Amazon Kindle Fire "Silk" Browser
Ok this IS NOT my work. Just sharing it to the EVO 3D community in-case some might not know about it. TyHi ported this browser to work on a different OS. And its SUPER fast and flash rendering is fast also.
Install Tutorial:
1. Download the attached zip View attachment SilkPort-Updated-1-4-2011.zip
2. Use Root Explorer to copy the lib files to /system/lib set permissions the same as the others.
3. Install all of the .apks like you would side load.
4. Copy the com.amazon.cloud9-1.apk from /data/app to /system/app
5. Reboot and enjoy
Mirrors http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/0AFOCGER/SilkPort-Updated-1-4-2011.zip_links
Also if you want to try this on any other Android devices you might have, check the Amazon Silk Port Compatibility List https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuLq1ID86sm1dFZXTkFBMTZvdnJ0WWIwSUxiTVFLaUE#gid=0
Nice!!! I'll give this a try. Thanks for sharing
And it works. Didn't even have to reboot.
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Miui support??
Thank you. Have gotten this all loaded up and running.
Pretty cool. Does seem to be pretty fast, and Flash elements load very quickly. Desktop view seems better than stock browser.
Tabs seem to take up too much screen space, otherwise very nice.
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Yea have to assume that is because it is designed for a 7 inch screen. Still much better.
Yeah i like it alot on wifi its crazy fast, im using it as my default browser now
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I'm not sure check the compatability list on the second post before you try it
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Yes, the brand new Market apk that I found on the general apps and games forums is working
It's quite nice I must say (lolWP7ui)
Just install as a normal app.
Make a backup of the original first via Titanium backup just in case!
It is a bit laggy at times though :/
I downloaded the new market this morning from the Samsung Galaxy S2 (I move to that phone in August.) forum and it works good. Like you say, a little laggy, but looks so much better.
I like this.
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I usually choose speed over polished GUI. Not this time though.
yes works well looks very nice
I'm probably gonna switch back to the old one...
It's way to laggy q_q
Agreed, looks nice but to laggy on my wildfire however on my Galaxy tab it is fine so good work google! I do like the flicking to switch between different categories similar to the google+ app
Market Looks Gr8...
It looks very nice, and it works fine.
Thanks!
Old (2.3.6) Market for those of you who want to downgrade and didn't make a backup.
(extracted from Ruymanca v7.2 system/app)
I don't seem to have any lag (compared with a Nexus S) unless the images are still loading.
Well yes, that's true, but I still prefer speed over eye candy :/
Link is offline. Can anyone upload it on xda?
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Thank you for that, uploaded as attachment.
@nejc121
Is your version comes from WF (Sense - auto update) or just copied from another source and you did not know at what resolution is? I installed from the other site and works terrible, maybe if we have apk from automatic updates it will work better?
It came from another source.
And I don't think the WF will ever get this market....
It would lag too much.
It is far to laggy and fc every time. I used it. Links good when it worked so went back to old one thanks for the uploaded
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Old (2.3.6) Market for those of you who want to downgrade and didn't make a backup.
(extracted from Ruymanca v7.2 system/app)
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Not necessary. Even backup of old one is not necessary.
You can just uninstall the updates for market to get back to the original one anytime.
[Thinking everyone will be flashing the newer market as installing from apk file, and not added to the customrom.zip and flashed].
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Seriously, why is everyone saying this is laggy? Once the images have loaded maybe 4 seconds at the most the market is smooth. Are you not overclocked? I would like to see the effects with JIT enabled too, however I am using a sense based ROM (wilpuzzle).
Don't seem to have any lag loving the new market
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Well I like it! It`s better than the old one. Not as laggy as you said.
Not my work.. Not my work
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/9813-ported-amazon-silk-browser-from-kindle-fire-working-on-thunderbolt/
Works great on my tb , would look better on the nook given the resolution.
I have miui on my sd card so I'm going to try and install this using root explorer when I get home.
Also hopefully it's ok to link that thread:/ if not mods please remove.
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I get a build.prop error. Wont install.
I found that the issue is with the linker file that goes in bin... if you unzip the files into their proper locations its the only conflict and it makes the nook bootloop. I also tried modifying the flashable's script to install on the nook, still didn't install.... Maybe the author of this port can fix up that linker file for us
I'll message him and see what he thinks. or hopefully one of our devs here will pick it up and get it working.
It's really smooth on my tb ,I always felt that the browsers were lacking or just looked funky. But I think this would be a perfect fit.
Also it supports flash, has tabbed browsing, reflows correctly after pinch in, and you can change the user agent. .
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Any news on fixing it?
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Is there a fix or another port? I would really like to try this.
