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[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Mineturtle33:
I will start a petition for one or more of the following things, if I see people are interested:

1. Petition to Amazon to allow us to unlock the bootloader. This seems like the most obvious solution to our problems, if we convince them that advanced users want more freedom, then maybe an agreement could be made.

2. Petition to revert the changes blocking us from changing the wallpaper and setting widgets. If we're stuck with their ads and scrappy app store. We should be able to change our wallpapers.

3. This seems like a long shot, but hey, B&N buckled under the pressure and outright GAVE Nook HD users Google Play, maybe we can show Amazon that this will benefit them. A device with all of their GREAT media services AND the google play store would be great. And possibly attract more buyers. The popularity of the Nook HD's went way up when Google Play was added. Why wouldn't it work for Amazon's Kindle Fire? Like I said. A long shot. TOO long of a long shot.

4. Petition to Google for a standalone google play store app that works on non-Google Android devices, Like our Kindles, and maybe the Nokia X, this could help Google steal business from competitors like Amazon.

Anybody interested? I can create these petitions on a petitioning website if I see any interest.

Thanks for reading my probably pointless post and have a nice day. :)

SEEING TONS OF INTEREST AND THAT IS EPIC. SO I WILL DEFINITELY CREATE A PETITION, BUT FOR WHICH ONE?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] mech_supernova:
I would sign that
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] S_transform:
I would sign it. I want all of those things to happen. Its a long shot, but who cares, its worth trying I suppose.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] murso74:
The whole reason they make it so hard is so that we don't break their methods of selling us stuff with the amazon software. Good luck with that
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] cq_:
exactly... I'd still sign a petition though ;)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] oubeichen:
I'm in
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Tomen8r:
Where do I sign?

Its a very long shot but worth the shot. B&N is much diff than Amazon as they don't have their Android infrastructure like Amazon. BN caved cause their version of Android sucks. I bought an HD+ for 89 bucks and three CM 11 on it. That made the Nook a usuable device. Amazon is far from meeting their sales expectations for the new HDX tablets (hence sales, payment plans, etc). This could provoke them, leading to more sales. Maybe not. In the meantime, we can still look for devs out outside the Amazon FireOS community and sell them on the bounty. I will sign your petition. I am waiting to hear back from a top CM dev, trying to bribe him with the bounty ..
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Hamsterok:
Honestly, that statements are pretty obvious by itself. And I think amazon has spent a plenty of time brainstorming Fire OS concept. I mean, they have cutted the price on HDX dramaticly, expecting to gain profit via amazon market. If amazon allow user to spend their money somewhere else, it would be just a waste of investments.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] tl3:
Exactly, that's Amazon's business model for their tablets:

http://www.businessinsider.in/Amazo...it-From-Device-Sales/articleshow/28353896.cms

http://www.businessinsider.in/The-K...s-From-Digital-Media/articleshow/31058606.cms

Amazon's tablet market share has dropped to 4.4% currently...
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Hamsterok:
But on the other hand, amazon service somehow have access to kindle bootloader and "internals". Maybe threr is a special usb dongle or some onboard jumper, idk. I'm affarid a fate our HDX is tied up with industrial espionage.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] GSLEON3:
Yeah, there is a HUGE difference between the Nook (B&N) & Amazon. Amazon owns Lab126, the manufacturer & designer of the HDX. They also can have their cake & eat it too. Plenty of people have the Amazon App store & reader installed on Google tabs, plus they have the market cornered on their own. I also doubt an unlocked boot loader would be something their content providers would allow for, as I am sure a part of the licensing agreement includes secure DRM & DHCP. I honestly wouldn't even care about GAPPS if some of them were in the AMZ app store & if the AMZ app store was actually curated & maintained better. It just sucks to see the same app in Amazon a half dozen versions behind those in the Play Store. Google has many of them in iTunes, but not Amazon. I would think they'd want to do what Amazon is doing & make them reciprocate, but then again, part of the GAPPS issue lies in the OHA & Google wanting GAPPS to be viewed as an elite perk for contributing members of the alliance.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] tl3:
The bootloader unlocking mechanism could be as simple as some special ADB/Fastboot command(s) and/or code(s). A stock KFHDX can be placed into its recovery and fastboot modes quite easily. However, once there, it just sits idle as though waiting for some command/code input, or some unique protocol, in order to proceed... Regular ADB/Fastboot commands are ineffective and ignored--it won't even indicate that the device is connected, nor be rebooted. Talk about industrial espionage, maybe we might have better luck finding and 'bribing' a disgruntled employee that has working knowledge in the KFHDX technical development... lol :laugh:
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Mineturtle33:
The response has been overwhelming, and honestly, I'm excited. So I think next we should determine which petitions are reasonable.

