If I root my Kindle Fire, would I still be able to use all the exclusive Kindle features such as Amazon prime videos, lending library, etc ? Thanks
of cause. unless you removed them.
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timnan said:
of cause. unless you removed them.
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Ok then I'm getting the 8.9. Going to root it so I can get google play market, etc on it, but not install a custom rom so I can still use the kindle premium features. Thanks
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You do not loss features when you root, you gain more privileged on a device, that you where not entitled to at the time before.
iMJets said:
You do not loss features when you root, you gain more privileged on a device, that you where not entitled to at the time before.
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Thanks. will root mines and installed Google Play store for sure. the 8.9 just came out earlier... gonna check out Best Buy to see if they have it and try to find one to hold in my hands. Dual Booting Roms would be nice on this.
i have a kindle fire hd and have been successfully sideloading android apps (apk) on it.
i have also been reading the forums about rooting the device and am tempted to go ahead and do it.. my question is: after rooting do all the existing apps/books on the device continue to work? this applies for apps/books i downloaded from amazon app store and also the ones i sideloaded/books copied from computer. also will i still be able to download apps from amazon app store?
appreciate your help - couldn't find any posts that actually talk about post-rooting condition of the kindle fire hd.
thanks
after rooting
bharpiy said:
i have a kindle fire hd and have been successfully sideloading android apps (apk) on it.
i have also been reading the forums about rooting the device and am tempted to go ahead and do it.. my question is: after rooting do all the existing apps/books on the device continue to work? this applies for apps/books i downloaded from amazon app store and also the ones i sideloaded/books copied from computer. also will i still be able to download apps from amazon app store?
appreciate your help - couldn't find any posts that actually talk about post-rooting condition of the kindle fire hd.
thanks
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Yes and yes.
There is virtually no side effects from rooting.
Some launchers have small issues like in most launchers three kindle app doesn't like to load but from the kindle launcher
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** Work-In-Progress: Ubuntu Touch Preview is just that.. a PREVIEW. Do not complain about missing features, etc. The OS isn't nearly ready for primetime. **
THIS REQUIRES THE 2ND-BOOTLOADER/RECOVERY ALREADY BE INSTALLED ON YOUR DEVICE. IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT, THEN START HERE:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2100963
Curious as to how the Ubuntu Touch Preview looks? Why not load it on your Kindle Fire 2 and see for yourself.
CHANGES:
[02/27] Fixed the UI DPI settings. Needs to re-flash following the instructions below.
Instructions [CHANGED 02/27]:
1. Make a Titanium Backup and/or backup in recovery of your current Android. This preview is fun to play with but not a replacement for something as developed as CM 10.1
2. Download the Kindle Fire2 Mini-Android base for Ubuntu Touch and place it on your device:
[02/27] http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/otter2/ubuntu-phablet/phablet-20130227-otter2.zip
md5sum: c7d61c7a4c1ecb8f4118e5916ad75417
3. Download the latest Ubuntu Touch Preview Filesystem .zip from Ubuntu:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/daily-preinstalled/current/quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip
If the above link is broken, use this link for a full listing of the current build files (download the quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip .. soon to be raring-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip):
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-touch-preview/daily-preinstalled/current/
4. Reboot into recovery.
4a. Wipe system and Factory Reset (wipes data/cache).
IMPORTANT:
4b. Install the quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip FIRST, and then the phablet-2013xxxx-otter2.zip SECOND.
5. Reboot and Enjoy
NOTE: The preview comes pre-loaded with several users in the login screen and they have data to browse around with. Move to the "Guest" account and tap on area where it tells you to login.
WHAT WORKS:
Display
Touch screen
WHAT DOESN'T WORK:
There's so much that is still being implemented into the Touch version of Ubuntu, that this list could get pretty long.
[FIXED 02/27] Need to adjust the GRID_UNIT_PX in /home/phablet/.bashrc to be slightly smaller so that the on-screen keyboard fits correctly.
Oddly no WIFI yet. Still troubleshooting.
No sound
Barely any sensors other than touchscreen work. IE: no rotation, etc. Ubuntu WIP issue.
No HD codecs (still being worked on) Ubuntu WIP issue.
No screen timeout / auto blank -- becareful when walking away from the device. Need to press the power button to turn the screen off. Ubuntu WIP issue.
RELATED UBUNTU TOUCH LINKS:
(Some of these describe how to install it on devices -- you can ignore those instructions and follow the above for the Kindle Fire 2)
Ubuntu Touch Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/
Release Notes: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/ReleaseNotes
IRC Channel on freenode.net: #ubuntu-touch
Awesome, thanks for posting.
Need someone to test out the install before I'll post it up on twitter.
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Need someone to test out the install before I'll post it up on twitter.
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If you don't have it tested by tomorrow night I'll be more than happy to do it once I get home from University.
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Need someone to test out the install before I'll post it up on twitter.
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I will be testing the install in a few moments almost downloaded.
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I will be testing the install in a few moments almost downloaded.
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Oops wrong location, well it works on Kindle Fire HD 8.9. This post can be deleted.
Just tried this out. Very cool but looks big for screen size. Maybe could change screen density. But very neat. Is this the closest to tablet interface it gets?
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Just tried this out. Very cool but looks big for screen size. Maybe could change screen density. But very neat. Is this the closest to tablet interface it gets?
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It shouldn't be that big if you flash the filesystem first and then the phablet-######-otter2.zip afterward (it fixes the DPI setting in ubuntu).
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It shouldn't be that big if you flash the filesystem first and then the phablet-######-otter2.zip afterward (it fixes the DPI setting in ubuntu).
