No Active Content for Voyage?

Avwriter · 10-25-2014, 06:26 PM

I just noticed that I cannot Download any of my Active Content (bought for my Paperwhite) to my Voyage. Then I actually went to the product page for specific apps, and it also appears they are not available for Voyage. Do you guys think this is just because the Voayge is new and they have not updated the Active Content store listings, or is the Voyage for some reason not compatible with them?

Nate the great · 10-25-2014, 08:14 PM

I'm seeing the same thing. I'll go ask Kindle PR.

vxf · 10-25-2014, 09:16 PM

I think it is a compatibility issue. When the first PW came out, all the active content I had for the Touch did not work. Most of it was updated over the following months to ensure compatibility, but a handful of gamebooks I had purchased on the Touch never worked properly (well, at some point I stopped checking, so I shouldn't say 'never').

But it seems new generations with significant changes require updates to active content. I don't recall any similar problems between PW1 and PW2.

Nate the great · 10-27-2014, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by vxf

I think it is a compatibility issue. When the first PW came out, all the active content I had for the Touch did not work. Most of it was updated over the following months to ensure compatibility, but a handful of gamebooks I had purchased on the Touch never worked properly (well, at some point I stopped checking, so I shouldn't say 'never').

But it seems new generations with significant changes require updates to active content. I don't recall any similar problems between PW1 and PW2.

I was told they dropped support for Kindle Active Content. The Voyage won't be getting the apps.

nynaevelan · 10-27-2014, 02:20 PM

Not just the Voyager, they dropped it for all the eink devices.

Nate the great · 10-27-2014, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by nynaevelan

Not just the Voyager, they dropped it for all the eink devices.

But I can still send the apps to my KPW. I tried, and it worked.

Avwriter · 10-27-2014, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Nate the great

I was told they dropped support for Kindle Active Content. The Voyage won't be getting the apps.

Well that sucks.

HarryT · 10-28-2014, 01:48 PM

Active Content was never available for people outside the US.

pghaworth · 10-28-2014, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Avwriter

Well that sucks.

I have to admit, it played a part in my decision to go with the PW 2014.

I have a lot of active content and don't want to lose it.

twowheels · 10-28-2014, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by pghaworth

I have to admit, it played a part in my decision to go with the PW 2014.

I have a lot of active content and don't want to lose it.

Really? I never found anything very interesting. A few games, one or two of which held my attention for a few days, but a lot? What did you find?

pghaworth · 10-28-2014, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by twowheels

Really? I never found anything very interesting. A few games, one or two of which held my attention for a few days, but a lot? What did you find?

I have a lot of games that I really love and some productivity, note apps, etc. that I like having. When active content first started out a lot of it was free and I grabbed anything useful and paid for some, though very little. Not all of it is compatible with the PW 2014, but I also have two older Kindles and they all work on them.

sirmaru · 10-28-2014, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by nynaevelan

Not just the Voyager, they dropped it for all the eink devices.

I get the weather on my Kindle 2013. Its from AccuWeather.

Offie · 10-28-2014, 07:37 PM

That's an unfortunate decision; I really liked the Active Content.
Do you think that in the end they will drop the "experimental browser" too? Because honestly, I'm sure most people use it even less than the active content...

pghaworth · 10-28-2014, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Offie

That's an unfortunate decision; I really liked the Active Content.
Do you think that in the end they will drop the "experimental browser" too? Because honestly, I'm sure most people use it even less than the active content...

Not me. I use that a lot. Works great with Calibre.

badgoodDeb · 10-29-2014, 01:38 PM

The experimental browser works with Calibre? Care to share a sentence or two about how / what it does? I've never found a use for the experimental browser.

10-25-2014, 06:26 PM	#1
Avwriter Addict Posts: 362 Karma: 1422834 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: GA Device: Sony PRS 505, 600, 350, T-1, PW1, Voyage, Oasis2	No Active Content for Voyage? I just noticed that I cannot Download any of my Active Content (bought for my Paperwhite) to my Voyage. Then I actually went to the product page for specific apps, and it also appears they are not available for Voyage. Do you guys think this is just because the Voayge is new and they have not updated the Active Content store listings, or is the Voyage for some reason not compatible with them?

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Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	I'm seeing the same thing. I'll go ask Kindle PR.

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vxf Guru Posts: 944 Karma: 1490348 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Norman, OK Device: Sony PRS 350, 900, 950; Kindles (ALL of them!); Kobo Aura One	I think it is a compatibility issue. When the first PW came out, all the active content I had for the Touch did not work. Most of it was updated over the following months to ensure compatibility, but a handful of gamebooks I had purchased on the Touch never worked properly (well, at some point I stopped checking, so I shouldn't say 'never'). But it seems new generations with significant changes require updates to active content. I don't recall any similar problems between PW1 and PW2.

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10-28-2014, 01:48 PM	#8
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10-28-2014, 07:37 PM	#13
Offie Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 2716 Join Date: Oct 2014 Device: Kindle 4, Kindle Voyage	That's an unfortunate decision; I really liked the Active Content. Do you think that in the end they will drop the "experimental browser" too? Because honestly, I'm sure most people use it even less than the active content...

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badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,515 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	The experimental browser works with Calibre? Care to share a sentence or two about how / what it does? I've never found a use for the experimental browser.

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