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New CNN App, others, not showing

I am getting tired of some of the quality apps not showing up in my Nook Market. I am using CM7.
eBay, Gowalla, Amazon, now CNN (and a few others) do not show up. I have to Bluetooth them over from my phone to get them installed (and even then it's a pain when they have an update).
Anyhow, will this ever be fixed? Can the dev's somehow fool the market into beleiving that the Nook meets all of the requirements so that all of the basic missing apps show up?
Just curious if there is ANY hope in the future on this....

I believe i see the problem. I went onto the web market, and looked at the permissions, and i think it all comes down to them requiring this:
"# Hardware controls:
take pictures and videos"
Somehow, you would have to make the nook tell the market that it can take pictures/video, which should then make it compatible. I don't know how easy this is though, so i will leave it to a dev..

Divine_Madcat said:
I believe i see the problem. I went onto the web market, and looked at the permissions, and i think it all comes down to them requiring this:
"# Hardware controls:
take pictures and videos"
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There are 5 or 6 apps I use on my Droid (1) that I cannot locate in the market on my NC because of this camera permission. VERY FRUSTRATING! I'm sure the devs will create a workaround for this eventually (i hope!)...

I'll fix it. Thanks for pointing it out.

Please. I would really appreciate it very much.
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Thanks for the update
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Divine_Madcat said:
I believe i see the problem. I went onto the web market, and looked at the permissions, and i think it all comes down to them requiring this:
"# Hardware controls:
take pictures and videos"
Somehow, you would have to make the nook tell the market that it can take pictures/video, which should then make it compatible. I don't know how easy this is though, so i will leave it to a dev..
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Well, yeah it'd be nice if they could just disable the camera feature. Apps crash if you force 'em and they try to use the camera, so caveat emptor

I ported the .apk of the new CNN app from my Epic thru Dropbox, it won't install on the Nook....

Eddog4DROID said:
I am getting tired of some of the quality apps not showing up in my Nook Market. I am using CM7.
eBay, Gowalla, Amazon, now CNN (and a few others) do not show up. I have to Bluetooth them over from my phone to get them installed (and even then it's a pain when they have an update).
Anyhow, will this ever be fixed? Can the dev's somehow fool the market into beleiving that the Nook meets all of the requirements so that all of the basic missing apps show up?
Just curious if there is ANY hope in the future on this....
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I didnt try the CNN one yet (I tried it on my phone and it was ok, but nothing like the HC on the Xoom version) but I got Amazon on my nook with Cm7 without any problem, then loaded all my apps that I had from my phone.
I loaded it by going to Amazon.com and loggin in, then it loaded to my device pretty easy (maybe one more step, but easy).
Battery on Nightly 40 was not good, i left it at 64% last night and when got home from work it was 8%. Waiting for the recharge now and then will load #41 and see if anything is better. Sorry for the long Ramble on the amazon question.

Cheese Masterj said:
I ported the .apk of the new CNN app from my Epic thru Dropbox, it won't install on the Nook....
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CNN works fine on my Nook. Had to grab the apk from my Fascinate.
Dalingrin : we look forward to whatever you can do!
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The eBay, Amazon, CNN, and Gowalla app all download and work on a stock rooted nook with the newer market update. The eBay, Amazon, and Gowalla apps are all on the amazon market, have to tryed to download from there? I am without my personal computer for a few more weeks or else I would look into the problem for you, it should be a simple code change to get it to work on CM7.

Here's the apk for CNN that works on the NC.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13048857&postcount=9

Dalingrin said he could fix this, does that mean I should be looking for a it in a recent CM7 Nightly?
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dalingrin said:
I'll fix it. Thanks for pointing it out.
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You are my hero.
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ace7196 said:
Here's the apk for CNN that works on the NC.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13048857&postcount=9
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I forgot to say thanks. I downloaded from your previous post and is working perfect.
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Updated nook app

Nook reader app updated to add magazine support fresh from engadet
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BrianDigital said:
Nook reader app updated to add magazine support fresh from engadet
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Most awesome! Now they just need to add kids books.

