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[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donttread21:
sorry forgot i posted this i got it fixed np made my own cable and unbricked it.

got rid of amazon again i am running linux cent os on it runs fine nps and is faster
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Danny101:
Nice

Okay thats good that you got it fixed but Linux on a kindle i didn't even know you could do that can you send me a link to a tutorial on how to do that.
[Fire General] Vlasp:
How to get rid of the Lock Screen Ads:

Enable Developer Options

Settings>Device Options>Tap on Serial Number several times>You are now Developer

Enable USB Debugging

Setttings>Device Options>Developer Options>Enable ADB>tap on toggle>Enable

Go in to ADB on your computer and connect your Fire 2015

Fire OS 5.0.x:

adb shell
pm hide com.amazon.kindle.kso
exit
adb reboot

Fire OS 5.1.x+

adb shell
pm clear com.amazon.kindle.kso
pm hide com.amazon.kindle.kso
exit
adb reboot

It is working for me.

It seems as if there is no way to change/customize the Lock Screen Wallpaper yet.
[Fire General] Vlasp:
Reserved for Custom Wallpaper Directions
[Fire General] a1yet:
your link does not work for me :(

never mind i see you edited your post as i was replaying

thanks for the tip on removing adds

Ricci
[Fire General] Vlasp:
Yeah, I tested it and realized it didn't work.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
could add something like

Enable Developer Options

Settings>Device Options>Tap on Serial Number several times>You are now Developer

Enable USB Debugging

Setttings>Device Options>Developer Options>Enable ADB>tap on toggle>Enable
[Fire General] alsanten:
Worked great thank you very much
[Fire General] BurningKoala:
Is it possible to remove system apps in the same way? Like the launcher and other amazon apps
[Fire General] Vlasp:
Yep, but blocking/hiding the Launcher gives an error, so it seems like we need root for that. All other Amazon Apps would work, but I would expect some to give errors. Maybe you can test which Apps can be hidden/blocked.
[Fire General] mikedorries:
I just registered an account just to say it works great! I had never used adb before but once I managed the installation hurdle I was able to get this to work. Thanks!
[Fire General] sandman512:
Looking forward to doing this, would you mind explaining how to use ADB(ie: install, download if necessary?) Thanks.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2588979

[TOOL] [WINDOWS] ADB, Fastboot and Drivers - 15 seconds ADB Installer v1.4.2

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3214544

Amazon Fire (2015) Tips and Tricks
[Fire General] iamtehstig:
Worked perfectly, thanks!
[Fire General] BurningKoala:
So the right command is "hide"? Is it possible to reverse the procedure? I would try with 90% of the stock apps
[Fire General] revengineer:
Unhide
[Fire General] BaT420:
So beautiful without ads now. Thanks for the command.
[Fire General] rivethead23:
Worked great! Thanks
[Fire General] Vlasp:
Thanks! That means a lot to me, as this is my first How-to thread.
[Fire General] stuntdouble:
Well done it works well. :good:
[Fire General] Neffy27:
I took the OTA and your command still works. Thanks a lot.
[Fire General] sandman512:
So, receiving my FIRE tomorrow. This will be one of the first things I do. i downloaded and installed the ADB. Will this automatically open when I connect my FIRE to my PC? After installing it, I couldn't locate it. Once again, THANKS!
[Fire General] Vlasp:
If you did the Universal ADB, you can open CMD (Command Prompt) anywhere, and type in the commands in the OP.
[Fire General] sandman512:
Vlasp, HELP... Just tried to do this and no luck. Opened a command prompt, typed in ADB Shell. The started to type the code in and it said PM not recognized. Any advice? Thanks.!
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
try

adb devices

should get something like this back

G000H404523702CP device
[Fire General] sandman512:
No devices found. Did your code and nothing came back
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
check device manager, drivers are likely not correct

it should be listed as android>adb composite interface
[Fire General] sandman512:
THANKS!!!!!
[Fire General] regulusirius:
Uhm. This kinda worked for me, but now everytime I close an app from the task manager the device returns to the lockscreen :confused:

