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[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] fizz1234:
Hello, thank you for the quick reply.

I tried that and once the tablet rebooted, its still the same thing. Should it reset everything to default ? As I can see still see apex launcher as an installed app ? Everything was installed successfully in TWRP following the guide.

What can I do next ? anyway to completely reset everything to default 4.5.5.1 ?

Can I try flashing a previous build ? but I guess since I am on 4.5.5.1 everything will result in a brick ?

P.S: I somehow managed to get nova/apex launcher installed and enabled but it is still missing the home,back etc soft buttons so cant go back of a screen etc.:( So nothing changed
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
Hmm. Something like this happened to me too, but reinstalling 4.5.5.1 fixed it. First make sure stock launcher is enabled: adb shell pm unblock com.amazon.kindle.otter

Reboot and see if that fixes anything. If not, go to twrp and do a factory reset before installing the update, flash only the update and 4.5.3_twrp_recovery_uboot.zip (no makespace or gapps) and wipe cache/dalvik after. Pretty sure that will fix it.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] fizz1234:
WOW!!!

That worked perfectly, thanks for your help. Any tips on how to disable the stock launcher and have something like Nova etc and not be faced with this issue ?
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
That's what you want: blocked=false=off
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] fizz1234:
WOW!!!

That worked perfectly, thanks for your help. Any tips on how to disable the stock launcher and have something like Nova etc and not be faced with this issue ?

As for the issue:

So I unblock the launcher&restarted, that didn't fix it.

Then I did a factory rest and restarted.

Then I installed the 4.5.5.1 update zip with the recovery you mentioned and restarted,took a while and it finally came back to stock 4.5.5.1

Don't know why it didn't work the 1st time but I really appreciate your help.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
I pm'd you.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] fizz1234:
I was able to replicate the issue:

It happened again when I did a factory reset via TWRP [I couldn't find a way to remove my google account from the play store so thought might as well do a factory]

So I rebooted in to TWRP, followed this guide http://xdaforums.com/fire-hd/general/upgrade-to-4-5-5-root-t3174449 from section 2a till 2b, didn't install "make space" or gapps right away.

Rebooted to OS, then back to TWRP and flashed "make space" and gapps.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
Not sure I follow. You replicated it by flashing all the files in a single TWRP session? But it works if you only flash the update and bootloader/recovery--then you go back and do make_space and gapps?

EDIT: Oh, you're saying that the factory reset made you lose nav bar buttons/launcher?
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] fizz1234:
Correct, as soon as I did the factory reset and the tablet restarted I lost nav bar/buttons launcher. As you suggested this can be fixed by flashing:

4.5.3_twrp_recovery_full_ariel_string.zip > Reboot to recovery (TWRP)

flash the respective Amazon ROM > 4.5.5.1

Then 4.5.3_twrp_recovery_uboot.zip

Reboot OS

then flash "make space" and gapps in the 2nd try.

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@bibikalka

Can you suggest how to downgrade to OS4 ? I have followed this guide and flashed update-kindle-full_ariel-20.5.2.2 UPDATE zip with 5.2.0 STOCK RECOVERY ONLY zip.

I feel OS4 is a very smooth as compared to the dev 5.x build
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
There is not much to a downgrade to 4 (20 minutes tops) ...

1) Install TWRP under FireOS5 :

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=62011272&postcount=2

2) Install FireOS4 from TWRP :

http://xdaforums.com/fire-hd/general/upgrade-to-4-5-5-root-t3174449
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] IVIatthew:
Okay so I did root it successfully with king root or kingo root. I rebooted the kindle and ran king root and it finally said successful on the device. I then download a root checker and it said rooted. king root gave me access to do things but it wouldnt uninstall factory amazon apps. I then made the mistake of rebooting the kindle fire hd 6. This is where I had a problem, the kindle now is stuck in a boot loop on the white amazon logo. I ordered and have a fast boot cable 3ft one on amazon which if im not quite clear how to use, I plug it into the pc and I just get the noise notification of the device connecting and reconnecting as the boot loop continues to run at the amazon screen.