BrianDigital said:
Nook reader app updated to add magazine support fresh from engadet
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I may just be overlooking it.... but I can't find any magazines other than some stupid gossip magazines... or Oprah...
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Pudmunkie said:
I may just be overlooking it.... but I can't find any magazines other than some stupid gossip magazines... or Oprah...
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You must be. I see all the magazines - I'm using CM7. I got a free esquire a couple of weeks ago when someone mentioned subscribing with a PC. I was able to download that magazine with the new app. Newpapers don't work.

Adios, stock rooted!!! Hello "The Economist" on CM7.
I'm a happy, happy fellah today!

this is great stuff, no more having to go back for pc gamer magaine

richard98 said:
You must be. I see all the magazines - I'm using CM7. I got a free esquire a couple of weeks ago when someone mentioned subscribing with a PC. I was able to download that magazine with the new app. Newpapers don't work.
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Hmm. I'm opening the app, hitting the store link at the top, and. Then selecting magazines from the table on the left
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Yes!
Great news lads, thanks. Just got the update on HCv3.

Children's speaking books
Doesn't appear to work for the sample "The Elephant's Child" speaking book.
Gives error "File type not supported"

The children's books are still not supported by the app. At least the ones that can read themselves to the kids.

chazglenn3 said:
The children's books are still not supported by the app. At least the ones that can read themselves to the kids.
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Something I can definitely live without (at least for the time being). There are a bunch of similar interactive books sold as apps in the Android Market.

Just purchased TAB 8.9 - Advice please!

Arrives Friday.
So what should I do first??
Whats best way to root?
Best home launcher?
Best apps?
Best sd card reader to get
any other advice etc?

Which model
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orlandoxpolice said:
which model
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samsung galaxy tab 8.9" tablet pc 16gb p7310 metallic gray 16 gb~~gt-7310
Another question.
Will any usb sticks work in these?
Can I just plug them straight into the tab or do I have to buy a separate connector first? If so which one should I get? (UK btw)
Thanks

I believe there is a separate connector that converts the charging port into a usb slot.

I have ordered a usb converter on ebay. Very cheap.
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choccy31 said:
Arrives Friday.
So what should I do first??
Whats best way to root?
Best home launcher?
Best apps?
Best sd card reader to get
any other advice etc?
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There is a sticky post "[GUIDE] General Guide for 7300/7310" that covers the rooting and other useful bits of information.
I don't think anyone has posted about specific launchers but the ADW has been mentioned; I've stuck to TouchWiz and only changed when trying out the ICS roms.
The BBC app is pretty good. I use Plume for Twitter; it caters for the tablet format and has a nice widget. Taptu is pretty good for news aggregator that you can customise to your heart's content and has some nice widgets.
EDIT: Check out the updated Android Market now called Google Play for the 49p app sale.

varsas said:
There is a sticky post "[GUIDE] General Guide for 7300/7310" that covers the rooting and other useful bits of information.
I don't think anyone has posted about specific launchers but the ADW has been mentioned; I've stuck to TouchWiz and only changed when trying out the ICS roms.
The BBC app is pretty good. I use Plume for Twitter; it caters for the tablet format and has a nice widget. Taptu is pretty good for news aggregator that you can customise to your heart's content and has some nice widgets.
EDIT: Check out the updated Android Market now called Google Play for the 49p app sale.
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Thanks.
Yes the 49p sale been doing on my mobile.
Question re my apps on my phone and date backedup with Titanium Backup
Anyway to get them transferred from mobile to Tablet?
Would make some things easier like game date and some app data.
Does GO Launcher also work on Tablet?
Not used that Twitter app b4, will check it out. Does it cater for long messages and more than one acccount? (I have two)
Ta.

choccy31 said:
Thanks.
Yes the 49p sale been doing on my mobile.
Question re my apps on my phone and date backedup with Titanium Backup
Anyway to get them transferred from mobile to Tablet?
Would make some things easier like game date and some app data.
Does GO Launcher also work on Tablet?
Not used that Twitter app b4, will check it out. Does it cater for long messages and more than one acccount? (I have two)
Ta.
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I have no idea about Titanium, I've not used it.
According to Google Play, Go Launcher Ex is compatible with my GT-7300 (3G model) so it should work with the 7310 (Wi-Fi model) too.
Yes to multiple accounts according to the Google Play description and yes to longer tweets.

