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[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Beautiful Widgets - Force Closes

Xaotikdesigns,

Yes, this is a know problem with Beautiful Widgets. The solution is simple, find Beautiful Widgets in /data/apps and move it to /system/apps then change the permissions to User: Read Write Group: Read and Others: Read. Then Reboot the Kindle, during the Reboot you will see "Kindle is Upgrading", this is normal, it is initializing Beautiful Widgets. Finally, when you are back at the desktop you will be able to add a Beautiful Widget without error.

Note: The way to find Beautiful Widget in /data/app is the icon, pay attention to the "bw" blue icon that is owned by Beautiful Widgets. Everything in /data/app is named like this: com.adobe-reader-1.apk.

Yes, I have no problem accessing everything in the old interface. Find the icon named Home, click on it, you will be able to access all the Kindle Data. The icon named Kindle does not work since you are using a Kindle. Just use the Home icon to get back to the old interface and your Books. You may be able to use Calibre E-Book Manager with a 3rd party plug-in to migrate your Amazon e-books over to Google Books.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Known Bug when The Kindle Flips to Landscape

Gilly10,

Thank you for taking the time to reply. Apex Development Team is solid and follows up on Bug Reports, so I would not be surprised if they fix it in the next week or two. Thank you for taking the time to file the Bug Report, many ignore Bugs so they are never fixed since the developer is never made aware of the problem. After more description, it may be the Launcher although I have seen several cases when it is the Launcher conflicting with another program - either way, it is a Bug that needs to be solved.

Nova and Go Launcher have the same Bug when you move an icon to the desktop, the Launcher suddenly flips from Landscape to Portrait until you release the icon. We did file a Bug report regarding this problem with both developers, so far no fix has been deployed.

Thank you again for being a valuable asset to our Thread and the XDA Community.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Bug Report - Bold Font Text in Menus

Gilly10,

Yes, it is obvious in your Screen Shots, we can not miss it. Maybe we never noticed the Bug, I just do not remember seeing it but you are correct, it is very obvious in the screen shots.

Very odd Bug, we will try to reproduce this bug this weekend.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] ktweb:
Installed Apps

I would like to help you, but I have cerebral palsy, writing out the apps might take awhile, and I am going away this weekend. Since you wanted to try this weekend, I have attached my installed apps in screen shots. I can make a list, but may not be able to till Monday. Let me know if a list would be better.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] aztr0:
I'm trying to install Holo launcher HD, but not having any success. I went to download the apk from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1800872 and moved the apk to system/app, unchecked the write for group and other, pretty much did whatever I had to do for GO Launcher, I did for Holo, yet it continues to tell me install failed. Any solution? Thanks in advance.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] kstephens98:
TSF shell works as well. move it to system/app/ set permissions, change owner to root, then install. works great
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
nstall Apex Launcher - Bug Report Filed

ktweb,

Thank you for attaching screen shots of the bug - the information you provided is more than sufficient. Yes, we now notice the subtle transparent Menu that has an odd Bold Font on the option list when you perform a long click on the desktop or anywhere in the interface. We discussed this with a colleague and we do have an idea what is causing the bug but we did not arrive at an easy solution to fix it.

Having said this, we arrived at the same conclusion as yourself. Let's file a Bug Report with Apex Development to see if they can come up with a decent workaround or fix. We will follow up with Apex Development tomorrow and post an update tomorrow when we have some sort of solution.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
How To Install Go Launcher and Apex Launcher - Bu Report Post

Gilly10,

Thank you for attaching screen shots of the bug - the information you provided is more than sufficient. Yes, we now notice the subtle transparent Menu that has an odd Bold Font on the option list when you perform a long click on the desktop or anywhere in the interface. We discussed this with a colleague and we do have an idea what is causing the bug but we did not arrive at an easy solution to fix it.

Having said this, we arrived at the same conclusion as yourself. Let's file a Bug Report with Apex Development to see if they can come up with a decent workaround or fix. We will follow up with Apex Development tomorrow and post an update tomorrow when we have some sort of solution.

We are working with yourself and ktweb on the Bug, as soon as we have an update we will post the update in this Thread.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
HOW TO Install Holo Launcher HD - Question

aztr0,

OK, the best solution is to start from scratch from packages we know are from trusted sources.

