialog box is talking about, is a very different thing from the home button on the amazon remote.
that's really too bad, it looks like a pretty nice launcher.

tarvoke said:
ahhhhhhh ok I see. just now tried open launcher for myself - ok so it won't let you run the launcher without making the switch in settings. and we have no way to get to those settings. and the 'home' button the dialog box is talking about, is a very different thing from the home button on the amazon remote.
that's really too bad, it looks like a pretty nice launcher.
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yeah, I tried to find a way, but I don't think it's possible with the stock rom, since it lacks so many settings normally found in android. There aren't too many launchers meant for GTV type boxes, and that one seems pretty since.

bkdg100 said:
still waiting on mine , can anyone verify ip cam viewer sideloads and works as written ?
thanks in advance..
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I tried tinycam free and it works great. When I get time I'll try ip camera viewer.

Can anyone try with Sopcast app?
If it can play without hiccups sopcast streamings of 3000kbps I will definetely get one

I have tried a bunch of games sideloaded.
Working with Ouya BT controller:
GTA Vice City and San Andreas
Shadogun HD
Bard's Tale
Sonic CD
Games that load but we need touch mapping once we get root:
Shadowrun Returns
Ravensword 2
Chronotrigger
FFIII
Dungeon Hunter 4
I am loading some emulators later and I will post the results.

titooo7 said:
Can anyone try with Sopcast app?
If it can play without hiccups sopcast streamings of 3000kbps I will definetely get one
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I could only see one 3000k channel on the default server - turbosport tv.
at first it was jerky because it kept running out of buffer. (even 1500k channels did too)
but then I paused and waited until the buffer went up to 100.
after that, I have been watching the 3000k football for about 5-10 minutes so far, and not a single hiccup.
really nice hd picture, and there is no corruption, no artifacts, no weird/unsettling motion/blur.
EDIT:
oh, it definitely made the firetv warmer than usual. but it is not hot in any sense.
with normal use (xbmc, Prime TV) mine is either room temperature, or a little bit warm in the one corner where the cpu/soc is.
with this program, the entire heatsink is moderately warm.
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Has anyone tried any of the tv network apps like CBS, A&E, and others?

Spotify?
Anyone tried to sideload Spotify?

Anyone tried to side load a settings.apk?
Sent from my SCH-I545 using xda app-developers app

scottsdca said:
Anyone tried to side load a settings.apk?
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FRIGGIN CHAMPION IDEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.glassxe.com/2013/05/23/s...-from-the-hacking-glass-session-at-google-io/
I loaded Settings.apk and Launcher2.apk
the launcher only crashes, so don't bother.
the settings, a lot of them crash as mentioned in the article.
but so far I have a bluetooth speaker paired, connected, and WORKING - sound is coming out the BT speaker and not my TV.
even fired up PrimeTV and sound was as normal, only it was the BT speaker.
xbmc? darn right the sound is coming perfectly out of the BT speaker.
now I turned off the BT speaker, and sound is coming out the TV again. seamless as it should be.
turned the speaker back on, and it autoconnected, all fireTV audio is back on the BT speaker again.

Apps going outside the screen
I am able to load many of the apps mentioned, but most of them go beyond the screen. Is there any way to calibrate the video?

PB7646BAP One take and a few questions

Hey guys. I recently purchased the Xtrons PB7646BAP Android 6 Octacore and have been running it for about 2 weeks now. I absolutely love it. Really fast, boots instantly. Everything seems to work as advertised etc. I pretty much have been using it with spotify but also with simple radio and google maps and here maps and everything seems to work pretty much as you would expect.
A couple questions I have that maybe somebody can help with is, is there a way to change what mode button toggles through?
Also is there a way to change the default app that opens when starting the headunit? It seems as though it likes to open the bluetooth menu which is weird to me.
Is there a way to make google maps use the gps antenna so that it can work offline with the downloaded offline maps?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Hey guys. I recently purchased the Xtrons PB7646BAP Android 6 Octacore and have been running it for about 2 weeks now. I absolutely love it. Really fast, boots instantly. Everything seems to work as advertised etc. I pretty much have been using it with spotify but also with simple radio and google maps and here maps and everything seems to work pretty much as you would expect.
A couple questions I have that maybe somebody can help with is, is there a way to change what mode button toggles through?
Also is there a way to change the default app that opens when starting the headunit? It seems as though it likes to open the bluetooth menu which is weird to me.
Is there a way to make google maps use the gps antenna so that it can work offline with the downloaded offline maps?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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The app loop under mode button can't be changed atm. Waiting for mtcdtools to be updated supporting px5 units...ad we could create our own app loop.
Afaik Google maps use the headunit gps position (you have to enable locations in your headunit). Offline gps apps use the gos antenna..
The app that shows after waking up is the last apps (mtcd apps - any of the apps on the loop mode) that you used prior the sleep.
I am.sure you are not using the stock music player ....but if you use it and you sleep the unit...it will wake up by showing music stock app
Enviado desde mi D6603 mediante Tapatalk

ikerg said:
The app loop under mode button can't be changed atm. Waiting for mtcdtools to be updated supporting px5 units...ad we could create our own app loop.
Afaik Google maps use the headunit gps position (you have to enable locations in your headunit). Offline gps apps use the gos antenna..
The app that shows after waking up is the last apps (mtcd apps - any of the apps on the loop mode) that you used prior the sleep.
I am.sure you are not using the stock music player ....but if you use it and you sleep the unit...it will wake up by showing music stock app
Enviado desde mi D6603 mediante Tapatalk
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Thanks for the info, I am new to android and everything that goes with it, so I appreciate the help
So probably bluetooth settings is the last thing I used that it considers when looking for latest apps. Make sense

