A Rooted Fire is Better Because... - Page 2

cvkemp · 03-13-2012, 01:51 PM

osnova. Please how did you do this.

osnova · 03-13-2012, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cvkemp

osnova. Please how did you do this.

I did it right after the Fire came out. Now I can't remember the name of the program. If I do remember something I'll let you know.

I know folks use "Kindle Water" but it's not what I used.

monkeyluis · 03-13-2012, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by afv011

ICS was supposed to unify the phone and tablet OS-es. As such, it succeeds.

Yes because it's been installed on so many tablets & phones already.

afv011 · 03-13-2012, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monkeyluis

Yes because it's been installed on so many tablets & phones already.

Pardon my ignorance, but what's your point? Does the slow uptake of ICS have anything to do with the fact that it is supposed to unify phones and tablets? If you are disagreeing with my post, feel free to counter it with some evidence.

jduck · 03-13-2012, 03:13 PM

I expected to want to do some heavy modifications on my Fire, but I ended up liking it a lot as-is.

The one thing I did want to root for was to be able to install the Android Market. I subsequently realized that rooting would let me install the Google Calendar sync adapter and let the google calendar app (and pocket informant) sync with my google calendar.

I've installed a couple other root-necessary apps, like droidwall and titanium backup, but I don't really consider them all that essential right now.

One downside of relying on root is that of course the next Amazon update will un-root you and you'll have to re-do it. Every time this has happened the smart people have figured out how to re-root in fairly short order, but there still is that need for the sure way to block future updates (this is why I grabbed droidwall, but it would be nice to know for sure what needed to be blocked).

jduck · 03-13-2012, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by osnova

I did it right after the Fire came out. Now I can't remember the name of the program. If I do remember something I'll let you know.

I know folks use "Kindle Water" but it's not what I used.

The epicenter of Fire hacking has to be the xda-developers.com forums. Head on over there, go to the kindle fire general forum, and there are threads on the popular rooting methods.

For me the hardest part was getting the USB driver for adb working since I had already plugged my Fire in and used it as a USB drive. So I had to figure out how to get it to switch over to the correct driver. It's actually easier under linux.

osnova · 03-13-2012, 05:03 PM

The one app that made it worth it for me is Goldendict Now I have an advanced dictionary app.

ApK · 03-13-2012, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by osnova

Goldendict

Wasn't that an Austin Powers movie?

osnova · 03-13-2012, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ApK

Wasn't that an Austin Powers movie?

LOL. Close

Anabran · 03-13-2012, 05:55 PM

I am never rooting!!
Because I am running everything I need via side loading.

PRODUCTIVITY&EDUCATION:

Pen supremacy( Best note writing app I have seen)

Autodesk Sketchbook mobile
(best Digital paint program for tablets)

Quick office pro
(MS office for Android: word, powerpoint ,excel)

EMD interactive periodic table of elements
(with element discovery Dates and pictures of rare earth elements and the known discovering scientists ..yeah I am that much of a nerd!!)

3D brain
( 3D visualization of the human brain with detail text of area functions)

IQuran Pro
(interactive Holy Quran App for android with audio recitation in Arabic with various alternate language translations)

Sketcher 3D pro
( Display my Custom 3D model from my Mac on my kindle with interactive rotation& physics)

Talkadroid
( best text to speech app for android with foreign language support)

ENTERTAINMENT&GAMES:

Dgunners Sp
( Awesome 3D battle droid game)

Hockey Fight pro HD
( Awesome 3D Hockey brawl game)

Aliens
(Fun 2D game fighting RidleyScott/Geiger aliens)

Turbofly 3D
( high speed 3D racing game)

Kungfu
( Fun 2D fighting game)

Comic Reader mobi
(better alternative to the closed garden "Comixology" app from amazon, Reads the popular CBR&CBZ formats thus all my digital comic books from my mac now readable on my kindle Fire)

GENERAL DEVICE ENHANCEMENT:
Quickpic pro
(better alternative to the amazon Gallery app)

Go launcher EX
(no more UGLY,Gigantic grey Amazon book shelf)

Rotating wallpaper
( My own custom wall papers)

Dolphin browser HD
(better alternative to the amazon silk browser)

Moboplayer
( plays all video formats natively .mp4 .mov. avi.flv.mkv etc.)

Aldiko Reader pro
( better alternative Epub&PDF Reader)

Mantano Reader pro
( better alternative Epub Reader)

Gemini App manger

File Expert

plus many other freebies from the amazon app store such as calculator, alarm clock, Grocery shopping app etc.

Cheers

Blossom · 03-13-2012, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by osnova

The one app that made it worth it for me is Goldendict Now I have an advanced dictionary app.

Other then support for more formats. It looks like ColorDict. I use ColorDict on my Fire. Is there any other difference?

osnova · 03-13-2012, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blossom

Other then support for more formats.

That's the main difference. It supports Lingvo dsl, Babylon, etc. formats. There are hundreds of quality dictionaries in those formats.

beej231 · 03-13-2012, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anabran

I am never rooting!!
Because I am running everything I need via side loading.

PRODUCTIVITY&EDUCATION:

Pen supremacy( Best note writing app I have seen)

Autodesk Sketchbook mobile
(best Digital paint program for tablets)

Quick office pro
(MS office for Android: word, powerpoint ,excel)

EMD interactive periodic table of elements
(with element discovery Dates and pictures of rare earth elements and the known discovering scientists ..yeah I am that much of a nerd!!)

