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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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Google market update

Just thought i would let the captivate community know about the new Google market interface in case you dint see it:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/12/google-updating-android-market-app-on-phones-adding-movies-and/
And thanks to some guy named Wesley for the apk link:
http://www.multiupload.com/HBGM27MVF4
Tested working on Apex 8.2 but only the apps/games pages not books or movies but that is probably because i am in Canada not the usa
Edit: 2.0.27 was released a few days ago here is the link to the thread on that http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1180092

yup works nice here too...Mosaic V
I put the apk in the post, not from me, got it from flimsy888

I can also vouch for Mosaic V. Works and looks great.
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Wow, such a great improvement. Way faster than that previous piece of crap. Actually lets you choose your google account you want to use. Didn't see changelogs? Maybe just overlooked it. Either way, don't wait for the push, download the apk yourself, well worth it!
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Working just fine on CM7. Kinda makes me feel like i'm on WP7 though lol. Very smooth, flashy too. I like it lol.
Here's what video rentals looks like. Pretty much all products on market look this way. Featured tab is where it's at though.

ConeyKiller said:
Wow, such a great improvement. Way faster than that previous piece of crap. Actually lets you choose your google account you want to use. Didn't see changelogs? Maybe just overlooked it. Either way, don't wait for the push, download the apk yourself, well worth it!
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Changelogs are above the app descriptions listed as "What's New" just under the "Rate & Review" section. Much easier to find than expanding the info & scrolling all the way down like previously
EDIT: Oh, and I love the new app. Was really laggy until I rebooted & works great now!

thank you so much for this been looking for it!!

Works on Cog beta 3 ... tons better then original!!!
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How do you install?

prbassplayer said:
How do you install?
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put it on your sd card then open it in a file manager if you dont have one download astro from the market. if you are on stock at&t then this is technically sideloading and you will either have to enable sideloading (search in general or dev) or flash a custom rom

just download and select open. installs as an application so you dont have to boot into recovery

Force closes for me running cm7 nightly.
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mrevankyle said:
put it on your sd card then open it in a file manager if you dont have one download astro from the market. if you are on stock at&t then this is technically sideloading and you will either have to enable sideloading (search in general or dev) or flash a custom rom
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Ya sorry I had a brain fart. I just loaded with droid explorer, though I imagine if I would have known the location I could have pushed with adb. On a side note it does look sexy.

While the movies thing is nice, Google will blacklist your device from playing your rental or movie download if you are rooted. They'll take your money happily though and not tell you this til after you bought it.
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miztaken1312 said:
While the movies thing is nice, Google will blacklist your device from playing your rental or movie download if you are rooted. They'll take your money happily though and not tell you this til after you bought it.
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Ya that sucks although it may just be because this market update technically isn't out yet.

Looks great and runs swimmingly on MIUI 1.7.8!
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it seems to be a lot faster.. even after a cold boot

His do you update your Aps now I don't see anything to update them
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miztaken1312 said:
While the movies thing is nice, Google will blacklist your device from playing your rental or movie download if you are rooted. They'll take your money happily though and not tell you this til after you bought it.
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I thought I heard something about rooted phones won't be able to rent or buy movies from the android store a while ago, not sure though.
Edit..found a story from Wired about it.
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/05/android-movie-rental/

Looks good on Cog 4.5ish

Quick Office pro free on Amazon market

Just wanted to tell y'all. It runs fine on CM7.1 stable.
Darn, I thought I was in the apps section, mods could you move please.

Nice spot thanks!

Now it's OfficeSuite Pro 5

Do I have to buy it on the NC?
Can I purchase it from the desktop?

votinh said:
Do I have to buy it on the NC?
Can I purchase it from the desktop?
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No dude, it's Amazon's free app of the day. Just go get it.

votinh said:
Do I have to buy it on the NC?
Can I purchase it from the desktop?
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FYI, you can go to the Appstore on Amazon's website to order it, and then just download it from your "My Apps" section in the Amazon app when you're on your Nook next time. http://www.amazon.com/mobile-apps/b/ref=sa_menu_adr_app4?ie=UTF8&node=2350149011

ponyboy82 said:
FYI, you can go to the Appstore on Amazon's website to order it, and then just download it from your "My Apps" section in the Amazon app when you're on your Nook next time. http://www.amazon.com/mobile-apps/b/ref=sa_menu_adr_app4?ie=UTF8&node=2350149011
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OK, so I guess it would store on my Amazon cloud storage for now until I download it into the NC.

