Netflix, Pandora and more available on Fire

beckywc · 11-09-2011, 10:50 AM

Amazon has officially announced some of the apps that will be available next week for the fire.

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix....440&highlight=

carld · 11-09-2011, 11:08 AM

That's great news. It makes the Fire a lot more attractive to me. I'm assuming no official Hulu Plus app though.

Noah98 · 11-09-2011, 11:10 AM

This is great news, and shows that Amazon is willing to give consumers some choices for content (Netflix, Pandora, etc.), even if those services compete with their services.

Hopefully they will allow alternate readers like Aldiko and Mantano as well...

beckywc · 11-09-2011, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carld

That's great news. It makes the Fire a lot more attractive to me. I'm assuming no official Hulu Plus app though.

Not yet?

carld · 11-09-2011, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by beckywc

Not yet?

Hopefully, it's just not yet. I don't use Hulu a lot, but it'd still be nice to have the app available.

tubemonkey · 11-09-2011, 11:27 AM

I'm surprised to see Netflix there. Well, it looks like B&N got to them. Maybe there's hope for Blockbuster, Hulu Plus, Zinio, and maybe a few Google apps?

ilovejedd · 11-09-2011, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Noah98

Hopefully they will allow alternate readers like Aldiko and Mantano as well...

Aldiko, Kobo and Mantano are all available from the Amazon Appstore. That means you should easily be able to install them on the Fire.

I sent Amazon an email back in September regarding the lack of good comic readers in the Amazon Appstore (Perfect Viewier, in particular) and how they should reach out to developers to submit their apps to Amazon. Less than a month later, Perfect Viewer (albeit costs $3) was available.

monkeyluis · 11-09-2011, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I'm surprised to see Netflix there. Well, it looks like B&N got to them. Maybe there's hope for Blockbuster, Hulu Plus, Zinio, and maybe a few Google apps?

Zinio & Hulu+ I wouldn't mind. I subscribe to several mags on zinio. Hulu + I could go either way. I have it on my iPad.

DreamWriter · 11-09-2011, 11:43 AM

From Amazon's press release, here is a concise listing of the apps mentioned there:

Netflix
Rhapsody
Pandora
Twitter
Comics by comiXology
Facebook
The Weather Channel
Quickoffice Pro
games from Zynga, EA, Gameloft, PopCap and Rovio
Allrecipes
Bloomberg
Cut the Rope
Doodle Fit
Doodle Jump
Fruit Ninja
Jenga
LinkedIn
Zillow
Airport Mania
Battleheart
Pulse
The Cat in the Hat
Jamie's 20-Minute Meals
IMDb Movies & TV
Monkey Preschool Lunchbox

More apps will be released for Kindle Fire soon. The Amazon Appstore also has a free "paid" app every day, and once you've downloaded an app it's available on Kindle Fire as well as your other Android-based devices. Also, here is a listing of free Android apps in the Amazon Appstore.

friktion · 11-09-2011, 11:44 AM

I went into the Apps store and when you click on
Mantano ereader: check mark with "Kindle Fire" noted as my device;
Aldiko ereader: X marked with "Kindle Fire" marked.

I really really hope they've just overlooked it, as I love using Aldiko ...

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilovejedd

Aldiko, Kobo and Mantano are all available from the Amazon Appstore. That means you should easily be able to install them on the Fire.

I sent Amazon an email back in September regarding the lack of good comic readers in the Amazon Appstore (Perfect Viewier, in particular) and how they should reach out to developers to submit their apps to Amazon. Less than a month later, Perfect Viewer (albeit costs $3) was available.

tubemonkey · 11-09-2011, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by DreamWriter

The Amazon Appstore also has a free "paid" app every day, and once you've downloaded an app it's available on Kindle Fire as well as your other Android-based devices.

Including my Nook Color. Thank you, Amazon

DreamWriter · 11-09-2011, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by friktion

I went into the Apps store and when you click on
Mantano ereader: check mark with "Kindle Fire" noted as my device;
Aldiko ereader: X marked with "Kindle Fire" marked.

I don't see a check mark or X. Do you have to have an Android device registered in order to see that on an app's product page, or am I misunderstanding? How can you tell if an app in the Amazon Appstore will work on a particular device? For example, here's the link to Mantano Reader. When I visit that page from my computer, I don't see specific devices mentioned.

friktion · 11-09-2011, 12:05 PM

I do, probably because I have already an android tablet. But it does specify "Kindle Fire" when I run a search on "epub". And so far, Aldiko is the only app I found with an "x" instead of checkmark

It's right under the "Buy now with 1-click"

Quote:

Originally Posted by DreamWriter

I don't see a check mark or X. Do you have to have an Android device registered in order to see that on an app's product page, or am I misunderstanding? How can you tell if an app in the Amazon Appstore will work on a particular device? For example, here's the link to Mantano Reader. When I visit that page from my computer, I don't see specific devices mentioned.

tubemonkey · 11-09-2011, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DreamWriter

I don't see a check mark or X. Do you have to have an Android device registered in order to see that on an app's product page, or am I misunderstanding? How can you tell if an app in the Amazon Appstore will work on a particular device? For example, here's the link to Mantano Reader. When I visit that page from my computer, I don't see specific devices mentioned.

You need a registered Android device.

tubemonkey · 11-09-2011, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by friktion

I do, probably because I have already an android tablet. But it does specify "Kindle Fire" when I run a search on "epub". And so far, Aldiko is the only app I found with an "x" instead of checkmark

You might have to root to get it. My rooted Nook Color is compatible with it.

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carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	That's great news. It makes the Fire a lot more attractive to me. I'm assuming no official Hulu Plus app though.

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Noah98 Eccentric Posts: 510 Karma: 342150 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Florida Device: The nook, ipad 3, Kindle Fire HD (8.9), Kindle Paperwhite	This is great news, and shows that Amazon is willing to give consumers some choices for content (Netflix, Pandora, etc.), even if those services compete with their services. Hopefully they will allow alternate readers like Aldiko and Mantano as well...

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tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,852 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	I'm surprised to see Netflix there. Well, it looks like B&N got to them. Maybe there's hope for Blockbuster, Hulu Plus, Zinio, and maybe a few Google apps?

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DreamWriter Books are brain food. Posts: 2,950 Karma: 4836916 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: U.S. Device: Paperwhite · Fire HD6/HD8/HD10 · Galaxy Tab A7	From Amazon's press release, here is a concise listing of the apps mentioned there: Netflix Rhapsody Pandora Twitter Comics by comiXology Facebook The Weather Channel Quickoffice Pro games from Zynga, EA, Gameloft, PopCap and Rovio Allrecipes Bloomberg Cut the Rope Doodle Fit Doodle Jump Fruit Ninja Jenga LinkedIn Zillow Airport Mania Battleheart Pulse The Cat in the Hat Jamie's 20-Minute Meals IMDb Movies & TV Monkey Preschool Lunchbox More apps will be released for Kindle Fire soon. The Amazon Appstore also has a free "paid" app every day, and once you've downloaded an app it's available on Kindle Fire as well as your other Android-based devices. Also, here is a listing of free Android apps in the Amazon Appstore.