Kindle Fire and No Android Market?

[dschwa]

I downloaded Roboform directly from Siber Systems and it runs great on the Fire.

The Apps I'm worried about are Google+ and Earth. I hope Google puts them on the Amazon store. Maps doesn't really matter without GPS.

 

[magentawave]

So far I've loaded 1) an alternate browser that's much faster than Silk (and doesn't monitor my browsing), and 2) an app that lets me stream my iTunes collection to the Fire, in addition to 5 or 6 other apps not offered in the Amazon Appstore. And that's without rooting the device. If someone wants to make not having the Android Market an issue, they can, but I sure as hell didn't.

So where did you find those apps?

Steve

 

[grvthang]

A few different ways. One was by going to 4shared, as explained in this thread:
http://androidforums.com/amazon-kindle-fire/448193-install-any-app-kindle-fire.html

Another way was making a copy of an app I already had on my Android phone by backing it up to my sd card and emailing it to myself. Then I open the app as an attachment on my Fire and install it form there.

If you're looking for an app and all else fails, try googling it (Android apps have the extension "apk").

 

[magentawave]

The iPad display is nice cuz its 10" but its kinda heavy to hold overhead while laying in bed. So does it bother you that the Fire display is only 7" when you are watching Netflix movies? Do you find yourself wanting a bigger display for movies?

Also, can you see Flash on the Fire?

Steve

 

[grvthang]

Adobe Flash 10.3 comes installed on the Fire.

I like the 7" form factor - you can hold it easier in one hand for reading. Even with its case, I can fit the Fire in my coat pocket (try that with a 10" device). As far as watching movies, I see it as a mobile viewer - if I wanted to watch an Amazon Prime video in my bedroom or living room I would send it to my tv monitor anyway, so I can watch it on a big screen.

 

[magentawave]

1) For watching movies, do you connect the Fire to your TV with an HDMI cable?

2) How is reading a book on the Fire in bright sunlight? The same as any other tablet with a color display (crappy)?

3) Besides the Color Nook having an SD card, do you know how the Fire compares to a rooted Nook Color?

Thanks again.

 

[dschwa]

Adobe Flash 10.3 comes installed on the Fire.

I like the 7" form factor - you can hold it easier in one hand for reading. Even with its case, I can fit the Fire in my coat pocket (try that with a 10" device). As far as watching movies, I see it as a mobile viewer - if I wanted to watch an Amazon Prime video in my bedroom or living room I would send it to my tv monitor anyway, so I can watch it on a big screen.

I watched an episode of FireFly and it was great for personal viewing close-up. If I want to watch a Prime movie, I use the HDMI on my Bionic to my TV.

I got the fire as a kindle first, all else is gravy.

 

[magentawave]

I watched an episode of FireFly and it was great for personal viewing close-up. If I want to watch a Prime movie, I use the HDMI on my Bionic to my TV.

I got the fire as a kindle first, all else is gravy.

But since you said you got the Fire as a Kindle first, how well can you read an ebook in bright sunlight compared to the regular black and white Kindles?

 

[Spyce]

The iPad display is nice cuz its 10" but its kinda heavy to hold overhead while laying in bed. So does it bother you that the Fire display is only 7" when you are watching Netflix movies? Do you find yourself wanting a bigger display for movies?

Also, can you see Flash on the Fire?

Steve

The screen size doesn't bother me, but then neither did watching a movie on my phone that has a 4.3" screen. I bought a cover that converts to hold the Fire upright horizontally so I sit with it on my lap or sit it on the bed or night stand and lay down to watch. It weighs 14.6 ounces which may be just as heavy as an Ipad.

Flash has worked well on the sites that I've tried it on. There's also apps in the Appstore that use flash. Haven't tried any though. You can read about flash on the Fire on the adobe flash site. Link for blog . . . Amazon's Kindle Fire Lights up App Creativity.

 

[dschwa]

But since you said you got the Fire as a Kindle first, how well can you read an ebook in bright sunlight compared to the regular black and white Kindles?

It's a shiny backlit screen so it sucks in bright light. Not epaper. But I don't know the last time I read in sunlight.

 

[Bob Maxey]

Flash has worked well on the sites that I've tried it on. There's also apps in the Appstore that use flash. Haven't tried any though. You can read about flash on the Fire on the adobe flash site. Link for blog . . . Amazon's Kindle Fire Lights up App Creativity.

I'll assume you know that Adobe has decided to call it quits and they will stop developing Flash for mobile devices. Thanks to HTML 5.