What are the differences between the regular version apps vs the kindle edition version apps? Would it make a real difference from installing either or on the KFHD 7?
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Some of the kindle edition apps are optimized/improved for certain kindle hardware. It really depends upon which app you are talking about and what that particular app author did to make the "kindle" edition of the app. Which apps are you asking about? If I have experience with them on both my kindle and other devices I can tell you what I've observed.
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What are the differences between the regular version apps vs the kindle edition version apps? Would it make a real difference from installing either or on the KFHD 7?
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Well what brought the question up was the skype app, but now it goes to all of them. Now when I see a kindle edition app I wonder what is so different and how would the regular one perform compared to the kindle edition one.
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Well what brought the question up was the skype app, but now it goes to all of them. Now when I see a kindle edition app I wonder what is so different and how would the regular one perform compared to the kindle edition one.
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Specifically-optimized apps behave differently. If you were to take a regular Scrabble app, it would scale up to fit the Kindle's resolution. Sometimes this ends well, other times it doesn't. The app may look weird and disproportionate. The Kindle Edition Scrabble was made specifically with the Kindle's resolution and hardware in mind (its powerful OMAP processor), so it fits well in the screen and looks great.
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Kindle fire hd new update 7.2.2. Is faster ?
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Faster? Äh i think no. Its the same
UI feels more responsive. And apps appear to load faster. Not scientific but just observation.
I agree, it's made me go back to the middle ui, I had signed launchers because, the yup was more laggy than original kindle fire. It is quicker and smoother.
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jacewt said:
I agree, it's made me go back to the middle ui, I had signed launchers because, the yup was more laggy than original kindle fire. It is quicker and smoother.
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I feels it's consume more battery
I hadn't noticed any difference with the new update.
In my opinion, the impression that the device works faster with 7.2.2 is just caused by the reboot during the update process.
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i dont think so
i dont think that new update is fast ...
rather this update unrooted my kfhd
did rooting again
esema1o said:
Kindle fire hd new update 7.2.2. Is faster ?
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Mine runs much smoother after installing "App Cache Cleaner by INFOLITE" from the Amazon app store. I use it on all my Android devices but wasn't aware it was available for my unrooted KFHD until yesterday.
Hi peeps
quick question.... if I remove silk entirely (cause I hate it and don't really want 2 launchers installed) will more apps in the Google store be more compatible? or is that just the way the kindle is made?
shugs81 said:
Hi peeps
quick question.... if I remove silk entirely (cause I hate it and don't really want 2 launchers installed) will more apps in the Google store be more compatible? or is that just the way the kindle is made?
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3 Things:
Wrong thread
Silk isn't a launcher
Yes, there are plenty of launchers and browsers available
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Hmmm.... obviously silk isn't what I meant then.... I wand to remove the original kindle software to stock vanilla android.... there are a few apps which at the moment if I search the google play store and they're either not there or don't work and then have to use the amazon Appstore to get a working version... would removing all the amazon launcher stuff make those apps work/available? Or would it not make any difference?
To clarify: Silk is the web browser.
And back to the issue at hand, if you want vanilla android, CyanogenMod is the closest you will ever get.
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I don't think it has anything to do with the Amazon apps. I think I read somewhere that it has something to do with the build.prop (which isn't something to go messing with).
If you want to see those incompatible apps in the Play Store, use this app here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...ps-without-changing-the-build-prop-root-only/
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Cheers bud.... that sounds a bit more what I'm after!
use kinology. or update google playnto the latest version, or use cracked google play
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Cracked ply store??? Hmmmm.....
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Cracked ply store??? Hmmmm.....
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i used the cracked one
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Any chance someone could pull the APK of the Amazon App store version of Wired Magazine from a Kindle Fire HD 7"? Regular Android tablets don't get the nice, tablet-optimized version of the magazine. Instead, we basically get a PDF. The only other copies of the APK floating out there are from the original Kindle Fire, where the magazine content is stuck in a 1024x600 box in the middle of the screen.
Not looking for any magazine content, as I'm a subscriber Just looking for the APK itself. Thanks!
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Any chance someone could pull the APK of the Amazon App store version of Wired Magazine from a Kindle Fire HD 7"? Regular Android tablets don't get the nice, tablet-optimized version of the magazine. Instead, we basically get a PDF. The only other copies of the APK floating out there are from the original Kindle Fire, where the magazine content is stuck in a 1024x600 box in the middle of the screen.
Not looking for any magazine content, as I'm a subscriber Just looking for the APK itself. Thanks!
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Asking one more time. Any chance someone could pull the APK?
Thanks!
If you're rooted, you could try Market Helper from codekiem, to spoof the kindle device id?
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Asking one more time. Any chance someone could pull the APK?
