Hey so I just bought my nephew a kindle fire 2nd gen and am a little jealous that he has swype. is there any way to get it on my 1st gen? I am rooted and have it so that I can click my little clover icon and go to go launcher and have the android market place but I did that when the fire first came out and then havent participated in the forums since so Im really behind on all the terminology and stuff here so cant find what im looking for.
I still want my kindle to be a kindle so I dont want to flash a rom over top of it or anything like that I would just basically like to update it to 2nd gen stuff
thanks
How?
Ichigo said:
First, install the swype app/installer and run the installer. Then...
How would you copy the app and change the permissions?
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It didn't work
Ichigo said:
Using a file explorer
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Every File Explorer I have tried says it does not have permission to copy Swype to system/app.
I have tried es file explorer, anttek file manager, file explorer, and file manager.
What one did you use?
sarksark said:
Every File Explorer I have tried says it does not have permission to copy Swype to system/app.
I have tried es file explorer, anttek file manager, file explorer, and file manager.
What one did you use?
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Wait... Have you rooted your Fire?
Root Explorer is the best and it gets the job done quickly. You may have to shell out a few dollars though. It can be found easily on Amazon's Android AppStore.
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gadgetroid said:
Wait... Have you rooted your Fire?
Root Explorer is the best and it gets the job done quickly. You may have to shell out a few dollars though. It can be found easily on Amazon's Android AppStore.
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I have not rooted my Kindle Fire. I also use 1Mobile Market as well as Amazon Appstore.
Would it be possible to move Swype and change the permissions using a computer?
sarksark said:
I have not rooted my Kindle Fire. I also use 1Mobile Market as well as Amazon Appstore.
Would it be possible to move Swype and change the permissions using a computer?
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No! Absolutely not! The /system partition on the internal memory of your device is not considered userspace. You need to have admin or root privileges to do that.
If you have ever used a Linux PC before, you will notice that to install an app, you have to type in
sudo apt-get install x
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Over here, sudo asks the system admin for permission before it can make changes to the system. On Android, rooting is similar, but is easily managed through an app.
Rooting is a very simple process, and I can guarantee you that nothing will happen to your KF.
For rooting your KF: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27586514
For more information on root: What is rooting on Android?
More reasons why you should root your Android: Nine Reasons To Root Your Android Device
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Ok, there are several threads alluding to installing the Android Market on your Kindle Fire, and this Guide will bring them all together for the EASIEST and MOST Successful process. Credit given to authors or other guides.
Android Market on Kindle Fire
Itching for a broader expanse of app selection on your rooted Kindle Fire? It is possible to install the Android Market, furthering your journey on the path of turning the Fire into a full fledged Android Tablet. Follow the tutorial.
Warning: NOT for the faint of heart.
As with any modification to system files, there is a chance you could cause damage to your device. Use at your own risk.
Prerequisites
Root your Kindle Fire
Download the following apks
GoogleServicesFramework.apk
Vending.apk (Latest Version 3.3.11)
See HERE for .apk downloads (complete GApps zip file)
Root Explorer App (or similar that lets you change ro/rw permissions)
Side Loading Apps activated on Kindle Fire
On the Kindle Fire Settings screen, go to “Device” and turn On “Allow Installation of Application From Unknown Sources”
Instructions
1. Transfer the .apk files to your Kindle Fire via PC / Mac (remember where you put them)
2. Open Root Explorer App, and navigate to the transferred .apk files
3. Select the GoogleServiceFramework.apk and install
4. When complete, click "Done" and return to the file location for Vending.apk
5. Long-press Vending.apk and select the "Move" option on pop-up menu
Navigate to /system/app folder
6. Change mount option from RO to RW (read-only to read-write)
Paste Vending.apk into the /system/app folder
7. Long-press Vending.apk and select "Permissions" from pop-up menu
Change permissions to match all other apps in this folder (rw-r--r--)
8. Install Vending.apk
9. Reboot your Kindle Fire
Once reboot is complete, select Market App and log-in as usual.
Enjoy!
You will most likely notice some familiar apps missing from the market, as this device is lacking certain hardware specifications. However, once custom ROMs start appearing for the Kindle Fire, it is a safe bet it will no longer be the case.
Also, the Market App will not show up in the default Amazon Launcher.
You will need to install an alternate launcher (ie Go Launcher EX, ADW).
Find instructions HERE.
For another option than installing an alternate option, check out this work around also!
Credits
JolleyBoy
mashi
And myself of course.
**Keep in mind, I'm NOT trying to step on toes in posting this guide...just creating a place for users to go and not have to sift through endless posts.**
Thank you! This works!
One thing I would add to your instructions before 8. Reboot is to install Market.
After installing the Android Market, will it still work if I unroot the Kindle Fire?
Jackalx said:
After installing the Android Market, will it still work if I unroot the Kindle Fire?
