By now you’ve probably heard that Amazon has it’s own Appstore for Android. You may have also heard that they give away a paid app for free every day. What you may not know is how to get the Amazon Appstore on your Android device since it’s not available from Google Play. It’s pretty simple. Just follow the instructions below.
- Go to Amazon Appstore for Android webpage and click or tap “Download now” to download the .apk file. You can download this file directly on your Android device or you can download it on your computer and transfer the file to your device via USB or microSD card.
- Go to settings by launching the icon on your home screen or from your app drawer. Then in settings to go to “Security”. Then check “Unknown sources: allow installation of apps from unknown sources”. If this makes you feel insecure you can always come back here after and un-check the option.
- Now use an app like Root Explorer or any file manager to find the .apk for the appstore that you downloaded earlier. If you downloaded it on your device it should be in your “Downloads” folder. If you put it on your microSD card it should be in the “sdcard” folder. If you dropped it via usb it’s wherever you put it. Tap to select the .apk, then tap “Install” on the Package Installer window that pops up.
- Now the installer will pop up tap install then tap “Open” when it’s finished.
- Now the Appstore will open. Log in with your Amazon account username and password and start enjoying a paid app for free every day!
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As a follow up to my last post, Nook Color Keyboard Case, I’ll show you how to use a keyboard and mouse using a USB hub with your Barnes & Noble Nook Color running CM 7 or CM 9. I have shown this working with the 7″ Leather Case Mini USB Keyboard for Tablet PC from my last post but this process will work with just about any keyboard or mouse.
- Purchase this item from eBay: 7″ Leather Case Mini USB Keyboard Stylus for Tablet PC PDA Epad UMPC or This Case.
- Purchase a USB female to Micro USB male adapter or cable. Like this one.
- Purchase a Mini USB female to USB male adapter or cable. Like this one or this one. You can skip this if you are using a normal usb keyboard.
- Purchase a USB hub. Like this one. Or this one. Make sure it’s not a powered hub (powered buy an AC adapter or Batteries, usb powered is ok).
- Put the Nook in the Case and plug the mini usb keyboard into the into the adapter and the adapter into the usb hub.
- Plug the USB mouse or USB wireless mouse receiver (hopefully it’s Nano) into the USB Hub.
- Plug the USB hub into the USB to Mini USB adapter and the adapter into the Nook Color.
- Download and install Nook Color Tweaks from the Android Market or Google Play store
- Open Nook Color Tweaks, allow any superuser messages you get, and tap “USB Settings”
- Turn on External VBus and wait for a superuser message. (Again, be sure you are not using a powered hub or you will fry your nook when you turn this on)
- Turn on USB Host Mode and wait for a superuser message.
- Turn on Caps lock to make sure the keyboard is working.
- Click the left mouse button to wake it up and make the cursor appear.
- Type and mouse around like you were using a computer!
- If you find your Nook fits too loosely into the keyboard case just put a rubber band or an elastic hair band over the 3 tabs that hold the tablet in place behind the Nook.
- You can also plug in a USB flash drive or a USB adapter and a camera memory card using this set-up (But not a USB hard drive).
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Turn your Barnes & Noble Nook Color running Cyanogenmod 7 or Cyanogenmod 9 into a “laptop” or a “transformer tablet” with this groovy keyboard case from ebay. I have tried Bluetooth keyboards in the past with poor results, getting too much interference from the Nook’s WiFi radio. This mini usb keyboard works great. It is responsive and doesn’t run the battery down much.
- Purchase this item from eBay: 7″ Leather Case Mini USB Keyboard Stylus for Tablet PC PDA Epad UMPC or This Case which will need the adapters below but will work with a usb hub/mouse.
- Purchase a Mini USB female to Micro USB male adapter or cable. Like this one or this one.
- Purchase this case, this case, or this case from eBay that is already Micro USB so you won’t need the adapters but it will not work with a usb hub/mouse.
- Put the Nook in the Case and plug the usb keyboard into the adapter and the adapter into the Nook Color.
- Download and install Nook Color Tweaks from the Android Market or Google Play store
- Open Nook Color Tweaks, allow any superuser messages you get, and tap “USB Settings”
- Turn on External VBus and wait for a superuser message.
- Turn on USB Host Mode and wait for a superuser message.
- Turn on Caps lock to make sure it’s working.
- Type!
- If you find your Nook fits too loosely into the keyboard case just put a rubber band or an elastic hair band over the 3 tabs that hold the tablet in place behind the Nook.
- Check out my next post for how to also use a mouse!
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