Chrome on Webtop - Atrix 4G Android Development

Anyway to replace Firefox with Chrome in webtop
would allow 'Chrome OS' technically, would be sweet

you can get a precompiled for arm Chromium build at http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/pool/main/c/chromium-browser/
I will try installing it soon, check out other webtop threads for more information about installing and running other applications
edit: chromium-browser is installed by default - will not start though. I think moto wanted to use chrome and probably had it working but chrome does not work with google gears and having some sort of offline database is crucial to this type of environment.

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Eclair Browser on 1.6?

The Droid browser seems a lot nicer, is there a way to pull just the browser from AOSP? or is the browser the same and motorola just improved theres?
You will get framework and SDK errors because it was made on a newer sdk. It's kind of like google maps where it needs to be backported by google, not like it in the way it partially worked on 1.6 and we have to minipulate files to get it to work.

Offline RSS Reader for Nook Simple Touch

I've been searching for an RSS reader that allows to read the feeds offline, but I wasn't able to find anything.
There is no problem installing GrazeRSS and FeedMe, however I get errors when trying to log in with them.
FeedMe supports Feedly only and it shows the Moved temporarily link and then nothing (other apps using Feedly do the same).
GrazeRSS supports Feedly, The Old Reader and Newsblur. Can't log into any of them.
JustReader supports BuzQuz and Feedly. Can't log into Feedly.
GrazeRSS is an open source app, so can be potentially modified to work on Nook Simple Touch.
Luckily gReader works on the NST and allows to share articles to Pocket and Readability. Didn't manage to share via EvenClip since I can't install onto NST.
problems with gReader on NST
After testing gReader for a day I'm not so happy about it. The major problem is a lack of e-Ink theme. You may support this request at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/g_reader/wcn6jLFQaY0
Another problem for me is with scrolling. When I scroll down in many cases it scrolls up. Tried to push harder and it helps sometimes, but still far away from usable.
And I can't find a way for NoRefresh to work with gReader. When I activate NoRefresh via the 3 downward taps, it seems that gReader thinks this is a gesture for it, so NoRefresh is not turned on.
I would also like to find a reader app that works with feedly on the NST. I would probably use my Nook to read my feeds more than actual books if I could get something working.
The best use for nook apart from reading is filtered news. I have installed a version of News and Weather which opens the links in my default browser (Opera Classic (Mobile)) and have setup my custom news keyword filters as on my other android devices.
RSS is much better. Best RSS app is gReader+ which does not have ads like greader. Reader+ is the second best reader IMO.
Since google shut down rss synching in July, you have a few options to have your rss feeds stored online for rss readers to setup with. Feedly is best and has its own web(works in opera classic) & app(not installable) reader too but it is too much like a magazine for me. Others are theoldreader (free) & bazqux (30 days free but good for import/export before 30 days). These are good as your rss account synch, their readers are not good for me.
I have tested many rss apps mentioned before in nooktouch threads. None of them are working properly. Only greader from market worked and imported my feeds. Problem is it has ads. I tried numerous apps mentioned here but most are dead, others fail import from feedly or theoldreader.
I tried about 20 versions of greader+. The old ones do not have import from feedly/theoldreader. The new ones fail on import mostly fail after pressing import from feedly/theoldreader, those few greader+ that do not and attempt stop saying untrusted network certificate error.
Very recent versions of greader+ actually do not run on NTS 2.1 android, screen just flashses and aborts. If anyone finds a working rss reader which imports subscriptions from feedly or theoldreader or bazqux, or import from files xml/opml let us know here what app and what version or even upload link or file. If I find a solution I will post.
Also import your subscriptions from feedly into theoldreader and bazqux and then export them (download) as both xml & opml files to backup on your PC, also zip & email to yourself and store in your keepers email folder..
In theoldreader site, in options setup a password and then to import elsewhere from theoldreader your id is the gmail email address and your password is the one you just setup, not your gmail password. Feedly uses gmail id & gmail password.
I actually use feedly for my rss management. Since feedly app does not work on nook I found a substitute. It's called "Feedme" and it works quite cool. Have bright theme so you could say it's somewhat optmised for einks. Only minus is no screen refresh. I just put my nook to sleep and wake it up if i want my screen refreshed.
flammenwurfer said:
I would also like to find a reader app that works with feedly on the NST. I would probably use my Nook to read my feeds more than actual books if I could get something working.
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Then you may want to support the following ideas:
Offer Feedly's own login
http://feedly.uservoice.com/forums/192636-suggestions/suggestions/4080705-offer-feedly-s-own-login
(Android client) Support older version of Android
http://feedly.uservoice.com/forums/...droid-client-support-older-version-of-android
Problem logging in on Nook Simple Touch
http://feedly.uservoice.com/forums/...20259-problem-logging-in-on-nook-simple-touch
prosty said:
I actually use feedly for my rss management. Since feedly app does not work on nook I found a substitute. It's called "Feedme" and it works quite cool. Have bright theme so you could say it's somewhat optmised for einks. Only minus is no screen refresh. I just put my nook to sleep and wake it up if i want my screen refreshed.
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I tried FeedMe, but didn't manage to log into Feedly. Just get an empty page likewise with any other RSS reader supporting Feedly.
What version do you use?
outlogic said:
I tried FeedMe, but didn't manage to log into Feedly. Just get an empty page likewise with any other RSS reader supporting Feedly.
What version do you use?
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I'm using v1.3.6, also I didn't have such problem. It worked out of the box.
prosty said:
I'm using v1.3.6, also I didn't have such problem. It worked out of the box.
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Interesting. How did you root your device? Do you use a custom kernel?
Personally I used ZeroChaos + NookManager + NTGAttack + NoRefresh + custom kernel #166 on my NST.
Feedly login used by most to authorize access feeds crashes with android 2.1 on NST. Feedme like many crashes on that for me.
Best way is to register with feedly, first, then via that with theoldreader, bazqux & ino reader And to import the xml & opml format file they generate to download.
greaqder was synched as I said before but it has ads in article list.
