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[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rootz:
Hi guys, am facing a problem. Have a 2017 HD 10 that is stuck at the WiFi page when I try to boot up as a new setup. Want to know whether is there any way to resolve this. Thanks.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adm1jtg:
You can always flash back to stock and start again
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cpt.mactavish:
Need help from FIREHD 10 2017 USERS:

Can anyone plz install GSam battery monitor(doesn't require root) in firrhd10(2017) and tell me

average per complete charge?

Battery life and screen on time? maximum brightness

do 2 cycles at least(complete usage till 20%)otherwise you wont get proper reading

plz....I need this badly
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] huffmybrd:
Anybody have a working build.prop edit to show all apps in the play store?

There's a few apps (like portal knights) that don't show up.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DragonFire1024:
You can look for the app APK on sites like APK Mirror and try to install them that way.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] huffmybrd:
Yeah I know I can get free apps that way, but I paid for portal knights it just doesn't show in the play store and through chrome is says it's Incompatible, that's why I'm looking to edit the build.prop so more apps show (but after editing the build.prop it doesn't seems to do anything)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ProfessorVagabond:
Has anybody attempted any build.prop tweaks on the latest line of Fire HD's, successful or otherwise?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DragonFire1024:
I haven't tried any of the flash based zips I've found scattered over XDA this round, but I have before and they seem to work. You have to download an app to give you init.d support https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390248398092764054 then look for various flash scripts and zip tweaks to flash. You can manually add edits via bild prop editor on the play store. I recommend at least one edit. If you are in or close to North America change ro.wifi.channels from nothing to 11. If anywhere else, put a 13 or 14 and save and reboot.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] huffmybrd:
Ive Tried changing device/maker info to get more games to show up in the play store but changing the vaules did nothing
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DragonFire1024:
Try this. Go to /system/data/misc and open ProjectConfig.mk in Notepad++. Look for the MTK values that say yes. Look at your build prop and look at ro.mtk_xxx=x. Whatever says yes in the .mk file, can be added to the build prop as ro.mtk_xxx if it isn't already added. So the value in build prop would be 1. Like this:

ro.mtk_uipq_support=1
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DragonFire1024:
Does anyone here use Pandora Radio? If so, are you a premium subscriber? Post a screenshot of your menu screen if you haven't installed any of my mods. I need to see something and the only way I can see, is by looking at the screen shot of an unmodded tablet (unmodded with my framework).
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Roger W:
Standby battery life?

Hi, I just upgraded to an HD8 (2017) from the *original* Kindle Fire 2011 running the venerable OtterX/CM ROMs. Of course the perf boost is great, but battery drain when the screen is off is 20-30% per day.

On the old device, it started off with about 30 days of deep-sleep standby in stock and early CM builds. Then something "broke" with early otterX ROMs, but was fixed again in the last few versions and went back to almost a month of standby.

So I'm wondering if there are system tweaks here that can get this device back to that state? In the old case, it was totally internal to the ROM and not the fault of a user app that wouldn't deep sleep, so I'm wondering if anyone has done deep digging as to the state of that here, and any mitigations?

thanks!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DragonFire1024:
If you are on 5.4.0.0 or lower you can disable system apps.
[Asus ZenWatch 2] kvnhmmd:
I have a Zenwatch 2, no update in site. HOWEVER, I had recently bought my wife a Zenwatch 3.

Last night (7/13/17) she said her watch reset all by itself while charging on her night stand. She said something was wrong with it.

Upon looking at her watch, I noticed right away the watch was running AW 2.0

Versions

Asus Zenwatch 3

Android Wear 2.0.0.161536191

Google Play Services 11.0.55 (534-156917137)

Android OS 7.1.1

Security Patch June 1, 2017

"Something wrong with it" turned out to be the new style of notifications. Instead of a card that peaks up when she gets a Facebook message, it's a chat bubble now. I haven't found a way to display the notifications in ambient mode yet on AW 2.0

Hopefully us ZW2 users will have the update before the end of the month!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Morphicsn0w:
Hey all -

Usually I'm the one answering the questions, so it's a little odd to be on the other side of things.

Today I updated my S8 to the latest firmware version, no problem. Stupidly, I forgot to untick auto-reboot in Odin, so the phone rebooted and got stuck in a bootloop (because I was unable to format the Data partition).

Ever since then, I am unable to flash anything to the phone in Odin, I simply get the error: "FAIL! (DeviceInfo)". Does anybody know how I might go about fixing this? Have I got a $700 paperweight?