EDIT: Now I restarted it and it says it is installing the most recent software :confused:
[Fire General] Vlasp:
With the new boot.imgs, it is now possible to use custom wallpapers for the lock screen. Instructions on the way!
[Fire General] irrakli:
costum wallpaper for the lock screen

how to change lock screen wallpaper? I make it once but i can't remind how to change it :(
[Fire General] maxpower2078:
any news on this?
[Fire General] Vlasp:
Oh no, sorry. The APK that holds the images has to be modified, and that is a very tedious process. If this is an issue that is bugging you a lot, you can go over to CM12.1 or SlimLP (Custom ROMS that allow more customization than the stock ROM).
[Fire General] maxpower2078:
I am looking into purchasing this so I am just curious what the current method does, ie: does it just make a blank (black) lock screen or something else? I don't mind not having an image on the screen, I am just curious what it does.
[Fire General] Vlasp:
There are a set of 5 images that change every time you go on the lockscreen. They are of nature and are very appealing to me.
[Fire General] lazygregg:
my fire tablet is in fastboot mode

i downloaded and installed 15 seconds ADB Installer v1.4.3

opened cmd prompt on computer typed adb shell and see all the commands but once i type in pm hide com.amazon.kindle.kso i get an error

pm is not recognized as an internal or external command
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
adb commands are for rom and recovery

fastboot commands are for fastboot/bootloader

see my Setting up Adb
[Fire General] Diomorgan:
Actually I would like to get rid of the lock screen at all as I did on my xperia and samsung tablets: in my opinion why should someone need a lockscreen if you must press a phisical key to turn it on, then swipe, on an huge thing that is not a phone that could made some mess without lockscreen (and that has internet so you can at least see notifyes, while on the Fire you just see 5 nice pictures.

And I bet that a lot of us bought a cover so disabling the lock screen would just help us saving time.

Is any way to disable it without messing up the OS.

I mean, if i press the hardware button it takes me straight to the home, no need to swipe.

I even would like to buy the tablet to my nephew that's 1yo, he would be able to use those kids special launcher and those apps when you just have to listen and press the screen randomly, but he won't be able to swipe correctly.

Thank you :)
[Fire General] newguyy1:
im not able to get it to work im still new to adb so a walkthur with the program even a download link would be really nice :)
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
Setting up Adb
[Fire General] Hamspiced:
Alright, this works Flawlessly through USB Debugging. However i cannot for the life of me connect to this through ADB wirelessly. Any idea why?
[Fire General] shoobirdy:
Not really in the spirit of the thread but for those having difficulty...

...I contacted Amazon chat and asked if there was any way to remove them as I had bought it from another retailer and on their website it didn't say anything about ads (actually true in my case). 1 minute later the ads were gone. If you bought from Amazon you could just say you hadn't seen it say anything about ads although not sure how far you'd get - however someone on another forum said they've had ads removed on 2 devices simply by asking nicely and saying it ruins the experience.

Should also point out I'm in the UK so not sure about elsewhere, although I'd assume Amazon's policies are pretty standard all over.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
it's a non root method
[Fire General] doorpz:
I just tried this on my new fire which is on 5.1.1 and this doesn't seem to work on this version.
[Fire General] Pond-life:
Stumbled across the folder it was storing the lock screen ads in, if we left the ad app running but changed the pictures in that directory would that let us change the lock screen wallpaper in a roundabout way do you think?
[Fire General] Vlasp:
I don't think so, as the ad app for the lockscreen doesn't use static images, it uses images from the internet that Amazon supplies to the device.
[Fire General] john9871:
Doesn't work anymore on 5.1.1 When kindle is connected to internet Ads reappear.
[Fire General] rkburnside:
How to disable ads on 5.1.1???

Got my tablet and it updated to 5.1.1. Google Apps and framework installed fine and work, but ads are not disabled. I ran the script again and the line that disables the ads fails because the app is already installed. Is there a way to overwrite the already installed app with the app in the 1-click install .bat? Would that work? What's the adb command to do that?

BTW, I purchased 3 of these on black Friday. The first 2 were on 5.0.1 and I installed google apps using the script. The tablets then updated to 5.1.1 and everything still works fine and ads are still disabled. I have since then disabled over the air updates.
[Fire General] DoLooper:
You can definitely change them and see your own pics on the lockscreen, but yes, when Amazon downloads new ads you have to do it again.

Basically, just replace the L_lockscreen (landscape) and P_lockscreen (portrait) jpg files with your own images. I replaced the button pngs with 1-pixel pngs and then deleted everything else except the vso file. That was before Amazon started putting so much animation into the folders, though. Probably OK to delete, but can't say for sure.