I got RssDemon from market to synch last night which is better as layout is similar and also gives dark theme. Better yet the ads appear not in article list but in article. It also opens links in my default browser, opera Classic aka mobile.
Better yet, I downloaded a copy of the paid version RssDemon elite last night with the license file to get rid of the ads.
JustReader also synched from market, similar enough layout to the two above, and typed in liNk (sdcard/feedly.opml) to synch feeds from file. Also a license file I downloaded worked. Exit generates crash log but does not matter as settings are remembered. Backup file generation does not work but with liceNse is ad free.
Best is ad free licensed rssdemon now, install Rssdemon elite old file, do not run, install license apk. then licensed justreader (market apk). Third best is greader from market with ads.
Best would be greader+ but newer ones crash, older ones feedly synch crashes, oldest oNes before July worked with Google rss only which is nowdead
wozhere said:
Third best is greader from market with ads.
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I haven't seen any ads in free greader. But ZeroChaos filters ads somehow, so may this is the case.
And I don't mind paying for greader+ if the add an e-Ink theme https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/g_reader/wcn6jLFQaY0/V7XtZEutPIgJ and most importantly fix the problem with NoRefresh.
outlogic said:
I haven't seen any ads in free greader. But ZeroChaos filters ads somehow, so may this is the case.
And I don't mind paying for greader+ if the add an e-Ink theme https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/g_reader/wcn6jLFQaY0/V7XtZEutPIgJ and most importantly fix the problem with NoRefresh.
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Zerochaos (i disabled root in config.txt) got stuck in launcher choice popup at start and many apps kept crashing while frozen. Had to restore a nandroid backup from yesterday. There is a clash with latest uimage I have probably.
The difference between greader & plus is the ads. I tried Zerochaos (Zerolab) as wanted adfree & anysoftkeyboard & Zeam (latest ones don't work). Can you upload these (/data/app or maybe in /system/app/)? Or at least tell us what versions they are?
AppBak generates a text file of installed apps/version number:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.moparisthebest.appbak&hl=en
P.S. No response from our friend. NVM. I tried from latest Zeam versions, a few days ago, but they didn't work on NST. Zeam Launcher is a free app, xda thread too, now sadly discontinued in favor of SickSky. I have used it as backup launcher, debugging etc., on my phones for a couple of years as it's so light. Usually use Nova. Versions 3.x don't work on NST. Versions 2.0.x work as do 2.2.x all the way up to 2.8.7 and 2.8.8. Versions 2.9.x and up don't work. Use v2.8.8. Advantage over ADW supplied with Glownooter is the dock can have more icons, I put 10 apps on it.
Also just installed a recent version of adfree, v0.8.66, seems to work.
I've figure out a workaround to the Feedly login issue: You can install the desired app on another android device, sign in to Feedly in the app there, and then back up the data, transfer it to the Nook, and restore it there. This worked for me for both JustReader and FeedMe, and probably works for any other app that runs 2.1. According to Feedly's API, they use OAuth with tokens that expire, but the app can refresh them. So if the app is coded correctly, in theory it should request a new token from Feedly without user input and you shouldn't see an expiration. However, if it does expire or require you to log into Feedly again for whatever reason, you would just need to redo the steps of authenticating on another Android device and then copying the data over.
Hope this helps!
not working
Akkifokkusu said:
I've figured out a workaround to the Feedly login issue: You can install the desired app on another android device, sign in to Feedly in the app there, and then back up the data, transfer it to the Nook, and restore it there.
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I've been trying to do this but haven't succeeded yet. I installed FeedMe on my phone, logged in and transferreded both the folder at /mnt/sdcard/com.seazon.feedme/ and the file at /data/davlik-cache/[email protected]@[email protected] to the nook. I CHMODded both to match the native versions on the nook. So far it hasn't brought me success.
Is this the approach you are describing?
wozhere said:
The best use for nook apart from reading is filtered news. I have installed a version of News and Weather which opens the links in my default browser (Opera Classic (Mobile)) and have setup my custom news keyword filters as on my other android devices.
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Can you share your copy of News &Weather that's compatible with opera mobile?
THANKS!
case-sensitive said:
Can you share your copy of News &Weather that's compatible with opera mobile?
THANKS!
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Sure.
In settings, custom news topics, add your own keywords of special interest + delete topics not wanted.
I really like the older version of News and Weather that doesn't open an external browser but the scrolling difficulty caused me to abandon it. The BBC news app is marginally better and at least the text is resizable. I just find that the constant switching back and forth between a feed app and the browser in the more "recent" version of News and Weather is painful.
I'm trying NewsHog now and it behaves marginally better for scrolling, offers an optional condensation of the article and then an option to open the full article in an internal browser with the same sort of scrolling issues. SIGH. I wrote to the developers and suggested an option to port scrolling to volume buttons but afterwards realized this was not a good idea because the app comes with a TTS feature (of no use on the Nook ST, of course).
So...is there a way to switch back and forth between the feed app and the browser without closing the browser and then waiting for it to reopen when you select the next item? Seems so clunky--even for a rooted Nook ST
The whole point of this news widget (developer stopped, search xda, another guy copied the app & put ads on it) is setting it up with your personal keyword filters for news topics. If you don't haVe any special iNterest keywords to search for, you might as well use any other general news app.
To list recent apps & switch to: clicking and holding on the home icon in the app: Button Saviour
That's the right arrow on all pages in the pics here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2612340
I use the old pro version 1.5.2 (see list, it's in red) which works on NST, but the free version is in the NST sub-forums here too as part of an OS or something.
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For:
Listing current & recent (greyed) apps + switching to + killing (long-press):
From homepage of android: TaskSwitcher by shisho (also in list)
Should Be on every anDroid homepage and/or dockbar
I think that I've found the problem with feedly auth, they use a certificate from RapidSSL that isn't included in android 2.1 if we include the certificate from GeoTrust Global CA (RapidSSL is an intermediate CA of GeoTrust) I think that should work