Thanks
Check this out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1418480
Has anyone had success getting this to run properly? I installed the apk and it starts up fine, but once i enter a folder and start scrolling right through the thumbnails, eventually, once i get very deep into the folder, i get a force close. It doesnt happen with folders containing lesser quantities of images though. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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I use Quickpic.
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I use Quickpic.
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Quickpic is far better than the stock one. I would prefer the asop one but quickpic will do until then.
Thx for the heads up on quickpic. Great app! Wish i knew about it earlier.
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Boost Grand Theft Auto 3′s graphics with a few simple tweaks [from Android Community]
From Android Community --
"A few of you have probably been reliving your most outrageous Liberty City exploits since Rockstar released a pint-sized port of sandbox classic Grand Theft Auto 3 for Android last week. While the game makes the transition mostly intact, some of the graphical flair of the original is missing, probably to make it run better on a wider variety of Android phones and tablets. If you’re running a high end phone with a fast dual-core processor and a competent GPU, it might not be using them to the best of their abilities. Luckily, German site AndroidNext has found a hidden settings file within the game’s data folder, which will allow you to modify some basic graphics settings."
For the full effects in GTA 3 on Android you have to do only the following:
1) Connect phone to PC and connect as a Disk Drive
2) Navigate to the directory
/sdcard/Android/data/com.rockstar.gta3/files/GTA3
3) Backup existing Gta3.set
4) Download and extract gta-3-full-download effects.zip
5) Drop included gta3.set from zip into the /sdcard/Android/data/com.rockstar.gta3/files/GTA3 directory
6) Done!
P.S. - confirmed it worked and no lag from the tweak as well. Happy Holidays everyone!
P.P.S. - here's a link to the original .set file to revert the changes. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2114079/gta3.set
Nice find. Tried it just now and the graphics got way better, but it actually got a little bit slower for me. Thanks again.
Edit: Nevermind. Left 'Powersaver' on in SetCPU settings. Runs great!
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What ROM and OC are you using? After this patch the game looks definitely better, but the framerate is v-e-e-e-r-y s-l-o-w :-/ StockROM
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From Android Community --
"A few of you have probably been reliving your most outrageous Liberty City exploits since Rockstar released a pint-sized port of sandbox classic Grand Theft Auto 3 for Android last week. While the game makes the transition mostly intact, some of the graphical flair of the original is missing, probably to make it run better on a wider variety of Android phones and tablets. If you’re running a high end phone with a fast dual-core processor and a competent GPU, it might not be using them to the best of their abilities. Luckily, German site AndroidNext has found a hidden settings file within the game’s data folder, which will allow you to modify some basic graphics settings."
For the full effects in GTA 3 on Android you have to do only the following:
1) Connect phone to PC and connect as a Disk Drive
2) Navigate to the directory
/sdcard/Android/data/com.rockstar.gta3/files/GTA3
3) Backup existing Gta3.set
4) Download and extract gta-3-full-download effects.zip
5) Drop included gta3.set from zip into the /sdcard/Android/data/com.rockstar.gta3/files/GTA3 directory
6) Done!
P.S. - confirmed it worked and no lag from the tweak as well. Happy Holidays everyone!
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Wouldn't it possible to do this just by extracting on the phone with a file explorer app?
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At the moment I'm using ViperROM Redline with Anthrax stock rc3. I use ViperMOD to overclock it to 1.6 and the IntelliAnthrax governor. I was running MIUI before and it was lagging pretty bad, that's why I switched.
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Wouldn't it possible to do this just by extracting on the phone with a file explorer app?
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Don't see why this won't work either. I guess its a no-computer option :-D
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Gene_Bailey said:
Wouldn't it possible to do this just by extracting on the phone with a file explorer app?
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Yes. I just did it through Astro. Was laggy until I switched the CPU to performance from Intellianthrax.
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akiradavis said:
Don't see why this won't work either. I guess its a no-computer option :-D
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LOL I just figured it would be possible. I'm not sure though. I'm trying to see if the .set file is there but every time I navigate to the the GTA folder all I have are the many folders that look like they would be the contents of a zip file.. maybe when my phone downloaded the files they automatically unzipped somehow?
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so do we actually replace the file then?
I wouldn't change it. As you can see theres not much difference and its not worth having the on-screen controls messed up.. the one with the pickup is before and the minivan is after...
The only thing is the bridge but before i took the screen cap it took a couple of seconds for the bridge to load the bottom(The difference between the 2).
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Damn screencaps are lower quality. They look way blurrier then they should be. Either way look at the on-screen controls...
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I can't even get it from the market. Says my device is incompatible. Wtf
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Nevermind got it. Also you can adjust where the controls are to the person who said this messes them up.
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Can someone who has this game on the TouchPad upload the original file? I replaced it with this one without backing up now I want it back.
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Can someone who has this game on the TouchPad upload the original file? I replaced it with this one without backing up now I want it back.
