yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shabuboy:
I did follow instructions on the following topic and it all worked for me for 3x tablets purchased during Prime day.

https://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/help/fire-7-2017-7th-gen-downgrade-debloat-t3699937/page9

Do pay attention to what currently is running though
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] againareku:
Don't know where to ask this, but here we go

Successfully did the 5.6 to 5.4 downgrade followed by full kindle tool (disable ota, google services, debloat, launcher hijack, etc)

Everything good so far, just two things

1. how much free space should I have after everything? Only have 2.81 gb after clearing cache, showing 1.5gbs used in "others"

2. has anyone figured out how to remove device setup and connect to goodreads in launcher?

please help
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prerna:
Hi, I was just wondering, what type of screen does this have? Is it like a regular screen that hurts the eyes, or is it with digital ink like common ereaders?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
Fire 7 features a 1024 x 600 IPS display with 171 ppi for a bright display with vivid colors and whiter whites for a great viewing experience from all angles. Compared to the previous generation, Fire 7 features an improved display that provides higher contrast and sharper text.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prerna:
Thank you, though I'm not too technical. Is it digital ink (harmless for the eyes), or a regular screen as found in regular tablets (galaxy tabs for example?)
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Regular LCD/LED screen; not "digital ink". Both are harmless although some people favor one type over the other.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kaot93:
Can anyone help me with ADB?

I'm not able to get my device authorized, the confirmation message just doesn't show up..

I tried removing the .Android folder, different drivers, different cables, different PC's and revoking on the tablet, it just doesn't work...

I managed to downgrade to 5.4 via sideload and the all in one tool so that works, but general ADB doesn't.

Is there anything that I'm missing?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iluvdroid:
kindle won't charge

kindle 7th generation wont charge. I took it and charge port looks good but I hit with the soldering iron and it seemed to help for a day and now it won't charge. Known good cable and brick, charges every other device plugged into it, including a 6th gen kindle. I saw test points on the board, ID, DP, DW, and VCHG by the charge port and VBAT, GND, ID, and NTC by the battery. I was wondering which ones to check and what voltages to expect to make sure power is making to the kindle. It is so annoying that these don't have a charge light.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RicoPicoUK:
Now unlocked - Whats a decent firmware to use on this 7th gen Fire 7 tablet?

Ideally Id wish for a stock google OS or possibly CM12, as far away from Amazon as possible. - Just want a stock android tablet, I cant stand the Amazon bloat.

Does anyone have any suggestions?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Lineage 12.1 adapted for 7th gen.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Teatime42:
I tried to find a solution to this, but was unable. Doesn't mean there isn't one, likely means I just don't understand what I'm trying to do enough to use the correct terminology when searching.

I'm trying to access Silk's Cache. Some friends were building a website, and I visited it. Somehow (I have no knowledge of how) it was deleted, all of it, backups, quite literally everything for the last 2 months. They're asking everyone who visited it for cache'd versions to speed up the rebuild. I visited several pages on the site on the 12th on my Kindle, but, well, I'm not the most skilled of users and this has proven more difficult than I assumed. :/

I have a 7th Gen Fire HD, and it is running Fire OS 5.3.6.4. I have google play on it (And supporting apps), and have been trying to use ES File Explorer to figure out where Amazon hid every damn system and app file from me. Also tried plugging to my computer and searching from there, no dice.

Gotta say, glad to find a place like this, even if over 90% of everything here is waaaaay over my head, some of it I get. And anything that makes my kindle more useful is worth at least reading!

Thanks for the read. : )

(Note: They are using a wide variety of websites and methods to recover portions of the site, if you mention a way I'll pass it along, just none of them know much of anything about Kindles.)
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LgWagon:
Bootloader splash screen

Dear all,

Do you know if is it possible to customize bootloader splashscreen on a rooted fire 7 (7th gen)?

Thanks...
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Don't go there; just asking for a boot hang.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laharl_22:
Its possible to downgrade from 5.6 to 5.01 for unlock the device without opening ?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Yes if 5th gen; no for 7th gen (Fire 7").

