The great thing about living in Canada is that services always seem to be slow in getting here. One of those services, which I'd really like to have on my new tablet, is Google Books!
I've managed to find a copy of the APK, but it's a phone version. I'm posting here in the hopes that someone might be able to provide a copy of the Honeycomb APK, since it's far better optimized for the tablet screen.
If anyone has this it would be much appreciated!
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18315605/XDA/GB.zip
Thanks, but for some reason it can not be installed. I guess it's only for US region
Indeed! I'm similarly getting the "application not installed error".
I wonder if this is, as gewa mentions, a regional restriction? I'd be surprised as the other versions of Google Books work perfectly on my Xoom, Nexus One and Nexus S.
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I've been tryng the same thing from Canada with no luck. Frustrating.
App in the drop box link works for me just fine, live in Europe but have the USA wifi version of Xoom. The only thing is that I had to uninstall the mobile version of google books before I could use this one.
Only problem is that I can only get free books currently...
bwcorvus, thanks for the app
I'm fine if I can only access free books.
Anyone have an apk that I can use to do a straight install? I'm having difficulty unpacking the zip on my Xoom.
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If you are rooted and have cwm installed, try this one flashing this one.
http://www.mediafire.com/?pkrdyr0wqns5za0
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Flashed with cwm and apk disappeared. I can see it in system/app but that's it.
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iRobek said:
App in the drop box link works for me just fine, live in Europe but have the USA wifi version of Xoom. The only thing is that I had to uninstall the mobile version of google books before I could use this one.
Only problem is that I can only get free books currently...
bwcorvus, thanks for the app
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Hey, i am currently in the US and bought a Wifi Version. it has a working books on it. I am soon leaving for Germany, will books continue to work or seize?
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Can anyone re-upload the dropbox version? I have a UK Xoom so no Books on there at present, would be good to get the tablet version on there.
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Google unveiled its eBook Store today and launched an Android app as part of the process. I'd love to try it, but can't find the APK file to load it on my CN. Can any of you provide a link. Thanks.
Its on the market, and its free. A simple ADB pull and push will do the trick..
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Its on the market, and its free. A simple ADB pull and push will do the trick..
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Thanks. My only Android device is my rooted NC, so the Android Market won't work for me. Or am I missing something?
The only problem with the books app is it asks for your account when you open the app. I was able to get around it by installing it to my droid first and then restoring the apk and data with titanium. Still not synced to my account but i can search fine so far. Haven't tried downloading any books from it just yet.
EDIT: I couldn't manage to download or read any books on my nc.
Here ya go!
I installed but it doesn't work. Need to have a google account attach to it. I haven't figure out how to do that yet.
Figures. The NC hasn't been getting along with anything associated with google. That's been the case for me at least.
There is an app called WordPlayer that can access all the free books from Google Books.
Also, I tried a free book on it (I'm outside the USA) and it worked alright in the non-rooted web browser as well. Icons a bit small, not very responsive, but it works.
You can still get books from Google and sideload them onto the Nook. We all happen to have a pretty nice reader built into our devices.
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You can still get books from Google and sideload them onto the Nook. We all happen to have a pretty nice reader built into our devices.
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How? Adobe's Digital Edition?
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How? Adobe's Digital Edition?
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I want to say we can DL the books as Epub and then open in the nook app? Based on the app/NC not being tied to the Goog cloud yet, i'll stick to my sideloaded books from the Gutenberg Project site.
Adobe Digital Edition will handle the epub books, yes.
http://books.google.com/help/ebooks/ereader.html
I used this last night: just went to google.com/books with the NC browser.. then when you find one you like theres a link to read on you device.
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How? Adobe's Digital Edition?
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Here are the step by step directions from Google. http://goo.gl/226G6
I got Google Ebooks to work following the instructions at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9676708&postcount=89
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I got Google Ebooks to work following the instructions at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9676708&postcount=89
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Any particular reason for using EPE54B when the nook claims to be ERD79?
Yes, EPE54B is newer, but the ERD79 might be more compatible. Or alternately EPE76 which would be the newest (pre-froyo) release?
Hi guys,
I really want to love the Xoom, I like android a lot and the hardware is too good (at least at this point)
But I not in place where I can drop my iPad for good. The reasons are pure app specific, if I get these decent on Xoom... it's bye bye iPad.
