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Kindle Fire Amazon app store

I have the Amazon app store that comes preloaded on the kf, but it won't install on cm10. I don't have the Google nexus hack of anything. I was just wondering why it doesn't work, if someone has gotten it to work, or if someone can get it to work.

Here's a link to the app. Sorry I couldn't straight upload.
http://db.tt/w31JZkkO

Urahara said:
This is the only Amazon App Store that will work on CM10
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Do you know why the original doesn't work?

I'll try that and come back with results

I couldn't get past the third line.
Retrying. I put in the wrong directory.

The original probably requires custom amazon libraries that aren't available on cm10. As far as I know, no stock kf software works on custom roms for this reason. I have no issues using the amazon app store apk from amazon's website, though.
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There's a system error when launching it.
I put it up on pastebin.
http://pastebin.com/iTUz9ZTU
I started and stopped before and after launching, but it looks like there might be some fluff on it too. I used Gemini Live logcat.

jma9454 said:
I started and stopped before and after launching, but it looks like there might be some fluff on it too. I used Gemini Live logcat.
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Is there something I can look for in the log?

Now apks gotten from Amazon app store work, and the message that "Unfortunately, Appstore had stopped" pops up, where as before I installed it as a system app, it wouldn't run apps pulled from the Amazon store.
Just thought I would say this in case it helps.

Try this it has never failed to work for me on any system or device http://db.tt/MObKmXFE . First uninstall the one you have then install this one, it will prompt to update itself eventually which is fine. If you flash ROMs like I do or you are using it on many devices periodically you must log on to your account and remove excess devices, deregister and reregister. Nothing else needed to get it to work it's just a simple as installing. Good luck.
Edit: don't let it update the recent appstore update doesn't act right just use the one I provided.

Thepooch said:
Try this it has never failed to work for me on any system or device.
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It's not a matter of getting Amazon appstore to work for me. I know the others work. I just really want this one because with it you can get kindle specific apps. Does yours let you get kindle specific apps?

Urahara said:
I don't know. Not really worth the trouble IMO.
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I am willing to slave over this.
But if I can't, how do I uninstall it as a system app?
And thanks for the support!
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I get all my stuff from the cloud just fine as far as being kindle specific I don't really care but I would assume they are. It's a piece of cake removing a system app just use root explorer mount system/app r/w and delete the apk from the system/app and then mount r/o and restart. Root unistaller can perform the same task. Just be careful not to remove anything that may be needed to run the system smoothly. Making an app system is done in the reverse order by adding the apk to system/app in a r/w mode. It will install a restart as a system application.

@Urahara
Does your Amazon appstore apk that you posted allow you to install apps with a kindle fire edition?
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jma9454 said:
@Urahara
Does your Amazon appstore apk that you posted allow you to install apps with a kindle fire edition?
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Even if you installed the original kindle fire appstore, you probably won't be able to install kindle only apps.
The build.prop is different and you need the Amazon framework from the original ROM. The best thing you could do is revert back to stock. Back up the apps, THEN switch to whatever rom you are currently on.
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[Q] Rooted Kindle Apps do not show up in home>apps

Hi,
Last month I rooted my Kindle. I decided to give it to my girlfriend to use but (for obvious reasons deregistered it from my Amazon account). Now after it has been deregistered she is unable to get the apps that i had on there (she has registered her own amazon account). The apps are still on there after a little exploring i did on ES explorer. They will not show up under home>apps where all the other apps are. Root access was not removed from this Kindle but the Superuser icon and Google Play Store icons were (along with the rest of the apps i downloaded from Google Play Store). I can still use the apps if I go into ES Explorer under Tools> App Manager and click on the app it will give me an option to open and it works just fine. I just opened up Google Play Store and downloaded the "Craigslist" app and it shows up under the apps page. It is just very inconvenient to do it this way and I want to know if anyone has any idea what is going on. I am completely lost!
Thank you!

