Hi All ,
Want to get a cheap tablet as already own HTC Desire HD and just want to try Android at bigger screen ...
after searching found that Kindle Fire is the cheapest tablet that i can get but also found some problems related to few limitations Amazon added to it's tablet but also found that there is a solution for that problems
i will use it in Browsing , Facebook , Twitter and other normal stuff ,,, don't need a super performance
also noticed that there is other ROM's for the devices and already tried MIUI and CM7 at my Desire HD and was good so i guess using other ROM will solve most of Kindle Fire problems
another question ,,, is there any Honeycomb or ICS ROM for it either officially or by developers
Thanks a lot and waiting your help and if there any other tablet with good spec and good price that will be better than KF let me know plz
maybe you want to take a look at this thead:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1393617
Yes, there is unofficial CM-7 ROM and CM-9 for kindle Fire. CM-7 is more stable and all features are running. CM-9 is also fairly stable but some features are still under development such as HD.
I am running CM-9 for almost more than three weeks in daily bases as the main ROM.
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Please note there are other Android tablet with more features such as external SD card and 3G network with a reasonable additional money if KF spec does not meet you requirement.
I forget to mention in my previous note that the blue youth is not enable on the stock ROM. Development is underway to enable it on CM7 and CM9.
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Thanks all for your quick help
is installing other ROM like MIUI make it a full functional ROM with all video playback - using MX Video as example - and Full music player either it's MIUI player or other one ?
does using other ROM like MIUI or CM remove all limitations and allow me to install apps and games and whatever i want ?!
i guess MIUI based on 2.3.7 is stable enough for daily use and there is MIUI ICS ROM for it and Stock ICS ROM also was available while i was searching
i guess MIUI will be great on it
The Question is : Does Removing Stock ROM And Installing MIUI , CM , ICS Ports To It Convert It To Normal Tablet With All Android Functions ?
Thanks again all
MohamedYousri said:
The Question is : Does Removing Stock ROM And Installing MIUI , CM , ICS Ports To It Convert It To Normal Tablet With All Android Functions ?
Thanks again all
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Yes. I'm on CM7 and have full Android experience. Of course, no BT, no ext card. And you will lose some Amazon goodies, but anyway most of them are useless if you are not in States
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Yes. I'm on CM7 and have full Android experience. Of course, no BT, no ext card. And you will lose some Amazon goodies, but anyway most of them are useless if you are not in States
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That is exactly what i mean...
I just want it for internet facebook twitter movies , don't care about BT or Camera or Amazon Apps cuz as u said i will be outside US
Thanks again and i will try to find way to get it by friend or whatever
If you just want it for Facebook, twitter, porn, ect... then the Fire will do you good. For $200 you really can't go wrong. Anyone know if it's possible to get the web browser from CM9 to run on CM7? I just like the way it's setup more.
Just flashed CM7 on my KF and couldn't be happier!!!! Seriously, it's an amazing tablet, especially for $199. As Morrison79 stated above, you really can't go wrong.
Does other browser like opera , firefox , dolphin hd working good ??
also what about MX Video Player , it's the best video player i have ever used , does it work good with KF ?
i know that it's for 200$ it's an amazing tablet and already like MIUI and CM Rom and have no problem in using any as my main ROM
i will search for any friend that can got it for me soon
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That is exactly what i mean...
I just want it for internet facebook twitter movies , don't care about BT or Camera or Amazon Apps cuz as u said i will be outside US
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For $200 KF do the job great
MohamedYousri said:
Does other browser like opera , firefox , dolphin hd working good ??
also what about MX Video Player , it's the best video player i have ever used , does it work good with KF ?
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For me, stock browser in CM7 is great. I use MX player, no problems at all. You can also check Mobo Player, it's great piece of software
MohamedYousri said:
Does other browser like opera , firefox , dolphin hd working good ??
also what about MX Video Player , it's the best video player i have ever used , does it work good with KF ?
i know that it's for 200$ it's an amazing tablet and already like MIUI and CM Rom and have no problem in using any as my main ROM
i will search for any friend that can got it for me soon
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Yes all three of those browsers work great on Cyanogenmod 7... I loved the ICS browser so much that I did not try them though I do not know about video player sorry..