What you can't do (or couldn't) is pull the folders, change images and push them back. That changes the perms and causes "blackscreen" (even if you reset the perms). You need to push the individual jpgs to the folders or else manually replace them on the device.

The database in adunits controls which folders cycle, and it's not always the most recent--notice that the 1st level subdirs have time-stamp names--so you need to replace images in all the folders. I sometimes have 40+ folders so I wrote a batch file to do this, but stopped using it awhile back. If interested, there's info about it here, with a link to a video. (It would need updating to work with the Fire.)
[Fire General] harisled:
Have to report that the ads are not displayed on my 5.1.1 fire after I factory reset it and did not register with Amazon account when it booted. Hid the ads app and using it only with Google play store for now. Ads still not appearing.
[Fire General] Pond-life:
I should have looked to see if someone had done it. :D

Thanks.

Blimey there's a lot of work gone into the batch files, extensive. The Fire must use quite some space for 40 folders of ads.

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The line that disables the ads doesn't install an app. The installs are the Google apps and framework. The line that disables the ads is

adb shell pm hide com.amazon.kindle.kso

But seems from comments that it doesn't work on 5.1.1
[Fire General] 87racer:
Yea confirmed, it doesn't work in 5.1.1.
[Fire General] DoLooper:
We have to "pm hide" on this device (can't "disable"), right?

This is another way to block ads, but since it stops a service, I doubt it will work on an unrooted device--and you probably can't hide a service. Just putting it out here so someone can confirm it doesn't work with 5.1.1. :laugh: Try it with "pm hide" (?)

pm disable com.amazon.kindle.kso/com.amazon.kindle.kso.lockscreen.LockscreenUpdateService
[Fire General] 87racer:
Yea the PM hide is the method that worked on non-rooted 5.0.1, doesn't work on 5.1.1. Command succeeds but ads are still displayed.

You are also correct, pm disable does not work without root, which we can't currently get on 5.1.1.
[Fire General] Wheelerpr:
amazon removed my ads free

I just contacted Amazon via the online chat and complained that the ads displayed are inappropriate for my 5 and 6 year old's tablets I just purchased. They removed them and waived the $15 fee on both.
[Fire General] malicon:
I have to agree that some of the ads on this device as well as my paperwhite are not age appropriate. Maybe I'll call them, but in the meantime, this hack worked great!
[Fire General] SirAnkie:
This worked for me on 5.1.1 ...
[Fire General] 87racer:
Yep, confirmed it worked for me as well. Asking support to remove may or may not work since there is a content filter option and they may tell you to turn that on.
[Fire General] doorpz:
I got the same results. After factory reset I didn't register my amazon account and then ran the script and still have no ads even with wifi on. Guess the ads don't kick in until you register your amazon account. Kind of sucks if you want to watch videos from Prime but I can deal with the hassle not to have the ads.
[Fire General] SirAnkie:
Nevermind, it seems that after rebooting ads have returned. Bummer.
[Fire General] 87racer:
Hmm mine hasnt returned yet but I was curious if it would once it redownloaded content after the clear. I will check again tonight.
[Fire General] Viper87227:
I'm also on 5.1.1 and that method seems to have worked fine for me. I've rebooted twice to be sure it wouldn't come back, and it has not so far.
[Fire General] bubbahewitt:
this totally works. Must be the amazon account settings. THANKS!
[Fire General] 87racer:
Bummer, mine have returned as well now. I don't think it is a reboot causing it. The pm clear command is what causes it to work for a bit but it just clears out the apps data so it has no ads to show. Eventually the app connects, downloads new ads, and voila now your adds are back. the pm hide does nothing.
[Fire General] Sumaech:
Not working

The command work and it removed ads, but it only does it once. As soon as the screen turns off then I turn it back on, the ads return. I have don this a few times I can not seem to fix it. Is there a way I can?
[Fire General] ldeveraux:
It should be permanent after reboot, no?
[Fire General] 87racer:
No, not anymore. On 5.1.1 without root we dont have a way to remove ads yet
[Fire General] rockneo:
we've got root on 5.1.1 what file do i freeze in titanium to remove ads?
[Fire General] Pond-life:
the file is com.amazon.kindle.kso but think titanium calls it something different, maybe Kindle Offers?
[Fire General] rockneo:
I dont see that file, in es root explorer or titanium