Have u tried using an alternate launcher like go launcher HD? For the record, you can not just simply install alternate launchers from the play store and have them work out of the box, minus the exception of using other ROMs like kinology or cm. You would have to copy installed apk from
/data/app to /system/app and fix its permissions to avoid boot loop. I advise using something like kindle fire first aid or a app called kindle free for it though. Also thought I'd mention if you choose this route and are on amazon is x.4.1 or higher, you won't be able to set the background, I made a fix for that. If you decide to try using an alternate launcher, I'll send u a link to it, word to the wise though, if you choose to use an alternate launcher it is advised to run my wallpaper fix first or your system partition may run out of disk space and be unable to complete the fix. I really need to put my wallpaper fix in my signature... Anyways post back if you would like to try this.
Also thought I'd mention the apps are probably not showing up because of ownership issues, just a guess though, because I tried to run a free app from my mom's kindle 1st gen on mine and it refused to even open saying I didn't own it... Free app... Irony... Anyways that's just a guess, I'd love to test this theory using my moms account on this kindle but I currently have cm 10.1 installed so I can't without reflashing.
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stunts513 said:
Have u tried using an alternate launcher like go launcher HD? For the record, you can not just simply install alternate launchers from the play store and have them work out of the box, minus the exception of using other ROMs like kinology or cm. You would have to copy installed apk from
/data/app to /system/app and fix its permissions to avoid boot loop. I advise using something like kindle fire first aid or a app called kindle free for it though. Also thought I'd mention if you choose this route and are on amazon is x.4.1 or higher, you won't be able to set the background, I made a fix for that. If you decide to try using an alternate launcher, I'll send u a link to it, word to the wise though, if you choose to use an alternate launcher it is advised to run my wallpaper fix first or your system partition may run out of disk space and be unable to complete the fix. I really need to put my wallpaper fix in my signature... Anyways post back if you would like to try this.
Also thought I'd mention the apps are probably not showing up because of ownership issues, just a guess though, because I tried to run a free app from my mom's kindle 1st gen on mine and it refused to even open saying I didn't own it... Free app... Irony... Anyways that's just a guess, I'd love to test this theory using my moms account on this kindle but I currently have cm 10.1 installed so I can't without reflashing.
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Hi,
Thank you for the response! My Kindle is running 8.4.3. I am thinking of just doing a factory reset and re rooting it because i have the program all set up on my computer, just need to re run the program. Then i will have a clean slate to work with. If my logic is correct i should be able to just start from scratch again which is relatively easy compared to finding a new solution. Let me know what you think.
Thank you

I'm confused, wouldn't you still need to login to your account to re download stuff from the cloud causing the problem all over again?
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stunts513 said:
I'm confused, wouldn't you still need to login to your account to re download stuff from the cloud causing the problem all over again?
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Amazon cloud works great. My girlfriend has her own account and can download any of the apps she wants off of there. The problem is that the icons dont show up for Superuser or Google Play Store. I can still use Superuser but i cannot touch the app icon to go into it but i know its still running because Titanium Backup was asking for its permission. Also when i go into Google Play Store i am able to download apps and have them appear on my kindle apps page but the original Google Play Store is not there so i have to go into ES Explorer to access Google Play (im trying to make it easier for her by having the Icon for Google Play Store on the home app page). I am having issues with Google Play and Superuser (which isnt a big deal that i cant touch the app to open it) but Google Play Store i would like to show up on the main page.
-Erik

Oh OK I get what your saying now, that is strange, I'm starting to wonder if I misunderstood you from the beginning. Yea if doing a restore still for some weird reason doesn't fix it just use an alternate ui, I kinda don't like the carousel anymore myself after flashing a normal android os on mine, but restoring the os should work.
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How did this happen? Can't Search, Click and apps look different

Hi all.
I've gone through the regular build of my firetv. I usually let aptoide update all the apps automatically, however After the update (im not sure) the firetv is behaving with the following issues.
1. I cannot click on any of the apps from the recent or home screen.
2. I have to select the apps on the manage installed apps page.
3. The apps location looks different and has kodi in it. that shouldn't be the case as kodi is not an amazon sanctioned app.
Is there a utility that got installed?
really really appreciate your help. please see the screen shot

navigates said:
Hi all.
I've gone through the regular build of my firetv. I usually let aptoide update all the apps automatically, however After the update (im not sure) the firetv is behaving with the following issues.
1. I cannot click on any of the apps from the recent or home screen.
2. I have to select the apps on the manage installed apps page.
3. The apps location looks different and has kodi in it. that shouldn't be the case as kodi is not an amazon sanctioned app.
Is there a utility that got installed?
really really appreciate your help. please see the screen shot
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Thanks for rbox's recovery, I recovered by cleaning all data and back from scratch with keeping my root. I still am curious. how did this anomy happy. I believe aptoid updated some foundation libraries and my firetv was set to install from unknown sources.

