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Official Amazon App

I know a ton of people check this subforum for new application releases from the big companies and I didn't see this mentioned.
Amazon Mobile has released an official application for Android.
Get it: http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.amazon.mShop.android
Search, compare prices, read reviews, and securely purchase from Amazon and thousands of other merchants. Includes Remembers: Snap a photo or scan a barcode, and we will try to find a similar product on Amazon.com. Many matches are instant; others take just a few minutes. Requires OS 1.5 or greater.
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Thanks for posting this!
As I always do with big companies like this, I checked Amazon's website to see if they truly had released an app and someone wasn't just playing with us in a phishing scam. It's legit, it's real, and here's the link:
Amazon's Press Release
I'm not a huge Amazon user, but I do shop there from time to time. This is really a great way to reach customers. Kudos to Amazon!
Now if they could just make a Kindle reader for Android...

Stigy said:
I know a ton of people check this subforum for new application releases from the big companies and I didn't see this mentioned.
Amazon Mobile has released an official application for Android.
Get it: http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.amazon.mShop.android
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Could you (or anyone else for that matter) please post the apk file?
I've just searched for it here in the spanish android market and can't find it.
I use to buy stuff from Amazon and an app like this would be great.

stickman said:
Could you (or anyone else for that matter) please post the apk file?
I've just searched for it here in the spanish android market and can't find it.
I use to buy stuff from Amazon and an app like this would be great.
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forget that... I was able to download it using Market Enabler

Just in case apk
Just in case you need it !

stickman said:
forget that... I was able to download it using Market Enabler
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Never heard of Market Enabler, could you explain?

AdrianK said:
Never heard of Market Enabler, could you explain?
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It's a tool some italian guys developed before Google opened the Italian market for paid apps so they could buy in the US one.
Besides allowing that, it comes with an added benefit and it's that it allows getting any app from the US market, even if it isn't available for the UK, Spanish or any other market.
The app requires root, but that I suppose won't be a problem for any xda user. You can get it here

Amazon.com app
Just found out about this app and it sounds really interesting. Only issue is it's not available on the market in the UK (at least... I assume it isn't. I can't find it...)
Would someone be able to upload the apk? It's a free app so I'm not stealing it or anything
And I understand it probably only searches amazon.com, but I'm really not that bothered about that

There's already discussion on this. It was the third result when I searched: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=544239

Duplicate thread. In future try searching before creating new thread
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dream app for hero

I would really love to see a document editor on android or even power point viewer. spread sheet be awesome also-something similar to windows mobile office be a dream come true

"Documents To Go"

What about QuickOffice?

yeah, but are the apps on android market, and are they free cause in canada paid apps don't appear yet...

htc fan89 said:
yeah, but are the apps on android market, and are they free cause in canada paid apps don't appear yet...
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Documents to Go has both a free & a paid version. The free version can view Word & Excel docs only. The paid version can view, edit & create Word, Excel, PowerPoint & PDFs.

and quickoffice comes with htc roms afaik.

htc fan89 said:
yeah, but are the apps on android market, and are they free cause in canada paid apps don't appear yet...
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Use the Market Enabler to spoof your region to say the US, so you can buy paid apps.
Regards,
Dave

foxmeister said:
Use the Market Enabler to spoof your region to say the US, so you can buy paid apps.
Regards,
Dave
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Requires root... Not everybody want so root :/

nofowuw said:
Requires root... Not everybody want so root :/
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I cant see a reason to not root, but ok.

Quickoffice can't handle Office 2007 docs
Does anybody know if Documents to Go can please?

