yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Amazon Fire Phone] Malik0999:
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Sorry, but i installed the rom in another slot, because i was afraid of losing data, and more than that bricking the phone, signals are normal on Fire OS, but when even camera is working on both Slimkat and CM then why doesn't network work? :/ :( i want to use my phone to full potential and this Fire O/S just stupid
[Amazon Fire Phone] ggow:
You must install your new ROM on the stock slot. Otherwise things won't work properly.
[Amazon Fire Phone] :
You can backup system & data of Fire OS via Safestrap TWRP recovery. Then clean data & caches, use the CleanSystemPartition.zip from the OP and proceed with clean install of CM.

The hardware is not recognized fully / properly when you use other slots, thats why WiFi and mobile data doesn't work. Stock slot is mandatory, as marked in red in the OP, no way around that. ;)

ffs, I curse XDA Labs... Internet connection is down all day here, switching to mobile hotspot, I hate typing replies on my phone...

Since I started writing this shyte, consider keeping a folder with flashables ZIPs (custom ROMs, SuperSU, GApps, etc.) in addition to the TWRP backups, so you never end up empty handed.

Transfering the TWRP backups to your PC is not a must, since the internal storage folders survive when Fire OS is installed via sideloading (in case your device ends up soft-bricked at some time in the future for whatever reason).

And no, a soft-brick will not happen from installing custom ROMs, as long as you obey the rules of wiping and flashing. ^^
[Amazon Fire Phone] sirrahx@gmail.com:
So do a advanced wipe?
[Amazon Fire Phone] ipdev:
You might want to download 4.6.6 from amazon and start over.

(That's what I ended up having to do, when I flashed nexus from cm. Something was wrong... My phone was originally on ??? updated to 4.6.3 - Now fresh install of 4.6.6)

I'm currently back on cm. (Flashed cm from nexus no problems.)
[Amazon Fire Phone] Malik0999:
Can i get a video tutorial on this? Is one available? And also kindly tell me if custom roms are secure enough, my first concern is privacy, please do tell me, I'm a beginner, i just do what i see in tutorials on XDA,
[Amazon Fire Phone] sirrahx@gmail.com:
Third time was a charm. I think CleanSystemPartition.zip made the difference!
[Amazon Fire Phone] ggow:
Tutorial video AFAIK, does not exist. In terms of security I'm pretty sure CM11 will be much better than FireOS.
[Amazon Fire Phone] :
Welp, there are 2 videos that get the job done: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwP5cOTTTh8 and this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XemmNPSxuPg (couldn't watch this one, the voice... is... just...).

You are concerned about privacy? Throw away your phone and every other tech gadget. :laugh:

And yes, CM with updates is a better alternative compared to a metrics / data collecting hog like Fire OS.

HORY SHET!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbS62GhSzKI :eek: (DON'T try this at home, kids...)

This foo' is yappin about how you can dual boot and have stable systems when he's not even using a SIM card. -.- (because his phone still locked to AT&T, broseph, cry me a river)

"Shout out to my man "gee-gee-ohh-dabba-yu" for working on deez ROMS, appreciate it".

This guy is killing me. ^^
[Amazon Fire Phone] Malik0999:
Thanks everyone for so much help and enlightening answers, last question, sorry if I'm asking too much I'm just confused,

"I wanna know about the battery backup on CM11 and another most important question if i installed CM11 on stock slot using prescribed method , wil i lose my data on my phone? " please do answer, and also recommend a gud security app for CM11" and a tiny one also, how would i know my phone is locked on ATAT or any other network?
[Amazon Fire Phone] :
CM-11 on its own is very battery friendly. It just depends on how many Google apps you install afterwards or other demanding apps running in the background who keep the phone busy. ;)

Yes. But it's not a "will I lose", it's a "you have to": in order to install CM on a clean device, the partitions have to be wiped.

The internal storage is not affected. Backup your current version of Fire OS with all apps + app data:

Backup via TWRP (comes with Safestrap) and select your 'system' and 'data' partition, choose a name for your backup, enable compression to save some space, skip MD5, done.

