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[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jhford:
It's been months since I used FT 27.x and I've forgotten the order which I should use. Any help? Also, I think I installed your apk and txt files, although I didn't have the benefit of a real file browser. When is safe for me to turn on WiFi?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] exlr8:
Funny thing, I haven't yet removed lock screen ads, and when I opened the tablet there was a big ad offering me to watch movies for free from IMDb, so apparently Amazon themselves aren't even up to date with the name change....yet.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Well, Toolbox is up to v28.6 so run the updater first! The order isn't as important as turning off OTA Updates and Automatic Updates in the Modify System Settings tab. Once that's done, it's safe to turn on WiFi because the update mechanism has been disabled. If you've already got v7.3.2.2+ on your tablet, then blocking will eventually fail and it won't let you turn off OTA updates. If you got Playstore installed, then you can install Chrome or Firefox from there so you have a browser.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Gotta run. I'll be back at the help desk tomorrow. Have a great evening! 😄
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] kb0npw:
Can lock screen ads be removed after the fact? I was thinking it had to be done before first connecting to the internet. I missed that tidbit of info and now I've got ads
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] evbrown:
I just got a Fire 8 on Prime day. It came with Fire OS 7.3.2.2. I am current with Fire toolbox 28.6. Fire toolbox is not recognizing the tablet because USB debugging is greyed out. I find it interesting that the only settings not greyed out under developer options are 'OEM unlocking' and 'Desktop backup password'.

I downloaded DNS66 from Fdroid and was able to transfer it from my Linux PC to the Downloads directory on the fire tablet, but I will wait until further advice here before installing it. I makes sense that I need to get Fire toolbox up and running first.

Edit: I found the problem. There is a toggle at the top of Developer options that needed to be set. I will post further if I encounter difficulties with Fire toolbox. Thanks!

Update: I am trying a different approach. I have the apk's of my favorite apps downloaded and side loaded to my Fire tablet download directory. I can successfully install from there. I have installed Netguard and default to block access to all apps. Then I can allow access to the one's I use. Only then did I turn on my wifi. Question: Which Amazon components should I whitelist to allow me to register the device?

Also, since I get my apps from Fdroid and the Aurora store, I shouldn't need to worry about installing the Play store, correct?

Further update: Like another user posted, I had to enable all Fire services, completed the register process, then return to disabling apps. I think I have it almost where I need it.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ThatTallGuy:
Hi all -- Long time lurker. Apologies for the lengthy message right out of the gate. Dropping in to just say that I'm experiencing the same issue as some of the folks above where Gmail is crashing. Like others, I'm experiencing this on my new Fire HD 10 2021 purchased during Prime Day which was thankfully on the older September firmware. The below is a list of troubleshooting that I did to try and narrow down what is going on.

I've experienced this same crashing experience for a bunch of other Google apps, such as Google's Home app, Google Drive, Duo, Calendar, and Play Games as well. However, it's NOT crashing for a majority of all other Google apps; Contacts, Files, Find Device, Gboard, Google app, Keep Notes, Google News, Photos, Play Store, Podcasts, Google Assistant, YouTube, and YouTube Music all work fine. Each of those are signing right into my account and usable.

My 2021 tablet was setup by downloading/installing the APKs on page 440 as a work around provided by @BlackSheepA1 during the FireToolBox setup process.

I left my tablet idle for several hours, so I don't believe it's an act of me signing in too quickly. Everything is up-to-date, and I've also attempted a combination of several reboots, and clearing storage and cache of the play store and play services without success. I also tried re-enabling all of the Amazon apps I had the Fire ToolBox disable to see if I accidentally created an issue. This did not make a difference.

Here's where it gets weird tho. Prior to finding the post on page 440 with the appropriate APKs, I factory reset my Fire HD 10 2019. When I got stuck at the Google Services step in the FireToolBox, I jumped over to this article and followed it. I downloaded each of the APK files to my desktop, moved them all over to the tablet and installed them in the order it mentioned. As of right now, with everything up-to-date, ALL of the applications mentioned I attempted to run on the 2021 tablet are WORKING on my 2019 tablet.