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I imagine so, however I haven't tested it. Worst case scenario, you un-root...it doesn't work, then root again.
Let me know how it works out!
I hate to seem dumb, but where is Vending.apk? It's not in the gapps RAR file.
Every time I try to install the googleservicesframework.apk I get "Application Not Installed" any ideas?
Jackalx said:
After installing the Android Market, will it still work if I unroot the Kindle Fire?
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Yes.
I rooted, installed Market and Calendar, then unrooted so I could use the video streaming. Market still works.
New market apk from tonight that includes google music store attached - can confirm it working following the same directions, at least for me.
ok having a problem, root explorer wont mount /system/app as R/W so I cant copy the vending.apk. any suggestions?
I don't think vending.apk is necessary. I didn't copy that over, and everything worked fine.
When I did copy it over, stuff started bugging out (instant video lagging (after unrooting), access to Amazon app store denied), so went back to deleting that file.
Are we not able to purchase apps through the google market once it installed?
I can download free stuff, but when I try to get a commercial app, it shows an error about not being able to purchase
I ran into this with movies in the market - but i can buy apps just fine - just tested.
DoubleByte said:
I hate to seem dumb, but where is Vending.apk? It's not in the gapps RAR file.
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I got it out of the cyanogenmod 7 google apps zip. From this page :
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Latest_Version/Google_Apps
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I'm having the issue moving the vender.apk - root explorer won't let me mount as r/w. Anyone have a quickfix for this?
nerdgirl said:
I'm having the issue moving the vender.apk - root explorer won't let me mount as r/w. Anyone have a quickfix for this?
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One question, have you followed the steps?
"Prerequisites
Root your Kindle Fire"
before using Root Explorer?
Because if you've rooted it, then in root explorer, at the top should be a Mount R/w button you just press.
I AM rooted. I get the rw option and can actually change *some* directories to rw, but it won't allow me to change /system/apps. I have tried with terminal emulator as well, but get denied. WTF is going on?!?
I have superuser permissions set on root explorer and can write to most directories...
Help!
nerdgirl said:
I AM rooted. I get the rw option and can actually change *some* directories to rw, but it won't allow me to change /system/apps. I have tried with terminal emulator as well, but get denied. WTF is going on?!?
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Feeling the pain here as well...
---------- Post added at 10:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:40 PM ----------
Aha... finally got it to work using the Jackpal terminal emulator and the instructions in this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19446504&postcount=66
Problems with kindle fire
Can you please help with kindle fire?
I did root it,then after that i did follow the step 1. Transfer the .apk files to your Kindle Fire via PC / Mac (remember where you put them)
2. Open Root Explorer App, and navigate to the transferred .apk files
3. Select the GoogleServiceFramework.apk and install
and then really it doesnt make sense all is written after that???
4. When complete, click "Done" and return to the file location for Vending.apk
5. Long-press Vending.apk and select the "Move" option on pop-up menu
Navigate to /system/app folder ( where is the move option on kindle fire? i triple check and doesnt exist)
6. Change mount option from RO to RW (read-only to read-write)
Paste Vending.apk into the /system/app folder
7. Long-press Vending.apk and select "Permissions" from pop-up menu
Change permissions to match all other apps in this folder (rw-r--r--)
8. Install Vending.apk
9. Reboot your Kindle Fire
I am stuck with the instructions please help.
Plus when i install the market after the framework i cant sign in on the market,no conection it says
To the above and anyone else having problems changing permissions with Root Explorer (I did, the button change to R/W did nothing at times) then try Super Manager, did the trick for me. Strangely once SM has changed permissions once in a session you can generally go back with Root Explorer and change any R/O -R/W you like.
Also "Move" comes up after a press of the file you wish to move.
Finally, I have a problem - I have installed vending.apk, permissions all ok etc. I can load and search the marketplace but when I try and download a file it hangs o waiting for download. This has happened on multiple apps and I've tried a couple of different vending files and a couple of installs. Any suggestions?
My only thought now is that since this is my first Android I don't currently have a device associated with my account. Any other thoughts?
I know I was half asleep the second time I installed market (after a system reinitialize) and ran the market installer but forgot to move it to /system/app and then compounded the mistake by leading the name be vending-1 instead of just vending. Only once I caught both mistakes and corrected them did market work properly. But it half worked until I fixed my mistakes. Perhaps you didn't copy to system like me or got permissions wrong?
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Hi, I have had a kindle fire for quite some time now. It has been rooted etc as well. I used KFU/burritto root and flashed Modaco gr8. It is version 6.3.
I am trying to install go keyboard by transferring go-keyboard.apk to the system/app folder. In the past I have been able to do this. Now it wont let me. I tried ES File Explorer and File Expert. The device is 100% rooted as checked by KFU. Am i missing something.
