yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
You're correct in that respect yes. In the search for such flaws, these tricks, hacks or whatever name you fancy, have come about. Not exactly 'security' related. Though I guess that would depend on how you, or Amazon or Google define security. I think being able to systematically shut down a system, without actually shutting it down, would be a pretty big security flaw if I were Amazon. Maybe the wrong word to use.

The only reason I suspect something would even come out of asking for such APKs is if I thought it could go somewhere. Did anyone test to see what happened when the fireOS APK was 'uninstalled'? You get a boot loop, but that could be interesting in of itself. How about the one labeled just Fire? I actually didn't try that one. My point is, systemless yes, but wouldn't you maybe be able to stop that by rebooting into an older OS...systemless? I mean I went a whole day with everything working 100% up until I rebooted. Sound crazy? I thought the disabling, uninstalling or whatever you want to call it, every thing we could possibly want to, was pretty crazy. Hey I'll try but I can't. Don't have the APKs...yet.

EDIT: P.S. I don't hate Amazon. In fact I just went shopping on their site today. Bought a pretty cool case for this thing. What's crazy is how I paid for it. Bitcoin anyone?
[Fire General] savvytechwinner:
Ok I found my tablet and my usb cord so I can give you the apks now
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
I'll look at them. Hopefully today or tomorrow I'll have access to the whole lot from FireOS 5.3.1.0 :D

Fire Launcher is of no use to me at the moment since it's been long disabled.
[Fire General] :
I have the same Amazon tablet, but could not find the "To detect home button press" in Settings -> Accessibility. I ran the version 3 apk, LauncherHijackV3.apk, but could not make it work. Can you tell me the steps that you took to remove the Fire Launcher?

Thank you in advance.
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
The setting is listed in settings, accessibility, and scroll to the very bottom. There is at least one issue to deal with if 'uninstalling' Fire Launcher. Please see this post and read from where it says 'Ok ready?' please read the WHOLE post including the very bottom where there's another link describing the problem. If you don't mind the recents button (square button) having a hissy fit, then you won't have an issue. Just make sure you have Nova installed first. After I think you can use whatever launcher you like, and even switch between them if you keep hijacker. https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=73308364&postcount=181
[Fire General] Isham.padron:
I used the Amazon fire tablet tool to install Hijack 2 initially. If I try to install v3 by just running the apk it comes but but I am not able to tap the install button. Any ideas?
[Fire General] DB126:
Insure 'install from unknown sources' is checked in settings and reboot. Even if it already is reboot. Should fix the problem.
[Fire General] Isham.padron:
It was already ticked. I ticked it off and then on plus rebooted the tablet.

[*-*] Waiting for Device

[*-*] Installing Launcher Hijack 1 of 2

5143 KB/s (1275590 bytes in 0.242s)

pkg: /data/local/tmp/LauncherHijackV3.apk

Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_UPDATE_INCOMPATIBLE]

[*-*] Installing Nova Launcher 2 of 2

4651 KB/s (8145332 bytes in 1.710s)

pkg: /data/local/tmp/Nova.apk
[Fire General] DB126:
Might have to uninstall v2. I do not have personal experience with either of these hijacks; hopefully another member (or OP) chimes in with more info.
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
I don't know if versions make a difference, but downloading version 3 would be best.
[Fire General] Isham.padron:
Ok. I got it going. Thanks for the help. I did a bunch of random things and finally got the option to install.
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
Also, in cases like these, I find it best to uninstall the previous version, clean cache using the options in settings > storage or using your preferred optimization app. Rebooting into recovery to wipe the cache also doesn't hurt either. Depending on your personal settings, some of the older Apps settings are restored or data is saved and when installing updates, that data remains. I also try to, whenever possible, to sideload APKs using ADB. Just place APK into ADB folder and run the commands below.

adb root
adb install com.package.name.apk
[Fire General] savvytechwinner:
Update incompatible? You MUST uninstall the old version of launcher hijack and then install. The dev hasn't made it so it can update it self
[Fire General] Desertway:
First of all, THANK YOU for this great tool.

