Amazon Game Center Question

MSEagle2

I have been looking into game center and it claims that it will work on all android devices. Does this mean all devices but only if its a device that used the amazon store to get the app, or all devices in the sense that I can stick an app with game center on it on the nook store and nook users can post their scores to game center?

Thanks!

mounted88

Well it's game circle not Game Center. Also since game circle is a amazon thing, then I'm gonna have to say it will only work on amazon store. The amazon App Store supports more devices then just kindles. Now if someone has a nook and downloads something from the amazon store then it should work. But I'm pretty sure the nook store won't accept game circle in the binary.

clee2005

Well it's game circle not Game Center. Also since game circle is a amazon thing, then I'm gonna have to say it will only work on amazon store. The amazon App Store supports more devices then just kindles. Now if someone has a nook and downloads something from the amazon store then it should work. But I'm pretty sure the nook store won't accept game circle in the binary.

I wish we could get something more definitive here from people that know. I don't see why it would matter what store your app comes from. If it's a .apk file and it has the code to support GameCircle it should work.

I am trying to use GameCircle in my Android/Amazon version of my app, and can't figure out if it's even possible from any documentation I can find. Apparently, Amazon now supports all Android devices. I'm using an android tablet, and get the GameCircle login prompt. When I hit the login button though, it takes me to AMZN://com.donkeysoft.wordio ... (my game), which results in a page not found and it ends.

Other times it'll take me to a login prompt for my Amazon account, which I login with, and then it takes me to the above mentioned link. I'm sure it's just something I'm doing in the configuration but it's not clear to me what.

Anyone successfully implement achievements and leaderboards in GameCircle on a NON-Kindle Fire device?

mounted88

It's matters what store it comes from because not all stores will sell something that they don't support. Like amazon supports advertisements but the nook store does not and will reject a game for advertising. That's why it matters about which store it comes from.

There is more to it then Just the .apk file that you generate. Each store does their own coding and ties it together with the .apk file that you submit. Before they publish it to their store.

The_Gamesalad_Guru

Okay here is someone who knows. These features only work for Amazon as the Client system is on Amazon's end. The IAP routine that is embeded when you publish through GS is code that talks to Amazon's servers as Amazon has their own Android SDK. These things just don't work together. Everyone has their own modified version of android and an SDK. If your going to work in these areas you need to educate yourself on these matters. Amazon may support all devices but the app needs to be published through Amazon's App Store which means it needs to be Amazon's brand of Android.