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[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] Bawdy George:
Quality downtime is vastly more important!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] stangri:
If you're getting those deals someplace other than ebay, do let know.

I love my Apollo and considering how smooth things are with cm14.1 on it, wouldn't mind picking up thor.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] Bawdy George:
eBay it is. The 16GB Thor was $40 and indistinguishable from new. Apollo $99 and hopefully similar, I'll know in a few days. That's some cheap processing power and killer displays so I jumped on 'em. Hopefully the batteries aren't too fragged... so far, so good.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] lolwatpear:
I'm laughing at these moron consumers who buy 1gb, 1024 x 600, POS, fire 7s, while there's a goldmine of these tablets on eBay.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] Bawdy George:
To be fair, at $33 on Black Friday that one is great for certain use cases... I picked one up to be a dedicated media streamer to my aforementioned TDK Bluetooth speaker. But of course I rooted it first while I could.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] DB126:
Not so fast. I own a handful of both types (all purchased at deep discount) which satisfy different needs. For casual streaming a 5th gen Fire 7 'good enough' as screen resolution is largely irrelevant for video on a 7" panel. Perfect for the kitchen, garage or workout room. No great loss if it lands in the sink or hits the floor. I put another to use as a OBD2 monitor; no need to dedicate a high end HDX to that mundane task. Fire 7s also support OTG and have a SD card slot that's good for 128 GB. Toss in an app that supports symbolic links and you have the best of Android 6/7 adoptable storage and a SD card that can still be read on another platform. Those are tricks the HDX simply can't perform due to hardware restrictions. Oh yeah - Bluetooth works reliably with every device I have thrown at them whether it be on FireOS or one of my two favorite custom ROMS. Bluetooth is still unreliable on on HDX ROMS beyond KitKat.

That said, my daily driver is a HDX that has all but replaced my trusty laptop for consumption and light content creation. It's a beautiful device with an awesome panel and great sound! The honeymoon still hasn't worn off after nearly 3 years of steady use. I snagged a small collection of early production units that could be unlocked from day 1. I rotate between a couple so I always have a fall back. I'm still asked on occation if my HDX is an iPad mini. LOL - that my friend is a POS when you factor in the price point (although certainly the right gizmo for select audiences).
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] stangri:
Is this going to affect the apollo/thor nightly builds: https://cyngn.com/blog/cyanogen-services-shutting-down?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] Paladin@1976:
Which CM-Version would be more stable? CM14.1 or CM13 for thor? Now I have CM14.1 flashed and installed some games from google play store. I had no problems except bluetooth and camera are not working and I can not install google play games app (errorcode -505). Would I have some advantages if I flash CM13 or should I stay on CM14.1?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] DB126:
Different entities. The transition of Cyanogen was both planned and expected. CM 14.x nightlies are aligned with CyanogenMod which is also undergoing changes but has no immediate plans to discontinue nightly builds.

Here's some background for those unfamiliar: http://www.androidauthority.com/cyanogenmod-cyanogen-os-differences-702198/
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] pxrave:
most stable is kitlkat based cm11 next cm12, cm14, unstabelest cm13

remember you need to setup persimissive se linux

some gapps cant be installed use sideload
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] lolwatpear:
You're right. If an SD slot and/or otg is a must, it has its use. Another benefit is the device being new since many don't like buying used. But most of the people buying these cheap fire 7s are technologically inept and are just using these for media consumption. But when you can get a quantum dot 300+ PPI device with superior internals for $40, the choice is obvious for a main driver.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] Hashcode:
Yes. No more automated nightlies after Dec. 31. Both myself and [MENTION=5749760]ggow[/MENTION] will post updated builds manually as things change.

I will also probably move to the LineageAndroid code base or perhaps if another ROM shows more promise, I would move to that.

- Hash
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] DB126:
Wow - read that one wrong. Thought CyanogenMod nightly updates were continuing. As a consumer happy to see nightlies go but kinda sucks for development/support community.

Edit: sad day/new beginnings: https://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] Hashcode:
What this means for everyone is that there won't be a "primary" ROM anymore. We could see enterprising new devs try out the HDX sources on a variety of different bases.

More threads for you to support! :). BTW, you are doing a bang up job for the HDX community. Keep up the great work!

