Is anyone familiar with the Bluetooth capabilities of the Kindle Fire HD 7" tablet? Basically, I want to side-load an app from the Google Play store so that I can sync my fitness tracker (Misfit Shine, if that matters) to my tablet. However, it will only sync using Bluetooth 4.0 LE. I have read a million posts about this, but it's unclear to me whether or not the Kindle is capable of syncing with LE if the OS is upgraded -- or if I upgrade it to Android 4.3 will it still not be able to use LE?
If it's not likely to work, then I'd prefer not to root my device. The new Kindle 6" says that it supports Bluetooth LE, but the fitness tracker manufacturers can't comment on whether or not the device will work since there is not currently a Misfit app in the Kindle store (due to the fact that the older Kindle Fires cannot use Bluetooth LE).
TL;DR - should I risk bricking my tablet to install Android 4.3 for Bluetooth LE or just spend the money elsewhere and get a newer smartphone/tablet that definitely does work with Bluetooth LE?
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does anyone know if we can put a bluetooth gps receiver for the kindle fire hd?
Well, I can tell you that the TomTom MKii will not pair with the Fire HD. I just got one yesterday and found out the hard way.
I get this error message:
Cannot connect
The bluetooth device is not compatible with
this Kindle. Please pair with a SUPPORTED
Bluetooth stereo headset, speaker, keyboard
or source device.
Not only that, but the app needed to make it work will not even install, much less run.
I got it from Amazon, and believe me, they heard an earful about it today on the phone.
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Would it be possible to make a hack to enable spp bluetooth profile on KFHD. Because the tomtom bluetooth gps receiver uses that profile.
I have to completely agree with drhanley i wish i could have at least bluetooth gps on the kindle fire hd.
Drhanley have you seen in the android market bluetooth spp app make an app from the market could enable the spp profile needed for tomtom gps receiver ????????
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Would it be possible to make a hack to enable spp bluetooth profile on KFHD. Because the tomtom bluetooth gps receiver uses that profile.
I have to completely agree with drhanley i wish i could have at least bluetooth gps on the kindle fire hd.
Drhanley have you seen in the android market bluetooth spp app make an app from the market could enable the spp profile needed for tomtom gps receiver ????????
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i am new to bluetooth; is it possible to enable a bluetooth profile using an app without firmware changes?
same here
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i am new to bluetooth; is it possible to enable a bluetooth profile using an app without firmware changes?
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i am new to the whole bluetooth profiles, i search the app store for an app that would allow spp profile but i am not sure.
i been looking at this app BluePair - Bluetooth SPP but i am not sure if it will work
app description
"if your mobile phone doesn't support Bluetooth SPP Class 0 device discovery, then this software is for you. With BluePair SPP software installed, your phone shall be enabled to pair with these devices. eg.Disto D8 laser distance meter This software does not look for devices automatically. Software usage: Enter MAC address in the Edit Box. MAC address is labelled on the device usually under the batteries (DISTO D8) or on the back of the device. This software is needed only when third party software is unable to pair your phone with remote Bluetooth SPP device. I tested this code with Samsung Galaxy Fit Android Gingerbread 2.33 mobile phone and Leica Disto D8 laser distance meter. If you have queries or suggestions please leave a message at http://libella.com.au/android"
i need to buy the tom tom gps
I tried the BluePair on my KFHD rooted and it paired with my BT GPS just fine using the MAC address, but it would not connect. When trying to connect I got a Javaexception IO error and that was it....
I rooted my Amazon Fire, installed things from Google Play Store, and all seems well.
Except Bluetooth.
I can pair and connect to a bluetooth speaker and amplify music played on the Fire, I can pair to both an iMac and a PC and xfrer files back and forth between the workstations and the Fire tablet.
But while I seem to be able to pair to my phone (Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, 5.1.1 rooted) I cannot connect to it.
What could I possibly be doing wrong here?
Hello Everybody
I was trying to replace my Apple iPad Mini 4 with Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8" (8th Generation) tablet.
The Kindle fire was mostly offered a satisfactory experience.
But i found the built-in speaker to be inadequate for video / voice calling apps.
The applications either always uses the internal speaker or produces no sounds when connected via Bluetooth.
Please help me to use external speaker with Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8" (8th Generation) while using calling apps.
Hi
Sorry these are probably stupid questions, but I'm having such a hard time finding answers for them.
Is Android Auto a proprietary system that only works with Google's software?
If I have a rooted LineageOS phone without Gapps, will I be able to connect my phone to a car with Android Auto?
Is Android Auto just an app that runs on a smartphone? Then I would guess I should be able to get any app to display on the car's screen? Based on search results I'm assuming that's not so easy, or maybe not possible at all. Then what's the technical limitation preventing me from displaying whatever I want on the head unit and getting input from it? Is there encryption involved?
