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Ereader app from stock Tab

Im looking for the e reader app that was on the demo vid Samsung put out about a month back. Im not talking about the mag, newspaper, book one. there was also an app that only said "ebook" or something like that under the icon. It had a bookshelf and good looking animations when a book was opened (page turn etc. . .). I d/l Kobo but that does not look like the one Samsung was demoing, and kobo does not have any type of lage turn anamations. I have the US T Mobile version and it seems like it was removed for some reason. does anyone know what im talking about and does amyone have the apk for this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtube_gdata_player&v=tAbsmHMAhrQ
showing on this vid at 4:18

Well, looking at it, it's certainly not Amazon Kindle or Aldiko. Possibly Kobo?

hi,
i think its laputa ebook reader.
regards,
mike

Its the nook app from barnes and noble i have it

twisted said:
hi,
i think its laputa ebook reader.
regards,
mike
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I d/l Laputa and it looks and acts almost the exact way the demo was showing..save for a few things..but that may be just Samsung customizing the app for its own use. Anyone here with the EU version that has this installed?
I'll have to look at the Nook reader and see how that one works..
The Laputa reader work very well and has very smooth page turning effects..so far I'm liking this one.

Here you go:
Maybe in exchange I could get my hands on the media hub from the US version. That, or maybe the demo versions of NOVA or Asphalt5 (not the market version) that came pre-installed on your device.

Rapax said:
Here you go:
Maybe in exchange I could get my hands on the media hub from the US version. That, or maybe the demo versions of NOVA or Asphalt5 (not the market version) that came pre-installed on your device.
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how do you install this? i unzipped it and its a ebook folder.

I think I know what your problem is: if I remember correctly, the .apk format is itself just a renamed .zip, so your unzipping tool is probably working a bit overzealously, and extracting both. Make sure you only unzip one level, and you'll be fine.

I found that the instructions in the last post here work.
androidtablets.net/forum/samsung-galaxy-tab/2279-no-signs-reader-hub-us-galaxy-tab.html
Download the files and do what he says.
Worked in my Tmo Galaxy Tab.
News and Kobo reader worked in ReadersHub and the magazines app worked in the Readin app.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App

de_dragon said:
I found that the instructions in the last post here work.
androidtablets.net/forum/samsung-galaxy-tab/2279-no-signs-reader-hub-us-galaxy-tab.html
Download the files and do what he says.
Worked in my Tmo Galaxy Tab.
News and Kobo reader worked in ReadersHub and the magazines app worked in the Readin app.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
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Umm, yeah. Except that he's not looking for the readers hub one.

Rapax said:
I think I know what your problem is: if I remember correctly, the .apk format is itself just a renamed .zip, so your unzipping tool is probably working a bit overzealously, and extracting both. Make sure you only unzip one level, and you'll be fine.
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yeah your right but unfortunately i dont have control on my mac's extracting tool.
Rapax said:
Umm, yeah. Except that he's not looking for the readers hub one.
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i tried installing this but keeps getting an error
"application is not installed"
any ideas?

yeah your right but unfortunately i dont have control on my mac's extracting tool.
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I think I found your problem ;P
i tried installing this but keeps getting an error
"application is not installed"
any ideas?
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Maybe try copying the apk to /system/app manually?
Other than that, sorry, no clue.

Rapax said:
I think I found your problem ;P
Maybe try copying the apk to /system/app manually?
Other than that, sorry, no clue.
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i'll try it on my windows pc and see if i could extract it properly there.
thanks!

Anyone figure out how to install this?

Didi u try to rename extension from zip to apk?

Anyone been able to get the Ebook app to run on a US tab?

Tried to install it on every possible way, them I installed the nook reader (eu user have to use market enabler and fake themself as american to download it) from the market.
Page turn animation and double page in landscape, and that is what I wanted from the samsung app. And it's even implemented better!
Sent from my Galaxy Tab

Awesome, does it support Epub books? ....yes it does Thanks for the heads up on it.

