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[Fire General] ChiefDigs:
MicroSD Card Issues

I have the play store installed, but the limited memory on the kindle is causing issues so i have a micro sd card. The kindle app store successfully installs to the sd card, but the play store always installs to main storage no matter what. Any ideas to make the play store default to the sd card? i already tried the adb command adb shell pm setInstallLocation 2 but it doesn't appear to have worked.
[Fire General] StudyAnimal:
Can't start Play Store, but I got this message in LogCat.

Hi,

I followed these instructions on my nephews new Kindle Fire, and everything seemed to work ok, but trying to start Play Store doesn't work. Or at least it fails instantly on startup.

I get the following messages in logcat:

(sorry I am not allowed to link to pastebin yet, but I can provide fuller stacktraces etc if required)

Main bits are 2 permission issues:

java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: reading com.google.android.gsf.gservices.GservicesProvider uri content://com.google.android.gsf.gservices/prefix from pid=28611, uid=10020 requires com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES, or grantUriPermission()

and:

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create application com.google.android.finsky.FinskyApp: java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: reading com.google.android.gsf.gservices.GservicesProvider uri content://com.google.android.gsf.gservices/prefix from pid=28611, uid=10020 requires com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES, or grantUriPermission()

I looked this up, and there were only a small number of clues related to changing my manifest, which I don't think I can do as I am not the developer of Play Store.

Any ideas?
[Fire General] Λαμβδα:
Icarus illumina XL (8")

Thanks again Purple Lady.. I'm starting to feel both beholden and useless ^^

So I've got a new problem : there's no "enable adb" in the DevOptions. So I followed the "install play store" 's 1st option (which is : "1. ADB Drivers Install"), and I went until Device manager opens and I'm supposed to click on "Amazon Fire" and update the drivers. The point is, I'm not sure which one to update. I've got 3 options : "F:" and "ICARUS" are marked as recognised, unlike the third ("rk30sdk") under "other peripheric" rubric.

If I did well with the ADB Drivers Install, it seems to me that this last one is in need of update, but by asking to update the Amazon, the AmzFireTool seems to imply I should update "ICARUS". I'm afraid to break something if I update the wrong one...
[Fire General] sumcrazyguy:
I also tried option 9, but I am getting "error: unknown host service", "*rebooting to bootloader". Tablet ends up in "fastboot mode" but nothing happens. Any further ideas?
[Fire General] JBDegriz:
The first time I tried it something similar happened as well. I think my problem was that windows was trying to install drivers for fastboot mode. Try installing and testing the drivers from the Supertool zip and if all is good run option 9. That did the trick for me.
[Fire General] Snjperman:
having a bit of an issue, ran the bat, it does seem to install everything, but after the 4th app installation the bat file just takes me back to start, dont really see the final page that says ok restart device. if i run it again it fails on everything saying already installed and at that point i do see the final "restart now" page.

i can open the play store and can install apps, but for some reason all the ads on the lock screen are still there, and anytime i try to sideload an apk (settings.apk for example) i get "app not installed" error.

what am i doing wrong? pretty sure the drivers are installed, passes the test, can see the serial in adb devices.

any help greatly appreciated, need those extra settings.
[Fire General] purple lady:
You're may have to wait until someone more knowledge buys the device. In the meantime, please don't post about a device other than the Fire in this thread. You can look at the Developers Corner in the Android devices forum at MobileRead, or post in the Android devices forum there.
[Fire General] pstrang:
I have similar problems.

[MENTION=4267571]sd_shadow[/MENTION] thank you for this guide!! It all worked great with one exception. I cannot get to my Google Contacts. The Play Store will not let me install Google Contacts. I tried some other apps, but the problem is they are not linked to my google account (like Gmail, Calendar, Hangouts, etc.). I tried the ADB install of com.google.android.contacts-1.1-10100-minAPI22.apk, but it had the same problem. It is not linked to my google account on the tablet. Under Google Contacts settings, when selecting Account, it takes me to the Kindle Fire OS Accounts (which I have none).