Lookout does a decent job, Avast Mobile, what else.... (I don't use any AV / sec. app ^^)

No security app is really that "tiny", they usually have different modules / engines to scan for unwanted and dangerous content, real-time protection, etc.

Also, Xposed + Xprivacy maybe?

Download this compatible version of the Xposed Installer.

Install framework, etc. Other people here may chime in and recommend some others like AppOpsXposed, Protect My Privacy, DonkeyGuard (use PlayStore version)...

For BusyBox, I'd recommend either Stericson's version or Meefik's.

You will know it immediately if you insert a SIM card that doesn't belong to the AT&T network (for example) and you will be prompted to enter the unlock code.

If you bought your Fire Phone just recently, it's most likely already unlocked...
[Amazon Fire Phone] hawsey:
Going from SlimKat to this do I follow fresh install instructions in Stock ROM Slot please ?

Or update

Thanks in advance
[Amazon Fire Phone] ggow:
Follow the fresh install instructions - always flash to the stock rom slot.
[Amazon Fire Phone] superswain:
Hi

I can't see some wifi on my phone's wifi list.

Does anyone has same problem?

How can I solve this problem ?
[Amazon Fire Phone] hawsey:
I managed to flash this ROM , thanks and I flashed mini gapps 4.4 Arm .

I'm getting messages keyboard ASOP has stopped and also clock has stopped , I tried wipe dalvik/ cache and a few re boots , any idea ?

Do I need another Gapps maybe
[Amazon Fire Phone] Saix_XIII:
Yeah you need to make sure you get Gapps that has the keyboard and clock apps. Otherwise that will keep happening. There are some work arounds to it, but the easy way is to get a bigger gapps package.
[Amazon Fire Phone] hawsey:
I tried the full package but just the same , I noticed my safestrap is 4.01 will that make a difference ? Its what I used before to get CM and Slimkat working .
[Amazon Fire Phone] ggow:
When I flashed the cm11 ROM I used opengapps 4.4 pico and seemed to work fine. Will check this out and let you know.
[Amazon Fire Phone] hawsey:
Haven't tried Pico will try this later and report back ,

Cheers
[Amazon Fire Phone] :
Clean install of build 2016-06-09 + opengapps pico 2016-06-18 = AOSP keyboard has stopped.

Flashable zip of Google Keyboard, for when you are lazy and need a quick replacement, like me. ^^

It works, I froze the stock keyboard, so I had nothing, then flashed it, chose it in 'language & input', all good.

(Opted for flashable because this way you can always install it, even if the OS is in a bad state)

Seems plausible, swypelibs get added with opengapps... BUT LOOK! ggow released another build already...
[Amazon Fire Phone] ggow:
Thanks Bingo, I wonder if this is happening as a result of enabling Swipe functionality in the ROM.

Admittedly, I think I clean flashed the ROM a few releases back before Swipe was enabled.

Maybe somehow opengapps is breaking the functionality
[Amazon Fire Phone] hawsey:
Thanks for looking in to it for me and for the flashable zip , unfortunately I am stuck now as I did a full re install with CM and pico gapps and the keyboard will still not show up , I get the same message so I cannot even download the zip :( .

I managed to get wi fi going with the WPS button .

Any ideas ? .

Thanks kindly .
[Amazon Fire Phone] :
You still have the CM-11 build ZIP and the GApps on your internal storage?

Just wipe like you did before and start over from scratch (without gapps until you have a "spare" keyboard ^^) or try to copy the file to your phone via USB, etc.

But if you only installed CM and GApps, then why not start from scratch since you're not losing anything. ;)
[Amazon Fire Phone] ipdev:
[MENTION=1668355]hawsey[/MENTION]

The last time I jagged mine up I updated to :

update-kindle-35.4.6.6_user_466001420. downloaded from amazon.

