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Actually android 2.1 is eclair!
OB
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Yeah, 2.1 is Éclair. Don't you ever forget about the diacritical marks!
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Actually android 2.1 is eclair!
OB
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Well, the Nook is like Android Froyo or Gingerbread, at best. I looked for the Boox M96 and it looks like it is running Android 4 which is ICS. There *might* be some sort of incompatibility, kind of doubting it, but maybe. Removing page animations would be a good thing also, I agree with you, I will look into doing that.
Yes I will do this. I hope to post something this weekend.Hi wskelly,
Could you help to modify a new version of the Kindle app please. I'll readily test it out on my M96.
I've never meddled with apps, but if you could point me in the right direction, I could try out my hand at it as well. Thanks.
Try this:
http://goo.gl/gKWjv1
This is Kindle version 4.4.0.71. Anything newer than that, and aapt.exe would crash trying to rebuild it. I don't know why. I tried five or six versions, this is the latest one that worked. Anything OLDER than this will build but anything newer won't.
Note, like the app in the OP, you need to UNINSTALL your version of Kindle and install this one. The two versions can't co-exist. ...And you probably don't want them to.
Changes are the same as the app in the OP, except:
There are no reading "dots" in this version (to tell you how much of a book you've read) so I didn't need to make that change.
The library background was changed to white.
I should probably open a new thread for this, but I don't know where? Any suggestions?
And if you see something that looks like crap on eInk, I can try to change it. Just need a screenshot or photo or something like that.
Try this:
http://goo.gl/gKWjv1
This is Kindle version 4.4.0.71. Anything newer than that, and aapt.exe would crash trying to rebuild it. I don't know why. I tried five or six versions, this is the latest one that worked. Anything OLDER than this will build but anything newer won't.
Note, like the app in the OP, you need to UNINSTALL your version of Kindle and install this one. The two versions can't co-exist. ...And you probably don't want them to.
Changes are the same as the app in the OP, except:
There are no reading "dots" in this version (to tell you how much of a book you've read) so I didn't need to make that change.
The library background was changed to white.
I should probably open a new thread for this, but I don't know where? Any suggestions?
And if you see something that looks like crap on eInk, I can try to change it. Just need a screenshot or photo or something like that.
--Bill
Ignore this stuff (for tracking the changes to the file when someone has the file three years from now):
The MD5 sum of this file is: fc1b250d9ca4148a93a33a9441f1a769
And the git hash on my side is: 4f0d59b97def2b64da09e2e2a43b0e94d05987ca
Thanks for all your work Bill. I've downloaded the 4.4.0.7 package and all I get is 'There is a problem parsing the package' when attempting to install on my nstg. I assume this is a result of the ancient version on android running on the NST 1.2.1 firmware, just an FYI.
I can see my library but cannot download books. The download is constantly interrupted. I'm using version 3.0.3.25 Any suggestions?
Thank you for linking these instructions! I have the same problem and can neither download books on my kindle app anymore, nor install the updated version (making my NST kinda useless, which is a shame).
Is there by any chance a simpler way to update my NST or a more elaborate set of instructions? I couldn't find anything else and am not quite tech-savvy enough to quite understand how to update those certificates.
If there is any advice how I can update app or certificates I would be very, very grateful!
Wow! Thank you so much for taking the time to write foolproof instructions!
They were, indeed, easy enough to follow and worked perfectly - thank you! I couldn't be happier that I can use the kindle app again!
One last question: I tried installing version 4.4.0.7.1. of the kindle app and got the "could not parse package"-error-message. The old version (3.2.0.3.5.) worked out fine, though. Is there any other kind of update I need to run in order to install the newest version of kindle for NST? I had uninstalled the old version before I tried, but maybe that wasn't enought.
Either way - I got my books back! Thanks again for helping me!
I'm glad that helped
To my knowledge, 3.2.0.3.5 is the end of the line for Kindle on the NST. Parsing errors generally mean the app is for a higher Android version. Be glad there is still a version that works--for now--unlike Google Books.
I'm glad that helped
To my knowledge, 3.2.0.3.5 is the end of the line for Kindle on the NST. Parsing errors generally mean the app is for a higher Android version. Be glad there is still a version that works--for now--unlike Google Books.
If you have a file manager (ES FileManager, Root Browser, etc.) installed with root privileges, it's easy:
1. Download the "more complete" cacerts file from the linked posting and copy it to your NST in some convenient folder (Downloads?).
2. Navigate to the system folder. You'll need to change the privileges on this folder to allow you to copy a file into a subfolder. With either of the two file managers I mentioned, a long-press on the system folder will bring up a either a menu with a list that includes "properties" or a list that includes "permissions". For the former, you need to look for the permissions section of the properties. Once you're at "permissions", enable write access for the two remaining "users".
3. Navigate to the system/etc/security folder and there you will see your current cacerts.bks file. Rename it cacerts.bak.
4. Go to the folder (Downloads?) where you copied the new cacerts file and copy/paste or cut/paste the file into system/etc/security. The permissions on the file are not correct at this point. You need to make them the same as the old file (now called cacerts.bak). That's why I had you leave it there. So see what the old permissions are and set the new file to the same.
5. Back out to the system folder and reset its permissions (remove write access for the lower two "users"). Failing to do this may cause a bootloop.
6. Shut down the NST and restart it.
Voila!
Tried that - I had to mount system in ES Root explorer to get the rights, but apart from that followed instructions and still not talking to the Amazon servers Is it time to call it a day with this aging device?
Mmm....I've noticed a distressing number of attachments are MIA after the recent forum upgrade. I have attached a copy below.From what I could see, there is no download link available in the first post, and the other Dropbox link shared above doesn't work either. Is this version of the Kindle app (3.2.0.3.5) no longer supported by Amazon?
I'm pretty sure the point of signatures is to prove who made the update. That is, only the developers of the app have the original signing key. So I don't think there's a way of getting your signature to match theirs.I've signed this app and the signature is different from the original app, so you will need to uninstall your existing Kindle app and install this one. If someone can tell me how to sign so that the signatures match that would get around this issue.
I'm pretty sure the point of signatures is to prove who made the update. That is, only the developers of the app have the original signing key. So I don't think there's a way of getting your signature to match theirs.