Im not sure really what to do next. I cant charge the device I think because when I plug it in, it automatically just goes to boot loop even if I hold the power while plugged in it boot loops. The device will shutoff however if unplugged from wall jack after holding the power button for about 20 seconds. I have a fast boot cable and an otg connect kit which is just a mini usb plug on one end and a usb input on the other end of the wire, I dont know if these can help me. I was thinking im screwed and have no way to unbrick this kindle now. Any help you could offer I would appreciate it so much!
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
Sorry to say you can't recover from this brick. Fastboot cable won't work. Amazon will replace one time if still under warranty.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] Jesseb342:
Hope you guys can help. I installed the update from my SD card and now my hd6 is completely dead. No logo, no activity at all. I got the info on how to update from a YouTube video, but the video made no mention of bricking if you were on 4.5.5.1 which I was.

Is my tablet dead, or is there hope?
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
Sorry to say, your tablet is dead, dead, dead. Updating 4.5.5.1 to OS 5 is one of the few sure-fire ways to kill it. :(
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] mitch1138:
Where to load files on Kindle

Very newbie question here. Following the guidelines to install dev preview on a fire HD 6:

Get update-kindle-devpreview_ariel-20.5.2.2_user_522041550.bin from here.

Copy/move the update file to device

Goto Settings->Device->System Updates and press "Update Now"

Wifi is off and it doesn't seem to find the file on the Kindle. The "Check Now" on updates just says wifi is off. Where do I but the .bin so the kindle can load it?

Many thanks.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
What OS do you have? I think everybody's been updated to OS 5.1.1 now, so are you trying to downgrade to Developer's Preview? If you're on 5.1.1, that'd be why it won't "update." ;) If you're on 4.5.5.1, don't do it. You'll just get a brick.

I highly recommend rooting 5.1.1 and installing a custom launcher for that oh-so-android look. Rooting just got a LOT easier. If you can hang on a day I'll have new instructions or you can go visit [MENTION=6680544]bibikalka[/MENTION] right now: http://xdaforums.com/fire-hd/general/how-to-upgrade-to-lollipop-root-gapps-t3163950

But I digress . . . to manually upgrade, just put it in "internal storage." Not in a folder, just there along side all the folders. But if you're the newbie you claim to be, I recommend against it. Once you're rooted you'll have more options! So what OS are you on?
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] mitch1138:
Many thanks. I am on 4.5.5.1. I was trying to load an "authentic" Android OS in place of the Amazon version and this is what I thought the the guidelines were telling me to do. Do you recommend upgrading to 5.1.1 OTA? Is there a recommended guide for taking an unrooted Fire HD 6 to an Android OS.

Thanks for you help and patience.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
Well, you understand you can't get anything like true Andoid OS on the device, so no, there's no guide. Even custom ROMs are modifications of Fire OS. We have a partially working one here: http://xdaforums.com/fire-hd/orig-development/rom-cm-11-kindle-hd6-t3270138. Haven't used it myself but that may be the closest you will get. To use it, you can root 4.5.5.1 with Kingroot, install TWRP (explained here) and install the ROM.

Alternatively, you can root, install 5.1..1 (not per OTA, although probably doesn't matter: 4.5.5.1 and 5.1.1 are both rootable), install custom launcher (and "turn off" the stock launcher) and remove many Amazon apps if you wish. Once stock launcher is off, you never need to see Amazon UI. In your place I'd do this and see if it's good enough. If you decide later to get rid of sys apps, peruse the 2015 Fire forums about which apps are safe to remove.. (Don't use their scripts(!), just get info.) Until I get the new guide up, use the link in my last post to root and upgrade to 5.1.1.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] mitch1138:
Thanks for the information and overview. All this is starting to make more sense now that I see the true Android OS is not an option. It still sounds like it is work doing!
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] TechGuyYT:
Hey I have a question.... If I were to factory reset the device from the setting app, what would happen? I've done all the instructions on the rooting process and right now I'm running rooted Fire OS 5.0.1 with GAPPS. Thanks :)
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
You'd wipe the /data partition, which is where user apps (including play store), user data, and some system app data are stored. I've found Factory Reset from device can kind of mess up the system (not unrecoverably) and that Factory Reset in TWRP is better. For that, use bibikalka's post #2 under the one I direct people to in the OP.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] nabril15:
Hi

I read the op and quite a few of the latest pages, and I dont have a clear answer; so I humbly ask

My 4th gen fire hd 6 is running stock 5.0.1, and I wish to root it, debloat it, gapp it, and possibly flash a custom ROM.