Holo Launcher Step 1: Please download to your desktop - this is the latest version of Holo Launcher HD from here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/54456659/com.mobint.hololauncher.hd-1.apk

Holo Launcher Step 2: Download Live Wallpaper Picker save LiveWallpapersPicker.apk to your desktop

Holo Launcher Step 3: Download AppWidgetPicker-1.2.3 save AppWidgetPicker-1.2.3.apk to your desktop

Holo Launcher Step 4: Using Windows Explorer, move com.mobint.hololauncher.hd-1.apk, AppWidgetPicker-1.2.3.apk and LiveWallpapersPicker.apk from your desktop to Kindle/Internal Storage/Download

Holo Launcher Step 5: Using ES File Explorer, launch ES File Explorer. Open the ES File Explorer Settings, Choose Root Settings. Make sure you check all the options in Root Settings. Be sure to Allow the Superuser request to ES File Explorer.

Holo Launcher Step 6: Using ES File Explorer with Superuser permissions. Move com.mobint.hololauncher.hd-1.apk, AppWidgetPicker-1.2.3.apk and LiveWallpapersPicker.apk from /sdcard/Download to /system/app

Holo Launcher Step 7: Next long press on /system/app/com.mobint.hololauncher.hd-1.apk select Permissions. Change the permissions to User: Read Write Group: Read Others: Read

Holo Launcher Step 9: Next long press on /system/app/LiveWallpapersPicker.apk select Permissions. Change the permissions to User: Read Write Group: Read Others: Read

Holo Launcher Step 10: Next long press on /system/app/AppWidgetPicker-1.2.3.apk select Permissions. Change the permissions to User: Read Write Group: Read Others: Read

Holo Launcher Step 11: Using ES File Explorer, install /system/app/com.mobint.hololauncher.hd-1.apk by clicking on the com.mobint.hololauncher.hd-1.apk file. Complete the install.

Holo Launcher Step 13: Reboot the Kindle. When the Kindle Reboots, it will display "Kindle is upgrading Please Wait". Wait for the services to start, about 10-20 seconds.

Holo Launcher Step 14: Next you will be displayed with an option to set your default Launcher: Home (Kindle Launcher) or Holo Launcher HD. Choose one. At this point check the "default".

Once you have Holo working you can use Google Play to download the other Holo options like Holo Locker.

This should do it, let us know if you have any trouble at all, just post an update in this thread.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
HOW TO Install Holo Launcher HD - Follow Up

kstephens98,

Thank you for posting comments in our thread. We just updated the person to make sure they were using the latest version.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
HOW TO Install Holo Launcher HD - Follow Up

aztr0,

How did this install go? Was the tutorial that we posted this morning helpful?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] aztr0:
It worked. Thanks for the help. It was the Holo apk issue, guess the one you had me d/l is the right one :laugh:
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Install Holo Launcher Noob (Simple) Version - Follow Up - Feedback

aztr0,

Beautiful aztr0! That is great, we are glad to hear you were able to install Holo Launcher on your Kindle. How do you like Holo Launcher? Fast isn't it! Please be sure to click on the Thanks icon on every post you find was helpful. This is our way of knowing what works and what does not work with regards to our posts.

Thank you again.:good:
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Sn0wdune:
Worked perfectly fine!

I now use Nova Launcher.

Thank you :D
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
[How to] Install Nova Launcher Prime Noob (Simple) Version

Sn0wdune,

Thank you very much for taking the time to post an update and your feedback. Please let us know if you need anything else done on the Kindle or if you would like us to create a new tutorial on a topic that interests you.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Holo Launcher - Review

aztr0,

When you have time, post a small review here regarding Holo Launcher, we would be interested in your opinion with regards to Holo Launcher.

Thank you	aztr0!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Install Go Launcher EX and HD Noob (Simple) Version - Download Links

To All-

In an attempt to improve the uptime, we now offer two storage servers to download the software:

1. Dropbox

2. Ubuntu One

If one of the servers is down or under maintenance, you may use the other storage server.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] mezcal9:
Thanks for this and all the other guides, Chris.

It's a very selfless service you're providing the community.

