yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Fire General] sga999:
On these new ones, there is no seam like that in the middle of the depth of the device. The case is completely solid and rounded and then just meets the screen. I read somewhere that you need a heat gun to release it first. Not sure if that is necessary but I saw it on iFixit earlier today, I think. Something I do not have and would not venture to try. I do have some other small tools that I have used for other devices. Thanks.

EDIT: here's an example of where I read about the heat gun.

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Amazon+Fire+HD+8+Battery+Replacement/61736
[Fire General] DB126:
Na - nothing fancy. See link below to a 7th gen Fire tear down (caveat: I didn't watch the entire vid and can not attest to overall quality). The vid you linked is for the HD 8 which may or may not use the same style casing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aD0nsvim_ow
[Fire General] Jrhotrod:
Sent an email on my Fire 4th Gen to Amazon yesterday and they still haven't responded. Should I resend it? Or just keep waiting?
[Fire General] DB126:
4th gen is a different beast (discontinued); Amazon may not extend the same courtesy.
[Fire General] sga999:
Davey, I wrote Amazon to clarify the link that had return information...they said that link would expire in 7 days. But they said I just have to print the labels within 7 days (it has only been 3). Then I have until Jan. 31 to return it...as you said, it must be extended over the holidays. So I'll keep an eye out for a refurb. Or maybe they'll do another great deal for new ones at Christmas? I kind of doubt it. I enjoyed the video of the teardown, but I don't know if I could do it without scratching it or messing something up. Then if I wanted to return it, they might not accept it. Also, the slot may be defective, as you said. Too many possibilities! Thanks for your help.
[Fire General] DB126:
Perfectly understandable! I generally shy away from discretionary tear downs as Murphy and I are best pals (ugh). If the SD card is not that important it is probably best to leave it alone for now. Really nothing needs to be done until late January when you'll have a decision to make. There will likely be another offer around the holiday but the discount won't be as deep if previous patterns are repeated.
[Fire General] sga999:
Dragon, one more interesting thing about lock screen wallpaper. You probably already know this, but maybe not, if you don't have Prime. There is an app called Prime Photos. I do not see it in the Amazon app store, but it is in the Google Play Store. I do have Prime, and it is on my tablet. But I did not specifically install it, so maybe it magically appears when someone has Prime. The version in the Play Store is a newer version than the one that came on my tablet. It's kind of strange that I don't see it in the Amazon App Store, but I guess that just means they don't want non-prime members getting it.

Anyway, this app will set the lock screen wallpaper. I selected a picture, then clicked on the three dots up in the right-hand corner, picked the last choice which is 'wallpaper' , and then clicked 'set' near the bottom of the screen. Just like the wallpaper option in the settings, it changes both lock screen and home screen wallpaper.
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
I forgot about that. That also works. On older FireOS most uninstalled that app including myself.
[Fire General] chuddler:
Anyone try this method on one of the phones with Amazon ads embedded?

I have a family member that would love it if the ads were removed.
[Fire General] williambright80:
maybe is it linked to a amazon account? also what phone is it
[Fire General] chuddler:
I bought a Moto 5g Plus for an in-law. I bought it with my account...but it has no account currently tied to it. If we try it, I may have the in-law create an Amazon account to do this. If we only get one chance to use this request, I'll save mine.
[Fire General] williambright80:
so it has ads on it ? also if you make them a account and use the email you used to make the account to email them the text i send amazon it should work
[Fire General] chuddler:
Yes...it has ads. I'll give it a try over the holidays.

Thanks!
[Fire General] williambright80:
hey so i just found something out amazon doesnt sell google home because i think they are scared of them and there products if you search google home on amazon only echos pop up
[Fire General] DB126:
Amazon and Google have been in a adolescent p***ing match for several years with tit-for-tat childish actions throughout the period. The latest installment of the sandbox tantrums has Google blocking YouTube on various Amazon devices after the later banned sales of Google home products. Amazon did the same thing after first Chromecast gizmos were released. Google reciprocated by dumping the Amazon app from the Play Store.

IMHO if your product/service/whatever is good enough you don't have to ban or disadvantage the competition. Apparently Jeff and Eric don't see it that way.
[Fire General] williambright80:
shocks me how amazon still uses android for there fire os
[Fire General] DB126:
As opposed to what? Roll their own? Adapt some Linux variant? To what end?

