Develop Bugs

Rom Help, Kindle Fire Not Sure What the Best ROM?

well i just rooted my kindle fire and im not sure what rom to put, i heard some roms dont work with the amazon store after there installed and i want to be able to keep on using it to get my books and read them, but i just CANT Stand the Stock Theme it comes with, and i was wondering is there a rom you could recommend to keep reading books and keep amazon store working while having a different better theme as well as possibly downloading google play ?

I use Cm7 because it very stable. It support google play and not amazon market. I don't need amazon market so that's ok. I'm going to up my kf to jeally bean, every one said that its so good.
send from my kindle fire using cm7

Catalan18 said:
well i just rooted my kindle fire and im not sure what rom to put, i heard some roms dont work with the amazon store after there installed and i want to be able to keep on using it to get my books and read them, but i just CANT Stand the Stock Theme it comes with, and i was wondering is there a rom you could recommend to keep reading books and keep amazon store working while having a different better theme as well as possibly downloading google play ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It all depends on what you want.
Battery life?
Performance?
The newest thing out there?

I loaded hashcode's stock jb ROM, which was stable and effective, but was a bit too cellphone-y for me, so I dirty flashed Jandy Cane on top of it and I love the tablet optimizations. It runs very smoothly and I've had no issues at all. I highly recommend doing it, stock KF software sucks
Sent from my Kindle Fire running 4.1/Jandy Cane

Don't worry about the amazon store, you can get all the books you want with the kindle app, and everything else will be on google play for the most part. There's always a way to get something. That said, I really like Jandycane, and there are some good, stable ICS based ROMs as well. gedeROM was probably my favorite.

I loaded hashcode's stock jb ROM, which was stable and effective, but was a bit too cellphone-y for me, so I dirty flashed Jandy Cane on top of it and I love the tablet optimizations. It runs very smoothly and I've had no issues at all. I highly recommend doing it, stock KF software sucks
Sent from my Kindle Fire running 4.1/Jandy Cane
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+1 for jandycane. Very stable, very fast, and his new custom UI stuff is very cool.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda app-developers app

ImThatGuy1 said:
+1 for jandycane. Very stable, very fast, and his new custom UI stuff is very cool.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
thx, trying

ebook lending with ROM

apologies if this has been asked/answered before.
the wife has a kindle fire that i have put CM9 on. and for the most part she is fine with everything.
but she has amazon prime and i guess you can "check out" books for your kindle. but we are having a hard time figuring out how to make that work.
I was able to purchase FREE books and sync them with the kindle app.
but can't seem to get the lending thing down.
any help is appreciated.
thanks!

anybody? nobody reads books on their kindle? lol

Not sure what advice I can give you. I am using a CM10 ROM with a the generic Kindle app for android and I don't have a problem borrowing books. When I am browsing the Kindle book store the books that are available for borrowing (not very many actually) are marked with the "prime" tag just like they are when using a stock Kindle. You may need to be logged in to your prime account to see that but I am not sure since I'm always logged in.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using xda premium

JimCo06 said:
Not sure what advice I can give you. I am using a CM10 ROM with a the generic Kindle app for android and I don't have a problem borrowing books. When I am browsing the Kindle book store the books that are available for borrowing (not very many actually) are marked with the "prime" tag just like they are when using a stock Kindle. You may need to be logged in to your prime account to see that but I am not sure since I'm always logged in.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for the reply - that gives me something to go on..
we would have expected to see what you are seeing, but whenever we press the kindle store icon, it just takes you out to an external web page and its difficult to navigate.
I'll try a clean wipe and install of cm10 tonight and see if that helps
Thanks!

dvaderx said:
Thanks for the reply - that gives me something to go on..
we would have expected to see what you are seeing, but whenever we press the kindle store icon, it just takes you out to an external web page and its difficult to navigate.
I'll try a clean wipe and install of cm10 tonight and see if that helps
Thanks!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Actually I am seeing the same thing you are getting (the web page). That is the way that the generic android Kindle app works. Unfortunately there is a huge difference between the Kindle app built into the stock Fire os and the android app (stock is much better). I have read several threads by people wanting to install the stock app on a custom ROM but I am not sure if anyone has been successful. You might want to try searching for that.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using xda premium

If you find a way to install the stock reading app post the link please. I want to do it too.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app

Stock Kindle Apps

I LOVE my jelly bean Kindle but miss my stock Kindle reader a lot. I've searched and read a lot and find references focusing the stock launcher to load the stock reader but it doesn't work for me ("sorry, launcher has closed"). I've seen other references to 'dual booting' being the only solution (I don't think I miss it enough to boot every time I want to read - I do have a kindle keypad if I really need to get a fix .
[Q] Anyway, I just wanted to ask here whether anyone knows whether/how I can use the stock reader on my CM10 ROM.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app