- Hash
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] pxrave:
after new year you should change to lineage ...

they forked all your code to https://github.com/LineageOS/android_device_amazon_apollo :)

its the same code as cm github so i think there will be no difference?

btw i found another linux se bug -->camera only works on moderate mode on official nightly you forced se linux again so we all get the camera error :) if you need some logs i will post it after new year :) so we all take some holidays :)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] khoacao96:
So our ROM will be renamed to LineageOS right? What about the numbering?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] DB126:
Not necessarily. Several options are being considered. Wait for one of the two developers aligned with this ROM (identified in OP) to make a determination and accompanying announcement. Any other statement is pure speculation.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] stangri:
*If* Hash & ggow transition to LineageOS, then from the only commit I've checked out, looks like the version scheme stays the same (14.1 for Nougat 7.1.1).
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] MahmudS:
Have issue with video in Vkontakte app (but on CM13 I hadn't this bug): video automatically rotate 90 deg to right

Another one: start downloading via utorrent, left tablet for a few minutes (~10-15), looked back - it freezes on bootloader logo...

As for me, CM13 is more stable than CM14.1
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] Hashcode:
utorrent issue might be related to thermal issues. There may be some debugging work to do there.

I have larger plans to fix the odd rotation issues in various apps. Hopefully Vkontakte will also be fixed once those changes are complete.

Also, once nightly CM builds stop (Jan 1), I will go back to SElinux permissive builds (enforcing was required for nightlies).

- Hash
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] MahmudS:
del
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] MahmudS:
Yes, tablet was quite warm, twrp showed temperature of cpu ~ 70 degrees.

About rotation in vk app - it's bug for last version of app (4.7.0), because on cm13 and stock roms I have same bug, previous version of app (4.6.0) works fine.

But I returned anyway to cm13, because:

- no issues with thermal (or I hadn't)

- wi-fi works in sleep mode

- background image is better quality than on cm14

- displaying battery percentage on status bar without swyping down

- maybe something else :)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] blade22:
I am not able to download cm-14.1-20161225-NIGHTLY-thor.zip from https://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=thor

page says unable to connect :(
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] stangri:
Doesn't look like CM nightlies are building post Dec 24th anyways. At least there're no newer than that nightlies for apollo.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] blade_bakerk:
Hey all, anyone have issues with Gmail installation?

Clean install of both rom and gapps 'pico'. Got into the play store no problem and installed Gmail which picks up the owner details and I can see the emails in the notification drawer. Problem is when I try to open Gmail it shows 'add new email address' and 'take me to gmail' but the take me to Gmail button doesn't do analysing and keeps saying you must add at least one email account... Very weird..

Have tried uninstalling the app and reinstalling but no joy... Any ideas?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] ONYXis:
go to settings -apps- gmail -permissions- contacts enable
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] DB126:
I was successfully able to connect once in 8-10 tries. Guessing CM download servers are getting hammered in advance of Jan 1st. Run on the bank ...
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] Ditzer:
I have seen this before. Pico doesn't seem to have all the services you need to get gmail to work right. Even if you install it after the fact. I have had to up my gapps to get it to work. If gmail is part of the package it will work.

Edit: it looks like I had to go micro when I went to CM14 to get around that issue.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] DB126:
FYI - no problem with nano. That said, micro is not a bad choice if you use Gmail and still want a minimal install.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] stangri:
Same here, have always used nano, never had an issue with any of the google apps/services, although I don't use neither gmail nor inbox on the tablet.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] Hashcode:
I'm currently travelling. We need to save the last 2 builds for Thor and Apollo somewhere online. I can add them to the OP later.

Thanks!

- Hash
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] DB126:
Done! I will move them to an online repository later today.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] blade22:
Can somebody upload it in googledrive please..i need this update badly :(
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] DB126:
Bad, huh? Upload in process; should be ready by 20161230 20:00 UTC. Will edit post with link when ready. Hope you can hold out that long .... :fingers-crossed:

12/31 Edit: see thread OP for updated Apollo/Thor download links

Footnotes:

- not all links were working when attempt made (multiple connection denied messages)

- repository includes first and last nightly image available for each build

- no whining if your favorite nightly isn't included ...

- since we now have multiple redundant copies I won't bother putting these on AWS S3

- links will expire in 15 days
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] stangri:
Thor (Dec 25): http://ul.to/1uuyp5g5

Apollo (Dec 24): http://ul.to/2ktg8hel

I realize this isn't google drive, but the files are relatively small (350Mb) so it's good as an alternative option.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] Hashcode:
Couple of interesting developments:

- I found a spot to setup for a bit and built LineageOS ROM for Thor and I'm currently testing it. (SElinux permissive). I'll upload later if everything is ok.

- I also picked up a 64GB + LTE Thor device on Ebay for $120 and hopefully will receive it in the next week or so (holidays will probably affect shipping times). NOTE: I'm not promising anything regarding the RIL for HDX devices. It's VERY old and may be impossible to get up and running. But, at least I have hardware to develop on.