Sent from my 2013 Kindle Fire HD
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Patrick4:
I don't think amazon is going to consider any of those things, the devices are quite cheap as amazon gets most of their money from the "kindle store". By allowing people to use Google play and or custom firmware on the devices they are basically agreeing to make less money. :confused:
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] juustinn:
I'd sign the petition.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Hanzo.Hasashi:
Me too

~Kindlefired~
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] conan1600:
I'm more than willing to sign any or all of those petitions. As for Amazon being able to have their cake and eat it to, obviously not as their market share is at abysmal levels.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] lionking2k:
Count me in.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] GSLEON3:
& your supporting reference materials for this claim are?????

Nowhere. Because it is speculation from bloggers with nothing better to write about on that particular day. Amazon has NEVER publicly released sales figures & the fact that they are offering it on payment plans means nothing. They are also testing a drone delivery system, a fresh goods & produce delivery offering & they offer $3.99 next day shipping on any Prime product. The fact that I can buy a 60" Samsung F7500 & have it the next day for $4, doesn't mean they aren't selling TV's. I see that promotional offering as nothing more than a way to further expand their reach into low & middle income households, where you find folks willing to make payments for a long time, just to have that iPhone on T-Mobile. Even AT&T offers financing like that on business accounts for the subsidized cost of devices. At this point, it is almost a market trend.

Also, I would say that the reason for those bundled deals & financing temrs are more likely about this: http://allthingsd.com/20131212/the-amazon-kindle-numbers-that-jeff-bezos-must-really-care-about/ & as you can see, Kindle owners spend nearly 60% more overall at Amazon than other Amazon shoppers.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] jmorton10:
I'm sure stuff like this goes straight into the spam folder at the other end, what a waste of time.

Amazon has no reason whatever to unlock the bootloader and plenty of reason not to.

I'm sure they could care less about a few disgruntled computer geeks (exactly the same as Verizon with the locked Samsung Note 3 bootloader)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] gabesdaddee:
I can see Jeff Bezos laughing at this petition.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] conan1600:
And your supporting research for your claims are where? No where. Oh and Google china pal. Get your facts before you spout. I don't think petitions are going to do anything. Then again being silent certainly wont, maybe they will get a laugh out of it, but it takes people speaking out to effect change. You can type a ton of words and say absolutely nothing which is what you just did. 6% market share while a ton of money is pathetic in the tablet world and amazon lost 1 % from a year ago.

---------- Post added at 10:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:21 PM ----------

The top two tablet vendors on the quarter were predictably Apple and Samsung, which each shipped 26 million and 14.5 million tablets in Q4, respectively. Amazon shipped an estimated 5.8 million tablets on the quarter, although this actually represented a 1.7% drop from the number of tablets it shipped in Q4 2012. IDC’s full press release follows below. http://bgr.com/2014/01/29/tablet-sales-q4-2013/ basicly....owned http://www.techinasia.com/top-tablet-brands-lenovo-samsung-increased-market-share-idc/ yep, owned again http://tabtimes.com/resources/the-state-of-the-tablet-market one more time. How's my research buddy?

---------- Post added at 10:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:46 PM ----------

You do realize that Barnes and Noble actually designs and produces it's own tablet as well right? The difference would be that Barnes and Noble is a publications specialist while Amazon has its fingers in many pies.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Hanzo.Hasashi:
Crom laughs at Bezos,he laughs from his mountain

~Kindlefired~
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] altrenda:
I voted with my wallet.

I bought my HDX in November. I spent a lot of time and effort getting it the way I liked it, while continuing to buy many things from Amazon.

Like many, I thouight I had protected myself from the update, since many were reporting that theirs were updated but mine didn't. But, then last week It updated and I lost everything I did. Needless to say I was upset.

I called Amazon and tried to sell it back to them through their trade in program, but of course, it's not eleigible. I let them know why I wanted to return it, in writng, in a review, and on the phone. They offered to let me return it for 80% of the list price, which I jumped at. I bought it on discount, so I will be out less than $20 for using it for 4 months.

I bought a Nexus 7. I don't see a real difference in the screen or speed when I had them side by side, but the HDX has much better speakers. I like the shape of the HDX better.

The Nexus 7 rooted in 5 minutes, everything I want to use is available, and it took less than 3 minutes to enable Prime Video capability.

I hope you get root or an unlocked bootloader soon, I love the device, just not happy with the way Amazon manages it.

sorry for the long post.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] GSLEON3:
Rant much? I will respond point by point, without childish personal barbs, when time allows.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Mineturtle33:
Please no flame wars.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] tl3:
Regardless of the differences, as KFHDX owners, we are all here with the same common cause of unlocking our devices and making this platform more universally functional and versatile. I believe that the majority of us here would not be abandoning the Amazon ecosystem if the KFHDX should become Google-compatible too. However, I, for one, would not be buying or recommending Amazon devices if they remain to be locked, closed and crippled Android portals to only Amazon...
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] sw01:
Here's a thought... spend the time on something useful...

