How to launch apps installed on the Innotab

[jesmary]

Hi all,
I installed some Apps .apk on my Innotab, I can see the Apps in the Android Settings Menu, in Apps.
But I can't see the Apps to play it on the Innotab, I checked in "Games" or "Downloads", but there is only the originals games.
How can I access the Apps and launch it ?
In another thread a user explained we need to create entries into the fakeapp.db, but i don't know which entries i have to create.
I opened successfully the fakeapp.db file with SQLiteManager, but after i don't know what to do ??
Somebody can help me please ?
Many thanks

[is0-mick]

I'd think you should do something like the following.
(make a backup of the database first in case something goes wrong)

Load up the database in the viewer / editor using the password of 1668+your_eid

Click the "DATA" icon (2nd one along at the top).
From the tables at the left, click the one called "full".


You should be able to see all the existing entries.
Click the + sign at the very bottom and fill in all of the fields with similar values.
(make sure ID and _rowID are the +1 from the last one in the list. So if the last entry is id 15, make your new one id 16)

I think Display Name, Category and file location are going to be the main ones you will need.

The Icons are stored in the table marked "icon" which are 57 x 57 pixels and .png format.
Make sure the _id matches the _id in the other table.

Mick

[jesmary]

Ok thank you Mick, i will try it this evening

I found on another forum a person who say it about the Innotab Max :
"Amazon app store seems to work ok, tho I had to sideload it to get it on.
So far I have just added CBeebies Playtime and Sidebar Lite (again sideloaded) to access it."


So, we can deduce that he didn't modify the db file to get Amazon app store working, no ??
Yesterday I installed the Amazon app store (the apk file) on my Innotab with adb command : adb install amazon_store.app but it's the same problem than the games, I don't see it on my Innotab...
I see it only in the Android Settings Menu, in Apps. But I don't know how to access it and launch it.

The person talk about "Sidebar Lite", I don't know what is it..

Is it really necessary to create entries in the db file for the Amazon app store ?

Edit : a little precision, I do not have an external SD Card on my Innotab, there is only the internal SD card of 8Gb. Is it necessary to buy another SD card, or this is not a problem ?

[is0-mick]

The normal innotab menu uses the database. If you want something to show in the normal innotab menu, you have to add it to the database.

The "sidebar lite" must be another application (a sidebar) that shows over the top of the innotab menu, which allows you to execute programs normally.

If you open an adb shell and issue this command..
am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -c android.intent.category.HOME

it will take you to the normal android home screen instead of the innotab one.

Mick

[jesmary]

The normal innotab menu uses the database. If you want something to show in the normal innotab menu, you have to add it to the database.

The "sidebar lite" must be another application (a sidebar) that shows over the top of the innotab menu, which allows you to execute programs normally.

If you open an adb shell and issue this command..
am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -c android.intent.category.HOME

it will take you to the normal android home screen instead of the innotab one.

Mick

Thank you very much Mick, i succeeded to play with the apk games i installed on the Innotab and with Taskbar2 I have always access to the games. My son will be very happy
For the moment, i don't modify the db file, it works fine without, thanks to Taskbar2.

[fmail]

The normal innotab menu uses the database. If you want something to show in the normal innotab menu, you have to add it to the database.

The "sidebar lite" must be another application (a sidebar) that shows over the top of the innotab menu, which allows you to execute programs normally.

If you open an adb shell and issue this command..
am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -c android.intent.category.HOME

it will take you to the normal android home screen instead of the innotab one.

Mick

Thank you very much Mick, i succeeded to play with the apk games i installed on the Innotab and with Taskbar2 I have always access to the games. My son will be very happy
For the moment, i don't modify the db file, it works fine without, thanks to Taskbar2.

Hi There,

i installed Taskbar2 and Sidebar Lite (see both in Android menu -> Apps), but not even one of both starts automaticly over the innotab menue.
I thought i must start one of the both apps one time to configure it and tried the command:
"am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -c android.intent.category.HOME" in adb-Shell, but also with no success ("am" no such command).

So have anybody an idea how i can my installed apk's get startet on the max-Version without editing the db? or
How can i get the normal Android Screen (not just the menu) started?

Big thx to all 4 help

[jesmary]

Hi fmail,
did you do that is explained on this thread in order to have a debug mode without connect it to the computer :
http://spiffyhacks.harmonypogo.com/thread-606.html
Thanks to that, i have the Taskbar2 automatically when i start the Innotab.

[fmail]

Hi fmail,
did you do that is explained on this thread in order to have a debug mode without connect it to the computer :
http://spiffyhacks.harmonypogo.com/thread-606.html
Thanks to that, i have the Taskbar2 automatically when i start the Innotab.

Hi jesmary,

i did the steps as descriped in http://spiffyhacks.harmonypogo.com/thread-606.html to start the Android menue.
In the Android menue i started the usb-debug-Modus.
Then i installed taskbar 2 (and sidebar lite) via adb-Shell from my computer.
I see both apps in the android menue (Apps), but don't know how to get them started.

How did you install taskbar2, and did it start directly after the Installation/reboot or do you had to do any Startup config for that? 

Thanks 4 ur help