I also know that [MENTION=5749760]ggow[/MENTION] has also been working on getting a loaner Apollo device with LTE connectivity. So Apollo users shouldn't be left out in the cold.

- Hash
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] Hashcode:
Hmm.. XDA is having issues with their scripts or something. It's causing problems posting to the downloads.

EDIT: Looks like Android File Host ended up created a new section for Kindle Fire HDX 7 (I made the request a month ago). So, I'll re-upload all of the files in the download section there, including a new LineageOS build.

- Hash
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] Hashcode:
New LineageOS build for Thor device is here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=140404
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] Hashcode:
OP updated to reflect the new LineageOS builds (download links added) and Change Log moved to post #2 for easy updating.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] deserthouse:
I have met rotation & wifi issues on apollo with the 12.24 nightly. Trying to go back to 12.16.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] sascha.sehling:
Hello,

I'm at the moment on the last nightly on my Thor device. Can I flash the new rom without wipe anything, or what is the best way to update to the newest version.

Thank you in advanced

Greetings from Germany

Sascha

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[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] DB126:
Nightly robot builds seem to become erratic with both CM 13 and 14.1 for this device. Soiled reputation of perfectly good ROM. Recommend sticking with last stable build (see OP) until issues are sorted. Hopefully won't carryover to LineageOS.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] blade_bakerk:
Worked a treat... Thanks a million :)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] NextDroid:
Generally, flashing over older builds is feasible, but, as you may know already, switching ROMs needs a full wipe for the best experience. I was behind about three builds before flashing the newest LineageOS build, and I am OK now.

[MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION] and [MENTION=5749760]ggow[/MENTION], thank you both for all this dedication. Making builds even while traveling! This all makes it hard to believe that my HDX is four years old! Thor is still mighty lol.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] Droid_1:
Thanks to the devs for keeping this device alive! Unfortunatelly I am facing massive wifi drops and the device (thor) is barely not usable... Any ideas how to fix it?

Thanks!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] DB126:
Fall back to CM 13.0 or 12.1 while the devs sort through issues with CM/LineageOS 14.1 which is just emerging from early trials. You can find both builds in the Original Android Development section. CM 12.1 remains my daily driver and is rock solid. If Bluetooth is a must you'll need to go with one of the KitKat builds for now.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] Hashcode:
Can you try deleting or renaming the /data/misc/wifi directory and then reboot?

- Hash
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] Bawdy George:
Thanks for all you do. Dirty flash of this build over the 12/16 CM 14.1 build gives me the same BT result: it sees my TDK A33 speaker but refuses to pair. Wifi seems fine.

This is on my Thor-wifi test mule. Will probably try a clean flash as well.

Edit: happy to provide logs, just ask.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] Droid_1:
Deleted the wifi directory and rebooted, but unfortunatelly wifi still keeps dropping...

But thanks for the try
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] Hashcode:
No need for logs on this, as I can reproduce this issue reliably. I forgot to update the KNOWN ISSUES section to re-add bluetooth pairing issues.

Thanks

- Hash
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] Hashcode:
Please see my PM regarding a log of this. I can take a look at whats happening in your environment. WiFi in general has been better for me on Android-7.1 with recent fixes, so IMHO this is not expected behavior.

- Hash
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] NextDroid:
I was having the same problem this morning, so I tried this. It looks like the folder contains all of my WiFi and VPN configurations... exploring partitions is fun :)

I've done some light Internet browsing, and have had no drops as of yet...
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] Hashcode:
I should explain the difficulty behind making bluetooth work correctly on any Android passed 12.1 (Lollipop):

- We are using a BT vendor control lib from source pulled from Code Aurora repos for generic QCOM devices, but which works with our Atheros BT chip. This means we don't have any customizations added by Amazon.

- In Marshmallow (CM 13.0) the Android Bluetooth HAL (Bluedroid) was redesigned quite a bit, including configurations

- And in Nougat even more changes were pushed to the Android Bluetooth HAL.

So all of this is making for a fairly large debug target when it comes to bluetooth issues.

- Hash
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] DB126:
For awareness Bluetooth pairing is also dysfunctional on CM 12.1 which I believe is the only Lollipop based build for 3rd gen HDX that has been maintained (@ggow also published a SlimLP build in 2015 but it never really took off and support has since been discontinued). Not trying to nitpick; only mention in the off chance it helps with debug. :)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] Hashcode:
Ah. That's actually good to know. So there hasn't been any AOSP-based custom ROM where BT works well?

