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Kindle Fire Reader on ICS?

Hey guys, just a quick question. I really like the format of the Kindle Fire Reader but I prefer ICS. Does anyone know how I can get the same format kindle app on the ICS rom that was released?
There is a big difference in my opinion. The one that I download on ICS has all kinds of weird spacings and other odd things where the original app for the kindle fire has perfect spacing. I tried doing a titanium backup of it and bringing it over to ICS but i had no dice.
Any ideas as to what I would need to do to bring it over to the ICS rom?

Great question, Im wondering the same thing. Subscribed.

Agreed, the stock reader is great. My only two gripes are you can't change the fonts and colors, except for the three background options, and two, I'd love a page turn animation like iBooks has.
Could that be incorporated into the existing build, or it would have to be a completely different app all together?

Im not sure, but I am hoping that someone looks @ this and figures out how to get the app over because I love ICS and but can't stand the app that's in there.

I would start a [request] thread in the developer thread if I had over 10 posts

The reader app is integrated into the launcher, and most likely not able to port. You cannot choose a book from in it. When I had stock with ADW Launcher, I had to run the stock launcher if I wanted to read a different book.
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This stock reader really keep me away fr ICS, any solution now

I don't understand. There are more than just the stock option for reading ebooks on any android tablet.

chilimac02 said:
I don't understand. There are more than just the stock option for reading ebooks on any android tablet.
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Yeah but the stock one is better than any of the ereader apps out there.
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khanha said:
This stock reader really keep me away fr ICS, any solution now
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Someone recommended FBReader to me. Also try out Mantano reader. They're both good.

try cool reader, it's pretty nifty with a bunch of features. I really love the kindle reader app on stock too, it's what is keeping me from ics, but when I do mess around with ICS for a good amount of time, I use Cool Reader and I like it a lot.

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I don't understand. There are more than just the stock option for reading ebooks on any android tablet.
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I purchase my books from Amazon and I have a Kindle as well so I'd like to use the Kindle app for features like page and highlight syncing and book extras.

Okay, I'm a little confused (surprise surprise) but how is the "stock" reader different from the Kindle Reader app you can download from the market? I do most of my eReading on a Kindle Touch because of the ePaper, but I can see myself wanting to look at color books on the Fire some day. I thought the apps are pretty much the same?
EDIT: Wait...just tried the Kindle app under ICS...very different. Wow...it used to be almost the same, but wow...they really changed since the last time I loaded this thing on a tablet.
If anyone has the stock app somewhere, I can take a crack at making it work. I'm not a OS dev type which is why I have to use ROMs other people make, but I'm a decent hacker and have written a few complex Android apps as well. Maybe I can figure something out.

I have one more prob, running gede on my kindle fire, installed kindle app from Google Playstore, and there s no built-in dictionary , and can't sync with amazon to download the oxford dictionary book >.<, anyone has this prob?

khanha said:
I have one more prob, running gede on my kindle fire, installed kindle app from Google Playstore, and there s no built-in dictionary , and can't sync with amazon to download the oxford dictionary book >.<, anyone has this prob?
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I don't have that issue. All my stuff is there...and I'm a readaholic....dictionary too.
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ExploreMN said:
I don't have that issue. All my stuff is there...and I'm a readaholic....dictionary too.
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reinstalled many times, nothing changed =.=, double click on word just give 2 options wikipedia and web search >.<, did u download app directly from google play store or .apk file

khanha said:
reinstalled many times, nothing changed =.=, double click on word just give 2 options wikipedia and web search >.<, did u download app directly from google play store or .apk file
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Google play store.
EDIT: Okay, I screwed up. I don't have the free Oxford Dictionary anymore. I have a dictionary I paid for and all other paid items. Perhaps the Oxford one is only something they make available for actual Kindle devices which technically our Fire's are not if we put a custom ROM on them.
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When I hold on a word in the Kindle app on gedeROM 1.3, it gave me the prompt to download the dictionary.
I installed the dictionary from within Kindle.app.
I wouldn't mind a Kindle app that was like the OEM Kindle Fire interface, but able to be quit, like an app should. The cover flow was pretty cool, but I needed more than the default Kindle Fire implementation could give me.

BoulderGeek said:
When I hold on a word in the Kindle app on gedeROM 1.3, it gave me the prompt to download the dictionary.
I installed the dictionary from within Kindle.app.
I wouldn't mind a Kindle app that was like the OEM Kindle Fire interface, but able to be quit, like an app should. The cover flow was pretty cool, but I needed more than the default Kindle Fire implementation could give me.
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dont even have a prompt here >.<, dunno whats wrong wit mine =.=...

