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Hey guys,
This is my first time using an Android device so I am not experienced with the Android Market but this seems messed up.
I am using the Android Market on a rooted Kindle Fire. When I try to download any app (free or otherwise), it shows at 'Downloading'. The app will not actually download until I go online with my PC to the Android Market and choose to download the same app. Once that happens, the app shows up on my Kindle Fire.
Is this normal or is there some sort of setting that I need to tweak? Thanks
Also .. is there any way to make the Android Market the default market rather than the Amazon market?
For example, when I go to install a Dolphin HD plugin, it looks for it in the Amazon Kindle Market which doesn't work because I'm in Canada.
Use a different market app. Vending.apk gave me same problem, com.amarket.apk didnt.
Should say version 3.3.1.1 I believe.
And no,c ant changed default market yet.
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Thelgow said:
Use a different market app. Vending.apk gave me same problem, com.amarket.apk didnt.
Should say version 3.3.1.1 I believe.
And no,c ant changed default market yet.
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Where can I find a copy of com.amarket.apk? I have searched but I would like to be able to use the latest version from a trusted source. Thanks
llcooljayce said:
Where can I find a copy of com.amarket.apk? I have searched but I would like to be able to use the latest version from a trusted source. Thanks
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Here you go.... see attachment.
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Here you go.... see attachment.
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Thanks but there's a slight problem. When I try to side load the apk, it won't install. Tried uninstalling the original market app but the option is grayed out.
llcooljayce said:
Thanks but there's a slight problem. When I try to side load the apk, it won't install. Tried uninstalling the original market app but the option is grayed out.
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You cannot directly side-load the market apk because it will go to Data/App and not System/App. Go to the the Tools > Applications setting on your KF and then select 'Show All Applications'. Go to Market and click clear data. See if you can deinstall. If not, You'll need to use Root Explorer (or similar), delete the old apk from Data/App. Using Root Explorer, copy the market 3.3.1.1 apk from your SDCARD location and then navigate to System/App. Set the mount to R/W. Paste the 3.3.1.1 apk to the system/app folder. Long press on the newly pasted market apk and change permissions to match other system/app or just give it all permissions for now. Reboot the Kindle and you should be fine.
llcooljayce said:
Also .. is there any way to make the Android Market the default market rather than the Amazon market?
For example, when I go to install a Dolphin HD plugin, it looks for it in the Amazon Kindle Market which doesn't work because I'm in Canada.
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I followed someones ( sorry don't recall who to give credit to) advise on this. Using root explorer, navigate to /system/app and add .bak to the MarketIntentProxy.apk worked to automatically take market links to market instead of amazon appstore.
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Oh I will have to try that!
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as title what is the best way to update from spmc 13.4 to 14.1 without losing settings and data on my AFTV
cheers
baz2011uk said:
as title what is the best way to update from spmc 13.4 to 14.1 without losing settings and data on my AFTV
cheers
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The easy way would be to use adbFire.
If you are comfortable with ADB then do this:
Kodi can be upgraded through ADB without losing your settings. To do this, you must use a newer version of the package already installed on the machine.
Download the package to your machine
Make sure ADB is connected to the Fire TV
Run adb install -r <apk-file-name>
Installation is complete when it reports the message "Success"
Kodi will still go through the "first run" screen the first time it is launched but your settings will remain intact.
The easy way would be to use adbFire.
If you are comfortable with ADB then do this:
Kodi can be upgraded through ADB without losing your settings. To do this, you must use a newer version of the package already installed on the machine.
Download the package to your machine
Make sure ADB is connected to the Fire TV
Run adb install -r <apk-file-name>
Installation is complete when it reports the message "Success"
Kodi will still go through the "first run" screen the first time it is launched but your settings will remain intact.
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Will running it with ES File Explorer (unknown sources enabled) and just installing suffice? (without losing data)
Install the backup addon for xbmc before you do this and make a backup (or manually backup your addons and userdata folders at the very least).
baz2011uk said:
as title what is the best way to update from spmc 13.4 to 14.1 without losing settings and data on my AFTV
cheers
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Simple, backup from adbfire to be safe. Then do the update with -r.
Final question why still on spmc. I've moved on to Frodo a while back with elmero's root addons. works very well.