Any advice?
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
Didn't work for me either

Contacts.Google.com ( https://contacts.google.com/u/0/preview/all )

Or install a custom rom
[Fire General] tcoursey:
I was able to get the google play store running with ONE account. However is there something else I need to allow multiple Google Accounts? Also, paid apps on the play store do not show up as paid anymore. Is this a service/app that needs to be installed too? Thanks, sorry for noob questions!
[Fire General] pstrang:
Thanks for the reply. I have the HD 8, not ready for custom ROM yet. I tried, but bootloader fastboot only shows a blank screen (but it is running underneath). Tried both recoveries (CM and TWRP), but neither work.

If you need a tester, pm me.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
For hd8 & hd10 questions Please ask in

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3205447

[Help Thread][Amazon Fire HD 8 and HD 10] Ask Any Question, Noob Friendly

This is thread is for the fire 7in only
[Fire General] sumcrazyguy:
Must Install Fastboot Drivers as Well

Thanks JBDegriz, I had already installed the drivers for adb, but when I ran the drivers test, it rebooted the fire into fastboot mode and an unrecognized device showed up in device manager. I followed the exact same steps as when installing the adb driver (I used the exact same one) for the device while in fastboot mode. After completing installation, I ran step 9 again, this time when it rebooted the device in fastboot mode it finished the process and now I no longer have the ads.

---------- Post added at 09:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:26 PM ----------

Thanks sd_shadow for this thread. Now that I am add free with Playstore installed (while unrooted). Is there any way to get the google apps to run on the child profile? Specifically Youtube Kids (one of the main reasons I bought the device).
[Fire General] chemie99:
I got play store etc installed and working but two issues:

lock screen ads: They were disabled for about a day but came back today

I had changed the .bat as follows:

adb shell pm clear com.amazon.kindle.kso

adb shell pm hide com.amazon.kindle.kso

but they came back. Reissuing the commands and rebooting does disable again but I assume they will keep coming back.....

Also, disable OTA came back with error messages:

error: unknown host service

error: unknown host service

The thing updated before I noticed so it is running 5.1.1 (and was on 5.1.1 when I ran the .bat to install)

Help?
[Fire General] Pond-life:
Yeah you need root to do both of those on 5.1.1. And the commands needed are slightly different. Best bet is the supertool

http://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/development/amazon-fire-5th-gen-supertool-root-t3272695
[Fire General] Degurney:
Hi.. Can i use the supertool to gain root and block ads? Ive already followed a process to add google plat, disable ota and block ads ( this isnt working )

All im interested in at the moment is blocking ads..

Thanks
[Fire General] madsam106:
I have installed Google play store using the long method mentioned earlier and it works well. I have done something in the process that now makes my thinkpad running XP not recognise the fire at all. I have installed and uninstall ed ADB drivers to no avail. Any ideas folks?
[Fire General] chemie99:
but what if I do not want to root it? The whole point of of this was to avoid rooting.

Ads go away for one day but keep coming back
[Fire General] theholycow01:
If you want to remove ads on 5.1.1 then you have to at least temp root. Otherwise you just have to pay Amazon the $15 difference between the one you bought and the ad free one and they will remove the ads.
[Fire General] chemie99:
OK. So I tried with the supertool but the kindle locked up after the step where 5 files are copied. It took several attempts to get it to boot. Then my PC no longer found the kindle ...tried Win7 and Win10 PCs to no avail. After several attempts, replugging, new cables, I managed to get back to WIndows seeing it.

Can I re-run the script or should I manually enter the cmds from command prompt starting where it died.
[Fire General] sanebehav:
Did anyone figure how to activate background sync? Or does that need root? The device is useless if it requires a manual refresh.
[Fire General] Dandroid Optimus:
How do you remove a Google account you previously set up? Also, how do you remove Google Play completely?
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
You need to uninstall the Google framework apps
[Fire General] Dandroid Optimus:
So I just uninstall them from the home screen or what?
[Fire General] chemie99:
So I re-ran the script after the hang, got some errors messages which I hope came from already getting that far and finished.