Regards

-Alex
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] RuggedHunter:
Bootloop = not bricked.

As one who answers many questions, you already know what the most common answer given is! ?

Search and read before posting

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=73032395 ?
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[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
FAQs

Currently there is no known root method - 14 July 2017

There is no reliable way to stop updates, without rooting. - 14 July 2017

see https://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/general/how-to-install-google-play-store-fire-t3486603 on how to add google framwork/playstore without root. - 14 July 2017
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qrop:
I'm having small font smoothing and kerning issues in a some apps (play store, gmail, firefox, relay for reddit) but not others (droid info, kittens game, ff.net). Is there a way to fix this?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
Probably not without root.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bariyadeep:
Fire gen 7 5.4.0.0

Are there any way to root the newer version gen 7?? Are there any ROMs for this version fire gen 7 updated to 5.4.0.0??
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Nope. However, you can install a different launcher, the Google Play Store and/or remove access to most preinstalled apps. One or all of these actions can improve the daily experience for those dissatisfied with FireOS and the suite of services provided by Amazon.

Look through the General section for threads dealing with all of the above. Some representative links:

https://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/general/amazon-fire-utility-tool-bloat-removal-t3641151

https://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/general/launcher-root-launcher-hijack-v2-t3561026

https://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/general/how-to-install-google-play-store-fire-t3486603

https://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/general/how-to-rid-ads-special-offers-lock-t3585863
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
Its possible that a root method may never be found.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -Space-Madness-:
At the risk of sounding absolutely ridiculous; I am aware that there is currently no root, and that there is a program to remove bloatware, ads, and switch launchers using a program on the computer. HOWEVER I do not have a computer.

At present these are the materials I have at hand-

1 Kindle 7" tablet w/ 3rd part apps activated, and ADB

1 rooted Kyocera Hydra Reach

1 Bluetooth keyboard and mouse (compatable with both devices. I tested this)

- both devices have a terminal emulator app installed.

So, my question is simple. Is there a way to do any of the following-

A: Install the drivers onto either device to run the terminal emulator from the Kindle, or smart phone to run the commands either directly into the device itself, or from the phone to the tablet?

B: run the programs with an emulation?

I am aware that this is a shot in the dark, and I have no access to a computer, or laptop currently. I am able if to obtain a laptop (albeit a cheap windows 7 laptop from ebay) if I have to. However, I would prefer not to.

Any information would be much appreciated, and thank you for your time!
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jicama:
Any way to get the Underground app store on the 7th gen tablet?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikelFuchs:
How did you try so far?

Gesendet von meinem MI 5 mit Tapatalk
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blueblur1986:
Started a new thread because it could get messy: https://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/help/fire-7-2017-7th-gen-downgrade-debloat-t3699937
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sasquatch7878:
install apps to sd card

I have the Fire HD 8 with 5.6 on it. I have installed the Play Store, and everything works fine with that. When I install apps from the plays store and attempt to move them to the SD card though it is only moving the apk not the obb. Is there a way to get the entire app installation to occur on the SD card with rooting? I know that there are apps that allow the movement of the obb to the card, but it seems they all require rooting. Right now I have a 128 gb of storage that the tablet seems to be refusing to actually use. Thanks in advance.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Nope - limitation of Android 5.1. Some custom ROMs incorporate adaptations that permit more (sometimes all) app components to be migrated to external storage. Amazon went a different path with FireOS v5.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kozmo403:
I have a 7th gen Fire 7 (non-HD running 5.6.0.0) and keep getting asked by one app I'd like to use to update google play services. Problem is, when I click update in the app the Amazon App Store is hijacking the request with the options to Cancel or Continue. Cancel does just what it says and Continue just tries to take me to the Amazon app store, which of course won't work. I've attempted to disable the app store in Manage Applications (per this thread) but the option is grayed out. I found a few link handling options under settings / Amazon Application Settings / Appstore and those don't seem to help either. I also attempted to sideload a newer version of play services but couldn't determine the correct version apk to grab from apkmirror as there only appeared to be one version there for Android 5.x. Any ideas?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
The Amazon app store can not be disabled on FireOS 5.6. You could roll back to an earlier build of FireOS and then disable but that's only a temporary work around that you'll likely regret as time passes.