I have also switched to adb sideload as my preferred method to install on devices that run twrp. (Safestrap)

Currently running :

Safestrap-Kodiak-4.0.1-B01

cm-11-20160609-UNOFFICIAL-kodiak

open_gapps-arm-4.4-pico-20160612

BETA-SuperSU-v2.74-2-20160519174328
[Amazon Fire Phone] ggow:
New Build is Up

- Dated 19 June 2016

- Fix swipe functionality on AOSP keyboard

- Fix crash of AOSP Keyboard on fresh install

- Updated CM Code
[Amazon Fire Phone] LilLowEK:
Thanks for the update, another painless dirty flash.
[Amazon Fire Phone] hawsey:
Great :) ggwow thanks , so how would I get the new CM on to my phone ? Do I just plug it in to a laptop and transfer it across like to a USB stick ?

OK I was just being stupid , I've managed to negotiate to this page and am downloading to the Firephone now :)

Will report back .
[Amazon Fire Phone] hawsey:
Brilliant that did the trick , downloaded the latest Cm , boot to twrp , wipe flash , flashed CM zip , wipe dalvik , flash pico gapps , re boot ,

Voila

Keyboard and super fast CM ,

Thanks for all the help peoples .

Cheers ...
[Amazon Fire Phone] qawtara:
Thank You Very Much ..

How Can I Update For Latest Version ?
[Amazon Fire Phone] ggow:
Enter safestrap

Flash the ROM

Reboot
[Amazon Fire Phone] qawtara:
Will My Data Be Erased ?
[Amazon Fire Phone] ggow:
No
[Amazon Fire Phone] qawtara:
Thank You :good:

---------- Post added at 10:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:51 PM ----------

Sorry, One More Question: What Is "Clean System Partition Flashable zip" For ? :)
[Amazon Fire Phone] Plonkplonk:
The new built works as flawless as (I just feel a bit sorry for having to say) usual. :)

Very nice work!!!!!!!!
[Amazon Fire Phone] ggow:
- I modified safestrap to protect the /system partition

- So only use this if you need to do a clean install

- To use, flash this first, then immediately flash new ROM, gapps and supersu before rebooting

EDIT: Note added to OP
[Amazon Fire Phone] JDubbed:
Ggow I am having problems with mirroring to my Amazon Fire TV Box. It connects okay but it only shows a still image of my phones screen and nothing else. Its like it freezes after mirroring for 1 sec. There is never any real movement mirrored just a still shot. Unfortunately the Amazon Fire TV Box is the only device that supports mirroring in my house so I cant test with anything else. Can you confirm mirroring is working?

- Amazon Fire Phone 11-20160407-unnofficial-kodiak by XDA ggow
[Amazon Fire Phone] jman315:
If you're referring to the cast screen functionality, I have used it with several different miracast devices. If you're running an older build of CM11, try upgrading to the latest build.
[Amazon Fire Phone] JDubbed:
I am a couple builds behind. Ill give it a go. Thanks.

- Amazon Fire Phone 11-20160407-unnofficial-kodiak by XDA ggow
[Amazon Fire Phone] ponghclub:
it work now somehow it perfect device.

l'm just testing my fire-phone- cm11 and FireTV stick ....it work it mirrors to tv perfectly I will take them with me when I'm away....[emoji6]
[Amazon Fire Phone] BerniG:
Is there any compatible barcode scanner? Snap Camera works fine for photos but I couldn't find a working barcode scanner yet...
[Amazon Fire Phone] xaamaa:
Someone Correct me

I install cm11 in my amazon fire phone rom is working great for me this the only problem video call is not Working in Facebook messenger, wechat, skype, viber, line when i click camera button in any messenger during video call nothing gonna happen is there any solution for this i love Cm11 but because of this i revert back to stock...
[Amazon Fire Phone] :
Reading the OP carefully can save a lot of time and trouble.

If you look at the 'Project Status', it states that in-app camera usage won't work (99,9% of the time, thanks to the modified cam integration from Amazon).