Now when I try to block OTA, it hangs on this command:

adb shell su -c "pm disable com.amazon.otaverifier"

SU log says "SuperSU Pro is required for this feature"

I tried to run Option 9 for ads and got "error: unknown host service" twice

I wonder if I am still using wrong drivers in Win10? I have Android Composite ADB Interface under "Fire devices" and it is driver from amazon.com 1.4.0.0

I have "Fire" under Portable devices with a Microsoft driver 10.0.10586.0

When I remove the amazon ones (which are signed which is why I used them), I can't get the drivers supplied in the .zip to work...Windows says they are not x64 compatible (nothing about not being signed).

So Option 4 fails due to "needing Su Pro"...how to fix?
[Fire General] chemie99:
ran the Dec. 28 version today, option 4 still hangs...SU log still says Pro is needed for the commands being used in the bat.

(Sorry, I can't post in [MENTION=4267571]sd_shadow[/MENTION] OP on the superuser tool as too new.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
You can post here too

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=63943805

[Videos] Tutorials on how to root, flash roms and more on the Amazon Fire 5th gen.
[Fire General] theskyishole:
Pretty close to having it working

Hey everyone!

Thanks so much for the work and sharing that has been done so far on this process - it's really awesome.

I think I'm pretty close to having the Play store working..

I've followed all the steps, done the USB debugging scripts, and I'm still getting the error:

Couldn't sign in

There was a problem communicating with Google servers. Try again later.

I've installed the framework, play store and other necessary Google APKs. Not sure if I may have an incorrect version that's causing an issue?

Youtube and Chromecast are working. However with the Play Store, Youtube, Gmail, Pocket (anything with a Google Sign-in) I'm still receiving the above error when trying to login with the google account.

I also have a constant notification stating that Google Play Services won't run unless you update google play services, but when I try to do this it asks for the same google login.

I'm not sure if I'm missing something simple, or if I need to start over.. I've been banging my head on the desk for a couple days now and thought maybe I'd see what everyone here thought.

Thanks!!!!!!!!!
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
If you wait for a few minutes, play store may update on its own.
[Fire General] theskyishole:
I was hoping it was going to be a waiting issue, as I'd seen several people say it took a bit to update in the background once installed.

However, I think it's taken too long for this to be the case, as my tablet was on overnight and still showing the same symptoms.
[Fire General] theskyishole:
Quick update from me:

I'm connected and running now.

I noticed the script was failing on the app installs because they already existed.

I uninstalled all of my play/framework and allowed the script to reinstall those and it worked.

Thanks again for the great information here!
[Fire General] Dr. Drax:
Still have ads

Installing the Play Store worked smoothly on the first try on my tablet running FireOS 5.1.1. However, the script did not remove ads. I still get the ad lockscreen whenever I turn the screen on. Does anyone have any suggestions of how to fix that?

Edit:

I also tried to do it manually by following the instructions at http://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/general/removing-lock-screen-ads-root-t3218946, which also didn't work.

What I'd really like is to figure out a way to disable the lockscreen entirely, but as far as I can tell no one has solved that particular challenge yet.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
you need to root 5.1.1, to remove ads
[Fire General] Dr. Drax:
Okay, I'm successfully rooted. Now how do I remove ads? I've looked at various threads, and haven't found an answer for the rooted case either.

And if you know how, what I'd really like to do is completely remove the lockscreen, so that it immediately goes into the launcher when waking up.

Edit:

For anyone else looking for the answer, I was able to remove lockscreen ads on 5.1.1 rooted, simply by going into an adb shell, then doing "sudo pm disable com.amazon.kindle.kso", and rebooting. It's survived several reboots now.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
Safe to remove 5.0.1 Bloatware

only known way to have no lock screen is to install a custom rom
[Fire General] unk_now:
Hi all. Just wanted to let you know that I ran the script on 2 brand NEW Kindle Fire from my Windows 10 and everything went perfectly from the 1st try. I didn't even had to install the USB driver, just ran the script step 2.

Once Google apps were installed, I could access the Play store instantly but application would not install (sets as 'incompatible application') - I just waited a few minutes and it worked fine ! even without updating the google play services (which I just did anyway after).

So maybe those who are experiencing issues is due to devices which have already been too much used with application installation and removal - so it might help considering restoring the device to factory defaults?
[Fire General] tomhurst:
The Kindle doesn't show up on the Google Play website on PC to allow remote downloading of apps.