So this is a quasi-'need help' thread. to double check if I'm not missing anything
1. Magazine app - Something like Zinio, I depend too much on it and couldn't find even an ETA on when Zinio will be available for Android
~ Solved. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11939617&postcount=5
2. Comics reader - I know we have the Comics app but I need a cbr/cbz reader. I tired AVC but doesn't seam to work on Honeycomb
~ Solved. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11939617&postcount=6
3. A UI-nice IM app. I love the Gtalk app but need facebook and skype IM app
4. Netflix app.
5. Tablet specific twitter, facebook, foursquare apps. I know iPad doesn't have FB or FS apps but this would be nice
6. Now the big big deal... I consider all these tablets as a 'consumption' devices, and the biggest thing I 'consume' is movies and tv shows...
The best thing about iPad is, I just launch iTunes app then rent a movie, wait for sometime and then enjoy the movie...
Is there a way I can get this experience on a Xoom? I know that right now most of the HD formats play on tegra but is there any hope to get this?
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Disclaimer: Please don't pounce on this post and call me a iFreak. I'm not trying to diss the Xoom or Android. I did search and try apps to see if I could get all this... but couldn't find a way. So before I make a decision I just wanted some opinions.
thanks
Don't forget the completely absent Google Docs app! Someone please tell me its in the works....
If you download Spare parts and unselect Compatibility mode AVC works great. i have been using it for days now with no FC.
zinio
Zinio works great. I use it on my Xoom and Galaxy Tab.
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Zinio works great. I use it on my Xoom and Galaxy Tab.
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I'm not able to find it in the market. Do you have the apk? thanks a million
[Edit] Ok got the apk, wow one down now I'm working on the comics reader.
Here is the link to the apks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9881901
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Have you tried jj comic viewer for comics? i cant confirm it works on 3.0 but it is the best ive found pre HC
A Market app that works...
Searches properly so you can find those Apps you want that may exist but you would never know.
Recognizes applications that have updates properly.
Doesn't randomly open other app's.
Actually installs Apps the first time you ask for them.
And why Google is at it, Tablet Section - more direct support on the Web Market while the programmer who is assigned to the tablet market app figures out how to code - bug fix.
(yes I am frustrated with the market today)
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Don't forget the completely absent Google Docs app! Someone please tell me its in the works....
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http://sites.google.com/site/gdocsforandroid/
I don't remember if manga watcher loads cbz and crz files but in general it is really good app. It was recently updated to load local files from sd so it might be worth checking out. I know the dev does alot of work and updates it frequently. You might even write him and ask if he plans to add support for these files if they aren't already supported. I bought the full app and have been happy with it ever since.
All I have to say is Samurai Executioner.
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I just received this email regarding my beloved Zinio app:
Hello
Thank you for contacting Zinio Customer Support.
We are putting the finishing touches on our Android general market product. It is coming soon. We will keep everyone posted as we get closer to a confirmed date
Kind regards,
Pablo Manrique
Zinio Customer Support
1-888-946-4666
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Have you tried jj comic viewer for comics? i cant confirm it works on 3.0 but it is the best ive found pre HC
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This works perfectly (not perfect but will do). I like it that it auto opens the next comic.
Just finished reading Superman:Next Krypton
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eyan15 said:
I'm not able to find it in the market. Do you have the apk? thanks a million
[Edit] Ok got the apk, wow one down now I'm working on the comics reader.
Here is the link to the apks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9881901
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I installed all 3 apks on my Xoom and the Zinio does not launch for me when selected.
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If you download Spare parts and unselect Compatibility mode AVC works great. i have been using it for days now with no FC.
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I have been doing the same without issue. Much better experience than my old e-reader with 800x600!
I tried Zanio on my Xoom and it just FC on startup.
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So I have a Xoom and a Galaxy Tab and was really missing Zinio(not yet available in the Market). So I grabbed the Readers Hub and Zinio apk's for the XDA Galaxy Tab forum here and installed them on the Xoom. Works perfectly.
Note: you need both apk's because you have to use Readers Hub to launch Zinio. These are ripped from the European Galaxy Tab since Zinio is not yet available on the US versions. Because of this, some of US subscriptions may not show up under Zinio on the Xoom. You can also search around the XDA Galaxy Tab forum for Kobo and PressReader apk's if you want the other two Readers Hub apps as well.
It launched initially and let me enter my account information and now it does nothing but force close when I launch it from Readers hub and tap magazines.
If this interests you, I recommend filling out this short feedback form requesting full support for Xoom:
http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/457484/www-user-satisfaction
I get a force close after Sign In, anyone know whats up?
