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is this possible?

Hey guys is there anyone out there who knows if this is possible and if it exists:
I'm looking for a Rom that keeps the existing interface of the kindle (the shelves and docks at the top and the area to pin favorites) essentially keeping everything the same except replacing the area where it shows the recently used items with a clock or something and keep the favorites shelves underneath and to gain the ability to replace the stock lock screen pictures with your own. then the only other change would be to give it the full android market and gain access to all of the other apps on there too.
Is that possible to do and keep the full functionality of the kindle with amazon? Is there a chance it exists already and I just missed it? If someone makes it I'm willing to donate. I cant afford much but I think there are a lot of other people who would appreciate this and donate also. Thanks.
P.s. swype would be awesome too but not required

i think you can root, install the market, and then unroot and still be able to use amazon services....dunno about replacing the carousel with a clock tho..

AngryDingo said:
i think you can root, install the market, and then unroot and still be able to use amazon services....dunno about replacing the carousel with a clock tho..
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Ok I just got the kindle a few days ago so I'm really new to this so I'm sorry for the noob questinons but what about replacing the lock images? Ive looked around and have found a couple tutorials but I don't understand them. Can someone point me to a User friendly way? I want to actually change them with root not just the work around unrooted

To add the clock in stead of the recent list, you'd have to modify the stock launcher. You are probably better off just using a different launcher, as the modification would take a fair amount of work and is very specific.

Is it possible? Yes.
Is it worth anyone's time? Maybe if they get paid.
Is there anything like what you are describing? No.
What most people do to keep the stock Kindle features (Like Instant video and books and what not), is to use Kindle Fire Utility to do the following.
1. Temp Root / Perm Root
2. Install Google Apps / Go EX Launcher
3. Unroot (or if you are perm rooting then you wouldn't unroot)
Once you have Go EX on your Kindle you can then switch between that launcher or the launcher that comes with your Kindle. So basically you just switch back and forth between the two on the fly. I have found that this is the best way to keep my Kindle for now as I have the one month free trial for Amazon Prime and I want to use it.
This can be done with Kindle Fire Utility in less than five minutes.

G1ForFun said:
Is it possible? Yes.
Is it worth anyone's time? Maybe if they get paid.
Is there anything like what you are describing? No.
What most people do to keep the stock Kindle features (Like Instant video and books and what not), is to use Kindle Fire Utility to do the following.
1. Temp Root / Perm Root
2. Install Google Apps / Go EX Launcher
3. Unroot (or if you are perm rooting then you wouldn't unroot)
Once you have Go EX on your Kindle you can then switch between that launcher or the launcher that comes with your Kindle. So basically you just switch back and forth between the two on the fly. I have found that this is the best way to keep my Kindle for now as I have the one month free trial for Amazon Prime and I want to use it.
This can be done with Kindle Fire Utility in less than five minutes.
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that sounds awesome. Im trying to figure out how to use this but Im worried to do it without being sure. do
I just plug in my kindle and click the run.bat? is this going to erase everything on my kindle? to swtich between the fire interface and golauncher do I need to reboot each time or what?
it would be awesome if someone could post a video of this and how it works

oranges311 said:
that sounds awesome. Im trying to figure out how to use this but Im worried to do it without being sure. do
I just plug in my kindle and click the run.bat? is this going to erase everything on my kindle? to swtich between the fire interface and golauncher do I need to reboot each time or what?
it would be awesome if someone could post a video of this and how it works
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Well, you will have to do the driver installation portion of the Kindle Fire Utility beforehand. Then once that is complete, you can run "run.bat".
It would not erase anything on your kindle and you do not have to reboot to switch between the two launchers. When on Go you will see Kindle Launcher in the app drawer and when your on the Kindle Launcher you will see the icon for Go Launcher in the carousel.
Alternatively, you can install another home application instead of Go Launcher after you side load Google Apps / Go Launcher EX in Kindle Fire Utility. Since it automatically installs Go Launcher...just install another launcher after if you want and then remove Go Launcher. In my case I use ADW EX as my launcher but Go Launcher works just fine.