Someone mentioned earlier in the thread that Apex launcher works well, having little to no FireOs flicker, and I'm just confirming that. I had been using Nova launcher for a couple of weeks and was seeing a lot of flicker. I decided to try Apex and since theming it and setting it up, I've not seen hide nor hair of FireOs. Apex does have an advanced option to keep it in memory, maybe that's why. Or maybe it's just about launch times. In any case, I'm a very happy user.

Thanks again.
[Fire General] DB126:
Glad Apex worked out for you; it's a nice launcher. For future reference Nova also has an option to remain in memory; you'll find it under 'Advanced' settings. In addition, Nova sports a number of options under 'Look and Feel' which can impact response times and potentially reduce/eliminate flicker. More likely than not Apex's default settings are a better match for this device but Nova fans can probably achieve the same result with a little tuning.
[Fire General] Desertway:
Ah...yes...I took a look at Nova settings on my phone. I never noticed the option to keep the launcher in memory. I think I'll try it on the phone. But on the Fire, I'll keep Apex, as it's working well and I tend to break the things I attempt to tweak :)

Thanks much for your input!
[Fire General] ZeRoZeRoRaZ:
[MENTION=8089882]BaronKiko[/MENTION] it looks like it may work at my Mi Box.

After installing your app and enabling accessibility access it switched automatically to my Nova Launcher,

but after while it crashes and I cannot open app and also home button goes to Android TV default Launcher.

How can I verify what is happening? And do you have any will to support Mi Box? I can be your tester on this device :D

Edit: V2 & V2.1 switches to NovaLauncher just after enabling accessibility service. Hijack app also runs and I can pick launcher but it not detects Home Button Press so after pressing home button it goes to default launcher. After restart also NovaLauncher is starting so there is only one problem - Hijack Home Button @ Mi Box.
[Fire General] geminihc:
just installed this onto my fire hd 8 (6th gen) on fire 5.4.

all works but once in awhile if i'm in the nova laucnher app drawer and THEN press home, it will go back to the Fire launcher. how can i fix this?
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
Sometimes, but not always, if you use ADB shell to delete Fire Launcher app data, and you are at your home screen when you do that, if you immediately press the home button after deleting, it will ask you for a default home.
[Fire General] DB126:
Whoa - this is a great tip! Does the setting survive reboot? If so probably worth the time investment to flush 'n press repeatedly until the prompt appears.
[Fire General] geminihc:
thanks! will try this now

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as far as i know any delete of apps will survive a simple reboot
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
I posted about it somewhere few months back when I discovered app widget. It was just a sentence or two. I only got it to work twice and didn't really think about that until now. I was reading on Stack Exchange someone posted a question was about clearing data and cache and they mentioned the command would also work with system apps.

adb shell pm clear com.package.name

You probably would be best to clear cache data from settings > storage, then run your choice app to clean cache and memory. Reboot to recovery and wipe that cache a few times, POWER OFF and wait a minute or so turn back on and use the ADB command above on Fire Launcher several times. Just don't do a single thing other than press home button when done.
[Fire General] c99max99:
Thank you SOOO much. I have Google Play installed but I absolutely HATE the sloppy Fire launcher (literally designed to get you to spend money...) Works perfectly so far (the only time the stock launcher flashes is if I press home when I'm already in my chosen launcher)
[Fire General] savvytechwinner:
Amazon's Marketing Choices - to make a 50 dollar device they need people to spend money in some way in one form or another
[Fire General] badbob001:
I've used this to change my launcher, but is there a way to create a shortcut to the Fire Launcher so I can access it when I want?
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
You can use Activity Launcher and navigate to Fire Launcher and use it to create a shortcut on your desktop. Just make sure you run the appwidget script for your current, preferred launcher. I don't think you can add a shortcut without doing that. I might be wrong though.
[Fire General] Wikdclown:
Does not show the app HALauncher as a launcher, you can go to options and uncheck launchers only and select it, but when pressing home it does nothing.
[Fire General] badbob001:
Thanks for the tip. But when I run the Fire Launcher Shortcut, it flashes into view for an instant and then switches to my alternative launcher. I guess Launcher Hijack V3 is not just monitoring the home button but is actively detecting when Fire Launcher is active. I'll just accept this for now.
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
Not all launchers will cooperate with Launcher Hijack. There really isn't a list of launchers that do or do not work. You basically have a 50/50 chance. I know Apex, Nova, Google and a few other popular ones do work. I really haven't tested any others as I am a sucker for Nova.

