yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] ahac85:
[MENTION=7173722]nyln[/MENTION] can't wait to try this when i get home, can you install widgets on nova launcher now?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] nyln:
How it actually works:

First of all, corrupting the firelauncher will prevent your system from loading it, which saves memory and cpu resources on these low-end devices. After that, in order to replace the system launcher I actually just intercept the home activity and allow a launcher of your choice to open. So it's really just a clean hack you won't notice. Only downside currently is the fact that it takes about 100ms for your home button to actually take you to the launcher of your choice.

tldr: It should work perfectly normally with widget.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] nyln:
It works on all versions, including 5.1.4. In fact, this will work on ANY device with ANY operating system. If you have 5.1.4 why don't you just root?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] warmonger490:
Can someone tell me if this works after reboot?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] aldileon:
[MENTION=7173722]nyln[/MENTION] when i try to execute the script i get "syntax error: 'while' unmatched"

I saved the script to a file on my fire HD 8 and executed it with sh filename.sh, because with adb shell i pasted the text but i couldn't press enter to execute it. It just entered a new line to the script.

Here is how it looks:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] nyln:
The image looks good. You may need unix for this or cygwin.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] aldileon:
But as i understood, the script runs on the fire tab? So why should it matter what OS I am pushing the script with? Or why should Unix work better than windows?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] well.rested:
I'm not totally naive to the command line, nor to customizing android installations. This is my first experience with the Amazon tablets; I have the Fire HD8 6th-gen. I'm running the 5.3.1.1 firmware. I tried entering the command in the top post, entered into a terminal emulator, and it didn't seem to return anything -- no error, no nothing. Still having the same issue; I can run NovaLauncher and it's fine until I get into a different app or hit home, then it goes back to Amazon's junk launcher... am I doing something wrong in the terminal?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] GamerKingFaiz:
So the OP states it's working on 5.3.1, but you're saying you were not able to get it to work on 5.3.1.1?

Is it confirmed not working on the latest 5.3.1.1? Or did you ever get it running?

EDIT: Also if anyone has a video of what it looks like when the Fire launcher appears for a "brief moment" when pressing Home, I'd love to see that.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] jpxdude:
Tried this on a Fire 8 HD (2016) and didn't work as intended. Was on 5.3.1.0, and screen kept on flickering black every 5 seconds. Thankfully it went away after a reboot. Tried the Windows method described by the OP.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] dokihara:
Did you figure out a way to replace the launcher on the 6th gen?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] jpxdude:
Hi there,

No, the launcher doesn't 'stick', it disappears as soon as you press the home button. I had limited success with the OP's instruction, but the flickering issue has put me off trying again!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] dokihara:
I got it to work on 6th gen, but I'm still on 5.3.1.0

However I can't seem to get his

nohup logcat -c; logcat | grep --line-buffered 'flg=0x10200000 cmp=com.amazon.firelauncher/.Launcher' | while read line; do am start com.teslacoilsw.launcher/.NovaLauncher; done &

to work in a terminal emulator.

error: busybox v1.25 grep: unrecognized option --line-buffered

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Ok I got the script to run

nohup logcat -c; logcat | awk '/flg=0x10200000 cmp=com.amazon.firelauncher\/\.Launcher/' | while read line; do am start com.teslacoilsw.launcher/.NovaLauncher; done &

on device, but every time I press the home button, I get this error in nohup.log

[pre]failed to clear the log: Operation not permitted

failed to clear the log: Operation not permitted

failed to clear the log: Operation not permitted

failed to clear the log: Operation not permitted

failed to clear the log: Operation not permitted[/pre]

I'm using Termux. Is there a way to run the script ON device with appropriate permissions?

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So this method bricked my firelauncher, i was unable to restore it even though I backed it up. Had to restore to stock OS.

http://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/or...hijack-custom-launcher-t3409531?tag=823814-20

This method is better and doesn't require you to mess with firelauncher...
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] thebrainkafka:
[MENTION=7173722]nyln[/MENTION]

Is the Linux method working stable?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] cwbarrick1:
How were you able to get the easier method to stick? I can't find the option to enable the home button item under accessibility options. Thanks.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] dokihara:
sorry, they removed the home button option in 5.3.1.1 .... bastards! so that method only works on 5.3.1.0
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] Poball34:
HD 8 6th gen?

