yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Fire General] CHD Dad:
I've done the first post multiple times on 5 Kindles. My wife bought them for her classroom during the Prime sale. All are running 5.3.1 and the adb codes say "success" and the ads are gone but only for a day. Within 48 hours the ads are back.

Any ideas on how to get rid of them on the newest update? I have Playstore installed on all which was nice but I'd love to get rid of those ads for her. It looks like I cant rollback the software with them being 5.3.1 without possible bricking them. If I can rollback I dont mind doing so.
[Fire General] DB126:
- can't rollback 5.3.x at present; instant brick (unlikely that will change)

- the method used to suppress ads ("pm hide ...") is nondurable and easily reversible

- best hope is a root exploit which will offer more control over Amazon components

- a $15 payment per device to Amazon will permanently remove the ads (just say'in)
[Fire General] lucidio:
Its this reversable?
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
stock firmware can be restored in Stock recovery via adb sideload
[Fire General] DSdavidDS:
Worked well on both of me tablets! Thank you!
[Fire General] ahfann:
Does anyone know if this work on 5.3.1

---------- Post added at 04:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:21 PM ----------

I just took a leap of faith and can confirm this will work with 5.3.1!:good:
[Fire General] sicsec:
Works in 5.3.1
[Fire General] nickoh_lvp:
So this is working for 5.3.1 without bugs?
[Fire General] carpler:
Yes, installed on my Fire without problem.

Inviato dal mio GT-I9300 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Fire General] d_huts:
I successfully did this the other day and the ads have decided to return to my lock screen today. Has this happened to anyone else?
[Fire General] DB126:
Yep - frequently reported. The techniques described in the OP are not durable and be easily reversed by any app (looking at you, Amazon).
[Fire General] toplist:
I also report that this is not working on 5.3.1
[Fire General] mura20:
Does this trick work on the new Fire HD 8?

Thanks!
[Fire General] t3chwizard:
My condolences on the Otter :(
[Fire General] Jackie78:
Is it possible to run this in a script on the kindle or to move it to an apk so that it can be restored once Amazon decides to reactivate the ads?
[Fire General] jeck11:
I did it on my HD 8 gen 6 at version 5.3.1.1 successfully. The ads haven't appeared back yet but it's only been about 30 minutes.

Thanks OP!
[Fire General] subiaco:
Thanks OP for posting this. I disabled com.amazon.kindle.kso, but when I touch the Special Offers icon on lockscreen, I am brought to a screen that says Selected Offers and leads to the Amazon shopping app. Is there another package that I should be disabling? I'm on Fire OS 5.3.2.
[Fire General] dlabadie:
Tried this a few times on my Fire HD 8 (2016). While it worked, I'd get the ads back within 24 hours. Finally contacted Amazon (chat) & mentioned some ads were inappropriate for my children (true). They said I could remove them for $15. I said no and that I'd look at other options. At that point they asked me to hold so they could review my account. A few minutes later they offered me a free, one-time removal of the ads. Lock screen ads & special offers are now all gone. Yay.
[Fire General] Jackie78:
What used to work until today is the following, but since today, it doesn't work anymore on 5.3.2.0 (which I have since a fdew days). Any idea what changed?

adb shell

pm clear com.amazon.kindle.kso

pm hide com.amazon.kindle.kso

pm clear com.amazon.device.software.ota

pm clear com.amazon.settings.systemupdates

pm clear com.amazon.device.software.ota

pm hide com.amazon.device.software.ota

pm hide com.amazon.settings.systemupdates

pm hide com.amazon.device.software.ota

exit

adb reboot
[Fire General] Loudog212:
Fire, rooting and these types of settings are new to me. I managed to use RootJunky to install google play. It would not however remove the ads. Currently running FireOS 5.3.2.0. This is a brand new device. Haven't had a chance to try it again
[Fire General] rochdalemark:
Remove kindle fire 5.3.2.0 lock screen ads

I'm on version 5.3.2.0 and although it initially gets rid of the ads, they are back as soon as I go onto the internet.. Any way to get rid permanently?
[Fire General] DB126:
Not without root. Amazon will remove lock-screen ads for $15 USD (one time surcharge) or you can plead the case that specific ads are distasteful/inappropriate.
[Fire General] stuckinstandby:
Have you heard of pleading the case working for anyone recently?
[Fire General] DB126:
Yes - claimed some ads were inappropriate for young children.
[Fire General] stuckinstandby:
Interesting. I tried in July and was told adamantly that they had a new policy and "no one at Amazon could do it for free". How did you contact them? online chat?