Where do I commence?
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
http://xdaforums.com/fire-hd/general/how-to-upgrade-to-lollipop-root-gapps-t3163950
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] nabril15:
Wow. That's a hell of an OP. Wholly cow. I've read it a couple of times, and it remains quite a mouthful.

I'm on 5.01, and I'm not sure as to how to proceed. I think I have to flash 5.1.2, but in order to get TWRP and root, I have to go back to 4.5.3. Did I say that correctly?
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
You've got the gist of it. Bibikalka provides the tools you need since the 5.1.2 update, and can answer your questions.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] TechGuyYT:
Ok cool thanks. So recently I've found a post about how to get CM11 on my Kindle Fire HD 6 and I need to go back to Fire OS 4.5.3. Will resetting the device from TWRP do that for me? Apologies if this is kinda obvious, I am a bit of a noob with this rooting stuff ;)
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
No, resetting won't downgrade you. Also, AFAIK, you can't downgrade 5.0.1 to 0S 4.5.3 and keep root, but you can downgrade in TWRP if you want. Check with bibikalka here: http://xdaforums.com/fire-hd/general/how-to-upgrade-to-lollipop-root-gapps-t3163950.

Alternatively, you can easily install 4.5.3 with adb sideload and reroot with Kingroot. You can do it manually or I have tools posted here [http://xdaforums.com/fire-hd/general/tools-fire-hd-67-rooting-gapps-t3371242]

Get 4.5.3 here: https://kindle-fire-updates.s3.amazonaws.com/update-kindle-20.4.5.3_user_453011120.bin and manually sideload it if you know how. (Block OTA updates immediately!) If you don't know how to manually sideload and you use the tools, put the 4.5.3 *bin file into sideload folder and run sideload.bat in the jobs folder. After reboot, immediately run the BLOCK/UNBLOCK tool and BLOCK OTA *OR* immediately run Install Kingroot tool. It will block OTA then install kingroot, prompt you to root and replace Kingroot with SuperSU. (If your username has spaces in it, first do the fix at the top of the tools post.)
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] TechGuyYT:
Ok I will try that but the only problem is I just realized I don't even have TWRP right now and I'm not sure how to get it back. Basically I need to get TWRP, then downgrade to unrooted 5.3.2 with TWRP (Once again, sorry, I am inexperienced with this rooting stuff)
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
You can't put TWRP on OS 5. You just boot it as you need it (1st link). You can load TWRP onto 4.5.3 after you downgrade. Pls read the 1st link and ask bibikalka about this.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] tak_grafive:
i dided step C3f ..my fire hd6 black green not complete..please help me.thanks so much
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
Roll up your sleeves, and get to work :

http://xdaforums.com/fire-hd/development/unbrick-fire-hd-6-7-flashing-lollipop-t3405797
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
Still tweaking guide. What happened with xposed install? Thx.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] tintn00:
I was running 4.5.3 fully rooted. I followed your directions carefully. I tried to install PICO package of GAPPS but there was an error of insufficient space inside TWRP. So I skipped that and then installed GAPPS via JMZ tool. Playstore would load up fine but if I try to search for apps or browse the playstore, it would regularly say that I need to sign in to use services or something to that extent...
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] saltine:
FYI, for those that perform this update and want the GoogleNow Launhcer as the default launcher

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Try using Flahsify to install GAPPS. I used Flashify with GAPPS from here and it works flawlessly.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
Are you sure you used this guide? Perhaps you used the guide here (http://xdaforums.com/fire-hd/general/how-to-upgrade-to-lollipop-root-gapps-t3163950) and meant to post there? This guide specifically says it's it's for unrooted devices, and there's nothing about flashing GAPPS in TWRP. But maybe this will work.