Edit: not sure you can go directly from 5.6.x -> 5.01. Might have to make a pit stop at 5.4.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laharl_22:
No lucky i have a 7th gen the method with opening device for ubkock them seem compliced
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Yep, it can be. There are many things you can do to improve the device without root. Start with the Amazon Fire Toolbox.

https://xdaforums.com/hd8-hd10/development/official-amazon-fire-toolbox-v1-0-t3889604
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laharl_22:
Thanks i have downgraded to 5.4 and block ota update and installed other stuff of Google a last question removing amazon app are safe and usefull?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Kinda/sorta. Amazon apps are more difficult to disable/remove on 7" devices without triggering side-effects due to underlying restrictions in FireOS. 8th gen HD 8 is much easier to work with given Android 7.1 base. In the end 7" devices are limited by RAM and processor; they will always be slow dogs no matter how many knobs and dials you turn.

Really depends on your objectives, stomach for tinkering and willingness to start over from scratch should something go wrong.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tegan1110:
Hey Guys (and gals?)

I recently "inherited" 2 x 7th Gen Fire 7's. I absolutely ABHOR The fire OS, definitely looking for something more "vanilla android" to replace the OS with. Is this at all possible? if so, how? I have read SO MUCH Conflicting inforation throughout these forums, and would be happy of a straight(-ish?) answer! If there is no option of re-installing the ROM, what options are available to me for "freshening" up the tablet, or increasing its efficiency?

Thanks in advance!
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
- unlock bootloader

- flash Lineage 12.1 or Fire Nexus (along with small GApps package)

https://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/development/unlock-fire-t3899860

https://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/orig-development/rom-lineage-12-1-t3639447

https://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/orig-development/rom-fire-nexus-rom-lmy49f-t3300714
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tegan1110:
Any pointers on the whole "shorting" the connectors process, when unlocking bootloader? I'm inside one of tablets now and am planning on completing the procedure ASAP, just a little unsure about the whole paperclip shorting thing... Don't wanna fluff it up!!!
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arceusg:
confused austin owner

Hi everyone,

I have a 2017 Kindle Fire 7 on FireOS 5.3.6.4, and I'd like to load a custom ROM on it. Is that possible? If not, is there a way to remove the Amazon apps and disable ads? I've seen some guides on how to do it for 5.4+, but mine is still on 5.3.

Thanks!

EDIT: Never mind, figured it out. Big thanks to the people who came up with this exploit. It took a while to short VDD1 but I eventually got it.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DGP_Maluco:
Hello guys,

One question, I have a 7th Gen sitting here, and I have the following problem, I boot the tablet up and I see the Logo an everything looks alright till it is supposed to show the lock screen, then it only displays a black screen and you see it's on because of the light on the back, press the power button it turns off, press again the light comes on. If I hold the power button, it shows me the Cancel and Shutdown menu, so Screen/LCD is working.

I can also get into recovery (Vol / Pwr Btn) and I already factory resetted it, I was able to get to the First Initialization screen, then I shut the tablet down, boot it again, same happens (BUT sometimes it works normally, if I keep restarting it sometimes it shows the normal screen) I'm guessing it is a software issue???

What could I do here? Thanks
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hamsloth:
is it possible to use SD card as internal ?

8 gb is too small ... ( actually its 3gb .. since when i looked .. it says 5gb.. but half of it is eaten with amazon apps.. so 3gb left )
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rlindsley:
Kindle Fire 7 rebooting loop after flashing

HI there,

I have a Kindle Fire 7 and it's stuck in a constant reboot loop. Nothing shows on the Kindle screen - the only way I know it's rebooting is because I have the device plugged into my PC and it's making the USB device on/device off sounds.

I was attempting to downgrade the Fire using amazon7gentool_v1.8. I asked to downgrade to FireOs 5.4.0. The flashing was successful at which point I did the data wipe and cleared the cache. When I restarted is when the on/off loop began.

The file I flashed was from the Amazon servers and is called "update-kindle-55.5.7.9_user_579225620.bin"

I've tried holding the power button down, holding the power button in combination with the volume-up, and holding the volume-up button - all while plugging the device into a charger.

I've also checked the Windows Device Manager to see if I could find any info. When the Kindle is powered on, it shows up in Device Manager as "mt65xx preloader."

I've searched everywhere but can't find any instructions that are applicable to my situation.

Any tips would be much appreciated! I'd love to get this unbricked, and ultimately get a regular Android tablet build installed.

