Originally Posted by munday

I wanted to be able to use the market via the Kindle UI, so I threw together an app that has a market icon and just launches the market. Since some others were wanting to do the same I figured I'd share:

http://munday.ws/kindlefire/MarketOpener.apk

This does not install the market or make it work, that's all up to you. It just launches the already installed market app. If you don't have the market installed, it will just tell you that it can't find the market.

Here's a screenshot to show what the icon looks like:

Awesome Work!!!

Originally Posted by SwingBlade

I cannot seem to get any incarnation of the market to actually move to the system/app folder. Suggestions?

I also can't seem to keep IRC connected to ask in there. :P

So there is no way to get the Market working without the Fire being rooted?

I don't think so. I rooted (takes about 2 minutes if that), got everything working, deleted some bloatware and then unrooted...

Everything looks good...

Originally Posted by MOPhiPsi

I don't think so. I rooted (takes about 2 minutes if that), got everything working, deleted some bloatware and then unrooted...

Everything looks good...

So it's ok to root then unroot and the Market will still work after you unroot it? Sorry new to the Android OS not very familiar with it.

Originally Posted by munday

I wanted to be able to use the market via the Kindle UI, so I threw together an app that has a market icon and just launches the market. Since some others were wanting to do the same I figured I'd share:

http://munday.ws/kindlefire/MarketOpener.apk

This does not install the market or make it work, that's all up to you. It just launches the already installed market app. If you don't have the market installed, it will just tell you that it can't find the market.

Here's a screenshot to show what the icon looks like:

works and looks GREAT, thanks a TON......now to get the original keyboard settings.....

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Originally Posted by Jackalx

So it's ok to root then unroot and the Market will still work after you unroot it? Sorry new to the Android OS not very familiar with it.

that's what I did

Originally Posted by MOPhiPsi

I don't think so. I rooted (takes about 2 minutes if that), got everything working, deleted some bloatware and then unrooted...

Everything looks good...

Are you still able to use the Amazon Instant Video services? I use Prime and really enjoy some of the things that are on AIV that aren't on Netflix. I'd like to root to add the Google apps and Android market, but I'm not willing to lose my access to AIV.

Originally Posted by mdstricklin

Are you still able to use the Amazon Instant Video services? I use Prime and really enjoy some of the things that are on AIV that aren't on Netflix. I'd like to root to add the Google apps and Android market, but I'm not willing to lose my access to AIV.

I rooted, installed the market, then unrooted, and it's working fantastic for me.

I tried RootExplorer, but it is not letting me set the system folder nor its subfolders as r/w and none of the permissions settings I apply seem to stick. Sigh.

Originally Posted by mdstricklin

Are you still able to use the Amazon Instant Video services? I use Prime and really enjoy some of the things that are on AIV that aren't on Netflix. I'd like to root to add the Google apps and Android market, but I'm not willing to lose my access to AIV.

just root install the apps and then unroot =)