I do use a nightly branch of frodo because the latest had the resume bug which I don't think is still fixed except in that branch.
cheers guys
i also have kodi 14.1 running so i can compare them but TBH i have no issues with either of them all content always plays fine but spmc a little stutter sometimes so use Kodi most of the time
i am thinking og removing the spmc anyway as only really had it there as a fall back and i am happy with kodi 14.1 so far
i did the update using the back up add on i just wanted to make sure
i have not used adbfire before as used the fire utility to side load or via my mobile with an app
is the -r via a command prompt
also does kodi auto update (on my Rpi it did this so so never really did the update part myself
I'll tell you the easy way to do it. There is absolutely no need to use adb. First, open your browser on your fire TV, and download the SPMC update. Install the SPMC update. Open SPMC one time, and you will notice that everything looks like a fresh install, but thats because wth SPMC 14.1 they switched from using the .XBMC folder to using the .SPMC folder. Now close SPMC, and from here just open your file explorer and go to android/data then find the spmc folder, click on it then click on the "files" folder and there will be two folders inside, one that says xbmc and one that says spmc, click on the xbmc folder and then move the addons folder and the user data folder to the SPMC folder and overwrite the addons folder and the userdate folder, job done. Advice, if you have a browser and a file explorer installd on your Fire TV there is really no need to use adb, unless you like wasting electricity.
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I'll tell you the easy way to do it. There is absolutely no need to use adb. First, open your browser on your fire TV, and download the SPMC update. Install the SPMC update. Open SPMC one time, and you will notice that everything looks like a fresh install, but thats because wth SPMC 14.1 they switched from using the .XBMC folder to using the .SPMC folder. Now close SPMC, and from here just open your file explorer and go to android/data then find the spmc folder, click on it then click on the "files" folder and there will be two folders inside, one that says xbmc and one that says spmc, click on the xbmc folder and then move the addons folder and the user data folder to the SPMC folder and overwrite the addons folder and the userdate folder, job done. Advice, if you have a browser and a file explorer installd on your Fire TV there is really no need to use adb, unless you like wasting electricity.
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Why stick to SPMC. Does it offer any advantages over Frodo 14.1. The latest version of frodo also has the resume feature fixed. I use Elmero's skin and that bring up all the root suspend and reboot options.
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Why stick to SPMC. Does it offer any advantages over Frodo 14.1. The latest version of frodo also has the resume feature fixed. I use Elmero's skin and that bring up all the root suspend and reboot options.
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There is no "Frodo 14.1". Frodo was the name for XBMC 12.0 to 12.3, just as Kodi 14.x is called Helix. SPMC has android specific "patches which were not accepted, or are not acceptable, in the main XBMC tree." For instance, 14.1 SPMC added the ability to auto switch to 3D when playing a 3D movie on the FTV, something vanilla Kodi cannot do.
porkenhimer said:
I'll tell you the easy way to do it. There is absolutely no need to use adb. First, open your browser on your fire TV, and download the SPMC update. Install the SPMC update. Open SPMC one time, and you will notice that everything looks like a fresh install, but thats because wth SPMC 14.1 they switched from using the .XBMC folder to using the .SPMC folder. Now close SPMC, and from here just open your file explorer and go to android/data then find the spmc folder, click on it then click on the "files" folder and there will be two folders inside, one that says xbmc and one that says spmc, click on the xbmc folder and then move the addons folder and the user data folder to the SPMC folder and overwrite the addons folder and the userdate folder, job done. Advice, if you have a browser and a file explorer installd on your Fire TV there is really no need to use adb, unless you like wasting electricity.
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What version of ESfile Explorer are you using? I am using 3.0.5.1 and will not show any file in the directory. TY
bula1ca said:
What version of ESfile Explorer are you using? I am using 3.0.5.1 and will not show any file in the directory. TY
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You may need to enable "show hidden files" in the settings of your file manager.
bula1ca said:
What version of ESfile Explorer are you using? I am using 3.0.5.1 and will not show any file in the directory. TY
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Never mind, figure it out. TY
dismissthesky said:
There is no "Frodo 14.1". Frodo was the name for XBMC 12.0 to 12.3, just as Kodi 14.x is called Helix. SPMC has android specific "patches which were not accepted, or are not acceptable, in the main XBMC tree." For instance, 14.1 SPMC added the ability to auto switch to 3D when playing a 3D movie on the FTV, something vanilla Kodi cannot do.
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My bad. I meant Helix.
porkenhimer said:
I'll tell you the easy way to do it. There is absolutely no need to use adb. First, open your browser on your fire TV, and download the SPMC update. Install the SPMC update. Open SPMC one time, and you will notice that everything looks like a fresh install, but thats because wth SPMC 14.1 they switched from using the .XBMC folder to using the .SPMC folder. Now close SPMC, and from here just open your file explorer and go to android/data then find the spmc folder, click on it then click on the "files" folder and there will be two folders inside, one that says xbmc and one that says spmc, click on the xbmc folder and then move the addons folder and the user data folder to the SPMC folder and overwrite the addons folder and the userdate folder, job done. Advice, if you have a browser and a file explorer installd on your Fire TV there is really no need to use adb, unless you like wasting electricity.
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Because of this folder name change, is it correct to presume that SPMC can simultaneously exist as both 13.x and 14.1?
