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[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CLowe9582:
Thanks, unfortunately I tried a factory reset and it didn't solve the problem.

On a mother topic I used system app remover to remove some safe to remove system apps and removing one of them has caused the tablet to boot but just flash on the home screen with no way of accessing the tablet. Is there any way to reload the system file?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
system version 5.1.1.?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CLowe9582:
Yes, 5.1.1
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
see Unbricking video

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3254268

[Videos] Tutorials on how to root, flash roms and more on the Amazon Fire 5th gen.

be sure to use 5.1.1 firmware

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3210485

[Index]Amazon Fire 7" - 5th Gen-2015
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tacopimp:
Yes. It's 5.1.1
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
see how to setup adb on Mac

some links in

Fire Index: Which Amazon (Kindle) Fire Do I have?

then see

the Google framework with out root thread
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xtools:
Erased Fire Launcher

Hi Guys,

just rooted my Fire (5.1.1) via tomsgt's Supertool and changed the default launcher.

As I didn't have a SDCard in the slot, the com.amazon.firelauncher.apk wasn't backed up since the path was invalid.

Could someone upload the Launcher APK for FireOS 5.1.1 ?

Many thanks in advance!!!

EDIT: never, mind, found it here!
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rpow3rs:
Child profile broken after root

I used the supertool root method for 5.1.1 and everything is working great except that now I can't use the child profile I had originally set up for the kids. When I try to load it I get just a blank blue screen. I don't really even want it on there anymore but I can't seem to delete it either. When I try to manage the profile from settings I get a blank black screen that eventually times out and returns to the previous screen. My question is, is there a way to remove the second profile without returning to stock and starting from scratch?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zwazo57:
Downgrade Fire Tablet to Android 4

Hi all,

I bought a Amazon Fire 7'' six-pack to collect data for my research project...but the app we are using doesn't work with Fire OS 5 or Android 5. I need to install Android 2, 3, or 4.

My tablets are currently a mix of Fire OS 5.0.1 and 5.1.1. It looks like I can use RootJunky's SuperTool (can't post link because I'm a new user) to root both, but it looks like TWRP is only available for 5.0.1, for now.

I'm guessing my next step, for the 5.0.1 tablets, is to download a custom ROM that's close to Android 4 but works on Kindle 7 and install it using TWRP. It looks like I also need a custom bootloader? I'm wondering if Android 4 custom ROM and bootloader exist for this version of Kindle Fire...the custom ROMs I saw are all for Lollipop (Android 5). Does anyone know about Android 4 custom ROM / bootloader?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demlv:
Make sure that you know exactly which device you are discussing. This is the Amazon Fire (5th Generation 2015) thread....not technically a Kindle, so far as I know.

As to your question, developers seldom go out of their way to make older software work on newer hardware. They tend to do just the opposite. So while I don't think it is impossible, because this device was released in late 2015 when Android was transitioning from L (Android 5) to M (Android 6), I doubt that anyone has built a custom rom for it based on K (Android 4).
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anselmo884:
Question about DPI on SlimLP rom

Okay, so I I set my DPI to 180(default was 160) and everything looked a lot better IMO but the only issue was that the auto rotation started acting like a phone's, on the home screen it would't rotate and it would only rotate on apps like settings or Facebook. Is there a way to fix that or would I just have to stick with 160?

Running 2.3 SlimLP on Amazon Fire
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] questionblock:
Hello.

For Christmas, I picked myself up a new Kindle Fire (Ford/KFFOWI, I believe it came with Fire OS 5.1.1) off of Amazon for $50, because it seemed like a good deal.

I quickly tired of Fire OS, and came to xda to see what I could do with this device. I managed to get SlimLP flashed onto the device using FlashFire after rooting, and I was happy with it for roughly a week or so. Then, I wanted to get Xposed working, and found that I'd need to switch to a different ROM, as some of the ART optimizations in the SlimLP build didn't play nicely with Xposed.