Since you can simply look it up on Market, especially since the actual description on the Market for Docs to Go, it states it supports doc, docx, xls & xlsx under the free version. So the answer to your question is yes.

gu1dry said:
Since you can simply look it up on Market, especially since the actual description on the Market for Docs to Go, it states it supports doc, docx, xls & xlsx under the free version. So the answer to your question is yes.
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Thanks for that

[Q] Post paid application in Google Play from unsupported country

Hello there!
I am from Greece and I am looking for a way to post my application to Google Play. I am willing to pay the 25$ fee but my country is not listed on the supported countries (cannot post link to the supported countries because of low posts limit).
So, what are my options? May I create a bank account on a foreign bank based on a supported country (and then connect that bank account to my paypal?)
Also, why are some countries not supported? Why Google Wallet cannot be directly connected to Paypal and forward the payments there?
Can someone give a brief explanation about the possible solutions/options?
[To the mods: I know that this is a question but I feel this is the most relevant place to post it, as it is a Google Play experience. If you do not agree with this, please move this to the appropriate location.]

I'm facing the same problem, just use your own credit card, register your Google Account, choose a supported country as your country. Then you can join Google Play developer.
But if you want to sell paid apps, you need to open a bank account from the country above. Google doesn't check if you're from that country, just check the bank account.
I've opened two accounts for paid apps in this way.

vecio said:
But if you want to sell paid apps, you need to open a bank account from the country above. Google doesn't check if you're from that country, just check the bank account.
I've opened two accounts for paid apps in this way.
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But Is it allowed to the google rules?

HazardGames said:
But Is it allowed to the google rules?
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Can't find anything related in their rules.
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But how...
vecio said:
I'm facing the same problem, just use your own credit card, register your Google Account, choose a supported country as your country. Then you can join Google Play developer.
But if you want to sell paid apps, you need to open a bank account from the country above. Google doesn't check if you're from that country, just check the bank account.
I've opened two accounts for paid apps in this way.
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I am in the smae situation and would like to know how to open a bank account in another country (without actually being there - or going there for this reason)

I need to install Metrotalk on my new phone and I need YOUR help

I searched and searched and cannot find a clear answer to this, so I apologize in advance if I'm asking something redundant.
I recently purchased an Icon and my most used app on a daily basis was Metrotalk. I was part of the beta and purchased it as soon as it was available eagerly. The dev was awesome and updated the app in a way that set a high standard. Well, with the threat from Google of blocking access to Google Voice for 3rd party apps, the developer decided to unpublish the app just weeks prior to me finally upgrading to a WP8 device (which he added numerous exclusive features for).
Here's the deal though: the xap is still available for download from it's page on the store. Is there any way for me to get install this manually on my phone still? If so, can anyone direct me a thread here that tells me how to do it?
Thanks, folks. Here's to hope ...

Does your phone have an SD card slot? If so, download the .XAP from the web store and put it on the SD card, then (with card in the phone) open the Store hub. There should be an option to install the app from the SD card. I can't promise it'll work but it's worth trying.

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Does your phone have an SD card slot? If so, download the .XAP from the web store and put it on the SD card, then (with card in the phone) open the Store hub. There should be an option to install the app from the SD card. I can't promise it'll work but it's worth trying.
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Unfortunately it doesn't.
I've read about developer unlocking my phone, using a xap deployer and several other things but I'm hesitant to go that route without knowing for sure it would work. I'm not a developer and I'm not looking to sideload a bunch of apps or anything like that. I just want this one that I purchased back really, really bad. Yeah, it's that useful of an app for me.

When it's unpublished, there's no way to redownload it. You need an unencrypted xap for that (not from the store). Best way would be to ask the developer, and if he gives it to you you can just download the windows phone SDK, register the phone & deploy the app.

th0mas96 said:
When it's unpublished, there's no way to redownload it. You need an unencrypted xap for that (not from the store). Best way would be to ask the developer, and if he gives it to you you can just download the windows phone SDK, register the phone & deploy the app.
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That's what I was afraid of. Well, I will give that a try. He's been really awesome in the past, so hopefully he'll capitulate. Thanks!

Darth Tigris said:
That's what I was afraid of. Well, I will give that a try. He's been really awesome in the past, so hopefully he'll capitulate. Thanks!
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Well, the worst that could happen is him saying no. You don't put your device security to risk, it's not illegal and should be ok ^^ if you don't want the whole SDK and don't need it, you can get the "lite sdks" from arnold link here: http://dhost.info/vink/avink/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=4 it has everything needed to deploy the app.

Tried to contact the dev 3 different ways and no response. This sucks.

