yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Well, that's quite a story. I'm not even going to begin to respond to all the misinformation. You have significantly over complicated the relatively simple process of installing Nexus v4 on safestrap v4. Best do some more reading and pay attention to who is saying what. As for suggested "improvements" this is not a commercial offering or tool chest that can be tweaked by simply plugging in new modules. Be happy for what you got given the lengths Amazon went to prevent modifications to this device. Sheesh.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] vrt0r:
Wow, to be honest, i don't know about what misinformation you talk. The over-simplifying of the process doesn't either really help. There is a lag of information for people doing this the first time.

Maybe it's because you have to use instructions from different threads that sometimes don't really fit together.

But nevermind, i didn't complain about anything (at least i don't want to, if you get that wrong), but if something is not commercial doesn't mean it can't be improved.

Basically i just wanted to give feedback, because i appreciate the work behind this. If i did it, i would be happy to have feedback and see how people use it.

It works and it's great and if you are not interested in thoughts just ignore them, maybe someone else is. No need for lame "Sheesh" comments.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Response may have been strong but reflects frustration with path followed which yielded an unnecessary drama for you and readers if this forum. Sorry about the lame comment. It was disrespectful and unwarranted.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] vrt0r:
Nevermind, i don't want to create a drama. Sorry if i did.

Now on the second try everything was much easier and your suggestion works without problems. If you saw everything before it's really easy but for first timers sometimes it's not easy to know what is meant exactly.

I write down step by step this time, maybe it helps somebody. I don't wanna post here because it's rather long but for anyone interested in it you can check it out.

Confirmed working with Fire HDX (7" Thor) with FireOS 4.5.4 (13.4.5.4) AND Fire OS 4.5.3 (13.4.5.3)

I can't link to external sites on this board (need 10 posts) so i have to write like this (just copy to browser): anony.ws/image/DBZh
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] krazyace35:
[MENTION=5749760]ggow[/MENTION] any luck getting Lte debugged

Sent from my HTC One M9
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
Yes, it looks good now. Will be making a new release this week :)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] kufor:
Hello mate,

thanks for this ROM.

I have unlocked bootloader, updated TWRP, installed this one. All works fine.

How do I get rid of the empty signal indicator in status bar please?

Thanks.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
The mobile status indicator (right triangle) can not be removed with the current version (4.0.2) but this is being considered for a future version. There is a way to 'hide' the icon by changing its color to match the background but the space it occupies will not be recovered.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] krazyace35:
That's great can't wait to try it out keep up the good work [emoji41]

Sent from my HTC One M9
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] gutts10:
I use airplane mode. It's silly but I think the airplane looks better than the empty signals. Just my 2¢
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] kufor:
Thanks for the info mate.

ROM is running smoothly so far.

The only issue I have is with Google Play Services, it's failing very often asking to send a bug report.

How can I produce a log for analysis please?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
I'm guessing you may not have done a 'factory reset' after flashing Nexus. If that doesn't work try accessing the advanced wipe menu in twrp and selecting all partitions except 'Internal storage'. This will obviously wipe your device so make any necessary backups in advance.

Another poster with a similar situation flashed the wrong gapps or had a copy preserved from a previous install (don't recall which at the moment; doesn't really matter). You might try reflashing the gapps version from the OP to see if that fixes your problem. Do a factory reset (from twrp) after flashing to clean-up any leftovers.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] jampr:
Hi,

at first, great ROM! Everything is working as expected, nearly. I just have some small questions. I came from a rooted 13.3.2.3.2 with OTA disabled, TWRP Recovery and open bootloader. I have done the installation of 4.0.2 and wiped whithout changing flags.

What i do not quiet understand is why are

1) all the configuration options still there? My previous installed apps and my WLAN porperties? Where are they stored?

2) are there still any amazon things running?

3) for a clean factory reset I have to wipe system as well, right? anything else?

Sorry for the stupid questions. But I don't want to generate unnecessary problems.

best regards

jampr
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Your previous FireOS environment (apps, settings, etc) was overwritten when you flashed Nexus. Unless you made a backup prior to flashing they are gone. There are no Amazon remnants. You can install Amazon apps from the Play store as needed (Kindle Reader, Amazon Music, etc). There is no reason to do a full wipe if you follow instructions in the OP. However, if you wish to follow this path:

- download Nexus, gapps, SuperSU and any other files you may need

- reboot to recovery

- make a backup (from twrp) ... just in case

- from 'advanced wipe' menu select all partitions except 'Internal Storage'

- follow instructions from OP to reinstall Nexus

Note this will wipe all existing content (again).
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
New Release 4.0.3

- New Release 4.0.3 is out

- Only Feature addition is LTE Support

- I have basically taken what I learned from doing CM-11 on HDX and Fire Phone and Applied it here.

