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Does anyone know when the Kindle app for WP7 is going to be released? I know it is on its way "soon" but It is the only thing I really miss from my HTC Desire and I am becoming impatient! So, anyone with inside information, please tip us the wink here!!

The press release says "later this year" and there is only what, 5-6 weeks left for it to be this year? I'm willing to bet we may see something announced this week by before black Friday as part of their eBook push or something within the 12 days of Christmas deals amazon usually does.

Thanks, that may make sense - here's hoping!

From Amazon's press release on October 28, they said it will come out "in the coming months". Makes me wonder if the Kindle app won't hit the marketplace until the first (or second) WP7 updates come out.

amazon is blowing it, Missing both the kindle and audible software for wp7. i am really starting to get annoyed with them. you can't make customers wait without something to go on. they could atleast do what blizzard does and say it is coming an exact date and push it back if they arent happy. I wonder if they are waiting for the update from microsoft

What's even more unfortunate is that Amazon has an ongoing TV ad campaign showcasing the Kindle mobile apps touting their buy-once-read-everywhere advantage. They even have two versions of the ad---one for switching from iPhone to Android, and one for the other way around. And WP7 is conspicuously absent.
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OK, does anyone on here work for Amazon? They did say that the Kindle App would be coming this year, they now have precisely 2 weeks left to keep that promise. I wish they would either release it or 'fess up to a delay!! I need my ebooks on my HD7!!!!

They just announced a new android version and some of the blogs reported some "coming soon" announcement yesertday but didn't link to anything official from Amazon.
trying to see if i can guess some urls from their other apps to see if i find anything

FYI, the Kindle app is now in the marketplace.

Marketplace
I just downloaded the free app from the Marketplace, installed it and love it. It is great!

how come?
I couldnt find it anywhere on the Marketplace
OK found it under Books & references
the search in Marketplace sucks

hassler said:
how come?
I couldnt find it anywhere on the Marketplace
OK found it under Books & references
the search in Marketplace sucks
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It's not available for me either. I'm in Australia. Hopefully it just takes a few hours to spread to the non-US marketplaces.
I have a Kindle and the Kindle app for Android, so I'd be very annoyed if I had to wait for the Windows Phone version.

found it by typing kindle into marketplace search.
Nice looking app.
Needs settings for font color, size, type and the ability to have black paper with white text.

nrfitchett4 said:
found it by typing kindle into marketplace search.
Nice looking app.
Needs settings for font color, size, type and the ability to have black paper with white text.
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You get three options of page colour (white, sepia and black), 5 font sizes but only one font.

Hey I got it.
The question - can I buy books there on my Polish credit card or I will encounter the same "not supported country" problem?

doministry said:
Hey I got it.
The question - can I buy books there on my Polish credit card or I will encounter the same "not supported country" problem?
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It just depends on whether Kindle books are available in Poland or not. You will be able to buy books available in your country, but not books that are only available in other countries.
You should be able to go to Amazon.com and get a sample of any book that is available to your country (assuming your Amazon account is set to your country). If you can successfully get a sample for a book it means that book is available in your country.

Not in UK marketplace yet....at least I cannot see it amongst all those f'n artists and songs. grrrrr....

jhughesy said:
Not in UK marketplace yet....at least I cannot see it amongst all those f'n artists and songs. grrrrr....
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Correction: I didn't click on the link from Amazon, I clicked this one from some other website:
follow this link: http://redirect.zune.net/External/LaunchZuneProtocol.aspx?pathuri=navigate?phoneAppID=48195fb4-ee0e-e011-9264-00237de2db9e&source=1800PocketPC
. This worked for me in Australia even though I still can't see the app in the marketplace on the phone or in the Zune software.
If it works it will open the Zune software and go to the app.