G1ForFun said:
Well, you will have to do the driver installation portion of the Kindle Fire Utility beforehand. Then once that is complete, you can run "run.bat".
It would not erase anything on your kindle and you do not have to reboot to switch between the two launchers. When on Go you will see Kindle Launcher in the app drawer and when your on the Kindle Launcher you will see the icon for Go Launcher in the carousel.
Alternatively, you can install another home application instead of Go Launcher after you side load Google Apps / Go Launcher EX in Kindle Fire Utility. Since it automatically installs Go Launcher...just install another launcher after if you want and then remove Go Launcher. In my case I use ADW EX as my launcher but Go Launcher works just fine.
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Dude ur the man thank you for ur help

are you looking for something like this http://attachments.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=798375&d=1322529153

G1ForFun said:
Is it possible? Yes.
Is it worth anyone's time? Maybe if they get paid.
Is there anything like what you are describing? No.
What most people do to keep the stock Kindle features (Like Instant video and books and what not), is to use Kindle Fire Utility to do the following.
1. Temp Root / Perm Root
2. Install Google Apps / Go EX Launcher
3. Unroot (or if you are perm rooting then you wouldn't unroot)
Once you have Go EX on your Kindle you can then switch between that launcher or the launcher that comes with your Kindle. So basically you just switch back and forth between the two on the fly. I have found that this is the best way to keep my Kindle for now as I have the one month free trial for Amazon Prime and I want to use it.
This can be done with Kindle Fire Utility in less than five minutes.
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I second this. Works extremely well.
Dseeker
Sent from my Kindle Fire using Tapatalk

I haven't been able to get it to work...

oranges311 said:
I haven't been able to get it to work...
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It sounds like you should have this done for you by someone who can handle it for you.

babbabooey97 said:
are you looking for something like this http://attachments.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=798375&d=1322529153
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Thats a pretty trick wallpaper...looks good..the question is, does it have the carousel? That is what I would want...

oranges311 said:
Hey guys is there anyone out there who knows if this is possible and if it exists:
I'm looking for a Rom that keeps the existing interface of the kindle (the shelves and docks at the top and the area to pin favorites) essentially keeping everything the same except replacing the area where it shows the recently used items with a clock or something and keep the favorites shelves underneath and to gain the ability to replace the stock lock screen pictures with your own. then the only other change would be to give it the full android market and gain access to all of the other apps on there too.
Is that possible to do and keep the full functionality of the kindle with amazon? Is there a chance it exists already and I just missed it? If someone makes it I'm willing to donate. I cant afford much but I think there are a lot of other people who would appreciate this and donate also. Thanks.
P.s. swype would be awesome too but not required
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This is really a question that belongs in the Q&A section and not necessarily in development. I do however suggest that you read through many of these forums and educate yourself on how to use all of the tools that are available and what not. I really suggest a great site called kindlefirewire.com he uses video tutorials that show you step by step how to root, tweak, and flash roms specifically on the kindle fire. Definitley worth checking out.

XBMC 13.2b1 Launcher Mod (no xposed modules necessary)

Here is xbmc13.2 beta 1 compiled to work as an android launcher. Just a couple tweaks from stock including..
Thanks to mejdam for testing the proceedure for me..
Modified manifest to act as Android Launcher
remote sends keypress set as default
tweaked advancedsettings.xml
xbmchub/xunity/mashup sources included
http://www.datafilehost.com/d/69c415f3
To get this going without xposed modules follow these steps....
(You will loose access to the firetv launcher and amazon prime videos/store)
PREP
You will want to sideload an app that can freeze apk's ie appfreezer or titanium backup.
You will probably want to get anything you want from the amazon store (ie the firetv netflix app).
You will want to sideload an android app manager (as you will loose the ability to uninstall apps from the firetv launcher), and sideload the google playstore so you can easily install apps.
1)Sideload the xbmc from this thread
2)Launch you apk freezer app and freeze the firetv launcher (depending on your app it may be listed as KFTV Launcher)
3)Press the home key on your firetv remote. Select XBMC and always from the popup, and let XBMC load its first run.
4)Reboot Firetv.
If you want the box to show the kewl slideshow screensaver and goto sleep as before then under XBMC settings/system/Powersaving set timer to 20 minutes and function to Quit. With these settings as long as a video is not playing or paused xbmc will shutdown in 20 mins and the amazon slideshow screensaver will come up and the box will eventually sleep like normal.
Pressing home on firetv remote will wake it up.

