Hi - I got everything installed and set up just fine on my Kindle Fire, with one glaring exception - I cannot get the Google Apps to install. Whenever I try to install them, I get a message that the zip files could not be extracted...but the zips for the ROMs install flawlessly. I have sideloaded the apps as instructed elsewhere in the forums, but anytime I launch a Google app, I get the login screen, it hangs for a few minutes, and then gives me a message that my "phone may not be provisioned for data services". WiFi is fully functional, and nothing else ever gives me a networking error.
I have tried multiple Google app file bundles, multiple Google system framework APKs, and cannot get past this problem. I have cleared the cache and the Dalvik cache before every installation, et al.
Any help would be appreciated - the work on this is absolutely incredible. The fact that I am able to use a Kindle Fire that my daughter tired of after a month for an Android tablet at work is amazing. Exchange works great - it would be even better if I could get Google Play and the associated Google Apps running though. Thanks a million in advance.
What ROM are you using? Which TWRP version are you using?
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guitarman2010 said:
What ROM are you using? Which TWRP version are you using?
.....when you hit the walls of sanity, you have no-where to go.....
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Guitarman - I am using Hashcode's ROM and TWRP 2.2.2.1. Thanks again for any help this!
gdoggg said:
Guitarman - I am using Hashcode's ROM and TWRP 2.2.2.1. Thanks again for any help this!
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I had the exact same problem a week or two ago. I ended up wiping everything (except SD partition), re-flashed the ROM and had success. I was getting the same message when trying to connect initially to Google. I'm a big fan of starting over fresh to solve problems lol.....after the fresh flash I side loaded the Gapps I wanted. The ROM was cm10 alien and I also use the same TWRP.
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I am preparing my kindle fire to sell it. It was rooted using KFU but still uses the default home screen. I rooted it mainly to use google apps and get access to Google Play
I need to remove my google account and deregister with Amazon. Do I need to do anything else?
Cen5
Are you selling to a friend that wants Gapps or sending back to amazon/ someone who might cause a small explosion if they don't have stock amazon on the device? For the former I would suggest wiping the device using TWRP and flashing a fresh install of MoDaCo which comes with all of the fixings that one would need to enjoy kindle fire at its finest. For the latter, a good, old fashioned, factory reset will do everything you need
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. For the latter, a good, old fashioned, factory reset will do everything you need
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It's going to my 12 year old niece. Root is not needed but would be nice for access to gapps and the Play Store.
I did the 'factory reset' and it left the bootloader alone. Will it still be rooted so I can sideload gapps after downloading them from my dropbox or sugarsync account?
Cen5
I'm not actually sure of that but do you have TWRP/FFF on your device or is it just rooted?
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I need to remove my google account and deregister with Amazon. Do I need to do anything else?
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Wiping cache, dalvik-cache and factory reset is enough.
Gapps will stay, but none of your information will be retained. It will stay rooted as well.
If you have FFF and TWRP installed, let them be. Otherwise, you may want to install them, even if you're not actively planning to use them - they are a nice extra layer of safety.
However, as it is the stock ROM, it is vulnerable to Amazon OTA updates, which do wipe TWRP, FFF and unroot (they may wipe gapps as well, I don't know about that). A preventive measure if you wanted to keep loyal to the stock looks would be to flash the MoDaCo custom ROM.
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If its for your niece, and if she wants Google Play, you could flash Modaco GR9. Its basically the Stock OS with Gapps. Or you could use KFU to flash Gapps, but it would be hard for here to find Google Play as it wont show app on the carasel(sorry about spelling).
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I second this- you can also get the marketopener.apk from here: http://munday.ws/kindlefire/MarketOpener.apk to get the button into the carousel
I need advice about updates received after installing Jandycane Version 1.8.0
I have just installed Version 1.8.0 (jandycane_otter-v1.8.0_0xD34D.zip) and gapps-jb-20120726-signed.zip on my rooted 1st generation Kindle Fire.
No problem, everything went okay. http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif
However shortly afterwards I got GooManager update notices. I clicked on these and got the following downloads:
jandycane_otter- 20121020.0xD34D.zip
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gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip (downloaded twice for some reason?)
As a rookie I am unsure if I should flash these updates – unsure if the downloads are correct – as I thought Version 1.8.0 was the last version and the corresponding link for gapps the last version, and these I have just installed? http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/smilies/confused.gif
Or are there separate updates that are not listed – and these updates are correct and I should flash them? http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/smilies/confused.gif
I would be very grateful for advice on this, my thanks
Flash away my friend the updates are good just make sure you wipe before flashing.
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Procedure clarification for updates
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Flash away my friend the updates are good just make sure you wipe before flashing.
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Ah, okay, thanks very much for the reply and answer. But before I do this I had better check about the “wiping”.
Do I have to wipe "everything" again?