Thanks in advance.
AA is a client-server app. The head unit of your car should be compatible with it, that is, it should be manufactured to support AA. From the phone's point of view, the AA app should be installed from Google Play store, if the OS is less or equal to Android 9, or it is built-in the OS from Android 10. I do not know if AA could work in your OS, but you can try. Download the AA apk from apkmirror and try installing it. If you do not have a car with an AA compatible head unit, then don't even think to try.
Not all apps in Google store are compatible with AA, they have to be built to work in AA.
In principle, what AA does, is mirroring your phone's display on your car's infotainment display.
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Thanks. By client-server do you mean phone-car or phone-car-internet?
I'm less concerned right now whether I can get the apk working or not, and more whether I'll be able to develop on it in the future.
Is the Android Auto app open source? Where is the source code?
Basically what I'm asking is "Can I develop my own software to run on my phone and interact with the car's infotainment system without using any proprietary software?"
My car doesn't have Android Auto. I'm trying to decide whether my next car should have it, or whether it's going to be doomed to be obsolete 3 years after I buy it and I should just get an older model without Android Auto.
The client is your phone and the server is the head unit supporting AA. If internet is used by the apps, then you'll need an internet connection also, but AA itself does not require internet. The only thing it does is mirroring.
If your car does not support AA, then your only option is to replace / install the head unit with one that supports AA.
As far as I understand, AA is open source: https://source.android.com/devices/automotive/start/what_automotive
So you will be able to develop apps that will run on AA too. But you will still need the support on car's head unit. AA works wired (usb cable connecting your phone with the head unit) or, in the newly-released Android 11, wireless, provided that the head unit supports it. It should work wireless in Android 9 and 10 also, but only with certain Google or Samsung devices.
This is AA users forum: https://support.google.com/androidauto/community?hl=en
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Hello,
I have the same situation: LineageOS (Android 11), no GApps, no google services, no Google Account, No Google playstore.
When I understand you right, I only need the Android Auto apk. (and of course some apps, that support Android Auto, like Mapfactor navigator, Spotify...)
The Android Auto app (which mirrors the GUI of my user app to the Cars display) doesnt need neither a mobile data connection nor any of the Googel services (google push and so on).
Can someone confirm this?
Hello I have a couple fire 10 11th generation tablets on one of them I've lost the ability for voice dictation. Voice dictation is actually greyed out in the Amazon settings for the built-in Amazon keyboard. So there is no microphone available for that keyboard. I have Google Play services installed and even with the gboard it does not work the microphone is present but when pressing it it doesn't turn blue and activate. It also does not have the microphone icon in the top right hand corner always on like in the another 11th gen I have. On the tablet with the microphone icon always present in the top right hand corner the microphone works in gboard and will do voice dictation.
I've installed Google voice search and I'm able to use the microphone to search on Chrome but the microphone still does not work in gboard. That's the most important.
I've also tried Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard I can get the microphone to come on it acts like it's listening but it will not text.
I've been trying to set these up to give them away to some family members but I like to at least that function to be working. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I use fire toolbox v30.3 and I've tried a lot of trouble shooting turning on permissions for the microphone trying google Assistant. Factory resetting and trying again, several times. I received this tablet already updated.
Thanks
They block voice dictation until after you register the device. Since I was not registering them on amazon, they greyed out voice dictation. A thought is that they are recording you, you are agreeing to it when you register and they turn it on.
Did you solve the problem? I have an HD8 2022 and I have this problem with the microphone too, the tablet is already registered, but even so, the microphone does not work on YouTube.
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Did you solve the problem? I have an HD8 2022 and I have this problem with the microphone too, the tablet is already registered, but even so, the microphone does not work on YouTube.
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Make sure the Amazon offers it for that particular tablet. Ironically they only allow voice dictation on certain tablets, yours may or may not be one of them. Call Amazon and ask for help. They were the first to tell me to register them. Apparently I wasn't the first to call in and complain about it. I sent those tablets off to family I'm not sure if they're still working right or not. I have decided to leave Amazon's fire OS all together.
I am going to get true Android from now on and replace all the Amazon devices I have given to my family over the years. I have started with the fire sticks I'm replacing them with Walmart's brand new new $19.99 Onn 4K Android TV box. Unfortunately with the tablets it'll take me a little longer to acquire decent Samsungs for them. And if you purchased your tablet on Amazon be sure to review them poorly for them not allowing us to use Amazon devices the way we want to use them. I was liking the newest 10 inch until they decided that we were just renting the devices and change and break everything you set up through forced updates.