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[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] raptir:
I have a first-gen Nexus 7 and was considering the 2013 model but decided on the Kindle Fire HDX even knowing that it couldn't be rooted. My usage of the Nexus 7 was mostly reading (through the Kindle app) and watching videos (Hulu, Netflix). I played a few games on it but I'm fine with Amazon's selection. I went with the Kindle HDX because I could get 64GB of storage for only slightly more than the 32GB Nexus 7 and also gain support for Prime Instant Video.

Edit: I will say, I like being able to tinker with my Nexus 5 but I feel that the enhancements that come with custom ROMs are more important to me on a phone rather than a tablet. With a tablet I typically open a single app and use that for a prolonged period of time so I don't see much of the interface.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] holeshot77:
Yep. I agree with raptir. It was fun while it lasted but I notice now, I don't even need custom ROM. As long as I have my prime and xbmc, life is good.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Montisaquadeis:
I am doing the exact same thing I did with my 16GB Nook Tablet noneHD version when I had it for 2 years. I upgraded to the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 for the larger screen and newer hardware for movie playback across the network via DLNA. I also use it for reading and have finished several books on it and the Nook alike. Nook was running CM 10 but I felt like I could have just kept the basic B&N OS around for what I did with it. I still feel the same way about the Kindle Fire HDX. Stock handles everything I throw at it and I can keep my apps updated thanks to 1mobile. Things like Skifta and MX player along with Cool Reader for epub and mobi formatted books that I have had forever and did not get through amazon. For me the kindle/nook are Media consumption devices and they fill that roll pretty nicely with stock. The kindle more so becuase of the updated OS and larger screen along with newer hardware that is capible of 1080p playback via network unlike the nook where it would struggle with 720p playback for me.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] kschang:
IMHO, it's a fine MEDIA device, but not so much a regular tablet.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] conan1600:
Pay attention. The Tech Geeks have decreed that this tablet must die. It must fail simply because Amazon has decided to be douchy about it. It must no be rooted and it must not be recommend. Amazon worked very hard to get this. I for one am going to do all I can to give them what they want. Kindle needs to go the way of the Nook which actually was better than kindle but not as popular imho lol. Regardless, Death to the kindle line.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] murso74:
i agree... however if i didnt' have amazon instant i wouldnt' even like it for that. my feedly crashes constantly, and i get way too many random reboots on this thing.

HOWEVER its become my treadmill partner thanks to the ability to download amazon instant
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] kschang:
Pay attention. This thing is hard to hack, therefore it must die.

Listen to yourself saying that, 100 times.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] raptir:
I guess that's where my opinion may differ from others'. To me, a tablet is primarily a media device. Movies, TV shows, books, games, news, etc... which all work great on the Fire. Productivity is the one place that it really falls short, but even with my Nexus 7 I still prefer my laptop for productivity.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] plasticarmyman:
just keep it offline for the next few months...an exploit is going to be found and published, it's happened with the previous firmware versions...
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] conan1600:
Depends on the media content. You can mostly work.around the YouTube issues with Google services, but that is a disadvantage other tablets don't have. I watch a lot of flash content on streaming movie sites and have found some ways to work around nuisances on most sites as well but without a good rooted pop-up blocker it is a disadvantage . It streams Amazon content fairly well but I learned how to do that long ago on a regular tablet. The screen is very nice and smooth though.

To the other guy. It isnt that the tablet must die because it's hard to hack. The tablet must die to teach corporations that they either give the public what they want or they lose. Simple pleasures I enjoy every day on normal tablets are either un attainable on the hdx or difficult at best, even if the build quality is excellent, and the hardware is outstanding Amazon needs an attitude adjustment.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] kschang:
FireOS is NOT Android. Never claimed to be. The current result is quite workable dual-use. I can use Unbeloved Host and/or AdAway and/or Chrome to block most ads. Amazon never designed an Android tablet. Amazon designed an AMAZON tablet (which happens to run an Android Fork).