Any way I can get it on there?
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
not on stock rom
[Fire General] theholycow01:
I'd be interested in investigating that issue more deeply. Does anyone have any knowledge or links that I can start with, or should I just start from scratch?
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
I'm guessing that the build.prop needs editing, but it may be more than that.
[Fire General] Otreblada:
Unable to install Google Play on second user

I did follow instructions and Google Store work great under my profile. I have my daughter profile added to my kindle in order to share content with her. Unfortunately I can turn developer option under her profile, when trying to use adb connect I get message "Developer Options are not available for this user". Is there any way to add this option to her profile. I have her as an adult not as a kid and nothing. :confused:
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
Don't think anyone has gotten google framework to work on 2nd profile
[Fire General] Snjperman:
unrooted, got play store on the tab ads are gone everything seems ok, is there anyway to remove google accounts from the device onces added?

secondly, can apks be sideloaded? no matter what i do it just fails.
[Fire General] soulboogaloo:
Hey guys,

I've successfully installed the Google Play using the GadgetsXray (there's a Youtube video for that) method. Method consists in installing packages through ES Files explorer.

However, I noticed 2 issues :

- first one is no big deal : there's a prompt asking me if Google can collect data to improve experience bla bla bla, and it comes over and over again...

- Second one is I noticed on 2 different apps with in-app purchase (Pocketmags and eTipBook), which are some kind of newsstand : I can't purchase any magazine through the app. Is it normal? Does Amazon prevent us from doing purchase through in-app purchase? Or is it something else wrong?

Thanks guys for the help!!!
[Fire General] Mormy:
Hi Shadow, first of all thank you.

Hi just received my Fire 5th gen, before insert my Amazon account I updated it at 5.1.1 and install all flawless.

I put my google account and I can install app from Play Store, but when I put my amazon account and try to download anything from amazon underground app shop give me error.

Is this normal? Installing Play Store I block the amazon store?

Thanks
[Fire General] Pond-life:
Nope installing play store shouldn't block play store.

Just tested and installed an amazon underground app from the default Amazon app store on mine and works fine.
[Fire General] Mormy:
ok, now it works!

I did this way:

- Factory Reset

- Put my Amazon account and install a couple of underground app

- Install Play Store and update Services

Then I install a couple of google apps and after that another Underground app. All installed well :)
[Fire General] pastyman:
Hi, ran the script via "Howtogeek". Thanks to sd_shadow on the XDA-Developers forums for writing some of this up, and Root Junky for the script. . Great help! App Store working perfectly. One minor issue is that the unwanted adds on login screen are suppressed on initial switch on, but still there after standby/switch on. Any way to lose them?

Thanks.
[Fire General] Pond-life:
That's down to you being on 5.1.1 and that update making it necessary to use root to remove ads.

Since you mention root junky his supertool can get rid of them.
[Fire General] androidonkey:
You can try flashing OpenGapps on stock ROM.
[Fire General] Frogprincess2:
Shadow is it possible to put google play on a 1st gen kindle fire without a root?
[Fire General] androidonkey:
No, for it to work properly you should root. Read more at http://www.epubor.com/how-to-install-google-play-on-kindle-fire.html
[Fire General] qwertqwerty:
Hello,

I am having issues with the ADB Driver. When I try to install the ADB driver on my 32 bit WIN 10 it goes the the install process and returns the message "The drivers were not properly installed. Please install the drivers manually."

When I run the program to install the play store and try to install the driver on the system, I navigate to the usb_driver folder, click on android_winusb and receive the error message "The folder you specified doesn't contain a compatible software driver for your device. If the folder contains a drive,r make sure it is designed to work with Windows for 32-bit systems."

Help!
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
i have posted links to 5 different driver installers, use a different one
[Fire General] NeverStopBball:
Good work !

Working fine for me. Thank you very much :)
[Fire General] bgdad1972:
How would I do this with a Mac?
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
yes
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
see Post #4
[Fire General] bgdad1972:
I put everything on and it kinda works my clash of clans won't login to google play for some reason!
[Fire General] mantas84:
How to fix this?

"The app is trying to open a link with an external market that is not available on your device. Would you like to open it with amazon appstore instead?"

