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Today the 21th in the Amazon Appstore the free-for-a-day game is Peggle! However, even just trying to see the info, or maybe read the reviews, or look at the screenshots rudely pops up the message Not Compatible... And downloading it from the appstore is of course out of the question.
First, change the title to say Peggle, not Pegger...
Secondly, I just got done playing a few levels on my Tab... With a little know how posts like this wouldn't be relevant... (Like the Plants vs. Zombies post... "OMG!! IT'S OUT BUT IT DOESN'T WORK FOR TAB!!" ... Or netflix... same deal)
The trick would obviously be to make the market think you are on a different device... Changing your build.prop is quite simple (assuming root is in place), and this is what you need to change in order for the market to not think your device is what it really is... Mine was "My Wall" for a while to download Peggle.
Than, just to be safe, fire up Chainfire 3D and load up the Tegra 2/Nvidia driver, runs smooth as butter...
It's not wise to change your build.prop to much because a lot of programs revolve around it (such as swype's configuration/save files)
ALWAYS back up ANYTHING you change in your root folder... copy the build.prop over to your sd card in a backup folder before changing it.
p.s. I'm not responsible nor liable for anything you do to your device because of what you read here... I'm just a conduit of information. I also will likely not help you with any "OMG MY TAB IS BRICKED" posts because of this... If you are brave enough to change anything in your root folder, than you should do your RESEARCH!
I've changed the title, what was I thinking? Anyway, I admit was hoping somebody knowledgeable would know a way to circumvent that message, and tell us.
I have found system/build.prop, but what property did you change in that file to change the model? I noticed a number of GT-P1000's Do all of them need to be changed? You changed it to "My Wall"? Does it need to be that, or is it anything but SGT?
Thanks!
I downloaded it onto my sgs2, and then just sent it via bluetooth to my tab. Works perfectly.(I do have amazon appstore installed on both my devices.)
You are on the right path, I changed the first 3 references (maybe 4) toward the beginning of the file. Please be sure you back the file up unchanged on your sd card. When you've downloaded the game I recommend going back to that original file.
You can change it to whatever you want.
Sent from my "better than an iPad" tab running Overcome Hermes.
stoney73 said:
I downloaded it onto my sgs2, and then just sent it via bluetooth to my tab. Works perfectly.(I do have amazon appstore installed on both my devices.)
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I want a sgs2 dangit! Tmobile is frustrating me.
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Using the Amazon app store, I added the game on my Vibrant.
Then went to the tablet's Amazon app store and clicked on the install button.
It didnt complain about anything and installed fine.
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Using the Amazon app store, I added the game on my Vibrant.
Then went to the tablet's Amazon app store and clicked on the install button.
It didnt complain about anything and installed fine.
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Yup, there are various ways to trick it into working... I don't have a second device that supports it, so I just did it "the hard way" I suppose.
The initial check is right as you click download... so bypassing it on one device than downloading on another is logical... Kind of like the PSN store and multiple PS3's.
Paraphrasing my comments over at Amazon to add this forum's conversation...
I've got a Galaxy Tab (SCH-I800) and I was being told I can't use this with my Tab. What the hell?? How do you write a game that can't run on a Galaxy Tab?
Anyway, I "purchased" it on the web site using my laptop computer and the Amazon website, went back to the Tab and installed it from my available-to-download apps and it installed fine and it ran just fine.
I've played Peggle on my Xbox 360 and on my Nintendo DSi before as well, but this Android version feels a little sloppy (the opening dialog asking for username is blank, the music doesn't loop properly--it plays out and fades, then restarts--as if it's repeatedly playing an audio track that fades at the end). Otherwise, gameplay works great, zoom-in works great, etc. I don't understand why it's been blocked from installing on a bunch of systems that clearly are able to run it just fine. (another fellow with an Asus eee Transformer in another review had the exact same problem and suggested that way around the block that I described earlier.) Am I overlooking some detail as to why we're being denied this from these devices?
btyork, I'll keep that build.prop in mind, I have a feeling that may come in handy. It wasn't needed this time though, because the other-phone-trick worked beautifully. It worked just like ipnekgs described. I just installed the appstore on the wife's SGS, logged in with my account, and downloaded Peggle on it without a hitch. After that I switched back to my Tab, and Lo!, it was ready for installation on the SGT. Lovely!