Amazon's goal is an inexpensive shopping portal to their vast ecosystem, not a general purpose gizmo that stands on its own merits. How to justify huge development and ongoing support costs vs leveraging an existing foundation ...

What puzzles me is FireOS still permits installing non-Amazon sourced apps. Suspect there may be a contractual/legal obligation given Android roots.
[Fire General] DB126:
Perhaps a thaw in Amazon's relationship with Apple/Google. No surprise who blinked first given scathing customer reviews around recent events that probably matter more to Amazon (from a business perspective).

https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-to-start-selling-apple-tv-and-google-chromecast/
[Fire General] williambright80:
the war is back on it is gone again
[Fire General] Crazy Chuckster:
Gotta give props to the OP for this tip. I followed it exactly as posted a few hours ago and I just got a notification on my fire 7 that special offers were removed. Tablet also seems far more responsive now as well.
[Fire General] williambright80:
it was funny because I didnt think it would work
[Fire General] williambright80:
so did it work??
[Fire General] chuddler:
No it did not work. The phone programing does not have the same options for support. I started a chat session and got bounced around a lot until someone finally said it can't be done.

:(
[Fire General] c-hri-s:
In the UK - after two failed attempts, tried again just now and they removed the ads - amazing, thanks OP!

Followed the instructions on the first post to the letter.
[Fire General] niccotaglia:
Ok, trying this now (in Italian)
[Fire General] jknut:
Worked for me:

Chat:

As per Amazon's policy, it charges $15-$20 for removal of these ads. However, as a valued customer for Amazon, I will remove them from your device for free as one time exception.
[Fire General] economichael:
Worked for me!
[Fire General] infomofo:
Holy **** that worked like Magic. Thanks OP!
[Fire General] Dani90!:
Worked for You? For me no

p.s. Sono Italiano anch'io, ho provato con lo stesso testo ma nulla, mi hanno risposto che devo pagare se li voglio togliere
[Fire General] tylerhole:
Worked no problem for me, thanks!
[Fire General] niccotaglia:
Same thing happened with me,guess the Italian Amazon customer service isn't too keen on giving freebies
[Fire General] _as:
It worked for me
[Fire General] lemongreen:
Worked for me; I just told the truth, I've been having some trouble seeing the pin keyboard on the lockscreen due to the ads lately (white on white really isn't that vivid) and due to buying mine at Target didn't really get an option to buy an ad-free one to begin with.
[Fire General] DB126:
Excellent! No need to make up a story. Amazon is a business and (generally) understands the value of maintaining good customer relations.
[Fire General] luk2009:
Worked for me too. Thanks

Enviado desde mi KFAUWI mediante Tapatalk
[Fire General] fischwrap:
Bumskies, didn't work for me:

"Hello,

You can unsubscribe your Kindle from Special Offers through Manage Your Content and Devices (www.amazon.com/mycd).

By unsubscribing, you'll be charged for the price difference between Kindle and Kindle with Special Offers if your device was originally purchased at a subsidized price. This amount will be charged to the 1-Click Payment Method on your account, but will not be debited from any Amazon.com Gift Card amounts on your account.

To unsubscribe your Kindle device from Special Offers:

1. Locate your Kindle in the Your Devices tab of the Manage Your Content and Devices page.

2. Click the Actions button next to the device name, then click Edit next to Special Offers.

3. Follow the instructions to unsubscribe from Special Offers.

4. The next time you connect your Kindle device wirelessly, your device will be unsubscribed from Special Offers.

You'll receive an e-mail notification confirming your account has been charged for unsubscribing from Special Offers.

Thanks for using Kindle.

