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08-31-14, 08:31 AM | #1 |
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How did you get it on your Kindle? I have a Fire HD 7", I would like to try the game on it.
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09-01-14, 08:19 AM | #2 |
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@Neal Stevens Crash Dive
Hi Neal Checked out Amazon and they have Crash Dive in Apps Dept
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09-01-14, 08:42 AM | #3 |
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Ok, thanks, I'll fire up my Kindle and see if I can get it to load.
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09-01-14, 10:00 AM | #4 |
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Well, guess what? I turned on my Kindle Fire HDX 7", went to Amazon and yeah, the game is available and it seems to work great. I wonder why the Kindle is not listed as a platform on the Crash Dive website? I see there is a link to Amazon, but the page lists "Android" as the OS....
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Do most people not consider Kindle to be Android? If that's the perception, then you're right, I should list it as a platform. Thanks, -Scott |
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09-01-14, 01:44 PM | #6 | |
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Goodness, my understanding was that the Kindle ran a neutered version of Android, where you cannot access the Google Play store, and consequently, cannot install apps like Google Maps, and other useful apps. I know I have visited the Amazon Kindle store and cannot find many of the Android apps I run on my LG phone. I could be mistaken.
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A lot of discussion has been about "sideloading" Google Apps onto a Kindle, maybe there is some distintion between "Google apps" and Android apps I failed to grasp. Anyhoo, if Crash Dive runs on a Kindle Fire HDX, I would suiggest touting that, and also on the Amazon sale page add something there.... Crash Dive by Panic Ensues Software Platform: Android I see that there are categories on the Amazon site for Appstore for Android and also Kindle Fire Apps I don't understand!
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09-01-14, 01:53 PM | #7 |
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Yeah, Amazon is really muddying the waters with their labels.
Google's Android OS is free. Anybody can use it, modify it, sell it. But Google's Apps are not free; if a company wants to include the Play Store, GMail, Drive, Maps, etc., they have to pay a licensing fee to Google. Amazon chose not to do that, instead just using the free Android OS and writing their own app store software so they don't have to pay Google. So I can certainly see where the confusion comes from, and will change the web site text to mention Kindle and Fire. Regards, -Scott |
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