That said, I'm wondering if you (or any other xda'ers) have gotten or even tried to get the stock ics launcher running?

I've been through most all of these aftermarket launchers at one time or another and I'm sure each one is great for those who need their particular functionality.

But as a person who now prefers to run a single home screen with a black background and no widgets I find they are far too busy and resource intensive for my simple needs.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Skirball:
So I followed the directions on here to side-load the Launchers - it was very easy and all that. However, it got me wondering... both of these launchers are available in the Google Market. Is there an advantage to doing it this way, or does it have to be done this way with rooted devices? I'm just curious if there are certain apps that need to be sideloaded and have the permissions changed, and others that don't.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Install Go Launcher EX and HD Noob (Simple) Version

mezcal9,

Great question, thank you for taking the time to post the feedback. Yes, we are in the middle of reviewing several simple Launcher, ones that are extremely Lightweight, fast and easy to use. So far we are finding these two to be the best:

1. Lightning Launcher

2. FTL Launcher

Give us another few days, we will post a How To once we are done with the review. We are just like yourself, we like simple a& fast Launchers and Browsers.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
[How to] Install FTL Launcher Noob (Simple) Version

Skirball,

Another great question! This is meant to be a 'road map' or a framework that you would use to install any launcher. So, let say you decided to install FTL Launcher from Google Play Store, this is fine but it will not work properly on the Kindle until you move all the Launcher services from the /data/app folder to the /system/app folder.

So, let's try this together:

Prerequisites: Root the Kindle Fire 7" HD and 2 with Windows - Noob (Simple) Version

Step 1: Go to Google Play Store - Search for FTL Launcher - Accept & download

Step 2: Go to Google Play Store - Search for Root Explorer - Accept & download

Step 3: Open Root Explorer, be sure to Allow Superuser if you see a pop-up

Step 4: Navigate to /data/app by clicking on the Data folder and then the App folder

Step 5: Look at the top of Root Explorer below the /data/app - make sure you see r/w - if needed click on mount rw

Step 6: Scroll down and find com.lowveld.ftlauncherlite-1.apk - next long press on com.lowveld.ftlauncherlite-1.apk and select Move

Step 7: Next navigate to /system/app by clicking on the <- back arrow twice, then scroll down and click the system folder, next click on the app folder

Step 8: Notice at the top of Root Explorer, it should show /system/app directly below this path is a gray button, click on Mount R/W (if it says Mount R/O, leave it alone, you have the proper permissions to paste files). Next select Paste, you will see 'Paste in Progress' quickly pass over the screen.

Step 9: Next scroll down to com.lowveld.ftlauncherlite-1.apk and long press on the com.lowveld.ftlauncherlite-1.apk select Permissions. Change/Verify the permissions of: User: Read Write Group: Read and Others: Read

Step 10: Next reboot the Kindle. You will see 'Kindle is Upgrading' during the reboot process, this is normal.

Step 11: Next when you unlock the Kindle you will be given options on what Launcher to use, select FTL Launcher and click on the box 'Use as Default'

Step 12: Finally when you are at the Kindle desktop, click on the picture of the House, the 'Home' button. Again, select FTL Launcher and click on the box 'Use as Default'

That is it!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] evocop:
Stock Kindle Email

Wont open email app when running GO Launcher ex and trying to launch. Launches from kindle home with no problems. It only occurs when trying from GO Launcher home screen. Any thoughts or ideas/fixes?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Cupidhunters:
Hey Hw do i unistall this Themes .I have some trouble with them I cant see even the home tab and its kinda really slow .I m using Kindle 8.9" HD here
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Kindle Fire HD and 2 First Aide MAJOR UPDATE 02/14/2013 at 21:48 Rev4.2.22

evocop,

We have not heard of this issue. Please try to clear the Cache under More + Applications > Installed Applications then find Email.