(One example of a desperate "workaround": some people use Casper as a Snapchat replacement but Snapchat Inc. is eager to prohibit all use of third party apps...)
[Amazon Fire Phone] JDubbed:
I updated to latest 20160619 build and still same problem. Trying to cast screen to the Amazon Fire TV Box using the built in cast screen feature in the OS but all I get is a single frame from the phone nothing more as if it freezes on it's first frame. OS version on box is 5.2.1.0. Ggow any advice?
[Amazon Fire Phone] BerniG:
Sure I read the project status but I thought if there is maybe one program that is working for barcodes (like Snap Camera for photos) or some workaround.
[Amazon Fire Phone] JDubbed:
I found out it is streaming for a split second and then freezing when it first connects. So it works in the beginning very quickly then freezes. Still though no idea how to fix this. Any advice for troubleshooting would be great.

- Amazon Fire Phone 11-20160619-unnofficial-kodiak by XDA Ggow
[Amazon Fire Phone] Plonkplonk:
If I need to read a qr-code I use Snap Camera to take a picture of it. Then I open "QR Droid", which is able to read codes from saved pictures (there may be other apps with this capability but I didn't search any further).

Thomas
[Amazon Fire Phone] ggow:
- I don't have any experience using the Amazon Fire TV Box.

- I have a Netgear PTV3000 and Miracast seems to work fine with that.
[Amazon Fire Phone] ponghclub:
I have no problem mirror cast screen from Firephone to FireTV with latest build. each Firephone are different.
[Amazon Fire Phone] skeppley:
Sorry fellas, haven't used fire phone in a while. Noticed cm is still getting updates while slimkat is not. Can I flash cm over slim with no problems, or is fresh install needed. Thanks!
[Amazon Fire Phone] ggow:
- You have to do a fresh install

- Remember to flash CleanSystemPartition.zip before flashing the new ROM.
[Amazon Fire Phone] JDubbed:
What OS version do you have installed on your Fire TV Box? Could you explain your steps on how your casting? I'd be interested to see why it works for you but not for me when we are using the same equipment and same Fire Phone OS made by ggow. Are you using 1st or 2nd generation Fire TV box?

Thank you!

- Amazon Fire Phone 11-20160619-unnofficial-kodiak by XDA Ggow
[Amazon Fire Phone] ponghclub:
I have 3 device from Amazon

FireTv 1st generation

FireTV 2nd .....

and FireTv stick.....all have Fire OS 5.2.1.0 (550145120)

only FireTv 1st can not cast mirror screen the other 2 device cast mirror screen perfectly.
[Amazon Fire Phone] SuperT.A.:
I'm sorry if this is off topic...

Do I need an antivirus app for CM?
[Amazon Fire Phone] JDubbed:
That makes perfect sense. I am using the Fire TV Box 1st gen and just like yours mine doesn't mirror cast. So it sounds like it is a Fire TV Box 1st gen problem. Thanks for the info! Can't believe Amazon product cannot even work with another Amazon product. That's just sad.
[Amazon Fire Phone] ponghclub:
I'm testing these devices with my Kindle Fire HDX ....it mirrors cast to all 3 device perfectly.I still have one more device to test....the other Fire phone have not been rooted still with Fire OS. ..will post the result soon.

Edited: the Firephone without mod can mirror cast to FireTv first generation.
[Amazon Fire Phone] JDubbed:
I called Amazon Fire TV support and had the guy remoted into my Fire TV Box and checked all my settings and he saw the same problem with the mirroring that I am having. Here is what was accomplished...

1. The ggow OS fire phone casts to the Fire TV Box but only a still image and then it freezes

2. My other two phones, an Asus Padfone X Mini and a Google Nexus couldn't even see the Amazon Fire Phone to connect to

3. I forgot I had a Fire Stick so I tested all my devices on the Fire Stick. All my devices hooked up just fine to the fire stick. Absolutely no problems. The Fire Stick is factory, no root or anything special done to it.

