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[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] TallTommy:
From a US Win7 PC:

the system cannot find the file specified

the system cannot find the path specified

ECHO is off

0 was unexpected at this time.

Error occurs while "Checking Notification Server for Notifications. Please wait". - so I think it may be tied in with this.

for grins and giggles, running the Amazon Fire Toolbox.bat file as admin produces a different error that it cannot find notificaton.bat.

Running that toolbox.bat as a non-admin produces the error I originally typed out.

Edit - it's definitely something with notifications. in the toolbox.bat file, I rem'd out the line for notification and the two lines below it, and then deleted all lines under it regarding notification. After that, I got the app to run on a Win7 PC.

I'm not good with scripts, but I do work in IT so I made an unaltered copy of the bat file so I can play around with it to see if I can figure out the cause. It works fine on my Win10 laptop at home but I saw the crash issue on an old Win7 laptop I keep here at work.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] slinson:
Interesting findings! Can you please share the lines you modified/rem'd out?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] TallTommy:
REM start /min /wait "" "Notification.bat"

REM if exist ok.ds del ok.ds >nul 2>nul& GOTO DownloadOK

REMif exist failed.ds del *.ds >nul 2>nul&echo.&echo Server timed out. Skipping notifications.&TIMEOUT /T 2 >nul&GOTO :EOF

Then deleted these lines immediately below it. Doing so, you do get a notification msg box pop up in the app, but once you X out of the MSG box, the app loads and works properly.

:DownloadOK

rename notification.ds notification.txt

(

Set /p NotiIdentification=

Set /p uname=

Set /p Subject=

Set /p MSG1=

Set /p MSG2=

Set /p MsgInfo=

Set /p NotiIdentification1=

) <notification.txt

echo %NotiIdentification%

cd %LOCALAPPDATA%\Datastream

Set /p NotiHistory=<Notification_history.txt

IF "%NotiIdentification1%" == "" GOTO :SetNoti1

IF %NotiIdentification1% GTR %NotiHistory% GOTO :DetectMessages

GOTO :EOF

:SetNoti1

IF %NotiIdentification% GTR %NotiHistory% GOTO :DetectMessages

GOTO :EOF

:DetectMessages

cd %bin%\Notifications

(

Set /p NotiID=

Set /p uname=

Set /p Subject=

Set /p MSG1=

Set /p MSG2=

Set /p MsgInfo=

Set /p NotiID2=

) <notification.txt

IF "%NotiID2%" == "" GOTO NotiCenter1

GOTO NotiCenter2

:NotiCenter1

FOR /F "tokens=* USEBACKQ" %%F IN (`time /t`) DO (

SET time=%%F

)

FOR /F "tokens=2 USEBACKQ" %%G IN (`date /t`) DO (

SET date=%%G

)

cd %bin%\Notifications

(

Set /p NotiID=

Set /p uname=

Set /p Subject=

Set /p MSG1=

Set /p MSG2=

Set /p MsgInfo=

) <notification.txt
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] slinson:
Tried but still no luck for me. At the end got a bunch of error msg:

'"?' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

'__' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

'__\' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Do not worry, I'm going to completely remove the notification center for good from the Toolbox. It has unfortunately caused nothing but issues and I can't really say it's worth it to keep it. However, instead of removing the code responsible for maintaining notification center you can actual disable it entirely.

Open the %LOCALAPPDATA%\Datastream folder and look for NotificationCenter.txt and open it in Notepad. Change the value in the file from "Enabled" to "Disabled" (remove the quotes) and save the file. Open the Toolbox and it should skip over checking for notifications.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] TallTommy:
Awesome.

I put my original batch file back, disabled the notificationcenter file and it opened on Win7 quickly and without issue.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] slinson:
Thanks!

Tried this but got very similar error messages again, but a bit different:

'"?' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

'__' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

'_' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] TallTommy:
Did you put the original batch file back since you modified it?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] slinson:
Yes I did.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] wish_:
Hi, that is brilliant, thank you. I re-enabled Device setup and could then register my tablet. One thing I am missing though is the 'privacy and settings' menu in settings, so I cannot set a pin or fingerprint scan. Do you know how I can fix this? I've looked in the restore apps and there is nothing for security that I can see.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I don't have a tablet running FireOS 8, I only have 2 tabs running FireOS 7. I wasn't aware of a fingerprint reader on the new tablets.

The section to set a PIN is called 'Security and Privacy'. It should be on your settings page unless you've disabled the associated app, then it would be missing. I don't know how much you've 'debloated', but over-zealousness in turning off apps can be a problem. If you are missing that section, it means you'll have to re-enable some of the apps you've disabled to get it back. I'm sorry, but I don't know the name of the exact app to re-enable.