Hey I'm running 5.3.2 on the HD 8 6th gen, should I try to use this with it since it's not rooted?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] old_fart:
.

Please try . . . . I hope it''ll work but . . .

.

The newest ( 5.3.2 ) follows after and so logically they would ( normally ) take the 5.3.1.1 base and add more goodness / evilness on top of that. . . . They ( amazon code monkeys ) would strive to retain their blocks on future extensions. . . . Normally. . . . Here's hoping they messed up !

.

And I'm guessing the amazon devs make a regular habit of reading the XDA forums . . . .

.

Hi !
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] reifnotreef:
Currently

I am currently running the sh script on OSX.

Been running for almost an hour I think.

I'll report back in the morning.

---------- Post added at 08:29 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:00 AM ----------

Still running.

Not sure how long the script is supposed to take but this seems excessively long.

Anyone have any input?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] old_fart:
.

try . . .

[APP - NO ROOT!!!] [BETA] LauncherHijack - custom launcher enabler

.

http://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/or...hijack-custom-launcher-t3409531?tag=823814-20

.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] mattkilla420:
I just don't think the fire launcher is that bad if we don't have root for now. I can stand the launcher over the slight performance and software issues stated in this thread. This is great work by all means my friend.! I think I'll wait till an exploit comes about. I'm in the same boat with my Galaxy S7
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] XxsydenxX:
Not to derail the topic but whats the deal with the S7? Did samsung lock it up so you cant use custom launchers too?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] mattkilla420:
Verizon locked it up. All other carriers have root as of now.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] XxsydenxX:
Am I the only one who gets really angry over carriers and manufacturers taking and distorting what was a beautiful open source platform and locking it down???
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] JAS_21:
Yeah I had T-mobile and a nexus and loved it. Now where I live I had to go to Verizon because I had no signal. They're the worst at locking down devices. I'm considering getting a Pixel atraight from google then activating it on Verizon, just gotta wait til I can swing the full retail price.

Oh and I got the Fire HD 8 as a gift (first tablet). I hope we can get root eventually.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] nyln:
I got lazy and stopped development, it should work with a little elbow grease.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] XxsydenxX:
Sometimes you just need a break homie.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] nyln:
My method should work on ANY device on ANY version. I will work on my tool.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] breakinginsanity:
HELLS YEAH! don't know what im doing, but it worked! lol, thank you!!!!!

Should add, I do get error message stating "the requested action is not permitted. check parental controls settings and retry." with a click on ok that goes away. Hit home again after a few seconds and works fine. If I hit home too soon, I get error message again. Nothing for free I suppose!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] B. J.:
Mine says something to the effect of not authorized for zone, when i do that. i don't know what to do differently. Does anyone else?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] Comatose:
Ok guys, i think i screwed up somehow. After rebooting device and unlocking screen, i see a blank launcher flash several times, and eventually leading to a black screen.

If i rerun the nohup script it fixes it temporarily until i hit the home button again.

Does someone have a copy of the original firelauncher apk from OS 5.3.2.1 that they can please share?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] cellhead:
Here's how I went about it:

1. Install Google Play Store (https://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/general/how-to-install-google-play-store-fire-t3486603)

2. Install your preferred launcher (I like ADWEX, you can choose your own favorite)

3. Install Multi Action Home Button (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.home.button.bottom)

4. Tell Multi Action Home Button where you want its button on the screen (I chose bottom right, because it doesn't interfere with the spacebar.

5. Tell Multi Action Home Button that you want the home button to launch your launcher

As long as you avoid tapping the original 'home' button, your launcher will stick "most" of the time. If you back out of an app and the original Firelauncher comes back, tap the corner of your screen to get your preferred launcher back.