I, for one, am more interested in root or rollback or AVOD etc.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Mineturtle33:
I just the other night had a dream where I met Bezos, and his house was themed like the kindle UI. I asked him if we could have an update where we can change our wallpaper and he laughed demonicaly and said no before turning into Satan.

Seriously.

Sent from my 2013 Kindle Fire HD
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] gabesdaddee:
Nice
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Tomen8r:
Sounds like a bad pizza dream! :)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] EatingPie:
Did you decide on a petition?

I would push for an open bootloader since that means greater freedom.

-Pie
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Mineturtle33:
Later this week, I'll try the bootloader and wallpaper petitions, the latter seeming the most reasonable.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Faznx92:
Amazon won't bite unless you say it's to attract more developers to make or port apps. If done this way they may consider.

Try to sweeten the pot by giving them a greater incentive for what they want, developers and money.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Mineturtle33:
http://www.change.org/petitions/ama...hange-their-wallpaper-on-3rd-party-launchers?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Mineturtle33:
Won't let me edit OP, but here's the wallpaper petition.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] conan1600:
Signed. While I doubt that a petition will do squat doing nothing always results in achieving nothing.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] damianlph:
Signed
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] QuietBillG:
That is the most accurate statement I have seen in awhile.

I don't really care about rooting my HDX but I do want to customize the appearance. I would also like to be able to easily install the apps that I have bought in the Play Store, on my true Android devices, without having to pay for them again. And, not all of my Android apps are available on Amazon.

I like the benefits of being a Prime member and I like doing business with Amazon, but locking down these devices to this point has NO benefit to Amazon and just makes their customers (us) unhappy with them.

I guarantee that I, for one, will NEVER buy another Amazon device of any kind if they don't let up on this Steve Jobs attitude of theirs!!!
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] poo-tang:
Onlive just relaunched it's service's with improvements, new features like the new cloudlift service which enables you to upload digitally owned PC (e.g Steam) games to onlive to stream and best of all MORE ONLIVE GAMES.

Read all about it here - http://www.gamespot.com/articles/cloud-gaming-company-onlive-returns-in-a-big-way/1100-6418122/

It appears that Onlive have updated the android app and now only Supports 4.0+. BUT if still have the last 2.3 supported apk with Xperia Play Optimized controls it still works. As it's a cloud service all the new features are on Onlive end :)

When get to my PC at some point I will update this with some more info :)
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] ozzmanj1:
Awesome. Thanks or sharing poo-tang! :good:
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] igor_anta:
I completely forgot about this :) Thx for the news update, I still have a v1.3 apk laying around somewhere, now just to remember my account info and log in :)
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] ozzmanj1:
Thought I would share this link, found it online.

http://www.mediafire.com/?h17vg8chwstkt9i

It is from this XDA thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1408886

Its been modded to work with all types of controllers going to test it now on my nexus 5 with my moga hero

Edit - I have also attached the apk to this post.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] rubbergnome:
Wow! Someone should really try playing a steam game like skyrim on the play, maybe filming it. Too bad it requires subscription, but at least I'd love to see how it works.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] korrectmethod:
I didnt play skyrim, but i have tried the dirt 3 demo. It ran flawless on what looked like max gfx, and was XPO. Great service if you don't mind the subscription.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] ozzmanj1:
Okay, sorry for the delay. The attached on live apk works with my moga hero in HID mode. And works beautifully. Played Dirt 3 and Batman Lego.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] TLRtheory:
Ugh, the old interface was a lot better.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] brsingr:
Skyrim without mods.......blegh...lol
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] rubbergnome:
That's not my point. Anyway, I read that cloudlift only works with a handful of games as of now... :/
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MentosMan:
About a year ago, I unlocked my phone to use it overseas. Recently, I intended to factory reset it and sell it as I go an upgrade, and upon factory resetting, I discovered it is now soft-bricked.

I can get to download mode, and my computer sees it when I connect it, but when I tried to "restore firmware" using Kies, it wen through all the motions but still gets stuck on the pulsing Samsung icon screen.

It's been awhile since I did any flashing with roms. Can someone recommend a method for how I'd flash my rom back to stock using Odin?

My download mode screen is currently showing:

ODIN MODE

Product Name: SGH-T999

Custom Binary Download: Yes (2 counts)

Current Binary: Custom

Current Status: Custom

Qualcomm SecureBoot: Enable

Warranty Bit: 0

BootLoader AP SWREV: 1
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
Please go to recovery and then wipe cache and possibly Dalvik if its an option. See if that boots normal.