3D brain
( 3D visualization of the human brain with detail text of area functions)

IQuran Pro
(interactive Holy Quran App for android with audio recitation in Arabic with various alternate language translations)

Sketcher 3D pro
( Display my Custom 3D model from my Mac on my kindle with interactive rotation& physics)

Talkadroid
( best text to speech app for android with foreign language support)

ENTERTAINMENT&GAMES:

Dgunners Sp
( Awesome 3D battle droid game)

Hockey Fight pro HD
( Awesome 3D Hockey brawl game)

Aliens
(Fun 2D game fighting RidleyScott/Geiger aliens)

Turbofly 3D
( high speed 3D racing game)

Kungfu
( Fun 2D fighting game)

Comic Reader mobi
(better alternative to the closed garden "Comixology" app from amazon, Reads the popular CBR&CBZ formats thus all my digital comic books from my mac now readable on my kindle Fire)

GENERAL DEVICE ENHANCEMENT:
Quickpic pro
(better alternative to the amazon Gallery app)

Go launcher EX
(no more UGLY,Gigantic grey Amazon book shelf)

Rotating wallpaper
( My own custom wall papers)

Dolphin browser HD
(better alternative to the amazon silk browser)

Moboplayer
( plays all video formats natively .mp4 .mov. avi.flv.mkv etc.)

Aldiko Reader pro
( better alternative Epub&PDF Reader)

Mantano Reader pro
( better alternative Epub Reader)

Gemini App manger

File Expert

plus many other freebies from the amazon app store such as calculator, alarm clock, Grocery shopping app etc.

Cheers

Okay, Sheldon. LOL That is quite a list. You've done a ton without rooting. Now that mine is rooted, I am disappointed that I can't get Amazon video. Still thinking things over.

monkeyluis · 03-13-2012, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by afv011

Pardon my ignorance, but what's your point? Does the slow uptake of ICS have anything to do with the fact that it is supposed to unify phones and tablets? If you are disagreeing with my post, feel free to counter it with some evidence.

No. The slow uptake is the point. Not that it wasn't supposed to unify tablet & phoe OSes.

Anabran · 03-13-2012, 09:36 PM

Quote:

"Okay, Sheldon. LOL That is quite a list. You've done a ton without rooting. Now that mine is rooted, I am disappointed that I can't get Amazon video. Still thinking things over."

I believe Dr Sheldon Cooper would quote Spock in saying:

"Sometimes having a thing is not so pleasing as wanting a thing.. it is not logical.
But it is often true."

-Spock
"Amok time"-

03-13-2012, 05:55 PM	#25
Anabran GUNDAM PILOT Posts: 227 Karma: 1110244 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: NEW York, NEW York Device: Kindle Fire	I am never rooting!! Because I am running everything I need via side loading. PRODUCTIVITY&EDUCATION: Pen supremacy( Best note writing app I have seen) Autodesk Sketchbook mobile (best Digital paint program for tablets) Quick office pro (MS office for Android: word, powerpoint ,excel) EMD interactive periodic table of elements (with element discovery Dates and pictures of rare earth elements and the known discovering scientists ..yeah I am that much of a nerd!!) 3D brain ( 3D visualization of the human brain with detail text of area functions) IQuran Pro (interactive Holy Quran App for android with audio recitation in Arabic with various alternate language translations) Sketcher 3D pro ( Display my Custom 3D model from my Mac on my kindle with interactive rotation& physics) Talkadroid ( best text to speech app for android with foreign language support) ENTERTAINMENT&GAMES: Dgunners Sp ( Awesome 3D battle droid game) Hockey Fight pro HD ( Awesome 3D Hockey brawl game) Aliens (Fun 2D game fighting RidleyScott/Geiger aliens) Turbofly 3D ( high speed 3D racing game) Kungfu ( Fun 2D fighting game) Comic Reader mobi (better alternative to the closed garden "Comixology" app from amazon, Reads the popular CBR&CBZ formats thus all my digital comic books from my mac now readable on my kindle Fire) GENERAL DEVICE ENHANCEMENT: Quickpic pro (better alternative to the amazon Gallery app) Go launcher EX (no more UGLY,Gigantic grey Amazon book shelf) Rotating wallpaper ( My own custom wall papers) Dolphin browser HD (better alternative to the amazon silk browser) Moboplayer ( plays all video formats natively .mp4 .mov. avi.flv.mkv etc.) Aldiko Reader pro ( better alternative Epub&PDF Reader) Mantano Reader pro ( better alternative Epub Reader) Gemini App manger File Expert plus many other freebies from the amazon app store such as calculator, alarm clock, Grocery shopping app etc. Cheers Last edited by Anabran; 03-13-2012 at 05:57 PM.

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03-13-2012, 01:51 PM	#16
cvkemp Loving life Posts: 1,430 Karma: 7991496 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hot Springs Village, Arkansas Device: PaperWhite 6 SE, Fire HD8	osnova. Please how did you do this.

03-13-2012, 03:13 PM	#20
jduck Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 2282 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: kindle Fire	I expected to want to do some heavy modifications on my Fire, but I ended up liking it a lot as-is. The one thing I did want to root for was to be able to install the Android Market. I subsequently realized that rooting would let me install the Google Calendar sync adapter and let the google calendar app (and pocket informant) sync with my google calendar. I've installed a couple other root-necessary apps, like droidwall and titanium backup, but I don't really consider them all that essential right now. One downside of relying on root is that of course the next Amazon update will un-root you and you'll have to re-do it. Every time this has happened the smart people have figured out how to re-root in fairly short order, but there still is that need for the sure way to block future updates (this is why I grabbed droidwall, but it would be nice to know for sure what needed to be blocked).

03-13-2012, 05:03 PM	#22
osnova Kindler of the Flame Posts: 582 Karma: 646016 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: US of A Device: K DX,3,KT,KP,KF, KFHD; Nook C, PRS600, iPad, Xoom, N900, N810, Zaurus	The one app that made it worth it for me is Goldendict Now I have an advanced dictionary app.

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