ETA: The reason I gave them was exactly the same. Don't think the ads are appropriate for young children.
[Fire General] DB126:
I didn't - recounting a fairly recent post (last 30 days) from another contributor. That said, I have also seen Amazon buckle down on 'good will' when customer courtesy policies are abused. Regional policies may also vary.

$15 USD isn't a huge sum. If the outlay is beyond your means or philosophically caustic consider living with the ads, rooting the device or going with a custom ROM which completely and permanently addresses the issue.
[Fire General] dlabadie:
I did it a few weeks ago via Amazon support chat. They removed the ads after bumping me up a support level and "reviewing" my account. Tried to get me pay first. I said I was disappointed due to ads that were inappropriate for my sons and they then offered to remove for free.

Sent from my Moto X Pure XT1575
[Fire General] mwmills:
Just did this to my new Fire HD 8 running Fire OS 5.3.2.0 and it worked perfectly, no lock screen ads!

Thanks

Mike
[Fire General] DB126:
Might come back -> http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=69943294&postcount=129
[Fire General] jimcbell:
Thanks! Works on my Fire HD8 6th Gen (2016)

ADB shell commands worked as advertised. Easy! Thanks!

For those (like me) struggling to get ADB working, try lifehacker instructions "The Easiest Way to Install Android's ADB and Fastboot Tools on Any OS"
[Fire General] mwmills:
Sure did, less than 24 hours later!
[Fire General] dlads:
comes back after a bit, need a batch file to run on demand when they come back, horrible ads, might just pay the £10

Already a prime member wtf lol?!?!? might call amazon and complain.
[Fire General] qflack:
For me every couple days i have to redo this procedure. anyone else?

Edit: Never mind, read above comments.
[Fire General] dlads:
We need a batch file. To run this script on demand. I'll look into it.
[Fire General] vmods:
I am also looking into this, though I am new to this development.

Not that it matters but I just setup Eclipse with ADT, just to realize Android Studio is the more supported IDE...

Other services potentially worth "killing":

pm clear com.amazon.kindle.kso

pm hide com.amazon.kindle.kso

pm clear com.amazon.device.software.ota

pm clear com.amazon.settings.systemupdates

pm clear com.amazon.device.software.ota

pm hide com.amazon.device.software.ota

pm hide com.amazon.settings.systemupdates

pm hide com.amazon.device.software.ota

pm hide com.amazon.kindle.kso.LockScreenUpdateService

I understand that this would then require a restart.

It seems best to create this as a "Blank/Empty Activity"

-Just need to figure out structure/syntax first to create/compile an apk

FWIW, this is working on an 8.9 HD 6gen 5.3.1.1 with Nova Launcher

No adds using ADB above (thank you OP!), but want to make sure to have a quick fix for future users (as the tablet will be a gift).
[Fire General] dlads:
Just called them and told them as a promoter of amazon and a holder of several amazon devices including the HD 8 6th gen, fire HD box, 3 x fire sticks, 1 x prime account and a user who tells his entire family to use amazon and swears by it.

They removed the ads free of charge, call them and do the same.

Depends how you approach it, £10 isn't a lot but the ads are horrid.

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[Fire General] vmods:
Calling in to request this is probably a good idea at this point.

Though this effort has been very educational.

I was able to create and run both an apk and a .sh script that would work - provided su was available...

Apparently even SD cards are blocked from running such scripts (or having CHMOD 777).

Interesting that ADB works externally.

There's probably a solution with either emulating ADB internally or combining a terminal session and a webserver... a bit of an effort at this point.