It looks to me like the stock amazon app store was installed. Just a guess

collindv said:
It looks to me like the stock amazon app store was installed. Just a guess
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Really? Don't know what is a stock amazon app store. I did the recovery and got back to where it should be. Had to redo all apps again but that is a smaller task. The only change I had done was to let aptoide update all updates which I usually don't let aptoide take over. it also updated supersu etc.

navigates said:
Really? Don't know what is a stock amazon app store. I did the recovery and got back to where it should be. Had to redo all apps again but that is a smaller task. The only change I had done was to let aptoide update all updates which I usually don't let aptoide take over. it also updated supersu etc.
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The app store was installed. Do not update all appps with any third party app store. Aptoide always has an update for the amazon app store and if you update it, it installs the actual app store. Pay attention to what apps you are updating and what the version number is, cause sometimes the apps are actually downgraded with third party app stores. I update all apps one at a time with third party app stores, and I check to make sure that the app is the right version by checking it in the google play store first. There are also a lot of fake apps on third party app stores. Lets say you have version 1.2 installed and the updated version is actually 1.3, third party app stores may say the version is 1.4 or 1.5, and that always means the app is fake. So basically, never batch update/auto update with third party app stores, and always check the version number and you will be fine. If the version number does not match, do not update, and if you do not want your apps displayed like an app drawer on the fire TV then never update the amazon app store. BTW, if you accidentally install the amazon app store again, simply uninstall and reboot and it will go back to normal.

porkenhimer said:
The app store was installed. Do not update all appps with any third party app store. Aptoide always has an update for the amazon app store and if you update it, it installs the actual app store. Pay attention to what apps you are updating and what the version number is, cause sometimes the apps are actually downgraded with third party app stores. I update all apps one at a time with third party app stores, and I check to make sure that the app is the right version by checking it in the google play store first. There are also a lot of fake apps on third party app stores. Lets say you have version 1.2 installed and the updated version is actually 1.3, third party app stores may say the version is 1.4 or 1.5, and that always means the app is fake. So basically, never batch update/auto update with third party app stores, and always check the version number and you will be fine. If the version number does not match, do not update, and if you do not want your apps displayed like an app drawer on the fire TV then never update the amazon app store. BTW, if you accidentally install the amazon app store again, simply uninstall and reboot and it will go back to normal.
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I wish I knew this earlier would have saved me loads of time redoing the box again, but that too is no biggie as most of my build is automated through batch files. I didn’t know there is an app store. I’ll be careful. I too typically don’t update all but do it one at a time. The good tip is to check the version number before updating which I will. I’m contemplating getting another rooted one for my self as a backup as those are getting hard to find and my local best buy has a few on hand.

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I wish I knew this earlier would have saved me loads of time redoing the box again, but that too is no biggie as most of my build is automated through batch files. I didn’t know there is an app store. I’ll be careful. I too typically don’t update all but do it one at a time. The good tip is to check the version number before updating which I will. I’m contemplating getting another rooted one for my self as a backup as those are getting hard to find and my local best buy has a few on hand.
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Even if they are not rootable, they are still worth the money. The only advantages I really see in rooting is having the play store, default lanchers and external drive support. I could care less about a launcher on the fire TV, cause none of them function correctly anyway, and not having the play store is even less of a care for me, cause I have all the apps I need or want without it. External drive support would be nice, but I am pretty sure it will come in a future update from amazon so no big deal. I guess I can say my only gripe about the Fire TV is that it does not support a lot of apps that are sideloaded, but that is not amazons fault and every device doesn't support all apps.

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​Even if they are not rootable, they are still worth the money. The only advantages I really see in rooting is having the play store, default lanchers and external drive support. I could care less about a launcher on the fire TV, cause none of them function correctly anyway, and not having the play store is even less of a care for me, cause I have all the apps I need or want without it. External drive support would be nice, but I am pretty sure it will come in a future update from amazon so no big deal. I guess I can say my only gripe about the Fire TV is that it does not support a lot of apps that are sideloaded, but that is not amazons fault and every device doesn't support all apps.
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Agreed. At the moment, the benefits of rooting is not outweighed at the moment, however, the custom rom is around the horizon. I specifically like the suspend feature on kodi. Another rooted feature I like is quicksupport/teamviewer, so I can help my family incase they need help. I may drive down to bestbuy on my way in and pick up one of the rootable units and keep it on the side for future need or family need.
Or should I get the nexus player.