That link works for UK market. Thanks!

djgreedo said:
If it works it will open the Zune software and go to the app.
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Yep, that worked for me in the UK. Cheers

[APP] IM+ 1.0 Promo

Today IM+ announced that their IM+ app for Windows Phone is submitted to Windows Phone Marketplace for approval. So we can expect the app in 3-5 days. If you have a developer device, you can download the XAP file to test out the app before it get published in the marketplace
Enjoy!!
http://www.shapeservices.com/freedownload/wp/implus_wp_1_0_PROMO.xap
The XAP

Link won't work for me.

Too bad it won't have support for Windows Live Messenger
http://pocketnow.com/windows-phone/im-wp7-app-submission-pending-wont-support-windows-messenger

I had to reinstall my cert, but this works great! Thanks for the preview!

How much is going to cost ?
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corlygunnz said:
How much is going to cost ?
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Too much... hopefully 5 bucks, but I expect at least 10.

Hopefully they will have fixed the caching issue of profile pics of users in the contact list. It made the entire application very slow, especially when you go over 50 online users with offline users invisible.

Avandor said:
Too bad it won't have support for Windows Live Messenger
http://pocketnow.com/windows-phone/im-wp7-app-submission-pending-wont-support-windows-messenger
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Why bother with WLM support when Mangro brings WLM already built in? oO

waiting for it.They said there will be a free version with adds.

dkp1977 said:
Why bother with WLM support when Mangro brings WLM already built in? oO
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Do you have Mango? No?
That's why!

corlygunnz said:
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$9.99 Apparently according to WPCentral. Why anyone would spend ten dollars on what should be free in the first place is beyond me. Messaging apps should never cost more than the app they mimic on the PC.

$12.50 on the Australian store.
You have got to be kidding me.

Wheezle said:
Do you have Mango? No?
That's why!
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Of course not. But I haven't had Mango ever since I bought the device. So I didn't have a good WLM client. Besides Miyowa, which isn't bad after the last update, but still doesn't come close to WLM on WM 6.5. So I'm living without a decent WLM app since I bought the device and I can definitely wait the next few months until Mango will be released.

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Of course not. But I haven't had Mango ever since I bought the device. So I didn't have a good WLM client. Besides Miyowa, which isn't bad after the last update, but still doesn't come close to WLM on WM 6.5. So I'm living without a decent WLM app since I bought the device and I can definitely wait the next few months until Mango will be released.
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If you're happy to wait, that's all well and good for you personally. All I'm saying is that it's not an acceptable reason for Microsoft to block WLM apps, because we are definitely not going to be seeing Mango for a good while yet.
Unfortunately the Miyowa app is absolutely awful, so intentionally preventing us from gaining a decent alternative is a ridiculous move by MS.

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If you're happy to wait, that's all well and good for you personally. All I'm saying is that it's not an acceptable reason for Microsoft to block WLM apps, because we are definitely not going to be seeing Mango for a good while yet.
Unfortunately the Miyowa app is absolutely awful, so intentionally preventing us from gaining a decent alternative is a ridiculous move by MS.
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I agree that Miyowa is not the best IM out there, but what makes it so aweful for you? And if your device is developer unlocked, there's still Li' Messenger for you to deploy and use.

The app was working good earlier today, but it has stopped connecting for me. Probably just temporary, but the toast notifications are still coming through and I can't get back into the app to turn them off lol

A very over priced app. Will never buy it on this price, rather download different messengers for yahoo, msn and others. If this was android it would have been free.
COmpetition hasnt started yet, you are losing your customers before even getting them. Please do something before some other intelligent developer takes this opportunity from you. Anyways great work! it is appreciated.

in attachement there is the full application
(not the promo version)

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I agree that Miyowa is not the best IM out there, but what makes it so aweful for you? And if your device is developer unlocked, there's still Li' Messenger for you to deploy and use.
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I find it awful because it crashes constantly, and does not support a feature as basic as multi-location sign ins, which is a dealbreaker for me.
I used to use Li'Messenger, but it doesn't seem to work anymore.