Thanks,

Robert.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dankcuddlybear:
I used amonet to install TWRP on my Fire 7 7th gen, and installed the AOSP Fire Nexus ROM from this thread. Now my headphones aren't detected. They're Skullcandy headphones with a 3.5mm jack (in-line mic and play button) and they work with all other devices, including my Fire 7 before I hacked it with amonet. Now I plug them in and they're not detected, instead the sound continues to play through the speakers. Does anyone else have the same issue and any advice or help? They work perfectly when I install Fire OS revamped or the stock Fire OS ROM, but I hate Fire OS and would much rather use a proper Android ROM.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Common issue with custom ROMs on latest Amazon platforms. So far no one has been able to resolve. Likely a kernel issue linked to proprietary hw 'drivers'. First I heard Nexus suffered from this problem but most installations are on 5th gen (Ford). Might give Lineage a go which seems to be favored by Austin owners.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dankcuddlybear:
I’m unable to install the LineageOS ROM for some reason. Also, I was mistaken: it doesn’t work in any ROM any more, even Fire OS. So I guess it’s a hardware fault (ie the jack’s detection switch not working). However, I found an Xposed module called “XOverrideHeadphoneJackDetection”, I’ll try it out and if that doesn’t work I might just hardmod my device to permanently output all audio through the headphone jack.

EDIT: The module didn’t work but NVM, I installed Lesser Audioswitch instead and it works perfectly. I have a persistent notification where I can toggle headphone output when necessary, now I can finally watch Breaking Bad on my way to school again!
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Methanoid:
Is nobody using 2017 models now?

I debloated mine ages ago using guide here https://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/help/fire-7-2017-7th-gen-downgrade-debloat-t3699937/page14

Of course now I cannot update FireOS and I see that according to Wikipedia Android 7.1 FireOS is out : 6.5.3.4 – September 2019: Last version for Fire 7 (7th generation)

But Amazon page says otherwise only offering "Fire (7th Generation) FireOS 5 | FireOS 5.3.7.0"

Is anyone using 6.5.3.4 successfully? Is there any debloat util for that?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Please don't cross post the same question in multiple threads.

2017 Fire 7 models are still widely sold and used.

Amazon does not update FireOS generations on Fire tables (at least not since the FireOS v3 ->v4 fiasco on 3rd/4th gen devices). To score FireOS v6 you will need to purchase a new device.

If you want to migrate to a higher Android base you will need to unlock device bootloader and install a custom ROM.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SinisterTaco_:
HELP. TRYING TO ROOT 5.6.8.0

what is needed? shorting method? script? coding software? need help.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tomrob62:
Hi. Fire HD10 2017. Downloaded toolbox, followed all the instructions about allowing debugging. Complete debloat - no problem. Downloaded the google play services but when trying to install them on the tablet i get a push failure. its the same for all 4 apks under the google service box.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] conbak49:
I used this method to install Playstore and it worked fine: https://www.howtogeek.com/232726/how-to-install-the-google-play-store-on-your-amazon-fire-tablet/
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyh0mpb:
edit: I installed an earlier version of LineageOS on my austin Kindle Fire and the camera works. Hopefully it continues to do so.
[P3600 General] vipsania:
Dear all,

when doing some laundry the other day, I unfortunately washed my Trinity some 2 hours in 60 degrees centigrades as well. Amazingly enough, most functions still work; exceptions are the LCD backlight and the camera.

1. I intend to change the LCD, but it appears that there are two generations of LCD screens (G1 and 56).

Can anyone please tell me how I can find out which screen I have? I have searched on the forum for a good forty minutes but I do not find anything. Any pointers to existing posts that give the answer would be gratefully received.

2. Has anyone managed to replace the camera already ? If so, how did you do it?

A big thanks in advance
[P3600 General] xoger1:
hi

im not too sure buts i have generation 1 G1 lcd for trinity and if u look at the back theres a hole in the middle, as seen in http://cgi.ebay.com.au/I154-LCD-Scr...eZWD1VQQtrksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem
[P3600 General] vipsania:
How to tell LCD 56 from LCD G1 - authoritative answer

Thanks for your answer. I have just got another reply from cnn.cn and they confirm also what you say. The holes are apparently the distinguishing feature: in the middle for LCD G1 and at the cornder for LCD 56.