Raspberry Pi 3 and Android Things - How do I add the Play Store app?

Hello,
I installed Android Things IoT for Raspberry Pi 3 from:
developer.android.com/things/hardware/raspberrypi.html
This is an amazing system that I can add many app to, and I can use GPIO too, for starters, you need to use the adb tool, but I've installed a launcher (link below) and now I can see all the screens as a Device Android normal.
w w w .apkmirror.com/apk/teslacoil-software/nova-launcher/nova-launcher-5-0-3-release/nova-launcher-5-0-3-android-apk-download/
But the Google Play Store that I installed does not work, I believe some app is missing and this is bad for me, I am not able to know which app I have to install.
You can help?
Would it be possible to make an image with the application needed to run the Play Store?
Thank you!
rtek1000 said:
Hello,
I installed Android Things IoT for Raspberry Pi 3 from:
developer.android.com/things/hardware/raspberrypi.html
This is an amazing system that I can add many app to, and I can use GPIO too, for starters, you need to use the adb tool, but I've installed a launcher (link below) and now I can see all the screens as a Device Android normal.
w w w .apkmirror.com/apk/teslacoil-software/nova-launcher/nova-launcher-5-0-3-release/nova-launcher-5-0-3-android-apk-download/
But the Google Play Store that I installed does not work, I believe some app is missing and this is bad for me, I am not able to know which app I have to install.
You can help?
Would it be possible to make an image with the application needed to run the Play Store?
Thank you!
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I haven't done this yet, but I'm curious if it's like adding Google to fire tablets:
Google Account Manager
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-...count-manager/*
Google Services Framework
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-...ces-framework/
Google Play Services
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-...play-services/
Google Play Store
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-...le-play-store/
Just thinking out loud. Someone more knowledgeable should chime in.
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I don't have the link, but I recall comming across something where they used GAPPS pico to install the Playstore.
https://github.com/opengapps/opengapps/wiki/Pico-Package
As far as I can tell, this should install the PlayStore, but I think you need to use the GAPPS install script to copy the apps onto the SD card, then put it back in the RP I
BTW. I installed the Android Things RPI image a few days ago, but as you noted, it doesnt have a launcher, so its not possible to do anything, apart from display the popup about the hardware details
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BTW.
I tried installing the Nova package, and can now see the settings app.
I tried enabling the developer options but when I try to go into them, the settings app keeps crashing.
I presume this is not something that Google envisioned people doing with this build of android
Edit 2.
The display is very slow. I presume this is because the GPU is not being used.
Unless there was eventually a build of Android Things for RPI that used the GPU, its not going to be a particularly usable system in conventional terms.
Edit 3.
You may like to try http://konstakang.com/devices/rpi3/ instead
trouble loading LineageOS 14.1 for starters lol
hello im new on here and have been using my raspberry pi 3 for mostly a retropie img .......using a class 10 Samsung 128gb for that and didn't want to format to try to see how the android works out...the card I loaded the LineageOS img may not be such dependable 64 gb card.... so did the normal format and win32 write .......the screen loads to the blue line with the circle going by but does not get passed that ...wish ive gotten farther but could this mean the card is not good enough?? or does it sound like another issue?? hope this the place to ask as im new here ....thanx