Is there anyway you can just upload the tweaked xbmc apk without the launcher modifications.

You don't have to use the launcher option.. As a matter of fact it will be disabled if you are running the kftv launcher. So go ahead and use this one.

mastafunk said:
3)Press the home key on your firetv remote. Select XBMC and always from the popup, and let XBMC load its first run.
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Wow, this will really help me. I always knew the chooser was there, but after hours of debugging I was still never able to figure out what is preventing it from opening. This is good to know that I can force it this way, to try to figure out whats preventing it from opening in the normal case where the launcher isn't frozen.

The launcher itself is preventing it and other things as well like input method swapping etc.. Mejdam inadvertantly found it getting the ouya store to work..

mastafunk said:
The launcher itself is preventing it and other things as well like input method swapping etc.. Mejdam inadvertantly found it getting the ouya store to work..
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i even created a video showing how i freeze kftv launcher. Thanks for the xbmc mod. Anyway you can mod the latest SPMC version into a launcher? thats my prefered xbmc version.

Sure give me a link

mastafunk said:
Sure give me a link
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http://filez.semperpax.com/5r4ln85l

mejdam said:
http://filez.semperpax.com/5r4ln85l
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Try this.. http://www.datafilehost.com/d/51e1e636

mastafunk said:
Try this.. http://www.datafilehost.com/d/51e1e636
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thank you, i'll test it once i get home.

Did you get that one to work?

mastafunk said:
Did you get that one to work?
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totally did, thank you. no more need for autopilot on my ouyas. for the fire i'll keep my tvlauncher.

No prob glad it worked..

mejdam said:
totally did, thank you. no more need for autopilot on my ouyas. for the fire i'll keep my tvlauncher.
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If you want you can add them both to the sticky.. Better chance to keep links alive.

mastafunk said:
If you want you can add them both to the sticky.. Better chance to keep links alive.
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to what sticky?

mejdam said:
to what sticky?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51586184
My bad thought it was a sticky .. It was at the too for so long.. It should be..

Messed UP!!!!
ok so i froze kftv, but my niece tripped the circuit breaker and the aftv restarted before i could choose the xbmc launcher...now when the aftv turns on it hangs at the amazon logo because it can't get to the launcher. solutions??
1) adb unstinall app freezer? can anyone help with command lines for that?
any other solutions would be greatly appreciated... thanks so much

ok so i froze kftv, but my niece tripped the circuit breaker and the aftv restarted before i could choose the xbmc launcher...now when the aftv turns on it hangs at the amazon logo because it can't get to the launcher. solutions??
1) adb unstinall app freezer? can anyone help with command lines for that?
any other solutions would be greatly appreciated... thanks so much
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First off dont be scared.. This is recocverable rather easy. Your going to need to do a factory reset. You can find the instructions on the firetv thread at xda.. It basically require you attach a keyboard and press Ctrl + prtscrn + I repeatedly during boot till you get a recovery screen. Then press home on the keyboard. From that menu select factory reset.
I'm driving ATM but will post the link to that thread if you can't find it when I get back.
Sorry this happened to ya but didn't think I needed to add DONT UNPLUG YOYR FIRETV DURING THIS PROCESS to these or any other instructions.
Let me know how it goes. I was in that same spot a few time while working on it and have recovered fine each time.

mastafunk said:
First off dont be scared.. This is recocverable rather easy. Your going to need to do a factory reset. You can find the instructions on the firetv thread at xda.. It basically require you attach a keyboard and press Ctrl + prtscrn + I repeatedly during boot till you get a recovery screen. Then press home on the keyboard. From that menu select factory reset.
I'm driving ATM but will post the link to that thread if you can't find it when I get back.
Sorry this happened to ya but didn't think I needed to add DONT UNPLUG YOYR FIRETV DURING THIS PROCESS to these or any other instructions.
Let me know how it goes. I was in that same spot a few time while working on it and have recovered fine each time.
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Thanks. Please post link when you have time. I'm actually going to baby sit instead of play with firetv and watch the niece. Lol. I can't believe I couldn't adb uninstall. Disappointed.