First step might include setting up wireless ADB access;

To do this without root would require being connected via USB for the first time and then running the following:

[COLOR="seagreen"]adb tcpip 5555
adb connect 192.168.#.#:5555[/COLOR]

(Of course replacing 192.168.#.#: with actual IP address)

^You can either look at the advanced WiFi settings to determine IP, or from an ADB shell command:

[COLOR="SeaGreen"]ip -f inet addr show wlan0[/COLOR]

Would be pretty slick to point to a webserver and execute ADB command(s) back at the requesting device~
[Fire General] dlads:
I looked into it and while I think it's possible, without root its a headache. Amazon are really quite nice to be honest they really don't want to upset you so generally in this instance they probably will remove it, although the guy said if I get another one then they wouldn't, really not sure if I'd get another one though. Google tablets are probably the way forward for me.. Prime video will work and so will music etc. Shame development hasn't been more widespread because for the price it is a nice tablet.

Give them a call [emoji6] just make a case for yourself before your call and be nice, [emoji106] they'll help you out.
[Fire General] _D3nny:
Hey Guys,

there's another way of circumventing Ads. Just Factory Reset your Fire HD and skip registration.

Of course that way you won't be able to use Amazon Services which I deal with by using Google Now Launcher and Google Services.

(Using Fire HD 8 6th Gen, Fire OS 5.3.2.0)

I got the Google Now Launcher working by modifying the LauncherHijack App provided by parrotgeek1

github.com/parrotgeek1/LauncherHijack

Greetings from Germany :)
[Fire General] jermaine151:
Thanks for this post! Any chance that you'd share the modified LauncherHijack apk? :) I'd love to do this on my fiancé's fire HD 8 6th gen.
[Fire General] _D3nny:
Hey,

Will do so once I get home ;)
[Fire General] _D3nny:
As promised:

mediafire.com/file/s7grfyqkajnfrz2/LauncherHijack_Google_Now_launcher.apk

Oh and don't forget to Restart your Fire HD after setting everything up ;D

Have fun! :)
[Fire General] jermaine151:
Thank you! :)
[Fire General] bardell3600:
I want to report that a slightly changes set od SHELL commands got rid of the Lock Screen Ads for me Fire hd 8 (6th Gen, 2016)

C:\Users\XXX\Desktop\Fire>adb shell

shell@giza:/ $ pm clear com.amazon.kindle.kso

Success

1|shell@giza:/ $ pm hide com.amazon.kindle.kso.apk

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

shell@giza:/ $ exit

C:\Users\XXX\Desktop\Fire>adb reboot

The change from the post #1 by Vlasp is that I was unable to hide com.amazon.kindle.kso, "pm hide com.amazon.kindle.kso" failed. But as you can see above, pm hide com.amazon.kindle.kso.

apk

worked just fine.

One further note. I need to emphasize the importance of the last two commands; "exit" and then "adb reboot"

The desktop directory C:\Users\XXX\Desktop\Fire is where my ADB.exe files are, if that is confusing anyone.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1/6/2017 EDIT

The lock screen ads went away but kept coming back. Ultimately I Un-Registered. It is sort of nice. No lock screen ads PLUS the Books, Videos, Games, etc. pages are blank. Just the Home Screen and Recent Screen are populated - NICE!
[Fire General] drjonzey:
I did this, worked great. The next morning, the Ads were back. Any suggestions?
[Fire General] DB126:
As experienced by others and fully expected on an unrooted device where user tweaks can be easily reversed. Amazon isn't going to roll over that easy.
[Fire General] Jrhotrod:
The rooted method for this is much better and 100% permanent. If you are running FireOS 5.3.1 and below, rooting would be worth it and very safe. If you have a firmware that can't be rooted, however, or simply don't really feel like rooting, this method works but requires constant renewal.
[Fire General] basicreece:
How to run this on a mac?
[Fire General] PervyPrincess:
Works on 5330 first time doing it. Waiting to see how long till it comes back.