jonrobertd said:
Just wanted to tell y'all. It runs fine on CM7.1 stable.
Darn, I thought I was in the apps section, mods could you move please.
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Thanks dude, I had uninstalled amazon app store, but this news made me download it again. Great find

I snapped that up, too
... and was promptly disappointed. Would anyone please recommend an OpenDocument editor, free or otherwise? Thanks.

inportb said:
I snapped that up, too
... and was promptly disappointed. Would anyone please recommend an OpenDocument editor, free or otherwise? Thanks.
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I was going to ask if it was worth it. I guess you answered that question.

This is the only one that I could get to work on the Nook. Both Quickoffice and Docs to go would not fit the screen. Great app IMO
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koopakid08 said:
This is the only one that I could get to work on the Nook. Both Quickoffice and Docs to go would not fit the screen. Great app IMO
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I have found that Documents to go works just fine for me on my Nook (CM7.1 stable). Quick office also works and seems very similar to documents to go.

Nexus 7 For The Elderly

An elderly relative of mine shall be getting herself a Nexus 7 tomorrow, which she plans to use mainly for e-Reading plus a bit of media usage in the form of BBC iPlayer. I was looking for an easy-to-use interface for her. Any launcher recommendations or simple customisations to make it just a little bit easier? I am sure she could use it as is, but making it easier so I don't have to teach her so much will be good.

How elderly? Talk back might be nifty. I tried it once, it was annoying as hell though
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wiithepeng said:
How elderly? Talk back might be nifty. I tried it once, it was annoying as hell though
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Instructions are poor. You get a quick startup guide on paper and then have to open the book section to read the user manual. I find it harder to learn about a system when I an constantly flipping from the manual to a page to try out what I was reading.

wiithepeng said:
How elderly? Talk back might be nifty. I tried it once, it was annoying as hell though
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I was more just on about launchers which would allow her to have a nice, clean UI that isn't too cluttered.

Anyone know of such a launcher?

Catch22! said:
Instructions are poor. You get a quick startup guide on paper and then have to open the book section to read the user manual. I find it harder to learn about a system when I an constantly flipping from the manual to a page to try out what I was reading.
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Sorry, it was just merely a suggestion as I did not know what he needed.
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wiithepeng said:
Sorry, it was just merely a suggestion as I did not know what he needed.
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Well, thanks anyway.

Brad387 said:
Well, thanks anyway.
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No problem. The only launcher that might suit your needs would be a heavily customized apex launcher.
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wiithepeng said:
No problem. The only launcher that might suit your needs would be a heavily customized apex launcher.
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Thanks. I can install Apex on my Galaxy Note, so I'll fiddle around and see what I can do on it.

Just empty the desktop from every single icon . Than..
1.on home screen Add icons that this person will use the most e.g BBC iPlayer (not sure bits going to work without flash), chrome, play store and a nice looking clock widget or something
2. Set each other screen with categories e.g one for books where you place the appropriate widgets and icons . One for videos and one for whatever else like notes calendar and other productivity ....
3. Do that person a favour and download some games .. yes games . You'd be surprised how often older people like to play ... ideal games would be mahjong, card games , also things like Bejeweled ,Zuma, scrabble type games
Stock android launcher is good enough trust me you just have to know how to organise it. Also wait for chameleon that might change things
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Facebook app for the nexus 7 ....

We can't see the photos section on anyone's profile page anymore ? Same app on my galaxy nexus shows it!
I'm hoping its happening for all of you too?
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Yea you can't get to about, friends, work info, photos, etc.
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Oh, I though I was the only one. Glad I'm not. Anyone know why?

Cl8rs said:
Oh, I though I was the only one. Glad I'm not. Anyone know why?
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Mostly because the app developers for Facebook have never put out a good update that didn't break things? It's one of the worst development companies on the planet...if their services wasn't used by so many people they would have fallen off the radar a long time ago.
Give it 3 months and maybe it'll be fixed.

hotleadsingerguy said:
Mostly because the app developers for Facebook have never put out a good update that didn't break things? It's one of the worst development companies on the planet...if their services wasn't used by so many people they would have fallen off the radar a long time ago.
Give it 3 months and maybe it'll be fixed.
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Yea I didn't even try downloading the FB app on my N7. I went straight to Friendcaster instead.