No messing with ADB, no developer-signed binaries to mess with, 95% effective, minimal time looking at the fugly built-in launcher.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] mrchrister:
can someone post the firelauncher.apk

i replaced mine and would like to return to hyperlauncher method
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] 7357:
Well Launcher Hijack works just amazingly. I just put it on my HD 8 gen6 5.3.3.0 and it works like a charm. I also tried Multi Action Home Button and was not happy with the results. If only I could get rid of the horrible Fire OS now.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] omar's_fire:
can i use this method im my fire 8 7th generation :confused: :(
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] TheDisneyMagic:
Yes, it works on the 7th Generation. Just keep in mind, Widgets do not work on any of the launchers.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] buddimanv:
Thanks, almost worked ( I am on 5.4.0.0 - Fire HD 8 20017 - 7th Gen ) but getting "The requested action is not permitted. Check Parental Controls settings and retry." when pressing the home \ recent button (back button works). Did the same with com.amazon.parentalcontrols & com.amazon.pm - still getting the error. Error goes away as soon as I do pm unhide com.amazon.firelauncher. But of course the launcher reverts back to amazon one once rebooted. Any ideas?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] afeno:
I have exactly the same problem. I was able to hide de firelauncher but then I get the Parental Control error every time that I press the home button.

Does anybody have any solution for this error?

I think that we are very close...

I tried to hide the com.amazon.parentalcontrols but the result is always "false". Even when I hide the apk.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] buddimanv:
What firmware version did you try on? I am bit desperate, lol, and wondering if I could downgrade to 5.3.3.0 and see if this works (need to find the firmware first).

Disabling com.amazon.parentalcontrols does not help - you just have to do on one window as below:

#!/system/bin/sh
nohup
while :
do
kill $!
sleep 1 & pm install -r -d "/system/priv-app/com.amazon.parentalcontrols/com.amazon.parentalcontrols.apk" & sleep 20; kill $!
kill $!
done &
exit

and on another window - keep trying:

pm hide com.amazon.parentalcontrols

But it does not work. Also, hide does not work for com.amazon.pm though (parental monitoring - keeps re-installing, this is the case for 2/3 other ones I have tried). In any case, don't think its related to parental controls, more button mapping i.e. when you hit the home/recent key, it calls the launch com.amazon.firelauncher to start. I think either need to be rooted to do it properly (see https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=71396226&postcount=124) or perhaps, install a launcher pretending to be com.amazon.firelauncher :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] afeno:
I'm trying with Fire OS 5.4.0.0 (Fire 7 - 7th generation - 2017)

Yes. Maybe you are right. It is nice to see the Fire starting with a normal Launcher but if the home button doesn't work then it is not usable.

:(
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] rmyc:
yea, im getting the same parental error. i'm okay with it but sometime i cant go to any launcher and it just stays on a blank wallpaper
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] buddimanv:
As per https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=73032800&postcount=5, uninstalled them and parental error has gone now (in fact, managed to uninstall most of the pre-installed apps). However, the home button does nothing now. Also, when pressing Recent Key button, and then back button, it locks the screen. The search for a proper solution continues :(
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] jddautel:
I used the method below but would like to undo it. How do I go about that?

#!/system/bin/sh

nohup

while :

do

kill $!

sleep 1 & pm install -r -d "/system/priv-app/com.amazon.firelauncher/com.amazon.firelauncher.apk" & sleep 20; kill $!

kill $!

done &

exit

#press enter now
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] buddimanv:
I have virtually uninstalled most of the amazon apps except followings:

com.amazon.firelauncher (you can hide it but parental error - i think a better workaround is Launcher Hijack V3 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=73219583&postcount=144

com.amazon.kindle.otter.oobe (you can hide it but parental error - Launcher Hijack V3 is better workaround)

com.amazon.kor.demo

(Some apps wont install /don't work - cant remember)

com.android.defcontainer

com.amazon.platform

com.amazon.platformsettings

com.amazon.platform.fdrw

(Some specific aps don't work like mobi.infolife.taskmanager, com.finalwire.aida64, Google Play even if you install Android Web View before uninstalling them)

com.amazon.webview

com.amazon.webview.chromium

com.amazon.webview.metrics.service

Our needs are different (mine is used by my lil gal) but Uninstall_FireHD8_2017_APKs.txt is attached in case someone wants to use it :)