I AM intrigued by stoney73's remark... Can you install an app on one phone and then send it by bluetooth to another one? Or just download the app instead of installing it? How does that work, does an installation from the appstore leave a file behind somewhere? I'd love to know where!
Thanks guys!
BTW, I'm not claiming it doesn't run on our beloved Tab, Amazon refuses to install it, claiming it's Not Compatible. In cases like this I always like to try it out myself, to see if the claim is true, as often it isn't. Chuzzle for instance definitely has graphical problems, but perseverance paid off with Peggle, as it runs beautifully, no problems at all so far (though I've played just a couple of levels). I wonder what possesed Amazon to refuse us even to download it. I've haven't seen that one before, and I've downloaded quite a few apps.
'Buying' it from the website and then installing it from 'my apps' on the tab worked here.
It may not be fully compatible with a stock galaxy tab.. I have had zero problem with it running on my tab using overcome hermes and chainfire 3D using the nvidia driver...
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beestee said:
'Buying' it from the website and then installing it from 'my apps' on the tab worked here.
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Same for me, played quite a few levels with no issues. I have the Alpha HC ROM installed on my SGT
Maybe it's an error. My Tab is rooted, but apart from that it's stock: not flashed, no Chainfire3D, just stock JMK, but Peggle seems to work flawlessly.
It works perfectly fine on the Tab. I have played a couple hours of it with no problem.
I did have to "buy" it from my Nexus One, but then I was able to install it on my Tab right from the Amazon app. The download took forever.
ableeker said:
BTW, I'm not claiming it doesn't run on our beloved Tab, Amazon refuses to install it, claiming it's Not Compatible. In cases like this I always like to try it out myself, to see if the claim is true, as often it isn't. Chuzzle for instance definitely has graphical problems, but perseverance paid off with Peggle, as it runs beautifully, no problems at all so far (though I've played just a couple of levels). I wonder what possesed Amazon to refuse us even to download it. I've haven't seen that one before, and I've downloaded quite a few apps.
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The same has happened with a few android market apps, which then require the workaround, and end up working perfectly.
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ended up finding a download link somewhere, can't remember where now.
completed adventure mode and never had a single problem.
like PvZ though, it's a big install (not so much on the SGT though)
For everyone like me who has been trying to get OAC running on the TF101 dont bother it will not run on honeycomb no matter what device you try to emulate it with in your build.prop
Feel free to prove me wrong.. World of Midgard can't come soon enough
i can confirm this as well, tried many diff models in the builds prop file and no go.
1.01 did work was able to make a character, but upon logging in said i needed latest versian.
farr3ll said:
.. World of Midgard can't come soon enough
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My thoughts exactly. Gameloft has been pretty unique for offering almost console quality games for android. By the end of the year, they should have some pretty stiff competition.
World of Midgard can capitalize on this. Cant wait.
philburkhardt said:
My thoughts exactly. Gameloft has been pretty unique for offering almost console quality games for android. By the end of the year, they should have some pretty stiff competition.
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My expectation is that Gamelofts' arrogance and guarded attitude toward the progress of development to the wider android community will eventually ostracize themselves from that market. Developers, such as the creators of World of Midgard, that take an open and collaborative approach to their development are noticed and create the precedent. Time will tell.
Bummer. I enjoyed playing this on my TF. Now it says I have to update to continue. Perhaps we'll find another patched apk. Really silly that all that is stopping us is not being on the "guest list". It would work fine if we could side step the device check.
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Bummer. I enjoyed playing this on my TF. Now it says I have to update to continue. Perhaps we'll find another patched apk. Really silly that all that is stopping us is not being on the "guest list". It would work fine if we could side step the device check.
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There is hope. Below is an excerpt from a recent email I received from gameloft:
Thank you for your letter.
The game was never compatible with Asus Transformer.
We are aware there are some breaches in the Android Marketplace that allows some customers to purchase games that are not compatible with their device, but unfortunately there is nothing we can do about it.
We do plan on supporting your device, its just that we are not allowed to communicate the official date for when this will be.
As you already know, your purchase for this game has been canceled august 10th.
Should you encounter any other issues with any of our products, please do not hesitate to contact us again.
Best wishes,
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Igor Sukhorukov
Customer Care Agent
http://www.gameloft.com/
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Guys on the Xoom side of Honeycomb have reported that they can buy OAC 1.0.2 and run it after modding build.prop file. Dunno about the APK's for 1.0.2. I couldn't run it after installing on my Xoom. But then again, I didn't modify my build.prop.
