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CM7 and the kindle app

Hey,
I installed CM7 on my KF according to the dev section. I installed the kindle app from the market as I obviously lost it in the process, sadly I can't seem to be able to load my own books on the fire (I am trying to read .mobi and .epub files).
Has anyone been able to accomplish this?

gloos said:
Hey,
I installed CM7 on my KF according to the dev section. I installed the kindle app from the market as I obviously lost it in the process, sadly I can't seem to be able to load my own books on the fire (I am trying to read .mobi and .epub files).
Has anyone been able to accomplish this?
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Sort of a glitchy workaround, but the Kindle app running in your launcher (CM7) seems to be pointing to an active read in your authentic KindleFire launcher. I was frustrated to see that the app was unresponsive until adding a link to the Fire launcher, selecting the literature of choice from that interface, and (if you so choose) only then would the Kindle app within CM7 activate within that book.
For now, the hot-route back to the Fire launcher works very well for accessing all of the books, etc; as well as the Prime video library.
Cheers!

I guess I answered my own question. You have to side-load the books to Android/data/com.amazon.kindle
However the app doesn't read epub files, but reads .mobi.
This kindle app version is not even close to be as good as the stock one.
I tried to install KindleForOtter from the 6.2 update but the kindle app won't even load then.
Although Aldiko is decent I don't really want to use it because it's not as good.
Any idea?
Also, does anyone know what kind of Fonts the stock kindle app uses?
THanks

ReverseWolf said:
Sort of a glitchy workaround, but the Kindle app running in your launcher (CM7) seems to be pointing to an active read in your authentic KindleFire launcher. I was frustrated to see that the app was unresponsive until adding a link to the Fire launcher, selecting the literature of choice from that interface, and (if you so choose) only then would the Kindle app within CM7 activate within that book.
For now, the hot-route back to the Fire launcher works very well for accessing all of the books, etc; as well as the Prime video library.
Cheers!
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That's pretty amazing.
How does you add that link?
Cheers

gloos said:
That's pretty amazing.
How does you add that link?
Cheers
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I guess link may be a little misleading; I simply added the Amazon launcher to my taskbar for quickly getting back & forth between the two environments (stock & ADW).

HE is not on CM7. HE is stock, using an alternate launcher.
I am having the same issue. on CM7, I can not get the kindle app to even run.

Yeah that's what I figured.
Could someone please post the kindle stock apk? If its not called KindleForOtter.apk

http://www.mediafire.com/?az8obq77c7a7z39 this one?

Yeah so I guess this is the one and only. Sadly it doesnt work.

I just tested the method above with a stock/alternate launcher as you mentioned above. After exiting the alt launcher and using stock to first open a book; it was then accessible in the alt launcher via the Kindle Reader App... it loses the functionality of perusing multiple books, but as I said, seems to be a temporary workaround.

ReverseWolf said:
I just tested the method above with a stock/alternate launcher as you mentioned above. After exiting the alt launcher and using stock to first open a book; it was then accessible in the alt launcher via the Kindle Reader App... it loses the functionality of perusing multiple books, but as I said, seems to be a temporary workaround.
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I believe you're still talking about an alternative launcher side-loaded with the stock fire.
I was talking about CM7 which I installed and wiped the stock fire launcher. Since it doesn't exist anymore, I can't side load it.

I was unable to get the Kindle Fire Kindle app to work. It would display the splash screen, and then go back to CM7 launcher....
I just went back to stock. If I cant use the Prime Amazon Video, use the Kindle App and get my loaner books, or get netflix to run smoothly with decent quality and synced Video and sound, I will wait until it can...