Make sure before you uninstall set followings:

SD Card Settings if you have a External SD card and don't want to install apps to External SD Card

Change Time (especially if you are in UK - otherwise reset is needed :)

Install Essential Google Apps
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] nyln:
People keep emailing me about this, this has been discontinued and I recommend anyone use Launcher Hijack v3+ it works so good.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] Banana Joe:
hey buddi! I'm trying to uninstall the stuff, but it keeps showing me error messages... don't know why...

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is what my recently bought Fire HD8 terminal/adb window shows me...
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] Banana Joe:
Just read through some of the other threads, and tried the scripted posted here on Windows (the .bat thing). Here's what I can confirm with a Fire HD8 7th gen running 5.6.0.0:

1) No uninstall works (neither manual, nor per script), just fails everywhere with every file;

2) The script succeeds in installing Play Store and Google services etc. I'm running everything normally;

3) NovaLauncher works wonderfully with LauncherHijack, so right now I just have an outdated Android tablet running flawlessly for 60 bucks, which makes me not want to send the Fire back...

Fingers crossed for a Root and Lineage OS, as it is it's worth purchasing until Cyber Monday and holding on to it until someone cracks it...
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] RemixDeluxe:
Will this method work on the Fire HD 10? I just got it yesterday and I'm looking into replacing this boatware launcher from Amazon.

Also by deleting the Amazon launcher does this also uninstall their system apps and only be left with Nova, when I boot up the tablet it will just launch with Nova with no trace of Amazon's stuff?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] krucesky:
How's performance? Mine slows down to a crawl (just have Play Store etc. installed), and I'm wondering if there's a noticeable performance improvement with the Launcher replacement.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] buddimanv:
Sorry for late response...yes, you are correct. Sold my one now, too much headache for basic things and move into HUAWEI MediaPad T3 10 LTE/4G now to play :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] Banana Joe:
Hey krucesky, I disabled every Amazon related function I could within the settings (some you have to dig deeper, like the ridiculous "on deck downloads" and stuff like that, then went on replacing the launcher and all...

I was experiencing crashes with Gmail, but other than that Firefox works flawlessly, with uBlock and a couple add-ons, behaving in a snappier way than my LineageOS treated motoG2. I mostly using the Fire to stream stuff online from sources other than Amazon (I'm a prime member, but the library still hasn't interested me that much), and I'm super turned off by what they did with Android, so at this point I see it as a cheap investment in the future of cracking, rooting and open-source replacement of things that shouldn't have been that poorly messed with in the first place...

If needed, for the 60 bucks I paid for it, it can sit in a drawer until XDA geniuses work their magic... I was about to buy an used older Fire for 50 bucks just for being able to hack it right away, why not buy a new one, keep it new and just wait?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] joe7dust:
Does the launcher need to be changed like this to remove it disable the lockscreen entirely? I am having trouble locating the hijack apk.

Barring those methods, would debloater work,and which package is that?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] dsubscribe:
Anyone with HD10 with 5.6.0.1 get this to work?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] Dankees:
I want to get my widgets working.

I am very new to this and I don't understand the while ADB instructions.

Does anyone have the file already made for Nova Launcher (and what do I do with it)?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] Colours Fade:
Just so people are aware this works on 5.6.2.0.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] trfr3ak:
For me on 5.6.2.0 it is not working.. seems to go to the alexa show mode if the launcher is uninstalled, but i dont see the dialoge in order to change the launcher =/
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] gt7599a:
I'm blanking in the name of the particular app I used, but you can get a launcher switcher to work around this.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] trfr3ak:
Thanks for the answer, do you mean the launcher hijacker? because i tried it a while ago, but it didnt always work, so i stayed with the default launcher..

Or am I doing something wrong? Maybe there's a way to disable show mode? (Funny thing is, that show mode isnt available in my Counry (Germany), but it shows up, when the launcher is uninstalled)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] gt7599a:
I rooted way back and then disabled OTA so I'm I a much older version, so what worked for men may simply not be an option. Additionally, I think you have to install another launcher.