- Changelog is in Post #3

------------------------------------

- For the Next Release

- Signal Icon Hiding

- And other misc bug fixes.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] tb205gti:
Is it different from B3? Do I need to update?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] lolwatpear:
which is better, digital or atmos?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] hecbigcat:
digital is my choice , Atmos boots volume too high :'(
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] jampr:
And that's, what makes me curious. My apps are still there, as well my wlan settings, my VPN configuration and screen saver password. I can't explain what was happened. I only installed it via TWRP and did a normal wipe. As I said, everything is working perfecly.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
Yes, update as there are differences.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Did you have Google Play Services installed on your previous config or possibly another device? Various settings (including WiFi profiles/passwords), apps, etc are backed up and restored to your Google account by default. If not then it would seem some portions of the system and/or data partition were not fully wiped. Don't have an explanation for the behavior; certainly not something that has been widely reported.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] hkotaku:
Any chance of CIFS support in the next release?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] lolwatpear:
I'm getting huge battery drain from Cell Standby on my wifi-only apollo and airplane mode and other methods don't seem to stop it.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] jeryll:
Restart your tablet, if you can (help in 99% for me), if it happens again install Better Batery Stats, or Wakelock detector and try to find source of your problems...
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] lolwatpear:
Thanks, but I have. The Cell Standby is always there. The source of the problem is simply that there are cellular based activities running on wifi-only tablet. This is both on this HDX Nexus v4 rom and the CM-11 Safestrap rom.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] jeryll:
Interesting, I'm running cm11 for safestrap right now, Apollo hdx, WiFi based, airplane mode on, no problems with cellular apps, they are correctly released from memory, when I switch off Mobile networks. So maybe clean re/install will help?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
You are seeing a Trojan Horse introduced with v4.0.3. The phone radio is showing active when it is obviously not. It

*may*

be accumulating wifi stats as my device shows no wifi radio usage on v4.0.3 which is erroneous.

Something else is consuming your battery but it will be hard to diagnose until the stat bug introduced with 4.0.3 is remedied. You may want to consider rolling back to 4.0.2 which is otherwise identical in functionality.

Background

Two of my HDX devices are active at all times. I have run multiple roms including FireOS v3/4, Nexus v2/v4 and CM11/12. Hundreds of hours of experience with these silly tablets. None of the roms have proven to be a battery hog although there are small differences between them. Nexus in particular seems to be well behaved. Google Play Services is another story...but that impacts all devices.

If you need numbers, sleep consumption is typically <0.2% per hour on a battery with several hundred charge/discharge cycles. That jumps to 8-10% per hour when performing typical business functions (limited video) with moderate brightness. There are no specific hogs other than the screen and Google and associated apps if services are enabled. I use Greenify to rein in a few (<5) apps that are background pigs. Otherwise I take no special action to conserve battery.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] lolwatpear:
Oh, I see. I thought it could have been a false positive, but never saw it mentioned anywhere. I didn't actually use the tablet long enough to see if it was actually getting bad battery life, which I probably made it seem by my first post. All I keep seeing are crazy 40%+ battery usage by Cell Standby, and I tried everything I could find to just prevent it from popping up under battery stats, but it always came back. I'll see how it compares over time with the older CM11 rom that didn't have cellular support.

edit: And lol obviously this wouldn't been found as it has <10 downloads and came out 2 days ago. I just immediately installed the latest version, coming from the older CM11 versions. I didn't play with v4.0.2.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Agreed. And I apologize for the previous swagger as I thought you were challenging the HDX variants of CM11 and/or Nexus v4 both of which have a solid track record when it comes to power management. Others have leveled similar claims from time-to-time; almost always it's a rogue app, Google Services/apps or user behavior like enabling auto brightness on a sunny day or engaging a distant/weak wifi signal for prolonged periods.

Same dev supports Nexus v4 and CM11. [MENTION=5749760]ggow[/MENTION] is very responsive and will address the problem or advise how to circumvent. Give him a day or two.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
- The same issue exists in Nexus v4.0.3 and CM-11

- Whilst it's annoying - it's a false positive on our WIFI only hardware.

- I am working on a fix in user-space for it as I do not want and cannot deviate from the stock boot.img for these ROMS.

- It is caused by a change amazon made in the stock ram disk, obviously not required for FireOS.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
New Build 4.0.4

- New Build 4.0.4 is out

- Change Log is in Post #3

- I'll update CM-11 to include the same fixes
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] kudoz83:
Hey champ, busy as usual I see! Thanks for these. Thinking about it now, for those of us who are unlocked etc... any suggestion of CM11 vs Nexus 4? The lines are blurry now they both have LTE haha
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
Hey mate,

- I personally prefer Nexus v4 with Xposed Framework :)

- I find Xposed affords much more customisation options than CM-11 offers as standard.