Yep adb doesn't come up.. When your in this state. I'll post the link in just a bit.

Fire TV/Stick: Kodi on Home Screen (No Hacks no Image Replacements) Easy!

Why did I never think of it I have honestly no idea... and it works!
From comments it appears to work on 14.1 , 15 alpha. Might work even with 14.0. Might not work with XBMC because there seems that it's not in the AppSTORE.
Here is what you should do:
1. SIdeload Kodi 14.2
Q: Why? Here is why the Amazon link has Kodi 14.2 so it might not work with earlier versions.
2. (if you are a new user) do the initial setup just give it like 15 sec for it to load up.. (returning user) you should see similar thing but it would upgrade it.
3. on YOUR PC/Mac -- NOT MOBILE devices
go to this link:
http://www.amazon.com/XBMC-Foundati...6?ie=UTF8&qid=1425670241&sr=8-6&keywords=Kodi
4. Buy it with ONE CLICK <<< important! it will show your FIRE TV is not compaptible with it.
5. Go to settings on your Fire TV and go to my account (sync content)
BAM! you have now Kodi on your recents/home screen! Make sure you first sideloaded KODI
I just tested this on Rooted FTV but will work without on both Fire TV & Stick!

Nice tip. I had this working with SPMC on the fire stick for a while. Good to hear it works for Kodi now that it is available as well.

Thanks! I have 14.1 installed and it works great! Much better than messing with cms.db like I've been working on.

Besides having Kodi on the "Recent" tab, does it also show up in the "Your App" tab ?
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This is really cool. You an infact do this with any app that you have side loaded that is available from the Amazon App Store.

This would be cool if it worked but it doesn't on my Fire Stick.

Worked for me on ftv. Did the same thing with advanced task killer. Thinking about doing clean master also

MSUTigger said:
This would be cool if it worked but it doesn't on my Fire Stick.
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it should without any issues. Did you get an email from Amazon for purchasing free Kodi ?
did you also SYNC ? sometimes you have to sync few times reboot your FTV/Stick etc...
lowbee said:
Besides having Kodi on the "Recent" tab, does it also show up in the "Your App" tab ?
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It should since you actaully own the free app via Amazon Appstore. I am rooted so I barely look at this.

Did this a few hours ago and just got an email saying I received a $1 mp3 credit for my "purchase"

{ParanoiA} said:
Did this a few hours ago and just got an email saying I received a $1 mp3 credit for my "purchase"
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So you got 1$ credit for downloading Kodi? or you prob got 1$ credit for something else. Last few days there were bunch of apps that were giving 1$/credit for just downloading a free app.

No I matched up the order numbers. It was this one

I have found an easier way that puts any app on any screen, Dock4Droid.I have been using it for a couple months. I have it set up where the dock graphic is removed and it looks like the apps are floating in colored mist on the screen. The mist color can be changed to any color. I have made the icons small so that they are still big on the screen but are not distorted. Be sure to set the number of apps to appear on the dock, I think I have it set to 30 apps so that all apps opened will appear. I have hid the activation area and made the activation area 100% on the bottom right of the screen and made the activation area 0 width so that it does not interfere with apps. I have flipped it so that the last opened app is on the right side. You can also put a shortcut for any app so it is always on the dock. I have SPMC set to always appear on the dock so I can always open it from anywhere. The only downside is that any app that requires an activation area on the fire tv makes a square artifact on the top and left side edge of the screen when the cursor goes to the edge of the top and left side of the screen, but it isn't really a problem for me. The artifact happens with every app I have tried, Fancy Switcher, Sidebar etc. The dock also has App Info so that you can close apps directly from the dock. If you have an app opened, activate the dock, go to app info, the popup will appear and just force close it. To me its the fastest way I have found to multitask and force close apps on the Fire TV, cause it lets you launch any app from anywhere.