Ikyo said:
Awesome, does it support Epub books? ....yes it does Thanks for the heads up on it.
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Yep, full epub support, you have to put your books in /sdcard/Nook/MyDocuments amd you may have to open "my files" a pair of time for the books to appear.
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Zinio & PressDisplay for Android from Galaxy Tab

Zinio, PressDisplay, and Readershub extracted from most recent version of Galaxy Tab ROM (JMA). (Actually the readershub was extracted from JK5). Zinio is not beta anymore.
works fine in Nexus One. Now the zinio preview shows the entire page, and allows work in landscape (but crashes often in landscape, works perfectly in portait).

Zinio Does not seem to work on Droid X, any suggestions?
It installs "succesfully" but doesnt add to app drawer, go to app manager and click launch, it returns error message "Activity not found - com.zinio.samsung.android"
EDIT: Figured it out, have to install readers hub, and luanch it, then click magazines to launch zinio!
-Thanks!
-M

Works great, just finished a magazine with no issues
Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk

What about the ebook reader included in the readershub can`t u rip it as well?
Works great on Desire Cyanogen mod 6.1.0 so far.

Thanks for posting - can you get magazines full screen on your device? I can not on my Tab (as others have posted elsewhere) I have to zoom in slightly to get the image. Not really usable this way, as you then need to zoom out to change pages.

What do this apps do?

Only annoying thing is that Zinio doesn't multitask. If u leave the app and try to return to it, you gotta reload the magazine you were reading.
Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk

thanks for posting the apks here. worked flawlessly on HTC DZ

Hi, i have a big question: will this work on one of those crappy chinese tablets for like 100/200 bucks? I really want this app to read my skateboarding and surf subscriptions. but i dont need an expensive tablet..
soooo.... would this work on a 10 inch tablet that has 2.2?
Please say yes!

Works on Dell Streak.
PressDisplay doesnt work too well in portrait mode as the page overlapping each other. but in landscape it work fine... anyway to solve this issue?

Thanks for posting this. I have been using Zinio on my Viewsonic G Tablet for a few weeks now and am loving it. It works fine in landscape or portrait mode for me. It shows all of my subscriptions except for one which is an "interactive" magazine.
I have sent Zinio support an email about it as all of their FAQs are telling me to uninstall and install the latest version of the reader. Hopefully they will turn me on to a newer apk.

Zinio/The Reader's Hub was one of the primary reasons that I bought my Galaxy Tab, and finally it's here and working as expected.

The press reader portion of the apps don't work. I can't create an account and the online store simply returns a "Can not connect to server"

Thank you lots!!!!
Finally I can read my zinio magazines in my SGS... not perfect but it works... remember to install the three files. Access to Zinio is through Reader's Hub under magazine...
Enjoy
Samsung Galaxy S

Works great on the Adam
This is exactly what I have been looking for. I have installed it on the Notion Ink Adam and it works without any issues.
Any idea if we can change the Zinio download folder (to say a SD card or a USB drive)?
Thanks,
Richard

Opened today and was greeted by a pop up saying this version is no longer supported! Anyone get a newer version? There is no updater that I could find! Anyone able to rip the update from galaxy?

drumdumb said:
Opened today and was greeted by a pop up saying this version is no longer supported! Anyone get a newer version? There is no updater that I could find! Anyone able to rip the update from galaxy?
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Me too! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Me, three. Just got it working on Nook Color and then i get the update message.

Me Four - Resolved
Hi
I had it partially working on my Archos 101 - worked fully in portrait but only text mode in landscape.
A couple of days ago I got the same non supported pop up with no way to upgrade.
Contacted support and a few hours later it was working again.

usafle said:
The press reader portion of the apps don't work. I can't create an account and the online store simply returns a "Can not connect to server"
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I get the same error message when I try to sign in to my account with zinio.

Skype and Opera news

Apparently skype released a client for android that does video. Don't think our transformer is officially supported but it might work?
If someone can get the apk to test.....
Also opera updated the browser today also and now includes experimental flash support in honeycomb. Will try it out and get bak to you all. Since it works using different engine than stock browser perhaps flash performance will be better?

its working on TF
i installed on my dell streak and then to my TF looks great
http://hotfile.com/dl/122688570/0cf8fd6/com.skype.raider-2.rar.html

When you say "it looks great"..do you mean the video is working?

that the new skype?
Sent from my Prime'd TF101 from the far reaches of space

Doesn't seem to work..
Or maybe I'm stupid.