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Guys on the Xoom side of Honeycomb have reported that they can buy OAC 1.0.2 and run it after modding build.prop file. Dunno about the APK's for 1.0.2. I couldn't run it after installing on my Xoom. But then again, I didn't modify my build.prop.
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Please provide a link to the working solution... If OAC 1.0.2 is indeed running on xoom then it will on the TF101...
O&Ch 1.2 is working on my TF with HC 3.2.
What u need?
Titanium backup pro and Android Phone oficially supported by gameloft.
1. Instal game on phone. I instaled it on my SGS.
2. Download data by aplication.
3. Run the game and turn of it.
4. Do backup by TitaniumBackup Pro.
5. In folder with backup u got 3 files with backup of this game. Namee of files is similar to name of folder where game is places on your phone.
Now TF time:
6. Copy 3 files with backup to your TF...copy it to folder with backups.
7. Run the Titanium backup.
8. Restore the backup of O&Ch 1.2.
9. Copy game data from phone (SGS etc) to your TF. Place it in gameloft folder.
10.. Run the game..and have a fun!!
Sorry for my english.
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O&Ch 1.2 is working on my TF with HC 3.2.
What u need?
Titanium backup pro and Android Phone oficially supported by gameloft.
1. Instal game on phone. I instaled it on my SGS.
2. Download data by aplication.
3. Run the game and turn of it.
4. Do backup by TitaniumBackup Pro.
5. In folder with backup u got 3 files with backup of this game. Namee of files is similar to name of folder where game is places on your phone.
Now TF time:
6. Copy 3 files with backup to your TF...copy it to folder with backups.
7. Run the Titanium backup.
8. Restore the backup of O&Ch 1.2.
9. Copy game data from phone (SGS etc) to your TF. Place it in gameloft folder.
10.. Run the game..and have a fun!!
Sorry for my english.
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Hi mibo666
Can you share your backup please ?
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So, no need to change build.prop file?
Anyway, rather than posting a specific link, I'll post my search query from Google to find as much as possible regarding Order and Chaos and the build.prop file...
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&c...&gs_upl=8356l8356l0l8715l1l1l0l0l0l0l0l0ll0l0
mibo666 said:
O&Ch 1.2 is working on my TF with HC 3.2.
What u need?
Titanium backup pro and Android Phone oficially supported by gameloft.
1. Instal game on phone. I instaled it on my SGS.
2. Download data by aplication.
3. Run the game and turn of it.
4. Do backup by TitaniumBackup Pro.
5. In folder with backup u got 3 files with backup of this game. Namee of files is similar to name of folder where game is places on your phone.
Now TF time:
6. Copy 3 files with backup to your TF...copy it to folder with backups.
7. Run the Titanium backup.
8. Restore the backup of O&Ch 1.2.
9. Copy game data from phone (SGS etc) to your TF. Place it in gameloft folder.
10.. Run the game..and have a fun!!
Sorry for my english.
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Did exactly what you wrote and it's working! Dude you are my hero! It's a bit laggy sometimes but it's 100% playable. Thank you!
Bugger, I don't have a compatible phone.. the waiting game continues...
This post talks about modifying the build.props file:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1219212
I believe it makes your device look like a different one (in the examples, a motorola xoom or acer iconia).
Perhaps you will find this of use for getting this game to work
listek999 said:
Did exactly what you wrote and it's working! Dude you are my hero! It's a bit laggy sometimes but it's 100% playable. Thank you!
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Yee game is laggy becuse it isn't optimalised for honeycomb. Sometimes is choppy but playable. UI is too big but u can paly... i'm waiting for optimalisation for HC and support hardwere keyboard!
Hey guys,
as my mobile is a Desire HD I had to download Order & Chaos with it. The problem is that this version is not working on the TF. Is there a legal way to get the SGS version? I bought the game from the market.
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I bought this game and I found a version that works great. Google Order Chaos Paymium HD Sony Ericsson Xperia and that seems to work fine no lag newest prime no of
thesilverhawk said:
I bought this game and I found a version that works great. Google Order Chaos Paymium HD Sony Ericsson Xperia and that seems to work fine no lag newest prime no of
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Passed compatibility check and downloading as I type. The anticipation is killing me...
How do you get these versions for different phones?
Before giving a low vote on the Play Store, notice that some crashes are not related to my application, but to the emulators. Some emus will have such bugs fixed in the upcoming updates. Feedbacks help me fixing issues, one-starred reviews don't.