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That's one of the prices you pay. Unfortunately, without being able to uninstall/disable system apps, you're going to see that flash. Sometimes it will be more intense than others. If you are on OS 5.4.0.0 or lower, you can downgrade Fire Launcher then uninstall it, but you also break the recent apps button when you swipe closed the last app however, the home button doesn't break. Kinda a catch 22.
[Fire General] badbob001:
Would this cause the Amazon app (for buying stuff) to not run? When I run the Amazon app, it flashes away like the Fire launcher does when I press the home button. Does this install some sort of script that continuously watches what is running so to catch when the Fire Launcher is run? If that is the case, then the script is not precise enough.

I also get the same behavior when I try to run the Fire Launcher from my new launcher.
[Fire General] DB126:
I tend to think not as apps and launchers are different beasts. However, if the Amazon app has dependencies on the Fire Launcher then that might trigger the behavior you describe.
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
Also if you uninstall an Amazon app, you can't reinstall it without factory resetting. So of you uninstall the video app, you can't go to the Google store (or download an apk) to reinstall it.
[Fire General] long_pn:
Did anyone install Microsoft Launcher on Fire HD 8 2017 and face similar issues as with other Launchers ?
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
There is no list of launchers that do or do not work with Launcher Hijack. You have a 50/50 chance.
[Fire General] chodi2:
[MENTION=8089882]BaronKiko[/MENTION], You can improve performance a lot executing in adb

pm clear com.amazon.firelauncher

This will clear the fire os launcher configuration so the home button will run smoothly.
[Fire General] GreeKNastY:
how exactly do i run this in adb? im connected via adb but when i type that process nothing happens
[Fire General] DB126:
- verify you have a working adb connection by issuing the command "adb devices"; should get a response that includes a long string of letters/numbers

- if the above works and still no joy it's possible Amazon disabled the 'clear' subcommand
[Fire General] chodi2:
Yes, you must execute it in the terminal, so you need to execute "adb shell" and then execute the pm clear command. It is working right now in the last version of a fire 8 device.
[Fire General] nhidog:
watchespn won't work without amazon app store. Whats the command to reinstall it?
[Fire General] XDANewFire:
Google now launcher doesn't work. Just sends to fire launcher
[Fire General] DB126:
Do a thread search; others (including the author) have posted workarounds.
[Fire General] alsat1:
I have a problem with installing hijack v3. I have amazon fire HD 8 with latest fire os 5.6. All Google apps installed and worked fine. Downloaded latest hijack v3 launcher but when I opening this file is asking me did I want to install this app but install button is not highlighted only cancel button is highlighted and cannot install. Please help.
[Fire General] XDANewFire:
Turn off screen and turn back on. Install button fixed. Or just update.
[Fire General] DB126:
Other options: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=74655719&postcount=579
[Fire General] alsat1:
After restart all done. Now just need to change the lock screen.
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
Thanks to Amazon, the lockscreen is another part of Android they butchered... severely. You're lucky to even be able to change the lockscreen wallpaper. Amazon's "lockscreen with special offers" is a ticking time bomb IMHO. I don't trust it and I think it's just about the least secure you can get.
[Fire General] pastyal:
I tried installing the apk and following the troubleshooting guide but I can't get any launcher to use widgets successfully. When adding a widget the settings screen appears.

Any ideas?
[Fire General] alsat1:
Amazon removed adds from lockscreen for me for free via web chat. Just told them I didn't know it cost 10 pound for remove, couse nobody told me that in the shop, so they did for free :) Tablet is free from adds, all amazon apps hidden via nova launcher.
[Fire General] kukuteku:
man! this work very nice! now I have nova Launcher.....
[Fire General] vanzan:
I bought a Fire TV 3 and it's on an ungodly Fire OS 6.2.1.0. When I click the Hijack app I get a white flash and nothing happens. I suppose it's been blocked by Amazon?
[Fire General] DB126:
Possibly. Kinda risky running debloat script on FireOS v6 which is based on a completely different version if Android (Nougat vs Lollipop). Although I guess the worst that could happen is nothing.
[Fire General] Maxpawner:
How can i use Pixel 2 Launcher in fire HD 10 2017?