{ParanoiA} said:
Did this a few hours ago and just got an email saying I received a $1 mp3 credit for my "purchase"
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LOL, now that would be something if one gets $1 for getting Kodi. But this works fine, I did not even have to sync content. Took a few minutes and the app showed up on the home screen. I guess I can bid farewell to Llama and ClassicTV for now.

Thanks awsome trick
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It worked great for v15 alpha 2. But only in the recent list. It's something.

papars said:
It worked great for v15 alpha 2. But only in the recent list. It's something.
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Good to know I don't see a reason yet to use the v15 unless it's stable. Sooner or later it will happen. You can mix it now with aftvlauncher helper and home button will launch kodi without root,just set it to kodi to launch on home key press

Offtopic - v15 goes great, no problems on firetv. But you are right there is no point going in v15 since 14.x is perfect already.
Thanks for the tip for the home button.

papars said:
Offtopic - v15 goes great, no problems on firetv. But you are right there is no point going in v15 since 14.x is perfect already.
Thanks for the tip for the home button.
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NP enjoy!

patt2k said:
NP enjoy!
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weird...didn't work for me. Installed Kodi went to amazon link and logged in. clicked on get with 1 click. said app was purchased. went back to Fire TV and did the sync. but still not showing on home screen. I am on a rooted Fire TV.

Yep, for me too. At least on one of my fire-tv boxes anyway.
I've got three, all unrooted and all running the same version of Kodi (14.1). It worked on two of my boxes but not the third, I can't work out why not. I've unregistered it and reregistered even done a factory reset but it won't work on that box, weird?

Car Launcher Pro

Has anyone seen this before or more importantly tried it on these head units?
Looks really good
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.autolauncher.motorcar

pants001 said:
Has anyone seen this before or more importantly tried it on these head units?
Looks really good
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Thanks for removing bad link.

No one?....I might bite the bullet and buy it.
I'm assuming if no good i can just uninstall

pants001 said:
No one?....I might bite the bullet and buy it.
I'm assuming if no good i can just uninstall
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There is a trial version of it. Just look at the devs other apps.

Geekybiker said:
There is a trial version of it. Just look at the devs other apps.
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I installed it yesterday to give it a go. Really nice clean interface, im liking it a lot.
Some benefits.
Simple interface, clean...Shows speed and time and shortcuts to some apps (I only use music, digital radio and spotify so this is perfect for me)
Installs as an App and you can start it from shortcut, once happy you can have it start automatically on boot as your default launcher.
Has in built screen dimming which works (All other auto dimmers have never worked for me)
3 different launcher themes, im using the one in the photo.
Easy to remove if not happy

pants001 said:
I installed it yesterday to give it a go. Really nice clean interface, im liking it a lot.
Some benefits.
Simple interface, clean...Shows speed and time and shortcuts to some apps (I only use music, digital radio and spotify so this is perfect for me)
Installs as an App and you can start it from shortcut, once happy you can have it start automatically on boot as your default launcher.
Has in built screen dimming which works (All other auto dimmers have never worked for me)
3 different launcher themes, im using the one in the photo.
Easy to remove if not happy
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Does it work with your hard buttons?

Geekybiker said:
Does it work with your hard buttons?
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Yes all hard buttons function the same, Back exits apps and Home takes you back to desktop.
Really its just a choice of 3 new launchers in an App rather than playing around with system files

This looks really clean!

I gave it a shot on mine. Looks really nice. I wish the app buttons were a bit larger though. Looks much more like a OEM type interface.

Geekybiker said:
I gave it a shot on mine. Looks really nice. I wish the app buttons were a bit larger though. Looks much more like a OEM type interface.
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Ye thats what i thought, looks similar to WinCE radio launchers
One thing i found to be a pain was that android by default, launches apps you had previously running (Which includes this Launcher)
So its already loaded when your device boots up, but as you open up your music, the Self boot of the app kicks in as well and you go back to desktop.
Im sure easy to get over somehow

So you have it set to autoplay off usb? Mine was playing the music as soon as it booted. If you disable the autoplay it doesn't launch the music app on startup.

