What are the main benefits of rooting kindle?

[Jombie]

You can access your gmail thru the stock email app. How do you transfer apps from your phone to Kindle?


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[grvthang]

Originally Posted by Jombie

You can access your gmail thru the stock email app. How do you transfer apps from your phone to Kindle?


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Although you can access your gmail through the stock app, some users claim that gmail has some features that the stock app doesn't have (I honestly don't know what they are; I just use Inbox and Sent folders, and it's fine for me).

You can transfer apps directly from your phone to the Fire several ways that I know of :

1. Make a backup of the app on your phone (using ES File Explorer or Astro); then, if the file is small enough, email it to yourself; then open the email on The Fire and download it.
2. Get a dropbox or box.net account, make a backup of the apk on the phone and upload the apk from your phone to the cloud, then download it onto the Fire.
3. Install Frostwire on both devices and transfer the apk over wifi from the phone to the Fire (it can sometimes work over 3g without wifi).
4. Install Wifi File Explorer on your phone, make a backup of the apk, then connect to your phone from the browser on the Fire, and download the apk
5. Make a backup of the app on the phone, transfer the apk to your pc, then connect your Fire to your pc and put the apk on the Fire

[Jombie]

Backed up and emailed to myself the apk for the Dolphin browser which isn't available at 'Zon app store. Super easy, thanks dude.

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[fireplug]

My wife wants a Kindle Fire after experiencing Kindle envy at her book club. I have rooted several android phones over the years so am not shy about that if I need to, but is there a way to send the google android market apk (or Play or whatever they are calling it now) by email so as to get google apps without root. I guess my question is will it install like any other app?

[NotJustAPhone]

Originally Posted by fireplug

My wife wants a Kindle Fire after experiencing Kindle envy at her book club. I have rooted several android phones over the years so am not shy about that if I need to, but is there a way to send the google android market apk (or Play or whatever they are calling it now) by email so as to get google apps without root. I guess my question is will it install like any other app?

The Market won't install without rooting. After it's been installed you can unroot and the Market will still work. Haven't moved to Google Play on my KF but I expect that you would still need root to install. Rooting the KF breaks Amazon Video streaming but you can easily switch back and forth between rooted and unrooted states by using OTA Rootkeeper, which is available free from the Market.

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[Irish]

Does anyone know if after I root my fire can I. Set up a proxy server? If so can i then unroot and it will still connect through the proxy?

I am in Australia for the next two months and I'm trying to figure out a way to get accees to amazon prime while I'm here

[Litt]

I didn't root, but I did update the launcher.

downloaded the apk for Go Launcher from their website: [Only registered users can view links. ]

I have the look of a tablet without the hassle of rooting. I don't NEED all the google apps for me to be happy with the fire. Worked well for me.

[Litt]

Originally Posted by Litt

I didn't root, but I did update the launcher.

downloaded the apk for Go Launcher from their website: [Only registered users can view links. ]

I have the look of a tablet without the hassle of rooting. I don't NEED all the google apps for me to be happy with the fire. Worked well for me.

Oh, but first I downloaded ES File Explorer so I could find the Go Launcher .apk on the fire. Sorry, skipped that step in my explanation.

[DaveInPhilly]

Hi guys, I just ordered one of the refurbs for $139 today. I'm still reading through everything so I'm sorry if this has already been addressed. I don't have it in my hands yet, but from what I have read so far, one of the things I want it for most, HBOgo, won't work without it being rooted. I was wondering if I root the Fire will it still function as a "Kindle Device" so that I can get my magazine subscriptions and read books through the Kindle Lending Library, or it will it then be viewed as any other mobile device?

[Presto]

Originally Posted by DaveInPhilly

Hi guys, I just ordered one of the refurbs for $139 today. I'm still reading through everything so I'm sorry if this has already been addressed. I don't have it in my hands yet, but from what I have read so far, one of the things I want it for most, HBOgo, won't work without it being rooted. I was wondering if I root the Fire will it still function as a "Kindle Device" so that I can get my magazine subscriptions and read books through the Kindle Lending Library, or it will it then be viewed as any other mobile device?

I think you can use hbogo without rooting. Sideload the app. Turn off wifi. Start hbogo. It will tell you that you need an Internet connection. Turn on wifi. Click "Try again" button.