Thanks
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I get a force close after Sign In, anyone know whats up?
Thanks
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Not a Xoom compatible app. Complain here:
http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/457484/www-user-satisfaction
On March 14th I sent a product request to Zinio for an Android App. I got the reply below two days later.
"Hello,
Thank you for contacting Zinio Customer Support.
We are putting the finishing touches on our Android general market product.
It is coming soon. We will keep you posted as we get closer to a confirmed date"
Anxiously waiting
This runs perfectly only xoom! Just install the readerhub app first then the sinuous. Thanks op!
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This runs perfectly only xoom! Just install the readerhub app first then the sinuous. Thanks op!
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thats what I tried, no go for me.
I tried installing it in both orders and no go. Rebooted between each as well. Same force close.
2JZ GZE said:
This runs perfectly only xoom! Just install the readerhub app first then the sinuous. Thanks op!
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How? Just getting fcs
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How? Just getting fcs
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No idea, it just works...im even ordering magazines and its not force closing on me...
have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling?
Thanks! Works for me too!
yeah not getting this going either, i tried everything, uninstalling, clearing data, looking around folders, stumped... what exact sequence did you follow?
I suspect a missing piece in this install since it works for few and not for most. Did you guys install the APK's from the same location? Something is not adding up.
Works for me. On the Xoom wifi, unlocked, rooted and running tiamat's kernel. Also of note, I already had an account so I brought it up and just logged in. Also, I installed Readers Hub and then Zinio, in that order.
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Works for me. On the Xoom wifi, unlocked, rooted and running tiamat's kernel. Also of note, I already had an account so I brought it up and just logged in. Also, I installed Readers Hub and then Zinio, in that order.
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I have Xoom Verizon version, never had a Zinio account before. Maybe that is the missing piece?
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I have Xoom Verizon version, never had a Zinio account before. Maybe that is the missing piece?
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i had a zinio account already, same problem. if he's saying hes on the wifi xoom, maybe, but i am on wifi and phone data is off so the connection itself isn't the problem. i gave up, lol. i guess the magazines don't want my money.
I tried on my wifi Xoom
sideloaded readers hub, launched. options/menu/settings button did not work
sideloaded zinio, created and account. seemed okay at first.
then it would force close at different times. I guess I will have to wait till the official launch of the app.
Installed it on my wifi zoom and its working fine for me. I installed readers hub first then zinio.
No go for me on wifi xoom. I installed readers hub first, then zinio. The readers hub app opens fine, but when zinio is selected it force closes.
I'm not really a modern gamer , retro yeah sometimes , fyi this runs great.
Its still not on the marked. Where did you get it from?
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I'm not really a modern gamer , retro yeah sometimes , fyi this runs great.
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More info please! Link?
You're right! I bought it awhile ago and wasn't to impressed. I loaded up some roms and there is a significant improvement. Thanks for the heads up.
And it should be on the market. Its N64oid.
And ROM fetcher classic
Mandelbrot.Benoit said:
You're right! I bought it awhile ago and wasn't to impressed. I loaded up some roms and there is a significant improvement. Thanks for the heads up.
And it should be on the market. Its N64oid.
And ROM fetcher classic
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n64oid was available on the market for a short time and removed by the author for a few months while it undergoes improvements. It should be back soon, but it's not currently available.
Read that it should be up by late may so anytime soon
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where/how are you guys getting ROMS for this and the playstation emulator?
i used to use what I believe was called Rom Finder (premium) but I believe it was removed from the market. and even upon side loading the SDK it tells me that I need the newest version to download ROMS. any suggestions for using this or a new source? I would prefer a direct app on the xoom to do this although i havent been able to find another one.
You just can search it on Google, and for the ROMS, in any web of ROMS and Emulator, just watch the end of the file "Example.N64". If there's no problem for some mods or something i can upalod the apk.
See ya!
I have this emulator and i use it with my xbox 360 controller. It works pretty good but i cant get it to recognize the l2 and r2 buttons. Other than tha is great.
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I have this emulator and i use it with my xbox 360 controller. It works pretty good but i cant get it to recognize the l2 and r2 buttons. Other than tha is great.
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are the analog sticks actually input in analog---that is to say, when you tilt the stick just a little, does your character walk slowly or whatever the case would be?
Mentions of pirated app stores removed. Lets keep talk of this off XDA, k?
I purchased the N64oid and had a backup on Titanium. I restored it and the app works fine but I can't open any of my game zips. To my knowledge N64oid doesn't need a BIOS right? I downloaded my ROMS from coolrom but they don't open. Any ideas. I'm dying for Mario Kart 64.