Go to /data/app and delete:

- com.android.vending-1.apk

- com.android.vending-2.apk

- com.google.android.gms-1.apk

- com.google.android.gms-2.apk

Then go to play store and when prompted to update play services, say OK. If that doesn't fix it, please post in Q&A. Do not flash another GAPPS on top of the one you have.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] saltine:
Disregard my flashify post.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] Vorkosigan74:
Followed the steps and almost everything went great.

TWRP Manager didn't do anything when I clicked on "Install Recovery" (ariel was selected). Flashify did work, though.

Xposed wouldn't install. Error was:

Wrong SDK version: 22, expected 21.

Please download the correct package for your platform/ROM!

The package I downloaded was xposed-v70-sdk21-arm.zip.

Tbh, I don't know what Xposed is at this point (more reading to do) so I am not really worried about it.

So far very happy with the results. First time I have done anything like this, so thank you for the great write up.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
Thanks for great feedback. I'll edit as needed.

If you have a moment, tell me if you had any trouble at step C 7 where you check for su access. Did you get # prompt immediately or did you have to run SuperSU app first? And if you needed to run SuperSu, do you remember if you had any of the issues I noted? (Earlier users of guide had rooted before and had minor problems, so your input will help me refine guide.) Thanks again. p.s. Yes, read up on Xposed and what the modules can do. You can always install later.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] Vorkosigan74:
I did have to use the -r switch when installing SuperSu. I think something else had installed it, but I am drawing a blank as to when that happened exactly. No problems with it otherwise. It happened just how the guide explained it.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bahamutmaster01:
I'm having some trouble with keeping the tablet working after a restart.

I go though all the steps successfully and in the end everything works right.

The problem I'm having is that when I leave the tablet overnight, it will drain itself fully and then I am no longer able to turn it on as it gets stuck on the fire logo so I have to go into recovery and go through all the steps again. Any ideas?
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
Sounds like it soft bricks ... Are you running Xposed + Greenify by any chance? If so, try to disable Greenify module in Xposed. If not, what other Xposed modules do you have?
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bahamutmaster01:
I'm not running xposed or greenify. Could it be from past modules I had? Does the factory reset get rid of any residual xposed files?
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
Just open Xposed and disable it there. No need to do factory reset yet.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bahamutmaster01:
Hmm I'll give that a try tonight and see how it goes :)
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
Can you reboot from recovery (instead of going through the steps)? Don't know if it will help, but this happened to me once when messing with system apps and the reboot from recovery fixed. Wonder what's draining battery. Is something "weird" running? (Edit: Drained battery alone shouldn't cause this, of course. But I haven't tested :))
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bahamutmaster01:
Rebooting from recovery does the same thing :/. It happened straight after a clean run through so nothing weird should have been running. Scratching my head over this one.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bahamutmaster01:
Just an update, everything seemed to work fine, no xposed modules running or anything weird and it restarted fine while its in power. The problem only happens when I leave it overnight and it runs out of juice out of nowhere and then just refuses to startup again. I'll just stick with 4.5.3 haha
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] murderdock:
Is anybody having an issue on a clean install with the play store just force closing every time it's opened? I've tried reboots, factory resets, force stop/clear data/cache, etc. I can't get chainfire SU installed without it.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
Usually only happens with old GAPPS installed via Fire Tool. Did you intstall GAPPS in TWRP? Can you see or ls /data/apps? If these files somehow got in there, they need to be deleted:

- com.android.vending-1.apk

- com.android.vending-2.apk

- com.google.android.gms-1.apk

- com.google.android.gms-2.apk

EDIT: Are you sure device has NEVER been rooted before?
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] murderdock:
I installed the GAPPS in TWRP. I grabbed the files from the links. I'm also not rooted for some reason. I'm redoing it again (3rd time today lol). I'll update if I get itworking.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
May be best to use bibikalka's upgrade to Lollipop guide. :)

EDIT: [MENTION=2785730]murderdock[/MENTION] What I mean: This guide has same steps, but something's not getting wiped and I can't say why.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] XD3l:
Anyone else having troubles with auto rotate not working within the launcher and certain apps and games?
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
Yes. There's a little discussion on this page.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] caientai:
Thanks for posting

it took a while to make sure I have all the files. I'm up and running. Thank you
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] dhrubonill:
Help!!! am stuck!!!!

