Google Currents

weatherman · 12-08-2011, 04:15 PM

Erk. Embedding videos doesn't seem to work. Here's the video on the new Currents app from Google. It's a sort of Flipboard clone. Looks pretty awesome. Can't wait to get it on my Fire.

RainingLemur · 12-08-2011, 08:02 PM

beckywc · 12-08-2011, 08:13 PM

It appears really nice, tried to install it but it would not install.

weatherman · 12-08-2011, 10:36 PM

Hummed. The hacked version doesn't work on the Fire, and I assume even the official version from the Market doesn't either.

Skydog · 12-09-2011, 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weatherman

Hummed. The hacked version doesn't work on the Fire, and I assume even the official version from the Market doesn't either.

I suspect you need to be rooted and running Google Services.

I must say, it looks FANTASTIC on my Xoom! Beautiful UI.

weatherman · 12-09-2011, 09:31 AM

I'd root for this, but I think I'll wait until it gets some updates; from what I've read it doesn't read Google Reader, and it doesn't handle twitter accounts the same way that Flipboard does.

volwrath · 12-09-2011, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weatherman

I'd root for this, but I think I'll wait until it gets some updates; from what I've read it doesn't read Google Reader, and it doesn't handle twitter accounts the same way that Flipboard does.

It showed my GoogleReader feeds on my ipad, but I havent really played with it.

Skydog · 12-10-2011, 05:06 PM

It has been done. From www.kindle-fireforum.com:

Ok, did it.

Here's how:

After rooting (of course):

1) Download and extract the Maps Framework

2) Download the Google Currents apk file

3) Place "com.google.android.maps.jar" into /system/framework/directoryand change permissionstomatch the other files.

4) Place "com.google.android.maps.xml" to /system/etc/permissions/directoryand alsomodifypermissionsto match the other files. 5) Reboot 6) Install the .apk

DONE!

12-08-2011, 04:15 PM	#1
weatherman Addict Posts: 385 Karma: 1010052 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: (previous: Kindle 2, Kindle Fire) Kindle 4 WiFi, K3K, KPW	Google Currents Erk. Embedding videos doesn't seem to work. Here's the video on the new Currents app from Google. It's a sort of Flipboard clone. Looks pretty awesome. Can't wait to get it on my Fire. Last edited by weatherman; 12-08-2011 at 04:18 PM.

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weatherman Addict Posts: 385 Karma: 1010052 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: (previous: Kindle 2, Kindle Fire) Kindle 4 WiFi, K3K, KPW	Hummed. The hacked version doesn't work on the Fire, and I assume even the official version from the Market doesn't either.

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Skydog Wizard Posts: 2,243 Karma: 7400001 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Circling Earth @ Mach .83 Device: Elipsa 2E, Sage, Forma, Libra 2, Clara 2E, Kindle Oasis3, Voyage	It has been done. From www.kindle-fireforum.com: Ok, did it. Here's how: After rooting (of course): 1) Download and extract the Maps Framework 2) Download the Google Currents apk file 3) Place "com.google.android.maps.jar" into /system/framework/directoryand change permissionstomatch the other files. 4) Place "com.google.android.maps.xml" to /system/etc/permissions/directoryand alsomodifypermissionsto match the other files. 5) Reboot 6) Install the .apk DONE!

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