I have a 3DS and I use Foxfi to have it connected all the time. After trying that out and using it for a while I think that if I could extract the network information from it I may be able to do some really cool things.
Example: If John is playing Mario Kart 7 online, friends will be able to see this without opening up his 3DS.
Example: If you got an update on Swapnote, a browser extension would alert John.
Example: Maybe use the phones GPS to find people to StreetPass with.
Could any of these be done without the use of rooting?
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I see several steam apps, (as in Valve's digital distribution service) on the market, but as they likely require me to enter my information I thought I'd check in here first and see if anyone is actually using one without issue.
Has anyone tried any of them? I dont want to enter my information into anything that might be malicious
I've been fantasizing about a Steam app for android [or onlive], but I don't think there's any reasonable way to actually play your Steam games since they're windows (or mac) only, aside from doing something like vnc or some onlive-like service. I'm not familiar with any of the apps out there, but I wouldn't bother. At best it looks like they just offer a quick way into the forums, etc.
On a side note, onlive may eventually be available. Supposedly the Flyer has some capability, and I vaguely remember reading an article on Onlive developing more apps and a 2nd gen controller to be used on devices other than their microconsole.
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I've been fantasizing about a Steam app for android [or onlive], but I don't think there's any reasonable way to actually play your Steam games since they're windows (or mac) only, aside from doing something like vnc or some onlive-like service. I'm not familiar with any of the apps out there, but I wouldn't bother. At best it looks like they just offer a quick way into the forums, etc.
On a side note, onlive may eventually be available. Supposedly the Flyer has some capability, and I vaguely remember reading an article on Onlive developing more apps and a 2nd gen controller to be used on devices other than their microconsole.
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Haha, I suppose I should have posted what I wanted to do... durr.
I'm really just looking for a nice, integrated storefront in widget form instead of as a webpage. That, plus steam friends/community functionality, would be all I really want from a steam app.
I of course realize there is no way that we're going to be playing our steam games on our Nooks any time soon
I have a steamapp on my nexus one, All it can do is show you who is online, and a bit of other information. No chat APIs have been released by valve, there isn't much you can do that you can't do on the webpage
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.pwned.steamfriends
That looks to be about what I wanted. Much thanks
Do you know if it has a widget, or is it just a straight app?
Hey guys, so me and my best friend bought Nook Tablets yesterday after seeing all the cool things that the rooted Color could do. Weve been playing around with it, and with the help of some threads here have gotten Go Launcher and all those basic apps to work like the Amazon Store and file managers and such.
Ive also got a fun game called Zombieville USA working after many attempts. However, for some reason not every apk i try installing works, and i was wondering why that is. For example, i tried for a while to get GameBoid working so i could play GBA games. It would install, then ask me to locate a bios file, which i then downloaded and got it to recognize, but after i open the actual Rom, it would run for a second and then stop.
Other apks give parsing errors, others just dont work. My friend just successfully got Fruit Ninja to work, and thats pretty much been our achievement of the hour. Were new to android and the tablet scene for that matter, but very well acquainted with jailbroken iPod Touches.
tl;dr why cant i get every app to work? Thanks for taking the time to help
Apps that don't work
One of the reasons might be that the Nook Tablet has only a subset of the hardware the typical Android Smartphone has.
No GPS, no accelerometer, etc.
Even some of the hardware it does have, like blue tooth, has no software drivers in the stock Nook operating system.
If the application you are trying to run is dependent on one of those missing resources, it may well fail. Missing libraries might be downloadable.
Your best bet will be applications known to run on the Amazon Fire, which has a comparable feature set. Rest will be try it and see.
Alright that makes sense, thanks. Ill go look around that forum then and see what i can dig up
Hey, Android community. Like many of us, I use my S4 as a true mobile hotspot on my computer, but I also use it on my XBox 360. However, I don't really use it to play against others online, but more just so I can sign into my account and play the games. My question is, does anyone know if it's possible to change the NAT(Network Address Translation) setting? I ask because it appears the reason I can't download certain games, such as Tomb Raider or Batman Arkam City, is because of the NAT setting being set to moderate. I know it isn't a speed thing because I get an average of 30+ Mbps, and the game is only 6.47 gigs. I've been able to download a slightly bigger game through Steam on my computer in under 50 minutes. If anyone else has run into this problem and knows a workaround, any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Hey, Android community. Like many of us, I use my S4 as a true mobile hotspot on my computer, but I also use it on my XBox 360. However, I don't really use it to play against others online, but more just so I can sign into my account and play the games. My question is, does anyone know if it's possible to change the NAT(Network Address Translation) setting? I ask because it appears the reason I can't download certain games, such as Tomb Raider or Batman Arkam City, is because of the NAT setting being set to moderate. I know it isn't a speed thing because I get an average of 30+ Mbps, and the game is only 6.47 gigs. I've been able to download a slightly bigger game through Steam on my computer in under 50 minutes. If anyone else has run into this problem and knows a workaround, any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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The NAT setting is not your problem here.