I tried flashing CM12.1 (again, using FlashFire), but the device powered off during flashing.

Now, it appears CM is partially flashed, but I also have a brick.

Holding the volume down key while booting gets stuck at the amazon boot screen, and I'm unable to enter recovery mode. Since the bootloader was locked, I was never able to get TWRP flashed either. I'm also unable to follow the steps in this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQLoH-ahjy4) since I can't make it to recovery.

Holding down the volume up key successfully enters fastboot mode, but I don't see very many useful things that I can do from here.

Booting normally, without holding down any buttons, gets stuck at the CM bootscreen with the blue android (well over 20 minutes).

Is there anything that I can do for this device? I'm leaning towards no. Would the best bet be returning it to Amazon, hoping that they replace it, despite the bricked device & voided warranty?

Thanks

My apologies if I haven't provided enough information.

Copy/pasted this from http://xdaforums.com/kindle-fire/help/bricked-t3286065, I didn't realize this was supposed to go here until after I had already made a thread.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VanillaSkies:
Mass Storage

Hey guys. I have a Kindle Fire 7" tablet, came stock with FireOS 5.1.1

and I have successfully rooted (supertool thx) and flashed a custom ROM (SlimROM LP thx). The issue I am having now, is obtaining mass storage mode. I have tried via terminal, with no avail. Tried all available apps on play store, no avail either. I would really love someone to figure out a solution to this, or assist. Thanks!
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okers12:
Can the lockscreen wallpaper be changed (already rooted+removed ads)?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DoLooper:
No. Someday, I hope. It's in the SystemUI apk.

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If you can't get into recovery--you've tried "adb reboot recovery" command?--then contact amazon. They're good about replacement. You may have to be indirect about the problem.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ArmandSalmon:
I used Apps2SD (requires BusyBox).

Using Apps2SD, I partitioned my 64GB SD Card and am able to get apps moved (linked) and save data to the External SD Card, rather than the local storage.

What I found through trial and error was that for example, my camera app was not saving photos to the External SD Card even after Apps2SD processed the app to be moved. But the fix was to first make sure the app was used and had data in its native storage location, then process via Apps2SD. After that, with my Fire connected to my PC watching the External SD Card directory, I could take a photo and see the photo appear in real time on the SD Card.

Not sure if this helps your issue, but below is a good guide on using it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb2za6B33W0
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VanillaSkies:
Ah. Yes. That's not my issue. I have no problem moving apps to AD or for my fire to recognize the SD Card. It does that with no issues. I need to enable mass storage mode (the option you'd get on android 4.0/devices or older androids when plugging in the USB/data cable). I'm also aware Android removed this from 4.2+ due to copyright/patent disputes over the FAT32 file system. However, you can normally enable this feature in Linux/terminal. I've yet to find a working command to getting mass storage mode back on Fire OS 5.1.1 or in my case SlimLP ROM (which runs smooth and has so many features) for my Fire 7".
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benk81:
question about Second Screen / X-Ray function

i like the Second Screen / X-Ray feature. my question is: is this built directly into FireOS (can strictly only be used by FireOS), is it part of the Amazon Video app and it "partners" with FireOS, or is it a standalone feature/app that can be extracted and installed on another device? guess my point is: can i somehow "carry over" this feature if i flash another ROM or want to have this feature on my other devices?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j.linger:
Increase maximum headphone volume...?

Anyone found a reliable was of increasing max volume on this reasonably priced gem? It's all good, and I'm booted and running SlimLP to make it more customizable, but the output when using headphones is pretty weak. I do a lot of travelling on noisy tubes and buses so an increase would be more than welcome.

Please let me know if you have any ideas... more than happy to flash different ROM's or stock ROM if needs be.

Thanks!
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BoscoReilly:
Flash CM over SlimRom?