I would like the stock reader just for the margins, which are more sane than they are in the ICS version.

khanha said:
dont even have a prompt here >.<, dunno whats wrong wit mine =.=...
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Figured out what he means. Open any book, long press a word, download the dictionary.
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want to flash rom to my Kindle Fire, what will i loose

like the title says, i have a KF and want to put either ICS or JB on it, but wondering what Amazon stuff i will loose or wont be able to access
i know i will loose the kindle lending library function but dont really use it anyway, but my daughter watches movies and we have prime. i tried pulling up a movie through the web browser but it says the Fire can't play HD movies and when you select to watch the SD version it wants to open the Fire movie app. is that available as an apk to push after i flash a rom to it? or do i just need flash to play it online?
anything else i will loose

From what I understand you will definitely loose access to Prime.
You will also lose your e-books but you can reload those with the kindle app once you have the new rom installed.
I hated stock on the kindle fire, I recently rooted and am now running AlienDroid version 2.0 and I cannot put the thing down.
If losing Prime access is a deal breaker than dont do it.

dodgefan67 said:
like the title says, i have a KF and want to put either ICS or JB on it, but wondering what Amazon stuff i will loose or wont be able to access
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None of my Amazon apps work since I rooted my KF.
I lost access to the Amazon App Store, and all of the apps that I got through it refuse to launch. I tried to install the android version of AAS and it would not install. I also could not install the Kindle for Android app.

yeah i think those are deal breakers for me. prime is nice with the free videos and free shipping, i use that all the time. guess i'll just keep it as is
thanks

Use modaco with voodoo root keeper and anytime you want to use your Amazon stuff just hit temp unroot
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jamminjon82 said:
Use modaco with voodoo root keeper and anytime you want to use your Amazon stuff just hit temp unroot
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well we got an external keyboard as well and those only work with an OTG cable on custom roms, not stock fire, so it was more than just rooting it

Kindle Fire Amazon app store

I have the Amazon app store that comes preloaded on the kf, but it won't install on cm10. I don't have the Google nexus hack of anything. I was just wondering why it doesn't work, if someone has gotten it to work, or if someone can get it to work.

Here's a link to the app. Sorry I couldn't straight upload.
http://db.tt/w31JZkkO

Urahara said:
This is the only Amazon App Store that will work on CM10
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Do you know why the original doesn't work?

I'll try that and come back with results

I couldn't get past the third line.
Retrying. I put in the wrong directory.

The original probably requires custom amazon libraries that aren't available on cm10. As far as I know, no stock kf software works on custom roms for this reason. I have no issues using the amazon app store apk from amazon's website, though.
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There's a system error when launching it.
I put it up on pastebin.
http://pastebin.com/iTUz9ZTU
I started and stopped before and after launching, but it looks like there might be some fluff on it too. I used Gemini Live logcat.

jma9454 said:
I started and stopped before and after launching, but it looks like there might be some fluff on it too. I used Gemini Live logcat.
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Is there something I can look for in the log?

Now apks gotten from Amazon app store work, and the message that "Unfortunately, Appstore had stopped" pops up, where as before I installed it as a system app, it wouldn't run apps pulled from the Amazon store.
Just thought I would say this in case it helps.

Try this it has never failed to work for me on any system or device http://db.tt/MObKmXFE . First uninstall the one you have then install this one, it will prompt to update itself eventually which is fine. If you flash ROMs like I do or you are using it on many devices periodically you must log on to your account and remove excess devices, deregister and reregister. Nothing else needed to get it to work it's just a simple as installing. Good luck.
Edit: don't let it update the recent appstore update doesn't act right just use the one I provided.

Thepooch said:
Try this it has never failed to work for me on any system or device.
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It's not a matter of getting Amazon appstore to work for me. I know the others work. I just really want this one because with it you can get kindle specific apps. Does yours let you get kindle specific apps?

Urahara said:
I don't know. Not really worth the trouble IMO.
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I am willing to slave over this.
But if I can't, how do I uninstall it as a system app?
And thanks for the support!
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I get all my stuff from the cloud just fine as far as being kindle specific I don't really care but I would assume they are. It's a piece of cake removing a system app just use root explorer mount system/app r/w and delete the apk from the system/app and then mount r/o and restart. Root unistaller can perform the same task. Just be careful not to remove anything that may be needed to run the system smoothly. Making an app system is done in the reverse order by adding the apk to system/app in a r/w mode. It will install a restart as a system application.

