Hi, i'm totally new to rooting and installing alternate ROMs, but i just installed KitKat CM11 and GAPPS KK on my kindle fire HD 7" following RootJunky's excellent tutorial video 'How To Install KitKat CM11 on the Kindle Fire HD 7in' -
Everything appears to be working fine and dandy, but when i download a new app from Google Play or 1 Mobile Market, they send the Amazon Kindle version rather than the android version (i know KFT is android but i don't know how else to phrase this) . So far i have about 80% success rate in these downloaded apps working.
For example, Dolphin Browser, Lastpass, MoliPlayer, Pocket, Amazon Kindle Reader all work, most games do not.
My guess is that this is something to do with the graphics demand of the games.
My rather long winded question is this, is it possible to make my machine not appear to be a KFT as far as these sites are concerned. If so would these apps be more likely to work, or is the problem not an incorrect version of the app but rather some incompatibility between KitKat operating system and Kindle hardware.
Any suggestion / info gratefully received.
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I'm not sure if anyone had this situation, but I've been trying to install Android and got stuck.
I was able to install TWRP through Kindle Fire Utility v.0.9.
I Wiped the system so that I can install Android "tryforsdcard"
But I noticed that I unzipped it prior to moving it over to Kindle.
I don't have update.zip in the SD card to go back to factory setting.
On Kindle Fire Utility, it says
ADB Status: ONLINE
ADB Rooted: YES
Boot Status: 5001
I can't go back to Bootmode Normal, it'll just stop.
I know if I can go into Kindle and load update.zip/tryforsdcard then I can install either of the OS, but can't get in from PC. on Device settings it is recognizing as Android ADB Interface, and on my Comp it shows Removable Disk(D, where I used to be able to have access, in transparent gray...
I appreciate your help!!
Since this topic is about the Kindle Fire, does anyone know if it can access the Android market or is it limited to Amazon's Android App Store?
I considered making a Kindle Fire purchase for playing my Android games on. But there are some that were bought through the Android market. If the Kindle Fire doesn't access the Android market, I wouldn't be able to use my Android market apps and games on it.
If it doesn't I'll look into an iPad or Android tablet. I have a majority of the same games from Android on iOS. Getting an iPad would allow me to play the games I usually play on Android. Getting an Android tablet would also let me play all of them that I have between the Amazon App store and Android market.
MartyLK said:
Since this topic is about the Kindle Fire, does anyone know if it can access the Android market or is it limited to Amazon's Android App Store?
I considered making a Kindle Fire purchase for playing my Android games on. But there are some that were bought through the Android market. If the Kindle Fire doesn't access the Android market, I wouldn't be able to use my Android market apps and games on it.
If it doesn't I'll look into an iPad or Android tablet. I have a majority of the same games from Android on iOS. Getting an iPad would allow me to play the games I usually play on Android. Getting an Android tablet would also let me play all of them that I have between the Amazon App store and Android market.
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I think if you root it, you can. Once rooted, you install the market.apk on it.
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
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Is anyone else having issues downloading tablet specific apps on to the kindle fire from the web market? It says that the kindle is not compatible.
For example: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.cnn.mobile.android.tablet
That app says it is incompatible with the kindle running ics.
Am I alone, or missing something?
Oddly enough the app in the link you posted isn't compatible with my Kindle running CM7, but this one from Time Magazine (for tablets) is: Time Magazine Tablet App
What is the determining factor here?
I guess my Android version checks out for that specific tablet app, but yours should check out too since you're running ICS...
Yea, the Time magazine is compatible as well. Are honeycomb apps still just honeycomb only, and not ics compatible yet?
Hey guys, I have a kindle fire hd 7" with the new unofficial CyanogenMod 11 Android 4.4 ROM. One problem I noticed was that the google play store is not downloading apps. It is stuck at saying downloading but never actually starts. I have to sideload everything. Also, both dolphin browser and the stock android browser lose connection sometimes and don't work. I have deleted the hosts file but that is only temporary. I have freedom running if that changes anything and the wifi connection status is the top right corner of the screen doesn't have the up and down pointers during some times. It used to work after a reboot for about 10 mins. Then it would stop working. Now, only the browsers work after a reboot. I'm not sure what to do and I am kind of a noob with this stuff. Please make any instructions detailed. Thanks
Hello , I'm new to this forum and also to using the amazon fire toolbox and hoping someone here has an answer to a small problem I'm having with my new fire HD 10 tablet . I used the fire toolbox to disable all of the amazon junk and install all of the google programming and for the most part it went flawlessly and the tablet works great, however I have two security camera apps that require in app and closed app notifications and although the apps allow me to load them and search through the information they both refuse to set any notifications that the cameras have picked up any activity. It makes me have to search through all of the video footage to find any captured problems. Hoping someone has solved this problem or has knowledge of it and has an answer. Thanks , govsretired
The version of the Kindle app is the same between my Samsung and Fire HD 8 tablets BUT the apps act completely different.
I ran the Fire Toolbox (which is awesome) but whenever I try to install the app from the Play Store it just 'enables' it and it is kinda weak compared with the general Android version.
Is this the same app that acts differently between versions of tablet? If so, can I get the one of my cleaned up Fire to act like the general Android version?
S1ayn said:
The version of the Kindle app is the same between my Samsung and Fire HD 8 tablets BUT the apps act completely different.
I ran the Fire Toolbox (which is awesome) but whenever I try to install the app from the Play Store it just 'enables' it and it is kinda weak compared with the general Android version.
Is this the same app that acts differently between versions of tablet? If so, can I get the one of my cleaned up Fire to act like the general Android version?
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The pre-installed Amazon Kindle app is the same package name as a Google Play version.