MayfairDROID said:
I was unable to get the Kindle Fire Kindle app to work. It would display the splash screen, and then go back to CM7 launcher....
I just went back to stock. If I cant use the Prime Amazon Video, use the Kindle App and get my loaner books, or get netflix to run smoothly with decent quality and synced Video and sound, I will wait until it can...
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Yeah I understood you.
Could you please pull it out com.amazon.kindle.otter and upload it? Also tell me which folder it was in (full path).
Cheers

KindleforOtter.apk is located in the /system/app with permissions set to RW-R--R--. The ATVAndroidClient.ap is also in the /system/app directory with permissions set to RW-R--R--
The KindleforOtter.apk can be found here: http://www.mediafire.com/?az8obq77c7a7z39

MayfairDROID said:
KindleforOtter.apk is located in the /system/app with permissions set to RW-R--R--. The ATVAndroidClient.ap is also in the /system/app directory with permissions set to RW-R--R--
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Well thats progress at least. If I tried to launch my kindle app before, it wouldn't do anything, now it launches and crashes immediately. The amazon video app works but when I start watching a video com.amazon.avod crashes.
I'm not a coder so I'm not sure how to deal with processes and I couldn't find a folder for that but it seems that if I can side load com.amazon.avod and com.amazon.kindle.otter I could get further. I just don't know how to do it.

I think that version of kindle is a stripped down version without a library browser to complement the kindle fire launcher interface. The book selection was all done in the stock launcher. I remember once i had a book open I didnt need to use the stock launcher to open the kindle app.

Via aptoide - Watchever, Napster, Chrome uva. on Fire TV

Hi,
i tried to install today Aptoide on my new Fire TV, and it works.
So now i have currently setup Watchever, Napster and Chrome on the Box.
A further effect is, there is an update for the App-Shop from Amazon, which deleted the App Overview and show all apps.
See the attached images.

Peter_SG said:
Hi,
i tried to install today Aptoide on my new Fire TV, and it works.
So now i have currently setup Watchever, Napster and Chrome on the Box.
A further effect is, there is an update for the App-Shop from Amazon, which deleted the App Overview and show all apps.
See the attached images.
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Hey, looks nice! What should i do to get that app overview?

Aptoide updates the Appstore and replaces it with one from a phone.
It's a bad idea if you actually use the Appstore because I've had this installed for 1 hour and I still can't find how to install the apps I own, as the library link just brings you back to the main apps window.

_Alex_ said:
Aptoide updates the Appstore and replaces it with one from a phone.
It's a bad idea if you actually use the Appstore because I've had this installed for 1 hour and I still can't find how to install the apps I own, as the library link just brings you back to the main apps window.
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Hm ok but how you see it works currently for me.
See current image

Peter_SG said:
Hm ok but how you see it works currently for me.
See current image
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Sorry for not being clear:
Aptoide works fine.
The modified App menu on the default fire tv launcher looks like your screenshot.
However, the Amazon AppStore is *REALLY* broken after you allow Aptoide to upgrade the Amazon Appstore.
I've since restored the Amazon AppStore from TiBU so no screenies for me...

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Sorry for not being clear:
Aptoide works fine.
The modified App menu on the default fire tv launcher looks like your screenshot.
However, the Amazon AppStore is *REALLY* broken after you allow Aptoide to upgrade the Amazon Appstore.
I've since restored the Amazon AppStore from TiBU so no screenies for me...
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Ahhh yes you are right, i had some "Issues" with that, even with some Apps which get "broken" .... but only this one from the Amazon Store.

Possible to turn off automatic Amazon updates?

Just wondering if it is possible to disable automatic updates on my Fire HD8, as my Kindle Paperwhite e-reader installs Amazon system updates in the background. Is there a setting that allows the turning off of automatic updates?
Thanks in advance
Rich

richdav1971 said:
Just wondering if it is possible to disable automatic updates on my Fire HD8, as my Kindle Paperwhite e-reader installs Amazon system updates in the background. Is there a setting that allows the turning off of automatic updates?
Thanks in advance
Rich
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Should be the same as Fire 7in
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=63216347
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Is it possible to use Alexa without owning an Echo Dot?