Followed RootJunky's tutorial for rooting and installing SlimRom using his supertool (excellent job, RJ) but I wanted to try out CM now that I heard people had recent success flashing it via flashfire. Came here to see how to flash one rom over another, as I am afraid of bricking, and the information out there isn't clear.

Also, after installing SlimRom and removing Amazon launcher, the kindle app doesn't sync and none of my books show up/app crashes. Was trying to see if I ran into the same problem with CM. Does anyone running CM have the same problem? Is there a workaround?

Thanks for everyone's hard work in developing and fostering a great community :)
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nila87:
What is the root?

Hello, I need to have some answers.

I have successfully run the guide toinstall the play store and related gapps, I removed the lockscreen with ads, and I replaced the launcher with nova launcher. But now I would like to figure out how not to use all the space of the tablet to install applications. Is there a way to install it on SD? (I have one from 64gb)

So i know what is the root, but I want to know what are the positives in having.

If I was wrong to write here I apologize, I hope to be in the right section.

I forgot to ask if can use the stock launcher for google, I like it because it is minimal

thanks!
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=64344114

[root][confirmed][5.1.1]
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kskillz2000:
I'm not rooted yet, not sure when I'll get around to it. Not sure if it was asked here, but can u run google play store non-rooted?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
yes, there is a whole thread on it

see post #2
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paula.eskaros:
i flashed cm 12.1 on my fire and every thing is very good but i can't fell any vibration and i don't know if this tablet has vibration or not because i didn't use the stock rom please help and tell me if i am missing something
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
You posted this same question in at least 4 different threads in <30 min. Answered here. Please do not spam the forums.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] f1ux:
delete this please!
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregoriio01:
hi what happens is that I had a problem when trying to install cm 12.1 in my fire seven now stays in the logo of cm and nothing more there and I can not enter the recovery because I get apk factory mode and nose to do could help
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
Likely no fixing, you can continue trying to get recovery, but only known to option is to return to Amazon
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregoriio01:
what happens in this is the replacement I do not think I would return to the moon to replace less than a month .. but I tried to flash the recovery stock option and nothing any friend that you think can make me know thanks
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
Amazon generally allows a one-time exchange if it was user error.

is the current device have the 5.1.1 bootloader?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
- Amazon generally only allows one non-hw related device exchange within the warranty period

- a resolution is unlikely for devices that are already in this condition

As noted by [MENTION=5749760]ggow[/MENTION] this problem has been seen on other Amazon devices. For those with the ability best practice is to flush caches before/after flashing a new rom. Seems to reduce the frequency of first boot 'hangs'. When a hang does occur the normal solution is to return to recovery, flush caches and reboot. Issue with this device is an inability to enter recovery after flashing a custom rom (or possibly some other preparatory step; haven't dug into the details).

Word to the wise: If you do not have the ability to boot twrp or another custom recovery (requires 5.0.1 bootloader) think twice before attempting to flash a custom rom until root cause and potential mitigations are better understood.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregoriio01:
then I will have to leave so until you can unlock the bootloader because I tried to use fastboot but does not work for me nothing

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Yes
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
Unlocking the bootloader is unlikely.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregoriio01:
you mean you can not fix my fire
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bansheex:
Sorry I don't mean to bother anybody, I'm new to all this. Is there anybody I can send my 5th gen Fire 7 to for unlocking?

Thanks
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
There is no Unlocking.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
Yes, you can sent it to some one, and they could install a custom rom or install Google framework in stock rom,

but in a month or so when it doesn't work like you want, are you going to sent it to someone again?

Best is read, read, read, and read some ,more, lots of instructions have been posted.

Several scripts and utilities written/created, decide what you want to change, ask some specific questions...
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bansheex:
I would just want it to load apps from the Google Store. Not buying into Amazon Prime.