Iirc, I installed Google launcher. Given you're still trying you get stuff working you might want to try something more "neutral" like nova launcher.

But that me just thinking out loud.

If someone who actually knows what they're talking about chimes in, listen to them instead.

Best wishes on getting your kindle to serve you well.

Ed
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] trfr3ak:
Thanks, I installed Nova now, but I dont like the Hijacker, because it sometimes goes to the default launcher instead of Nova Launcher.

But I found something new, the new FireOs-Version seems to have two launchers installed:

com.amazonfirelauncher and the Alexa-Show one: com.amazon.paladin

Now i only have to find a way to disable both at the same time :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] BlueMike:
Hi everyone, newbie here with a brand new Fire HD8, 8th generation. I've got Google Play on it etc, but would love to get a launcher working; alas, nothing online has worked at all- seems to be because the hijacker doesn't work with the latest generation, is this right? Is anyone likely to come up with a method for the 8th gen..?

Would appreciate any help.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] MisterCrispy:
I just got a Fire HD 8 as well! I too have the Google Play store installed. Last night I ran the commands to get rid of the ads, but they came back this morning.

Hopefully someone better at hacking then us bought a new Fire HD 8 and will figure out how get a new launcher working.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] belletto77:
I'm in the same situation :(

Any help will be appreciated ;)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] tstodart:
Launcher Hijack v2 worked for me, but only after doing a system update to 6.3.0.1.

The process here also worked for me to remove the adds

https://xdaforums.com/hd8-hd10/development/remove-amazon-lockscreen-ads-adb-t3784848
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] flyimages:
Hijack V4.0.2 was just released 2 days ago verified working the new kindle fire hd 8 with the latest software update I just got.

Once Hijack is installed it may prompt you that "accessibility services is disabled," just open settings>accessibility under the very bottom under SERVICES be sure to turn ON "To detect home button press" for it to work.

https://github.com/BaronKiko/LauncherHijack/releases

"V4.0.2

[MENTION=8089882]BaronKiko[/MENTION] BaronKiko released this 2 days ago · 1 commit to master since this release

Adds support for new fire tablet and fire tv's

New detection method, broadcast receiver

Added settings menu"
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] collin2010:
This worked for me, running amazon hd 8 8th generation os 6.3.0.1.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] puntaalta:
works!!!!!

That was nice!!!

Can I modified the sh to clean more amazon bloatware?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] joeldf:
Got this to work on my HD 8 8th Gen a few weeks ago.

Now, I have the Google Play Store, BlackBerry Hub suite, and Nova Launcher with a few widgets.

I won't even bother removing any of the Amazon stuff. It can stay for all I care, because I do use some of it. Alexa still works holding the home button down until she wakes up. I just don't use hands-free mode.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] jottect:
It worked fine for me for about a week. Today I received a message that launcher hijacker was disabled... and was pushed back to default launcher :(

no root, os 5.6.4.0
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] sensboston:
It's pretty easy: weird Amazon blacklisted "Launcher Hijack" package in the latest update :D It's pretty stupid, I think so...

Use this one from that post with modified package name ;)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] jottect:
Thank you, that fixed the issue for the time being! I downloaded and installed the new Clone and back in business :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] TheIdiotHere:
I am a total noob and am surely the idiot here for saying something obvious or obviously wrong, but I have used the following for getting rid of the default launcher:

Install the Google Launcher (with dependencies). On starting, it will direct you to the non-existent settings dialogue. Cancel.

Run the following ADB commands:

adb shell pm disable-user com.amazon.firelauncher
adb shell am start -n com.google.android.launcher/com.google.android.launcher.StubApp

I simply repeat the process after the Kindle updates (and use a similar script to get rid of all the default apps that can be replaced with Google originals).
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] AmznUser444 Dev:
You can bypass the Launcher Hijack, uninstall or downgrade this app like Arcus Android Client (com.amazon.nimh)