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Nevermind, it required a reboot to make it go away, thank you!
[Fire General] Big-T:
I have the same problem with 5.1.1 - And from what i can glean off the threads we currently need root access to keep the ads from comming back. Is there an easy way to get root access on 5.1.1?
[Fire General] abacabie:
The supertool will root 5.1.1

http://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/development/amazon-fire-5th-gen-supertool-root-t3272695

If you disable the app "special offers" in titanium back up that will stop the ads.
[Fire General] fredwinky:
confirmed! using titanium to uninstall special offers does work!!!!
[Fire General] jep5680jep:
5.1.1

Are you running 5.1.1 on your fire? I followed your steps with no issue, but after the reboot the ads are still there. I'm stuck with version5.1.1.....................................never mind sorry!
[Fire General] Pond-life:
Did you find the thread that can get rid of them? http://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/development/amazon-fire-5th-gen-supertool-root-t3272695
[Fire General] malicon:
works after oTA

did this on 5.0.1, let the OTA go through, and I can double confirm that it still works!
[Fire General] ZentixZaneic:
Is there a way to undo this? I just got my Fire for Christmas and I don't want it to break. Also, are you sure its safe? I'm running Fire OS 5.1.1, not rooted.
[Fire General] Pond-life:
Without root on 5.1.1 all you can do is make it forget the ads for a while, they soon come back.
[Fire General] Dr. Drax:
Has anyone figured out a way to disable the lock screen entirely, so that the tablet will go directly to the launcher when powered on? I'm on 5.1.1 rooted.
[Fire General] TruBlaze:
Error

Is anyone else getting an unauthorized error on adb or is it just me?
[Fire General] DoLooper:
Enable adb debugging in developer options: In device options, tap on serial number until developer options appears. Then accept the prompt on tablet when you plug in to PC.
[Fire General] jsinger718:
ADB install instructions

Update: sd_shadow posted a better reply to your question, with a more recent version of the adb_fastboot ... read the replies after yours.

Thanks!

Hi,

I found the following, worked for me perfectly.

minimal_adb_fastboot_v1.1.3. you can find a place to download it here http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=45140708&postcount=8 or just try Google.

Enjoy!
[Fire General] Frogdaddy:
Not sure this is proper thread but I figured I'd pass along my findings to assist others. Please relocate to proper thread if so.

Device: Kindle Fire HDX (3rd generation) ** Non-Root

OS version: Fire OS 4.5.5.1

The issue I had was pm hide was giving unknown command. I then tried disable, it appeared to execute but never resulting in removing ads/offers upon reboot.

I did some research and found it possibly version related to adb or kindle, not sure which since I'm not familiar with either. I attempted pm block instead:

shell@thor:/ $ pm block com.amazon.kindle.kso

Package com.amazon.kindle.kso new blocked state: true

I rebooted and have yet to see offers presented when opening my kindle. I guess time will tell if it returns. And I'm not sure if subsequent updates from Amazon will re-enable.

Thanks.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
Not really, wrong device, wrong system version.

There should be a thread on this subject in the forum for your device

http://xdaforums.com/kindle-fire-hdx
[Fire General] andream8891:
This method works also in FireOS 5.1.2? After the reboot the lock screen Ads appear again :/
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
you need to add .bak to the folder name for app that contains ads app

see super tool thread, there was some discussion about it there

---------- Post added at 04:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:13 PM ----------

http://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/development/amazon-fire-5th-gen-supertool-root-t3272695

---------- Post added at 04:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:19 PM ----------

rename

/system/priv-aps/com.Amazon.Kindle.kso

to

/system/priv-aps/com.Amazon.Kindle.kso.bak

I think...
[Fire General] andream8891:
"C:\adb>adb shell

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

shell@ford:/ $ pm hide com.amazon.kindle.kso.bak

Package com.amazon.kindle.kso.bak new hidden state: true

shell@ford:/ $ exit

C:\adb>adb reboot"

and after reboot nothing the ads always appear, i don't know if i have wrong something but now i read better the therad of Supertool :):):)
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
don't use adb

use a file manager with root options to rename folder

or just use super tool
[Fire General] Robo-rooter:
Just a tip about avoiding lock screen ads. I bought 3 refurbished Fire 7's for $30 each in the Amazon Warehouse Deals department. NONE of the refurbished Fire 7's came with lock screen ads. I rooted all 3 (about 3 weeks ago they came with firmware 5.1.1) and installed the Nexus rom on them.