The other way to set a pin is to use Toolbox and choose 'Lockscreen Management'. Select 'Change Lockscreen Security Type'. That should launch the screen that you need.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] darbNator:
I finally got the app displaced but now it gives me captcha errors. Says yo use a captcha for login but there isn't one.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] darbNator:
I tried the kindle app in your Sig last night and couldn't get it to install. Not sure what was going on with it.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I have not kept those apps up to date so they may be superseded by now. Check out braveheartleo's post. He has a much more complete and updated listing of apps. (y)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] paulkem:
I have a Fire HD 10 9th generation that I used FireToolbox on to convert into a plain Android tablet. It worked great. I have not been using the tablet much lately and my mother in law would like to test drive a tablet before she buys one. Is there any way to create another profile separate from mine where she would not be able to get to my Google services (Gmail, Drive, etc) but would be able to log into her own Google services?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Cpt.mactavish:
Changelogs of firetoolbox 32.2?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] paulkem:
Where do I find the changelogs?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
The changelog file hasn't been updated in a while, I'm afraid. It only goes up to v30.2 from March, 2022. From the posts of @Datastream33 I gather that the only changes in v32.2 is the download links have been changed due to pastebin no longer working properly, and device detection will now detect f/w v8.3.1.5 and allow for launcher replacement without newer workarounds. This will affect all Google Services installations and it may also affect other download options too. Always use the newest version if you want your downloads to work right. ;) I'm sure the changelog will get updated when Datastream has some extra time.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] paulkem:
I think there may have been some confusion. I was not sure if Cpt.mactavish was directing me to the changelog for the answer to my question or if he/she was asking about the changelog for himself. So I was asking where it was so I could look for my answer. But it sounds like it does not exist and therefore I won't find any help there.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] James62370:
From my recent experience, I have not been able to get Google Play services to work on a second profile. It worked in the past with much older firmware, but not sure when it stopped working.

Installing the Google Play services on a second profile makes the main profile with the Play Store not work.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] paulkem:
Ah, OK. I will just sign out of my google accounts and other logins and let her use my profile then.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] gdroid666:
Ok I used FTB v32.2 and the welcome tour to block OTA

then I went to manual and advanced to see all the packages

there were still 2 packages under advanced tat were not disabled so I disabled them, I assume these needed to be disable too right?

The funny thig was that after I disabled them and tried to goback to the disabled/hidden'apps tab from the system apps tab FTB was exhibitng some strange behavior.

under the disabled hidden tab it looked like it was showing all my apps as disabled, I forced closed FTB and launched it and tried moving back and forth between the tabs a few times but was still showing all the apps in the disabled tab.

It finally showed this so I assume I am ll good on update blocking now
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
From my understanding, second profiles in FireOS are "iffy" at best. If they do work for you, they don't survive a reboot so you'll have to re-create them every time you power up. The last time I messed with them was a year or so ago.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
You didn't mention your tablet style or firmware version so we can't be sure you've been successful. The type of behavior you've described is somewhat typical for Toolbox. I think the advanced tab in Manage Amazon Apps is not a first priority as most people don't use it. The best thing to do is reboot your tablet. Reboot your computer. Start all over and see what it says then. Also, if your firmware version is v7.3.2.2+, or v8.3.1.9+, you'll probably need to firewall your tablet from update servers or at least restrict downloads to prevent unwanted updates.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Hisstori:
Edit: Nvm, forgot to remove the SD card.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Awesome! Thanks so much for the report! I really appreciate it!

As for Contact Sync... I believe it's hosted on Google Drive. As Drive doesn't natively support direct download it takes a few seconds to start the download. Sometimes this results in a timeout and the Toolbox skips it. Because the file was never downloaded it can't find the APK.

In case you still need the Contact Sync APK I've attached the one the Toolbox should of downloaded. Just install it via the Sideload Apps tool and restart the device. Cheers man, stay safe, and I hope you're having a great day so far! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Greetings!

Not much has changed in V32.2.

Just updated the pointer for the download links to obtain them from Rentry instead of Pastebin. The device detection code was also updated to ensure FireOS 8.3.1.5 isn't marked as "restricted" when it shouldn't be. Not too many changes this time around... been mainly focused on the Linux port. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Hisstori:
Sorry for the repeated questions, but I'm trying to hide the navigation bar and the toggle doesn't seem to be affecting anything tablet-side. Any solutions to this or is it because of the specific tablet that I have?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Greeting!