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It wasn't that bad. Just seemed to be a little too big lik the statusbar and such. And yeah thats what i did
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Oh yeah you said no sound but sound worked for me. 4got how i turned up the volume though. The option seemed to disappear...
Very cool. Downloading now on my slow arse DSL. Will update this post with any comments.
Much man love Hashcode!
Edit: ok, back on sgt7.
I found the OS to have great potential and many of the ideas for the interface seem cool. That being said- i felt really far away from the core system and disappointed that i cant even find a basic terminal app so without ssh'ing from my pc.. As many people have said on these forums the biggest thing missing is some kind of settings program.
This REALLY DOES have potential though. I'm sure once the port-a-thon slows down and everybody has the hardware working ubuntu will show us a bit more (i hope!).
Thanks again Hashcode! Great work so far. I look forward to seeing your AND ubuntu's updates.
And to the common man (like myself, i guess lol):
Don't crap your pants on the install. It takes an eternity to extract the tarball.
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This is an excellent design and the fluidity of the OS this early on is amazing. I'm looking forward to later on when there's more development. I might try porting this to my galaxy exhibit lol. Excellent work hashcode.
Thanks Hashcode, Just hope T Mobile GS3 gets this going as well so I can have it on both. If not I'm gonna get myself a Nexus 4. Just looks awesome.
I must be doing something wrong.
This boots, but I just get the front screen with "Search" a "Mail" icon, "Sound" icon, "WiFi" icon, "TIME", then a big circle with "14 tweets received." It doesn't respond to touch and there is no login screen.
I installed the phablet zip then the otter zip.
I wiped all cache's, data, system, internal storage, and did a data format.
try swiping from the left edge.
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try swiping from the left edge.
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Duh, duh, duh, duh!
With Ubuntu touch, does this mean we can get all Lin ux drivers for proper USB support I.e using BT dongle with powered USB hub? Looking forward to later releases. Keep up the good work
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willieboya said:
With Ubuntu touch, does this mean we can get all Lin ux drivers for proper USB support I.e using BT dongle with powered USB hub? Looking forward to later releases. Keep up the good work
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Ubuntu touch uses same kernel so it will be the same
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So in other words its just another rom
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willieboya said:
So in other words its just another rom
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No. It's not.
Edit: Fyi y'all
Read the 3rd question from the bottom
http://www.zdnet.com/mark-shuttlewo...-better-than-windows-8-on-tablets-7000011959/
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No. It's not.
Edit: Fyi y'all
Read the 3rd question from the bottom
http://www.zdnet.com/mark-shuttlewo...-better-than-windows-8-on-tablets-7000011959/
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Don't get me wrong I am no expert but wat does it offer besides a user interface?
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Don't get me wrong I am no expert but wat does it offer besides a user interface?
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Right now? Not too much... Its a preview
What will it he capable of? EVERYTHING a linux distro can do on the desktop eventually. It'll run android apps, linux apps, most windows apps through wine. You'll be able to write and compile code on it.
I mean.. To answer your question with another question:
What can you do on a full linux distro on your pc that you can't do on android?
Dont try to compare this to firefox os or others... This is NOT a skin. Its a different OS.
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Since I can't post on the actual Kinology thread in the dev section I was curious if anyone can help me.
Looking to root and install a custom ROM on my KFhd7 and I liked Kinology from what I've seen,
My question is... does it look like a stock android afterwards? or does it/can it maintain the Kindle "carousel" and still have access to the playstore and the other tweaks and additions.
I already have an SG3 geared and customized to the teeth and my Kindle is just used for reading and movies. MAYBE a game every now and then.
I just much prefer to have the kindle carousel.
Appreciate any replies.
It comes with go launcher but the carousel is completely still in tact and can be default
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Thank you, much appreciated.
Looks like a got some work to do on my KFHD!
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Thank you, much appreciated.
Looks like a got some work to do on my KFHD!
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Kinology is the only ROM that has the option to flip to stock launcher. If you try some other ROM in the future, you can get apps that will allow you to use all the fun features of the Kindle's except Prime movie streaming. Just some info.
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Hey guys I ordered a Kindle Fire HD 7" and was wondering what's the most stable android rom out there?
Thanks!
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Hey guys I ordered a Kindle Fire HD 7" and was wondering what's the most stable android rom out there?
Thanks!
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CyanogenMod, Paranoid Android, ChameleonOS and Kinology are all very stable. PacMan has a semi stable build if you download their ROM from 18 October. They are working hard but have not got a sabke build for KFHD yet. JellyBear was good but word is they stopped development so that one is as is. The choice is you're though.
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I've used both Chameleon OS and CM10.2. I'd have to say that CM is way more stable. ChaOS was stable, but tended to have SystemUI crashes a lot, and sometimes I had to reboot in order to playback any sort of media. In my opinion you should go with CM10.2.
That's odd, I never have has a single issue with Chameleon OS. I'm using PA now because I like pie functions.
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LinearEquation said:
That's odd, I never have has a single issue with Chameleon OS. I'm using PA now because I like pie functions.
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Yeah, I got sick of it. Plus, I didn't like the lime green color and the chameleon icon where the unlocker icon should have been on the lockscreen. I ended up just switching to CM10.2. Oh well. Nothing is perfect.
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Yeah, I got sick of it. Plus, I didn't like the lime green color and the chameleon icon where the unlocker icon should have been on the lockscreen. I ended up just switching to CM10.2. Oh well. Nothing is perfect.
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True that...
Best rom threads are not allowed. Try many roms and then decide what suits you better, i'm sure that by using a rom for a while you can definately tell if it is stable enough for you.