- Hash
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] DB126:
BT is reliable on all JellyBean/KitKat builds, eg: AOSP Fire Nexus KTU84Q. Some users have reported partial success on Fire Nexus 6.0.1 but not to the level I would call 'stable'. Probably the same type of thing you are seeing with CM 13.0/14.1. As noted I have had no luck with BT connectivity on CM 12.1 (visibility or pairing).
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] Hashcode:
Ok, that makes sense l. We use Amazon's prebuilt binaries for almost everything outside of the main framework in the JB / KK builds (bluetooth libs included). And they match up since FireOS 4.5.x is decently close Android wise.

- Hash
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] holeshot77:
Great ROM Guys! Been awhile since Ive been around but I still lurk. So far I used the 2.79 Superuser zip with success and no issues with WiFi yet either(knock on wood). All in all id say what a great build thus far! Thank you.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] Hashcode:
DEV UPDATE: Got my new Thor device (w/ LTE) unlocked and running the current LineageOS build. I'm debugging a few notable issues with the modem atm. We'll see how far down the rabbit hole this goes.

- Hash
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] blade22:
Sending/Receiving files in Shareit is not working..I think this issue is with Hotspot :confused:
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] slater_g:
Seems that the thumbnail in post 2 is defective, so I can't check what works and what doesn't.

But it seems that you are now tacking the modem. Thanks!

If there is anything that can be done in terms of helping to debug modem on Apollo LTE, let me know.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] DB126:
[MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION] and others:

FYI - XDA back-end is experiencing difficulties hosting/displaying image files (eg: jpg, png). Reattaching as a PDF or other document format addresses immediate issue but is obviously less convenient to access/view. Attachment problem has been ongoing for about a week and seems rather inconsistent; deleting and reuploading sometimes fixes it. Not sure if/when it will be fully resolved.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] pxrave:
a very annoing but minior problem on apollo (all cm versions since 12.1)

the Minimum brightness in dark areas is very very dark can you setup a bit more birghtness for the minimum level? or how can i modify the system files?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] khoacao96:
I don't think Hash is in charge of Apollo

ggow is (I think)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] DB126:
No value in this speculative comment. [MENTION=5749760]ggow[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION] are the development resources aligned with this ROM. How they collaborate is irrelevant unless one of those two parties indicate otherwise.

---------- Post added at 06:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:46 PM ----------

Several Xposed modules (including the excellent/mature GravityBox module) offer enhanced brightness controls including min/max limits and fine tuning auto brightness for different ambient light levels.

I would prefer the current minimum level be left as-is as I find it too intense in dark environments.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] pxrave:
your right but since we are on 7 there is no xposed and i dont want to install it :)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] DB126:
D'oh - you are (obviously) correct! I know no Xposed for Nougat but forgot to consult the brain before posting. Seems to be a trend in my part of the world ...
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] stangri:
Uhm, just tried it (with the Plex app which has very dark background) and can't see the screen is "very very dark" on minimum brightness setting. Is there a specific app you're experiencing the problem with?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] pxrave:
haha your right my friend :) i love this device since hashcode and ggow but so much time and love in it.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] Hashcode:
It's probably time for a new weekly build of LineageOS. And for this next build, I'll focus on 2 changes:

1. The minimum brightness setting was changed in December to a quite low value of 4 (the default is 10). So I'll probably go back up to something like 8 here as I thought it was bright in previous versions. Maybe that will be the "sweet" spot.

[MENTION=5488402]Davey126[/MENTION] Could it be that the version of Android you're using still uses the default setting of 10?

2. The camera is quite dark on Thor devices (not sure on Apollo). I'm testing to see which of the recent changes caused this. At one point the brightness was fine.

- Hash
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] DB126:
On my Thor devices I set min=5, dim=1. Even with those values I engage a 30% (blue light) filter when viewing text/video in very dark settings (eg: bedroom). The display is still readable under artificial lighting even at the lowest settings; I have never encountered a 'black' screen. This isn't me being fussy; the back light is pretty intense on these pups! That said, 5/1 may be too conservative on Apollo although previous experience suggests a close numerical tracking between device types.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] Hashcode:
Yeah, I'm wondering if the backlight on Apollo may be less intense then Thor. I'll defer to [MENTION=5749760]ggow[/MENTION] on this one.

- Hash
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] DB126:
What!? That [MENTION=5749760]ggow[/MENTION] is such a slack! Never understood why he can't juggle 4 running chainsaws while jumping on a trampoline ... :) :)

As always - gratitude for all you and ggow do!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] masterchop:
i was not able to make it boot :(
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] DB126:
Did you do a full wipe (system/data/dalvik/cache partitions) prior to installing the latest build?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Original Android Develop] masterchop:
]

I even wipe internal storage and upload the rom from PC, i even tried without gapps same every time.

i am running TWRP 3.0.x

i had to swicth to aicp which works fine but i was looking for this version :( any ideas are welcome.