The first universal emulator frontend for Android is finally here!
Get it on the Play Store! (It is FREE with all features fully working. The "PRO" version just remove ads)
DISCLAIMER: This app is NOT an emulator and DOES NOT include any game.
Gamesome is the first Android emulator frontend available on the Play Store!
With Gamesome you can manage your rom collection and start all your roms with your favorite emulator from a single app!
It's as easy as setting the folder where your roms are stored, Gamesome will AUTOMAGICALLY identify each rom in your collection and display it in a user-friendly way, with boxarts and useful informations about your games (Release date, publisher, and so on).
Since version 2.0 is out you can:
* Search through your collection of roms, divided by console or genre
* Customize your platforms and emulators, in such a way that you can even add unofficially supported ones(*)
* Select among many scrapers to get metadata for your roms
(Version 2.0 is still in beta testing, you install it by following the directions here)
Important:
* This application is NOT an emulator and DOES NOT include any games
* I do not represent and/or endorse emulator developers. If you think that some emulator can be supported, send an email to our support.
All the logos, products, and company names mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners and subject to their own copyright laws, Foreign or Domestic. Gamesome Frontend Emulator is not endorsing either supporting them in any way.
(*): Not all emulators are compatible with Frontend applications.
Support Wiki (work in progress):[/B] http://wiki.gamesomeapp.com
nice work!!!
This looks incredible and is exactly what Android has been missing on the emulation side. It has come a long way since you first posted about it on the RetroArch forums a month or two ago! Keep it up! :good::good:
Thanks for the compliments!
Update 1.02 just uploaded on the store:
Code:
* Roms can be stored in subfolders of the root rom directory
* Changed top bar to comply Android standards
* When the app crashes, users are now able to send a bug report by email
* Fixed UI: Some elements were not updated after selection of new platform
* Fixed a rare bug that made the app crash when selecting ROM folder
* Click on a game to show its details, keep a game clicked to execute it
* Fixed missing support for some .EMU emulators
* Added MD.EMU in Sega Master System emulators
* MSX and Colecovision are now two separated platforms
* Redesigned scan process: app is not locked during rom scan
* Roms alphabetically sorted and indexed
* Added region detection (incomplete, not working for Dreamcast, MAME and PSP)
* Platform Coverflow replaced with gridded list. In next updates expect something better :)
* Hide unwanted platforms
* FPSE working (latest update from store)
* Reicast not working anymore after the latest update
* Identification for MAME could not work. The service used for identification is currently unavailable.
I love your app.
I've been searching for this kind of app for a long time. Thank you :good:
Can you tell me what file extensions does recognize for playstation games?
I have cue and bin files and it does not detect them.
They work fine on RetroArch.
Regards.
Maybebi just didn't see it, but if its not there, add a Playstore link. Trying it out now.
masterxiter said:
I love your app.
I've been searching for this kind of app for a long time. Thank you :good:
Can you tell me what file extensions does recognize for playstation games?
I have cue and bin files and it does not detect them.
They work fine on RetroArch.
Regards.
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For ps1 the detected extensions are bin,iso,mdf and img. the pbp format is currently disabled because it is not recognized properly
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Maybebi just didn't see it, but if its not there, add a Playstore link. Trying it out now.
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There's a playstore link, maybe it's hidden in the text and hard to notice
Wow I even read that portion of the post... Kinda embarrassing but whatever, thanks man!
vektor88 said:
For ps1 the detected extensions are bin,iso,mdf and img. the pbp format is currently disabled because it is not recognized properly
I'm still having trouble when detection PSX games. I have all bin files in PSX folder i created specific for this emulation.
Selected that folder for Playstation rom folder.
But it does nothing, i select Playstation in the menu, it takes to the part where it should check for rom files, but it does not it doesn't even tell me so. And after some minutes the app crashed.
I might add, while it is trying to search for games and if i go to another console list, it does not show any of my collection until the app crashes.
After that all of my collection is listed in the diferent console type except in Playstation, where it continues to trying to search and crashes.
I've sent the error through e-mail the other day.
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lg l38c not supported?
the lg-l38c or lg optimus dynamic is apparently "not supported" i have this device sitting around all the time and have nothing to do with it. though it is an old phone, it emulates great and has wiimote support. if anyone could upload the apk for me it would be greatly appreciated!
Hi, i installed the Playstore version but i am only getting a blue screen, no emulators.