I have it and love it! Originally downloaded it because it uses power amp as the default music player, I downloaded pro because with pro I can make it as my default home screen launcher. I've been very pleased with the results so far. And I've been running its for about a month.

Does it help with the ridiculous connectivity issues that I experience with AA? (i.e is it more reliable?)

jonboyuk said:
Does it help with the ridiculous connectivity issues that I experience with AA? (i.e is it more reliable?)
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Yes, a 1 device solution is generally always more reliable than a 2 device.

I'm a bit confused by this app. Can someone help please? I bought a car with AndroidAuto built in and I made the assumption (probably wrongly) that this is a replacement launcher for my car dash. But - I'm not sure how to get it to mirror into my vehicle. Do I need AA installed, or do I use Mirror Link? Confused!

Hard Buttons
How did you connect the head unit to your hard button controls?

How to add activity shortcuts to Car Launcher app?

How to deactivate speed in statusbar?

I used the Trial for about 5 minutes before I purchased the full version. This is exactly what I needed Now, Unfortunately im going to have to purchase poweramp i think

Using it for a few weeks now. Very happy with it.

How can i install Line App. on e ink screen of Yota3?

Just bought Yota3 from ebay but it isn't working the way i thought it is. I thought it was going to work just like Yota2. Now i can't install any apps on to eink screen.

i don't think mirroring feature is in yota 3

bad news.
I expected the way of working like Yotaphone 2

Could you please tell me exactly how mirroring works on Yota3? On yotaphone 2 I can use epd just like color. How about yota3?

Akapol015 said:
Just bought Yota3 from ebay but it isn't working the way i thought it is. I thought it was going to work just like Yota2. Now i can't install any apps on to eink screen.
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I am a Chinese Yota3 user.
Yota brand was bought by a Chinese company, which turned out to be a disaster. You need some tricks to make yota3 easy to use.
There is still mirror mode, but need some effort to turn on.
Download a app named More shortcuts, long press at desktop to open widgets, add more shortcuts.
Choose Activity - Factory test - Mirror activity.
Then there will be a shortcuts added for mirror mode.
In this mode, only Back Button can be used. You may need a gusture app to help. (Like assistive Touch in iphone）
Or You can use Direct app mode (newly introduced in yotaphone3) to launch an app on eink. (talk later)
（btw, how can I post a screenshot here)

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I am a Chinese Yota3 user.
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Then there will be a shortcuts added for mirror mode.
In this mode, only Back Button can be used. You may need a gusture app to help. (Like assistive Touch in iphone）
Or You can use Direct app mode (newly introduced in yotaphone3) to launch an app on eink. (talk later)
（btw, how can I post a screenshot here)
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As a new user of Yota3, I'm really interested by the "Direct app mode" and the shortcuts... I missed these function. Yotaphone 2 with the mirror mode was much more easy to use

tymeo said:
As a new user of Yota3, I'm really interested by the "Direct app mode" and the shortcuts... I missed these function. Yotaphone 2 with the mirror mode was much more easy to use
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In OTA updates after Feb. there are several app shortcuts added to Discover page on EDP which can help to launch them on EDP if already installed in color screen. This is called Direct app mode. But you cannot customize the app shortcuts on Discover page (stupid).
The shortcuts launch by package name.
Here is how we go. Change any launcher's (or any other app you'd like) package name to any of the shortcuts on Dicover page. Install to color screen. Launch it on eink Discover page.
I have a modified eink launcher at hand. But dont know how to upload.
* ATTENTION If you OTA update to Dec version or later (included Feb version) battery usage will increase a lot. And newly added apps/functions are mostly for Chinese user. You can only send back to factory in China if you wanna go back to ealier version. COZ no root yet.

awayu said:
I have a modified eink launcher at hand. But dont know how to upload.
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Thanks for your answer. For now, I didn't updated the phone, it's still on Y3SCN06A1000MPX1712021 Rom.
You can send attachments with your posts (if the app is not too big) with the "clip" icon , near the smiley icon, when writing a message.
Another question: do you know how if the latest firmware upgrade add some changes to the screen timeout time? With my firmware, I can only set maximum 30 min: when I choose "Screen always on"" (Settings-Display- Sleep-"Screen always On"), it doesn't work. This may help when using Mirror mode, otherwise after 30 minutes, it will quit this mode if you don't touch the screen (I use the mirror mode with GPS app).