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Here's the original .set file from my device.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2114079/gta3.set
looks fun
i was just wondering where you get gta3 from? do i have to use chainfire3D?
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i was just wondering where you get gta3 from? do i have to use chainfire3D?
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I picked it up from the Android Market before they restricted it to only certain devices. I use ChainFire to unroll the textures to 32-bit, makes everything a bit sharper and its not only in a game.
I'm pissed I missed my chance at getting this game. Now I have no clue how to get it...
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Don't be. I am pissed that I have bought this game and now it is not in Market..
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my gta folder didn't even have the gta3.set file. Please help
This will work on any android tablet or phone.
Do this from your device.
1) If you dont already have it download es file explorer.
2Here is the dropbox link to the zip with the apks: Kindle fire app apks
3)Extract the folder or unzip it. Inside the zip you will find system apks and the amazon app store,amazon mp3 store,amzon kindle, and amazon instant video. Install all of the apks.
5) Install "com.amazon.kindle.otter-20075-2.75-65666d03259704bd-CDZvVy-164.apk" if you do it using your tablet it will just say launcher.
6) Now download the nook color app manager and install it in order to add it to your nooks homescreen.(normal android devices are
skip this step.The silk browser is below.
If you would like amazon silk you need to be rooted (I dont recomend this because it will require you to root your tablet which will disable amazon instant video)
Download and install these two apps
root explorer and vodoo ota root keeper.
download this zip silk.
step 1) Go to root explorer and go to where you downloaded your zip to. This may be on your nook tablet /mnt/media/my files/my downloads and find the zip. unzip it or extract it to the same my downloads folder.
step 2) Then you will need to go to the apps folder in the extracted silk folder and long press one of the apks. a popup menu will apear. click copy. The click the back button or the ... (it may varie) and work your way back to the mnt directory. Click on the system folder now instead of media. Now select the app folder.( Be very careful not to alter your system files it will be permanent. However there is a fix. just pm or email me if something goes wrong.) On the top right of the screen there should be a white or greyish button. It should say Mount R/W. Click that and you will see it change to Mount R/O. On the bottom of the screen click paste.
step 3) Do this to each apk inside the silk/system/apps folder. (There are only three of them)
step 4) Go back to the extracted silk folder folder and instead of the app folder click the lib folder. Do the same process for each of the four libs. However instead of pasting them inside of the system/appfolder paste them into the system/lib folder.
step 5)When your done exit out of root explorer and go back to es file explorer. In there you go back to the silk folder and in the app folder install the three apks. Next, reboot your device.
step 6) You arent done go to the launcher apk and silk should be working and there is a noticable speed difference from the stock nt browser.
FINAL STEP) Since you have a rooted device amazon instant video will not allow you to playback vdeo.Thats where vodoo ota root keeper come in to help. You can easily unroot your device and restore the root quickly. unroot it when you want to watch a video and restore the root when you do need it which should not be very often. Now you are completely done. Go to each of the shortcuts on your kindlefire homescreen and sign into your amazon account.
I f you need help contact me and I will walk you through it Email or pm me anytime.
The kindle fire is basically a launcher and then amazon kindle apk, amazon app store apk, framework, amazon mp3, amazon INSTANT VIDEO apk, and the silk browser anlso known as com.cloud.9.apk, and the silk browser's libs.
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU WILL HAVE TROUBLE TRYING TO HAVE THE SILK BROWSER AND AMAZON INSANT VIDEO RUNNING AT THE SAME TIME?
To place the libs in the system/lib folder you will need to root your tablet and use root explorer and install the com.cloud.9.apk(silk browser).
This contridicts the amazon prime instant video because you will need to be unrooted in order playback video otherwise you will get an error message "your device is no longer configured properly..bla.bla.blaa"
However the fix for this would be to either someone make a signed zip with the silk browsers libs and apk that you could install using cwm (boot from sd card) or us voodo ota root keeper. That is suppose to let you backup your root on the sd card and temporarily unroot your device. I HAVE TRIED TO UNROOT AND THE AMAZON INSTANT VIDEO STILL DIDNT WORK, SO I HAD TO DO THE ACCLAIM UPDATE ZIP TO RESTORE BACK TO STOCK(THE ULTIMATE UNROOT). Some people got theirs to unroot so it may varie. I CHOSE Amazon Instant video over the silk browser bexause I had found someones kindle fire setup apk(or whatever its called find it) and it said welcome to kindle fire and when I made my amazon account I still got the one month free of prime. Its more valuable than silk untill the trial ends and i could just do the regristration apk again. I will post a list of all the apks you will need and a download link for the folder including all of the apks and files.
Note- Do not install the amazon silk com.cloud.9.apk until you use the rootexplorer to move the four libs to the system/lib folder and the 3 apks to the system/apps directory. Make sure you mount and then unmount when finished. Delete those files if you will do a system reset or something goes wrong.