Wheezle said:
I find it awful because it crashes constantly, and does not support a feature as basic as multi-location sign ins, which is a dealbreaker for me.
I used to use Li'Messenger, but it doesn't seem to work anymore.
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I had constant crashes too, when I used an SD card that was not supported on my HD7. After I replaced it, Miyowa worked like a charm. It's still not the most satisfying WLM app, I agree. But it's better than nothing.

[Q] Verizon NFL Live App

ive been searching for a while and i cannot find any posts from this year .....all i want to know is it still possible to get the verizon app to work on the sprint phones like it was last year ? if you have any info on this please share the info.

diggsnicca said:
ive been searching for a while and i cannot find any posts from this year .....all i want to know is it still possible to get the verizon app to work on the sprint phones like it was last year ? if you have any info on this please share the info.
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Is not possible! The loop hole that was used to get the Verizon NFL app to work on Sprint was sealed off and ever since then, is been a NO NO.......
Not to start an entire thread about the NFL lockout BUT I don't think there'll be any football this year anyways.....you should try to find an arena football app..hahaha

i think there will be a season... but on that note if it is in fact not possible does anyone know a way to get nfl network....i cant get it where i live from cable ...thats the main reason i want the app

diggsnicca said:
i think there will be a season... but on that note if it is in fact not possible does anyone know a way to get nfl network....i cant get it where i live from cable ...thats the main reason i want the app
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Well that's the thing dude.....if someone was to crack the NFL Network app on Verizon, you still need the Vcast subscription that's required to watch streaming games and I don't think there's anyway to get around that without committing fraud or breaking some sort of rule which could either get you ban from XDA or possibly fine by Verizon or some crap.......
Why don't you just try to catch games via J Player?? It works wonders if you're on WiFi......3G is still good but a bit choppy at times
http://www.appbrain.com/app/j-player/com.jtv.player

or you can get a sling box and a sling box app for your evo. works great a little bit in the on the pricey side, but worth it if there is football.

ocnbrze said:
or you can get a sling box and a sling box app for your evo. works great a little bit in the on the pricey side, but worth it if there is football.
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Doesn't sling box require you to have some sort of service through them or something like that????
I mean if it costs more than 100 dollars, the best bet is to take your butt to a sports bar and just watch the game there...hahahaha

got sling box but still no nfl network on my cable box.....

looks like ill have to live without the network this year .... but thanks for the tips there is always atdhenet.tv ..ill figure it out

NFL Mobile

Anyway to get this working yet?
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This could be a deal breaker for the next couple months!
Lots of incompatible apps!

spjoneser said:
This could be a deal breaker for the next couple months!
Lots of incompatible apps!
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Yeah you would think Verizon would make their flagship app work with their flagship phone. But hey, at least they didn't screw up the release date of the 15th...

The NFL Mobile app doesn't work on the G-Nex? What the hell am I paying $10 a month for?
My 3 week old RAZR is sitting on eBay and it does something very important that the G-Nex doesn't. This is sad news.
Well at least my wife has a RAZR. I can watch it on hers.

I agree. This really pisses me off. I work out of town all the time and cant catch up on my NFL. I'm going to reactivate my Bionic and maybe return the Nexus if they don't resolve this quick. There are a bunch off apps that don't run or constantly crash. Verizon visual voicemail keeps crashing in the background also.