navigates said:
Agreed. At the moment, the benefits of rooting is not outweighed at the moment, however, the custom rom is around the horizon. I specifically like the suspend feature on kodi. Another rooted feature I like is quicksupport/teamviewer, so I can help my family incase they need help. I may drive down to bestbuy on my way in and pick up one of the rootable units and keep it on the side for future need or family need.
Or should I get the nexus player.
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You should get the device you like. If you already know the Fire TV is good for you then why not get another? If you wanna different experience get the Nexus Player or another device of your choosing. Its all subjective, and no one can really answer that for you. Just my opinion, you will be hard pressed to find another android box that can compete with the Fire TV. There are a lot of devices that have great specs that do not compare to the Fire TV, even without root. There is a reason why there are thousands off videos comparing the Fire TV to the Roku and Apple TV, cause its is the top Android box, period.

porkenhimer said:
You should get the device you like. If you already know the Fire TV is good for you then why not get another? If you wanna different experience get the Nexus Player or another device of your choosing. Its all subjective, and no one can really answer that for you. Just my opinion, you will be hard pressed to find another android box that can compete with the Fire TV. There are a lot of devices that have great specs that do not compare to the Fire TV, even without root. There is a reason why there are thousands off videos comparing the Fire TV to the Roku and Apple TV, cause its is the top Android box, period.
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Agreed. I've gotten myself another box as the serial number was in the series 3 and I would like to keep it rooted. I'm confident a custom rom is around the corner. So far I've given the firetv to my parents, inlaws, brother in law, 3 cousins and loads of friends. They all are super excited about it. the downside is that I'm getting tired of building one for friends as when people ask, they don't realize the effort that is put into building one, specially for rooting. I feel if building one, give the full honesty and build a good one/rooted as you never know what new is around the horizon.

Yes its stock amazon app store, i made the same mistake when apiode updated the amazon store for me. All you have to do is uninstall it.
go to settings apps click on amazon app store and clear data and cash uninstall then reboot.

Fire TV never sleeps after FW update

Using the newest Cusom Pre-Rooted Rom (51.1.5.0_515030720) and newest SPMC (14.2.0), the Screen Saver works great but the transition from Screen Saver to Sleep never happens! It just stays on Screen Saver forever (until pressing anything).
* I can't tell if it's only for SPMC or the entire system (SPMC is my Launcher as well).
* When choosing Sleep from the Fire TV Settigs Menu, sleep works great.
I'm started to worry because the Fire TV is always ON and never sleeps...
A full factory reset is nearly out of the question - I have worked tons of hours to configure and mod my system to the way it is finally ideal...
Any ideas?

Recently I had an issue with my FTV not sleeping. Think it might have been due to certain Google apps not working properly due to Google Play Services auto-updating itself to v7.3.2.9 (v7.0.9.9 is the latest "good" version).
Anyways to figure out my issue I used apps like Titanium Backup and ROM Toolbox Pro (App Manager) to freeze various apps, and see if the FTV would go to sleep afterwards. Eventually I figured it out, and now my FTV sleeps like a baby.

To add my 2 cents, knowing nothing about whats installed or how your FTV is setup etc. I noticed when I updated, the new netflix (white icon) never allows the device to sleep! you have to EXIT manually before it will sleep. Also SPMC 14.2 is bugged and unstable due to an early backport of seek steps that has many memery leaks and it will eventually crash over and over FYI.

Gaiosan said:
Using the newest Cusom Pre-Rooted Rom (51.1.5.0_515030720) and newest SPMC (14.2.0), the Screen Saver works great but the transition from Screen Saver to Sleep never happens! It just stays on Screen Saver forever (until pressing anything).
* I can't tell if it's only for SPMC or the entire system (SPMC is my Launcher as well).
* When choosing Sleep from the Fire TV Settigs Menu, sleep works great.
I'm started to worry because the Fire TV is always ON and never sleeps...
A full factory reset is nearly out of the question - I have worked tons of hours to configure and mod my system to the way it is finally ideal...
Any ideas?
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Do you have Google Play installed?

MetalMan2 said:
Recently I had an issue with my FTV not sleeping. Think it might have been due to certain Google apps not working properly due to Google Play Services auto-updating itself to v7.3.2.9 (v7.0.9.9 is the latest "good" version).
Anyways to figure out my issue I used apps like Titanium Backup and ROM Toolbox Pro (App Manager) to freeze various apps, and see if the FTV would go to sleep afterwards. Eventually I figured it out, and now my FTV sleeps like a baby.
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Actually now that I think about it, Google play has stop working as well! I get a white screen whenever entering it, should i downgrade my Google apps? Where can I get the apk? Thanks!
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To add my 2 cents, knowing nothing about whats installed or how your FTV is setup etc. I noticed when I updated, the new netflix (white icon) never allows the device to sleep! you have to EXIT manually before it will sleep. Also SPMC 14.2 is bugged and unstable due to an early backport of seek steps that has many memery leaks and it will eventually crash over and over FYI.
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So which SPMC build should I use? Thanks!
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Do you have Google Play installed?
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Yes...