No worky here, either...

works well for me no video calling though

TomAnkcorn said:
no video calling though
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Video calling was the point of this thread. We'll just put this down as freepal not understanding OP.

sorry guys i didnt mean the video calls i ment the new ui

the hacked skype over on the SGSII forums don't work for me
I can launch and install, but I can't log in
it just crashes without force closing (goes back to homescreen or whatever you were doing if you try loggin in)

Same here.
Can not login.

same. works on my Nexus S though

i too couldn't sign in but after going into applications>manage apps>skype and deleting the cache, data and then doing a reboot it signed me in fine, shame about lack of video though.

There was another Skype update today... I think we will get it sometime soon. I dona lot of Skype video for business and it would love to have it. Hell, the old N900 has had it for over a year!
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA Premium App

Skype update just installed on my TV.
No video but UX way better.
Skickat från min ASUS Eee Pad TF101

I tried Opera Mobile 11, but I have a problem since I can enter gmail in standard mode in opera, only html. I saw that google do not support opera, but is important to me to be able to use is, as an alternative to the native app. Another issue I saw is when opening the app, it will be to the foreground, and I have to change to it trough the task manager...
Can you help me overcome the first and/or noticed the second?

Still nobody got Skype to work on the TF?
On the homepage there was friday a second post about Skype, saying it would work on other devices so im hoping the TF was one of them.

Homefront said:
Still nobody got Skype to work on the TF?
On the homepage there was friday a second post about Skype, saying it would work on other devices so im hoping the TF was one of them.
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the hacked apk won't allow me to log in at all on the TF
official 2.0+ apk works though...no video though

Forget about the hacked APK. If you wipe cache and data you will get in and still no video. Just install 2.0. Now that Microsoftis behind Skype, I wouldn't be surprised to see updates more frequently. They added Nexus support overnight.
Skickat från min ASUS Eee Pad TF101

Google chrome apk for 2.3

dont know if anyone has found this in another thread or on the web, but heres a link to a version of google chrome you can download without running ics 4.0 on our atrix 2 phone. i downloaded it and been messing around with it. it looks nice but doesnt have extension as you would finfld in a full version. check it out.
http://www.freshnewsarea.com/tricks/install-google-chrome-on-android-2-3-gingerbread-devices/

Nice find! I have a tablet on ICS and i was able to play with it already. It had some bugs but i am sure when it is out of beta it will be amazing. I already love the chrome desktop browser and having them both integrated with bookmarks and etc will be awesome.

kindacrazyazn said:
Nice find! I have a tablet on ICS and i was able to play with it already. It had some bugs but i am sure when it is out of beta it will be amazing. I already love the chrome desktop browser and having them both integrated with bookmarks and etc will be awesome.
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yeah, i also use it on my laptop wish i could set up the synce and such on here but its not there yet. but im a chrome user and being able to run it on something thats not on 4.0 yet is pretty nice even if its not fully built at this point. ive yet to run into any bugs as of yet, gonna keep ky eye out for a more fully functional build that can be ran on 2.3 phone and post it here if i do. i appreciate your thanks for posting this as well. (and anyone else thats may like this as well, sorry i cant thank every post)

This was a great find, I think I'm going to try this out. Chrome is a great web browser. Even better to have the Android version before ICE comes to the ATRIX 2.

This is not Chrome - this is Miren browser, just patched up to look like Chrome... Even when you first load it up, it says "Welcome to Miren browser" in a foreign language!

Its mine
I am the owner of this Blog. I have started this thread 14 - 15 days before. I am the original poster of this apk

hskharkunwar said:
I am the owner of this Blog. I have started this thread 14 - 15 days before. I am the original poster of this apk
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didnt see that. can you post a link to your post? didnt know we owned blogs around here!!!! ha, anyway....

Well, since it's not real Chrome, I'll put my effort here...
It's our stock browser except of the icon - the one is old Chromium (hate new 2d versions).
Just flash in CWM, no wipes.

Darth_Reals said:
Well, since it's not real Chrome, I'll put my effort here...
It's our stock browser except of the icon - the one is old Chromium (hate new 2d versions).
Just flash in CWM, no wipes.
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Thank you! I still have the old .ico - I just can't stand the 2D image

cogeary said:
Thank you! I still have the old .ico - I just can't stand the 2D image
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What exactly do you mean by 2d image? The new Chrome/Chromium official icons or the one I have posted? Or it is about Windows icon for Chrome?

I mean the old official 3D icon - I still use it for shortcuts on my Windows computer.

cogeary said:
I mean the old official 3D icon - I still use it for shortcuts on my Windows computer.
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Oh yeah, I totally agree with you and don't understand this whole simplicity thing at all... I mean, why should have change what was already been great? I'll never get it... Probably, it's all Apple's influence

rob219 said:
didnt see that. can you post a link to your post? didnt know we owned blogs around here!!!! ha, anyway....
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Cant read my name at the end
its written Harkunwar

Dolphin browser on nexus 5?

I don't like wasting peoples time so I have searched and I can't find a answer, basically I am using dolphin browser on my new 5 and the double tap to zoom and the pinch to zoom don't work. I have cleared the cache and reinstalled but is still the same.
Are there any other 5 users having this problem?
Thanks again.

sumo75 said:
I don't like wasting peoples time so I have searched and I can't find a answer, basically I am using dolphin browser on my new 5 and the double tap to zoom and the pinch to zoom don't work. I have cleared the cache and reinstalled but is still the same.
Are there any other 5 users having this problem?
Thanks again.
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Has Dolphin been updated for 4.4?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2516385
In that thread, a couple of people discuss Dolphin's pinch-to-zoom feature. Have you tried using Jet Pack with Dolphin? That seems to be what those users are doing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47215648&postcount=1
Says pinch-to-zoom doesn't work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47317755&postcount=41
Says Dolphin runs fine with Jet Pack installed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47350670&postcount=48
Comments specifically about the pinch-to-zoom feature working smoothly, and notes he has Jet Pack installed.

Thanks for the jetpack recommendation

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Thanks for the jetpack recommendation
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Yes, the jetpack has been updated and fixes the 4.4 issues. Dolphin has been my goto browser for at least the past year. Every time I have tried something else I always return to Dolphin.

I had the same issue, I installed their Dolphin beta (it shows up as a different app in the Play Store) ..they have it fixed.

Paddington said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2516385
In that thread, a couple of people discuss Dolphin's pinch-to-zoom feature. Have you tried using Jet Pack with Dolphin? That seems to be what those users are doing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47215648&postcount=1
Says pinch-to-zoom doesn't work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47317755&postcount=41
Says Dolphin runs fine with Jet Pack installed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47350670&postcount=48
Comments specifically about the pinch-to-zoom feature working smoothly, and notes he has Jet Pack installed.
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Wow this guy knows how to search and make me feel like a right plank!
Thanks very much for time fella, I have now tryed jet pack but still no work is. I guess I will have to try and get used to crome until it gets a update.
Thanks again.

The updated KitKat 4.4 update for Boat Browser and Dolphin Browser are now working on my Nexus 5 running stock rom & kernel. Dolphin with Jetpack runs nice in full screen mode but BB will not run full screen, feedbacks sent to developer via Play Store. Chrome does run full mobile screen.

Just a quick update I uninstalled both jet pack and the normal dolphin browser and then installed jet pack first and was prompted to install the normal browser from the play store and now tap and pinch to zoom work OK!
Problem sorted thanks everyone.

sumo75 said:
Wow this guy knows how to search and make me feel like a right plank!
Thanks very much for time fella, I have now tryed jet pack but still no work is. I guess I will have to try and get used to crome until it gets a update.
Thanks again.
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I just happened to be following that thread already, that's how I knew it existed. The search function is often very unhelpful on XDA. I have better luck using Google search and looking at results from XDA pages that way.

Thanks again for the help man!
Loving the new 5!!!

hey guys
i know this thread is unused for a while, but i dont want to open another one
on my gnex i was used and totaly in love with the aosp browser. with the n5 i had to live with chrome, which i really hate...
didnt find any browser that could suit me as much as the aosp one did
yesterday i found dolphin with jetpack... and what should i say? i am in love again!
except one thing
all web pages loading fine - facebook not
i can open up facebook and log in and get the entry page with the overview. thats it. if i click on anything, facebook loading circle appears forever
i do not have this issue on ANY other webpage. am i alone with this? couldnt find anything in google or xda about this