Still curious/found a solution somewhere else?
sharonbw said:
I LOVE my jelly bean Kindle but miss my stock Kindle reader a lot. I've searched and read a lot and find references focusing the stock launcher to load the stock reader but it doesn't work for me ("sorry, launcher has closed"). I've seen other references to 'dual booting' being the only solution (I don't think I miss it enough to boot every time I want to read - I do have a kindle keypad if I really need to get a fix .
[Q] Anyway, I just wanted to ask here whether anyone knows whether/how I can use the stock reader on my CM10 ROM.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi, obviously this post is looking kinda dead, but I am definitely interested if you've found something elsewhere? I am looking into rooting my girlfriend's kf for her but I am sure she wouldn't want to lose a major feature such as that. I know they are alternatives but like you said im sure it would be missed and a deal-breaker for her to flash a rom

Don't be worried about that! The google play kindle app is basically the same one you have with the stock rom!

alejflores94 said:
Don't be worried about that! The google play kindle app is basically the same one you have with the stock rom!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Okay, thanks!

alejflores94 said:
Don't be worried about that! The google play kindle app is basically the same one you have with the stock rom!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So not! It is painful to lose the stock kindle reader (have u seen the ipad ad? Maybe the android app will get updated...)
Anyway, dual boot is the only way to have both. You will also lose video streaming.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

sharonbw said:
So not! It is painful to lose the stock kindle reader (have u seen the ipad ad? Maybe the android app will get updated...)
Anyway, dual boot is the only way to have both. You will also lose video streaming.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I installed Flash and stream Amazon Video via the website. As for the stock reader versus the one the one from Google Play, I can hardly tell the difference.

Geko45 said:
I installed Flash and stream Amazon Video via the website. As for the stock reader versus the one the one from Google Play, I can hardly tell the difference.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The only difference it's the losing of the changing font feature.

[Q] Amazon Instant Video App

I have a first gen Kindle Fire. Definitely would love to be running a custom rom (running AOKP 4.2.2 on my phone and love it). But the one and only thing keeping me from experimenting is the lack of Amazon Instant Video app. I know this has been discussed at length, but wanted to know if any progress has been made. I am aware I can view videos from the browser, but I prefer the options run videos from the app and download them for it for viewing later if I'm not on wifi. It's one of my favorite features of the Kindle and if I run a custom rom then that is gone. Hopefully some progress has been made, but from a quick search I can't find anything.
Sent from my Droid Razr M using xda app-developers app

Jersey846 said:
I have a first gen Kindle Fire. Definitely would love to be running a custom rom (running AOKP 4.2.2 on my phone and love it). But the one and only thing keeping me from experimenting is the lack of Amazon Instant Video app. I know this has been discussed at length, but wanted to know if any progress has been made. I am aware I can view videos from the browser, but I prefer the options run videos from the app and download them for it for viewing later if I'm not on wifi. It's one of my favorite features of the Kindle and if I run a custom rom then that is gone. Hopefully some progress has been made, but from a quick search I can't find anything.
Sent from my Droid Razr M using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The best thing you can do is dual-boot.

soupmagnet said:
The best thing you can do is dual-boot.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I find is crazy that a workaround hasn't been figured out, but dual booting isn't something I had thought about so that might work thanks!
Sent from my Droid Razr M using xda app-developers app

Jersey846 said:
I find is crazy that a workaround hasn't been figured out, but dual booting isn't something I had thought about so that might work thanks!
Sent from my Droid Razr M using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well many people have tried all sorts of workarounds, but Its something in the actual Amazon Videos app that keeps it from working,

tobiascuypers said:
Well many people have tried all sorts of workarounds, but Its something in the actual Amazon Videos app that keeps it from working,
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Could a separate app be developed that does that? Of course that's coming from me. I can barely install an app much less develop one. But I'd buy more movies and shows if I was able to use it on more devices I own other than just my Kindle.
Sent from my Droid Razr M using xda app-developers app

Jersey846 said:
Could a separate app be developed that does that? Of course that's coming from me. I can barely install an app much less develop one. But I'd buy more movies and shows if I was able to use it on more devices I own other than just my Kindle.
Sent from my Droid Razr M using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well im sure it would be possible to, but im just going to sit and wait until the Kindle line fails, and then amazon releases the app on android.