Your "boycott" of Kindle HDX line is not going to have ANY effect on Amazon except deprive yourself, but then, you already own one. At best it's a mixed message. And you show a distinct lack of faith on ingenuity of the XDA Developer Community.

I have both Google Play services running fine along side Amazon services. I Chromecasted a bunch of cat videos to my TV today (there are two cats in the house). I download from both app stores, sometimes simultaneously. I am rooted and Xposed and Safestrapped and so on and so forth.

In other words, it's basically what you're willing to live with. Your have a different tolerance point than I do. The difference is you want Amazon to go against its nature and give you what you want, whereas I decided that the current HDX (well, technically last year's HDX) is quite usable as is with a few hacks.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] iMJets:
Just because people aren't talking doesn't mean they aren't trying to work on it. Things come to those that are patient.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] conan1600:
I'm not depriving myself in any way. I own literally dozens of tablets. I never claimed kindle as an android tablet. I claim it as an inferior product because it's OS holds it back since it is limited in many aspects that both Apple and Android have excelled in. Your argument is fragmented and invalid. You had to root in order to achieve your results. Asking for simple things such as a keyboard that half works or some control over turning off double space to period, simple things like widgets, well if that is against Amazon's nature then yes I am quite against Amazon tablets lol.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Faznx92:
I'm looking/trying some linux vulnerabilities. Also I'm looking at something else.

There is hope for the future, I say give it half a year. Future long-term development looks grim.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] murso74:
Lol appreciate your effort but in half a year I'll have a nexus 8
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] iattilagy:
I tried everything I've found (5 - 6 exploits, some even available on a couple of kitkat devices). No luck, I guess we'll have to wait until a new local root exploit comes up for linux kernel.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Nirrik:
This is a good device and saying it needs to die is messed up, Amazon is not gonna hurt from a few people not buying it. And by saying it just needs to die you are telling everyone who has one that they should give up on the money they spent on it. I for one am still hoping for one day soon to have something like cyanogenmod on my kindle fire.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] elimin8ter:
Happy

For reading purposes it's far lighter than the other alternatives and have been able to sideload all my games and apps minus google play store but have access to my google books and google magazines. Still praying for root though. You can't always have what you want. My kindle had a blue mark in the s screen only noticeable when the screen was black called amazon on a Thursday afternoon a new kindle hdx 8.9 was at my doorstep Friday.I bought to samsung galaxy tab 7.0 o n e regular and the yellow kids version. Both are having charger port issues.first I was told that it is physical damage. Neither have ever been dropped about a month and a half old finally talk to a rep at samsung they sent me return labels but they said if it looks like physical damage it's $100 per unit to fix. Also there tellin.g me 10 days for them to receive it in Texas and another 10 to repair same units and return to me. I have a lot of samsung products but never again

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[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] KentLasley:
Moving on.

I've waited long enough for this thing to be rooted. Once it was stable I was going to buy three more for the rest of the family. Since Amazon is being such a butt about it, I went ahead a bought other tabs that can be rooted. Best decision ever. I've already talked several others out of buying Fires too. This is the last Fire I ever buy - too bad really. I liked the device but Amazon is being a real pain in the ***. Good luck with rooting efforts - I'll be happily using my other devices.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Newcron:
No you're not the only one.

When I realized that my wife's usage pattern of a tablet will be extremely different than me, I started my research comparing the available options by thinking about it from her point of view. It did surprise me a little bit but I ended up with the HDX 7 and after 6+ months, it clearly was the perfect choice and she's really happy with it.

There's absolutely nothing that she needs from a tablet that she couldn't do with it. I didn't even have to do any hack besides installing 1mobile (not sure if that's considered a hack or not).
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] fromutah:
While we are trashing Amazon/HDX...