Thanks
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
[SCRIPT][Google Play][ALL OSes!]Root, Playstore, no ads, and more! ONE-CLICK-SCRIPT by glitch3yf0x

or

Installing Google Framework/Playstore without Root 5th Gen Amazon Fire 7in 2015 ONLY by sd_shadow

or

Amazon Fire 5th Gen [SuperTool] Root, Google play install, block ota updates and more by Tomsgt
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
I recommend the Supertool, and there is a Youtube video
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bansheex:
Can I do this with a laptop on XP SP3?

I looked at the video, looks easy to do.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
yes xp should be fine
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] savvymatthew:
I need alittle help with with finding the locations of the fire launcher, So i can manually disable/rename them ?

I just updated to, 5.1.1 using this guide to Keep TWRP access http://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/general/howto-install-fireos-5-1-1-root-gapps-t3265594

I know theirs scrips and a supertool, But i already have Nova launcher on it, and all my previous data from the old firmware.

There was a thread on how to manually disable it, but i cant find it again :(

Thanks
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baronz:
Hello i have a fire 2015, and it won't go into deep sleep, draining my battery. Firmware is 5.1.1, i rooted with supertool and installed google play services and store. I tried to install better battery stats with root privilege but it won't load kernel wakelock stats, so i don't know what going on. Any way to see what is blocking my tablet from going to sleep ?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spoogy:
Hi there,

I bought a card reader and an OTG USB-Cable. The Card Reader can Read SD-Cards and USB-Stick. When I am on holiday, I want to copy my SD-Card´s (Big one, not Micro-SD) Photos to an USB-Stick.

The Problem is, that the Fire Tablet is recognizing only 1 media at a time. Either the Plugged in SD-Card OR the USB-Stick. But not both simultaneously. First Come, First serve.

Does someone know, If I can fix it anyhow? I tried several OTG Card Reader without success.

Do you think another Firmware like CM12 would help?

Thanks and best regards

Spoogy
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
FYI - CM12.1 (20160112) can see both devices simultaneously and copy files between them via ES File Explorer.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradmoser:
Hi, i have a problem with my 5th gen kindle 7. I installed Slimrom LP a few days ago. When I pull down the notification menu there is a message saying profile may be monitored. The exact message is:

Profile Monitoring

This profile is managed by parental controls. Your administrator can monitor your device and network activity, including emails, apps and secure websites. For more information contact your administrator.

The only problem is that i never turned on any parental control settings. This message was there ever since I started using Slimrom LP. I don't see any options for turning this off. When I flashed Slimrom the only thing i didn't wipe with flashfire was internal. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Assuming you have not spent too much time customizing SlimLP reset your device from the settings menu, reboot and recreate the default profile (you'll be prompted on startup).

There are less disruptive ways to skin the cat but the full flush will get you off to a clean start.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradmoser:
My internal memory is almost full from all the apps and stuff I installed. Is there any other way to fix this? Thanks
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spoogy:
Tutorial for uploading CM to Amazon Fire 7inch

Thanks Davey126,

do you recommend a good manual for how to load CM onto my Amazon Fire?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Starting points:

- first post in this thread (here)

- index of helpful information (here)

Be sure to thank [MENTION=4267571]sd_shadow[/MENTION] and [MENTION=5749760]ggow[/MENTION]. The community is a much better place as a directly result of their efforts. Lots of other great contributors too!!
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dwh2o13:
Currently on the Amazon Fire(5th gen) rooted with SuperTool from 5.1.1 .. Also running Nova Launcher also installed form SuperTool. Enjoying the tablet and very thankful for dev's like [MENTION=4267571]sd_shadow[/MENTION] and others in this thread for such great help. Your guys are awesome.

I have two questions if someone could help.

1. Just thought of using Bluetooth, and to my surprise I do not see it as an option in quick toggles pull down. Seems as it should be there.

2. Is it possible to run two google accounts on this tablet like you can on a regular android device. I have things I would like to access from Google Play from two different accounts.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jimseyed:
SDcard Apps

Hi,

I'm running CM12.1 and wondered if its possible to move apps to the external SD card?