- CM is a good base for most that need minimal customisation options.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] krazyace35:
[MENTION=5749760]ggow[/MENTION] how do I get the LTE signal icon back and set up APN for at&t
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
As expected 4.0.4 went in smooth as butter. I am loving the clean status bar and lack of mobile 'noise' in the UI. Just to clarify, you somehow test for the presence of a mobile radio and remove (hide) related UI components on wifi only devices. I notice a momentary loss of wifi connectivity during boot as various icons are exposed/hidden on the status bar. This doesn't bug me but wanted to confirm it is expected behavior.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
FYI - appears some third party apps still see the phantom mobile radio on WiFi only devices. Stock battery app is fine. No big deal.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] scx110a:
Err, how can I turn on the LTE network? Looks like I'm not able to turn it on...
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
- There have been reports that it can take a couple of minutes on some device for signal to be established

- You might need to also enter you APN information if it is not present and populated automatically.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
- Yes this is normal behaviour

- It's a side effect of how the fix is implemented in user space.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
- I'll take a look into it for the next build

- I might be able to improve the installation process for non-wifi devices (ie not installing the telephony apps)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] W99DEY:
Installed fine, I also installed the Dolby zip also....

I can't get wifi to turn on.... Is this a known problem?

Will do another install to see if that sorts it.....
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
- Did you install the ROM in Safestrap?

- If so you must install in the stock slot otherwise WiFi will not work.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] W99DEY:
Yes I did, installed in slot 1.

What are the implications of installing in the stock slot? I have rooted 4.5.2 there. I presume I need to back that up first! So I can roll back if I have problems....
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
- Yes take a backup

- Then install in stock slot

- No real implications as there are ways to get back to stock 4.5.2 without a backup
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] kudoz83:
Hmm, tried 4.04 (by the way, the Apollo build number lists it as 4.03 in the settings, lol)...

No LTE at all strangely enough. System showing as if it's simply wifi. Clean flashed twice (TWRP latest) and same issue.

Also tried CM11 new build, no LTE anywhere in there either.

Any other Apollo LTE guys tested these yet?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
- Are you seeing a baseband version?

- Are there any settings available for LTE / 3G?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] kudoz83:
Oddly enough, nothing in either. No baseband, no settings for LTE / 3G anywhere.

You still have TWRP 2.8.6.0 for Apollo sitting around anywhere? (thought I'd try it on that to be thorough as well)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
Could you boot into recovery and issue the following command with adb:

adb shell getprop | grep baseband

and send me the output.

I suspect the check I implemented is failing in which case there is an alternative strategy I may be able to use.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
New Version Release v4.0.5

- Fixes bug in RIL Radio Detection

- If you have an LTE device please update to version v4.0.5
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] kufor:
Wow, mate, you rock.

Releases coming out swiftly. ;)

Btw. my problem with crashing Google Play Services somehow disappeared. I guess after some updates, reboots, permission fixes it got sorted out by itself. :)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] askylitangel:
So been looking into installing this on my HDX 4.5.3 but in all honestly I wouldn't have a clue where to start aha. Any help?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
You have to root, rollback to FireOS 3.2.8 (assuming your device is eligible), upgrade to 4.5.2, reroot, block OTA, install Safestrap v4 and then flash Nexus. Some of these steps carry significant risk including permanently bricking your device. There are no step-by-step guides or hand holding videos. Lots of disorganized information in these forums. Grab a favorite beverage and start reading.

...or wait for an exploit to come for 4.5.3+ which will likely happen in time.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] askylitangel:
How can you tell if the device is eligible for the downgrade? It's already rooted so I know how to root and install safestrap. It was more the installing of Nexus that confused me
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
AFAIK Safestrap v4 will not work with 4.5.3 (bootloop). If you have a 7" device or a 3rd gen 8.9" it can be rolled back. 4th gen 8.9" models have different internals that are incompatible with the rollback file and Safestrap. 4th gens are most easily identified by cpu speed. Use a tool like cpu-z or ccleaner to check specs. If it shows 2.5ghz it's a 4th gen.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] askylitangel:
Mines 7" so I can downgrade it? Ok that helps. I'll start reading into it then :)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] krazyace35:
I have signal bars but no LTE, 4g, or even 3g symbols. Is there a specific apn to put in the settings other than basic AT&T apn?

Edit: I have no data either can't connect to Internet without using WiFi please help as you can see in screenshot the ping test failed because of no data

Sent from my HTC One M9
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
Hello krazyace35,

Not sure why this is happening.