Axecaster said:
Because of this folder name change, is it correct to presume that SPMC can simultaneously exist as both 13.x and 14.1?
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No. When you install SPMC 14.1 it now just looks to a different folder, but only one isnstall of SPMC is actually being used. everythin on the SPMC system level is still the same, they just started using a different folder on the user level. All SPMC apks will install to the same place in the system data folder which means you cannot have two seperate versions of SPMC on the same device. In the future, if they change the directory of SPMCs data folder than it would be possible, but I do not see that happening. Apps usually never change their data directory unless they change or tweak the name of the app. A good example of this is when super player changed their name to g-player, they still kept the same data directory in the system so you could not install super player and g-player, cause the system sees them as the same app. The only reason you can install native XBMC and SPMC on the same device is because they use different data directories in the system, which mean the system sees them as being two different apps. Maybe if you ask the dev to change the data directory in the system for you it will be possible, but there is about zero chance he would do it, cause there would be a lot of work involved.
I've been having a hell of a time getting SPMC 14.1 to work properly for me. I was on 13.4 with no issues, but 14.1 keeps taking over launcher functionality. I DL'd the non-launcher version...even deleted my file and DL'd again to make sure...but everytime it kills my KFTV launcher. Not really sure what's going on. Using Kodi 14.1 for now...
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I've been having a hell of a time getting SPMC 14.1 to work properly for me. I was on 13.4 with no issues, but 14.1 keeps taking over launcher functionality. I DL'd the non-launcher version...even deleted my file and DL'd again to make sure...but everytime it kills my KFTV launcher. Not really sure what's going on. Using Kodi 14.1 for now...
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It's been working smooth for me but I've been having an issue with it on my sticks and particularly the genesis addon where if I play certain movies for a while it will simply automatically restart.
I finally got SPMC 14.1 up and running. I'm thinking that elmerohueso's program add-on was causing my forced launcher deal. I didn't load it this last install and no issues to report.
navigates said:
Why stick to SPMC. Does it offer any advantages over Frodo 14.1. The latest version of frodo also has the resume feature fixed. I use Elmero's skin and that bring up all the root suspend and reboot options.
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Frodo? Resume works for me in helix. From what I know spmc is no longer necessary for android though lots of people seem to swear by it. Last one I tried was 13.2 and it did run well. But since going to helix I've had no need to switch.
I've got a non-rooted AFTV 1 with some games installed. Now I want to upgrade to a (non-rooted) AFTV 2. How can I copy my game settings from my AFTV 1 to the AFTV 2? I've tried whispersync option, but it didn't work for me. I don' want to start every game again from scratch.
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I've got a non-rooted AFTV 1 with some games installed. Now I want to upgrade to a (non-rooted) AFTV 2. How can I copy my game settings from my AFTV 1 to the AFTV 2? I've tried whispersync option, but it didn't work for me. I don' want to start every game again from scratch.
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I think if you go into your file system with something like "File Explorer or Es File Manager on Your AFTV or using ADB or an FTP server on your computer" & goto sdcard0/android/data & find the file there for your game just find the right name or the auther of the game? & copy that into your new AFTV in the same location (sdcard0/android/data) after you have already installed The game on it first though, & just copy/replace the old file. See if this works.... It should do?
If this helped don't forget to press that thanks button ?
Yes, I've tried that, with ES Explorer as a FTP server (remote manager). But there are no files in /sdcard/android/data/com.ratrodstudio.snowparty2/ for that game. Also i can't find any game settings folder for the game "Xenowerk". Where could that be?
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Yes, I've tried that, with ES Explorer as a FTP server (remote manager). But there are no files in /sdcard/android/data/com.ratrodstudio.snowparty2/ for that game. Also i can't find any game settings folder for the game "Xenowerk". Where could that be?
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With adb try extracting the folders before sdcard0? I'd presume that the file your looking for maybe in system or sys then In the folder app? I'm at work now & not anywhere near a AFTV or a laptop so I can't help anymore than that at the moment
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App manager in settings app shows 5MB of game data, meaning there must be some files. I've searched again on device root, not only on sdcard. Also tried total commander, but could not find any game or app setting files. I'm not familiar with adb. how to extract folders as you mentioned?
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App manager in settings app shows 5MB of game data, meaning there must be some files. I've searched again on device root, not only on sdcard. Also tried total commander, but could not find any game or app setting files. I'm not familiar with adb. how to extract folders as you mentioned?
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Google ADB Fire, add the ip address & then find your device, press connect, then look for the part where it says push & pull, pull from where ever you need then push it back after you done what ever you want to add, when finished disconnect.
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I've think it's useless without root. i've got no access to /root/data/ folder where most app or game settings are stored. this is really pain in the ass for people using a Fire TV for gaming and upgrade their device, lose all game settings. Amazon should provide a cloud storage option to migrate devices.