I didn't research this a whole bunch. I got my as an incentive with another purchase and I figured it would be fun to have around. I don't do any shopping with amazon because I can almost always find a better/cheaper source, especially with media. Using a branch of Android and not supporting the google services parts is sort of insulting to the people that brought us android. I am all about open source, and as with anything, if something I purchased isn't working for me, I want to mod it to make it work for me. That's just a responsible way to live. Anyway, I'm off Amazon for a while. They are sort of convenient around Christmas time for out of town gifts, but I'm not going there if I have time to look around. Funny thing is, we have five in our household, and a variety of devices. We just kicked around home, kids did some homework, etc. I just realized that every other media and computing device was used today except the Kindle Fire HDX. Part of the reason is I won't go pay Amazon for an app that I already bought on Google Play. So with only the Free App of the Day, and built in stuff, and no YouTube, it is pretty limited. :p
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] lolwatpear:
It's over. Amazon won. This proves the whole 'anything can be hacked' is crap. This has been a top selling in the amazon store for months, is inexpensive for what is, and yet it still isn't cracked. This sets a sad precedent.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Faznx92:
It's never over. Software always have flaws. Finding them is the hard part. The reason it is slow right now is because it hasn't gained traction. We finally found a way to block the forced updates. Only if I found it sooner and included it in my earlier root tutorials things would be much better. Nonetheless, once a root is found, enough

people need to find out about it

and block ota to stop the next patched update from being pushed.

*I'm hearing around that version

13/14.3.2.2 may be rootable

. Amazon is planning on releasing an update before we know. Airplane mode to play safe if you can spare.* This is not confirmed but please take notice.

All the info I have for now. Watch out for new post that arise.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] shabbypenguin:
this is some pretty good advice :)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] intel352:
Quite happy w/ my HDX 8.9" 64gb. I use it primarily for watching videos (Prime, Plex) and reading (Kindle books/magazines). While I would love to get Google services on here, I wouldn't do it if it meant having to lose the ability to stream Prime (and no, I won't do some hacked dual-boot solution).

I'm not a huge fan of the Fire OS GUI, but I can't stand the 3rd party Android launchers, so the Fire GUI will have to suffice. I don't regret purchasing this tablet at all :)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] icedtrip:
Depending on how you go about getting Google services will result in whether or not you keep Prime. The Gapps ROM that is posted in these forums has all of the Amazon items ripped out, but you can simply flash the Gapps zip that is somewhere on these forums to keep Amazon intact. The main thing is, if you leave all of the Amazon items in place, like [MENTION=5554927]Faznx92[/MENTION] said....you have to block OTA! I am still rooted, I haven't removed any of the Amazon stuff, I have installed Google services, and I blocked OTA with [MENTION=5554927]Faznx92[/MENTION]'s method. I have prime, plex, youtube, everything. I can use the Fire OS GUI if I want, but I use APEX instead.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] intel352:
[MENTION=5826031]icedtrip[/MENTION], root + gapps would be lovely, which is what I was hoping for originally, but since there's no longer root available for the current version of Fire OS, kinda SOL
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] iMJets:
I would be interested in knowing how this will come out, i have tried everything for the last month to get root exploits working and even trying to find my own. Put mine in airplane mode, will not have the crap that happened to me when I first got the tablet a month ago.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] esox_hu:
apps to kindle

I have several android devices besides my hdx7. If i want and app from play, i just install it on my other devices than download it via airdroid. Than upload it into my dropbox and download it from there onto my hdx. Of course its not working with purchased ones but it does the trick for free apps which are not in amazon appstore and all steps are legal.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] icedtrip:
Here's something to make our purchase a little less sad for now. This may just be for the US, but I'm not 100% sure.

Grab the 5 free apps from the Amazon App Store here - Each one gets you 200 Amazon Coins....total $10 worth for all 5.

Grab GTA: San Andreas from the Amazon App Store here with 699 of your 1,000 free Amazon Coins and earn 2,000 coins with your purchase.

Walk away with GTA: SA and $23 worth of Amazon Coins to spend however you like without spending anything. :D
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] bouncy1920:
I've never spend a dime on apps or coins but I now have 3,423 with the free coins with purchase deals.

