Patched Amazon Appstore APK (to allow large downloads without WiFi) - root required

[Guest Paul]

This is the Amazon Appstore APK patched to allow larger downloads than before over cellular connections. Rather than being limited 20MB, the limit is now configurable to 250MB in the Settings menu. No more waiting until you get to a WiFi connection to download that hot new free game of the day! ;)

Due to some integrity checking carried out as part of the Amazon Appstore DRM, you can't just install this APK in the normal way. In order to use it, first uninstall your existing Amazon Appstore, then copy the APK to the /system/app directory. This is necessary because the original certificates are retained and the changes i've made break the signatures (mandating installation in /system rather than /data).

Be careful you don't run up a massive data bill if you're not on flat rate - you use this at your own risk and I take no responsibility! :)

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[Guest mad3963]

OK. I uninstalled the official Appstore, rebooted, copied the patched file to the /system/app folder using root explorer. When I tap on the .apk and select Install, it appears to be installing, then says Application not installed. Am I doing something wrong?

[Guest Paul]

OK. I uninstalled the official Appstore, rebooted, copied the patched file to the /system/app folder using root explorer. When I tap on the .apk and select Install, it appears to be installing, then says Application not installed. Am I doing something wrong?

The act of copying the file to /system/app itself installs the app.

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[Guest detwetter]

The act of copying the file to /system/app itself installs the app.

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Just make sure permissions are correct after copying.......

[Guest mad3963]

Just make sure permissions are correct after copying.......

What should the permissions be? It does not show up in my app list.

[Guest detwetter]

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[Guest mad3963]

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Thanks! Setting permissions and rebooting did it.

[Guest detwetter]

Cheers!

BTW, Paul thanks for this!

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[Guest mad3963]

Paul, are there any plans to update to the latest release? I'm not even sure it's necessary, other than it keeps nagging me to upgrade. Just curious.

Mark