I have an Odroid U3 with a stock rooted andorid 4.1.2 version.
Any idea?
Hi Vekto88,
I just want to give you my thanks for this great work, I really love what you're doing. I even bought the "PRO" version. But there is a problem I just want to report, when it comes to scan the roms, sometimes it missunderstood the name and guess one similar, another game. Probably, and this is just an idea, could be use an internal database as No-Intro or Goodsets, scanning by the crc32 hash. Anyway, I love seeing all those covers to play the games, something I always wanted to. So again, a thank you very much for this soft.
new ui
Thanks for your work on this project..it is awesome!
I have purchased pro and have it has worked great until the recent release with the updated UI.
I primarily use this program on my set top box and am having trouble navigating without use of an airmouse. (Before everything could be controlled with a gamepad)
Is it possible to downgrade to a previous version?
Hi!
I tried to sideload the apk on the amazon firetv, but it won't show or do anything but a grey background and the settings icon in the top right. i could also navigate to the settings and change them, but there was no option to scan and no games were shown at all. maybe you can fix this.
Also: does your in app-purchase work on the firetv too? or will i be forced to watch ads?
I completely understand that this is not an officially supported device, just wanted to let you know about this issue(s).
Thanks for the app, it works wonderfully on my phone!
superkoal said:
Hi!
I tried to sideload the apk on the amazon firetv, but it won't show or do anything but a grey background and the settings icon in the top right. i could also navigate to the settings and change them, but there was no option to scan and no games were shown at all. maybe you can fix this.
Also: does your in app-purchase work on the firetv too? or will i be forced to watch ads?
I completely understand that this is not an officially supported device, just wanted to let you know about this issue(s).
Thanks for the app, it works wonderfully on my phone!
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Hi superkoal,
To run properly the app needs that Play Services and Play Store are installed on your device, otherwise it won't show the platform list.
To all the previous posters:
For some reason I never got the notification mail from XDA for this topic even if I was subscribed and I've never checked it. I hope that your problems have been solved through the email/forums support!
Great App!
Any way we can customize (change) the console selection icons (circles)?
dre10g said:
Great App!
Any way we can customize (change) the console selection icons (circles)?
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Not yet, but it has already been pointed out to me that my icons aren't so good and I'll probably add the possibility to set custom icons, because I always schedule to redesign icons, but graphics is not my forte and I always procrastinate.
PSX Game not recognised
I have a collection of PSX games and one of them is not getting picked up by the scanner "Castlevania Symphony of the night". The format is .bin .cue. I have tried changing the file extension to iso and still nothing. How does the scanner work? is it based on a checksum or the file name? Where is the android log-file situated so that I can try and see what the problem might be.
The probem happened both on a android top box and my Galaxy S3 running Cyanogenmod.
Thank you, this is a fantastic App.
joecrow said:
I have a collection of PSX games and one of them is not getting picked up by the scanner "Castlevania Symphony of the night". The format is .bin .cue. I have tried changing the file extension to iso and still nothing. How does the scanner work? is it based on a checksum or the file name? Where is the android log-file situated so that I can try and see what the problem might be.
The probem happened both on a android top box and my Galaxy S3 running Cyanogenmod.
Thank you, this is a fantastic App.
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Hello,
The game recognition for PSX games is based on the content of the SYSTEM.CNF file inside the disk image, this file contains the game serial (i.e. SLES-11504) that can be used to identify the game.
Some games like Castlevania and Tekken3 are known to not work properly.
Rest assured that I'll investigate the cause of the problem soon.
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Hello,
The game recognition for PSX games is based on the content of the SYSTEM.CNF file inside the disk image, this file contains the game serial (i.e. SLES-11504) that can be used to identify the game.
Some games like Castlevania and Tekken3 are known to not work properly.
Rest assured that I'll investigate the cause of the problem soon.
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Oh I see that is a clever way of doing it. As long as its not just me having the problem. Thanks man. Have a great day.
So when I noticed my Shield downloaded the 4.4 update, and went over the notes in it, I was like I better come to XDA and see if this is for me or not.
CLEARLY being an emulation junkie I need to stick with my beloved 4.3.
What I need to know is if there are any safeguards I can take to stop my shield from updating to 4.4 accidentally / automatically, seeing as the files are already on it waiting to be updated?
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So when I noticed my Shield downloaded the 4.4 update, and went over the notes in it, I was like I better come to XDA and see if this is for me or not.
