If I switch to a AOSP/CM rom, will I lose my ability to read the magazine subscriptions I have? The Kindle app for my Galaxy Note II doesn't seem to let me view magazines so I'm worried I won't be able to on the Kindle with a non stock rom.
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Just rooted and updated bootloader. Flashed Energy's ROM
I like it BUT....
i can't seem to get my "standard" features back...
eg. - I had to sideload Amazon VOD because that wasn't there - but it crashes whenever i try to play a video
- The Books i sideloaded aren't detected by the Kindle App (downloaded from Google Play)
I was thinking the ROM would come with a Kindle Default Launcher that would give me access to these standard features but i realize the launcher is irrelevant - it's that the apps (VOD, Book Reader) are gone or are not working right.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
tg32 said:
Just rooted and updated bootloader. Flashed Energy's ROM
I like it BUT....
i can't seem to get my "standard" features back...
eg. - I had to sideload Amazon VOD because that wasn't there - but it crashes whenever i try to play a video
- The Books i sideloaded aren't detected by the Kindle App (downloaded from Google Play)
I was thinking the ROM would come with a Kindle Default Launcher that would give me access to these standard features but i realize the launcher is irrelevant - it's that the apps (VOD, Book Reader) are gone or are not working right.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Amazon VOD won't work in ICS.
What folder are your books in now and what format are they?
CRAP!!
....and thanks for the quick response. has anyone heard if that is likely to change in the near future?
...and the books are mobi files. Stored in the Books folder. Tried both in Books and Documents. The Fire only recognizes content that has been download from the Kindle store...not sideloaded.....hmmm.....
tg32 said:
CRAP!!
....and thanks for the quick response. has anyone heard if that is likely to change in the near future?
...and the books are mobi files. Stored in the Books folder. Tried both in Books and Documents. The Fire only recognizes content that has been download from the Kindle store...not sideloaded.....hmmm.....
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The Kindle app reads from the "kindle" folder
SUCCESS!!
lol
thanks.
Now if amazon vod would just work on ICS. I thought the Energy ROM could do it because it utilizes hardware acceleration.
guess not....
Weird though...it asks me to sign in for video's to play but i can't even find where or how i sign in to my Prime account
The temptation to install an ICS rom on my Fire is too much! I'm going to do it this weekend. But before I do, I need to know, are all features of the Stock Kindle Fire available in the ICS Kindle app? Will I lose any functionality? My wife actually reads many books and magazines on it and will be mad if she can't anymore.
thanks!!
Hi,
When you upgrade to the ICS rom, it will become an android tablet. You won't be able to use amazon instant video. You will loose amazon books, magazines, music, docs, web, and all that.
However, you can download the amazon kindle app to download books (magazines I am not to sure about).
The Amazon app store does not want to install (at least on my KF). There are a lot of apps I need to re-install from the Play store, and delete the Amazon version.
I'd say, if it's not yours and she's happy with it, don't F**k with it.
But, if it IS yours and she's happy with it, still, don't F**k with it.
You will definitely loose amazon instant video (incl. amazon Prime) in case this is important to you. You'll retain the books via the amazon kindle app and also the music via Amazon's mp3 app including access to the cloud. Of course you can also use the Amazon Appstore for Android, but you might prefer to use Google's Play Store, since the apps are updated more frequently. If you need the video option, you could also try dual-boot which gives you both worlds. Videos themselves can of course be viewed without dual boot. The advantage of an ICS is OTG/mass storage, meaning that you can hook a hard disk to the kindle and view the films from there. With twa_privs ROM and the BSPlayer you will have flawless video decoding of highest quality. Check for respective threads to get the right hardware to do so. I am fine with all USB2 devices (USB stick, hard disk) formatted in fat32, but never got usb3 or ntfs to work.
I'm hoping someone has some ideas. I've seen tons of threads that modify the build.prop to spoof the device to enable certain apps to install from the Google Play store, but I haven't been able to find any that address the issue of "Kindle Fire" editions of apps on the Amazon Appstore. I purchased the Kindle Fire versions of Asphalt 6 and Plants vs Zombies, but these apps will not show up in the Amazon store on a custom rom. I'm using the Hellfire ROM, running ICS 4.0.4 (I think). I've tried changing the build.prop of the rom to match parts of the original to this:
ro.product.model=Full Android on Blaze or SDP
ro.product.brand=generic
ro.product.name=blaze
ro.product.device=blaze
No luck (yes I rebooted). Any suggestions? I wasn't sure I should modify the footprint, and if so, what it should be. Keep in mind, I don't care so much about restricted apps on the Google Play store. I want access to at least the 2 Kindle Fire edition apps I paid for on the Amazon Appstore.
I'm looking for an iBooks alternative for my Kindle Fire (Jelly Bean ROM)
The best book reader that I found (until now) it's the Aldiko, but it does not fit my right my screen and does not have the page turn effect, the book format (like iBooks)
Is there any good reader for Kindle Fire with these features?
Thanks.
saulob said:
I'm looking for an iBooks alternative for my Kindle Fire (Jelly Bean ROM)
The best book reader that I found (until now) it's the Aldiko, but it does not fit my right my screen and does not have the page turn effect, the book format (like iBooks)
Is there any good reader for Kindle Fire with these features?
Thanks.
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I mean personally I like the Kindle app but I guess that hinges on the fact that I have a Prime account and use my amazon account for the purchasing of most of my books. To each his own, I guess. haha good luck
The problem with the Kindle App it's that I need a login and password to use, I don't like it. So I never used.
I know that one of the main reasons for the current Amazon Instant Video apk not running on most devices is that it has to be a Jelly Bean device, if I am not mistaken. Since the Kindle Fire HD is based on Android 4.0.3, can we expect to see a working ICS, possibly JB apk?