My apologies, could you please remind me which tablet you have? If it's a Fire Max 11 I'm afraid hiding the navigation bar is no longer possible due to Google removing overscan, and the ability to modify the navigation bar. :(
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ferenckv:
Hey... I wanted to remove an account from my Fire 7 (2019) so I went to the toolbox (v32.2) and clicked on "Uninstall Play Services", as usual, it asked me to revoke the Device Admin privilege for both apps so I did it. Here's where things went off track: As soon as I clicked "OK" the toolbox restarted.

The menu option still says "Google Services (Manage)" but if I go to the tablet, the Google Services are gone. I already tried to reboot the tablet, same result.

Device: Amazon Fire HD 7 (2019)
Codename: mustang
FireOS Version: 7.3.2.7
Android Version: 9.0
Security Patch: 2022-01-01
Chipset: MT8163
System Uptime: 00h 13m 31s

Ideas? Thanks!!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Hisstori:
It's a Fire HD 8+. I assume since it's on the latest software, it's also no longer possible?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] gdroid666:
oh I thought it was clear from my other posts but it is the fire max 11 on FW 8.3.1.5 , I did the standard tool for blocking OTA updates now that the tool box no longer marks my tablet as restrices, thanks @Datastream33 , but those 2 extra packages were still not disabled after doing that so I disabled them.

I am not sure if I actually needed to or not though, hopefully it doesnlt break anything, maybe the tool box needs to be updated again for the max 11 users lucky enough to nbe on 8.3.1.5 so that those 2 packages are also disabled, or maybe I just disabled them needlessly, I am not really sure but they looked pretty suspicious to me.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] linuxrookie:
I'm fairly new to Linux and software tinkering in general, so excuse any of the ignorance that may follow. I have been fully on Linux and building up my knowledge from essentially zero through trial and error for the past couple of years, and I now know just enough to really break things properly.

I cannot seem to get the Google services tool to work on my new Max 11. It seems to be an issue with the directory. The error message I get is saying that there was no such file at ..../bin/GoogleServices/Android 11(x64)/Playservices11_x64.7z

I checked the files and the Android 11(x64) folder is showing empty. I've done multiple re-installs now, a few times there was a .7z of a different name in that folder, but when I attempted to change the name it vanished. Now, most of this is likely due to my own incompetence, but any assistance would be helpful. I've been using my HD10 for years after running FTB on it and I'm exited to start playing around with this more powerful tablet, but I'm kinda dead in the water right now.

I see the alerts at start up that seem to indicate that there was some issue that was resolved this summer. I don't know if this could be related to that or not.

Thanks!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Greetings!

It occurred to me recently that the Linux port would probably suffer from the same issue that plagued the windows version... as it uses the same pointer links. Currently working on a new Linux build that should fix the link issues, along with a few other additions, bug fixes, and improvements.

Anyway, I've attached the archive the Toolbox would of downloaded (repackaged from .7z to .zip). Just extract the archive contents to the Android 11 (x64) folder, and execute the Google Services tool again. This time it should skip the download process, and start installing the extracted APKs. Best of luck, and please let us know how it goes! Cheers!

By the way, it's awesome to hear you're giving Linux a run! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Dang, yeah I'm afraid the HD8+ also runs Android 11... so it suffers from the same issues as the Max 11 :(
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hmm, sometimes the Play Store can hang around after uninstalling if there is more then one user on the device. Try checking the App Info section in the Settings app and see if there's an entry for the Play Store (or play services). If so, it will say "Not installed for this user" or something. Tap on the Play Store, and at the top right, click the hamburger menu (3 dot icon), and then tap "Uninstall for all users". After uninstalling for all users the Toolbox should not longer show the option to manage. Best of luck and let us know how it goes! :D

Also, I'm afraid uninstalling Play Services won't remove the account. If the Toolbox told you to do so please let me know as I've been meaning to get rid of this message. but can't remember if the deed has been done yet. To remove an account, check the Google Services (Manage) subtool for the option to manage accounts. If your tablet is missing the activity for managing accounts, I'm afraid you'll have to factory reset your tablet to remove it. :(
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] TheAuror:
First off, thank you so much for all that you do for this project. It has literally been a lifesaver for me.

Unfortunately, it appears like the pointer links issue might have sprung up again as I am no longer able to install Google Services on V32.2 as it crashes the program every time as soon as you click execute. Anything you might be able to do to resolve this once again?

Thank you so much for all of your time on this! You are a hero!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] linuxrookie:
Thanks for your post and your help. Unfortunately, FTB still seems to be unable to find the files it needs.

I currently have the 4 .apk files and the unzipped folder with the .apk files at this directory:

.../.local/share/Fire Toolbox V3.0/bin/GoogleServices/Android 11 (x64)

FTB is still attempting the download process and I am still getting the same error message from FTB stating that no such file exists.

I've attached screen shots of my directory as well as the error message I'm getting.