Mapping Original Apps into launcher

Hello All!
I've looked for this all over, no luck! This post is my last hope.
I've a Chinese headunit 10.25, android 7 that I'm using on an Audi, I'm currently rooted (the reason was to use Viper4android).
What I really would like to do is use a 3rd party launcher, car launcher pro specifically.
In the original launcher that it shipped with, it has a button that takes me to my MMI interface which I need.. Also, there is a button for the "phone app" which I need mainly to stream music from my phone.
My question is, can I somehow map those into any android launcher that I can customize (as a shortcut/widget) ? Those aren't really "apps" as I looked for them under normal apps and system apps and found nothing.
Appreciate your input.

Search this forum for “for_launchers.zip” i solved that issue (Agama + junsun radio) installing the missing apk from that file

laldoma said:
Search this forum for “for_launchers.zip” i solved that issue (Agama + junsun radio) installing the missing apk from that file
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Unfortunately, nothing worked of those apps for me .

Me too... looking for the same issue. My head unit is Eonon , I'm using carwebgurus launcher.
But don't know how to put the radio and phone to the launcher

TS18

Could definitely use some help here. Diving back into the android head unit game after having an AN-21U long ago. Just got a kufine ts18 unit. Thinking of returning it. I can't get Netflix or other streaming services to play because of the play protect issue, I assume. Netflix not compatible. Disney plus error 39. Anyways, I'd like to keep it, but I need to figure out if it can be rooted. Notice some options for ts10, but no specific ts18 options. Help?

The main difference between TS10 and TS18 is the CPU, in addition to the difference in the main frequency and the production process is different, TS18 is a very good entry device, of course, more mature and stable is TS10. Recently TOPWAY will also launch the new TS6 platform, there is updated news I will release a new post in XDA public, TOPWAY platform can be used normally! NETFLIX, DISNEY and other APPs

aRaychan said:
The main difference between TS10 and TS18 is the CPU, in addition to the difference in the main frequency and the production process is different, TS18 is a very good entry device, of course, more mature and stable is TS10. Recently TOPWAY will also launch the new TS6 platform, there is updated news I will release a new post in XDA public, TOPWAY platform can be used normally! NETFLIX, DISNEY and other APPs
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Any ideas how to get them working on the TS18 or should I just return it and go with something else?

Kidmet said:
Any ideas how to get them working on the TS18 or should I just return it and go with something else?
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just download install apk from internet, and install it, login your account

Can anyone help me?
I have a TS18 that I bought recently.
I was having some wifi issues, so I did a factory reset.
But after the reset, the zlink app is missing... so I don't have CarPlay now...
I'm trying to get in touch with the buyer, but no success.
Can anyone help me?

matheusconst12 said:
Can anyone help me?
I have a TS18 that I bought recently.
I was having some wifi issues, so I did a factory reset.
But after the reset, the zlink app is missing... so I don't have CarPlay now...
I'm trying to get in touch with the buyer, but no success.
Can anyone help me?
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Me too. Did you solved it? How?

I have T18. I have done factory reset many times. there was no problem. fake android 11 system Even if I don't understand much, I am ready to help if there is anything I can help with.

iskenderr said:
I have T18. I have done factory reset many times. there was no problem. fake android 11 system Even if I don't understand much, I am ready to help if there is anything I can help with.
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Hi iskenderr. Were you able to install again zlink? I am stuck in the activation code. I've instaled several versions but is always the same. There is any other app or solution to connect your phone wireless?

TLink 1.8.6 comes installed even though I did a factory reset. I guess it registers automatically because only wifi is active.

Finally, I've contacted the seller and they send me a .zip with all the preinstalled apps. I've copied them in an external memory usb and directly install the apps, in my junsun ts18, include tlink5. Everything working like the first day. Excelent service by the seller, Junsun France.

carpalen, I had your same problem, I have a junsun dw894g and I need the apps to install, is it possible to have them? The Chinese where I got it didn't understand anything. it's a ts18 for me too

vmichele1963 said:
carpalen, I had your same problem, I have a junsun dw894g and I need the apps to install, is it possible to have them? The Chinese where I got it didn't understand anything. it's a ts18 for me too
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I receive help from my seller, Junsun France. I've contacted them by the Aliexpress chat. Did you buy your Junsun on Aliexpress? Because the aswered me the same day.