It won't Work for me, i only can use Google now Launcher.
[Fire General] thomasgruver:
Work with an app instead of launcher

This is SO CLOSE to something I've been looking for. On my android tablets, i use "Target Home Launcher" to get the home button to go directly to an app (in my case, wall mounted tablets running a home automation app). Works great, even at startup.

I noticed that you can select apps instead of launchers in this fix... but it doesn't seem to work. just goes back to fire launcher. any ideas? seems so close.

thanks.
[Fire General] NeurOSick:
Hi and tanks for your great work!

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[Fire General] jcleav:
I keep trying to install the app, but after a few seconds it just says "app not installed". got an earlier version of this to work, but was trying to update to v3. I'm on a 7th generation HD 8 with fire os 5.6. any help would be very much appreciated. thanks.
[Fire General] Adyatan:
Probably signature issues! First uninstall the old version(V2) from your phone and install the new version(V3)!
[Fire General] jcleav:
that was it, thank you so much!
[Fire General] koop1955:
Hi, and thanks for this. I have run the command successfully from ADB Shell, saw an immediate improvement. My question, and it is a minor one, is how do I select Evie as the default launcher? I can't seem to figure that out, I feel as if I am missing something obvious.
[Fire General] rongweiss:
Thank you so much! I have Play store, got rid of lock screen ads, now, thanks to you, I have Google now launcher. It's almost like my fire HD 8 grew up to be a real Android tablet! Great work!
[Fire General] badabing2003:
Care to share how you got rid of lock screen ads?

Thanks
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
FireOS 5.4.0.0 and lower:

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.amazon.kso
[Fire General] DB126:
Or simply contact Amazon and ask them to remove the ads as you find them distasteful. Most agents will do it (once) as a customer courtesy. Push back if the agent mentions a $15 USD fee. They will wave it to keep you using the device as the telemetry derived is far more valuable.
[Fire General] dondraper23:
That's what I would recommend. I've been calling it the "Be nice to the Amazon help representative via chat" method. Don't mention the $15 dollar fee. I just told them my parents found the lock screen ads confusing and asked if there is a way around them. Have your serial number handy. They took the ads off of both the Fire HD's I have (8" and 10"). After, they will tell you "Normally, there is a $15 charge for each device...."
[Fire General] badabing2003:
Thanks

c:\>adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.amazon.kso
Failure - not installed for 0

c:\>adb shell pm uninstall -k com.amazon.kso
Failure [DELETE_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR]

Do I need to be rooted?

I'm on 5.6.0.1 and not rooted and am afraid there is no possibility for root (yet)

Thanks

BB
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
Ah sorry. On 5.6.0.1 you cannot disable system apps anymore.
[Fire General] rongweiss:
I used the instructions found here:

https://xdaforums.com/hd8-hd10/help/removing-lockscreen-ads-kindle-fire-hd-t3690921 I think it was post #6

But unfortunately, the lock screen ads came back this morning. Will have to try again. Sorry.
[Fire General] DB126:
pm clear is not durable. Contact Amazon (call or chat) and request lock screen ads be removed as you find them distasteful. Works every time.
[Fire General] badabing2003:
Thank you everyone who took time to respond.

I'll reach out to Amazon and see how that goes.
[Fire General] PNWGuy:
Easiest solution without digging into system

I'm on Fire OS 5.6.0.1 and this is my setup to switching Launchers that seems to works seamlessly - do not know whether it works on other updates:

1. Installed Nova Launcher

2. Installed Launcher Hijack v3, and set Nova Launcher

3. Installed MacroDroid, added macro to activate on Device Boot, Nova Launcher

This will boot straight into Nova Launcher on startup, so no need to press home key as you will not see the Amazon FireLauncher screen. You may see a tiny flicker on occasion when you press the home key, while Launcher Hijack switches launchers , but most of the time you won't even know it's a Fire tablet.
[Fire General] eldani82:
I've done the same on my tablet and it's been working fine for months now. The only small issue worth mentioning is the update to 5.6.0.1 which disabled the accessibility setting that is required for the Launcher Hijack. I found the problem, turned it back on and it's been running fine again.