To find the refurbished Fire 7's, from the Amazon main page, choose, TODAY'S DEALS, OPEN BOX & USED.

From inside the Warehouse deals department, do a search for "Fire 7". They currently have a couple of refurbished Fire 7's for $28 and $30.
[Fire General] Dunard:
andream8891, You can use the Apps2SD to disable the app. Use the free version. :)

Look for Special Offers and then disable it. It in the Link apps SD card. Reboot after that.
[Fire General] daewootech:
worked on kindle fire 4th gen, thx
[Fire General] djensk:
Hey so tried this on my Fire HD 8 but didn't do anything, do I have the right instructions thread? Doing this from a mac with adb installed with no access to windows.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
I think that this method is for 5.0.X system version

there should be some instructions in the HD 8/10 forum

http://xdaforums.com/fire-hd
[Fire General] nyln:
I just contacted support and they removed them.
[Fire General] Oco:
On 5.1.2 this worked for me, thanks

pm clear com.amazon.kindle.kso
pm hide com.amazon.kindle.kso
[Fire General] dcaceres89:
worked on my Kindle! thanks a lot dude!

Edit: was working. I dunno what happened but the ads on lockscreen appeared once again :(

Edit 2: did the process once again and the ads gone again [emoji106]
[Fire General] dcaceres89:
Once again, the ads appeared. Turned off my Kindle for a while, then the system started to upgrade and voila ads came again.
[Fire General] WLShafor:
hmm... didn't work for me i'm using an apple laptop btw
[Fire General] keithschm:
worked like a charm. Thank you very much
[Fire General] MistahJ73:
I'm on 5.1.4 and am having the same issue. Lock screen ads go away but after about 8-10 hours sitting(without rebooting) they come back. Any way to fix this?
[Fire General] sashusmom:
Worked great! Thank you for posting links to easy adb install. I am extremely rusty with adb coding, but your simple command lines were a piece of cake.:good: I am on 5.1.3 and hopefully when it decides to automatically upgrade to 5.1.4 the lack of ads will stick.

Now if we can change the wallpaper it would be perfect :D

Still on stock with the play store installed without root.
[Fire General] Kuhndog:
I have gone through the process twice. Each time the ads were back the next morning. Is this not a permanent solution? What else can I do?
[Fire General] DB126:
- rollback to 5.1.2 (if necessary)

- root

- block ads with SuperTool

The methods described in this thread are easy to circumvent. Possible Amazon took notice and is reversing blocks.
[Fire General] stuckinstandby:
nyln, when did you contact them? and was that Amazon.com? I'm getting the runaround from Amazon UK, insisting it can't be done for free.
[Fire General] Gerard_o2:
Working on 5.3.1.0

Thanks a lot! just did it on Fire OS 5.3.1.0 and it's working great so far!

Hope this helps someone!!
[Fire General] stuckinstandby:
What did you do exactly? The steps in the first post didn't work for me. The pm clear line failed. The rest appeared to work but the ads were still there.
[Fire General] ulises.rodriguez:
Gerard_o2, thanks for letting us know that this method for Removing all the Lock Screen Ads (without Root), has worked after installing the latest FireOS 5.3.1.0 in your Fire Tablet.

Since the steps in the first post didn't work anymore, I would appreciate if you please could post what did you do exactly?
[Fire General] Gerard_o2:
This worked for me

Ok here I go:

I live in Guatemala (Central America) used virtualbox on ubuntu gnome linux to emulate windows 7, struggled trying to install the device drivers until I finally found them on this page:

Developer.amazon.com (sorry for not sharing the link but I cant share external links yet)

There go to: Resources, Ide and set up tools, connecting your fire tablet for testing, look for a link that says setting up your fire tablet for testing and voila. (links sure make life easier)

You should find them while scrolling down.

Installed them, rebooted, then I opened the terminal, connected my device, checked my device was getting recognized with :

adb devices

After confirming the device status, I proceeded as instructed on the first post, used the instructions for 5.1.x+

adb shell
pm clear com.amazon.kindle.kso
pm hide com.amazon.kindle.kso
exit
adb reboot

and it worked out of the box, today I checked if the lock screen had somehow reverted and it looks like managed to survive the night.

At first it was shifting the lock screen wallpaper as I blocked and unblocked, now it remains in a "light bulb" wallpaper and wont change (still better than those ads).

My device is a Fire (5th gen) running Fire OS 5.3.1.0 If you need any additional information please let me know!