Thanks!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19474675
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LinearEquation said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19474675
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Yeah, I have that one and I believe it's from the original Kindle Fire. The date on that post is in 2011 and the HD was released in 2012.
I'm not 100% sure the APK from the KF HD would even work, but I know the one from the original KF doesn't work correctly. I appreciate the reply.
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If you're rooted, you could try Market Helper from codekiem, to spoof the kindle device id?
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Really good idea, but people on this thread indicate that it doesn't fool the Amazon App Store.
http://codekiem.com/2013/02/13/market-helper/
Thanks for the help, though.
Is it possible in any way to get windows on the kindle fire HD 7"?
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I doubt it, last I checked windows was closed source. Android is open source.
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There is, however, an app that imitates the Windows 8 Start screen. I believe it's called Launcher8. The Play Store will tell you that it is incompatible, but it actually works just fine on the Kindle Fire.
And just for fun, this post was sent from a Windows 8 latpop running Android
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/...ndows-for-the-arm-processor-architecture.aspx
Heh, good luck with that^^
Has anyone received the update yet for the new Prime Music? I've been waiting to try it out but it is not getting pushed to either of my Kindle fire HD.
If anyone has it could they pull the apk?
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Red_81 said:
Has anyone received the update yet for the new Prime Music? I've been waiting to try it out but it is not getting pushed to either of my Kindle fire HD.
If anyone has it could they pull the apk?
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Try 1mobile http://m.1mobile.com/com.amazon.mp3-86607.html
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Is that the one from the play store or from the Amazon push?
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Has anyone received the update yet for the new Prime Music? I've been waiting to try it out but it is not getting pushed to either of my Kindle fire HD.
If anyone has it could they pull the apk?
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In the exact same position as you. Thought I'd be clever and just pull it from Amazon's update, but they didn't include the updated APK for whatever reason.
I have 2 kindles that are on wifi all day long and neither one has received it.
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Is that the one from the play store or from the Amazon push?
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It's basically the same as Play Store. You don't want that one?
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LinearEquation said:
It's basically the same as Play Store. You don't want that one?
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No, they're not the same.
Hello,
my play store updated my music app and now it doesn´t work
Is it possible to replace it with the original Kindle Fire HD one?
Can some one send me the original one?
My Kindle Fire HD has the version 7.4.9
Thank you!!!
pachi81 said:
Hello,
my play store updated my music app and now it doesn´t work
Is it possible to replace it with the original Kindle Fire HD one?
Can some one send me the original one?
My Kindle Fire HD has the version 7.4.9
Thank you!!!
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Problem is solved! I downloaded the firmware from the amazon page, added the extension ".zip", opened it and took the amazonmp3_unsigned.apk from system/app folder and copied it to my kindle fire HD and replaced the apk on it.
Now all works like expected
Thank you but that doesn't help those of us who are trying to get the Prime streaming app which is different from the Mp3 app.
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Thank you but that doesn't help those of us who are trying to get the Prime streaming app which is different from the Mp3 app.
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Did you even go to the link I posted? No you didn't or you would not still be looking. MP3 has been completely replaced by Prime Music. Amazon MP3 as a stand alone app has ceased to exist. It may say MP3 in the link but the apk is Amazon Prime streaming app.
Edit: The apk from 1mobile and the Play Store are both 4.0.3. Both are as current as it gets.
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Did you even try the advice you gave? No you didn't or you would know the play store version force closes after the first time. The Amazon version is different from the play store version. We need the Amazon version to get it to work on a stock Kindle.
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Did you even try the advice you gave? No you didn't or you would know the play store version force closes after the first time. The Amazon version is different from the play store version. We need the Amazon version to get it to work on a stock Kindle.
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Yes I have. The Amazon apk is not Kindle exclusive. It's the same as the Play Store only the Play Store apk is one update up on Amazon app store. The app has had some issues for some with most recent update for some.
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pachi81 said:
Problem is solved! I downloaded the firmware from the amazon page, added the extension ".zip", opened it and took the amazonmp3_unsigned.apk from system/app folder and copied it to my kindle fire HD and replaced the apk on it.
Now all works like expected
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You also could have just hit the uninstall updates option on the app page in the Play Store.
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LinearEquation said:
Yes I have. The Amazon apk is not Kindle exclusive. It's the same as the Play Store only the Play Store apk is one update up on Amazon app store. The app has had some issues for some with most recent update for some.
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Omg, the APK for the Kindle Fire IS different from the generic Android APK. The have the same identifier name but they are different. Different file sizes, different UI. Different.The Amazon Kindle reader app used to have the same problem, if you are running the Kindle's own OS (or Kinology) and you updated the app through the play store it would break functionality, because they're different APKs. This is well documented.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1590000
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2574467