Thanks in advance for the help.
yeah try mounting it read/write instead of read only I use root explorer it will ask for permission at first launch at the top theres an option to mount the system read/write
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Hi, I have had a kindle fire for quite some time now. It has been rooted etc as well. I used KFU/burritto root and flashed Modaco gr8. It is version 6.3.
I am trying to install go keyboard by transferring go-keyboard.apk to the system/app folder. In the past I have been able to do this. Now it wont let me. I tried ES File Explorer and File Expert. The device is 100% rooted as checked by KFU. Am i missing something.
Thanks in advance for the help.
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Check if you have Superuser installed.
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Ya I forgot to mount read/write. I guess i'm a bit retarded. Thanks.
Before I start rooting my fire will I be able to use social scope? That is the main reason why I'd root my fire.
Thanks in advance.
davvesdavves said:
Before I start rooting my fire will I be able to use social scope? That is the main reason why I'd root my fire.
Thanks in advance.
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Even though it is not available in the amazon app store you can still side-load the app without rooting. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/64660113/com.alphascope-1_0.9.20.apk
Steps for installation: (in case you don't know how)
1. Download the above file
2. Place the file onto your SD partition of your kindle
3. Go to settings>device>allow installation of applications from unknown sources>ON
4. Find the app file on your SD card with any file explorer app (ES File Explorer will work)
5. Click on the file and then select install and enjoy the app
davvesdavves said:
Before I start rooting my fire will I be able to use social scope? That is the main reason why I'd root my fire.
Thanks in advance.
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Works fine in ICS.
thanks a lot!
I will give this a shot when I get home!
Thanks for the walk thru as well
davvesdavves said:
I will give this a shot when I get home!
Thanks for the walk thru as well
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No problem! I thought of this afterwards but you can also elect to find this page on the web browser on your kindle and download from there so you don't have to use your computer. If that is what you do it will download to the "download" folder on your SD.
Trying to install Fusion Tower Master app on amao fire tv via root and side loading
But i keep getting ""Downlad Failed Beause You May Not Have Purchased This app"
I got the apk file from online. It was 2 files in this folder com-lego-fusion-townmaster
1) main.1222.com.lego.fusion.townmaster.obb
2) com_lego_fusion_townmaster-1222.apk
Then i adb install the apk. Not sure where to place obb file which is like 110 MB
I
Is there any workaround to get this fix or working to play the game on amazon fire tv
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Trying to install Fusion Tower Master app on amao fire tv via root and side loading
But i keep getting ""Downlad Failed Beause You May Not Have Purchased This app"
I got the apk file from online. It was 2 files in this folder com-lego-fusion-townmaster
1) main.1222.com.lego.fusion.townmaster.obb
2) com_lego_fusion_townmaster-1222.apk
Then i adb install the apk. Not sure where to place obb file which is like 110 MB
I
Is there any workaround to get this fix or working to play the game on amazon fire tv
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Reason it's saying that is because that *.obb file isn't put where it needs to go, so it wants to download it, and thinks it's not paid for.
I don't know the location on the AFTV as my ES File Explorer won't get off the SDCard. But it's generally ../android/obb directory.
Also, you need to copy the *.obb file over before installing the *.apk file, or it will error out with the same error.
Thanks for response. I tried that but didnt work. Here's my location of where the OBB file is
\Xperia Tablet Z\Internal storage\Android\obb\com-lego-fusion-townmaster
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Thanks for response. I tried that but didnt work. Here's my location of where the OBB file is
\Xperia Tablet Z\Internal storage\Android\obb\com-lego-fusion-townmaster
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hmm, okay. Well, I'm getting my usb stick tomorrow and will have to deal with this myself, so give me a few days and maybe I'll have an answer for you.
Great! Hope you can figure this out. Thanks again
okay, what I have found out so far is that the obb directory is /sdcard/Android/obb and I needed to turn on root access in es file to see it.
Copying the directory of stuff into there, and then you install the *.apk
If you installed the *.apk first, then uninstall it, then copy the stuff over, then install it.
Should work for most stuff, but I haven't played with it much. Been busy.
Was really hard to find at first, the location. But I didn't have root enabled in es file.
Where did you find it?
Where did you get this obb file I've search the internet for it and all I get is this same exact post on 20 different website's.
Thanks
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okay, what I have found out so far is that the obb directory is /sdcard/Android/obb and I needed to turn on root access in es file to see it.
Copying the directory of stuff into there, and then you install the *.apk
If you installed the *.apk first, then uninstall it, then copy the stuff over, then install it.
Should work for most stuff, but I haven't played with it much. Been busy.
Was really hard to find at first, the location. But I didn't have root enabled in es file.
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Where did you get this obb file I've search the internet for it and all I get is this same exact post on 20 different website's.
Thanks
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lego.fusion.townmaster
it's free, I didn't try it on my Amazon TV though.