Thank you for your inquiry. Did I solve your problem?"
[Fire General] DB126:
Persistence generally pays off. Try live chat; state you find some ads inappropriate for young children another member of your family. Amazon will make it right.
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
Isn't there a guide to use Automate to get rid of special offers? https://xdaforums.com/hd8-hd10/development/remove-amazon-lockscreen-ads-adb-t3784848
[Fire General] DB126:
It's a local solution (hack) subject to blocking/reversal on subsequent FireOS updates. Better to deal with issue via policy change at the source (Amazon) which reportedly benefits all devices associated with the account in question.
[Fire General] clemdaddy:
Just want to confirm. I searched and saw a few posts (including this one) in this thread mentioning that when it is disabled, it is disabled across all fire tablets associated with the account. Just wanted to confirm, because the steps to unsubscribe at https://www.amazon.com/mycd/ is done by selecting each tablet and clicking unsubscribe. So from what I read, you complain once (via the steps in the first post) and then I will be able to go through the unsubscribe steps for each tablet without issue?!

And then also to confirm, the actual special offers application is also uninstalled?

thanks
[Fire General] DB126:
App is not uninstalled.
[Fire General] clemdaddy:
:( :crying:

thanks for quick reply!
[Fire General] Suhaas:
Thanks a lot man. This worked for me. And I read comments who say that the special offer app is removed but for me that app isn't removed . Can any1 pls verify that to me
[Fire General] DB126:
App is not removed; same response I gave 7 days ago. Everything happens upstream at the Amazon account level.
[Fire General] donutzman:
I had enabled parental controls on the tablet, and in the Special offers app, set it to not display inappropriate content.

Some of the ads were still arguably displaying inappropriate content, so I asked customer service about disabling the offers, and they did without question or charging me a fee.
[Fire General] DB126:
Yep - familiar tale. Amazon will usually cave to that ask if presented properly.
[Fire General] AmznUser444 Dev:
Can you disable the lock screen. We don't see the intrusive lock screen ads
[Fire General] luk2009:
this method worked on my fire 7 9th generation. Thanks again.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] PetterH96:
Hello!

Is the new galaxy phone capable of using a USB-C to HDMI adapter to mirror the screen on another screen? Couldnt really find any good information regarding this.

Looking forward to answers.

- Petter
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] CptCrackers:
I read in several articles that the port does display port over usb c. So that should mean with a c to hdmi cable that it does up to hdmi 2a

Don't have the phone to check it for sure. It uses the dp over c to talk with the Dex dock. Which makes it frustrating that the dock only outputs hdmi.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] sebastianraven:
If it works the same as the Note 7, then yes. There was an adapter that was required though.

http://www.samsung.com/uk/mobile-accessories/multiport-adapter-pw700/EE-PW700BBEGWW/

[IMG="HDMI to USB-C Mobile Adapter"]http://images.samsung.com/is/image/samsung/uk-feature-multiport-adapter-pw700--58328968?$FB_TYPE_A_JPG$[/IMG]
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] PapaWangsta:
Yes, it does. skip the video to 2:10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMD4lhjE3nc

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMD4lhjE3nc[/YOUTUBE]
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] mista1982:
Is it possible to passthrough multichannel bitstream audio like dolby Digital, dts in 5.1 or 7.1? Over hdmi from kodi or vlc Player? Or Amazon Video and Netflix?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Darkseb88:
Has anyone found a way to send audio out as passthrough from usbc-hdmi ? Only way I can receive sound to my amp at the moment is stereo ! No 5.1/7.1 being output ! Would dex do that ? And also anyway to change ratio being output ? When playing a video from usnc-hdmi with mxplayer or kodi it's not full screen :o need a way to change aspect ratio like it is possible with wireless screencast !

If anyone got better luck than me please let me know as samsung support is absolutely helpless and don't even know what I'm talking about lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] chrisully:
Use smart view with a chrome cast or smart tv works a charm
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Darkseb88:
That's what I do but this way I can't cast high bit rate high quality files without stuttering / stop &go and the audio is not sent in 5.1 or 7.1 :(
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Talal.k:
Does mirroring a 4K video from the Galaxy S8 to a 2016 KS9000 Samsung TV through Smart View will mirror in 4K quality or does it mirror in 1080P by default even though the video is in 4K resolution?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Darkseb88:
Depending on the app you use it will try mirroring in 4K and fails miserably as there's not enough bandwidth to do it and will continually be choppy and will pause and play in loop. Just limitations concurrent hardware I suppose.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Darkseb88:
Bump... anyone ? Any suggestion ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] jlieu:
I have tried the Type C to Display Port cable. It works, but just screen sharing. it doesn't get into dex mode.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] nanavati1:
https://www.samsung.com/ca/support/tv-audio-video/what-is-the-mhl-port/

Link indicates that only mhl ready hdmi ports can receive (and hence galaxy phones can output) uncompressed sound (5.1 or more). If I understand it correctly, it means normal hdmi ports can't get 5.1 through USB c to hdmi. Sad.
[Android Apps and Games] blk_jack:
Everyone knows what it's like to comb through the forums on a new device to find ROMs, kernels, apps and all the other customizations that come out of the community.

