[Fire General] k3ll0gs:
I wanted to find out how much of Amazon can be stripped out from the Fire 7 without having root access. Bearing in mind that my Fire 7 is currently connected via OTG Ethernet and I have not joined Amazon and associated my device. Basically a standalone device only with OTA Update disabled via ADB Shell. Considering we do not have root yet available we are limited in options and please bear in mind that this example is for my own personal preference.

PLEASE remember that my Fire 7 is a standalone device and has NOT been registered with Amazon. Changing these settings may have an effect with regards to this. Please proceed at your own risk.

I now have a Fire 7 with the Amazon footprint removed as much as possible with the exception of services that cannot safely be hidden and the dreaded Fire Launcher. Everything else I have hidden via ADB Shell. Please see first screenshot of my stripped down Fire 7. Key essential services/programs for me such as Google Play, Google Calendar, Fire 7 Settings all work smoothly after I removed the others.

I do not need the following on the Fire 7 as I will either install my own program from Google Play or remove the service completely. The following have been hidden [Amazon Email client, Calender, Camera, Help Files, Silk Browser, Amazon Video, Amazon Music, Amazon WEather etc]

For ADB Shell commands

https://developer.android.com/tools/help/shell.html

I used the following command for this task to hide adb shell pm hide [process name]

and to unhide adb shell pm unhide [process name]

if it hides you will get an acknowledgement as TRUE and obviously FALSE if you unhide the process

In the XDA Develpers Fire HD 6 & & Forum I came across a list of safe com.amazon processes that can be stopped on the Fire HD6 & 7 tablet. So I thought I would give them a go plus a few of my own attempts as well.

http://xdaforums.com/fire-hd/help/safe-pm-block-list-t3009492

com.amazon.kindle.otter

com.amazon.kindle

com.audible.application.kindle

com.amazon.kindle.kso

com.amazon.tahoe

com.amazon.kindle.otter.oobe

com.amazon.client.metrics

com.amazon.device.backup

com.amazon.platform

com.amazon.photos

com.nuance.edr.androidservice.service

com.amazon.whisperlink.core.android

com.goodreads.kindle

com.amazon.camera	Camera App

com.amazon.csapp	Help App

com.amazon.legalsettings	Legal Settings App

com.amazon.venezia	Amazon App Store

com.amazon.h2settingsfortablet	Profiles & Family Library App

com.amazon.weather	Weather App

com.goodreads.kindle	Goodreads App

com.android.calendar	Calendar App

com.amazon.kindle.kso	Special Offers setting

com.android.email	Email App

com.amazon.kindle.personal_video	Video App

com.amazon.avod	Video App

com.amazon.contacts	Contacts App

com.amazon.windowshop	Amazon Windowshop

com.amazon.cloud9	Silk Browser App

com.amazon.ags.app	Amazon Game Circle App

com.amazon.kindle.otter.settings	Amazon Registration Service

Big thanks to Rivethead 23 for the below System OTA update processes

com.amazon.device.software.ota	OTA Updates

com.amazon.settings.systemupdates	OTA Updates

com.amazon.device.software.ota	OTA Updates

I then proceeded to highlight specific services such as the Calendar, Email Client and other associated Amazon services that I do not require. I used XDA Developers and Google as a reference as to what is actually safe to hide, made a note of the actual system process name and then hid them via ADB Shell and went from there.

UPDATE 1: After removing all the services if I go to: [Settings-Apps&Games-Amazon Application Settings] there are now only two options left. [Home Screen Settings] & [Special Offers]. All Amazon related settings & options have been removed :)

UPDATE 2: Please look at 3rd attached image. The Fire 7 definitely has some form of error checking / recovery process going on as, 3 new items have appeared. Downloads & Music as default Android app and not Amazon's. The 3rd one is Kindle CDA Diagnostics and it is flapping over all the services I have hidden. Just to confirm everything is working the way it should on the device - but the CDA tool has obviously appeared due to my tinkering.

UPDATE 3: I would like to be able to have the Kindle App working via Play and not Amazon. Even though I had stopped the Kindle app via Adb, I tried a sideload the latest Kindle apk. It has not only broken my play store but also I am getting lots of errors trying to download apps from the play store. I have reinstalled Google APKs etc and no joy. Might have to reset at this rate. All other apps on my device working A+

Got it working again - date & time stamp was causing the RFC error on Google Play. Re-enabled network time protocol. Gave it a while and Google play working A+ again