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I've think it's useless without root. i've got no access to /root/data/ folder where most app or game settings are stored. this is really pain in the ass for people using a Fire TV for gaming and upgrade their device, lose all game settings. Amazon should provide a cloud storage option to migrate devices.
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My fire sticks which are 1st & 2nd Gen are not rooted & I can use ADB Fire with those, I've not been trying to mess with game data but have modded/added & changed a few things?
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When trying to access /root/data/ with ADBFire or TotalCommander, i get an "access denied" message. ES Explorer shows the Bilder AS empty, which isn't the truth. Backup apps i've tried also can't create a backup of the data. You can do a data backup if the app or game use /sdcard/Android/data/ as storage location.
I tried the backup from adb
I connect with adbfire, then run ADB
adb backup -noapk com.ubisoft.rayman.fiestarun
the message in adb tells me to confirm the backup on my device. on my smartphone i got a black screen where I can confirm, decline or can type a password. After confirmation a file backup.ab is created in my adb folder on my client. The smartphone is not rooted and there is no need to do it.
On myaftv1 I never get that black screen where I'm asked to confirm the backup, so it s´doesn't start.
Is there anything I can do, like install some apks?
Hi folks! How I can extract featured apps from Android TV Sony?
I can not see these apps in Es File Manager in User Apps or System Apps or Installed in sdcard.
Any suggestion? Thanks
PS : I want Premium Online, Italian app.
Totonno90 said:
Hi folks! How I can extract featured apps from Android TV Sony?
I can not see these apps in Es File Manager in User Apps or System Apps or Installed in sdcard.
Any suggestion? Thanks
PS : I want Premium Online, Italian app.
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Try solid explorer ( need keyboard to navigate properly)
Check if you can get the clarovideo apk pls ??
The Collector said:
Check if you can get the clarovideo apk pls ?
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Please, we need the claravideo apk, urgent, please ??
gabrielomana said:
Please, we need the claravideo apk, urgent, please ??
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Apkpure dot com has it.
I have the same problem but the app I'm looking for is 9Now which comes installed on my Sony TV and doesn't need a mouse to control. I want to copy the apk so I can install it on my shield.
I tried Solid explorer but 9Now doesn't show up on it even tho it is on my Home screen and works.
Any suggestions?
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I have the same problem but the app I'm looking for is 9Now which comes installed on my Sony TV and doesn't need a mouse to control. I want to copy the apk so I can install it on my shield.
I tried Solid explorer but 9Now doesn't show up on it even tho it is on my Home screen and works.
Any suggestions?
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It's probably a system app and by default the file manager you're using is not showing system apps. See if there's an option to enable it.
I use X-Plore file manager and it has an "app manager" that lists all installed apps. By default though system apps are turned off, so I have to bring up the context menu and click on "show system apps".
After which I can find any app installed and back up the APK by creating a copy of it.
Solid Explorer shows system apps but it isn't listed amongst them. Will give X-Plore a try.
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UPDATE: Tried X-Plore, Same thing neither 9Now nor ABC iView appear yet both are displayed on the Recommended apps list and work when clicked on. Odd thing is they never work first time, only second time. It's as if both are just shortcuts for a temporary app that it downloads and installs but no sign of either on the TV.
Try installing Shareit
Have a question regarding my OnePlus 7t on Android 10. I've checked the settings in "Apps & notifications" in "Special app access" and my Dolphin browser app permissions for "Install unknown app". The settings under both sections are set to OFF or Disabled.
My question is why when I download an apk file app from my Dolphin browser and looked for the downloaded file in my Downloads using File Manager, then clicked on app to install, the app installed without prompting me to check for "install unknown app". The file installation only asked for storage permissions and then installed.
How do I keep this from happening? I don't want files installing without me specifically allowing "install unknown app" in settings.
From your description I would think it was actually the file namanger that installed the file, so you need to check its settings ...
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From your description I would think it was actually the file namanger that installed the file, so you need to check its settings ...
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Agree. That setting relates to the app you are launching the install from. Not the app you downloaded the apk from. I think you'll find if you download and launch direct from dolphin, with your current setting, the install will be blocked.
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Agree. That setting relates to the app you are launching the install from. Not the app you downloaded the apk from. I think you'll find if you download and launch direct from dolphin, with your current setting, the install will be blocked.
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Yes, you're correct. If trying to install app from Dolphin browser when downloaded, the system will block the install and notify you to Disable Install Unknown App settings.
In my case, the file is downloaded and saved in Download folder on phones memory. When I click on file directly it will prompt me for Storage Permissions to install. I checked both Dolphin browser and Special permissions, and both are disabled for installing from Unknown App.
There is no permissions settings for Storage to disable install from Unknown app.
How can I block install of any app from Downloads folder.