VZW states it is a 3rd party app
VZW Support @VZWSupport
@calKno This is a third-party application and we do not have an ETA of when it will be available on Nexus. ^LA
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The app has certain approved devices that work with it.
I miss it only for the radio streams and the fieldview.

fox318 said:
The app has certain approved devices that work with it.
I miss it only for the radio streams and the fieldview.
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I never used it for the video, just the stats and to keep up with the game when I can't watch or listen to it.

calKno said:
I never used it for the video, just the stats and to keep up with the game when I can't watch or listen to it.
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I just don't understand why you would tie it to devices instead of just a Verizon account.

fox318 said:
I just don't understand why you would tie it to devices instead of just a Verizon account.
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I guess it is a VZW "sponsored" app, so they limit to their phones and dropped the ball in having the developers prep it for SGN or ICS.

calKno said:
I guess it is a VZW "sponsored" app, so they limit to their phones and dropped the ball in having the developers prep it for SGN or ICS.
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It's my understanding that -all- 4G phones, of which the G-Nex is included, are supposed to be able to use NFL Mobile for free. FWIW.

Yes....this is ridiculous. I was looking forward to streaming highlights and video. Now I can't even are a flipping score?
Several other apps not working as well.
I still love this thing though.
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Not an issue of being free (which it is). Program doesn't even load up. Says device not yet supported.
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I'm from the Netherlands and a great NFL fan.
all my NFL apps are working fine on the GNex.
fantasy football
gamepass mobile
NFL app (this one lets you view scores and highlights and news and such)
so is there a different app you're trying to use?
ps: all apps from NFL enterprises.

The APP we use in the states lets us watch the games live, We get full covereage of the NFL network games (thursday,saturday,sunday,monday night games) and for the bulk of them we use Red Zone to let us watch all the good plays while they happen.
Any chance of being able to maybe.... tinker.... with the ini? maybe trick it into thinking that its something different or maybe its just an issue of screen size again. Similar to swypes issue?

fox318 said:
The app has certain approved devices that work with it.
I miss it only for the radio streams and the fieldview.
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ESPN raido lets me tune into AM1050 and listen to the jets

PsychoSimatic said:
The APP we use in the states lets us watch the games live, We get full covereage of the NFL network games (thursday,saturday,sunday,monday night games) and for the bulk of them we use Red Zone to let us watch all the good plays while they happen.
Any chance of being able to maybe.... tinker.... with the ini? maybe trick it into thinking that its something different or maybe its just an issue of screen size again. Similar to swypes issue?
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The same as game pass mobile
Only i pay a lot less since i life outside of the usa

It is a bummer that this doesn't work, but there seems to be a little self-contradiction here - a lot of complaints that Verizon GNex isn't a stock google phone, and then more complaints that they didn't do more to change the phone so that it would work with Verizon sponsored apps.

Where are the free Vulkan games?

All,
Just got my new Note 7. Trying to figure out where the free Vulkan games that is available with the Note 7. Any ideas?
Thanks!

Nutzzer said:
All,
Just got my new Note 7. Trying to figure out where the free Vulkan games that is available with the Note 7. Any ideas?
Thanks!
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August 20th. I was looking all over for it and found an article worth the info.
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nolimit06 said:
August 20th. I was looking all over for it and found an article worth the info.
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Ah! Thanks man!

Nutzzer said:
Ah! Thanks man!
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Not a problem
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Hmmmm....just checked and still didn't see where the free game promotion is. Anyone have any ideas?

Nutzzer said:
Hmmmm....just checked and still didn't see where the free game promotion is. Anyone have any ideas?
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I'm at a loss, there hasn't been any news on any of the major sites a s nothing from Samsung. Maybe US customers don't get it, just like we don't get Samsung Cloud...
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Looking for that too, Heroes of Incredible Tales was listed there which is a freemium game and when I logged in today it showed me "Galaxy Note 7 Special 7 Day login bonus" which gave ingame item bonuses and gems

@SamsungSupport says its not available in the US. Every Android site I've seen talking about it never mentions that.
https://twitter.com/SamsungSupport/status/767541237272289280
https://twitter.com/SamsungSupport/with_replies

Aside from the game pack, if I download need for speed from the play store, does this play store version already supports vulkan
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clubtech said:
Aside from the game pack, if I download need for speed from the play store, does this play store version already supports vulkan
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It doesn't look anything like what they demoed.
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Wtf that sucks.... Oh well I don't play mobile games anyway

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@SamsungSupport says its not available in the US. Every Android site I've seen talking about it never mentions that.
https://twitter.com/SamsungSupport/status/767541237272289280
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Thats crap, why announce free content at an event in new York just to mot be available in the country they announced it in

Samzebian said:
Thats crap, why announce free content at an event in new York just to mot be available in the country they announced it in
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Have a link of them announcing in New York? I'd like to throw that back at them.