If that does not clear the issue, try using our software to clear the User Data and Cache:

Official Major Release Dated 02/14/2013 at 21:48 Rev 4.2.22-

Kindle Fire First Aide Universal Package: KFFirstAide.zip

Kindle Fire First Aide 32-bit Optimized Version: KFFirstAide32.zip

Kindle Fire First Aide 64-bit Optimized Version: KFFirstAide64.zip

Kindle Fire First Aide RunMe Update (Included With The Above Packages): RunMe.zip

Make sure the PC has the latest version of Java SE: Java SE Development Kit 7u13

Our software has an option to wipe the Dalvik Cache and user data. Let us know if there are any errors during the installation
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Kindle Fire HD and 2 First Aide MAJOR UPDATE 02/14/2013 at 21:48 Rev4.2.22

Cupidhunters,

Sounds like you have a sour installation.

All you would do is use ES File Explorer, go to /system/app and remove GO_Launcher_EX_3_19_1.apk, GO_Launcher_HD.apk, AppWidgetPicker-1.2.3.apk and LiveWallpapersPicker.apk .

After you remove the apps, use our software to clear the Cache and User Data:

Official Major Release Dated 02/14/2013 at 21:48 Rev 4.2.22-

Kindle Fire First Aide Universal Package: KFFirstAide.zip

Kindle Fire First Aide 32-bit Optimized Version: KFFirstAide32.zip

Kindle Fire First Aide 64-bit Optimized Version: KFFirstAide64.zip

Kindle Fire First Aide RunMe Update (Included With The Above Packages): RunMe.zip

Make sure the PC has the latest version of Java SE: Java SE Development Kit 7u13
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Cupidhunters:
Problem with FirstADe

I tried to use First Aide and use the option clear the Cache and User Data

After I get to fast boot mode .I just got this statement "WAITING FOR DEVICE" I waited for 30mins its still the same .I changed all the file in updated RunMe also.

I just have have "FASTBOOT MODE:" displayed on Kindle fire .
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] tist006:
Thanks for the help, installed no problem. One question though, after I selected go launcher HD as my default I can't seem to change it to another. If I hit the home button on another launcher it takes me back to launcher hd. Is this normal?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Skirball:
Yes, that's the point of default. Once you choose it to default you won't get that screen that pops up every time asking you which launcher you want. If you want to change it to something else go through the Device Settings menu > applications, then find the launcher app you want to use and select 'Default'.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] dim_opoulos:
I think I "Hard Bricked" my Kindle Fire HD 7

Help! I successfully rooted my Kindle Fire HD 7" following your tutorial "[ROOT][HOW TO] Root the Kindle Fire HD and 2 with Windows - Noob (Simple) Version", and then installed Google Plays etc. following "[ROOT][HOW TO] Install Google Play Store Noob (Simple) Version". I then got to the "[How to] Install Go Launcher EX and HD Noob (Simple) Version" tutorial, and everything went down hill from here.

After following the instructions of tutorial 3, and error message popped on my screen saying that "October (which was written in Greek) has Stopped" and my device froze. I held down the power button, but my device wouldn't boot up - instead it went to a screen with a "Red Warning Triangle". I tried everything from this screen to reboot/reboot my device, all to no avail. Now the battery has died, and I can't even turn it on.

Can I fix this? How Is my Kindle Fird HD 7" dead forever?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] bdeatha:
Thanks!

Thanks for this simple and easy tutorials you have.can you please provide me an external link for this step -> Go Launcher Step 14: Finally let's install a utility that will allow you to swap the Wallpaper with a single click. Open Google Play Store the search for Kindle Fire - Wallpaper Change - choose Install and Accept & download....

i cant download the file using my computer.it redirects in playstore.pls can you mirror it to dl.dropbox.com instead of playstore.thanks again.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Toyotech353:
I installed Halo launcher from firstaide software. How do you go back to previous page in this launcher? Thanks

nevermind, I had to reboot and all is good
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] pekapa:
Landscape mode (Apex)

Hey everybody!

I got my KFHD with Apex launcher but I'm unable to get it into landscape mode... It's stuck on portrait... =/

Yes, the orientation is unlocked and it works quite well with the default launcher (home), it is rooted and apex was installed from ES File Explorer from system apps.

Any ideas?

EDIT: Never mind, Apex was with "Screen Orientation" under the behaviour settings as "Default"... changed to "Auto-rotate" and now it's working! xD
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Xaotikdesigns:
following the recent update, It seems I cannot move the apks into the system/app folder.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] damigonz:
You lost the root permission. You have to root the Kindle again.