Update. It came back after an hour >< however, its been only kindle app type ads only.
[Fire General] Ayden7777:
You can use an app on the play store called "NoRootFirewall" to block the downloading of ads, but you might get an ugly bulbs wallpaper on the lock screen.
[Fire General] junkgold:
Awesome

Worked like a charm, thanks!! I tried the pm hide by myself before searching and that didn't work and then I came across your clear command which worked as soon as I hit enter, the screen flashed. Decided not to root my son's tablet again, since last time I wasn't able to update or download any apps, this version of FIre OS allows me to run youtube and chrome and he's satisfied for now.............
[Fire General] DB126:
pm commands are not durable on unrooted devices; the ads will likely be back in a few hours or days.
[Fire General] mrchrister:
yep, even with noroot firewall they somehow manage to creep back on the device within 48 hours. Anyone have a permanent solution that doesnt involve paying money?
[Fire General] DB126:
https://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/general/how-to-rid-ads-special-offers-lock-t3585863
[Fire General] mrchrister:
Ok, contacted Amazon. I told them I live in Canada and can't get rid of the ads because you need an american address to pay the $15. They removed the ads without any further questioning.
[Fire General] Pix12:
Second method worked on the newest version. That is surprising.

EDIT - It stopped working after a while.
[Fire General] adcpeda:
worked on fireOS 5.4 initially

deactivated debugging for security reasons and they came back

i'll be testing it leaving debugging on and i'll get back
[Fire General] adcpeda:
i can confirm this isn't working as of 5.4
[Fire General] DB126:
You do realize there are other methods: https://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/general/how-to-rid-ads-special-offers-lock-t3585863
[Fire General] adcpeda:
I did not but i'll make sure to check it out, thank you
[Fire General] DB126:
There are actually two approaches outlined in that thread with discussions on the second beginning in early July.
[Fire General] savvytechwinner:
My tool can also remove ads.

https://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/general/amazon-fire-utility-tool-bloat-removal-t3641151
[Fire General] CuF:
Wouldn't it be possible to make a lightweight app that ran itself every hour or detects the initiation of shutdown/standby and issues "pm clear com.amazon.kindle.kso"?

Sure it's a kludge, but it would constantly flush the ads preventing them from showing up.
[Fire General] Unidave199:
You could run a shell script in Macrodroid and have it run once a day..... But you will need root access....
[Fire General] 1031982:
Still works on 5.3.6.4.

Thanks for "hack".
[Fire General] starmanj:
Doesn't work on Fire HD Mustang... "Neither user 2000 nor current process has android.permission.manage_users"
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dray:
I somehow managed to soft brick my N6 using NRT to flash 6.0 factory image. At the time, N6 was stock no root. It will not boot past the Google boot screen. I have tried factory/data reset, clearing cache, and manually flashing fastboot files which fail at system.img during process...I l am also getting a "target reported max download of 5326722560 bytes" message prior to every file flash but it seems to complete. I currently can boot into bootloader and customer recovery....no OS loaded at the moment. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated...

Nexus 6 XT1103 64GB
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drizzel57:
nexus 6

i have the same problem . I tried nrt and cannot get the bootloader to unlock, only thing is i am rooted. No os loaded at the time either on teamwin.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Whats the system.img failure? Is it that it's too big? If so, your fastboot is out of date Update it to the latest.

Nothing you can do. Send it for repair. There is no fix.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dray:
Ok I followed this tutorial to a tee and it worked like a champ:

http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dray:
My situation was a little different...I managed to unlock bootloader and load custom recovery before things went a little wonky :D
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Valhalla875:
I nay have jut foudn the culperate, i flashed the ewer 7.1.1 onto my ohne afte factory resttubg then i rebooted anyeverthing was greatso i decided to go back int recovery and fkash thaoks for the 7.1.1 ans the enwest auperau 79, or whicher its at now
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5.1:
Wow dude... Now that was one hell of a hard to read post... :eek:
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hapishyguy:
You instantly made me laugh. I almost forgot about looking a solution for my problem :)
[Lenovo P780] joeedit:
output from terminal is:

sudo lsusb -> Bus 001 Device 027: ID 0e8d:0003 MediaTek Inc. MT6227 phone

P780 bought from aliexpress. Is that phone clone or it can by detected as MT6227? I'm having troubles with flashing this phone, so it can be the reason...

Thanks for any help..
[Lenovo P780] stympy:
Try windows, with windows drivers. Linux drivers are faulty!
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] Schumi_wk:
Nice and fast rom best cyanogenmod for the 10.1, thanks.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] ChilliBo:
Great!! Possible to have xposed on this?

If yes which I need please?