About the lockscreen ads: in my case I was genuinely confused when I saw some bare-chested man on the cover of a book that had all the indications of being a step beyond a bodice ripper. You know, the kind of thing that isn't an all-out adult book but you wouldn't let it read adolescents either. I often have my sister's kids over and they get into all kinds of stuff, so I asked the Amazon support if they could disable the ads for that exact reason and it went fine. That it ended up being the truth didn't hurt either ;) The strange thing about it was that I don't have a Kindle ebook reader and had never bought a single book on this Amazon account, nor did I look any up so it wasn't targeted advertising either.
[Fire General] hschallh:
I don't seem to have this option on my 5.6.0.1 tablet. Am I blind?
[Fire General] xhostluv:
how to set up HALauncher as default ?? i have only Hijack 3 instaled and TVLauncher (this launcher i see on Hijack3 com.awe.dev.pro.tv) but Hallauncher is not showing and when i click to see all the apps and got to HALauncher (set your launcher to HALauncher net.i.akihiro.halauncher) nothing hapening when i press home button and when i restart is going to defaul TVlauncher. my stick v2 is debloated no other amazon apps or launcher.
[Fire General] xhostluv:
Hello, sorry to bother you. I really like your work, and i like your app Hijack it works very good with TVlauncher but with HALauncher is not working :(( and i really want to use this launcher as default. I have an fireTVstick 2 i have bloat all amazon services and amazon launcher. I don't have ogher launcher. When i uncheck Launcher only and select HALauncher i have an pop jp asking me to set HALlauncher as default but home buton is not working :(( and when i restart is going straight to TVlauncher. So please can you help me with this??
[Fire General] DB126:
Patience is a virtue; two posts within 90 min won't yield a faster response. OP (developer) may or may not reply. This is the 5th/7th gen Fire tablet forum. Fire Stick is a different beast but may be able to leverage some of the same tools.
[Fire General] xhostluv:
maybe if i change to package name of HALauncher similar to TVLauncher will trick hijack v3 to show as a launcher. Or to make changes to hallauncher??
[Fire General] xhostluv:
SOLVED

this is my firetvstick 2nd with HALauncher as default

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[Fire General] velayo:
Just by changing the app name?
[Fire General] poincare:
I have the same problem. Does anyone have a fix for Fire TV v3 users?
[Fire General] Pichingo:
[MENTION=8089882]BaronKiko[/MENTION] Thank you for everything.!This works get on FireStick 2nd gen! I noticed that on the 3rd gen the app closes right after trying to open it. Are you able to update it to work on the 3rd gen?
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[Fire General] luk2009:
working perfect on fire 7 7th gen os 5.6.1.0

thanks

Enviado desde mi KFAUWI mediante Tapatalk
[Fire General] mumkelly93:
Where is this launcher hijacker located please? I find nothing in Amazon or Google and the links here lead to a 404 page not found. I'm working on getting Nova as the default launcher and having a not to easy time. I have nothing in accessibility about the home button either.
[Fire General] Adyatan:
https://github.com/BaronKiko/LauncherHijack/releases/download/3.0/LauncherHijackV3.apk

Download it!

Then go to

Settings>Accessibility

Turn on "To detect home button"

Go to Launcher Hijack app

Then Select the launcher which you want to make default.
[Fire General] Midorlo:
Does this actually skip launching FireLauncher or does it chainload the preffered one afterwards?
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
Fire launcher is still active. You can't disable it on non rooted devices without causing problems elsewhere. For example if in 5.4.0.0 or lower, disabling it breaks the home button. However if you downgrade it to a lower version, the home button stays intact, but then the recent apps button breaks. Only way to actually get rid of it is with root. Install Nova or your preferred launcher as a system app and uninstall fire launcher after.
[Fire General] 98yukon:
accessibility "To detect home button"

Got a new Fire HD 10 7th Gen. OS 5.6.1.0, When I went to settings > accessibility there is no "To detect home button". Any idea why I did'nt see any?
[Fire General] Adyatan:
Have you installed the launcher hijack apk?

"To detect home button press" will be at the bottom in Accessibility.
[Fire General] attitoad:
Hello. I am trying to set this up on my 2nd gen Fire TV (box, not stick) which is currently at OS 5.4 and can't find the Accessibility menu to setup the home button. Settings on mine has 7 options and Accessibility is not one of them.