android webview vs Chrome webview?

I disabled the chorme because it was the only way to take the chime as a webview and make the Android webview the default. Apparently I had greater fluidity and instability on the device after that .. but I wanted to have a greater return on that procedure. To see if this procedure works even
To answer your question, I'll give you a bit of history.
Originally there was "Browser Webview" (which was kept stale) but this was phased out in favor of "Andriod Webview" (rebranded and kept more active in development) which is scheduled to be phased out later down the line for Chrome itself. A very early alpha build of Andriod P (Andriod 9) actually only had Chrome, but "Andriod Webview" was kept for compatibility. Google is still actively looking to eventually use Chrome and if you're a beta tester of "Andriod Webview" you'll notice that it now matched the developer build of Chrome Dev (currently 70.0.3538.17).
For this reason, newer apps will work just fine with Chrome but if you have some older app (as some folks do), that is where you may run into stability problems. The answer really does come down to what type of apps are you using. If your goal is stability and you're not going out of your way to use the latest apps, I would use Andriod Webview as older apps specifically call for that.

How to block ads in Chrome and also free up the space taken up by the ads?

I have a Moto Z2 Play running a Pixel Experience Oreo (8.1) 64-bit ROM. I have TWRP, Magisk and Xposed Framework running. My browser is Chrome 70.0.3538.110 which is the latest stable release as of 5th of December 2018.
I have "AdAway", which works using the hosts file. It does work, however the space normally taken up by the ads is now taken up by a "sad face" icon as in the message Chrome shows when a page fails to load.
To me this is better than no ad-blocking at all, but one of the points of an ad-blocker is to remove clutter and use more display real-estate for actual content. Therefore, I am looking for a way to block ads in Chrome while also freeing up the space used by them so it can be used to show actual content. This is how most ad-blockers for desktop Chrome work.
I know that the newest Chrome Canary releases have a native ad blocker built in. However, it only blocks the most obnoxious ads. I am looking for a way to block all (or the great majority of) ads.
Fiksdal said:
I have a Moto Z2 Play running a Pixel Experience Oreo (8.1) 64-bit ROM. I have TWRP, Magisk and Xposed Framework running. My browser is Chrome 70.0.3538.110 which is the latest stable release as of 5th of December 2018.
I have "AdAway", which works using the hosts file. It does work, however the space normally taken up by the ads is now taken up by a "sad face" icon as in the message Chrome shows when a page fails to load.
To me this is better than no ad-blocking at all, but one of the points of an ad-blocker is to remove clutter and use more display real-estate for actual content. Therefore, I am looking for a way to block ads in Chrome while also freeing up the space used by them so it can be used to show actual content. This is how most ad-blockers for desktop Chrome work.
I know that the newest Chrome Canary releases have a native ad blocker built in. However, it only blocks the most obnoxious ads. I am looking for a way to block all (or the great majority of) ads.
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Dude use adguard and if your rooted use it in proxy mode so you can use a VPN at the same time if you need to so your filter ip can get ad blocking also
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