Now if only there was an app worth buying...
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] pmcdunnough:
I am mainly an iPad user but I also have a Samsung Note 8 and now an HDX7. I got it to have a slightly smaller device than my iPad Mini and also to read with ( have Kindle Paperwhites for that). I must tell you that I absolutely love the HDX7. The screen is great, I have all the apps I need (mostly VNC apps) and it projects flawlessly to my Fire TV.

I almost never use the Note 8, despite the excellent stylus and Wacom system, but I am really using this HDX7, almost as much as my iPads in fact.

Excellent tablet and a steal for $200 although I picked up the ads on locked screen one by mistake. Even they don't bother me a lot and I dislike ads a lot.

Philip
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Atise:
It was possible to root it after all!

I have rooted my Amazon Kindle HDX now! Thank you all that made it possible! You are great guys! Thank you that you made it possible for people like me, who don't know anything about programming to root their own devices!

XDA - Amazon, 1-0
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] LunarisDream:
Towelroot works great for 14.3.2.3.2 for my 8.9.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] murso74:
Happy to be wrong :)
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grentuu:
Sat here with my just delivered, still sealed HTC Boombass.

But it appears my affection for Google Play Edition will kill it :( All the reviews I have read state it either doesn't work with GPE or it simply corrupts the sound field

Has anyone here managed to get the GPE (RUU or straight GPE) working properly with the Boombass. If so how?

I don't want to unwrap it if it can't be done so I can put it on Fleabay as new.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kpcz:
Hi. Few weeks ago I run into a problem, that my photospheres wont upload to google maps any more. It says "Can't connect". Tried mobile network and Wifi, different Wifi still the same. I can upload spheres to G+, but it converts them into very low quality. Tried uploading same spheres with mine Nexus 7 - the same error.

The devices are not rooter - 100% stock. I feel that it started to glitch after updating the camera to new version, I tried rolling back old camera, but still the error is the same.

Maybe someone expierience something simirlar :silly:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kpcz:
After some tests I realized, that if Photosphere is more that 10 mb of size, its cannot be uploaded to google maps, because of some limits. Its quite stupid, if after Camera update, it is possible to make high quality Photospheres which are more than 10mb in size, but its not possible to contribute them to google.

Can anyone confirm this?
[About XDA developers] DanielS:
Hi

Is there a special link so it is easier and faster to browse this page with WM Devices?

BR

Daniel
[About XDA developers] MNeo:
Check out your profile settings :wink:
[About XDA developers] DanielS:
hi

thanx for the hint - much better now

daniel
[Sony Xperia L] Bolonjez:
http://www.justaboutphones.com/sony-xperia-l-official-android-4-3-update-will-released-next-month/

Just a rummor or is that something to believe in?
[Sony Xperia L] honglong:
Until confirmed by Sony, just a rumor.
[Sony Xperia L] itsjustJOH:
He seems very confident with his source, and the site does not look like it is run by a kid. I don't want to hope too much, though.:D
[Sony Xperia L] honglong:
"I have just heard from my source that 4.3 is coming to the Xperia L, in fact definitely coming to Xperia L.

My source is very reliable".

And that my friends is how rumors start!
[Sony Xperia L] kyasa85:
We have 4.4.2 what's for do u need buggy 4.3 from sony
[Sony Xperia L] :
Some people prefer original firmware or have a locked bootloader.
[Sony Xperia L] Emannxx:
Remember that phones which can't get their bootloader unlocked are stuck with stock for pretty much forever.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robbievman:
Hi

Advice needed.

I have returned my phone back to Vodafone as there was a crackle on speakers all the time. Tried usual remedies of hoover and compressed air, different ROM. So I sent back as only few months old.

I had a rooted phone so put s-off on and returned to stock and locked bootloader etc I did not however return to stock Vodafone version just stock European. I got a text explaining out of warratny and I need to pay £190. Oh dear. Probably should gone one step further and put vodafone fimware version on.

I haven't contacted the reapair centre yet.

So do I

1. Be awkward and ask for written evidence of tamper and how would effect the speaker crackle (or is it you have voided warranty end of conversation?).