Post here otherwise. There are ways to restore stock but I want you to try the simple option first.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MentosMan:
So went into Recovery Mode and it launched into TWRP2. I was able to wipe cache, but it would fail when I tried to specifically wipe Dalvik cache or do a factory reset. With the cache wiped, I am still stuck at the "pulsing Samsung logo" screen. What would be the next step?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Cronoss:
I would flash it with a stock rom through TWRP
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
Potentially that's caused by secureboot. Please flash root66 firmware version UVUEMJC via Odin. After that, flash TWRP. Make sure to uncheck Auto-Reboot in Odin.

Once done, get into recovery, wipe dalvik and cache. Then boot.

WARNING - BE VERY SPECIFIC to choose UVUEMJC version. Any other version will give instant paperweight.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MentosMan:
OK awesome. So I flashed UVUEMJC via Odin and it now is operating as if it was factory reset, with all the prompts one receives when first starting the phone (google acct details, wifi password, etc.)

I have not continued on with flashing TWRP and then doing the wipes. Is this necessary? I intend to simply sell this phone now that it is operating correctly, and would prefer to not go down any further paths that couple possibly jeopardize the phone working. What are your thoughts?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
@MentosMan

Yes I think it is safe to say you are all set. If you are really picky. you can connect to a PC in its current state and see if there are any photos on the internal SD card or anything in the download folder.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MentosMan:
Perfect. Absolutely thanks for your help!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] sisonas:
does any one know how to unlock sprint galaxy s4 on 4.4.2 y try it with service mode and. didnt work can some one help me please :confused:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] daniel4653:
What type of unlock? International or Domestic for T-Mobile and ATT?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] sisonas:
domestic if is easier
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] likonvampire:
Hi Guys

Is there a backup solution for the backup and restore of the saved bluetooth and WiFi profiles when flashing between ROMs? I am currently on Slim and I have to go through the setup after every clean flash . The bluetooth setup is painful as I have 5-6 different devices paired for bluetooth .
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pwrmedia:
Titanium Backup from the Play Store will let you back up both (as well as any accounts you've added).
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] likonvampire:
OK I already use TB , is there a specific option I need to look for ?

Is it backup of apps and system data ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charesa39:
You can back them up individually. Hit "Backup/Restore". Then, you should see "Bluetooth Pairings" and "WiFi Access Points" in the list of apps. I believe it backs up the WiFi access points in an XML format.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bwagner:
TiBU Does Not Work

Titanium Backup will backup Bluetooth profiles, but they are "corrupted" if you verify the backups and they will not restore. I have not been able to back up profiles since since 4.3 on Nexus 4 or 5.

Contacted developer several times over the past year or so, and no response.

B
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndrasLOHF:
^^^^THIS^^^^^

I have never not once gotten Titanium to restore bluetooth profiles in the dozens upon dozens times I've tried. I really think Google Backup should store this information like it does Wifi passwords.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martim.cantante:
Hi all,

I've bought a Sony Xperia SP M35h in China and everything works fine but I cannot install Google Play or other Google Apps (Gmail, Maps, Drive, etc). From what I've read I should root my phone, but I have not find any suitable version for my phone.

I have been trying to solve this issue for months now..Any idea?

Many many thanks,:good::good:

Martim
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] no_username_available:
thats highly unusual since google play comes installed on the phone, are you sure its a legit model ?
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cloud1989:
Google: Googleplay apk and find a suitable link, you should have no trouble installing it to be honest as the phone should come preloaded with Google services, plus when you get on it, it will need a Gmail account which can be made via the Googleplay store
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martim.cantante:
Guys, thanks for the help.

The phone is legit but was bought in China and is from China Unicom. Even if it is unblocked and I can put my sim card, all google services crash whenever I try to open them (I can install but they do not run).

I tried to install different .apk. There was one that I was able to open, but I could never login to the Google Pay store.. at it mentioned connection problems.

Any idea on how to solve this?

Many thanks!
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrjraider:
Got some photo's of the device for us? It is weird that the device you have is not working since it is (or seems) a legit device.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tombassi:
try sony pcc to make sure your phone is legit then you can easily update or repair your phone .
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martim.cantante:
It works just fine with Sony Pcc. In fact, I have contacted Sony before.. and what they told me is that operating system for Chinese phones is different and that should be the reason why I cannot use Google services.

Should I need to change operating system? Is it possible?
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrjraider:
Go to settings > About phone and post a screenshot here. Perhaps we can help you determine which OS you need to install :)
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martim.cantante:
Aqui va:
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tombassi:
the kernel date is Tuesday November 19 2013 and the firmware 12.1.A.0.266 release date was Feb.12.2014 so it's not logic . did you tried the repair function with pc companion ?
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrjraider:
Well it should work you could try to repair it with Sony Update Service
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnny374:
And what is yours kernel date? Because, mine is also November 19. and I'm on stock 266 ROM without any problems...
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrjraider:
Here a legit C5303 build date Nov 19. However that is the date of the kernell build. This doesnt say anything about the real ROM build date.