They released a go tablet launcher
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Grrrrrr
Tablet not arrived today.
Stupid people.
They claim next day delivery but then say dispatched within 4 working days!
How does that work exactly?
Had a right go at their complete mis selling!

Return it.
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Should be hear tomorrow now, which means wont be able to do anything with it till probably Monday night now.
Want to root it straight away.

Hi,
About ADW launcher i confirm that it work perfect on my P7300 (3G).
The tab seems very impresive.
But the best experience and to keep all fonctionality is to install another ROM like OVERCOME (where the camera still working).
Thks,

Anybody with a Kindle Fire who can download an app for me?

Anybody with a Kindle Fire .. would you mind download the free PBS Kids Video app and sending me the APK, or posting a link? Gonna try to hack it for use on other 7" tablets, like my nexus.
Many thanks!!

you can get it at get Jar

johnsag49 said:
Anybody with a Kindle Fire .. would you mind download the free PBS Kids Video app and sending me the APK, or posting a link? Gonna try to hack it for use on other 7" tablets, like my nexus.
Many thanks!!
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Did you ever find this?
baac said:
you can get it at get Jar
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Where?

johnsag49 said:
Anybody with a Kindle Fire .. would you mind download the free PBS Kids Video app and sending me the APK, or posting a link? Many thanks!!
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Anyone able to pull and post a link?
johnsag49 said:
Gonna try to hack it for use on other 7" tablets, like my nexus.
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Anyone had any luck with this?

i think this is it
Jiggity Janx said:
Anyone able to pull and post a link?
Anyone had any luck with this?
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um i hope this works for u

Without play store you'll probably not get it working. Afirehds are really locked down, almost as bad as apple.
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Hello, can a Kindle user get the apk for regular PBS rather than kids? Thanks
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sideload
What I have been doing is sideloading. I will download the app onto my phone, backup the app with Astro File Manager, then move the apk to like a shared dropbox account. Once you have the .apk you can install the app. :good: Have you got the app yet? I skimmed through and didnt look.

I side load all day. I've frozen all of Amazon's apps and replaced a such of the system as I can. Using a different launcher I ow have an almost Android kindle lol

xxsurfacexx said:
um i hope this works for u
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If that's vanilla "PBS KIDS Video (Kindle Tablet Edition)" then I can report that it works just fine on Nook HD+. I've added it to my amazon library, too bad we have to go around "incompatibility" (as amazon appstore reports) like that.
I wish there was more people interested in this app for other android tablets, we could start a petition to pbs or something.
Is there a way for me to download my "(Kindle Tablet Edition)" apps without owning a kindle device? like downloading it to an emulator of some sort and copying the apk over?

nate234 said:
Hello, can a Kindle user get the apk for regular PBS rather than kids? Thanks
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According to PBS, there hasn't been an app made for android.
http://www.pbs.org/digitalshop/apps/
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Krsmqn said:
According to PBS, there hasn't been an app made for android.
http://www.pbs.org/digitalshop/apps/
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http://www.amazon.com/PBS-Video-Kin..._1?ie=UTF8&qid=1384715474&sr=8-1&keywords=pbs
It's on Amazon, published by the Public Broadcasting Service

nate234 said:
http://www.amazon.com/PBS-Video-Kin..._1?ie=UTF8&qid=1384715474&sr=8-1&keywords=pbs
It's on Amazon, published by the Public Broadcasting Service
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Yes it is. If you have the Amazon OS, you can use Amazon apps to install it. If you don't, good luck. I tried and it wouldn't even let me download the apk.
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This is on my KFHD7 running cm10.1.
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nate234 said:
http://www.amazon.com/PBS-Video-Kin..._1?ie=UTF8&qid=1384715474&sr=8-1&keywords=pbs
It's on Amazon, published by the Public Broadcasting Service
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Clearly amazon doesnt want all amazon apps to run on other android devices (technically they all should). I sometimes think theyd prefer people not to know that kindle is an android device simultaneously promoting amazon appstore with android apps, depending on situation with profit in mind.