4. My Fire TV Box was connected to my network via ethernet. So we tried wireless and oddly enough all of a sudden my two devices that couldn't even see the Fire TV Box could now see it. However, when connected all I get is a still image and then it freezes.

5. I performed a factory reset on my Fire TV Box with same problems.

The Amazon support rep found it very odd that the Fire TV Stick worked just fine but the Fire Box wouldn't. He even got a hold of a 1st and 2nd gen Fire TV Box on his end and he said it all worked fine with his personal cell and his bosses cell. I can't imagine what the problem could be but hes supposed to get back with me later after talking with the devs to see whats going on.
[Amazon Fire Phone] koko1024:
USB-tethering

Hi i am trying to connect my phone with my PC over USB Tethering, but if i go to tethering and mobile hotspot there is just the option mobile hotspot and no usb tethering.
[Amazon Fire Phone] JDubbed:
Never tried USB tethering. However, I use an app called "Wifi Tether Root" that works great via Wifi tethering. Maybe USB tethering isn't working because USB OTG is not supported by the Fire Phone?
[Amazon Fire Phone] jackth:
cannot change access point

installed cm11 per instructions on new to me fire phone. fire phone is updated to 4.6.6.1 . in safestrap i made new partition and installed cm11 so that i have dual boot. cm and amazon. everything is fine except i have no network connection to att on cm. works on amazon fire. When i go to change or save apn for att on cm it wont save and I cant get get network connection.

help

jack
[Amazon Fire Phone] Saix_XIII:
You need to install to the main rom slot in order to use the SIM card. So....yeah'

EDIT: From OP

- Installation in the Stock Slot is Mandatory
[Amazon Fire Phone] koko1024:
Wifi tethering is to slow i am trying to use the fire phone as an VR device. Do anybody know if it is working in another rom or how to fix it?
[Amazon Fire Phone] jackth:
thanks

I really should wear my glasses more. lol. missed the step on installing to stock slot. Thanks
[Amazon Fire Phone] Vlad VR:
help

hi all, tell me, when I hear an incoming call and I can not hear. BUT when I make calls to all good works. What to do?
[Amazon Fire Phone] Areed King:
when you receive a call, just hang up, and then you call back.:laugh:

I can't help make a little joke, sorry.
[Amazon Fire Phone] zerbey:
Reboot, it happens to me all the time. Using headphones seems to be the trigger.
[Amazon Fire Phone] dilawer:
MS Office Lens doesn't work.

Tapatalking in my sleep!
[Amazon Fire Phone] :
Sure it doesn't, reason: in-app camera usage.

Feel free to list other examples of apps that don't work because of that issue so we can create a DB for people to look it up. *sike!*
[Amazon Fire Phone] dilawer:
No need to be a ****. Just letting people know because CamScanner (which is the same as Lens) works.

Tapatalking in my sleep!
[Amazon Fire Phone] Plonko:
Given that broken camera functionality in 3rd party apps is highlighted in the OP, wouldn't it have been more helpful if your original post had simply informed the community that CamScanner was working as an alternative to Lens rather than complaining Lens doesn't?

Bingo has been an outstanding contributor to the forum and has shown greater patience than most when new members rehash the same issues over and over that have already been well documented. Apps where the camera is working are by far the exception instead of the rule. Spend more time reading the forum and you'll discover your characterization of him as a **** is completely off base. In fact, your original post "MS Office Lens doesn't work. " could be seen as being extremely rude and dismissive of ggow's contributions, especially given his disclaimer regarding in-app camera functionality. I would argue Bingo's post was simply sarcastic, while yours was unintentionally rude. My 2 cents.
[Amazon Fire Phone] KLit75:
Hey guys. Its been awhile. Handed this phone off to my son (glad to see ggow is still maintaining this). The latest update went fine except for xposed. I used to just flash the framework after updating but he deleted the zip. Can someone confirm which version I need? Thanks
[Amazon Fire Phone] randybo:
I have been using Xposed Framework Version 2.6.1 since I flashed my first CM-11 Fire Phone (Kodiak) ROM by ggow (09-30-2015) on 10/21/2015. It still works great with the current build.
[Amazon Fire Phone] jokergermany:
Titanium Backup says "not enough space" which is not true.