Can somebody point me in the direction of a thorough how-to for dual booting? Im definitely over this stock launcher.
Sent from my Kindle Fire using xda app-developers app

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25213324
[Edit:] You might want this as well...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2037560

soupmagnet said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25213324
[Edit:] You might want this as well...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2037560
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Awesome, thank you!
Sent from my Droid Razr M using xda app-developers app

Extracting Playstation Vue app

I'm 90% sure the answer will be along the lines of either it's impossible, or you would have to edit the app to make it work on android.
But is there a way to extract the Playstation Vue app from the fire tv and run it on your phone?
Is it at least feasible?
TIA
Sent from my SM-N920T using Tapatalk

MarkP80nj said:
I'm 90% sure the answer will be along the lines of either it's impossible, or you would have to edit the app to make it work on android.
But is there a way to extract the Playstation Vue app from the fire tv and run it on your phone?
Is it at least feasible?
TIA
Sent from my SM-N920T using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Pretty easy. Back it up with es file explorer and send it to your device. It'll probably install but most likely you'll need amazon app store for it to work. From there I'm not sure. Give it a try

KLit75 said:
Pretty easy. Back it up with es file explorer and send it to your device. It'll probably install but most likely you'll need amazon app store for it to work. From there I'm not sure. Give it a try
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks. I'll try that tomorrow and report the results!
EDIT:
Well, I downloaded it using apps2fire.
It installed on my phone, but when I open the app, it says it's not authorized on this device.
I figured as much.
Guess there's not really much one can do, is there?
Sent from my SM-N920T using Tapatalk

MarkP80nj said:
Thanks. I'll try that tomorrow and report the results!
EDIT:
Well, I downloaded it using apps2fire.
It installed on my phone, but when I open the app, it says it's not authorized on this device.
I figured as much.
Guess there's not really much one can do, is there?
Sent from my SM-N920T using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That was expected. That's all I know. The app is made to work for fire devices so unless you can trick it into thinking it's running on those...and I don't know that there is. I remember awhile back trying to get a game that was free for fire tv (paid for android) to work and had no luck.

There is a post on xda somewhere which tells you how to put the app on a non Sony device, I done this before on my Motorola xoom & my Samsung S5, after you put the app on you have to change the data & obb files for the app in Android/ to make it work, do a Google search or a xda search & I'm sure your find it.
(Sorry I thought you ment the older the one with the games not the newer app which streams tv)
But maybe this is possible soon? But it looks like if your in the right part of the world at the moment you can get it & even download it from the amazon store
Hope this helps If so press that thanks button

Thanks guys.
It's not really a necessity, more of a curiosity.
Also, deanr1997, I don't think there's an app for Sony devices either.
Far as I know it's iOS and fire tv only, besides ps3 and ps4, of course.
Sent from my SM-N920T using Tapatalk

MarkP80nj said:
Thanks guys.
It's not really a necessity, more of a curiosity.
Also, deanr1997, I don't think there's an app for Sony devices either.
Far as I know it's iOS and fire tv only, besides ps3 and ps4, of course.
Sent from my SM-N920T using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I know I just edited my post not sure if you saw that I did
Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

deanr1977 said:
I know I just edited my post not sure if you saw that I did
Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ah ok, gotcha.
Yeah, it's a real great service. I'm streaming ps4, ps3 and fire tv simultaneously with great picture quality.
I get better channels then I had with dish, and for $55 instead of the $150 I used to pay.
But dish did have a mobile app that I could watch TV on the go.
Not so with psvue.
In any case, it's well worth it.
Sent from my SM-N920T using Tapatalk

Just too add a little info about how this limitation might be working. I have 3 firetv devices and one of them is a rooted Fire TV v1. The prerooted stock 5.05 image is not yet available for this device so it is my only device that isn't on the latest firmware. It appears that the VUE app is checking if you are on the correct version of the Fire OS as VUE does not work on my V1 box but works fine on the other two.

I would like to try this but not sure it's available in the UK yet?
Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

nineismine said:
Just too add a little info about how this limitation might be working. I have 3 firetv devices and one of them is a rooted Fire TV v1. The prerooted stock 5.05 image is not yet available for this device so it is my only device that isn't on the latest firmware. It appears that the VUE app is checking if you are on the correct version of the Fire OS as VUE does not work on my V1 box but works fine on the other two.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
can you see what your build.prop looks like on the FireTV? you may be able to just manually edit it to trick the app into thinking it is a different device. What this might do to the rest of the apps however, I am not sure.

Anyone have any luck on this? I was able to install the android tv app on my S5 but it wont find a network for some reason. Would be great to have the fire tv version on a mobile device.

can you help me download kodinolimits i cleared all data from my box when I try to download it it says error check log

I read through the thread, and maybe missed it somewhere, but what exactly are you trying to do with the PSVue app after you extract? Or I guess more iportantly, what is the intent of your post? Outside of the obvious as you stated initially. This thing was a pain in the ass to get going on my rooted firetvs and sticks.