Link on imgur:

imgur.com/ZHDwo8L

Everything else seems to work fine. (except that I can still see ads on lock)

OS 5.1.1
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
need to disable some Amazon Apps, not sure exactly which ones

Safe to remove 5.0.1 Bloatware

Adb Shell Pm Hide as much bloat and amazon as you can by k3ll0gs
[Fire General] DoLooper:
PMFJI :)

The appstore, for market links: pm disable com.amazon.venezia

Special offers, for ads: pm disable com.amazon.kindle.kso
[Fire General] zed011:
Works flawlessly on HDX 8.9 4th gen saturn on FireOS 5.1.1. Ran the bat, restart device and voila all is well
[Fire General] Whogivsachit_Hacks:
hey help me

ok so i have had it for a wile now and all of a sudden it just stopped working i have a rooted device so i hope that wont mess it up but her's the error " Can't establish a reliable connection to the server. This could be temporary or your android device may not be provisioned for data services. if it continues, call customer support" i thought it might be cause i need to update the google play services but that didn't work <--- don't quot me on that.

PLZ help as soon as possible thx

-whogivsachit_hacks
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
there are several different things that can cause that

Could be your Internet connection
[Fire General] Whogivsachit_Hacks:
i Check multiple times i reinstalled every thing from .apk files and from your 1 click bat launcher nothing worked do you think rooting my tablet could mess it up
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
no
[Fire General] Whogivsachit_Hacks:
What should i do then?
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
but your connection to google servers could be unstable, even if other sites work fine
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
how long has it not worked?
[Fire General] Whogivsachit_Hacks:
i rooted my tablet 4 days ago mabie 2 days before that it was working so 6 days ago
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
5.0.1 or 5.1.1?
[Fire General] Whogivsachit_Hacks:
My tablet version or the play store version?
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
system version
[Fire General] Whogivsachit_Hacks:
New popup from google play " google play services won't run unless you update google ply services" and my system version is: Fire ( 5 Gen) - Sadly i cant find version number/id mind helping me there :P i also re unblocked ota updates to try to update it but it didn't work
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
something like

settings /device options /system updates
[Fire General] Whogivsachit_Hacks:
when i hit system updates it sends me back to the settings main page.
[Fire General] Whogivsachit_Hacks:
Hello? know how to fix it
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
I would install opengapps.org with FlashFire
[Fire General] Whogivsachit_Hacks:
What if i don't want flashfire could i just install gapps if i already have a root
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
you can but opengapps installs additional support files, so that goggle apps work better (in theory)
[Fire General] anudewalrus:
Did everything, told me everything installed to reboot, ads didn't show on boot, but I don't see Google Play anywhere. Rebooted and ran script again to be sure. Still no Google Play anywhere.

OS Version 5.1.1... anyone with this issue?

EDIT ---

Two Issues.

1) Issue above - I watched the video guide and saw the install was much slower than I was seeing. Turns out the script doesn't check to ensure the files are actually where it's looking. I hadn't extracted all of the files from the ZIP, so the script thought it was pushing them thru ADB but was silently failing.

2) Was getting a "multiple emulator or device" error. I have BlueStacks installed on my PC. Had to disable the Bluestacks Android Emulator service for the script to work.
[Fire General] Whogivsachit_Hacks:
its all broken even if you get google play you get errors witch wont let you do anything
[Fire General] anudewalrus:
Hmm... after opening Google Play and logging in I was getting some "authentication" errors. But I just minimized it and waited 10 minutes. Was then able to install Chrome and Nest without any issue.
[Fire General] Whogivsachit_Hacks:
i waited for a while i'm still getting the error :( i really need this to work
[Fire General] iraf:
Everything is working fine after running the .bat. However, if I am not mistaken (it went by fast) the script said that ads on the lockscreen were removed;however, I still seem to have them.
[Fire General] NTAB:
So is this rootable now? I read something a week ago that said it was impossible to root this. I dont remember the age of the post though. It's $40 today and if I can get the play store on it, it would be perfect for my needs.
[Fire General] iraf:
The play store works fine and all the apps I have tested work. My only problem (which isn't really) is that ads are on the lockscreen.