I tried the method suggested by awayu using Activity Launcher app, but couldn't quite get it to work.
But I went to Baidu in a hope to find more info on this on Chinese forums and found this one:
tieba.baidu.com/p/5587584209
It offers to download and install apk that impersonates Hinhua News (新华社 - top leftmost on Discovery screen) and provides up app launcher on e-ink screen instead.
So I've bitten the bullet and installed this apk and seems to be working.
In a way this is even better solution as it gives you menu of apps to launch, but at the cost of installing random apk. It was a bit re-assuring that it doesn't seem to require any permissions.
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Alternative way of mirror mode
Specially thanks to awayu who sent me this modified E-ink launcher app which really works. Under the command of this launcher users can have good control of the apps on the front screen when using EPD. For instance I can even turn on mobile network under the reading mode (long press the power bottom to switch) so I can have access to any phone calls when reading. After installing this app I am pretty much happy about Yota 3 now.

English google play stops working
It just can't be opened. I reset several times but same issue. What to do ???

Try to avoid using the preinstalled "AppStore"
Perform factory reset to get back to the "clean state". Disable the preinstalled AppStore (or freeze it) to prevent it from installing any untrusted apps by Chinese developers. Instead using the (preinstalled) browser to find the necessary apk(s) to install google frameworks. Remember not to install any untrusted apps and from then on you should be fine.

not working
sheldonyang said:
Perform factory reset to get back to the "clean state". Disable the preinstalled AppStore (or freeze it) to prevent it from installing any untrusted apps by Chinese developers. Instead using the (preinstalled) browser to find the necessary apk(s) to install google frameworks. Remember not to install any untrusted apps and from then on you should be fine.
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I tried this but same issue, this time after i downloaded many of my apps and restart phone. Then play store wont open. . I did just as u described.

I use APKUpdater (github.com/rumboalla/apkupdater) in place of gplay. Pretty happy I don't have to install any of g's bloatware

thanks for the tip
dsfhk457 said:
I use APKUpdater (github.com/rumboalla/apkupdater) in place of gplay. Pretty happy I don't have to install any of g's bloatware
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However I cannot install new apk without reset phone. Perhaps this is connected with Google play error ??
Thanks
John

sheldonyang said:
Specially thanks to awayu who sent me this modified E-ink launcher app which really works. Under the command of this launcher users can have good control of the apps on the front screen when using EPD. For instance I can even turn on mobile network under the reading mode (long press the power bottom to switch) so I can have access to any phone calls when reading. After installing this app I am pretty much happy about Yota 3 now.
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That E-ink launcher app makes mirror mode looks like yotaphone2? I have been thinking between Hisense a2 pro and yotaphone3 for several months.

sheldonyang said:
Specially thanks to awayu who sent me this modified E-ink launcher app which really works. Under the command of this launcher users can have good control of the apps on the front screen when using EPD. For instance I can even turn on mobile network under the reading mode (long press the power bottom to switch) so I can have access to any phone calls when reading. After installing this app I am pretty much happy about Yota 3 now.
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Can the launcher app be posted to this thread?

awayu said:
I have a modified eink launcher at hand. But dont know how to upload.
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@awayu,
Thanks for your help.
To upload, try the paper-clip icon. I am attaching a picture.
Best regards,

Yotahub search on Yotaphone 3
Now I realize I am a bit fan of Yotaphone 2 and not of Yotaphone 3( after the recent purchase of it).
I like Yotaphone 3 e-ink display to be the same (visually) as Yotaphone 2. is it achievable? Want to put e-ink apps and widget as Yotaphone 2 does.
My question is, is there a way to achieve it? Any help. :fingers-crossed: