Is there a working TB ROM that would allow us to download and play this App "Ultimate Special Fx"
It says it requires Android v2.3.7 Gingerbread or higher to run.
I'm running ThunderShed CM7 , when I last checked said it was 2.3.7.
Any thoughts ??
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i've never heard of or used ultimate special fx, but you are correct, thundershed is android version 2.3.7. as i'm unfamiliar with the app in question, and am not sure if there are other hardware/software prerequisites to running the app besides the android version, i can only break down android versions types of roms use as a base. the open mobile leak/mr4 roms are android version 2.3.6. the roms based off of 2.11.605.9 are android 2.3.4 i believe. but yes, in theory, thundershed should be able to run the app.
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i've never heard of or used ultimate special fx, but you are correct, thundershed is android version 2.3.7. as i'm unfamiliar with the app in question, and am not sure if there are other hardware/software prerequisites to running the app besides the android version, i can only break down android versions types of roms use as a base. the open mobile leak/mr4 roms are android version 2.3.6. the roms based off of 2.11.605.9 are android 2.3.4 i believe. but yes, in theory, thundershed should be able to run the app.
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Thanks for your reply here is the link to the APP. I was also looking for prerequisites but all that is says 2.3.7 and above. I'm wondering if Play Store is set to block all TB roms till the official ICS for TB is released by VZW.
Check out Ultimate Special Fx on Google Play! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.techcatmobile.ultimatespecialfx
Yes, play store restricts apps you can view based on your device id and android version for compatibility reasons, and to protect consumers from purchasing apps they can't run. Also, devices can be blocked from viewing apps in play store because the developer has chosen to restrict them or doesn't support them. Custom roms also sometimes change the device id in the build prop to one that play store doesn't understand or recognize. It's still possible to get around this though. You can either download the app from your computer and move it to your phone, or modify your build prop file with a root browser to reflect a different and compatible device and obtain the app normally. With either course of action, the app chainfire3D can be used to scale the graphical/processing demands of ultimate special fx to fit the thunderbolt's gpu. Keep in mind, I personally haven't tried to do this, it's just a suggestion to try if you're bound and determined to get the app. Hope that helps.
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So I download it then copy the file off tablet send to dropbox, then download to tbolt , it works. Fun app.
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http://filegag.com/h28y9lgqhj9g/Ultimate-Special-Fx.apk.html
Here is the APK file. I dowloaded it via my PC and threw (USB) it over to my TB and it works good.
Please Note** You still need to be v2.3.7
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Okay, well one of the biggest concerns I have with a custom ROM is that I'd lose access to Amazon Instant Video. I've read that it's impossible to get the APKs from a stock Kindle firmware and put them on a custom ROM, unless the ROM is Gingerbread based, like CM7. Unfortunately I want JB 4.1.
So what I'm asking is, does anybody know a way that it might be possible? I can understand if not.
So if it's not possible, what about Flash? If you can spoof a desktop client and then go to Amazon in your browser that works. But Flash doesn't install on Android 4.1.
I've heard Flash will install on 4.1 anyways if you sideload the APK. But I've only seen this in other devices forums. Has anyone tested and verified it works on a Kindle Fire?
Thanks!
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Okay, well one of the biggest concerns I have with a custom ROM is that I'd lose access to Amazon Instant Video. I've read that it's impossible to get the APKs from a stock Kindle firmware and put them on a custom ROM, unless the ROM is Gingerbread based, like CM7. Unfortunately I want JB 4.1.
So what I'm asking is, does anybody know a way that it might be possible? I can understand if not.
So if it's not possible, what about Flash? If you can spoof a desktop client and then go to Amazon in your browser that works. But Flash doesn't install on Android 4.1.
I've heard Flash will install on 4.1 anyways if you sideload the APK. But I've only seen this in other devices forums. Has anyone tested and verified it works on a Kindle Fire?
Thanks!
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They will not work, the apps were built for gingerbread and seeing that the stock kindle fire image is gingerbread the apps have not been updated to be compatible with 4.0 or 4.1. I miss my prime instant video app, but I do have it on my TV so i use it that way.
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k28king1 said:
They will not work, the apps were built for gingerbread and seeing that the stock kindle fire image is gingerbread the apps have not been updated to be compatible with 4.0 or 4.1. I miss my prime instant video app, but I do have it on my TV so i use it that way.
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Just as a thought, What if someone took them from the second gen kindle fire? Thats ICS based.
Hi, cause I didn't want to wait for an official JB update, I recently installed "SuperXE" AOSP Rom, JB 4.2.1. It's very nice, but i really need an app that can handle office document formats, especially those of MSO. As my phone originally came with "Polaris Office", I'd like to continue using this app -- is this possible?
Just putting the apk from stock HTC ICS in /system/app doesn't do anything. It's possible to install it normally, but then it crashes when I try to launch it. Didn't have the time to check logcat for that so far, but maybe someone can tell me if this ist just impossible to do OR what I'm missing, thanks!
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Hi, cause I didn't want to wait for an official JB update, I recently installed "SuperXE" AOSP Rom, JB 4.2.1. It's very nice, but i really need an app that can handle office document formats, especially those of MSO. As my phone originally came with "Polaris Office", I'd like to continue using this app -- is this possible?
Just putting the apk from stock HTC ICS in /system/app doesn't do anything. It's possible to install it normally, but then it crashes when I try to launch it. Didn't have the time to check logcat for that so far, but maybe someone can tell me if this ist just impossible to do OR what I'm missing, thanks!
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probably it is compatible for sense based roms if i am not wrong
Didn't expect it to require Sense, because it's a "standard" app also available for other phones. But never mind that, just read somewhere else that it isn't compatible with JB at all.
The originally included game "Teeter" won't work on JB AOSP either, but as I don't find this version in the store, I guess missing Sense could be the problem in THIS case, right? It won't even install normally (e.g. clicking on the APK in file explorer). It's a game, so, not important at all -- but it was nice
So, if you have used TeamViewer (remote control app, cross-platform and very versatile) you've probably seen the QuickSupport app talked about every so often. QuickSupport is essentially a TeamViewer server for Android devices, allowing other Teamviewer installations to remotely control it. With its effortless setup and automatic network transversal, it's possibly one of the best remote-control server applications for Android.
But, there was a catch. It only supported Samsung-signed ROMs. This meant that A) it was only working natively on stock ROMs and B) it was only going to work on Samsung devices. Drat.
But, yesterday, there was an update to the app. It didn't give much in the manner of update notes. However, once I launched it on my device running CM10, it started without any errors for the first time. After confirming on an HTC device running AOKP, it would appear that all AOSP ROMs are now supported without any issue in TeamViewer QuickSupport. It asks for root, presumably in order to facilitate the remote-control parts of the app. (Note that it will NOT work if root access is not given)
TL;DR: TeamViewer QuickSupport now probably works on all AOSP-based rooted ROMs AND now asks for root privileges.
I think this is something big. I've never heard of a company as large and... "professional" as TeamViewer using, for lack of a better word, a community-made "hacking" system for gaining privileged access.
Here's the link to TV QuickSupport on the Play Store. Try it out, and post your results here!
(GPlay not letting you download it? Get the APK straight from Teamviewer here.)
So far, here's a list of devices that have successfully ran TVQS:
d2att, AOKP
Skyrocket, CM10
Nexus 4 - this seems to be sort of iffy. More information is needed to figure out if this works or not.
Nexus One, Unofficial CM10
Did your device run TV properly? Let me know, and I'll put it on the list for others to see. Be sure to include the following:
Your device's model/board name
What codebase your ROM uses (AOSP, Sense, TW, etc.)
Whether or not you were able to download directly from the Play Store
Whether or not the APK installed and ran
Whether or not you were able to use the app
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This needs more attention. Thanks OP!
xqz said:
This needs more attention. Thanks OP!
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You're welcome!
I was kinda worried this might get buried. It's a shame, because TV QuickSupport is mega-helpful.
If you don't grant it root access, it won't work. At least that's my story. I just tried it on my Galaxy S3 (i747) running AOKP, and with root access granted it works fine, without it, it didn't mirror my screen on my computer. I wish you didn't need to give it root. Not very happy about that.
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If you don't grant it root access, it won't work. At least that's my story. I just tried it on my Galaxy S3 (i747) running AOKP, and with root access granted it works fine, without it, it didn't mirror my screen on my computer. I wish you didn't need to give it root. Not very happy about that.
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My guess is that it requires low-level access in order to emulate screen events (sendevent/getevent, anyone?). I think the only reason it didn't require root on Samsung ROMs was because it had a backdoor it could access. I'd be more worried about this, really.
But still, Teamviewer is safe-to-use - you can't access the phone unless the app is running (and in the foreground) and confirmation must be given on the phone's end. I doubt anyone will use it as an attack vector.
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My guess is that it requires low-level access in order to emulate screen events (sendevent/getevent, anyone?). I think the only reason it didn't require root on Samsung ROMs was because it had a backdoor it could access. I'd be more worried about this, really.
But still, Teamviewer is safe-to-use - you can't access the phone unless the app is running (and in the foreground) and confirmation must be given on the phone's end. I doubt anyone will use it as an attack vector.
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I don't doubt it's safety at all. I use TV a lot to do things away from home and as a VPN. I just wish it wasn't necessary on AOSP roms.
Can someone provide the apk?
It's not available for me to download on my HTC One X running CM 10.1, however my TF-101 could download it.
ZeRoWaR said:
Can someone provide the apk?
It's not available for me to download on my HTC One X running CM 10.1, however my TF-101 could download it.
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Done.
ZeRoWaR said:
Can someone provide the apk?
It's not available for me to download on my HTC One X running CM 10.1, however my TF-101 could download it.
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Can you verify if your TF-101 and/or HOX can run TVQS properly?
24-04 - 02:44:34:561 TV_RsaKey error: readFromFile open /data/data/com.teamviewer.quicksupport.market.samsung/files/PK: open failed: ENOENT (No such file or directory)
24-04 - 02:44:34:562 TV_RsaKey error: readFromFile open /data/data/com.teamviewer.quicksupport.market.samsung/files/SK: open failed: ENOENT (No such file or directory)
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I get this on my Nexus 4, I guess it only works on Samsung devices, the only new thing here is that they added support for AOSP roms. I got excited too soon I guess.
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I get this on my Nexus 4, I guess it only works on Samsung devices, the only new thing here is that they added support for AOSP roms. I got excited too soon I guess.
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Can you verify with a file explorer that those files aren't there? If not, I wonder if I attaching them to a post for you to place in that directory would fix it for you.
works fine on my rooted N4. tested via wifi and 3g - no issues here
(downloaded from http://download.teamviewer.com/download/TeamViewerQS_Samsung.apk)
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I get this on my Nexus 4, I guess it only works on Samsung devices, the only new thing here is that they added support for AOSP roms. I got excited too soon I guess.
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poolemit said:
works fine on my rooted N4. tested via wifi and 3g - no issues here
(downloaded from http://download.teamviewer.com/download/TeamViewerQS_Samsung.apk)
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What ROMs/kernels are you two running?
berserkwarwolf, did you grant TVQS root access?
works just fine on my N4, stock rom, franco stable kernel.
will test it today on my grandma's stock galaxy nexus, i was waiting for this a long time.
Worked great on a Galaxy s3 running Carbon, stock 3.0 kernel
Dragery said:
Worked great on a Galaxy s3 running Carbon, stock 3.0 kernel
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What codebase does Carbon use? (AOSP, TW, etc.)
Which S3 variant are you referring to?
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What codebase does Carbon use? (AOSP, TW, etc.)
Which S3 variant are you referring to?
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His post history leads me to believe he has the Verizon variant.
Works on my old Nexus One running VJ's CM10.
And my Nexus 4, flawlessly. I'm running CM10.1 M2 with ziddey's OTG kernel.
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Works on my old Nexus One running VJ's CM10.
And my Nexus 4, flawlessly. I'm running CM10.1 M2 with ziddey's OTG kernel.