Maybe [MENTION=3283426]kudoz83[/MENTION] might be able to help here.

He has experience getting mobile data to a nice
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] W99DEY:
If you get to 4.5.2, the root (kingroot) is over the air. I'm sure I read on here that it will root 4.5.3..... Can't remember where I read it though.

You have to be damn quick, because Amazon will within seconds start the update to 4.5.4

When applying kingroot have settings updates open, you will see the Amazon system update start. When it gets to say 60% TURN OFF YOUR ROUTER AT THE POWER SOCKET.

Kingroot was at about 25%. Think it downloads a file first, then roots. It completed, even with the router off. I then went into the root folder on the device and deleted the Amazon part download files. It still shows as download paused. I then used the old 13.3.2.6 tool to disable ota updates. This works as you will be rooted!

The system update should now report that you are at 4.5.2 and upto date....
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Recommended way to block OTA on FireOS v4 is to rename DeviceSoftwareOTA.apk. Not sure what you mean by "old 13.3.2.6 tool". HDX Toolkit?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] W99DEY:
Yes the HDX toolkit.....
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Can you verify it renamed DeviceSoftwareOTA.apk? HDX Toolkit was pretty comprehensive and clobbered a number of services in to tame OTA as no one was 100% how Amazon was handling updates in v3. Not sure a definitive answer was ever found but with FireOS v4 it simply involves renaming the OTA apk.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] M-A-X:
Maybe a dumb question. How do i Upgrade from 4.0.2? Just Flash the 4.0.5 zip? Or do i need to Flash gapps and su? And full wipe?

And another topic: my Google play Services keep crashing since today (as they Auto updated)...

Grüße

Max
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] tb205gti:
The settings.apk is pretty flawed, so you cannot set the APN using the Android settings. I used this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ale.android.apnmanagerwithanimation to set the correct APN settings for my carrier. Works a charm.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
- No need for full wipe

- Flash ROM

- Flash Gapps

- Flash SuperSU

- Reboot

- For Google Play - not sure - googles updates keep breaking gapps for many devices
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] M-A-X:
Hey.

So i have to flash SU and GAPPS everytime. Ok.

Google Play Services tells me after the flash, that its outdated and has to be updated (f.e. if I open the youtube app). Am I the only one with that "problem"?

I need to update it because Youtube App (or f.e. Twitch App) wont work with an outdated GPS. I really hope I can in some way fix that (or it is automatically fixed with 4.0.5. as i still have 4.0.2^^)

thanks for your fast answer
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] W99DEY:
It is because the Gapps is old. When connected to WiFi, they just update to the latest version.

For my 1+1, with 12.1, you can download a latest zip that has been compiled with the latest versions. I presume because 4.4.4 is less current, there is less a requirement to do this.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] krazyace35:
This app does not work for what I need I was able to set APN just fine but have no data but thanks for the info
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Yes, it is fixable (don't panic). One option is to allow GPS to update itself. Unfortunately, this is a largely silent process and may go noticed. A reboot is needed to fully activate the new services and stop severe battery drain (no deep sleep) after GPS updates. Many complaints about Google Services stem from users who have taken an update (often unknowingly) but have not yet rebooted.

Another choice is to sideload the latest (or older/specific) framework from here after installing Nexus and the the recommended GAPPS package. Make sure you get the right package for your device which can be easily determined by viewing the existing package attributes in settings (device->apps).

I'm currently running 7.8.95 without issue with Nexus 4.0.5; 7.8.74 also ran smoothly.

Also suggest you wipe cache + dalvik after any significant flash in twrp (Nexus and/or GAPPS). You can also perform a factory reset from the twrp menu but this will also clobber your data partition which may or may not be important depending what's currently on the device.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] M-A-X:
Hey.

Man, thanks for that. One simple reboot and everything is okay (it seems).

Grüße

Max
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] huludical:
Yeah I'm getting Google play services crash constantly. Reboot has no effect.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
Did you try wiping /dalvik and /cache in TWRP?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] huludical:
Yeah I did. Still crashing. Maybe try a different gapps ?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Likely a contaminated cache. Clear cache + dalvik or try 'factory reset' from Wipe menu (includes data partition). Also try updating to the latest version of Google Play services (here). v7.8.95 works fine. Be sure to grab the correct package for your device; reboot after installation. If still no joy do a complete wipe (all partitions except 'internal storage'); follow OP carefully on reinstall.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
Yes, try this Gapps

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934553396
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] Oh_wow:
Same here...uninstall google play services (between the constant google popup!) and it will install the factory version...that cleared it up for me

(--just started this morning)