The only time that matters is when finding opponents to play against on live, as anything but open NAT makes it difficult for them to connect directly to you without your console acting as the client (outbound).
I know this isn't an Xbox 360 support forum, but can you list any error messages you received?
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The NAT setting is not your problem here.
The only time that matters is when finding opponents to play against on live, as anything but open NAT makes it difficult for them to connect directly to you without your console acting as the client (outbound).
I know this isn't an Xbox 360 support forum, but can you list any error messages you received?
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I can't remember the exact wording, but it says something about my NAT being set to moderate when I test my wireless connection. I can't download the game(s) I mentioned in my previous post even though I have 30+ Mbps download speeds, where I can download a 7+ gig game through Steam on my computer. When I tried to download the Tomb Raider game at my sister's house, it worked fine albeit a lot slower than I thought it should.
Or not as all I want to do for now is play youtube vids , read manga/comics and stream anime mks from my server ? Can I do all this without rooting ?
Well if you've turned it on and connected to Wi-Fi you're most likely already screwed if you wanted to root. If you haven't I would suggest it if you don't care about prime services...I had my HDX set up to look almost aosp with the now launcher and all of google services running including the store...then the update put me back to this ****ty combo of android and fire os
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I have not turned it on yet and will not for a day or two to research this.So you suggest I should root it ?
I would suggest rooting if you fit the following:
- You feel comfortable rooting your device knowing that you are able to brick your device. You understand the risk
(I personally think it happens when low on battery power cuts the process off since it gets mentioned a lot, or installing the tools needed in a incorrect order could put you in a "boot loop" from what I've heard/read. Correct me guys if I'm wrong. Or confirm that's right. Or add to the small list from experience with bricking if you want. I have not bricked my two devices myself and rooted Android devices before using other dev tools).
- You want to customize your tablet into a hybrid of both Amazon OS/ with Android launcher.
- You prefer having access to paid apps on the Google Play store since you can not side-load paid Google apps (from PC to Kindle using USB). Personally I found that video games run smoothly on the paid emulators I bought so far from the Google Play store.
- If you truly haven't been updated yet.
To check: When you go to Settings / Device / System Updates and it says Current Version is 14.3.1.0_user_... (also heads up, don't connect to the internet. The update for 14.3.2.1 will download automatically and when it's done it will install by itself. I own a Kindle Fire HDX 7" with 13.3.1.0 on it but they are pretty much the same thing except for a few things designed specifically for that device being their different code and/or addresses I would assume)
- You've rooted a Android device before. That way you feel more comfortable.
Your 3 concerns you've told us: You can watch YouTube through Amazon's OS only using their web browser called Silk. If your comics are PDF then you can view those without rooting as well. I never used mks files if that's what you're referring to so I can't help you there. Other than that, that's all the info I think you need other than the process it takes to actually root the device.
Hope I helped explain clearly.
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Or not as all I want to do for now is play youtube vids , read manga/comics and stream anime mks from my server ? Can I do all this without rooting ?
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H0B0onDRUGS2 provided some sound advices regarding rooting for you...
However, I watch YouTube and streamed video files from my PCs on my non-rooted and updated KFHDX7. Even though I don't do it, but I'm fairly sure you can read comics too without root. What file formats are they?
I've never rooted as i actually like fire os. My lgg2 satisfies my need to root, mod, flash. etc.
As far as YouTube goes tubemate, available from the Amazon store, works well for me however I'll probably sideload og youtube at some stage. Don't know about comics or anime.
LgG2 d802 running Sotmax V5 ROM
Looks like I will root it as I dont mind getting my hands dirty and I dont like closed eco systems like apple/amazon ,only reason I got was I got it dirt cheap
PS the manga are i think cbr/cbz and mostly in rar/tar containers full of png's.
Hello, this is my first time posting here, although I read a bit here and there prior to registering.
I was wondering if it was possible to make a server-sided RPG game "offline". At first glance I thought it would be impossible, but after some consideration I came up with the following hypothesis:
1. Connect to the game server normally, then download the necessary files required for the game from the server.
2. Create my own "server", or put those files into the game's APK itself so it doesn't need to connect to the server. Here I would have to edit some of the APK's files to make the game connect to my own "server" rather than the official one.
3. Run and test the game to see if it works.
So my question is: Is this even possible? If so, is it safe/legal to download files from the game's server? Has anyone attempted to do so before? If it is not possible, is there any other way to bypass the online connection and make a pseudo-server for myself?
You may ask why I want to do this. The reason is because I do not have access to internet connection 24/7 to play this game. I also want to learn about how Android apps work since I am a complete noob at the moment.
Thanks to anyone who reads/replies to this.