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[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] J0hnBee:
Just to update, none of the custom launcher functions are working atm...
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Dougmeister:
Thanks.

Can you recommend any good "reputable" sources?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Sure! There's Apkmirror, Apkpure, UptoDown, F-Droid, and Aurora store amongst others. Aurora store is more of a Google Playstore replacement for your tablet. You can also just Google search the app if you can't find it in any of those, but beware of sites that try to install stuff on your computer just to get the apps.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Dougmeister:
Thanks! Will check them out.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Dougmeister:
Ok. Everything worked like a charm on my two Fire HD6 (2014) models, but... strangely enough, when I try to power them down, I say "OK", but it never shuts down. Anyone else experience this? Did I do something wrong, or is there a fix, etc.?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
:unsure: Hmmm. I don't talk to mine. I just press and hold the power button until the shutdown menu pops up. Then I tap "Power Off", and it shuts down.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Dougmeister:
Sorry... I don't *literally* say "OK". I press the power button just like you do. It prompts me with "Do you want to shut down your Fire?" and I click "OK". Then it just goes on its merry way... not shutting down or anything even remotely resembling a shutdown...
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
That's odd. If you connect the tablet to your computer and go to page 2 of Toolbox, click Power Options and try shutting it down that way. I really don't know what it proves, but at least we'll see if it works. I'd suspect that some process is keeping your tablet too busy to shut down and it's ignoring you until it's done (which it sounds like it never is done).
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Dougmeister:
Yeah. That shuts it down just fine. Wondering what process could be preventing the Fire from shutting down via the Power button...?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I don't know. That's a little bit over my head as far as Android programming goes. Maybe someone with a little more knowledge about Android operation will chime in here and help. I was just curious if Toolbox could shut it down, which you've confirmed. I've never heard of this before so it's a surprise to me, too.

Edit: I don't know if it will help, but you can try wiping the cache partition on your tablet. It's non-destructive and you don't lose your data. You can get to that option by powering off your tablet (probably with Toolbox), wait several seconds and press and hold vol- and power. After a few seconds it should power up in recovery mode. Release both buttons. Use the vol- button to select "Wipe cache partition", press power again. It should ask you to confirm. Select Yes with the volume button and press power again. It will wipe the cache. Select "Reboot system now" and press power again to reboot. The bootup will take longer than normal because the tablet has to rebuild the cache. It should eventually start up normally. Then try powering off normally to see if it worked. Just something to try.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Dougmeister:
@blaacksheep I rebuilt the cache and both devices are still exhibiting the same behavior (won't shut down via the power button). Not a huge deal but would love to hear any other ideas that you or others may have.

I just got them and used the toolbox on them, so it's not a big deal to experiment.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jumbo100:
Relationships ... Amazon, Google & Fire Toolbox
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] gospa5350:
New to the forum. Just got 2 new fire tablets 10 11th Gen and yesterday on one of my Fire tablets got Nova Launcher installed and had fire tv launcher successfully removed with latest Toolbox V30.0. Today tried exactly same process on my 2nd fire tablet 10 and doesn't work for some reason. Fire TV launcher remains and Nova shows under Nova Settings "Not set as default". I Tried everything from using automate as suggested on the FAQ to trying a different method from toolbox for Nova launcher(manual). Also, noticed there wasn't an option to remove "fire launcher" under "Custom Launcher" menu on Toolbox V30.0 like I saw yesterday on my other fire tablet. Any insights here?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Hi, and welcome to XDA!

It sounds like you got 2 different firmware versions on your two tablets. You probably got v7.3.2.1 on the first tablet, and 7.3.2.6 on the second. Unfortunately, with firmware v7.3.2.2 and above, we are more limited in what we can do with it. Check your firmware version in Toolbox by clicking on the tablet description in the lower-left and look at the box that comes up. On the right side, about halfway down it will list the firmware version. If it's above 7.3.2.2 it will have to use another method of disabling the launcher. It will take the custom navbar button method to permanently replace the launcher.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] gospa5350:
Thanks for the quick reply. In fact, after checking firmware version on 2nd Fire Tablet 10 is has 7.3.2.2. So far with 7.3.2.2, I was able to installed google services, removed amazon ads(Lockscreen management), and have Standard debloat applied (Manage Amazon apps). The only task remain to do is remove fire tv launcher and have it replaced by Nova Launcher.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] gospa5350:
Sadly, just realized it run some OTA updates automatically and now Fire OS on my 2nd Tablet is 7.2.2.6 and now annoying Amazon Ads are in front page. Is there a way to prevent automatic OTA updates on 7.2.2.6 other than using Toolbox V30.0 and set "Modify System Settings" to OTA updates as Restricted?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
In Toolbox, you'll need to go to Custom Launcher and choose your launcher of chioce (Nova works well). Now you can choose between Reroute Homekey which only works until reboot so you'll need to rerun it every time you reboot, or Custom Navbar Key which is chosen by default and will persist after a reboot but is more complex to set up. Click Yes at the bottom and follow all the instructions carefully to make sure that Automate gets setup correctly. If done correctly, that will replace your launcher.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Look at the links in my signature. There's a link to my post on blocking OtA updates on later firmware. You'll need to rerun Toolbox and disable lockscreen ads again.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] gospa5350:
I tried first "Custom Navbar key" option without success. My 2nd attempt was with "Re-route homekey" which didn't work either but at least allow me to launch Nova Launcher manually until I reboot or use google services(google play). BTW, "Remove Lockscreen Ads" no longer works with 7.2.2.6 and V30.0
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jaydh1:
Thanks. Roblox now works. Strange why Youtube kids does not work but Youtube does. Hope someone will find a way to get this working soon!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Dougmeister:
BTW, I just noticed another strange thing... if the tablet is off and I plug it in to charge it, it automatically turns itself on.

I installed Nova Launcher. Do you think that a different launcher might make a difference with this weird problem?

The only other things I did were to install Google Services (to get Google Play) and installing Alfred Camera app. (FYI, I tried uninstalling Alfred to see if that made a difference and it didn't.)

Edit #1: probably not a surprise, but after a clean wipe, the Fire HD 6 (2014) turns off just fine via the power button...

Edit #2: same results when installing the "Evie" launcher...
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
You may have to factory reset the tablet and reapply Toolbox. Everything works, even on 7.3.2.6 with your HD 10 (2021) tablet. The important thing is to not hurry and to follow the instructions on the computer and tablet completely. Every step is important. It's especially important to follow all the steps in Custom Navbar Key to install and give permissions to Automate. Automate does most of the work in the launcher replacement and remapping of the home key. If you don't follow the instructions, your homekey will become inoperable and I'm not sure that just rerunning Custom Navbar Key will fix it. I'm running Custom Navbar Key on my HD 8 (2020) with v7.3.2.3 firmware on it. It runs well and gives me no trouble. It can be done. Read the instructions carefully and follow them. After you run Toolbox, check out the first link in my signature to prevent further OTA updates.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] andruyd:
Is there a way to reset the parental controls with this tool? If not any other hacky suggestions?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Wiebenor:
Hmm... I see 4th gen listed as the bottom end of what this will work with, but I'm wondering, will it work with 3rd gen??? Also, if anyone has files and instructions for rooting and unlocking bootloader on the 3rd gen tablets, I'm interested... The few posts regarding my HDX model have been largely abandoned it feels like, and the files required seem to have nonworking links... Any help finding the appropriate files(still downloadable) and proper instructions would be greatly appreciated...
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Other than unhiding them in Toolbox and setting them manually, I don't think so.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] A-question:
Got my 2022 HD8 in. Ran toolbox, and google stuff installed perfectly. Running the latest Fire OS 8 too.

EDIT: Just to remind me, is it advised to download and use the play store or amazon store versions of apps like Netflix, Disney Plus etc?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] drmarble:
Amazon versions, usually. Especially if there is a preinstalled version.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jumbo100:
Always prefer Amazon AppStore apps over similar Play Store versions. AppStore apps are specifically ported and re-coded to run under FireOS environment , especially the streaming media apps.

Do not run the same AppStore and Play Store apps together ... uninstall the Play Store version to avoid "update clash". Diable "autoupdate" in Play Store to prevent Play Store updates of AppStore installs.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] A-question:
Gotcha all coming back to me now!

Spotify on play store kept crashing, but amazon version is perfect.

I kept getting a message when opening play store Discord app but it still works. Might opt for the amazon one though so I don't have to keep seeing the stupid message every time.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] andruyd:
Is there a way to disable com.amazon.firelauncher on FireOS v7.3.2.6? How about getting root? How about setting Nova as my default launcher? Each time I try to set it as the default the menu doesn't give me an option for launchers.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Nope, and nope. You can, however, use Toolbox to run another launcher and bypass firelauncher. You need to run the Custom Navbar Key option under Custom Launcher in Toolbox. It will install Automate and remap your homekey to now launch your launcher of choice. It's a lot of extra sofware to run, but it's the only way we can use another launcher as of this time.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jumbo100:
Discord app hasn't been ported to AppStore ... "Discorrd" listing on AppStore is just a link to to Discorrd.com online via a web browser.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] andruyd:
One last thing, does anyone remember the app name of the default/stock fireos keyboard?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
It's just called Fire Keyboard and you can re-enable it under Manage Amazon Apps > Manual tab > Simple (recommended) > Restore Apps tab. Select Fire Keyboard and click Restore Selected.

Edit: It's also called Fire Standard Keyboard, and the app name is com.amazon.redstone. I'm not sure what you wanted there.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] cmcchi:
(Updated)

My weird problem got solved by using Installer (.exe) instead of Portable (.zip).

My Home Button now shows in screen. Hopes to help anyone if get this circumstance.

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First, very appreciate the Fire Toolbox, which allows us using Fire HD tablets with great and joyful experience. Second, sorry for my English, as it is not my native language.

Recently I got 2 new fire tablets from Amazon during Early Black Friday promotion. The Fire HD 10 plus running with Fire OS 7.3.2.1 surely works great with Toolbox V30.0. Another HD 10 (not plus version) running with Fire OS 7.3.2.4 works fine with Toolbox V30.0 except one weird problem.

Fire OS 7.3.2.4

My Steps: Custom Launcher > Nova launcher > Custom Navbar Button > Automate

After installation of Nova launcher (before Automate), at the bottom of tablet, my Home Button always disappeared but with Back and Menu Buttons still appeared. Fortunately, both 3 buttons work fine, just the Home Button visibly hidden in screen. No matter I reboot my tablet or Factory reset and reinstall different custom launcher, the Home Button will not appear.

Anyway to get my Home Button visibly back? Thank you for your precious help.

Moreover, when I tried “disable OTA update”, Toolbox recommends me to backup system before doing it. Is it the one shows in Page 2 in Toolbox menu? When I clicked it, it seems like backing up my device information like model and S/N in txt file.

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[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Hawkeye0711:
Just a quick question because it´s very early here in germany. :coffee: :sleep: Does the Android Toolbox also work with a Fire HD 10 plus ? Bought one very cheap from a friend of mine.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jumbo100:
Gluten Morgen

Short answer YES ! Fire HD10+ tablets are supported. Closely follow the instructions in OP #1 and you will have a good modding experience with Fire Toolbox. Viel Glück !
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Zapple84:
I ran fire toolbox 30.0 on a new 11th gen fire 10 hd installed everything with the starter scripts in the program. Prime video won't install via Google play store and is not in Amazon app store. Any ideas??
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] A-question:
It's advised to use the amazon version of prime video over google. Is the app showing up on the toolbox amazon app section? Like the restore app bit?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] frazefast:
This doesn't work for me unfortunately. And after I've installed Chrome and asked if I want to turn on sync, I'm then asked to add an account, which already exists. I'm stumped.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Xarku:
Hello guys.

I'm trying to set up my 7.3.2.4 Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) but I get this error every time I'm in the Fire ToolBox v30. The tablet disconects every few seconds and I can't apply any of the proccesses in the app because I can't stay connected to the tablet long enough.

I've tried reinstalling the app and the drivers but it keeps happening. Any clue?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Xarku:
I managed to solve it. It had to do with some "emulator-5562" being online every time I plugged my Fire HD. I killed it on powershell and it stopped disconnecting. Kinda weird.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jumbo100:
Prime Video is a "native" pre-insntalled Amazon app, so there is nothing you need to install. Do not "debloat" Prime Video.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jumbo100:
Try clearing the Chrome user and data caches from memory, then sign in to your account again.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jumbo100:
Sounds like the ADB shell is having USB connecting problems.

Try "Revoke USB debugging authorization" and reiniitializing USB debugging on your tablet.

Also possible "physical" connection problem. Try using another USB cable and another USB port on your PC.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] sd_dracula:
I've been reading here that block OTA updates doesn't work for hd10 gen11.

Is there an alternate solution, block dns using ad guard for example?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] cmcchi:
The post from blaacksheep may help you

https://xdaforums.com/posts/87753245/
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Taking a step back from the family gathering to jump on here real quick to wish you guys a Happy Thanksgiving!

Today is all about giving thanks for the blessings in our lives, and I've come to realize that I'm extremely lucky to be a part of this community. Just wanted to thank you all for being so freaking awesome and positive this last few years! From the wonderful support you show each other, to the way you guys interact and help one another. You guys are a blessing, and I'm so thankful to be around folks like you all! Have a great, wonderful rest of your day, and enjoy the company of family and friends!

See you all tomorrow! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jumbo100:
Amen ... Always thankful and grateful for @Datastream33 , @blaacksheep and all the FTB community !
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jumbo100:
There may be a "bug" in the new the new procedure for disabling OTA Updates in FTB V30.0 which may be "leaking" Amazon server traffic and allowing OTA updates. The new OTA blocker may also be unintentionally blocking processes in other apps. Something for @Datastream33 to look at.

@blaacksheep has worked up a new process specific to Fire Tablets to block Amazon server traffic using RethinkDNS as a firewall/DNS IP blocker. RethinkDNS is similar to ad guard but is easier to configure and more intuitive. @blaacksheep has a full RethinkDNS configuration guide in an earlier post which is also posted under @blaacksheep's sig.

The RethinkDNS "firewall" process is much more robust than the previous DNS66 IP blocker technique and should be recommended on all FTB installs.

The previous FTB V29.x procedures to block OTA updates still work .
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Davecto:
Hallo, warum funktioniert der Download nicht?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Thomasba:
die Zip-Version funktioniert, die Sie verwenden können
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] daz196:
Hi guys I just got a fire hd 10 plus,I used fire toolbox works great,no ads,play store works great,how can I get rid of circled box,thanks
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] fuquaforlife2:
Hi!

I just got a Black Friday Fire HD 10 -- but I forgot to uncheck the stupid associate the tablet with my account. Am I hosed? Can I set up everything up if I turn off my router so there is no internet access?

Thanks in advance!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] daz196:
I done the same as you,I just disabled the wifi,or just unplug router,that worked for me.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jumbo100:
Hi ... Welcome to the Community.

Looks like you have a good, basic Fire Toolbox mod ... Nice job.

You're still using the "out of the box" Amazon Launcher and it works well, but it's pretty basic and not modifiable . The Amazon launcher "Search Bar" can't be removed or hidden.

The "Continue" box can be removed/hidden from:

Settings>Apps & Notifications>Apps, then open Amazon app setting>Home Screens>turn off Continue and Discover Row.

If you'd like to take your customization to the next level to make your tablet more "Android-like", try adding another launcher ... Nova Launcher is popular.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] drovan:
go to settings > Apps & Notifications > Amazon App Settings > Home screens

and turn off everything

should hide that continue bar
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jumbo100:
Hi ... Welcome to the Community.

Don't panic ... As long as you keep your router/modem turned off until you disable OTA Updates, you won't have to worry about Amazon intrusions.

I'm so glad you read the FTB install instructions ... Some users don't. So carry on, keep following the directions closely and you'll have a great modding experience.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] daz196:
Thanks for the replies guys,new to this fire hd,I am going through this forum looking at ways to tweak it,will do the nova launcher now.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ChaosAffect:
Got my HD 10 in the mail today and got everything installed just fine. Got Netflix running fine, but for some reason I'm getting an error when I try to install Disney Plus through the Hybrid App option. I tried doing it from scratch, then I tried downloading the 1.15.1 APK and updating it. No luck. Here's the message I'm getting:

Any ideas?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jumbo100:
Hi ... Welcome to the Community.

Be careful sideloading the streaming media apps onto Fire tablets ... some (like Disney+) are incompatible with FireOS.

The best experience for streaming media apps is to install from the Amazon AppStore. Disney+ is there. These apps have been specifically ported and re-coded for the Amazon ecosystem and run flawlessly.

Do not install the same apps from both AppStore and Play Store.

Fire HD10s are Widevine certified for streaming HD DRM content and look great.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ChaosAffect:
Oh, so once I've got all the auto OTAs disabled I can use the Amazon appstore? I thought it was off limits.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jumbo100:
Disabling OTA Updates stops Amazon from "pushing" firmware/software updates and possibly upsetting your FTB setup.

But once you have disabled OTAs, you are free to use any of the Amazon apps and services, including AppStore and registering your Amazon account.

The concept of "Amazon debloating" is often misinterpreted; it's meant to free up system resources (especially on the lesser and older Fire tablets) and not necessarily to "absolutely" deter you from using Amazon apps and services.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ChaosAffect:
Awesome. Thanks!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] joe8user:
When I tried to install Google Services on my 2021 HD10, I got the error message:

"Hmm, looks like the download has failed. The download link could be dead or temporarily disabled. Please try again later."

Wait and it'll get fixed eventually?

I saw in post #10723 that installing from the zip file might fix the problem? Which zip file is that?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] AlissonBarbosa:
Alexa does not work on the tablet fire hd 8 in Brazil, only if you change the location to the USA, before it worked in Portuguese and now it only works in English, does anyone know how to make it work again in Portuguese?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jose51197:
Just wanted to post I got google play + yt kids working on my fire HD 7 2022(12th gen) with Fire OS 8.3.1.3. Here is what I used:

Followed this guide and used the links for 12th gen tablet, installed all, logged into google: https://www.androidpolice.com/install-play-store-amazon-fire-tablet/

Then even though Youtube and YT music both opened and allowed me to use my account the yt kids app couldn't load since there was a message about google play services being needed, figuring someone must have a custom version of the yt kids app I installed this: {Mod edit: Link removed. Oswald Boelcke, Senior Moderator} which is a modified apk from a sketchy site(beware Idk if that apk is safe).

With that apk I was able to login into my account and select my littles one profile, debloated everything with the fire toolbox and the tablet is ready for my kid :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] IchiKiriyama:
Trying to use the toolbox with a fire hd8 plus. Toolbox says can't obtain generation info and closes.

I note this model isn't on the list of compatible devices but is there any reason why the toolbox wouldn't work on this device?