I post the picture they sent me in case somebody else needs to know.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] dani020110:
Unofficial TWRP 3.1.1-0 Recovery for Xperia M4 Aqua for unlocked bootloaders

[IMG="twrp"]https://www1-lw.xda-cdn.com/files/2016/12/teamwin-recovery-project-twrp-logo.jpg[/IMG]
​

A custom recovery is used for installing custom software on your device. This custom software can include smaller modifications like rooting your device or even replacing the firmware of the device with a completely custom “ROM”

Some features:

Built with the AOSP 3.10 kernel

The latest twrp version

fiops i/o scheduler: don't know if this makes an actual improvement, but I just wanted to add it

Fixed the clock

Really fast and cooler

Notes, current issues:

When entering the recovery, the screen will be black, then flicker but after that it will work flawlessly. This is a mdss bug, but I don't know how to fix this

There is no support for encryption, as I don't use it, and I think neither do you

Though I added 'support' for f2fs, it didn't work the time I tried to format my cache, if you want to test it, use the SkyMelon kernel

Any other issues:

You tell me:)

How to install:

method 1:

flash it using adb fastboot:

install adb and Xperia m4 Aqua drivers

download the recovery.img and put it in adb folder

1- turn off the phone

2- press volume up and connect the usb cable

3- open cmd and type fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

method 2:

Use Flashify from the Play Store to flash it.

method 3:

flash it using older twrp (that support flashing img files)

Screenshots:

Download link:

Google Drive folder

Special thanks to:

[MENTION=5982915]CodeZero[/MENTION] for the initial twrp tree

[MENTION=6590739]Mark.05[/MENTION] for making this thread

GitHub users:

bartcubbins, erikcas, pablomh

XDA:DevDB Information

TWRP recovery for the Xperia M4 Aqua, Tool/Utility for the Sony Xperia M4 Aqua

Contributors

dani020110

Source Code: https://github.com/dani020110/twrp_device_sony_tulip

Version Information

Status: Stable

Created 2017-07-15

Last Updated 2017-07-14
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] 99poison:
Not working on My M4 Aqua (E2312). I can flash recovery via fastboot. But when I enter recovery by volume down + power, it is not reach recovery and go to system.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] fadyzico:
not working in my e2333 , when i enter recovery , it is going to system
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] dani020110:
I think I know why your variants don't want to boot, it's because the Image.gz-dtb thingy

I'll try to use the uncompressed one
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] dani020110:
I uploaded a fixed one in here or in the google drive link in the op, you have to extract it with 7zip or a similar program
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Mark.05:
the initial release works perfectly on my e2333
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] LilBlinx:
When I enter recovery the touch is not functioning at all
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] dani020110:
Really weird lol

Please tell me your variant and try to grab a dmesg
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] demirdagli:
Doesnt work for my E2303 device. İ cant access recovery mode. Whenever i try phone open normally.

Note: Sorry for my bad english.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] ivy.lally:
Please, what is current status of this recovery, is it safe to flash it?

Aqua E2303, MM modded, SkyMelon
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] EHSAN™:
Its Working For Me, You Can Test it...
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] zacharias.maladroit:
The following works:

http://www.recovery-mode.com/android/sony-xperia-m4-aqua-e2303.html

?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] LilBlinx:
On powered off phone:

Volume Up + USB cable enters fastboot

Volume Down + USB cable enters flashmode

Volume Down+Power Button enters recovery

If you ask if the phone has default recovery, it doesn't
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] whitewolf1608:
Thank you to the author of the project :)

TWRP Recovery in this version on m4 Aqua E2303 works as it should.

Dear friend or you can help the developers who are working on

This project> https://xdaforums.com/m4-aqua/devel...ia-m4-aqua-ss-ds-t3558111/page40#post73418908

I am Yours Author of this TWRP greetings very warmly

From the heart box I send the energy of harmony and well-being :)

whitewolf1608
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] jaimeleo8821:
works well on E2306. Good work!!
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] UnOrdinary:
Good Work :)
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] DynamiteAndy:
Hey,

I'm having some problems with this. I've tried to boot into the bootloader using adb and the button sequence and that doesn't look to be working.