Anyone knows how to fix it?
[Amazon Fire Phone] :
Do you have SuperSU installed?

If so, check if "mount namespace separation" ("Namensbereichabtrennung mounten" auf deutsch) is activated.

If it is: deactivate it, it can cause problems in combination with TiBu when you try to create backups...
[Amazon Fire Phone] jokergermany:
Thanks, that is the solution.

But for several hours after changing this option Titanium Backup didn't get root. He said that he can not use root.

I tried it now, and without changing anything it works now...
[Amazon Fire Phone] charly394:
Ant+ works!

Yesterday I installed moto_g_ant.zip from another thread to get some garmin heart frequency belt running and it worked! Its the perfect phone (if only I got the 64gb, no simlock and maybe a newer OS version; just kidding).

Regards
[Amazon Fire Phone] ggow:
- I try and include ANT Wireless support in the next build of CM-11

- The CM-11 ROM has support for it built in, just not enabled at the moment.
[Amazon Fire Phone] adeelnet:
In your link cm-11-20160619-UNOFFICIAL-kodiak.zip this cm-11 fixed snapchat and other video calling bugs ? for amzone fire phone os 4.6.5
[Amazon Fire Phone] charly394:
Yeah I was surprised how easy it was, just the services were missing. I will test the next version by removing the services before flashing. Then I can comment here again.

Btw: ggow I own Smartphones since 2007 starting with the Htc Tytn II. I really appreciate your work. Swype was missing in almost every cm11 Rom (eg LG G2 Mini). Now its back.

This is really cool. Thnx!
[Amazon Fire Phone] zerbey:
Still seeing spikes of 100% usage with Google Services Framework. Already at 0619 version and reinstalled gapps (along with CleanSystemPartition). Appears to be triggered when using GPS apps. Anyone else seen this of figured out a solution that doesn't involve a reboot? I note Google Services crashes occasionally also so I'm sure they're related.
[Amazon Fire Phone] Saix_XIII:
The only fix I have found, and it is temporary sadly, is remove Google Play Services as administrator of the device and when you feel the device getting warm/spike in battery use by it in battery stats force stop Google Play Services. Sometimes it fixes it for 5 minutes sometimes for 12+ hours...

I don't understand what is causing it. Would love to hear ggow's input on this since he is the man behind CM11/Slimkat/Nexus ROMs for this device.
[Amazon Fire Phone] ggow:
Looks like this is been caused by something in Google play services. I installed only the ROM and battery discharge tests are consistently good indicating that the ROM seems OK.
[Amazon Fire Phone] Saix_XIII:
Oh I am sure it is, the odd thing is even when using the stock (non-updated) version of GP Services I see random spikes in battery use. So the update may not have anything to do with it, but it is more on the back end? I am not too familiar with it so I am just using educated guesses. Everything was running perfectly up until around mid-late April I believe then this started to happen.
[Amazon Fire Phone] ggow:
Still looking into it. I plan to do some tests with my own version of gapps from here: http://xdaforums.com/kindle-fire-hdx/development/rom-hdx-nexus-v4-0-1-t3125808

Its old but seemed to always have good results with this version on the hdx devices. Don't know if it even works with this ROM but will try as it should work.

Gapps are always causing us problems but because of the closed source nature its hard to obtain a permanent solution.
[Amazon Fire Phone] Saix_XIII:
I did notice in the reviews for Google Play Services a lot of people are commenting about battery usage recently. So I think this is an issue with some devices with Google Play Services. I hate that it happens, but I understand stuff happens, it's more frustrating that I don't know WHY it's happening. So I thank you for doing some digging into the cause. I look forward to your findings whenever you post them.

Thanks!