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Post by silverdragon on Sept 29, 2013 13:28:48 GMT
Erm, help, and this is rather embarrassing.... I am not an Android expert, I hardly even talk that language, yet, we have an android tablet in the house..... Its a learning curve. I have found Firefox for Android on website Google Play. [ play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox&hl=en_GB ] As its a genuine Firefox, and I KNOW it exists, that should not be a problem?... Except I keep getting "This app is not compatible with your device" Errr... is the more than one flavour of Android then?... same as Linux maybe?... But then again, if it works for one flavour of Linux, it should work for all, so, here is my problem.... If I have Android O/S, and I have an Android App, Why The Hell Isnt It Working......
Do you understand my problem here?.... For those that may need tech details, this is a Samsung tab 2 10.1 on Android, all updates, as far as I can tell, installed, running also Norton for Android i/s and a/v, again, all updated. It iS connected wireless to the home network, I can download other android apps no problem. Now whilst I try to get round the fact I cant get used to an on-screen touch sensitive keyboard with no mouse and "Swipe to open" and "There is an app for that" are common phrases round the house at the moment as we all take the rise outa everything as we get used to this thing, help would be appreciated?.... |
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Post by kharnynb on Sept 29, 2013 13:53:56 GMT
Galaxy tab 2 running which version of android?
did you update to the latest possible?
If i recall right, they are around version 4.2x atm.
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Post by silverdragon on Sept 29, 2013 14:04:50 GMT
Ok, so, how do I find out which version I have?....
(where do I look?..)
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Post by ponytail61 on Sept 30, 2013 5:46:15 GMT
If you are getting it from Google Play it will tell you if it is compatible with your device. You have to be signed into your Google acct. at the time. Attachment DeletedActually I just found the compatibility list at Mozilla and I don't see the Tab 2 listed. support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/will-firefox-work-my-mobile-device#w_samsungEDIT: That must be an outdated list as I have come across forums with people stating they have FF on their Tab 2If you were trying to load it from your Tab 2, try loading from Google Play on your PC instead and see if that works. |
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Post by silverdragon on Sept 30, 2013 7:32:36 GMT
Phfffffwhut?..................
Why?...
This could be the reason.
Firefox is free, so why would I need an account to sign in for it?
I dont "Sign in" unless I have to....
I will try again with someone signed in.
Thanks for that, it may just be that simple.
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Post by ponytail61 on Sept 30, 2013 8:09:27 GMT
Phfffffwhut?.................. Why?... This could be the reason. Firefox is free, so why would I need an account to sign in for it? I dont "Sign in" unless I have to.... I will try again with someone signed in. Thanks for that, it may just be that simple. Actually the "signed into google acct." thing is for when you are doing it from PC. It's the only way I know of to see if app is compatible. The screenshot I put up is from my PC. On my Android device I am always signed into my google acct to get gmail. If you get it to work let me know how it is. I tried it awhile ago because I could sync it up with my PC and have all my bookmarks. I didn't like it, but it was relatively new at the time and sort of buggy and slow. |
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Post by silverdragon on Sept 30, 2013 8:24:43 GMT
Firefox is always being updated, so I suspect its getting better all the time....
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Post by kharnynb on Oct 1, 2013 11:55:58 GMT
Android upgrades usually are in the system, ABOUT area.
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Post by OziRiS on Oct 8, 2013 17:20:56 GMT
Ever find a solution to this? I'm running FF on my phone (actually using it to post this right now) and I've never had any problems.
Like kharnynb said, you have to be logged into a google account to download anything from Google Play. That's the hook that Google sinks into you when you choose to use Android.
On the other hand, that's the ONLY hook they sink into you. From that point on your hands are pretty much free to do anything with Android. It's open source just like FF so there's a myriad of things you can do with it that you wouldn't be able to with Apple's stuff.
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Post by silverdragon on Oct 9, 2013 9:34:21 GMT
Do you know, I completely forgot to come back and report back...
Apologies.
Yes, I got the Firefox....
Apparently there IS a difference, and because I didnt know what Android I was running, I was looking in the wrong part, and was trying to download an android version that was for an earlier version that which I am running.....
Its all working now.
And yes, I have managed to find the bit that contains the "About" section that clues me in to what I have got.
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Post by OziRiS on Oct 9, 2013 11:01:30 GMT
Cool  Ever look in to rooting your device? It gives you a whole new set of options to customize Android. I've done it to my phone and got the option to get rid of all those unnecessary little apps that run in the background and don't really do anything useful. It nearly doubled my battery life. There's so much more you can do with it, but that was the main point for me, since my battery hardly lasted 24 hours with regular use. |
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Post by silverdragon on Oct 21, 2013 8:31:52 GMT
Say WHUT?...
Is that legal?...
Dont ask Lex, "Root" means something completely different down under.............
As stated, I am sort of new to android, can you post a link to a walkthrough of that?...
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Post by kharnynb on Oct 23, 2013 9:54:07 GMT
Rooting the device comes from the linux "getting root access".
Basically, it is perfectly legal in Europe atleast to do.
There's a ton of different "mods" out there that give different versions of android or androidlike software
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Oct 23, 2013 13:19:36 GMT
Rooting tends to be legal, but may violate your TOS with your service provider. More than likely, it will void the manufacturer's warranty on your phone. Though, the bigger consequence of rooting, if not done properly, is that it could "brick" your device (make it completely unusable & unfixable)
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Post by silverdragon on Oct 24, 2013 8:15:53 GMT
I will investigate.
Service provider?...
Its a Tablet.
As far as I am aware, there is a slot for a micro-sd card, there is no slot for any form of SIM, so its not a phone, so no service provider... unless you count the fact it grabs internet access....
Linux "Root", and android root, if android is open-source, I cannot void any warranty on software, as there is none.
I will have to find out.
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Post by OziRiS on Nov 4, 2013 8:29:06 GMT
You're right. Android is open source and as such, there is no warranty to void. The only warranty you CAN void, as TUM says, is the manufacturers and that's only if you end up hard bricking your device. "Bricking" is when your device turns useless (as in: it's as useful as a brick) and there are two variants. The most common is a "soft brick", aptly named since it's just the software that's useless and you can reset to factory settings and start over. The other is a "hard brick" and yes, you guessed it. That means the hardware doesn't work. I've never come across a hard brick that couldn't be solved with a USB jig though, so I wouldn't be too worried about it. Take a look at this site: XDA DevelopersThere are step-by-step guides to rooting pretty much any Android device out there and if you encounter any problems, well let's just say that if noone on their forum can help you, you've screwed up in such a unique fashion that there should be a prize involved!  |
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Post by silverdragon on Nov 5, 2013 10:09:37 GMT
I have in my posetion software that can pretty much screw up any desktop laptop or any machine running wind-woes....
Chances are, it exists in other o/s's as well...
They are tools for Virus checking, but if used wrong, can screw things up FUBAR.
Prizes?.. I have them for recovering machines that have been put beyond recovery....
I have these tools so I know what went wrong.
Its a case of knowing your enemy.....
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