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Have a link of them announcing in New York? I'd like to throw that back at them.
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Pull up the note 7 announcement. It was done in NYC.
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I was as upset as you. I found (and help build) a lit on Android Central's Note 7 forum, how to get the free items.
Here is the short run down... there is NO game pack. You need to download/install the games listed from the Play store. Then as you play them, you get the extras built into the game. A few of them immediately say "Welcome Samsung User, here is your gift" and some of them have a gift bundle in their market/store that you click on. One said "Exclusive Galaxy Savings" and it was a bunch of free items that would normally require an in app purchase to acquire. A few of the listed games don't seem to do anything for me at least.
Here is the link, it an active forum, and its on page 7 (at least at this second) http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-note-7/713198-where-free-vulkan-games.html
It was a very unorganized promo if you ask me.

boufa said:
I was as upset as you. I found (and help build) a lit on Android Central's Note 7 forum, how to get the free items.
Here is the short run down... there is NO game pack. You need to download/install the games listed from the Play store. Then as you play them, you get the extras built into the game. A few of them immediately say "Welcome Samsung User, here is your gift" and some of them have a gift bundle in their market/store that you click on. One said "Exclusive Galaxy Savings" and it was a bunch of free items that would normally require an in app purchase to acquire. A few of the listed games don't seem to do anything for me at least.
Here is the link, it an active forum, and its on page 7 (at least at this second) http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-note-7/713198-where-free-vulkan-games.html
It was a very unorganized promo if you ask me.
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Thanks for the info. A lot more helpful than Samsung was. Weird way to do a promo

The website your link ultimately goes to shows the following games:
Need for Speed No Limits
Hit
Vainglory
Olympus Rising
Nonstop Knight
Empire: Four Kingdoms
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
MARVEL Contest of Champions
Asphalt 8: Airborne
Hungry Shark World
Angry Birds Pop Bubble Shooter
Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes
Sims City Free Play
Clash of Kings
Is that second to last one SIM City or The SIMS?

Wooba99 said:
The website your link ultimately goes to shows the following games:
Need for Speed No Limits
Hit
Vainglory
Olympus Rising
Nonstop Knight
Empire: Four Kingdoms
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
MARVEL Contest of Champions
Asphalt 8: Airborne
Hungry Shark World
Angry Birds Pop Bubble Shooter
Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes
Sims City Free Play
Clash of Kings
Is that second to last one SIM City or The SIMS?
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I thought it was Sim City, but the way it is written leads me to think it is the SIMS. There is not Sims City Free Play, it SIMS Free Play. I googled the offer, and it must be listed that way in the press release because everyone seems to have printed the same error. (BTW Non-stop Knight isn't the right title either)

boufa said:
I was as upset as you. I found (and help build) a lit on Android Central's Note 7 forum, how to get the free items.
Here is the short run down... there is NO game pack. You need to download/install the games listed from the Play store. Then as you play them, you get the extras built into the game. A few of them immediately say "Welcome Samsung User, here is your gift" and some of them have a gift bundle in their market/store that you click on. One said "Exclusive Galaxy Savings" and it was a bunch of free items that would normally require an in app purchase to acquire. A few of the listed games don't seem to do anything for me at least.
Here is the link, it an active forum, and its on page 7 (at least at this second) http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-note-7/713198-where-free-vulkan-games.html
It was a very unorganized promo if you ask me.
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I can confirm this. Tried it with Olympus Rising and got some extras