- Cache and Dalvik Cache (and also a Factory Reset) ? Or just one of these?
Then I run the 2 updates?
Can you please confirm exactly what I have to do – don’t want to go messing it up now I have got this far!
And I would assume that every time there is an update notice from GooManager I can trust it – even if these are not listed on the jandycane page, and that I also have to do the same wipe and steps each time?
Another question while I am here. I installed a couple of apps, but I keep getting a message when I open the app that says: “no more room on this home page” (or something like that)? Any ideas, experience of this? (but maybe not so important)
and thanks
Great stuff
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Only wiping cache and dalvik cache is required in this case. Some people will insist on doing a factory reset, but if you're flashing a newer version the same ROM then it's an optional step. Try this first, and if things go a bit haywire then only do it again with a factory reset.
Is this an error when opening the app or right after installing it? If it's the latter then go to your Play Store, go to Settings and tick off "auto add widgets".
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Thanks, I really appreciate your, and all the other, help I get. I’m like a Jelly bean myself when it comes to doing this stuff – always quivering!
Deleted just the Cache and Delvik cache- that worked – I’m updated – GREAT! Just to be sure I also made a backup first - don't know if this was right, but!
The app thing was only just after installation – but I haven’t tried it yet with this update.
One other thing I notice with the Jelly Bean is that it sometimes (quite often) goes very fast into sleep mode – sometimes I don’t even get time to put in my password and it is already asleep. The screen setting was at 1 minute before the update, I had changed it to 2 minutes, but even so it went into sleep quite fast! Certainly quicker than either 1 or 2 minutes! I notice that the update is the same – but I have not messed about with it yet. I don’t know how others experience this, and what setting time they put in?
However I am really happy with my new KF, here in Germany it was useless to me before (did not know this before I bought it). But thanks with all your help I now have a great Android, Thanks so much!
App issue on newly installed and updated jandycane JB
I am really happy with my KF after the jandycane JB install (and update) – My deepest thanks to everyone for this!
I am having a apps issue though, sometimes I get the message: “unfortunately (name of app) has stopped” ?
Usually the app starts the next time though, but now “Amazon Kindle App” just keeps giving me the same message, and won't open at all, or only opens very briefly before the message comes?
I was getting this “unfortunately (name of app) has stopped” message before I first downloaded and tried Kindle app.
As for the Kindle app, I am not sure if I have caused some kind of conflict issue by downloading other eBook readers (Play books, Aldiko, Free kindle books, Kobo)?
Has anyone else had this experience? Know the solution?
*** AMAZON KINDLE APP was a conflict issue!!!! When downloaded app Google Play Books I allowed it to synchronize with other readers - Kindle app clearly does not like this at all and won't work!!
Okay So I am tired of trying this on my own and failing so heres the deal... I rooted my Kindle Fire a while ago but for some reason something went wrong in the process. I couldn't browse on the internet without getting an annoying error message and the android market wasn't getting installed. So today I tried fixing it.. AGAIn but today I managed to reinstall CM7 and now I can browse the internet with no errors BUT I still can't get the Android market/ Google play store to get installed properly. So everything seems to be working fine but I can't install the market/play store. So can anyone help me? I tried a few guides most were a little out dated.
If anyone can link me to the proper up to date files for installing the google play store app on my Rooted Amazon Kindle Fire ( running CM7) please post here.
Hey. So you need to install the Google Apps (aka Gapps). I couldn't tell if you had outré if you just installed the play store. Either way, I would reflash the Gapps designed to work with cm7. You can access the Gapps from this thread of hashcode's. Just download the right one and flash it with TWRP in recovery or by adb if you're good with that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24665559
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Hey. So you need to install the Google Apps (aka Gapps). I couldn't tell if you had outré if you just installed the play store. Either way, I would reflash the Gapps designed to work with cm7. You can access the Gapps from this thread of hashcode's. Just download the right one and flash it with TWRP in recovery or by adb if you're good with that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24665559
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thanks but I fixed it, well not really "FIX" but I installed Jelly Bean and everything works great and I like it better than what I was running before so I guess even though I really wanted to run CM7 this was a needed upgrade. Thank you for your help .
Merry Xmas to all
My Kindle Fire 1st Generation is rooted and now boasting JB 4.4 ROM. Everything worked perfectly until last night when Kindle App stopped working ("Unfortunately, Amazon Kindle has stoped" message). I have tried to reinstall the ROM, wipe the cache and dalvik, install 4.4.2 ROM, downgrade to 4.3 ROM and nothing has worked. Everything else is working fine.
Any ideas or similar experiences?
Cheers everybody.
Dr Feelgood
Yes, I had the same problem, but I was able to get it to work by downloading Build.prop Editor from the Play store and using it to change the ro.product.manufacturer line from Amazon to Samsung. I'm guessing Amazon intentionally stop their non-stock apps from working on Amazon devices to avoid people using non-stock apps by mistake, but hopefully changing this workaround will work for you.