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I purchased the N64oid and had a backup on Titanium. I restored it and the app works fine but I can't open any of my game zips. To my knowledge N64oid doesn't need a BIOS right? I downloaded my ROMS from coolrom but they don't open. Any ideas. I'm dying for Mario Kart 64.
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Make sure they are zip and not rar....but on a different note:
No one worry because sooner or N64oid will come back to the Market the dev is really trust worthy and responds to emails quickly.
P.S. - Sorry for this but if someone can, can they help me with http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1072807
They are .zip. This happens with the 3 different ROMs I have.
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I purchased the N64oid and had a backup on Titanium. I restored it and the app works fine but I can't open any of my game zips. To my knowledge N64oid doesn't need a BIOS right? I downloaded my ROMS from coolrom but they don't open. Any ideas. I'm dying for Mario Kart 64.
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You are right no BIOS needed. I have Honeycomb 3.1 with the latest Tiamat Xoom 1.4.2 and it runs great. I had purchased this app before it was in the market. I had to reinstall N64oid when I updated to 3.1 since all my applications were cleared.
Since you purchased this legitly on the android market you shouldn't have to worry. Remove the Titanium Backup version. Go to the Android Market and your purchased apps and install from there. Even though its removed from market since you purchased it you should still have access to download it like I do. Hopefully it will start working for you then!
i'm more concerned about gensoid being taken down than n64oid coming back up. that emu definitely needed a few updates that we probably wont get.
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You are right no BIOS needed. I have Honeycomb 3.1 with the latest Tiamat Xoom 1.4.2 and it runs great. I had purchased this app before it was in the market. I had to reinstall N64oid when I updated to 3.1 since all my applications were cleared.
Since you purchased this legitly on the android market you shouldn't have to worry. Remove the Titanium Backup version. Go to the Android Market and your purchased apps and install from there. Even though its removed from market since you purchased it you should still have access to download it like I do. Hopefully it will start working for you then!
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I purchased it but it doesn't show up in My Apps in the market. How'd you get it to show up for you?
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I purchased it but it doesn't show up in My Apps in the market. How'd you get it to show up for you?
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It just automatically does. Can anyone else confirm this? Did you originally purchase on the Xoom or another device? Another way to tell is if you look at the web version of the marketplace it should be on your purchased list.
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are the analog sticks actually input in analog---that is to say, when you tilt the stick just a little, does your character walk slowly or whatever the case would be?
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Unfortunately no. It thinks its the d pad so when you push the stick, its in all the way. Also you cant program the dpad and analog sticks differently.
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It just automatically does. Can anyone else confirm this? Did you originally purchase on the Xoom or another device? Another way to tell is if you look at the web version of the marketplace it should be on your purchased list.
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Hey sleepless, do you know of any good sega genesis emulators for the xoom, i have gensoid but it wont load the roms i have.
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Does anyone have the Reading Rainbow APK for Kindle Fire?
I have managed to get my Motorola Xoom to install Kindle only apps, but have failed at finding the APK for the one APP I want
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Taught my self something new, here is the file if anyone else wants it
https://www.dropbox.com/s/n65axrr9b0pmsbm/Reading Rainbow_1.4.1.apk
help is you can
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Does anyone have the Reading Rainbow APK for Kindle Fire?
I have managed to get my Motorola Xoom to install Kindle only apps, but have failed at finding the APK for the one APP I want
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Taught my self something new, here is the file if anyone else wants it
https://www.dropbox.com/s/n65axrr9b0pmsbm/Reading Rainbow_1.4.1.apk
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sorry this is a little old does this still work for you?? i downloaded the APK file installed it on my android tablet cause my kid loves this app and when it starts up it says you do not own this app. would you like to see more then says quite or see details takes me to amazon app store for android and says this is not compatable any help would be great thank you.
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sorry this is a little old does this still work for you?? i downloaded the APK file installed it on my android tablet cause my kid loves this app and when it starts up it says you do not own this app. would you like to see more then says quite or see details takes me to amazon app store for android and says this is not compatable any help would be great thank you.
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Yes it works.
I am running this on a Motorola Xoom (Not rooted)
You do have to have the Amazon Appstore installed (i installed it prior to installing the RR app)
With the Amazon Appstore installed, I was even able to purchace a 6month subscription. The free version is limited to something like 5 books.
My 5 year old uses it about twice a week.