Darth Tigris said:
Tried to contact the dev 3 different ways and no response. This sucks.
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I tried contacting him as well on wpcentral but he didn't respond either unfortunately.

O'biousAllious said:
I tried contacting him as well on wpcentral but he didn't respond either unfortunately.
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If we can find someone with a Samsung ativ s with the app installed, we could get the unencrypted xap. Or I might be able to get my lumia 920 jtag-unlocked...

O'biousAllious said:
I tried contacting him as well on wpcentral but he didn't respond either unfortunately.
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I tried there too, along with email and reddit.
What I don't understand is why the pressure to remove the app from the store when other apps (such as Free Talk) are still available on there? Was Metrotalk singled out because it was awesome???
These are rhetorical questions, as I know no one here can answer them and the developer only talks about Metromail now ...

[Q] Do I need to purchase a Dev account to deploy apps?

Hi, I just finished a phonegap application that I want to deploy in a Lumia520, but I've been trying without success because it says that my phone is locked. I read on the microsoft site, that I can do this by using the registration tool, but I get an error related to the Windows Dev account, I tried to create one but it charges me $20 for it, my question is, is it necessary to deploy apps? if so, what do I do with the clients' phones? I would provide them the XAP, but, would they have to unlock their phones as well? I would appreciate your help, thanks!

saman0suke1 said:
Hi, I just finished a phonegap application that I want to deploy in a Lumia520, but I've been trying without success because it says that my phone is locked. I read on the microsoft site, that I can do this by using the registration tool, but I get an error related to the Windows Dev account, I tried to create one but it charges me $20 for it, my question is, is it necessary to deploy apps? if so, what do I do with the clients' phones? I would provide them the XAP, but, would they have to unlock their phones as well? I would appreciate your help, thanks!
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if you are a Student, register yourself to DreamSpark, you will get a coupon code, that can be used to get dev account totally free of cost...
DreamSpark

ovais_43 said:
if you are a Student, register yourself to DreamSpark, you will get a coupon code, that can be used to get dev account totally free of cost...
DreamSpark
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Thanks, I checked that, but no, I''m not a student, in that case, I need to purchase it to deploy my apps? after paying for it, will my clients be able to install the XAP in their phones? thanks!

saman0suke1 said:
Thanks, I checked that, but no, I''m not a student, in that case, I need to purchase it to deploy my apps? after paying for it, will my clients be able to install the XAP in their phones? thanks!
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Your Welcome,
Yes, in this case you have to Purchase it to Deploy the App to your Phone to Test it, and to Publish your App to Store, so that your Clients can Easily Install your App from the Store.

ovais_43 said:
Yes, in this case you have to Purchase it to Deploy the App to your Phone to Test it, and to Publish your App to Store, so that your Clients can Install your App.
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Thanks! what If I don't want to publish it to the store (it's an internal use app) what do I have to do (after purchasing my account) so the clients can install the XAP provided by me directly? Thanks!

saman0suke1 said:
Thanks! what If I don't want to publish it to the store (it's an internal use app) what do I have to do (after purchasing my account) so the clients can install the XAP provided by me directly? Thanks!
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No, if you give them the XAP then they should also have their phone unlocked.
You have to publish your app to store, so that your Clients can install it.
I think there is an option to undiscover you app from the store, so no one can see it, people can only be able to install is using the URL you have provided to them.

ovais_43 said:
No, if you give them the XAP then they should also have their phone unlocked.
You have to publish your app to store, so that they can install it.
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Got it, well, I'll have to convice them then, so by uploading the application to the store, they don't have to have their phones unlocked right? by the way, I just purchased the account, but I don't know when is the expiration date, I have one from Android that never expires, I hope this one is the same, thanks!

saman0suke1 said:
Got it, well, I'll have to convice them then, so by uploading the application to the store, they don't have to have their phones unlocked right? by the way, I just purchased the account, but I don't know when is the expiration date, I have one from Android that never expires, I hope this one is the same, thanks!
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Yes, if you publish your app to store they can easily install it like normal app (example facebook app).