CLEARLY being an emulation junkie I need to stick with my beloved 4.3.
What I need to know is if there are any safeguards I can take to stop my shield from updating to 4.4 accidentally / automatically, seeing as the files are already on it waiting to be updated?
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Long press the OTA notification, select app info, Uncheck the box that says show notifications. (Or go into apps and find Google services Framework, and disable it that way)
The Shield will not Automatically update on it's own regardless, but now you won't ever see the notification.
If you ever want to update just go into settings, about, Update.
There are other ways but I'm not sure if they will work with the Shield/Have not tried them.
You can also install the Gamepad Mapper, and new Tegra Zone. just grab these APKs and install them normally. This way you have the improved gamepad mapper, and remote streaming when you want it. The new Tegrazone app doesn't replace the old one, so you can still use the HQ old Tegrazone app. The Nvidia button will also only open the old app, I used Gravity box to set up the Y button to open the new Tegrazone app with a long press, and that works perfect.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2-JgUT2G-9vQjRha2JXVFBKdE0/edit?usp=sharing - TegraZone
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2-JgUT2G-9vakM2Z1M3bmQzQjg/edit?usp=sharing - Gamepad Mapper
The same thing happened to me. Since I use the Shield for emulators and some Android games (no interest with streaming PC games on a 5" display), I have no need for 4.4. Especially since emulators are reported to play slower and most of all, external writing for 3rd party apps has been killed by Goople (not spelling error).
The only catch here is the 464 MB update will still be taking up flash storage, since already downloaded. Added: Mine is still on 4.2, as was out of box when bought from Best Buy last week.
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Long press the OTA notification, select app settings, disable notifications from the app that pops up. (Google services I think)
The Shield will not Automatically update on it's own regardless, but now you won't ever see the notification.
If you ever want to update just go into settings, about, Update.
There are other ways but I'm not sure if they will work with the Shield/Have not tried them.
You can also install the Gamepad Mapper, and new Tegra Zone. just grab these APKs and install them normally. This way you have the improved gamepad mapper, and remote streaming when you want it. The new Tegrazone app doesn't replace the old one, so you can still use the HQ old Tegrazone app. The Nvidia button will also only open the old app, I used Gravity box to set up the Y button to open the new Tegrazone app with a long press, and that works perfect.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2-JgUT2G-9vQjRha2JXVFBKdE0/edit?usp=sharing - TegraZone
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2-JgUT2G-9vakM2Z1M3bmQzQjg/edit?usp=sharing - Gamepad Mapper
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Thank you for the reply, Some really handy information here for avoiding the update but getting the goods out of it.
I do have three follow up questions :
1. I want to really confirm what you are saying, that "the shield will not update on it's own" I've had my shield since July/13, I could swear that it's updated itself with out me pushing a button, like even the last update before kitkat, I really thought it updated on it's own. LIke if I shut the shield off, it wont force the update?
2. I have a 64gb sd card so it's not really a big deal that i lost 400megs of internal data doesn't seem like a big deal to me.
But I do wonder, there must be a way to delete those update files some how?
a. I've avoided rooting my shield mostly cause I'm lazy, never done it before, and it seems like it adds complications, should I?
3. About your work around suggestions;
a. What's the difference between the old tegrazone and new one?
b. Do I need to map a button for the new tegrazone or can I just open it like any other app?
c. What is the "remote streaming"? I mean I know about how I can stream from my PC to the shield at home, is this a feature that is new that lets me stream from like, wifi at a coffee shop or something?
4. This may be a better question for some where else, but as of right now the only real reason i'm avoiding the update is because of emulator performance. But from what I can tell there are a lot of negative things about this update.
What are the other pros and cons about the latest update? (I heard something about it effect the useability of my SD card among other things?)
I dont know if theyre in the same spot as other android devices but check the /data/fota folder for the new update files. If its there do me a huge favor please and copy the file and upload it. If you have a slow connect could u grab a couple files from it for me i need to check something.
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Thank you for the reply, Some really handy information here for avoiding the update but getting the goods out of it.
I do have three follow up questions :
1. I want to really confirm what you are saying, that "the shield will not update on it's own" I've had my shield since July/13, I could swear that it's updated itself with out me pushing a button, like even the last update before kitkat, I really thought it updated on it's own. LIke if I shut the shield off, it wont force the update?
2. I have a 64gb sd card so it's not really a big deal that i lost 400megs of internal data doesn't seem like a big deal to me.