Gesendet von meinem SM-T520 mit Tapatalk
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] moscato78:
I been trying it backwards? ....it would figure

which version of xposed did you have success installing? ? ...thanks

UPDATE... I did what chilli said and xposed works perfectly! ...thanks
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] nachordez:
Working fine! Congrats!

from SM-T520
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] ChilliBo:
I flashed this here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3072979

First install xposed app

Do an nandroid backup if it doesn't work (just in case)

Flash the latest version for arm, not arm64

Wipe cache and dalvik

That's it

Gesendet von meinem SM-G928F mit Tapatalk
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] zulu888:
Just checked out the 10.1 forum after a long time and BAM..finally a nice ROM for the 520. Thanks much for this!!
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] ISS81:
Thanks thanks thanks!!! :o
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] WVUTampaAlum:
I mentioned this in the cm t520 thread. Is there anyway to increase the size/width of the notification bar?
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] validatus:
Hello

many thanks

galaxy tab pro 10.1 wifi

works fine for me with open gapps aroma full install

boot setting on second reboot

regards
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] manderspaul:
Rom runs smoot but when i want to open a icon app to change icons or wallpaper. I. Get a. Force. Close. Anyone else?
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] Cosmox_:
Running smooth and very customizable ROM !

Thanks a lot!
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] validatus:
Hello

excellent again

is it possible to add internal sd dismount

thanks

regards
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] fast96:
Installed this yesterday, seems fine so far. Nice to have lollipop, root, and TWRP Recovery on my Tab Pro 10.1. Very customizable. Thanks for the work, it is appreciated.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] sseng587:
Thank you for the rom!
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] f_ries:
Hi together,

what about battery life? I'm on CM12.1 and it's running smooth like it's meant be, but battery life is really bad.. :(

maybe i'll give this one a try
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] fast96:
My battery life is normal.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] zulu888:
Same here on battery life..normal
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] nachordez:
Normal for me, also

from Nexus 4
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] f_ries:
haha ok, "normal" sounds better than "bad" :D

thank you guys, i will give it a try
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] fast96:
If you want better battery life, you can address that issue by shutting off background apps and lowering screen brightness. That should help.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] reverepats:
everything is running great so far, thanks for the work bud. Brought some life back to my Pro 10.1
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] Sqash:
Hello i have a question. I have a stock rom flashed on my tab with a twrp recovery. Is this recovery compatible? Or must flash an other compatible twrp? If yes were i can download it? Thanks
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] fast96:
TWRP is device specific, so it can stay, and be used with other roms. And to install other rom.zip files, wipe necessary partitions etc.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] Sqash:
I have little problems. 1. Percent for battery is hidden after unlocking the device. I push the button for "center percent of cicle" and shows. After using the tablet is gone. 2. Graphic glitches when i close all open apps 3. My wifi quicksetting is smaler as the other symbols. 4. Boot into system 1 - 2 minute.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] admmck81:
I can't be the only person with this dreadful battery life. I can't use it unplugged for longer than 30 minutes. And I already checked brightness and background apps.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] Sqash:
I think its better to download again the rom and gapps and after you must wipe all things and reinstall the rom, if the problem persist perhaps your battery is not any more good.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] admmck81:
Why would re-downloading the ROM change anything? The battery was fine before I flashed this ROM so I know the battery isn't bad.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] WVUTampaAlum:
What apps are using the power.

I am using pure cm 12.1. 10/25 nightly build. 5.5 hours screen on with 28% remaining..
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] Sqash:
Maybe its a bad download of the rom and after a while makes this problem. Its only an idea.
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] argorito:
Hi.... Just intalled this rom. Works nice so far. But theres a small prob. I use a program to watch online tv and with original rom was working fine. I was searching reason and most prob is due to the lack of DRM. Is it possiple to install such a files? The program is YOMVI. Thanks for the effort.

Enviado desde mi SM-T520 mediante Tapatalk
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] Sqash:
Its possible to flash original samsung camera app or is this to deep into the system?
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] f_ries:
battery life is pretty good on my device since I installed this rom!

thx guys!
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] vasumit:
Hi Guys,

Time for an update. Enjoy the release.

Download: Resurrection-Remix-LP-v5.5.8-20151105-picassowifi.zip

Check github for changelog.

Cheers, Sumit
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Android Development] Sqash:
A little question. In OP says to flash after update the gaps. After flashing the update all gaps are gone?