It's a mixed bag! It's satisfying when you do find something that really appeals to you, but it's also frustrating because a forum just simply isn't the best platform to show off a lot of the modifications we use. A lot of great content, be it wallpapers, icon packs, themes or even homescreens get lost in a sea of text lists, acronyms and giant threads :P

So we've come up with a way we think will help better promote, organize and support independent development in our community.

It's called XDA Feed!

Each device is supported by the community! You can contribute links to your favorite ROM, Kernel, Wallpaper, Thread, Homescreen, Icon Pack, Video or Article and help support your device with content.

Features

Browse, view, download and share the best content on XDA for your device!

Custom built in Download Manager supports resuming cancelled/failed downloads

Filter out content you're not interested in

Star content you're interested in to look at later

Granular notification control: opt out entirely, batch notifications to certain time intervals and specify which content you want to see updates from

Dark theme

Suggest content for your (and any!) device

Leaderboard that shows top contributors!

Contribute!

Did you know Feed content comes from the community? Find the 'Suggest to Feed' links in the app or visit https://feed.xda-developers.com and suggest a link to see that item show up in Feed!

Interested in being part of the moderation and backend team? Send a PM to @blk_jack and we'll have a chat :)

Download

Stable builds - [Download from Play]

Test builds - [Download from Labs]

[YOUTUBE]RdVM8esTSOs[/YOUTUBE][YOUTUBE]2X6iaCW5IXY[/YOUTUBE] [YOUTUBE]25dWEPC3qM8[/YOUTUBE] [YOUTUBE]kT-VPKJwZsc[/YOUTUBE]

XDA:DevDB Information

[OFFICIAL XDA][BETA]XDA Feed: The best XDA content made easy, App for the OnePlus 3

Contributors

blk_jack

Version Information

Status: Beta

Current Beta Version: 0.31

Beta Release Date: 2018-04-09

Created 2017-04-07

Last Updated 2018-04-17
[Android Apps and Games] blk_jack:
Community, contributions and questions

Community chat

Want to chat with the team or other Feed users? Want to help debug an issue?

Join us on Telegram in the XDA Feed group!
​

Help translate!

Head on over to our page on good ol' CrowdIn to join in the fun!​

FAQ

Q: Why does this app exist?

We all know there is a ton of cool stuff you can do to your phone, but navigating the XDA forums to find it all can be a bit daunting. This app is a curated "feed" of all that stuff you wish you knew about, so you don't miss anything.

Q: Wait a sec...why are there multiple versions of Feed?

This is deprecated and per-device builds will be removed soon. Make sure to grab the all devices version for the latest & quickest updates.

Q: Why not just integrate this into XDA Labs?

We wanted to separate the functionality of Feed because we have some very cool stuff planned for it. You'll see!
​

General Limitations

Download History only shows items actually downloaded by Feed itself. Due to the Play Store TOS, this means Apps and Icon Packs are linked to and as such won't show up in Download history. We're not opposed to still including those downloads in the history, they just aren't there at the moment.
[Android Apps and Games] blk_jack:
Roadmap and changes

Roadmap

We're engaged at keeping this app updated according to constructive user feedback. Here are a list of planned fixes and additions:

User submission portal and ability to vote and submit links

Leaderboard to show top contributors

Thumbs up counter to show how popular something is

Ranking points broken down per-user

Web portal

Search for an item

Forum integration

AMOLED black theme

Changelog

0.31 (April 9)