Have the Fire and 32gb HP Touchpad...I have CM9 on the touchpad and like it better over the KF. But for travelling and on the go the KF comes with me most of the time due to the smaller size.
Paid almost the exact amount for the KF and Touchpad.
Hi all ,
As i have a friend now in US that can grab the KF for me ,, shall i get one or wait for ASUS Google Nexus Tablet ???
Also is there a ICS ROMs for KF Full Functional now or no ??
Thanks
MohamedYousri said:
Hi all ,
As i have a friend now in US that can grab the KF for me ,, shall i get one or wait for ASUS Google Nexus Tablet ???
Also is there a ICS ROMs for KF Full Functional now or no ??
Thanks
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Some of the ICS Roms look very stable and have very little bugs that are minor
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if you find something I posted helpful please thank me
I use CM9 as my daily now. Currently using the Energy ROM w/ Hashcode's June-8 kernel and it is solid as a brick. Minor issues: It seems the ROM has regressed regarding recognizing ad hoc networks (for tethering). Some other ROMs appear to support ad hoc networks. Auto brightness doesn't work yet in this ROM, either.
Those are the only issues I can find right now and I use it every day. I give it the "Daily" seal of approval!
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Hi all ,
As i have a friend now in US that can grab the KF for me ,, shall i get one or wait for ASUS Google Nexus Tablet ???
Also is there a ICS ROMs for KF Full Functional now or no ??
Thanks
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gedeROM barely has any bugs.
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So you all recommend that i get the Kindle Fire , Remove The Stock Firmware , Install Miui/CM9 and enjoy a dual core tablet for 200$ till the Quad Core Tablets are released ,,,
Any issue with common Applications or Games or every thing is just working fine ?
Most of use will be Movies , Games , Internet , Music
I play MassEffect Infiltrator, FLCommando on my kindle quite often. Both run without a hiccup.
I don't know how far in future a new/better deal is going to come out but right now this is as good as it gets. And you must come to grips with the fact that sooner or later something better is inevitably going to come out. Doesn't mean you should regret your decision to go with the kindle. It is a bargain at $200 after all.
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I have a kindle fire, running ICS (gedeROM v1.55).
It works great. Music, videos, games, internet, Google apps & store.
Definitely don't think it would be a mistake getting this tablet if you just can't wait any longer.
But with the nexus tablet is likely to be announced by end of month, I would wait just a bit longer to weigh options.
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Hi Folks
Pretty much a noob at all this roms and apk stuff, however when I got my HOX I was desperate to get Google Music on it. As I live outside the US I had to side load it, I think from an apk I got here.
My HOX hasnt been rooted or anything so still using the vanilla Android 4.0.3, and only recently thought about updating the music app (hadnt considered that the store wouldn't provide the updates automatically)
Music is at version 4.0.9.509.
I see lots of newer apks around for G Music, but most have indications that they are for JellyBean, but with no info on if this excludes ICS.
Can I update to recent versions while still in ICS?
If yes, should I upgrade incrementally, i.e. from one version to the next or can I just install the most recent immediately?
The site I have found for latest apk that has the most clarity is iapktop.com has anybody used this site before? is it recommended or have people had problems from it?
Thanks for any info, its much appreciated!
Seriously, nobody here can tell me this info?
Thought this would be real easy 1 minute answer for you guys running around with your mods and roms and whatnots.
I did try Googling etc for this info, but everyone assumes you already know such basic stuff
I have searched the forums and the web for any info around this.
I am trying to stream music from the grooveshark's html5 based website. While I can successfully do that from the stock OS, when I switched over to codefireX's CM10 based ROM it just does not work. The browsers, they all crash when attempting to play any music. I have tried this with stock browser, chrome and boat browser.
I noticed that there was a thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778010&page=174 discussing that this could be a flash issue. So I tried installing flash as suggested here.