Below is a link to the lastest stable Google Play Services build for your device. Load that and see what happens. My sense is the app is looking for another component that does not reside on your device. Hopefully that assumption is wrong.

https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-services/google-play-services-11-7-46-release/
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kozmo403:
Thanks for looking. I just checked and it appears that's the version of play services running on my device ( 11.7.46 (230-175121617 ). What's interesting is that I don't see a 230 version of the apk available. Half tempted to try the 030 version and see if that updates properly or not. That said, the application I'm having issues with is Movies Anywhere, which, after things update, will work until I attempt to download a movie from my library, at which case it gripes about play services being out of date. I think you may be on to something with a missing component, which doesn't bode well I fear.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
030 (generic) and 230 (optimized for 160 DPI devices) will both work. The former contains code for multiple DPIs so is a slightly larger download. Once installed they should perform similarly. If you prefer the 230 variant jump back to the prior non-beta build. It will auto-update as needed once installed.

Movie downloads typically involve DRM which is a complex. Not sure you'll get this to work on a butchered Amazon gizmo running FireOS.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kozmo403:
So, I think I accidentally figured it out. I updated to the beta 230. That still didn't work with Movies Anywhere so I installed Play Movies and TV (things are supposed to sync there anyway). It also wanted to update Google Play Services and actually managed to. After the update, Play Movies and TV and Movies Anywhere allow downloads.

Not entirely sure if the beta version was necessary or not, but I have another tablet to try things on and I'll report back if I've figured things out. Appreciate the help though.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Great solution; similar to installing the official YouTube app which [MENTION=8165603]DragonFire1024[/MENTION] mentions in several posts. Thanks for sharing!
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] I_do_not_know:
Unbox a 7th gen fire 8

I have a new 7th gen Fire 8

Have not turned it on.

I have no idea what it is running, 5.4.0.0, 5.4.1.0, 5.6.0.0

I am new to this though and I want to do it right, how do I start the tablet to give me the best chance of keeping it UN-updated.

I have read to power it off after putting in the wifi and it will stay at the lower version. AND THEN install a firewall or uninstall the OTA APK (which is a whole nother thing I will figure out down the line)
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nazo:
So I have a question more out of curiosity than anything else: does anyone know what DAC the 7th generation Fire 7 uses? I was testing a few music videos and most of the sound system sucks as one would expect. The speaker is awful and the OPAMP is so weak it can't even handle my modded HD555 (which is super sensitive) very well. However, when I plugged in an amp everything changed. It seems to have much more clarity and quality than I imagined from a system where presumably every shortcut possible was taken. (And while I'm at it I'm sort of curious if it can do 24-bit. I don't really have anything suitable for testing atm though.) Of course without root I can't fix Android's awful volume control, but with an amp that's generally not a problem.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaladhjin:
I'm having a hell of a time getting my Kindle Fire 7 2017 edition to show up as a drive I can drop files APK files in on my Windows 10 x64 Machine.

I got the USB Driver right from Amazon: https://developer.amazon.com/docs/f...ndows-user-install-the-usb-driver-for-windows

I've restarted the machine & the tablet several times.

Went into Developer & changed the usb mode from the Mass Storage or whatever to Camera & back again a few times.

USB Debugging is On as well.

I even tried to bluetooth the apk files over & my computer tells me something about the device I'm sending to cannot handle those type of files.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaladhjin:
How is the interest on rooting these not fairly significant ?

At the price point it's a hell of a deal for an Android tablet isn't it ?

Sure I've noticed over the years it's actually a very small percentage of the community with the real skill set to make actual things happen.. looking for exploits & the like.. & yeah.. no one owes anyone anything especially for free.

I suppose the most likely hope at this point is Kingroot decides it has enough votes to try to figure a method out yeah ?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Not likely given Android 5.1 (base for FireOS v5) is effectively EOL. Not to mention the aging (well understood) 32-bit SOC and limited community that actually opts to root. KingRoot simply packages exploits found by others for their own nefarious purposes. Likely no one is seriously looking root options for this trailing edge budget device. Amazon is pushing the HD 8 which will likely become the entry level offering on the next refresh. Ya get a lot of tablet for $50 USD (when on promotion). Alas, no root there for the same reasons.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
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Well that is quite a lot of information you shared. I look at things from a business perspective (albeit with a solid technical background which can be a distraction) and make the calls as I understand them. Wishful thinking is just that.

Time will tell where Amazon takes their Fire portfolio which are really ecosystem portals vs. general purpose gizmos. I remain quite comfortable with previously stated positions. While tempting to engage point-by-point there really is no benefit on an individual or community level.