Gaiosan said:
Actually now that I think about it, Google play has stop working as well! I get a white screen whenever entering it, should i downgrade my Google apps? Where can I get the apk? Thanks!
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There's a thread about Google Play Services auto-updating itself. This post has the APK for the appropriate version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60393176&postcount=17
You can't stop it from auto-updating again... I freeze Google Play Services when I don't need it, then defrost it when I do, to prevent it from updating.

MetalMan2 said:
There's a thread about Google Play Services auto-updating itself. This post has the APK for the appropriate version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60393176&postcount=17
You can't stop it from auto-updating again... I freeze Google Play Services when I don't need it, then defrost it when I do, to prevent it from updating.
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By freezing Google Play Services, do you mean via Titanium Backup?

Axecaster said:
By freezing Google Play Services, do you mean via Titanium Backup?
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Correct, or by some other app like ROM Toolbox Pro (App Manager).

MetalMan2 said:
Correct, or by some other app like ROM Toolbox Pro (App Manager).
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Does one tend to work better than the other on the Fire TV? Only have the paid Titanium Backup so far.

Axecaster said:
Does one tend to work better than the other on the Fire TV? Only have the paid Titanium Backup so far.
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They both work equally well, and both require a mouse.
I use both, but prefer ROM Toolbox Pro for this specific purpose because of its grid layout of apps (vs. Titanium Backup's list layout).

MetalMan2 said:
They both work equally well, and both require a mouse.
I use both, but prefer ROM Toolbox Pro for this specific purpose because of its grid layout of apps (vs. Titanium Backup's list layout).
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Odd question: Play Store through desktop browser claims ROM Toolbox Pro is not compatible with the Fire TV.
Obviously, you're reported otherwise. Should it work just fine pushing over the app from a jellybean tablet or kitkat phone, or might that cause conflicts? Or should we edit the xinstaller module to change the Device ID?

Axecaster said:
Odd question: Play Store through desktop browser claims ROM Toolbox Pro is not compatible with the Fire TV.
Obviously, you're reported otherwise. Should it work just fine pushing over the app from a jellybean tablet or kitkat phone, or might that cause conflicts? Or should we edit the xinstaller module to change the Device ID?
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There are many apps which will be listed as "incompatible" for the Fire TV.
You have a couple choices: sideload, or use Market Helper to temporarily spoof your Fire TV's identity (and thus find lots of "compatible" apps in the Play Store).

whatsapp not showing up after installing

hi. when i download whatsapp from google play store or through website its wont show up after installing ...any help ?
from amazon store whastapp version is outdated.so its also not work

I'm stuck on this too. It said the whatsapp version is outdated and the app is disabled. The amazon appstore does not have an updated version either,

Same.... Stupid fire phone, I'm debating what phone I want to jump ship for.
But I did find that if you install the APK from the google play store, it prompts if you want to run the app after installing it. When you run it, it shows up in your recent apps on the horizontal bar of previously opened apps. You can lock it in place there, but it won't show up in your app drawer. Go figure though, did we really expect support for a dead phone?

I just installed from play store and it shows up OK. I'm using a third party launcher though. Are you all on stock - if so, why? Or on a different Rom?

mohsin.a said:
hi. when i download whatsapp from google play store or through website its wont show up after installing ...any help ?
from amazon store whastapp version is outdated.so its also not work
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fire_123 said:
I'm stuck on this too. It said the whatsapp version is outdated and the app is disabled. The amazon appstore does not have an updated version either,
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ttzap said:
Same.... Stupid fire phone, I'm debating what phone I want to jump ship for.
But I did find that if you install the APK from the google play store, it prompts if you want to run the app after installing it. When you run it, it shows up in your recent apps on the horizontal bar of previously opened apps. You can lock it in place there, but it won't show up in your app drawer. Go figure though, did we really expect support for a dead phone?
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I think the problem all of you are having is that you have a copy of WhatsApp in your Amazon cloud. If you delete the app from your Amazon cloud apps and re-install WhatsApp from Google Play, the app's icon should also be installed.

jack9955 said:
I think the problem all of you are having is that you have a copy of WhatsApp in your Amazon cloud. If you delete the app from your Amazon cloud apps and re-install WhatsApp from Google Play, the app's icon should also be installed.
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thankx bro its working now