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Sideloading and gApps

NYC Coyote

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Apr 7, 2010
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If anyone has one of these already.... is it possible to sideload? and then install gApps to get the market on it....

I realize it doesn't have an sdcard slot but if you can sideload.. you can then mail yourself the gApps to get the Android Market on it... then load up all the official Google Apps.

And possibly Dropbox to sideload more....
 
well.. if you can sideload.. what about sideloading an alternative launcher that has buttons? such as an Ice Cream Sandwich Launcher (which there is at least one I know of)

I was just about to post a question regarding that. I, too, would like to know the possibility of loading a custom UI/launcher.

If loading apps has the possiblity of crashing the device, will it be easy to recover in said event? If so, I'm definitely going to try if I get one. :)
 
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if this device is any kind of popular, i'm sure Cyanogenmod will come to it and we'll have gapps ;)

Well.. you can most likely sideload the Android market onto it regardless of rooting it and cyanogenmod (which I would love... put some Ice Cream on that.. the code supposedly drops on the 17th)......

I'm thinking alternative launcher with on-screen controls (like the nook)....

Although this is underpowered.. it is more powerful than phones that came out last year.. and should be able to handle it.
 
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Are they going to lock this thing down like the iPad?
What about the bootloader?

Has there been any word from Amazon on rooting/ROMs/etc?

I'm not doubting the dev community, but everyone seems a little too confident.
I was under the impression this was a very tight proprietary device, based on how it has been presented by Amazon.
 
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The only app I really want on the Kindle Fire that is not on there is Gmail, the official Gmail app, and not have to go through the email client on the Fire.

I second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and ten-millionth this.

Oh, the horror of trying to set up Gmail on an iPad.
I have to say, it is the main detractor of that device...

Other than the name. I suppose.
 
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The only app I really want on the Kindle Fire that is not on there is Gmail, the official Gmail app, and not have to go through the email client on the Fire.

I second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and ten-millionth this.

Oh, the horror of trying to set up Gmail on an iPad.
I have to say, it is the main detractor of that device...

Other than the name. I suppose.
 
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