I set my Kindle Fire to accept apps from unknown sources and then downloaded an app I wrote.
The install screen simply says "App not installed."
Any idea why?
My best guess is my app uses the Google APIs to show maps. I wonder if the Kindle Fire doesn't contain them?
Any help would be appreciated. I'd love to use my own app on my device.
My guess from what you just now posted is that you do not have your Kindle rooted. Am I right? Because if you don't then you will not be able to get the Google API on to it without it being rooted. For instructions on rooting your device a guy by the name of Jcase made an easy to use way of rooting it, it only took me like 3:30-5 minutes to do the whole process.
First and only Kindle root, and since he did not know of a method to adb mode I found the easiest way
here.
If you do have it rooted then you can download and unzip Google apk files that were in the rooting instructions and then unzip them using WinRar or whatever program you use to unzip files. Then load them onto your kindle from there. You should have the API after all that. If not drop me a PM on here and I'll look more into that. I got mine running the Google API through those instructions and works perfectly. I have to root the one I'm on again, since I had to send the old one in for a replacemant cuz the damn touch screen sensor was being a biatch and not responding.
When I went throught the process of rooting it the first time and loaded up the Google apps up onto it, the API pack did come with it. If not however, go to a site like
4shared or
getjar. I don't know if these carry the Google API anymore but they use to back when I was rooting phones and other tablets.
Before doing that you need your Kindle to allow third party apps. I'll refresh your memory if you don't remember how to do this:
1.Push the little gear next to the wifi and the battery icon in the top right corner, then select more.
2. When you're at the list of all your settings scroll down to "Device"
3. Scroll down to where it says "Allow installation of third party applications" and turn it on.
Once doing those steps your now able to go to one of those sites search for whatever app you want on your stock kindle
If its rooted, all I have to say is this, "Why the heck do you not have the Droid Market on your device already!?"
Hoped this helped you out. If you have anymore questions or run into anymore problems then feel free to drop me a message through PM and I'll get back to you when I can
Edited-Saw that my ******ed stock Kindle Fire screwed up a good amount of typing. Can't wait until I get my laptop back from the shop so I don't have to deal with this BS on my second KF device
! It didn't recognize the spelling for Google, so in place it put Tootle,wtf!? Shouldn't they of already put "Google" in as a known word without me having to add it? I think that I went back and edited it no more then 30 seconds after posting this