I'll second Friendcaster - way better, looks great on the N7

Mine works juzt fine

friendcaster pro is what i'm using. It's what the real facebook app should be!

rubbish apps facebook
I have this too. Its the usual rubbish from facebook . Google+ app is much more polished. Been trying to get folks to shift with limited success!

facebook and friendcaster not working
Hi,
I bought a new nexus 7 wifi 8GB for new year gift to my wife in Turkey market. Neither Facebook app nor friendcaster app worked on the Nexus. Today I flashed the factory image jelly bean 4.1 wtih these guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1907796
but still not work these apps. Facebook app logins to facebook but nothing show on news feed page. Friendcaster does not logon facebook page.
In google chrome, all options works well.
Can anynone help me, How can I solve this issue? I dont want to be disgraced my wife.
I hope I can explain my problem with my bad english...

crazydumrul said:
Hi,
I bought a new nexus 7 wifi 8GB for new year gift to my wife in Turkey market. Neither Facebook app nor friendcaster app worked on the Nexus. Today I flashed the factory image jelly bean 4.1 wtih these guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1907796
but still not work these apps. Facebook app logins to facebook but nothing show on news feed page. Friendcaster does not logon facebook page.
In google chrome, all options works well.
Can anynone help me, How can I solve this issue? I dont want to be disgraced my wife.
I hope I can explain my problem with my bad english...
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Sorry but if you bought a Nexus in a Turkish market you should fear the worst, why would anyone spend good money on a Nexus or anything similar in a market
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jonny68 said:
Sorry but if you bought a Nexus in a Turkish market you should fear the worst, why would anyone spend good money on a Nexus or anything similar in a market
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I know this is a stupid shopping. But I'm living in Turkey, I want to buy a product under warranty, I don't want to apple product. When I am buying a new tablet or smartphone for me, I will think your suggestions.
Still I've a problem with apps.

jonny68 said:
Sorry but if you bought a Nexus in a Turkish market you should fear the worst, why would anyone spend good money on a Nexus or anything similar in a market
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Its same product in any country.I bought in serbia because i live 200m from the store..why would i order from half world distance and cant return back if something goes wrong.And facebook app is crap ..its slower then using browser and its constantly active in background eating recourses for nothing so best is not using at all.
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crazydumrul said:
Hi,
I bought a new nexus 7 wifi 8GB for new year gift to my wife in Turkey market. Neither Facebook app nor friendcaster app worked on the Nexus. Today I flashed the factory image jelly bean 4.1 wtih these guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1907796
but still not work these apps. Facebook app logins to facebook but nothing show on news feed page. Friendcaster does not logon facebook page.
In google chrome, all options works well.
Can anynone help me, How can I solve this issue? I dont want to be disgraced my wife.
I hope I can explain my problem with my bad english...
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The problem was solved. It is related my adsl modem rooter. When I was connect with other wifi point, app worked correctly.
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Based on the this thread discussion I purchased Friend caster Pro. Nice suggestion! Thanks.
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Stupid question but i beed to know why on the very latest release of the facebook app as to why when I post a status that it doesn't say the location.
I did check location on in the facebook app from the Google store.
I see people post their status and it says town/city when they post. At one time this worked and only once on the latest facebook release. Help! !!
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crazydumrul said:
Hi,
I bought a new nexus 7 wifi 8GB for new year gift to my wife in Turkey market. Neither Facebook app nor friendcaster app worked on the Nexus. Today I flashed the factory image jelly bean 4.1 wtih these guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1907796
but still not work these apps. Facebook app logins to facebook but nothing show on news feed page. Friendcaster does not logon facebook page.
In google chrome, all options works well.
Can anynone help me, How can I solve this issue? I dont want to be disgraced my wife.
I hope I can explain my problem with my bad english...
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Your government blocked Facebook.
http://www.neurope.eu/article/turkey-ban-twitter-and-facebook