specu said:
Clearly amazon doesnt want all amazon apps to run on other android devices (technically they all should). I sometimes think theyd prefer people not to know that kindle is an android device simultaneously promoting amazon appstore with android apps, depending on situation with profit in mind.
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It's stupid of them, but you're right. Everyone's in it for the moola.
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This is on my KFHD7 running cm10.1.
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I ran into the same issues... I wonder if there's some loophole. Back when I initially tried it, I screwed around with build.prop to change the model name or something, but that didn't work. Oh well. I'll just have to use their mobile website.

No, if it is specified for a Kindle, a Kindle must download it. It won't even show up in the app store APK if it realizes your not using a Kindle.
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So at one point wifi on the tablet went out and I got a browser page "Website not available"
http://pbskids.org/video?kindle
Seems like the whole app is nothing more than just a browser opening a website, which is still pretty cool because that way I can put the app into Kid Mode. I wish I could do that with video files on the tablet.

Is there anyone that could grab the reading rainbow apk off the kindle store for me? It would be great! Thanks. Also, anyone get the Amazon Video apk to work with custom ROMs? Any info would be great.

hmiem81 said:
Is there anyone that could grab the reading rainbow apk off the kindle store for me? It would be great! Thanks. Also, anyone get the Amazon Video apk to work with custom ROMs? Any info would be great.
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Ditto! Would love if someone could snag this and make it available.

We can finally use our own PDFs and EPUBs within the Google Play Books app

One of my favourite things to come from the IO, since the Play Books reader is the smoothest I've used. Just upload your files here and they'll be pushed to your device.

I just get
"500. That’s an error.
There was an error. Please try again later. That’s all we know."

I get straight 404

Try this https://play.google.com/books/uploads
OP's was messed up.

okEric said:
Try this https://play.google.com/books/uploads
OP's was messed up.
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Still get 404.

Shamushand said:
Still get 404.
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Well that's odd, working fine for me. Awesome to finally get this feature!

Those with 404's, have you updated the app first? Maybe the url only becomes available to your Google account then...

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Those with 404's, have you updated the app first? Maybe the url only becomes available to your Google account then...
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Yup, updated and opened the new Play Books, still getting errors.

Shamushand said:
Yup, updated and opened the new Play Books, still getting errors.
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Well something funky must be going on with the tablet version, you could try going to the site on your desktop and upload what you need, then see if it shows up on your 7.

yup, uploads fine on desktop here, yet 404 on n7

Can you try some PDF reading with it ?
Because I plan to buy the N7 but when I tried to read some PDF with others apps in a store this was laggy... :'(

anyone know how to ,make PDFs smaller as the file limit is only 50mb
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odd1ne said:
anyone know how to ,make PDFs smaller as the file limit is only 50mb
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Upload it to drive and then get the book from drive. I'm pretty sure that works...
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bcvictory said:
Upload it to drive and then get the book from drive. I'm pretty sure that works...
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Yeah it does work as long as the file isn't bigger than 50mb
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For epub its ok, but its not better than any stand alone reader app. For pdf file, its suck. Adobe reader with local files give you much better experience

droidnext said:
For epub its ok, but its not better than any stand alone reader app. For pdf file, its suck. Adobe reader with local files give you much better experience
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I use repligo for pdf reading. By far the best I have used so far. Stupid that they don't support larger than 50mb. I have an epub book that is almost 300. I'm using Aldiko which reads it fine but is really slow. Thought about buying it agan for the kindle app which is much faster but in the end I don't want to waste the money. Was hoping play books would be able to handle it.

Works great for me! Thanks for the share.