But no luck... Any help, is much appreciated. I am new, so could not post this directly in the development forum. Thanks!
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I have searched the forums and the web for any info around this.
I am trying to stream music from the grooveshark's html5 based website. While I can successfully do that from the stock OS, when I switched over to codefireX's CM10 based ROM it just does not work. The browsers, they all crash when attempting to play any music. I have tried this with stock browser, chrome and boat browser.
I noticed that there was a thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778010&page=174 discussing that this could be a flash issue. So I tried installing flash as suggested here.
But no luck... Any help, is much appreciated. I am new, so could not post this directly in the development forum. Thanks!
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The new Grooveshark does not use flash anymore. It should be straight HTML5. What's happening is there is an issue with the HTML5 Implementation somewhere thats causing an issue.
What browsers have you used with Grooveshark? Also, have you considered using the Grooveshark Native App? http://mobile.grooveshark.com/android
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Apologies for posting in the wrong section. Thanks for moving it to the Q/A, will keep in mind the next time.
cheers!
Digi59404 said:
The new Grooveshark does not use flash anymore. It should be straight HTML5. What's happening is there is an issue with the HTML5 Implementation somewhere thats causing an issue.
What browsers have you used with Grooveshark? Also, have you considered using the Grooveshark Native App?
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You are right, its HTML5, but I thought I should try out everything just in case. I have tried this using Chrome, Boat-Browser and the stock browser and all of them crash when I attempt to play music. Whats strange is that the Stock OS from Samsung plays everything well, and so do other mobile iDevices.
The issue seems to be related to CM10 if my guess is correct, as Chrome plays everything well when used in Samsung's stock OS.
Regarding the native android app, it needs a paid subscription and I wanted to use the free one they offer as an HTML5 app.
thanks!
Is anyone able to play grooveshark music on CM10? Can someone try and let me know? html5.grooveshark.com
curious to learn...
thx!
mektare said:
Is anyone able to play grooveshark music on CM10? Can someone try and let me know? html5.grooveshark.com
curious to learn...
thx!
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It worked flawlessly on my HTC desire running JB but when I switched to CM 10 on my SG3 I can't get it working. Pretty sure its a HTML5 implementation or something along those lines. Any other html5 sites to try out to see if they work?
Has anyone been able to access the html5 version of grooveshark on cm10 yet?
Other html5 sites seem to be broken as well.
Did you try using the Grooveshark app?
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Did you try using the Grooveshark app?
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On my note 2 the app has issues. It won't stream most of the time over cellular.
I can't get it to work on HTML5 either using Clean Rom which is based on stock.
Any insight would be nice as this used to work just fine on GB.
Finally someone with the same issue...
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On my note 2 the app has issues. It won't stream most of the time over cellular.
I can't get it to work on HTML5 either using Clean Rom which is based on stock.
Any insight would be nice as this used to work just fine on GB.
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I have the same exact issue running Jellybomb Jellybean ROM on my SGSiii and experienced major Grooveshark fails when switching from ICS to Jelly. This goes for html5 browser and mobile app. I can rarely playback songs when on 3G and sometimes wifi. I never tried the stock Sprint Jellybean Rom so I cannot speak for it, and I have yet to mention on the Jellybomb dev thread because I'm still a noob building up my posts. I hope there is a fix on the dev side since I know there aren't that many diehard Groovehark users that ask for it...perhaps they will figure it out for us?...but perhaps this is just a major lapse for Grooveshark which is disappointing.
So....I contacted Grooveshark support and indeed they said that there is a major bug related to 4.1 and above. They basically said they would give me 2 months free for Grooveshark anywhere while they worked on a fix. They said an update to the app will hit sometime early next year!!! If you are paying for Grooveshark anywhere I highly suggest you contact them to get the service for free. The app still works great with a wifi connection albeit not perfect. They just requested I send them some Verbose Logs via the app which is very easy to do. Just go into settings and enable verbose logging and try to reproduce the error/failure. You can then send the logs thru the settings as well. Make sure to email support to let them know you've sent logs and which email is attached to that mobile account.