But I do wonder, there must be a way to delete those update files some how?
a. I've avoided rooting my shield mostly cause I'm lazy, never done it before, and it seems like it adds complications, should I?
3. About your work around suggestions;
a. What's the difference between the old tegrazone and new one?
b. Do I need to map a button for the new tegrazone or can I just open it like any other app?
c. What is the "remote streaming"? I mean I know about how I can stream from my PC to the shield at home, is this a feature that is new that lets me stream from like, wifi at a coffee shop or something?
4. This may be a better question for some where else, but as of right now the only real reason i'm avoiding the update is because of emulator performance. But from what I can tell there are a lot of negative things about this update.
What are the other pros and cons about the latest update? (I heard something about it effect the useability of my SD card among other things?)
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1. I've rebooted/power off my Shield many times, no problems. I think I've had it on 4.3 since 4/16 it's never updated on it's own, but I do have CWM (custom recovery)
2. The only way around that is unlocking the bootloader and rooting. It's a simple process, getting the environment to use ADB and getting the drivers to all work properly is key, and the hardest part. the process goes: Unlock bootloader > Flash custom recovery (CWM) > Flash root package with CWM.
3. a. Better ui, and streaming options, but lower quality video, and sound lag when streaming. Remote streaming. - New TegraZone
b. No, you can open it like any other app.
c. Exactly, it lets you stream your games away from home, and it's not bad.
4. Really the only cons I see in 4.4 are the SD restrictions, and the worse performance/battery life, everything else is great! The overall polish of Kitkat is really nice, probably my biggest pro is the immersive status bar. Being able to pull the status bar down while streaming a game is really nice (or anywhere fullscreen really)
If you do end up rooting/unlocking your shield, I recommend eventually installing the Xposed Installer and getting Gravity box, there's a lot of useful tweaks in there. :good:
Seems if the main focus is Android and emulator games, stay away from 4.4, but if main focus is PC gaming, 4.4 is the way to go. The stutter that happens due to the random throttle issues with emulators and control input ruins the emulators for me. If I had not been used to them playing smooth on my other devices and the Shield as is, perhaps I would not be as bothered. The difference though is very noticeable to me. Even NES and PCE games stutter/lag. Not good cricket!
If there is an Nvidia update that fixes this issue, I will consider starting from scratch with unlocking and then rooting to remove external write restrictions. Right now, the performance issue does not warrant the effort or free time wasted starting over again.
hexitnow said:
I dont know if theyre in the same spot as other android devices but check the /data/fota folder for the new update files. If its there do me a huge favor please and copy the file and upload it. If you have a slow connect could u grab a couple files from it for me i need to check something.
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Need to be rooted to access. Of course. Drat.
I would like the 4.3 update. I guess I was a week too late buying this.
4.4 No lag for me in any emulators other than some rooms in reicast. Arcade is mint. I spend a lot of time with cps2 and neo geo games. If you're having speed issues in 4.4 try a better emulator. Haven't had any speed issues with retro arch.
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Sess said:
4.4 No lag for me in any emulators other than some rooms in reicast. Arcade is mint. I spend a lot of time with cps2 and neo geo games. If you're having speed issues in 4.4 try a better emulator. Haven't had any speed issues with retro arch.
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"A better emulator"
That just isn't really the problem though, these same emulators were perfect before.
If you have them both, please try Castlevania Aria of Sorrow on GBA.emu
It's unplayable on 4.4, but perfect on later android versions, even with 0 frameskip and hq2x rendering. Now on the other hand, the My Boy! emulator seems to work nearly as well on both android versions and I played through Tomba with FPse partly with 4.3, and finishing it on 4.4, I noticed very little difference. So not all emulators have taken a hit, but it's there even in the system.. and don't get me started on battery life.
Basically I'm kinda agreeing with you. But, there is some issue either with Android 4.4, or whatever Nvidia did.
A little more on Topic. Ever since I disabled the notification from Google Services, and deleted the update from the cache partition, It hasn't downloaded again! It's been 2 days since I did that, and It's had plenty of times to download an OTA. (reboots, sleep with wifi on, etc.) It might download if you go to the update settings, so watch out.
Well I'm glad that I checked out XDA before I purchased a shield. I was looking for emulators, some android gaming, and for sure PC streaming since I have a powerful rig. I'll wait until Nvidia gets this stuff sorted. I planned to root and unlock so I'm not too worried about the external storage issues.
