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< h1 id = "many-issues" > Many issues< / h1 >
< p > I don't like this tablet.< / p >
< h2 id = "market-problem" > Market problem< / h2 >
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< h3 id = "no-android-market-google-play" > No Android Market / Google Play< / h3 >
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< p > It doesn't have Android Market nor Google Play officially. Of course it can unofficially be installed, but that doesn't fix the compatibility of applicaltions.< / p >
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< h3 id = "amazon-market" > Amazon Market< / h3 >
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< p > < a href = "http://www.leaderinternationalinc.com/" > Leader International INC< / a > , the author of this tablet, suggests installing Amazon Market in one of the papers which come with this device. This has a problem that you must give credit card details < strong > even with free applicaltions< / strong > . I don't want to give my credit card details just to get free applications!< / p >
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< h3 id = "f-droid" > < a href = "https://f-droid.org/" > F-Droid< / a > < / h3 >
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< p > F-Droid is the solution for this problem. It describes itself as " < em > an easily-installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform.< / em > " .< / p >
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< h3 id = "getjar" > < a href = "http://getjar.com" > GetJar< / a > < / h3 >
< p > How can I have forgotten GetJar? It's the first place where I ever downloaded phone applications and where < a href = "http://angrybirds.com/" > Angry Birds< / a > was originally released.< / p >
< p > It even works with this tablet like my old Nokia 6125 :D< / p >
< h3 id = "application-compatibility" > Application compatibility< / h3 >
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< p > I am experiencing many issues with different applicaltions on this tablet. Luckily < a href = "https://f-droid.org/" > F-Droid< / a > clearly tells where the issue trackers and homepages are.< / p >
< p > I will list them in them in table below< / p >
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Fix in < a href = "https://f-droid.org/" > F-Droid< / a > ?
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< a href = "https://wififixer.wordpress.com/" > WiFi Fixer< / a > crashes when it's started
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Yes
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< a href = "https://github.com/Zanshinmu/Wifi-Fixer/issues/11" > Gives " force close" messages on Impression I10 tablet. · Issue #11 · Zanshinmu/Wifi-Fixer< / a >
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< em > " The crash is caused by a framework method that should be there in Android 2.3.x not existing.< / em > "
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< a href = "https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/Platforms/Android" > Firefox for Android< / a > crashes when started
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< a href = "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=795572" > 795572 – < / a >
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" < em > Should we consider blocklisting the Impression i10? We use many Gingerbread+ APIs and checking them all via reflection instead of Build.VERSION.SDK_INT does not seem practical. < / em > "
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< a href = "https://github.com/github/android" > GitHub for Android< / a > crashes when started
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< a href = "https://github.com/github/android/issues/238" > Crashes when started on Impression I10 tablet. · Issue #238 · github/android< / a >
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" < em > This exception:< / em > " " < em > is due to a broken implementation of Java on this OEM's custom ROM.< / em > "
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< a href = "https://code.google.com/p/zxing/" > Barcode Scanner< / a > crashes when started
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< a href = "https://code.google.com/p/zxing/issues/detail?id=1377" > Issue 1377 - zxing - Crashes on start with Impression I10 - Multi-format 1D/2D barcode image processing library with clients for Android, Java - Google Project Hosting< / a >
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" < em > This is a device bug...< / em > "
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< a href = "http://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=terminal&fdid=jackpal.androidterm&fdpage=1" > Android Terminal Emulator< / a > crashes when started
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" < em > Going to close as a device bug that we aren't going to work around. < / em > "
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< a href = "https://github.com/jackpal/Android-Terminal-Emulator/issues/162" > Crashes immediately after started on ImpressionI10. · Issue #162 · jackpal/Android-Terminal-Emulator< / a >
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" < em > Assuming your ROM reports that it's API 9 (Android 2.3) or later, it's broken -- java.io.File.canExecute() is documented as being available in API 9 and up.< / em > "
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< p > Why " Fix in < a href = "https://f-droid.org/" > F-Droid< / a > " ? It's the only market which I remembered when I started writing this page. I didn't remember < a href = "http://getjar.com/" > GetJar< / a > that time.< / p >
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< h2 id = "adb-logcat-doesnt-work." > < a href = "https://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html" > ADB< / a > logcat doesn't work.< / h2 >
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< li > I have plugged the USB cable.< / li >
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< li > USB debugging reports to be on.< / li >
< li > Device detects the cable.< / li >
< li > I have tested < a href = "https://developer.android.com/tools/help/adb.html" > ADB< / a > with another device and it worked.< / li >
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< p > It's good that at least < a href = "https://code.google.com/p/alogcat/" > alogcat< / a > works. I haven't tested other features of adb yet.< / p >
< p > What happens when I run it? Nothing as you can see below.< / p >
< pre > < code > % adb logcat
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
- waiting for device -< / code > < / pre >
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< h1 id = "something-works" > Something works :)< / h1 >
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< p > I tried installing some < a href = "http://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?page_id=0&fdpage=1&fdcategory=Games" > games from F-Droid< / a > and for some reason they all work. Below there is another table of games which I installed and what I thought about them.< / p >
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< a href = "http://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdcategory=Games&fdid=com.gpl.rpg.AndorsTrail&fdpage=1" > Andor's Trail< / a >
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I am lost. I should go to " storage cave" and I cannot find it. There are too many caves and the nearest one was empty.
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< a href = "http://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdcategory=Games&fdid=cz.hejl.chesswalk&fdpage=1" > Chess Walk< / a >
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I keep losing...
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< a href = "http://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdcategory=Games&fdid=de.stefan_oltmann.kaesekaestchen&fdpage=1" > Dots'n'Boxes< / a >
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I didn't read the description and thought that this was just X and O game, but was surprised by it being in German and I didn't understand anything.
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< a href = "http://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdcategory=Games&fdid=com.glTron&fdpage=1" > GL Tron< / a >
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I keep losing in this too...
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< a href = "http://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdcategory=Games&fdid=org.tof&fdpage=2" > Taps Of Fire< / a >
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Maybe I am a little better on this than < a href = "http://fretsonfire.sourceforge.net/" > Frets on Fire< / a > , but I am bad in this.
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< a href = "http://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdcategory=Games&fdid=com.dozingcatsoftware.bouncy&fdpage=2" > Vector Pinball< / a >
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My new favourite Android game :D
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< p > Angry Birds doesn't work, but it's from GetJar not from F-Droid :(< / p >
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