This must be a big bug for them to take so long for an update. I pray they aren't losing the battle with spotify and other free ad bloated services. But I must admit I am tempted to switch to paid Spotify service. Good Luck!
hey all,
im aware that jelly bean abandoned adobe flash, or vice versa. my question is: is there any solution for playing flash live streams using jb?
so far have tried installing flash player apk and using it with old versions of firefox beta, opera mobile 12 and dolphin 8.5.1. every time i try to test for flash, i get some laggy sound, no video and corrupted ads around.
if there is no solution, ill have to downgrade to ics and stay with it for the rest of my life
thanks
Try Google Chrome. They got flash built in.
actually, chrome that comes with jb doesnt support flash, even though desktop version has it built in
There is a an apk for jb in a different website (I believe it's android police - or something like that).
How it works? Not sure since I use aurora which is a beta browser and the video is unbearable. Could be the browser or the apk.
If you can't find it let me know and I'll upload it.
Edit: just read your post nevermind.
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so i guess theres no trick out there. just thinking it was stupid of them to get rid of such a feature without providing a ready alternative. its like stopping provide petrol even though electric cars arent properly out yet
My Galaxy S4 on stock rooted 4.3 displays videos on Facebook and other sites just fine using Chrome. But my G Pad will not. After clicking on a video link, I get a message that I need to install Adobe Flash player but that my device does not support it. I searched XDA and everything I found says Chrome is not compatible. But Chrome is obviously compatible since it works on my S4. Any ideas how to get around it? I'm stock rooted on my G Pad.
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My Galaxy S4 on stock rooted 4.3 displays videos on Facebook and other sites just fine using Chrome. But my G Pad will not. After clicking on a video link, I get a message that I need to install Adobe Flash player but that my device does not support it. I searched XDA and everything I found says Chrome is not compatible. But Chrome is obviously compatible since it works on my S4. Any ideas how to get around it? I'm stock rooted on my G Pad.
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There's a KitKat compatible Flash Player .APK floating around the xda forums.. Basically some framework needed to use Flash was removed from Android in KitKat, that made it impossible to use Flash, but then a dev repacked this framework into Flash Player .APK itself and relinked the paths. So.. Basically you will have to search for that special .APK, (It is over in the Nexus 5 or Nexus 7 2013 forums somewhere.)
They recommend using Dolphin Browser and Dolphin Jetpack along with this .APK.. But I guess you could try other Flash compatible browsers such as Maxton, Boat and Holo Browser.
Who knows. It works at least for me.
Also Chrome isn't compatible with Flash, never have been and never will be. It must have been something else.. HTML5 or whatever they use these days. Chrome has never been able to play Flash content.
Hope this helps.
Yea, I've seen that thread about it. But I'm currently on stock 4.2.2. And I agree about Chrome, that's what I've heard too. But seriously, it works on my S4. I can use Chrome on both my phone and tablet, navigate to the same exact site, and click on the same exact link. It will play on the S4 and give me the error on the G Pad about needing flash player and my device not being compatible. I'll ask in the S4 forum to see if anyone knows why/how it works. Appreciate the quick response CuraeL.
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Yea, I've seen that thread about it. But I'm currently on stock 4.2.2. And I agree about Chrome, that's what I've heard too. But seriously, it works on my S4. I can use Chrome on both my phone and tablet, navigate to the same exact site, and click on the same exact link. It will play on the S4 and give me the error on the G Pad about needing flash player and my device not being compatible. I'll ask in the S4 forum to see if anyone knows why/how it works. Appreciate the quick response CuraeL.
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How about the "Request Desktop Site" in Chrome drop down menu? Is it enabled on one of the devices. I reckon it will work better if it's not set to request desktop since it may use a mobile player plug-in instead. Perhaps that's the catch?
If not, then I don't understand how Chrome is doing anything, it has never been able to.. ;/
But yeah, maybe the Sammy S4 boys know something we don't, lol. ^^
Let us know what you find.