matheusconst12 said:
Can anyone help me?
I have a TS18 that I bought recently.
I was having some wifi issues, so I did a factory reset.
But after the reset, the zlink app is missing... so I don't have CarPlay now...
I'm trying to get in touch with the buyer, but no success.
Can anyone help me?
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DoFun Service-TS Platform Head Unit
Zlink5 V5.3.21 update
t.me

carpalen said:
Me too. Did you solved it? How?
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DoFun Service-TS Platform Head Unit
Zlink5 V5.3.21 update
t.me

carpalen said:
Finally, I've contacted the seller and they send me a .zip with all the preinstalled apps. I've copied them in an external memory usb and directly install the apps, in my junsun ts18, include tlink5. Everything working like the first day. Excelent service by the seller, Junsun France.
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Is anybody else having issues with navigation apps? If used normally all is ok with sound, but whenever any navigation app is set as the main navigation app it loses all sound
Its an Eonon Q03pro TS18 2.2 windowed mode latest firmware and latest mcu. These units use ilauncher themes and the windowed themes allow you to set whichever navigation app is the main one in a window on the launcher which is a great feature
I have tried Google maps, waze, tomtom go, sygic and igo all sounds and voice guidance works but only if not set as main navigation app.
Just wondered if anyone knows how to be able to set it as main system navigation but not lose sound as its pretty useless without sound

robfox1975 said:
Is anybody else having issues with navigation apps? If used normally all is ok with sound, but whenever any navigation app is set as the main navigation app it loses all sound
Its an Eonon Q03pro TS18 2.2 windowed mode latest firmware and latest mcu. These units use ilauncher themes and the windowed themes allow you to set whichever navigation app is the main one in a window on the launcher which is a great feature
I have tried Google maps, waze, tomtom go, sygic and igo all sounds and voice guidance works but only if not set as main navigation app.
Just wondered if anyone knows how to be able to set it as main system navigation but not lose sound as its pretty useless without sound
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Fixed....well seems to be, found a thread on a similar problem on TS10 units so was worth a try i thought and it works....
The Solution in case it helps others
Go to Android settings -> Apps and notifications -> Advanced -> Apps with special permissions -> Access to notifications -> Uncheck "Google" option.
For some reason that service has broken notification chanel in Android sound output

robfox1975 said:
Is anybody else having issues with navigation apps? If used normally all is ok with sound, but whenever any navigation app is set as the main navigation app it loses all sound
Its an Eonon Q03pro TS18 2.2 windowed mode latest firmware and latest mcu. These units use ilauncher themes and the windowed themes allow you to set whichever navigation app is the main one in a window on the launcher which is a great feature
I have tried Google maps, waze, tomtom go, sygic and igo all sounds and voice guidance works but only if not set as main navigation app.
Just wondered if anyone knows how to be able to set it as main system navigation but not lose sound as its pretty useless without sound
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Did you get your sound working? I too have a TS18, mine is AINAVI brand which I just finished installing. So far I've been using stock apps, and the TLink for CarPlay music and nav (Waze) using an iPhone. So far, I'm impressed, though would like to update nav and music for offline use. Perhaps you can share which Android apps you found worked best. I've installed VLC for playing video and found it to work much better than what came stock. Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.

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Did you get your sound working? I too have a TS18, mine is AINAVI brand which I just finished installing. So far I've been using stock apps, and the TLink for CarPlay music and nav (Waze) using an iPhone. So far, I'm impressed, though would like to update nav and music for offline use. Perhaps you can share which Android apps you found worked best. I've installed VLC for playing video and found it to work much better than what came stock. Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.
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Yes I disabled Google services I think it was, I'm using sygic for nav, amazon music, the stock music player is ok apart from no search function, musicolet is good so is poweramp but unfortunately cant be displayed on music widget on homescreen but can always use another launcher like agama or car launcher pro

Igo nextgen

When I launch my igo nextgen it seems to take forever to load up. Once loaded it works perfectly. Is there a way to launch faster.

Hi , loading is usual no more than a minute or 40 sec.
If problem persists at all times, reinstall only app, keep the files on disk intact

jasonsouthgate said:
When I launch my igo nextgen it seems to take forever to load up. Once loaded it works perfectly. Is there a way to launch faster.
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What is source of igo? Playstore or downloaded?

jasonsouthgate said:
When I launch my igo nextgen it seems to take forever to load up. Once loaded it works perfectly. Is there a way to launch faster.
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How much RAM do you have on your unit? How big is your /ux folder?

Came pre installed. But backed up, removed and reinstall after updating maps etc. It's a 2/32 unit. When it's running it's fine just the annoying autostart when turn Hu unit on

Not know size of ux folder. But be same size as came preloaded when reinstalled as not change that

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Not know size of ux folder. But be same size as came preloaded when reinstalled as not change that
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If it came preinstalled it is not an official version. IGo does spend a lot of time loading if there are many UI mods and these unofficial versions are heavily modded. If it autostarts at start up, it is either defined as default navigation app and you have "Start navi on boot" in settings or it has been added to the list of autostart apps, also in settings.
As for TTS, the problem is also in the version. The Play Store version will work perfectly.

Can't find anything in settings for any item autoboot.

While system works perfectly. What settings I have are attached.

What's in my ux.

Any help to speed up startup