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Yes, I had the same problem, but I was able to get it to work by downloading Build.prop Editor from the Play store and using it to change the ro.product.manufacturer line from Amazon to Samsung. I'm guessing Amazon intentionally stop their non-stock apps from working on Amazon devices to avoid people using non-stock apps by mistake, but hopefully changing this workaround will work for you.
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I, too, had the same problem, and your fix with Build.prop editor worked for me! Thanks, thanks, thanks.
There is also a "change to nexus7" zip file in the cm11 thread that probably does the same thing. This is nice because you just add it into the rom/gapps flash. The cm11 rom was the last one I tried to fix this issue before I found "the fix". Now I have to go back and setup HellFire because I haven't found a way to remove the lock screen in CM11.
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Merry Xmas to all
My Kindle Fire 1st Generation is rooted and now boasting JB 4.4 ROM. Everything worked perfectly until last night when Kindle App stopped working ("Unfortunately, Amazon Kindle has stoped" message). I have tried to reinstall the ROM, wipe the cache and dalvik, install 4.4.2 ROM, downgrade to 4.3 ROM and nothing has worked. Everything else is working fine.
Any ideas or similar experiences?
Cheers everybody.
Dr Feelgood
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It turns our non working Kindle app was the least of the problems I had. Shortly after that problem I started getting message SystemUI stopped working and then the screen would flash. 5 or 6 reinstallments, full wipes and the likes later I realised that the ROM was the culprit as after installing HellKat 4.4.2, problem seems to be gone. As for Kindle App, I think problem was latest update which was not compatible with 4.4. I stopped the app from getting new updates and its working for now. Had a glance in quite few Kindle related forums and its seems people agree with that as so many complained of app stoping after getting the update.
As for now, Kindle Fire is happily running HellKat 4.4.2 with lovely red theme. We will see how it goes.
GodSpeed
So I just installed CM 10.1.3 and now my kindle app, amazon mp3 app and HBO go apps all crash. I had previously changed the build.prob file to enable access the HBO go, but the amazon apps always worked fine. I just tried to edit build.prob andi I keep getting told that the file is read only. I have tried root explorer and file expert. Any ideas?
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Yes, I had the same problem, but I was able to get it to work by downloading Build.prop Editor from the Play store and using it to change the ro.product.manufacturer line from Amazon to Samsung. I'm guessing Amazon intentionally stop their non-stock apps from working on Amazon devices to avoid people using non-stock apps by mistake, but hopefully changing this workaround will work for you.
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This also resolves same crash on Rooted Kindle Fire (1) running 4.3.x
Thanks!!
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Found this
Kindle app crashing has a workaround: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48928053#post48928053
Short answer:
download Build.prop Editor from the Play store and use it to change the ro.product.manufacturer line from Amazon to Samsung.
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[Q] CM11 - "Incompatible with other applications(s) using the same shared user ID"
Okay... sd_shadow, I promise this will be the last edit and I'll find a way to use up those other posts!
After the hooplah that was yesterday, managed to get CM11 (06/14 Nightly build) and GApps (gapps-444-base-20150617-1-signed) on my Kindle Fire. It WORKS. Until I go to install an app, specifically Google Calendar. Then I get this error during installation:
Incompatible with other applications(s) using the same shared user ID
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I installed Slack on the device, so now I KNOW it has something to do with the existing calendar app on the device. Any way around this? Is there a ROM for Google Calendar I could install to replace the stock calendar app?
I don't know, but you're not helping yourself by starting a new thread , every time you have a new problem.
Please change the thread title then post your new problem.
So I managed to get it working by installing Calendar from an APK and decided that's probably the best way to go from now on if I have any issues like this again. So everything works! But now I'm finding that I installed the wrong GApps... I installed the full version when I should have done the minimal version. How can I go about installing that without breaking everything again?
EDIT: Installed Google Apps Minimal Edition for Android 4.4.x and now gapps is constantly crashing. Calendar will still open, YouTube crashes.
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So I managed to get it working by installing Calendar from an APK and decided that's probably the best way to go from now on if I have any issues like this again. So everything works! But now I'm finding that I installed the wrong GApps... I installed the full version when I should have done the minimal version. How can I go about installing that without breaking everything again?
EDIT: Installed Google Apps Minimal Edition for Android 4.4.x and now gapps is constantly crashing. Calendar will still open, YouTube crashes.
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Try wiping data for app that are crashing.
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Try wiping data for app that are crashing.
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I tried this and it was still crashing. I ended up doing a clean install of CM11 and the minified GApps they provide a link to, and I install my apps via APKs now... I've had no issues with the device since! It's so great to have a full functioning tablet in this lil' guy!