right after i install twrp .... the only thing its showing is Amazon.. its keep turn off and on and showing only amazon... what should I do... neither its connecting with my laptop nor the volume and power button are working... its looks like some sort of bootloop....
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
Sounds like you maybe didn't choose recovery image when you installed TWRP with Flashify (explained in TWRP guide) and it installed to system. What happens when you hold power and vol+ ? Please let me know, but [MENTION=6680544]bibikalka[/MENTION] may have to help you later.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] dhrubonill:
I tried but nothing is working. Its been showing amazon logo for over one hour. It like keep popping up the logo then turn off itself and again doing the same like a freaking loop.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
Yes, it's a bootloop. If you tried holding vol+ and power for 30 seconds and it won't boot to recovery, I'm pretty sure you did flash TWRP to system. Leave it plugged into power so battery doesn't die and wait until [MENTION=6680544]bibikalka[/MENTION] sees this and can advise.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] lisaincheney:
kindle will not reboot

I am having major problems I got the fire os 5 developer preview to download and install and now the kindle will not reboot. all it says is "fire" on the screen. I have tried holding the power button in for different times. no luck. any ideas? thx
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
It could take 30 minutes to hour to install. Don't reboot.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
You are done, it seems that you flashed TWRP into boot instead of recovery.

Your unbricking solution is UPS or whatever other mail service ...
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] zavand:
Step D3, yes you have to enable apps from unknown. Step 7 i believe you mention allowing apps from unknown again which was unnecessary for me.

I ran into an issue with adb and having to get an additional zip file. Because it was so early on in this quite involved process I didn't pay attention to what my solution was (a .rar file with the files i needed into a folder I was running my command line through worked).

Additionally I think on the initial upgrade to dev preview I was met with a red pulsing fire logo, which I thought was a boot loop, so I went into recovery manually and cleared cache and wiped files or some such. Its been a long 5hours, my brain died.

Thanks for everything, so nice having a real android os now. <3

edit:

One question, is there any way to make apps use all of the screen instead of 4x4 grid in the middle? Screen is big enough to fit 6x6, some of the widgets display weird because of this I think.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
Thanks for helpful info! When you say "initial upgrade to dev preview" do you mean the upgrade from amazon or when you upgraded 4.5.3 to lollipop in these steps? thx.

You can't change any settings on stock launcher. Suggest you use custom. (You'll have to convert to system app to get widgets.) Find more info at Lollipop discussion thread.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] zavand:
Yeah the upgrade from amazon. Not really sure what happened but it took a while on the fire screen before I started trying to reboot it. Didn't change until i wiped cache and whatnot.

Thanks I'll have to go look at that thread.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] gsfrel:
I had the exact same problem last night.

I ended up chatting with the Amazon support today. The solution was to manually enter "recovery mode" (by holding volume up + power on for 5 seconds), and choosing "factory reset".

After that it booted properly into OS 5.0
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
Thanks guys. I'll add this to info about getting dev preview from amazon.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] MrSkrimps:
Not working.

I've followed this guide to a T three times. I get downgraded to 4.5.3, root, install TWRP with no problem

When I follow the section to install 5.2.2, Gapps, Xposed, and 5.2 Recovery.zip - everything appears to work fine. However, when I reboot the system, I land in 5.0.0 and lose Root. What am I doing wrong? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Amazon Fire HD 7 4th Generation, currently running Dev Preview 5.0.0
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
Settings shows the 0S 5.2.2 update as OS 5.0.0, build date July 20, 2015. So, if you see that build date, 5.2.2 installed fine. Do you finish the section D steps to install and run SuperSU? Until you do, the adb shell, su commands won't show you have root. Hope this helps.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] thekey31:
Finished installing all the apks i cant just get the xposed to work. it says xposed is not yet compatible with android sdk version 22 or your processor architecture (armeabi-v7a) Cannot link executable dependencies: library "libdvm.so" not found.

any workaround this? thanks