Hi,
I have a Fire HD 8, and wanted to try Alexa, which came automatically as an update to my device. However, I cannot select any skills or do anything useful with this app. So I was wondering:
is it possible at all to use the Alexa app if you only have a Fire HD8, but no Echo or Ech Dot device? And if yes, how?

Jackie78 said:
Hi,
I have a Fire HD 8, and wanted to try Alexa, which came automatically as an update to my device. However, I cannot select any skills or do anything useful with this app. So I was wondering:
is it possible at all to use the Alexa app if you only have a Fire HD8, but no Echo or Ech Dot device? And if yes, how?
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Seems unlikely
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Jackie78 said:
Hi,
I have a Fire HD 8, and wanted to try Alexa, which came automatically as an update to my device. However, I cannot select any skills or do anything useful with this app. So I was wondering:
is it possible at all to use the Alexa app if you only have a Fire HD8, but no Echo or Ech Dot device? And if yes, how?
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I have an Echo, and this Fire HD8 6th edition, running 5.3.2.1, with Alexa home button app working! Use the Alexa app, that is part of the build to add a skill and try it! I'm sure others want to know if it works.

Yes - no stand-alone device needed
Everything is controlled from the Alexa app on your tablet. From settings (within the alexa account), you can create & manage your personal user account for such as location for weather, add skills, etc.
My HD8 (7th generation) came with it built-in, I believe older versions got it thru a system update.

Fire HD 10 + (11th Gen - 2021 Version) and Fire Toolbox 17.1 - Google Services break Alexa App

Is anyone else experiencing this? Using the Fire toolbox to install the Play Store affectively breaks the Alexa App. I don't know if it's something the toolbox itself is doing or if its the google services. I do know that I have the Play Store and Google services loaded without issue on my Fire HD 10 (2019). If anyone has any insight or knows some troubleshooting techniques it would be greatly appreciated. Basically what happens is when I go to load the app it pops the Alexa splash page for a split second but then just drops right back to the device home page, the app shows as recently ran in the history but obviously not in a way that is useful. Once I have broken her only way i have figured to get her back is by factory reset - using the toolbox to restore Alexa doesn't solve the problem.

superdeleted said:
Is anyone else experiencing this? Using the Fire toolbox to install the Play Store affectively breaks the Alexa App. I don't know if it's something the toolbox itself is doing or if its the google services. I do know that I have the Play Store and Google services loaded without issue on my Fire HD 10 (2019). If anyone has any insight or knows some troubleshooting techniques it would be greatly appreciated. Basically what happens is when I go to load the app it pops the Alexa splash page for a split second but then just drops right back to the device home page, the app shows as recently ran in the history but obviously not in a way that is useful. Once I have broken her only way i have figured to get her back is by factory reset - using the toolbox to restore Alexa doesn't solve the problem.
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May I suggest that you bring this to the attention of @Datastream33 on the FTB thread? Support for the new 2021 tablets has just been added so I'm sure he'd like to know any issues that arise.

blaacksheep said:
May I suggest that you bring this to the attention of @Datastream33 on the FTB thread? Support for the new 2021 tablets has just been added so I'm sure he'd like to know any issues that arise.
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Thanks I posted in there. Its funny cuz I found this forum from that thread but then I'm a newb and created this new one instead of doing just that. Hopefully he see's.

Hey, just wanted to know if you resolved your issue?
I just recently installed Fire Toolbox on a Fire Tablet 10 2019, and found it completely broke the Alexa app. I also noticed there was a banner across the main page of the Alexa app stating the app should be updated.
I found I could install the Amazon Appstore app from Google Play, and in the Amazon App Store they had the Alexa app available for install. I installed the Alexa app, and it appeared to update the original Alexa app, and the update banner was removed. I did notice that after first install, the text was all out of alignment in the app, but closing the app and opening it again, seemed to fix it.
So far, it appears to be working, but I havenet tested it long term. Also, if you install the app from the Amazon App Store, make sure all the permissions are activated to ensure everything works.