On my other CM devices in settings/storage it shows 2 internal storage devices and the external sd card. On the fire it only shows system and external storage. How are the partitions set up for the Fire?

Thanks
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dwh2o13:
Not sure if you would want to go this direction, but I'm currently using Foldermount. The link below might be a good place to start.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48lFFgMuV2E
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jimseyed:
Looks like the solution I was after, thanks.

Went looking for some sort of android fstab equivalent or a mount command but this looks much simpler.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DadGuy:
I have a 5th generation 5.0.1 rooted using adb/bootloader/twrp

I'm out of space and have moved everything I can to an sd card using the free version of link2sd. I didn't create a 2nd partition yet.

Is there a tool to create the second partition without losing the first partition and the data it contains?

Is there a way to safely update to 5.1.1 on an already rooted 5.0.1?

Can I recover space by either deleting some of the amazon stuff I won't need or loading another image (slim or cm)?

thanks for any guidance...
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giant_squid0:
Amazon Kindle App on Rooted Cyanogen 12.1

Hi All,

We have two Kindle Fire 5th Gen's both running Cyanogen 12.1 . The difference is one of them was rooted a bit later, and came from FireOS 5.1.1 using the rootjunky scripts and FlashFire method. The device that came from FireOS 5.1.1 will not "keep" the Amazon Kindle Fire App surviving reboots.

I have seen a few threads on xda-developers around similar topics but I haven't found the answer to this yet (yes I did search, apologies if I missed it).

Things I've tried:

1. Using ADB to manually uninstall the kindle app and install a new apk.

2. Removing the com.amazon.kindle folders from the /Android/data/app path using ES File Explorer

3. Looking at the system apps using ES File Explorer to see if it was in there as a system app

4. Moving the app to the SD card, deleting cache, wiping data, installing multiple versions

My best guess is that somehow the Google Play version of the app is still incompatible with a "remnant" of the Amazon version, or there is something that is still running which survived the FlashFire zip process which is screwing it up. It works perfectly while it is running but disappears as soon as you reboot the device.

Any ideas, tips or tricks much appreciated. Thanks for your time!
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
there is no remnant of stock rom, after installing a custom rom
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Possible causes:

- corrupt cache

- incorrect folder/file permissions

The former can usually be resolved with a cache/dalvik wipe from twrp. Not sure what options are available from FlashFire (or similar tool) and how comprehensive the wipe is. Purists will say this won't change anything; seen it work too many times to dismiss. Easy to execute with low risk and no data loss if done correctly.

Two variants of the latter problem: data and system. The first can sometimes be fixed but wiping the data partition. Permissions issues in the system partition are best addressed via a clean install (not a dirty flash) unless you know exactly where the problem is and are comfortable twiddling Android permissions. Not for the faint of heart.

Also possible the Kindle app installer has issues but this seems unlikely as no one else is reporting a problem.

In your situation I would do a complete flush-n-fill of cm12.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giant_squid0:
Hi sd_shadow,

My understanding is the FlashFire method basically puts the zip over the top of the existing filesystem contents, meaning anything that files from the previous build remain. You have to use this technique with FireOS 5.1.1 devices as Amazon has blocked the bootloader.

I don't believe it is possible with FireOS 5.1.1 devices to do a "clean" install. Happy to be corrected.

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Hi Davey,

I don't believe it is possible to enter TWRP from these devices as the bootloader has been blocked by Amazon with the FireOS 5.1.1 update. The wipe is not comprehensive as mentioned, its a zip over the top of the existing OS (FlashFire method).

Other people have reported the problem ( for example this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2363436 ) however I haven't found a fix yet.

I can temporarily fix it by uninstalling the kindle app via adb then reinstalling it however it breaks on reboot.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
that thread has nothing to do with a custom rom or the KFFOWI/Ford