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| Author: | Hopwin [ Thu Dec 22, 2011 8:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Kindle Fire |
Anyone have one? |
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| Author: | Vindicarre [ Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:10 am ] |
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These might be of help: http://farsky.me/post/12918400837/amazo ... ire-review viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7053 |
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| Author: | Hopwin [ Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:23 am ] |
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Thanks for the link but not so much, no. Having used an iPad 2 extensively and now the Kindle Fire I can't figure out his opinion that the iPad is faster. I found the iPad tediously slow and the blown-up interface of an iPhone to be ugh. Which brings me to the question I was really hoping to get answered... The Fire UI is utter trash and it looks like it, can I root this mofo and swap it out for another Android iteration that supports widgets and doesn't feature a gray book shelf as the background? |
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| Author: | Kaffis Mark V [ Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:12 am ] |
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If you want to root it anyways, get the Nook tablet. It's more powerful for a pretty modest increase in price. |
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| Author: | Hopwin [ Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:16 am ] |
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I already have the Kindle =/ |
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| Author: | Müs [ Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:37 am ] |
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Yes, you can root it. I'm pretty sure it'll run CyanogenMod 7. They're working on 9 atm. You could have just asked that in the first post BTW :p |
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| Author: | Hopwin [ Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:56 am ] |
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I figured no sense asking if no one had one. I don't see the Fire on the Cyanogen website. Is there another I could check out? |
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| Author: | Midgen [ Thu Dec 22, 2011 12:00 pm ] |
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1306 |
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| Author: | Hopwin [ Thu Dec 22, 2011 12:28 pm ] |
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Thanks Midgen! |
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| Author: | Lenas [ Fri Apr 13, 2012 10:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kindle Fire |
Bump. I have one now. It's running CM9, Energy ROM. F-ing awesome. My only real complaint is how long it takes to charge. Edit - Farskee's review doesn't mention what every real* owner of an Android device does! Rooting is part of the fun, man. ICS >> iOS any day of the week. * JK <3 Spoiler: |
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| Author: | FarSky [ Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:26 pm ] |
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Noooo way I'd root my Fire. I don't want the standard ugly-ass Android UI on there. Blech. Not that I use my Fire anymore, especially since the iPad 3 came out. The only advantage the Fire had for me over the iPad was the increased DPI providing a sharper image for text, but the iPad 3's Retina Display blows that away, so...yeah. I want to sell it, actually, but they don't exactly hold their value. 
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| Author: | Lenas [ Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kindle Fire |
Clearly you have not used the latest version of Android, sir. |
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| Author: | FarSky [ Sat Apr 14, 2012 12:10 am ] |
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I have not. I've used Gingerbread and Honeycomb. Neither has impressed me in the least, from the standpoints of functionality, performance, or design. Honestly, Android has left such a bad taste in my mouth that I really have no desire to revisit it anytime soon. I'm not trying to make this into a "herp derp Android sucks, this I declare by fiat" argument...it's just that I've tried it, multiple flavors on multiple devices, phone and tablets...and it's very clearly not for me. I can't find any usefulness that exceeds (or even matches) that of the iOS ecosystem, and I do not like the aesthetics at all. In fact, I think they roundly stink. I'm very impressed by what I'm seeing of the new Windows phones and Metro as a whole, but while the aesthetics are very pleasing, the functionality seems to be very, very limited right now. |
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| Author: | Lenas [ Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kindle Fire |
I'm really trying not to exaggerate, but the experimental gesture controls on the ICS browser might be one of the best touch controls I've ever used. |
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| Author: | Müs [ Thu Jul 19, 2012 4:43 am ] |
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Speaking of keeping the Nexus 7 thread on track, I thought I'd necropost to this one  So after a poking by Lenas to revisit the rooting/romming of my Fire, I have Jellybean loaded on it after I had to return the whole thing to the Amazon Version of Android because the OTA update to 6.3(?) screwed up my previous attempt. Its a far more useful piece of hardware now. I find myself picking it up instead of my phone for little things like texts and messaging. Its fast, smooth, and responsive now. Its the device I wanted it to be when I bought it. |
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| Author: | Lenas [ Thu Jul 19, 2012 1:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kindle Fire |
Glad my prodding resulted in something good! I haven't gotten around to putting JB on mine yet because I'm lazy... Maybe tonight. Maybe not. We'll see! |
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