[feature] New card list UI

[feature] Toggle between compact (old)/detail (new) layouts

[feature] Toggle color in card backgrounds

[feature] Long-press card type to quick filter

[feature] Notifications show banner preview / thumb

[feature] Thanks counter

[feature] Rankings now expand to show points breakdown

[feature] Sort by popularity

[tweak] Tapping a selected bottom bar icon jumps you to top

[fix] Animation tweaks

[fix] Community crash on older devices

[fix] Tablet UI glitches

[fix] Oreo 8 crash on fullscreen rotate

[fix] Increase auth timeout

0.30.3 (Feb 15)

[fix] Clickable URLs always defaulting to browser

[fix] False positive user logged out errors

[fix] Crash when re-submitting a video suggestion

[fix] Vanishing menu icons on app resume

[fix] Other crashes, stability issues

0.30.1 (Feb 9)

[feature] Community tab (suggestions/rankings)

[feature] Filter for your device only

[feature] Users receive notices when suggestions are approved/denied

[feature] Users can resubmit denied suggestions

[feature] Users can share URLs to Feed from other apps (settings toggle)

[tweak] Mods can add notes to help submitters improve suggestions

[tweak] Icon shown for tagged content

[tweak] UI/animation improvements

[tweak] Update translations

[fix] Bugs in submit page

[fix] Avatar image resetting to default

0.28.5 (July 8)

[tweak] Landscape feed list

[tweak] Pinned alerts instead of navdrawer item

[tweak] Suggest to Feed example + help text

[tweak] Network connectivity/error messages

[tweak] Update translations

[tweak] Add Japanese/Portuguese translations

[fix] Auth issue repeatedly popping up Login page

[fix] Remove low activity device notification

[fix] DB migration crash

[fix[ Video notifications showing when disabled
[Android Apps and Games] blk_jack:
Feature Requests

I'll keep this semi-regularly updated with the most popular feature requests from people. If they're part of the roadmap, I'll also make sure that's indicated.​

Known Issues

Removing items from filters won't remove them from notifications

Added or removed Starred items won't show up in Starred section without a manual refresh
[Android Apps and Games] blk_jack:
We're live, folks! Anybody familiar with my threads knows the score. If not check out XDA Labs. Debug and testing builds will be up soon!

Be sure to read all the OP posts to reduce duplicate questions! Hope you guys like this app and like I mention in the OP will hopefully be rolling this out to more devices in the near future! <3
[Android Apps and Games] PalmCentro:
You did it once again!! Thank you! Looks awesome :good::good:
[Android Apps and Games] svetius:
Just want to thank the one and only [MENTION=2637227]blk_jack[/MENTION] for his efforts with this app. It was many months in the making! Also credit to [MENTION=5136613]rwestergren[/MENTION] for his fancy server work. :highfive:
[Android Apps and Games] Boskoel03:
Make it for all devices or not make it at all! Yes i have read it's for all,but headline oneplus3,most popular!? U all have seems have forgoten how and why this site started,htc,sammy and some more devices have way more reasons to be first one,or even mentioned! They are here for over 10 years as i know,this is so not xda i know. Sorry for first post in tread like this,but u all out there are keep forgetting where and why all started.
[Android Apps and Games] blk_jack:
Like mentioned in the news post, OP, etc, this is a beta release and we're specifically targeting two devices. Unlike other apps, this app is literally a curated feed of content for the OnePlus 3/3T. Yes, there's content all devices can use, but the backend data right now is largely manual and can't be done for every device automatically.

As we work on the app and grow in terms of features, usability, stability, etc, we'll also work on automating more and more parts of the backend to be able to include all devices.

This is the type of app I want to see for my device (and for the record I don't own a OP3/3T), but we can't get there for all devices over night. This is the first device supported and while you may not benefit from it, there are hundreds of thousands of users who can.

Using your logic, a ROM would be pointless if it didn't exist for every device. Certain ROMs and kernels exist for specific devices and that's the way XDA has always been. This is that in app form.
[Android Apps and Games] Boskoel03:
No,my logic do not say rom should exist for every device,do not please turn my logic over. Simple,i think there are devices and manufactures who deserves more from u,from xda,not to follow only popular ones at the moment,there are devices that in way helped to build this site and i think u need to give deserved atenttion to them,that's my point,not that app needs to be on start for all devices,i know that needs a lot of work. Please sir do not bend my words,thanks,and that is all here from me. All the best with this work.