Enviado desde mi GT-I9300 usando Tapatalk 2
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Geckodudes:
AWESOME!!

Nice! It's a really easy tutorial.:good:
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] JonesingBoss:
Help

Its ethier I Skip a step twice or my kindle just having issues. i am getting an error please help trying it one more time then i would post screen shots of the steps i am doing .
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] socamanx:
Thanks a lot

This was really easy indeed. So far I'm loving go launcher HD. I only found to problems.

1. You lose access to your book shelf and audio books shelf. You need to send them to favorites beforehand

2. Facebook Messenger chat heads do not show properly on landscape mode. They appear correctly only on portrait mode.

I think a noticed something else but i cannot remember it right now.

Thanks a lot guys.:good:
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] esema1o:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KG5_0o4nzo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

:D
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] ivanh3:
What I did was move the Kindle app out of the system folder with Titanium Backup (requires root). My next step was to do "backup and uninstall" (again with Titanium Backup). I then went to Google Play/Market and re-installed from there. Now the Kindle Reader apps works fine. I also used Titanium Backup to move Nova Launcher to the system folder. This worked on both the 7 and 8.9 inch variants.

Update 5/30/13: this works with the 8.4.1 and 7.4.1 updates.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] chrisawrus:
I was wondering if anyone else has the same problem, but when I have installed Go Launcher HD or EX I don't have a wallpaper for any theme i apply.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] SilentlyScreaming:
If you're running a recent (latest?) official Amazon ROM, wallpapers have apparently been disabled. Check the first couple of pages in this sub-forum, there are a few mentions of it.

If you're running an old official ROM, or a non-Amazon one, let us know. I seem to remember an APK being advised/required for installation with one of the rooting methods. Though that may have just been for live wallpapers post-rooting.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] chrisawrus:
I'm currently on the updated version of the official Amazon ROM I have even tried to do a full reset and tried installing it again, but alas even then there still was no wallpaper. Checking over the previous posts, it doesn't seem there is any solution to my problem. If it helps, I did have go launcher ex working perfectly fine on my device, but for one reason or another it stopped working and just didn't work again for a couple of days. After attempting to reinstall, that's when the whole 'lack of wallpaper' problem arose. No matter the launcher or theme.

Btw, thank you very much for your fast reply.

If you want I could try that program to delete the user data etc.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] stunts513:
I started a thread about this problem a few days back, we have a working solution that fixes the problem, i am currently making a automated batch script that fixes this, though its only in the alpha stage. Right now its a bare script that so far only work on the hd 7" that's confirmed, i'm going to make some adjustments so hopefully it will work on kf2 and hd 8.9", but i need a 8.9" tester still and a framework-res.apk off a 8.9 to double check that it is the same or different in the bools file. If u have a 8.9 your willing to test this out on pm me.

Oh and here's the thread if your curious http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2295750
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] chrisawrus:
Sorry, I have the kindle fire HD 7" sorry about that, but thank you very much for your quick response I'll make sure to keep an eye on thread for the solution.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] kj1025:
Greetings,

I have a rooted kindle hd 7 and followed your install directions for go launcher hd, wallpaper, etc to a T. Everything works, except I cannot change the main background behind my app icons ( it just stays black ) nor does the additional one click wallpaper app you listed ( i selext a folder or aingle image and it does nothing ).

Any ideas?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] rekamyenom:
For the life of me I can not get Go Launcher on The Kindle Fire 2nd Gen Ver 10.4.3 I have it Rooted, That was easy. No Recovery on it. Can not move any files to system/app.

Any help?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Cerod:
Rooting the Kindle Fire 2

Congrats guys! Your series is one of the most straight forward ones that I have followed. At start I felt a little uneasy for I had read a lot of discouraging comments about trying to root a second generation Kindle Fire. But everything went so smoothly that I couldn't believe it. I was able to root my device (which I needed badly), and install Google Play. Now I'm about to install the Go Launcher apps. Awesome job! I'll come back to you later. Thanks a lot.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Cerod:
No wallpaper

The installation of both Go Launcher EX and Go Launcher HD went OK; however, I cannot get any wallpaper t show, all I get is a black background! What did I miss or do wrong?

Thanks in advance for your input.

Carmelo Rodriguez