Also for those who really could care less about amazon instant video you could still use the setup/regristation app (please post the name or apk) to get the free month of prime and use the nooks web browser to go to amazon.com and go to instant video for streaming through the web browser. Then you could still have your root. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT WITH THE AMAZON INSTANT VIDEO APP YOU WILL NEED TO UNROOT HOWEVER IF YOU KEEP THE ROOT YOU CAN STILL STREAM IN THE BROWSER BY SIGNING IN?
If you dont have problems with the unrooting then after you move silks libs ana apks to the system/lib and system/app directory then just unroot and you can install the instant video apk and have the whole kindle fire interface.
THE REASON WHY I SAID ITS A KINDLE FIRE APP WAS THAT THE LAUNCHER APK IS THE HOME SCREEN OF THE KINDLE FIRE AND FROM THERE THE NEWSTAND! BOOKS! MUSIC! VIDEO! APPS! AND WEB ARE ALL SHORTCUTS TO THE APKS. THATS IT AND IF YOU USE THE NOOK COLOR APP MANAGER YOU COULD ADD THE APP CALLED LAUNCHER TO THE HOMESCREEN.JUST PRESS THE LAUNCHER APP(THE ICON IS A PICTURE OF A KINDLE FIRE WITH THE ORANGE KINDLE LOGO ACROSS IT)And youll have a kindle fire on your nook tablet no dual booting or flashing needed.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS POST OR EMAIL ME @[email protected] or pm.
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Where is the link for this app that makes the nt look like a fire. Just curious.
Its the launcher apk in the kindle fires system os. It will only be a woden bookshelf if you dont get the amazon apps then the shortcuts will work and the carosel will work. Also it doesnt just look like a kindle fire it basicaly is one without the kindle fire kindle app. I will post the dropbox link for a folder with all of the apks. Then I will post the silk browsers apks and libs and root explorer apk so you could have silk browser also. And I will post the kindle fire setup apk or whatever its called so you could get the first month of amazon prime for free.
The final apk would be the nook color app manager so you could add the launcher apk to your homescreen.
Also you will need vodoo ota root keeper if you root your tablet. If you are not rooted then you cant get the silk browser.
Can anyone post a signed zip with the silk browser or com.amazon.cloud.9 apks and libs files so you could use cwm to push it to the tablet without root. I will edit the main post with a simple setup for rooted and unrooted nook tablets.
I will post the dropbox links later on.
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They wont let me upload the full screenshots from my nt. It actually looks very sharp. The nook app icons will be pixilated but anything you get from amazon will look sharp on the carosel.
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I opened this thread just to check it out. I really had no plans to get the Fire apps on my Nook, but wanted to peek. I'm really glad I did. I'm new to the Nook Tablet, and was unhappy that when I rooted, my sideloaded apps couldn't be added to the nook screen. I'm a longtime Android user, and consider myself a power user. That said, I want to say THANK YOU for posting the Nook Color App Manager. It is such a awesome little app! Can't believe I'd never seen it mentioned on the root threads. It's a shame that they include a seperate launcher and not that as well. I'm all for choice, but not including it seems like a HUGE oversight!
I am actually going to try this with my Kindle Fire... I have CM9 on it currently and would love to have the carousel and bookshelf back, as well as the Amazon videos since I'm a prime member!!
Does this have kindle owners lending library
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I just stumbled on to this thread. I dont use my nook tablet much because my girlfriend is always on it. I am interested in doing this mod because my nt has some major motion lag. I am currently running 1.4.2 rooted with dual home screen, nook/adw launcher android. Would i have to go back to stock setup?
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Does this have kindle owners lending library
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i just tried this on my galaxy nexus and it didnt seem to work
anyone else have luck getting the kindle owners lending library (koll) to work?
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i just tried this on my galaxy nexus and it didnt seem to work
anyone else have luck getting the kindle owners lending library (koll) to work?
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Don't know much about koll but shouldn't it work through the kindle app? Why would you have to create a virtual kf to share?
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Don't know much about koll but shouldn't it work through the kindle app? Why would you have to create a virtual kf to share?
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it only works on kindle devices but i thought that if i was running these apps (including the launcher) it would trick amazon lol
maybe it does and i did it wrong.....
Well I just did this to my nook and its kind of cool. I dont currently have any amazon accts so got to get that set. It was a pretty easy process and thanks to OP for great detailed instructions. My only question is when I press the home button I get four option nook, adw launcher, kindle launcher and another kindle provision? It fc's on me
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Same thing happens to me.. i think its what nook does with a launcher, it blocks the other one and keeps it own launcher. Thats why devs createdhome catcher.. so i guess thats what it is.. i love these apps! Thanks
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Why doesn't this work on kindle when using cm9?
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