@Urahara
Does your Amazon appstore apk that you posted allow you to install apps with a kindle fire edition?
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jma9454 said:
@Urahara
Does your Amazon appstore apk that you posted allow you to install apps with a kindle fire edition?
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Even if you installed the original kindle fire appstore, you probably won't be able to install kindle only apps.
The build.prop is different and you need the Amazon framework from the original ROM. The best thing you could do is revert back to stock. Back up the apps, THEN switch to whatever rom you are currently on.
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"Please build this app for amazon/kindle" error

I got a couple of Kindle Fires for my kids, and Installed the Play store. Most apps that I had paid for in the Play store work just fine, but on a few I get this error when launching them. Obviously I'm hoping to avoid having to re-buy apps on the Amazon Market. I'm just wondering if there are some build.prop edits or something that may fix this issue. I realize I could flash a CM10 rom, but I was going to try to keep the kf OS to take advantage of prime, and some exclusive kids apps on the kf. Seems like there are a lot of developers of kids games that are only publishing apps for the kf devices. I'm guessing because kindle fires are a little more kid friendly especially with the new FreeTime feature on the newer versions.

I don't know if there is a work around on the stock os, but what you could do is backup all the kindle apps that you have, and flash cm10 or 10.1. You would need to install Amazon's appstore to use them, but you don't need the kindle-specific version; just the one you can download. There is a thread on here that talks about getting Prime videos working, but I don't know if that would work. There are a ton of apps that will backup apps, but a popular one is titanium backup.
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jma9454 said:
I don't know if there is a work around on the stock os, but what you could do is backup all the kindle apps that you have, and flash cm10 or 10.1. You would need to install Amazon's appstore to use them, but you don't need the kindle-specific version; just the one you can download. There is a thread on here that talks about getting Prime videos working, but I don't know if that would work. There are a ton of apps that will backup apps, but a popular one is titanium backup.
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I suppose I can give that a try. I just assume that some of the Kindle fire specific apps like the Dora ABC volume 1 won't work without the Kindle fire OS.

They still work. I can speak from experience. I backed up quite a few kindle-specific apps and they worked.
I guess I can't guarantee their workability, because some might not work, but for the most part, they should work.
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jma9454 said:
They still work. I can speak from experience. I backed up quite a few kindle-specific apps and they worked.
I guess I can't guarantee their workability, because some might not work, but for the most part, they should work.
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I just tried with a couple apps and restored them on my phone. First tried Toca Hair Salon (exclusive kf app), and surprisingly it did work. The other I tried was the Dora ABC volume 1, and that didn't work. It didn't even have the correct icon. The Dora app does use whisper sync game circle, though. So it may be because it depends on those stock apps being present. Do you know if you've tried with any of these kind of apps? I still need to try restoring it on an actual kf running 4.2 and not my phone, but I just tried for a quick test.

I can't tell you about an app like that, but if you up the apk, I will try.
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jma9454 said:
I can't tell you about an app like that, but if you up the apk, I will try.
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I just installed cm10 on my 2nd kf, restored the Dora app, and it did work. I also tried on my nexus 7 and it worked too. So, the app is not compatible with my phone I guess.
However, I tried a few of the apps that were giving the error message in the title of this thread, and they still give the same error in cm10. So, it seems the error is within the app, but strange multiple apps from different developers have the same message.

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However, I tried a few of the apps that were giving the error message in the title of this thread, and they still give the same error in cm10.
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What apps specifically?
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jma9454 said:
What apps specifically?
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Some free ones you can try:
Space Jigsaw Puzzle or any other free app from Wombi. The space jigsaw puzzle is available for free from the Amazon store as well, which that one works on the kf.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wombi.spacepuzzle
Sight Words Games Lite
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.cfc.androidgp.sightwordslite
Snow white interactive book
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=TheLusca.com.SnowWhite2
The paid Super Why game from the play store also produces this error, but other PBS Kids apps like Daniel Tiger and Fresh Pick do not.

timtlm said:
Some free ones you can try:
Space Jigsaw Puzzle or any other free app from Wombi. The space jigsaw puzzle is available for free from the Amazon store as well, which that one works on the kf.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wombi.spacepuzzle
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I tried this one. It didn't work at first, but then I changed the manufacturer from Amazon to Google and the model or whatever it is from Amazon Kindle Fire to Nexus 7 all manually. I rebooted, and launched the app and it worked just fine. So there's a work around that I would guess works for all/most apps like this.
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I just reset the manufacturer to Amazon and it still worked with a "nexus 7" device. But I went back to kindle fire as the device and it didn't work again. I didn't even notice till now, but it changed my signature to nexus 7 while I had that modded.
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jma9454 said:
I tried this one. It didn't work at first, but then I changed the manufacturer from Amazon to Google and the model or whatever it is from Amazon Kindle Fire to Nexus 7 all manually. I rebooted, and launched the app and it worked just fine. So there's a work around that I would guess works for all/most apps like this.
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I just reset the manufacturer to Amazon and it still worked with a "nexus 7" device. But I went back to kindle fire as the device and it didn't work again. I didn't even notice till now, but it changed my signature to nexus 7 while I had that modded.
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Big thanks! That does work. I didn't think it would be that simple. For Super Why I had to change both the model and the manufacturer. Now I think all my apps are working. Thanks a lot.
When I was searching out this error, I saw developers discussing this message on a cross-platform development software called Carona. It must be something that it adds automatically depending on the build options. This would explain why different apps have the same error message. I'm guessing all these apps were developed using this software.

