7. X7 App installation tutorial
In response to the problems some users encounter when installingapps on the X7, we provide the following tutorial and hope it will help you useyour X7 to its full potential.
The X7 is based on the open-source Android system, and may be usedin much the same way as an Android smartphone. It must be noted however that if you’ve switched the X7 to Pure Musicmode, all operation will be limited to within the FiiO Music app, so you won’tbe able to use any other app or access the Android homescreen. Rest assured however that your apps are stillinstalled and accessible once you go back to Android mode: pull down the settings menu from the upper rightof the screen, click on the first button on the upper left to change it from“Pure Music mode” to “Android mode”, and reboot the X7 to switch to Androidmode.
In Android mode, there are 3 methods to install apps:
A. Obtaining and installing apps from the “FiiO Marketplace” .
Respecting users’ different usage needs, FiiO has collectedpopular music and utility apps in use worldwide, tested them for compatibilitywith the X7 and put them in the “FiiO Marketplace” shortcut on the X7’s androidhomescreen. You may choose and installapps from this site easily, with ease of mind.
Step-by-step:
1、 Pull down the settings menu from the upper right of the screen,click on the Wi-Fi icon to turn on the X7’s WiFi, and hold the icon to enterthe Wi-Fi menu and choose and connect to an available WiFi network;
2、 Go to the homescreen and click on “FiiO Marketplace” .
3、 Browse the list for an app you would like to install and click itsicon—the app will start downloading in the background;
4、 After downloading is complete, pull down the notifications pagefrom the upper left of the screen and click on the “Download complete”notification. The app installationdialog will appear and you may click “Install” to install the app;
5、 After installation, the app will appear in the X7’s app drawer,and you may click it to run it.
(note: the X7 can queue multiple app downloads.)
B. Downloading apps from Google Play on your Android smartphone andsending the apk to the X7
Step-by-step:
1. Go to Google Play and install APK Manager (Downloader) by TKTechon your other Android device;
2. Open APK Manager’s Settings and set the Apk Downloader’s Device OSto Nexus 5 – android 4.4.x .
3. Go back to APK Manager’s main menu and go to Download Application(apk) and search for and download your apps of choice from Google Play. Allow the app access to Google services whererequired, and skip the ads by pressing the x on the upper left of the screen.
4. The downloaded apk’s can be found under the ApkManager folder onyour phone’s internal storage (default setting).
5. Send the apk to the X7 e.g. via Bluetooth. To turn on Bluetooth on the X7, pull down thesettings menu from the upper right of the screen and hold your finger on theBluetooth icon. Tap the Bluetooth sliderto the “On” position and click on “FiiO X7” to make it visible to otherBluetooth devices. Now on your Androidsmartphone, hold your finger on the apk to open the context menu, tap Share,Bluetooth, and tap on FiiO X7 to send the apk to the X7. On the X7, exit back to the Androidhomescreen and pull down the notifications page from the upper left to show theBluetooth share notification. Click onit to receive the apk from your smartphone.
6. When the apk has finished downloading, pull down the notificationspage from the upper left again and click on “Bluetooth share” to see the listof downloaded apk’s. Click on the apkyou want to install to bring up its installation dialog. Click “Install” to install the app.
7. After installation, the app will appear in the X7’s app drawer,and you may click it to run it.
C. Browsing the web to download apps directly from the developer’swebsite or third party app markets
Step-by-step:
1、 Pull down the settings menu from the upper right of the screen,click on the Wi-Fi icon to turn on the X7’s WiFi, and hold the icon to enterthe Wi-Fi menu and choose and connect to an available WiFi network;
2、 Click on the browser on the X7 homescreen;
3、 Go to the official homepage of the app you want to download andclick the download link for the app’s apk. (If there are multiple downloadoptions, choose the one for an ARMv7 device running Android 4.4.x) The apk will download in the background.
4、 After downloading is complete, pull down the notifications pagefrom the upper left of the screen and click on the “Download complete”notification. The app installationdialog will appear and you may click “Install” to install the app;
5、 After installation, the app will appear in the X7’s app drawer,and you may click it to run it.
D. Downloading apps to the computer and copying to the X7
Step-by-step:
1、 Using your computer, go to the official homepage of the app youwant to download and click on the download link for the app’s apk. (If there are multiple downloadoptions, choose the one for an ARMv7 device running Android 4.4.x)
2、 Connect the X7 to the computer using the provided USB cable; pull down the status menu from the upper leftof the screen, tap on “USB connected” and click “Turn on USB storage” to mountthe X7’s drives on the computer;
3、 Copy the downloaded apk to a location on the X7’s internal storageor external SD card. Eject the X7 on thecomputer’s operating system and then disconnect the X7 physically from thecomputer;
4、 From the X7’s homescreen, click on the folder icon to start thefile explorer;
5、 Browse to the location where you copied the apk to and click onit. The app installation dialog willappear and you may click “Install” to install the app;
6、 After installation, the app will appear in the X7’s app drawer,and you may click it to run it.
We hope the above guide will help you install the apps you need onthe X7 and make full use of the player. If you have any more questions, you may contact us via support@fiio.net for support:
