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[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Scout12345:
Yes, sorry, I should have said that too. I had given it permission in App Permissions. When I hit the microphone on the keyboard, it even makes the little ding sound as if it's "ready" for my voice, but again, does not respond to my voice. I've tried installing, uninstalling, rebooting, no luck.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Scout12345:
Woops, just saw this message after responding to the other question. Thanks for letting me know, it's good to know it's a common issue and not something I'm missing. Have you found it's universal with Fire tablets, or just hit or miss?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Lestwist50:
Thankyou @Datastream33 for this Toolbox, Its way cool!!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] tdamocles:
tried to change the quicksettings toggles and add the cast button. It gets added but on a reboot it is gone. The firebox Toolbox adds the automate app but nothing else is added and I can't replicate the procedure again. Any ideas?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Corey31:
Hello,

New to the forum and also to the Toolbox.

Did anyone else's Google Play Services break again with the update to 21.33.14? I had fixed it with 21.33.13 by using the sideloading trick mentioned a few pages ago but the problem of "Google Play Games won't run unless you update Google Play Services" has returned with the new update.

It showed in Apps that I was running 21.33.14 (100400-395723304) so it seemed like the auto-update went through fine and I had the most recent version installed but Play Games (and other games that require that) wouldn't run properly still and was telling me I needed to update.

I was able to temporarily fix the problem by uninstalling Play Services through the Toolbox and then re-installing which moved me back to 21.33.13 (100400-393339024) but I assume this will only be a temporary fix and whenever it updates to that new version it'll probably break again. As far as I know there doesn't seem to be a way to disable auto-update for Google Play Services.

This is on a new Fire HD 10 2021 model.

Edit: Since I was on 21.33.13 when I went to Google Play Services on the Play Store it had an update button beside Deactivate. I used the update button and it seemed like Play Store had updated successfully to 21.33.14. The update button was gone and in Apps it showed I was version 21.33.14. But tried loading up Play Games (or any other games that rely on it) and... it was broke again.

I then uninstalled and reinstalled via Toolbox to go back to 21.33.13. This time I followed the steps from a few pages ago to sideload 21.33.14 (100400-395723304) from APK Mirror and THAT seems to have finally fixed the issue. Seems like it could be an issue with how the Play Store is auto-updating Google Play Services on these tablets. Sideloading fixes it but it's certainly a pain to have to do that weekly.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] tdamocles:
Yes, I don't see any "flows" to run...
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] tdamocles:
Thanks a lot, that did the trick. Was the toolbox supposed to make that script? I could not find that file in my downloads.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] thisisnotatest:
Couldn't one just block the "snooping" via restricting stock and system apps?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] tdamocles:
If you don't use automate, where did you get the file from?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] tdamocles:
Has anybody tried to use Google messages on this tablet to Attach photos?? I can't get it to be able to attach photographs, the option is missing.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] chetqwerty:
It's all good don't sweat it - again, appreciate your effort.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] johny.mnemonic:
I'm having the same problem on my Fire HD 10 (2021), but it looks like not a completely new thing.

I have found a year old post here, dealing with the same thing: https://xdaforums.com/t/windows-tool-fire-toolbox-v23-0.3889604/post-83223635

Anyone have a clue what's going on?

As @KenNLV reported complete Google services reinstall from Toolbox, my only bet is, that once you don't install "Google Play Games" immediately after adding Google play, it won't work. Maybe it would be even better to install "Google Play Games" as .apk together with the other .apks before adding the Google account.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] stocktiki:
Is this possibly affecting the Google Play Services update issue?

Google Play Services is the new Android platform

Play Services started as a way to make sure all apps worked on all phones. Now it's something very different and very powerful in its own right.

www.androidcentral.com
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] mrkp89:
Has anyone successfully replaced the default Prime Video app with the Play Store's version? I need to use a different account than the one I used to register the device with.

Whenever I tried to install the Play Store's Prime Video app, it would download but failed at the installation stage. I tried to remove the Shop Amazon app, thinking that it was interfering with the Play Store installation but that did not help. I also tried sideloading but the installation failed.

Any help is appreciated. Thank you.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
You could try making another profile under Account Management with the different account you need to use and switching to that account. It won't survive a reboot so you would need to do it again when you reboot, but I can't think of another way without root.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] pwkpete:
Question - I used the tool to install Google Play Services on a new HD8 but it recently complained that the Google services were out of date and would no longer work (forgot the exact warning). I cannot update them from the device - uninstall seems to be the only option from the Play store.

Do I need to use the tool here to keep the libraries up to date constantly? Why can't I get them to auto update from the Play Store?

Thanks!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] PhallusOfGod:
Hello everyone.

I'm using Fire 10 (7th Gen). I cannot find a particular app in the Google Play Store called Easy Scroll. I can find it in the Play Store for my Kindle 8 Plus but not my Kindle Fire 10 (7th Gen). I've also tried downloading the .apk file and it doesn't show up in the "push" or "sideload" options. Any help would be appreciated.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Crashsolver:
I am using Fire HD 8 (10th Gen). The current version of Fire Toolbox is V23.0. I ran a complete debloat but the IMDB TV app remained installed. V23.0 says it will remove it, but it did not. When I tried a manual removal I got this error:

App: IMBd TV

Result: [FAILURE] Exception occurred while executing:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unknown package: com.amazon.imdb.tv.android.app

at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.setEnabledSetting(PackageManagerService.java:21043)

at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.setApplicationEnabledSetting(PackageManagerService.java:20986) at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerShellCommand.runSetEnabledSetting(PackageManagerShellCommand.java:1610)

at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerShellCommand.onCommand(PackageManagerShellCommand.java:201) at android.os.ShellCommand.exec(ShellCommand.java:103)

at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.onShellCommand(PackageManagerService.java:21629)

at android.os.Binder.shellCommand(Binder.java:634)

at android.os.Binder.onTransact(Binder.java:532)

at android.content.pm.IPackageManager$Stub.onTransact(IPackageManager.java:2796)

at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.onTransact(PackageManagerService.java:3963)

at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:731)

Any idea how to resolve. I found no information on the developers website.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] johny.mnemonic:
Yep, thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

As @Corey31 found, it seems to be just about sideloading the latest version as the in-place update somehow brake things.

I have sideloaded 21.33.56 over the broken 21.33.14, rebooted and it fixed my issues with Google Play Games.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Random_person563:
I previously made a post which mentioned this issue and the solution, but I'll reiterate it here. In the recent Fire OS updates the name of the IMDb TV app package has changed from com.amazon.imdb.tv.android.app (which is the package the toolbox attempts to disable) to com.amazon.imdb.tv.mobile.app . Since the package has a different name the toolbox will always fail to disable it, as the package it is attempting to disable doesn't exist on your tablet. You can manually disable the current package using adb shell commands. To do so open the adb shell in toolbox and run the following command:

pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.imdb.tv.mobile.app
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
It seems to be working on my tablet (HD 2019). Have you tried granting the "Storage" permission for Messages?

Also, you may need to enable the Files/Doc app (maybe even Prime Photos?) if it's disabled/hidden.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Yeah, the Toolbox was suppose to push the flo to your tablet's internal storage, and then import it into Automate. I know @Falcon342 was able to supply the flo, were you able to get it imported and running successfully?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
I suppose you could... if you disabled all the correct packages. ;)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Gottem. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Thank you, for your understanding my friend! Have a good one! 😄(y)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Glad you think so my friend! To read this make my day!

Have a good day/night! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Unfortunately, I don't think we can without root... :(

While the apps have different package names (system: com.amazon.avod, play store: com.amazon.avod.thirdpartyclient) they share the same content provider name. Because the provider is already being used by the system app, the Play Store version fails to install.

Spoiler content hidden.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] tdamocles:
Yes.. The file works. I think the permissions weren't correct when I first ran it but then needed to run again and I couldn't get it to install it.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] tdamocles:
Must have been a glitch in The Matrix, I reinstalled it and it now works.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Crashsolver:
many thanks it worked
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Serial_Noob:
Apologies if this has been covered already; searching turns up a bunch of irrelevant results, too may to wade through.

A very long time ago I recall being able to disconnect an Amazon app from the play market, so Play won't keep trying to update it. It's been too many years (VERY early generation fire tablet) and I don't remember how to do that. I was hoping the toolkit would do the job for me, but I can't find anything in the menus that would do that.

The core issue is Alexa. I want to keep that app on my Fire HD8 so I can drop in on my echo when I'm away from home, and I don't want Play trying to update it, because it will break it.

Any suggestions on where to look to hide an Amazon app from Play?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Corey31:
My tablet broke again mid-week. I sideloaded 21.33.56 over 21.33.14 also and it seems to be working again.

Hopefully this is just a temporary thing as the tablet is with my niece and not-so-tech knowledgeable parents.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] thisisnotatest:
Would you happen to know what those packages are kind sir?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
I'd personally start with the packages listed in @Falcon342 and @maven33's Extended Debloat List. They've compiled a list of packages that are known safe to disable/hide. However, It's hard to recommend disabling/hiding other packages as we're still not entirely sure what the other system apps do, and what will break if we disable them. ;)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
We can only hope and pray this isn't a continuous thing. :(
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Greetings!

Unfortunately, the Toolbox isn't able to disable auto-updates in the Play Store automatically. You can however disable auto-updates globally for all apps (perhaps a little overkill), or you could visit each app's Play Store page and disable auto-updates that way.

To disable auto-updates globally:

Open the Play Store.

Tap your profile picture at the top right.

Select "Settings" from the list.

Expand the "Network Preferences" section.

Tap "auto-update apps" and select the "Don't auto-update apps".

Tap "Done" to save the changes.

To disable auto-updates per app:

Open the Play Store.

Search for the app you want to disable auto-updates for.

Tap the app from the results to bring up it's page on the Play Store (page with Uninstall, Open, or Update buttons).

Tap the ":" icon at the top right, and from the list uncheck the box for "Enable auto-updates".

Rinse and repeat for an other apps you'd like to disable auto-updates for.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hmm weird! Just glad things worked out in the end... :)

Have a good day/night my friend!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Sorry, about that gents! I'll make sure to fix in the next update! Thank you @Random_person563 for the report! I really appreciate it :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Yeah, Play Services seems to be freaking out about needing to update for some reason even though the Play Store won't let us (we are hoping it's just a bug that will hopefully get fixed). You may need to sideload the latest version of Play Services using the Sideload Apps tool.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hmm, try using the Sideload Apps auto-load for easy installation:

Open the Toolbox, navigate to Main Menu 2, and execute the Sideload Apps tool.

Check the box next to "Load app for sideloading after downloading" at the bottom of the window.

Type in the name of the app into the search box.

Press enter, and wait for the webpage to load.

Select the desired app from the results, and click the "Download APK" button.

When asked if you want to open or save the file choose "Save".

Navigate to the "Downloads" folder and click "Save" (You must save the apk to the Downloads folder or the auto-load won't work as it's monitoring that directory in specific for new apks).

Wait for the download to finish and close out of the Toolbox's Web Browser.

You should see the app loaded into the App #1 field automatically.

Now click the "Sideload" button to install the app.

That should do the trick. Hope this helps! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] pwkpete:
Awesome, thanks! (Actually didn't know you could have it auto download - I was pulling from apkmirror and then using the sideload apps function) Will look into that
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Serial_Noob:
Thanks. Not quite what I was looking for, but it will do.

It used to be possible to hide an app so Play doesn't even see it.

Maybe that's not possible any more, or maybe it takes rooting the tablet. I just don't want to invest the eternal vigilance to be sure root survives Amazon's updates. Too many other shiny objects clamoring for my attention.

At least turning off auto-update will keep Play from mangling that app. I'll make myself content with that.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Learnn2code:
Just got toolbox to work and as someone else said, for such a productive piece of software kinda surprised that its a "coffeeware" app. Im kinda hooked on toonblast. The only game that after seeing an advertisement for an android game, over, and over and over-got it. Im hooked. In trying to sideload it - might just be able to get it through google apps - a funny situation came up. Toolbox is programed to accept APK's. Many new apks are also available or only available in XAPK format. Toolbox wont accept an XAPK because it only recognizes apks. Bug? I guess u need a fix and I need to send you a cup of coffee....or is there something im missing.

thanx.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
You can install an xapk installer from apkpure to install your game. Link

I was thinking of apkmirror's installer which is available in Google's Play Store here.

As far as donating a cup of coffee for the Toolbox, there has never been any obligation to do so. It's strictly up to you. If you feel that the Toolbox has been of some benefit to you, and you would like to express some gratitude to Datastream33 for his work on and support of the Toolbox, then feel free to buy him a cup (or pot) of coffee. :)

Edit: I think I misread your comment as being "put off" by the need to buy Datastream some coffee. Now that I re-read it, it appears more like you are surprised pleasantly by it being "coffeeware" and not requiring payment. I'm sorry that I gave you a somewhat diminutive response. I was tired. Welcome to XDA. The people here are very helpful.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] yohbear:
Hi I'm new to forum but got interested in this app since I wanted to customize my 11 gen Fire HD. Everything installed correctly and I had no problem doing some changes but I have stumbled across one that I can't find any kinda info to help work out. The parental controls keep blocking my ability to look at images I've moved from my PC to the tablet and the parental controls are not on at all! I even turned them off and on to see if that would make it work but it has not. Everytime I open the camera to access my gallery it keeps sending to turn off parental controls to view images but I go there and they are off and when I turn them on I do not see an option to grant access to the camera at all. What can I do? Thank you.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] nilli2:
Hello, i have an issue with the Google Assistent. After a voice command, for example: Hey Google play minimalmix radio of tunein to item in bedroom, eveything works. But after a while, the google assitent is gone (the mic in the status bar disappeared). I have to go in the settings and change the standard app to none and back to google to get it working again and the mic symbol is shown in the status bar. This happens after every voice command. Without a voice command the mic symbol never disappears in the status bar. Any solution for this problem?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Greetings my friend!

The Toolbox is strictly fueled by the desire to improve the Fire Tablet experiance and of course brighten someone's day! if the Toolbox can put a smile on someone's face then it's all worth it 100%. However, If you'd like to donate a coffee then I won't stop you! ;)

Unfortunately, the Toolbox not accepting XAPKs isn't a bug. The Toolbox doesn't support XAPKs because they are a whole different beast compared to traditional APKs and require a lot more work to get them installed. However, I'm currently working on adding support for them so keep on the lookout for the next update... ;)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Greetings my friend!

Parental Control messages usually appear if an an integrated activity fails to launch. Try restoring the Amazon Prime Photos app in the Manage Amazon Apps simple manual subtool and see if that helps. Best of luck and please let us know how it goes! :D🤞
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
No, problem at all my friend! Just happy to help! Enjoy! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Greetings!

It might still be possible to hide apps from the Play Store (might require root, I can't recall). Sorry to disappoint you my friend. :(
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Greetings!

That's very interesting, I'm not quite sure what's going on. I can look into if you'd like!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] nilli2:
More information: I switch on (Standby) the Fire HD 10 (2019), i said: OK Google play Radio on the device bedroom. The music starts playing. I switch off (Standby) my Fire HD and after switch on again the mic symbol in the status bar disappears after 3 seconds.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] yohbear:
(y) That totally worked!!! Thank you so much!! 🙌
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] rocjoh:
Hello! I was using old ver of toolbox, and disabled the navi bar with it but noticed an issue in landscape mode (navi bar shows up on bottom and all UI was misaligned to left by navi bar height) as attached pic. I thought that the bug was the one to be fixed in ver.18.0, so I enabled navi bar once (just in case), then updated FireToolbox to the latest ver 23.0, then disabled navibar again but still no change... What should I do to fix this issue? I am using Fire HD 10 2019. Thank you very much for your support in advance!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Serial_Noob:
I'll get over it
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Sean09:
Are notifications supposed to work for apps installed from the Google Play store? I'm having no luck with notifications on anything even after disabling battery optimization and granting all permissions. I've tried updating the Google apk files and that just caused Google apps to break.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] thisisnotatest:
Should I use adb shell pm uninstall --user 0? or activate/disable
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I believe the command you'll need is

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 <package_to_disable>

since all the apps of interest are system apps and cannot be uninstalled.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] LimeWools:
Is split-sceen mode only available for the Fire HD 10 11th generation or can it be enabled on older Fire tablets via ADB?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Greetings my friend, and great question!

I think (someone please correct me if I'm wrong) the tablets are missing components required for Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) to work correctly. Because of this, apps that send notifications using FCM won't be able to. I'd like to state that this isn't 100% accurate, it's just a guess...
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] cf77:
I am a Noob with this.

Is there a bridge (hack) to get notifications from Apps installed through Google Play Store.?

I have few apps I like to receive the notifications.

These apps do not show up under Amazon Recent Notification page.

I know this is a pipe dream.

thx in advance.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] cf77:
Thank You.

Selected "Not Optimized"

Reboot Tablet.

Send email to My GMail.

No notifications. or unless the icon is a flash.

Appreciated the help.

Update:. After 24 hrs, the Notifications arrived..

Wonder why such a delay?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] CEPi:
Hi guys,

Using v.23 but not getting all the window to show.

Any help?

Cheers

Super app!!!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
That looks like you have your font size set to 125% in Windows. The Toolbox doesn't deal with that well as you see. If you don't want to set your font size to the default 100%, the easiest thing to do is create another user account on your computer and use that when you need Toolbox.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] CEPi:
You Sir are top banana!! Thanks a lot, took some time to find the 125%!

All good now, thanks a lot :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Astrogoth:
Anyone else get crash notices poping up all the time about Devs something or other? How to stop it?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Greetings!

Is the Toolbox crashing consistently?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Astrogoth:
No, the Fire 10 after the Toolbox has done it's thing.