Enjoy the coming new year.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nazo:
Point is, it wasn't that no one has tried but that the device is simply quite locked down. It's still a very good target despite the claims to the contrary.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Oh good to know; who would have thunk it. :rolleyes:
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lloer:
Hi! I was given a 7th gen Fire 7 for Christmas (she caught the Amazon UK promo when they were ridiculously cheap and turned into Oprah! She was like, you get a Fire and you get a Fire and you get Fire, everyone gets a Fire!) It is currently running 5.6.0.0.

Anyway, since she had bought one for my youngest the year before, I already knew about putting Play Store on and and advised her to buy microSD cards for everybody which she did, except for me. (Yes, this meant that I spent Christmas afternoon putting Play Store on everyone's Fire as the geek of the family.)

To get to the point, my Mum knew that I had a spare microSD card at home or mine but I'm not using it yet as it's only 16GB. Given that I have a Galaxy S7 Edge smartphone with 64GB external storage and an ancient basic Kindle, plus a PC. My intentions are to use this for lazy social media access from the sofa as it's better for my eyes than the phone, watching Netflix/YouTube in bed and casual gaming on the sofa/in bed. I will still use my phone for podcasts, a camera (better hardware) and when out of the house as I have 40GB of data a month.

With all that in mind, what size microSD card do you suggest? I was going to go for 64 GB but I have noticed that my middle daughter (another of the recipients) is having difficulty getting her Fire to make used of the card storage so maybe 32GB is all I need?

Which leads to my second question, how do I make the most of the external storage? I have installed CCleaner to tidy up as much as possible as an interim measure. What preparations should I make before I insert the memory card? Any useful utilities? And what can I do to make more use of the external storage on my daughter's Fire. Her sister's Fire is a year older and hasn't had this problem.

Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer,

Emma
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Without the benefit of root FireOS v5 (based on Lollipop) makes little use of the SD card except for media storage (pics, vids, etc). Most apps will continue to install and store data on internal storage. With that in mind a 32GB card should be fine IMO. Bigger is not always better.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laharl_22:
i hope for a root solution soon
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Unlikely on this device with FireOS v5 for numerous reasons that have already been discussed.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FoxForceFive:
My wife bought me this as a Xmas gift to replace my nexus 7 2013 which suffers a few screen calibration issues & can be frustrating.

Thing is this thing feels like it's ten times slower.

Please, please tell me that there's a way to speed this thing up. It feels like I'm trying to wade through mud.

I have very few things installed, chrome, SwiftKey, & two or three apps, & despite closing them when not using them even typing this took so long between words that I gave up picked up my phone instead!

I'd prefer not to have to trawl the entire forum to find out how to disable whatever amazon crap is slowing it down (I assume that's the main reason, cos this is a brand new device that's markedly slower than an almost five year old device!).

I know root isn't an option, but I'm guessing there's something tricks that will free up cpu & ram.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Preloaded apps and limited memory (half your Nexus 7) are the primary culprits. Nothing you can do about the latter; nor the former unless willing to downgrade FireOS and wade through various 'hacks' to stop Amazon apps from consuming the limited resources this gizmo has.

You would probably be marginally happier with a HD 8 (or even HD 10) which you could probably negotiate a deal on in exchange for your Fire 7. Better yet, consider a 'pure' Android device like your Nexus 7 which remains competitive against many of today's mid-range tablets. But those are more expensive as the hardware is not subsidized. My hardware preference is Amazon's 3rd gen HDX (2014-2015 vintage) but a heavy hand is needed to transform it from an Amazon shopping portal to a powerful Android tablet that will run circles around a Nexus 7.

I realize this is not the answer you were looking for. Guessing you want something that works like your Nexus and do not want to spend hours/days getting half way there. Response reflects that estimation.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FoxForceFive:
My ideal would be a pure android tablet, & tbh & would have never chosen this, but I love my wife, she truly meant well & if I can make it 'liveable' before replacing it in six months time or so using some story about a bargain used device or some such thing it won't hurt her feelings.

I wasn't even aware downgrading was possible, I'll have to dig into that side of it, I'm really not afraid to get my hands dirty, I've rooted plenty of android devices (admittedly using step by step guides from here very carefully!).

Thanks for taking the time to reply, I'll have a good search tonight to find out about downgrading it & getting this amazon bloatware off it.