I've tried to flash it using the latest flashify but the file explorer just crashes when trying to select a file.

I've also tried to flash it using TWRP 2.8 but that after rebooting back into recovery it remains on 2.8

I've been trying to do this on a bootloader unlocked and rooted e2303 running stock 5.0, any idea as to what other methods I can try?

Edit: Fixed, took some doing! :)
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] elpopa:
Hi, do you know if some twrp 3.1.1 exists for M4 aqua locked bootloader? E2303

I have this device root-ed + twrp2.8 installed but I want to put twrp 3.1.x

I would need some kind of pack as in this thread https://xdaforums.com/m4-aqua/development/bl-locked-twrp-touch-recovery-bl-locked-t3257430/page1

This kind of file package with install.bat

M4Aqua-lockedTWRP-0.1-installer

https://goo.gl/4iN07G

Tx
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] mopide:
I've flashed it with bt unlocked and WITHOUT root. Everything works. I cannot enter recovery with adb command but I'm through with device off and power + vol down.

---------- Post added at 08:19 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:17 AM ----------

Thanks! Life is more colourful now :D
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] othmane.os:
Hi [MENTION=6548273]dani020110[/MENTION] thanks for your work . is the recovery.img exact the same as the .7z archive or it's diffrent ? ,cause I've extracted 7z file and found .Img is about 24Mb which is more than the first one, so any changes ??
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] dani020110:
The only difference is the kernel compression, some devices can't boot a Image.gz-dtb

Try the lighter one, if it does not boot, try the heavier one
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] othmane.os:
thanks for the quick reply , Also can we expect an update to 3.2.1.0 just asking , even though it could be useless due to device be stucked at MM ver
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] dani020110:
Sure!

I'll update my sources and try to build it today:)
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] othmane.os:
thanks so much that is a great news, can't wait to test it :good::D
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] dani020110:
Okay guys, here's a new recovery build, some release notes:

The latest TWRP 3.2.1-0 from omnirom 8.0 sources

Some optimizations, removal of supersu, and don't ask to install the twrp app by default

A new kernel: LA.BR.1.3.7_rb1.6, thanks to bartcubbins for the bringup

And built with linaro 7.2, it may not be that stable, if it produces you issues, let me know

Screenshot:

Download it here

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ftFpw78LFrQMkgUzuPKvp0JCIm7d6hfD

Sources:

https://github.com/dani020110/kernel/tree/gcc7

https://github.com/dani020110/twrp_device_sony_tulip/tree/android-8.0_gcc7

https://github.com/SonyM4/platform_bootable_recovery/tree/8.0_custom
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] pecuna:
Any option to make variant with working encryption?

It is worthless for all of us that use encrypted devices :(
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] dani020110:
Sorry, I've never encrypted my device

But I can check this in these days
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Artsii:
Doest this work on E2303 26.3.A.1.33 ?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] othmane.os:
yeah it's working already tested a week ago
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Artsii:
Thank you very much i flashed this TWRP with fastboot to my E2303 26.3.A.1.3 and this works like perfect!
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] osmank3:
I want to access adoptable storage partition, how can I do or can I access that partition from TWRP?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] thedeadfish59:
try /data/media
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] osmank3:
I look there, but adoptable storage didn't mounted there.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] thedeadfish59:
Working like charm, thanks man <3
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Krish_Vihaag:
Is this for the dual version too. I.e E2363.?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] dani020110:
don't quote the op

why shouldn't it work?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] elpopa:
Boot loader unlocked works with ADB, but not for bootloader locked.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] pecuna:
Hi! Did you get the time to check encryption out?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] dani020110:
I'm working on it

I'm on vacation so I have no access to my pc

I will anyway have to fix this because I've also encrypted my device and I can't use twrp xD
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] pecuna:
Nice! I hope you've had great time!

How it is going the work with the encryption?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] dani020110:
I've been trying a lot of ways but they didn't work

I still have a few ideas, hopefully I can get it working one day :p
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] pecuna:
Hey, is there some advance in making encryption work?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] dani020110:
I had to wipe my data in order to remove the encryption

Now I have some other priorities, but soon I will releasing a recovery with support for oreo roms and encryption there, which hopefully will be easier to add support