Any suggestions?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I would guess that the reason it's failing is because the downloaded file is a .zip and Toolbox is looking for a .7z file. I'm not sure if it will work, but the same archive program extracts both types and "might" not fail if it was mislabeled. You could try renaming the file to "GServices_Android11.7z" and trying again (making sure to keep a backup of the original file if it fails). If that doesn't work, you'll probably need to extract it to a temporary directory and then re-compressing it into a .7z file. Put that .7z file into the Toolbox folder instead of the .zip and that should work.

I took a better look and it seems you just need to move the 4 extracted files into the GServices folder and try again.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] linuxrookie:
Well, I actually had the files in that suggested directory as well. Took a shotgun approach to maximize my chances.

However, your first suggestion was successful in getting FTB to find and extract the files from the zip. Unfortunately, we're now onto the next obstacle. This one seems particularly weird. The error message is stating that the files do not end .apk or .apex. But, from what I can see, they definitely do. FTB seems to be successfully installing everything except for the actual playstore.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] linuxrookie:
Ok, At long last I have finally gotten the play store up and running. I was never able to get FTB to actually install the play store from the Google Services tool because I could not clear the issue shown in my last post. However, with all of the other google service .apk's installed, I was able to just side load the play store using the side loading tool and I have now downloaded multiple apps from the play store and it seems to be working as it should. Thank you all so much for helping me get going! I'm going to keep messing with the tool box with linux on the max 11 and I'll return with any hiccups I run into.

Thanks again!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
It's great that you got it all sorted out. Since the Linux port is in beta, please report any issues you have to this thread so all those little bugs can be worked out. I don't believe Datastream33 has a Fire Max 11 so he's probably unable to test directly on that model and needs people like us with different models. (y)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] LordUnderling:
I happen to have a list of my Fire HD 8 FireOS 8.3.1.8 system apps in a comma-separated variable (CSV) text format that can be imported into just about any spreadsheet. Is there anywhere that I can upload this for everyone to see?

I do recall seeing something for, I believe, FireOS 5 system apps but nothing more recent.

There's no reason that this can't also be done for FireOS 7.

It would be good to know what may be new for a recent OS release and what may have been carried over from previous releases.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I use my Google Drive and just "share with anyone with the link", but if you just want a place to host it, you can try https://send.vis.ee/. Dtatstream33 has shared several files with me that way, but I don't know how long they retain the file or how many downloads/day you get.

Then, there's always Dropbox which has a free tier you can sign up for.

Lastly, there are some free hosting services listed in this link: https://www.hostingadvice.com/how-to/free-file-hosting-services/
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] dc-:
A new version of the Peacock app was just released (on the Amazon app store). It works for me on the Fire Max 11 with Google services installed.

I had reported this issue to Peacock support and they sent me an email today to tell me there was a fix for this specific issue. They said to update the app, then reboot, then try it. Voila!!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
It's great that it's fixed and thanks for the update. 😃 I think @Jumbo100 is keeping track of apps reported to not work. (y)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Just updated the changelog to include the latest versions. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
OK guys, how are the new download links working? Are they broken or functioning as intended? Thanks!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Bisonator:
Hi DataStrem

I have availed myself of the toolbox today, using it on my Amazon Fire Max 11, software version: 8.3.1.5

Fantastic results so far, so thank you very much for creating and maintaining this so well! :)

Download of the toolbox (Win v32.2 portable) went through fine, as did various downloads during use of the toolbox. (I went through the guided setup for my device, and have tinkered with some of the manual options)

Only issue I've had so far that I've not been able to resolve myself is when manually trying to disable some apps under the Manage Amazon Apps option via the Simple mode.

I get this error in the toolbox console:

Spoiler content hidden.

I also get it for these other apps:

App: Photo Importer

App: News

App: My Videos

App: Mopria Print Service

App: Amazon Games

Any ideas would be appreciated!

Cheers

B
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
On recent tablets, Amazon has decided to protect them with 'system protected app' status and they can't be removed or disabled. :( It also happens on post v7.3.2.1 tablets too. It's not a problem with Toolbox, it just tries to disable them anyway and then reports the failure. It's all good. (y)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Bisonator:
Understood. Thanks blaacksheep.(y)

Apologies if I've made you repeat yourself. I did read a lot of this thread before posting, but probably missed something. (I didn't think they'd protected them until 8.3.1.9)

I still can't get over what we're getting for our money with these new devices. What a deal - thanks to the likes of the toolbox and their creators, of course! :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] kuririkura:
Is there a possibility to enable game mode for any apps (even the one installed from play store) or to add extended ram?

I have so many application lagged or crashed when running it on the 2GB memory version 😅