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Were you able to download from the Play Store, or did you have to install the APK directly?
Works great on my Nexus 4.
- Was unable to install from the Play Store, had to install APK manually
- ROM: Paranoid Android 3+
- Kernel: Air Kernel R6
Thanks again, hmmwhatsthisdo!
As on ios I know some apps will only work on versions above xxxx. Do android apps require a minimum version for them to work on, or will they generally run on any version?
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yes, depending on your android version. all apps should work on 4.2.2 , but there are apps which require 4.0+ or 2.3+ etc. which won't work on cupcake/donut/froyo, on play store you will only see applications compatible with your device.
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I assume most apps to try to be backwards compatible where they can?
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I assume most apps to try to be backwards compatible where they can?
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Most old apps will remain backwards compatible. But some of the new arrivals are 4.0+ only.
Its easier for the developers to work on apps to limited to newer android versions.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Indeed it's easier for developers to not have to worry about backwards compatibility. The testing alone would save lots of time.
If you check the right hand side of the Play store, you can see the "REQUIRES ANDROID" info to find out if the app is backwards compatible.
For example, all of our apps for compatible since 2.1 because that's when the first version of it came out. We've been updating since then.
Yes, they do work with certain versions.
I guess so. Different cooked ROM with the same version also might be a problem. Such as HTC HD2 cyanogenmod ROM with MIUI ROM which is same version, when my cyanogenmod wanna use an app of MIUI ROM it failed in install.
So it doesn't look like any one ells said it but they play store will only show apps that are compatible with your phone(or at-least let you download them). Also on the play store website on all app pages in the far right info area it says "REQUIRES ANDROID: x.x and up". One last not is this information is set by the dev and it my not have been tested as extensively on say 2.3 or 2.1. Also even if it has been tested updates could break compatibility.
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steven_DHO said:
I guess so. Different cooked ROM with the same version also might be a problem. Such as HTC HD2 cyanogenmod ROM with MIUI ROM which is same version, when my cyanogenmod wanna use an app of MIUI ROM it failed in install.
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This mostly pertains to root applications that where designed for a specific rom. The one thing to remember is how compatible is your rom with others. If its based off CM then it will probably work with CM mods. Also make sure your busy box is updated and that the app doesn't need to be installed as a system app.
hi ! Members
pleas :laugh: is there is any way to run android 4.0 apps on gingerbread and thanks
Running Android 4.0 on Gingerbread doesn't particularly make any sense.
What you really mean is, is there any way to run Android 4.0 on your phone? Assuming it's a yes, yes it is possible. It all comes down to what phone you have and if your phone has aftermarket firmware or official updates of the newer os.
If you want the feel of Android 4.0 then j suggest you download a launcher called "Holo Launcher" from the Play Store™.
If that's not what you want, and you want the full package, whole android update of 4.0 then yeah as said. It comes down to your device if it had enough support from members here or the manufacturer itself.
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Running Android 4.0 on Gingerbread doesn't particularly make any sense.
What you really mean is, is there any way to run Android 4.0 on your phone? Assuming it's a yes, yes it is possible. It all comes down to what phone you have and if your phone has aftermarket firmware or official updates of the newer os.
If not then the answer is no.
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i forget to write apps i mean is there is any way to run app which require android 4 to run on gingerbread
If that is the case then no, android 4.0 uses new API, and therefore it will not work on gingerbread. If you attempt to install an Android 4.0 app it will come up with and error "problem parsing package".
So once again, nope, you cannot install android 4.0 ( ICS ) Apps on gingerbread.
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my phone is samsung gt-5360 but i can't find real ics with no bugs thanks for you so much krishneelg3
There are Applications on the Play Store which is from new android platforms, but will work on older platforms. Search for ICS messaging, camera, gallery. From there you'll find more. And no worries.
Also keep track about the info given fro aftermarket Roms, as developers try to fix everything and soon enough most of the bugs are gone and the ROM can be used a a daily driver.
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there are lots of ics+ roms for your device, they all cant be completely buggy, you even have kitkat which is awesome for this small phone.