[Q] Rooted Kindle Apps do not show up in home>apps

Hi,
Last month I rooted my Kindle. I decided to give it to my girlfriend to use but (for obvious reasons deregistered it from my Amazon account). Now after it has been deregistered she is unable to get the apps that i had on there (she has registered her own amazon account). The apps are still on there after a little exploring i did on ES explorer. They will not show up under home>apps where all the other apps are. Root access was not removed from this Kindle but the Superuser icon and Google Play Store icons were (along with the rest of the apps i downloaded from Google Play Store). I can still use the apps if I go into ES Explorer under Tools> App Manager and click on the app it will give me an option to open and it works just fine. I just opened up Google Play Store and downloaded the "Craigslist" app and it shows up under the apps page. It is just very inconvenient to do it this way and I want to know if anyone has any idea what is going on. I am completely lost!
Thank you!

Have u tried using an alternate launcher like go launcher HD? For the record, you can not just simply install alternate launchers from the play store and have them work out of the box, minus the exception of using other ROMs like kinology or cm. You would have to copy installed apk from
/data/app to /system/app and fix its permissions to avoid boot loop. I advise using something like kindle fire first aid or a app called kindle free for it though. Also thought I'd mention if you choose this route and are on amazon is x.4.1 or higher, you won't be able to set the background, I made a fix for that. If you decide to try using an alternate launcher, I'll send u a link to it, word to the wise though, if you choose to use an alternate launcher it is advised to run my wallpaper fix first or your system partition may run out of disk space and be unable to complete the fix. I really need to put my wallpaper fix in my signature... Anyways post back if you would like to try this.
Also thought I'd mention the apps are probably not showing up because of ownership issues, just a guess though, because I tried to run a free app from my mom's kindle 1st gen on mine and it refused to even open saying I didn't own it... Free app... Irony... Anyways that's just a guess, I'd love to test this theory using my moms account on this kindle but I currently have cm 10.1 installed so I can't without reflashing.
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stunts513 said:
Have u tried using an alternate launcher like go launcher HD? For the record, you can not just simply install alternate launchers from the play store and have them work out of the box, minus the exception of using other ROMs like kinology or cm. You would have to copy installed apk from
/data/app to /system/app and fix its permissions to avoid boot loop. I advise using something like kindle fire first aid or a app called kindle free for it though. Also thought I'd mention if you choose this route and are on amazon is x.4.1 or higher, you won't be able to set the background, I made a fix for that. If you decide to try using an alternate launcher, I'll send u a link to it, word to the wise though, if you choose to use an alternate launcher it is advised to run my wallpaper fix first or your system partition may run out of disk space and be unable to complete the fix. I really need to put my wallpaper fix in my signature... Anyways post back if you would like to try this.
Also thought I'd mention the apps are probably not showing up because of ownership issues, just a guess though, because I tried to run a free app from my mom's kindle 1st gen on mine and it refused to even open saying I didn't own it... Free app... Irony... Anyways that's just a guess, I'd love to test this theory using my moms account on this kindle but I currently have cm 10.1 installed so I can't without reflashing.
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Hi,
Thank you for the response! My Kindle is running 8.4.3. I am thinking of just doing a factory reset and re rooting it because i have the program all set up on my computer, just need to re run the program. Then i will have a clean slate to work with. If my logic is correct i should be able to just start from scratch again which is relatively easy compared to finding a new solution. Let me know what you think.
Thank you

I'm confused, wouldn't you still need to login to your account to re download stuff from the cloud causing the problem all over again?
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stunts513 said:
I'm confused, wouldn't you still need to login to your account to re download stuff from the cloud causing the problem all over again?
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Amazon cloud works great. My girlfriend has her own account and can download any of the apps she wants off of there. The problem is that the icons dont show up for Superuser or Google Play Store. I can still use Superuser but i cannot touch the app icon to go into it but i know its still running because Titanium Backup was asking for its permission. Also when i go into Google Play Store i am able to download apps and have them appear on my kindle apps page but the original Google Play Store is not there so i have to go into ES Explorer to access Google Play (im trying to make it easier for her by having the Icon for Google Play Store on the home app page). I am having issues with Google Play and Superuser (which isnt a big deal that i cant touch the app to open it) but Google Play Store i would like to show up on the main page.
-Erik

Oh OK I get what your saying now, that is strange, I'm starting to wonder if I misunderstood you from the beginning. Yea if doing a restore still for some weird reason doesn't fix it just use an alternate ui, I kinda don't like the carousel anymore myself after flashing a normal android os on mine, but restoring the os should work.
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