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CDeviant said:
"A better emulator"
That just isn't really the problem though, these same emulators were perfect before.
If you have them both, please try Castlevania Aria of Sorrow on GBA.emu
It's unplayable on 4.4, but perfect on later android versions, even with 0 frameskip and hq2x rendering. Now on the other hand, the My Boy! emulator seems to work nearly as well on both android versions and I played through Tomba with FPse partly with 4.3, and finishing it on 4.4, I noticed very little difference. So not all emulators have taken a hit, but it's there even in the system.. and don't get me started on battery life.
Basically I'm kinda agreeing with you. But, there is some issue either with Android 4.4, or whatever Nvidia did.
A little more on Topic. Ever since I disabled the notification from Google Services, and deleted the update from the cache partition, It hasn't downloaded again! It's been 2 days since I did that, and It's had plenty of times to download an OTA. (reboots, sleep with wifi on, etc.) It might download if you go to the update settings, so watch out.
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Unless you are a gamer/emulator fan, you probably will not notice as much, but we do. Smooth with 4.2 to stuttery with 4.4 is not an option IMO, so 4.4 is not happening- unless there is an update to fix it
People refer to Retroarch, but compared to the other dedicated emulators, it does not have the same level of features (nor perform as good with some). Also, the lack of individual system defined directories for the different roms is a major pain. :silly:
While browsing around the net, I've stumbled upon an article, saying that Fishlabs have released their game, Galaxy on Fire 2, optimized for Xperia Play. And how, not only it was XPO, but they've also thrown in Valkyrie expansion pack as a bonus!
This was 2 years ago and it was version 1.0.4.9. I've looked around for this version... but it's gone. Like, everywhere. Google App Store only offers Galaxy on Fire 2 HD, which is ages ahead and targeted at newer devices. I've checked it - it runs on Xplay with custom rom, but the touchscreen controls are catastrophe to play on Xplay. There is no way whatsoever of remapping controls to the gamepad.
As for the XPO version, for some reason, it vanished like a ghost. Literally all the links around the internet are dead. The only thing that's left are standalone APK files here and there, but they're useless, since downloading the game content with this version is not possible anymore - the server will not allow you to connect.
I don't understand - what's the point? It's not even piracy - the game is FREEWARE. Why would anyone go to such effort to delete the only version optimized for this device? Fishlabs got a deal with Sony to help in killing Xperia Play?
Anyways... What do you think? Is there still hope for playing this game on Xplay?
yeah, it's sad the support and old files for our (almost) retired xplay are slowly vanishing from the internet.
I just took a look on my backup and saw i still have the "data" folder, its named "Android\data\net.fishlabs.GalaxyonFire2\files\GOF2\GalaxyonFire2Valkyrie20111114"
something like 240mo is not biggie, if you want i can upload it for you somewhere.
https://app.box.com/s/021hy8g60o4kxlg1xyq9y36lrcmugakd
garcimak said:
yeah, it's sad the support and old files for our (almost) retired xplay are slowly vanishing from the internet.
I just took a look on my backup and saw i still have the "data" folder, its named "Android\data\net.fishlabs.GalaxyonFire2\files\GOF2\GalaxyonFire2Valkyrie20111114"
something like 240mo is not biggie, if you want i can upload it for you somewhere.
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I agree. I fell in love with this phone at first sight, and it really sucks it's losing interest.
I've sent you a private message.
I snagged this way back when it came out for my PLAY. Here is the link, I saved this too my gmail for safe keeping. I also have a backup of the apk and the files needed. As I recently replaced my Nexus 5 with a Nexus 6. I am curious if this link works for you,
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.fishlabs.GalaxyonFire2
I also have the Dungeon Defenders as well:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trendy.ddsw
Let me know if these do or do not work
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I snagged this way back when it came out for my PLAY. Here is the link, I saved this too my gmail for safe keeping. I also have a backup of the apk and the files needed. As I recently replaced my Nexus 5 with a Nexus 6. I am curious if this link works for you,
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.fishlabs.GalaxyonFire2
I also have the Dungeon Defenders as well:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trendy.ddsw
Let me know if these do or do not work
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Thanks, and so sorry for such a late reply... For some reason I did not get a notification about a reply to the topic.
Anyways, both links do not work for me. This is what I see upon entering:
"Sorry! This content is not available in your country yet.
We're working to bring the content you love to more countries as quickly as possible.
Please check back again soon."