I[ve rooted my fire tv.
I'm trying to figure out if I;m supposed to install xbmc through side load.
Or if there is a better way since I have root?
I'm a total noob to XMBC and the fire tv.
I'd also like to be able to plug in a media USB HDD I have to watching my local movies.
But I've always messed with android phones, dab commands, and custom roms.
Any guide or direction would be nice, please and thank you.
Why xbmc ? Install kodi it's newer version of xbmc. And use adbfire to sideload it.
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patt2k said:
Why xbmc ? Install kodi it's newer version of xbmc. And use adbfire to sideload it.
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yes, sorry.
I guess I meant Kodi, and I've heard good things of spmc as well.
I just wanted to know if sideloading is the way to go with root. I guess it is. I have a guide that takes me through the steps with sideload instructions. I'll give 'er a go.
Thanks.
sidmuer said:
yes, sorry.
I guess I meant Kodi, and I've heard good things of spmc as well.
I just wanted to know if sideloading is the way to go with root. I guess it is. I have a guide that takes me through the steps with sideload instructions. I'll give 'er a go.
Thanks.
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No root is needed for sideloading. Make sure you block amazon updates though.
Spmc is outdated now a little
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If you istall a browser on your Fire TV you can simply just download XBMC/Kodi and install it. No need to use adb.
porkenhimer said:
If you istall a browser on your Fire TV you can simply just download XBMC/Kodi and install it. No need to use adb.
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How will he install browser without adb ;P
it's easier to simply extract .apk from your phone/tablet then download that apk to your computer and sideload it.
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How will he install browser without adb ;P
it's easier to simply extract .apk from your phone/tablet then download that apk to your computer and sideload it.
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Both ways will work, but in reality everything can be done on the Fire TV to install and get apps without ever needing another device. The first thing I did when I got my Fire TV was install ES File Explorer, turned on the network manager, sent Maxathon Browser apk to Es File Explorer using Filezilla and have not needed adb one time. Not only can I download anything straight to my Fire TV, but I have third party app stores installed so why would I even need to transfer apps? If you have Es File Explorer, a browser and third party app stores installed its by far the easiest way to get and install apps without ever needing to use adb. Its all done on the Fire TV and it does not get easier than that. I can open 1mobile Market and have five apps installed by the time you can send one app through adb. I can download a big file and within seconds be using it without having to wait 10 minutes for it to be sent through adb. Even if I need to send something from my PC or phone I use FTP. I use andftp on my droid devices and Filezilla on my PC to send files or I simply use Pushbullet. You can send just about anything with Pushbullet and can send to multiple devices at the same time. Not knocking adb, but for me its never needed for sending files. The last time I used adb for sending a file was years ago. Its just not my preference, but I understand why people use it, cause its their preference. I honestly think using a browser for downloads and third party app stores for pps is so much easier that using adb, but thats just my opinion.
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How will he install browser without adb ;P
it's easier to simply extract .apk from your phone/tablet then download that apk to your computer and sideload it.
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Can't I just adb push the file onto the ftv, and adb install it in terminal ?
I don't mind using terminal commands...
Or just use this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786505
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Spmc is outdated now a little
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Even compared to SPMC 14.1? http://spmc.semperpax.com/
porkenhimer said:
Both ways will work, but in reality everything can be done on the Fire TV to install and get apps without ever needing another device. The first thing I did when I got my Fire TV was install ES File Explorer, turned on the network manager, sent Maxathon Browser apk to Es File Explorer using Filezilla and have not needed adb one time. Not only can I download anything straight to my Fire TV, but I have third party app stores installed so why would I even need to transfer apps? If you have Es File Explorer, a browser and third party app stores installed its by far the easiest way to get and install apps without ever needing to use adb. Its all done on the Fire TV and it does not get easier than that. I can open 1mobile Market and have five apps installed by the time you can send one app through adb. I can download a big file and within seconds be using it without having to wait 10 minutes for it to be sent through adb. Even if I need to send something from my PC or phone I use FTP. I use andftp on my droid devices and Filezilla on my PC to send files or I simply use Pushbullet. You can send just about anything with Pushbullet and can send to multiple devices at the same time. Not knocking adb, but for me its never needed for sending files. The last time I used adb for sending a file was years ago. Its just not my preference, but I understand why people use it, cause its their preference. I honestly think using a browser for downloads and third party app stores for pps is so much easier that using adb, but thats just my opinion.
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Sure you can use other markets even aptoide there is bunch of choices I prefer to extract from playstore some apps that I even bought or because playstore had newest versions. I don't need to sideload 5 apps within 1 minute, I sideload the ones that I need.
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Axecaster said:
Even compared to SPMC 14.1? http://spmc.semperpax.com/
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I don't use it so I wouldn't know if it was updated. I just stick with kodi and update when newest stable releases are there.