2. Try HTC repair

3. Get the screw drivers out and try remove the speaker and DIY

4, Restore the phone back with old Vodafaone stuff on and try again?

Any help appreciated.

Thanks

I
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seanicca:
I'd ask why? You could act dumb and argue that's how you got the phone.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BenPope:
Consumer protection laws - return it to stock and give it back to your retailer.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robbievman:
Yes. Both these suggestions sprang to mind.

If I get the device back and return to stock do you think they will have a record that it was in before or does it not matter?

I think that may be best solution rather than trying HTC?

Cheers
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robbievman:
Does anyone know where I stand with the Sale of Goods Act. Can Vodafone flatly refuse to repair even though there is a stock ROM albeit not a Vodafone shipped one?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BenPope:
If you're in the EU, you should be fine, but I strongly recommend returning it to stock (you can leave s-off) to reduce the argument. If it's covered by consumer protection law, then losing the manufacturers warranty is irrelevant, the retailer is responsible.
[Moto G Accessories] droidfreak007:
I currently just have a screen protector on mine with the royal blue back.

I bought an incipio ngp case but i find the color doesnt shine through and the phone feels ALOT better without a case.

Generally not a clumsy person so im not too worried about falls.
[Moto G Accessories] GæxD:
No, desnecessary
[Moto G Accessories] mr_nooby:
I bought a simple cheap silicone case and it saved my phone 5 times already (at least). So yeah my phone would be broken by now if I didn't get that case :p

Inviato dal mio XT1032
[Moto G Accessories] rugerredhawk:
I ended up bying a $18 trident case. It kind of sticks in my pocket a bit now, and really I prefer the phone naked, but I tend to drop my phone enough that I'm just going to make myself get used to this. The fit is fine and all the buttons work great still, I just don't like the fact that it sticks coming out of my pocket, but it's a tradeoff.
[Moto G Accessories] digitalmahdi:
I'm having a fosmon hybird case. I can say if I didn't have it my phone would b broken.
[Moto G Accessories] Faruko:
i always use my phones completely naked, nor the screen or the back has any scratches and i have it since last december, not to mention its a sub-200 dollar phone, while of course its money it doesnt cost 600 or more like some phones out there, if i had one of those i would but not on this one
[Moto G Accessories] hooah212002:
Is this the one you are talking about? I am getting a Moto G Friday and this is one of the only cases that jumped out at me. I'd prefer a holster because I want a bulkier case (I drop my phone a lot) and don't want a bulky case in my pocket. The few reviews on this seems like it is a great deal and people are genuinely pleased, but there are only 4 reviews and a lot of these cheaper cases seem to have bogus reviews. I fish a lot and use my phone to take pictures of the days catch, so a rugged case is nearly a must, but I don't want to spend an arm and a leg if I don't have to. it's not like I throw my phone at things.
[Moto G Accessories] digitalmahdi:
No I am using the hyposnap one but this seems really better than what I have now. I am considering ordering it right now. The hypo snap is a 2 piece of rubber and plastic back. It well protected both back and screen of my phone till now.
[Moto G Accessories] KuGeL94:
No
[Moto G Accessories] GoPogoOreo!:
Use black bumper + xtreme guard full body :highfive:
[Moto G Accessories] scibuff:
Although I don't use an actual case, I still protect my Moto G with a tempered glass protector. I also applied a Dbrand black titanium skin to the stock black cover to give the phone a premium feel and grip.
[Moto G Accessories] t3chmedi3:
naked

usally i dont like to use any case to my fone.. i love naked :P, yeah m dirty :P :P :P ROFL
[Moto G Accessories] alexkta:
Only when I go like on a run I use the incipio case
[Moto G Accessories] skandals:
I use a Ringke Slim case and a screen protector.

The screen protector seems a bit unnecessary, I've seen tests in youtube of people trying to scratching it with knives and failing :P

The case... saved me a bunch of times, I'm a bit clumbsy.