TLDR; REQUEST:

For anyone else having Gmail crashing issues on the 2021 tablet (along with possibly the other apps listed), can you try running the crashing apps I've listed above (bolded) and let me know if you see the same thing?

The only thing I can think of is that maybe it's the APKs shared previously are causing this or it has something to do with maybe the 2021 Fire tablet being on a newer firmware than my 2019 tablet? Just a total guess though.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ArgyleGA:
I also just got a Fire 10 tablet from the Prime Day sale, and it's running 7.3.2.1. I was following the direction for the Toolbox, and everything was going fine through the guided setup until I hit the Google Services tool. For some reason, every time it starts downloading the Toolbox just crashes - no error, it's just suddenly gone. Deleted the partial files it downloaded and tried again, same thing.

I hope this hasn't been addressed already, I tried looking back a little in this thread before posting but I couldn't find anything related to it.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] PerryEarl:
Someone posted the files a few pages back (440 I think) so that you can side load them. There's a discussion about why around that same timeframe.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] freonchill:
I still had 1 of the previous versions, I think it was 27 and was able to install google from there without crashing.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] informerex:
@Datastream33

I am looking for an updater (like Toolbox Updater) in java/SWT

do you have an idea
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ThatTallGuy:
Just to follow-up on my last comment above. If I already have a bunch of apps downloaded from the Play Store and then I remove Google Play services and the Play Store itself, what would happen to the previously downloaded apps? Would they be removed as well or just unusable? I'm willing to remove both and then install the APKs (referenced in the attached article above) to see if maybe that's causing the issue, but am curious how much time I'll need to give myself.

Just a side note, the article referenced and what I've installed on my 2019 tablet only has 4 APKs. It's possible that maybe there's something wrong with the CalSync and ConSync APKs provided? Each of the broken apps I've mentioned would appear to use both of those APKs...
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] PerryEarl:
Removal of Google services leaves any installed apps/games in tact and they are still usable.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] kb0npw:
I'm still confused about a couple of things. Just received my 10HD and it has 7.2.2.3. I installed One Button Navigation and Nova Launcher. When I first boot the device, it still boots into the Amazon Launcher. Is this normal? Also, the One Touch Navigation bar in the bottom of the screen does not show up on landscape mode, and when launching a program while in landscape mode, when you leave that program, the Amazon Launcher returns. Also, why can I not get the home button to work? The center button never does anything. I have to use the Back button to get anywhere. Is it possible to do a factory wipe on this thing, and maybe start from square one?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Pacore:
Got a Fire HD 10 yesterday, thankfully with 7.3.2.1.

Massive thanks for the tool and all your efforts Datastream33, it really is appreciated. I've managed to customise the tablet for my elderly relative, making it so much easier to use than the stock Fire OS.

Also big thanks to blaacksheep, for your links to the Google APKs for 9.0. I also had a similar issue to someone above with Google apps crashing, but this was rectified when I reinstalled with the 2 optional sync APKs as you suggested, although I haven't tried Gmail as this isn't needed for my use case.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] 123x:
I have the same issue. Play Store, GBoard and Keep working. Google Drive crashing. Google Docs starts, but can't synchronize.

My best guess is that file (Google Drive) synchronization isn't working for some reason. Any ideas on what to do?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] A-question:
Is there an up to date list of Amazon apps that are okay to uninstall without causing any issues with other apps? Or will the latest toolbox have them listed like previous (green, orange, red)?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] gguerra:
I set up plenty of HD 10s for my company so well familiar with the process on replacing launcher and disabling all of the built in apps. You get a clean slate this way and just install what you need which is not much for our purpose. The one I'm working on now is my own and was wondering something. Is it preferable to disable the Amazon version of an app and replace it with a google version or leave a mix of Amazon and Google apps? Example of an Amazon app that I use would be Amazon music, Amazon Photos and the Amazon appstore itself. I am disabling automatic updates for both Amazon and google play. I will be using Nova Launcher. Do they coexist well? Is the Amazon version preferable since it's already installed?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] evbrown:
Cannot maximize Firetoolbox.

Not really a problem, but I am just wondering. On Firetoolbox 28.6 it will not maximize. On some screens it truncates the far right of the options. I can work around it. For example, when selecting an individual app to uninstall I tab to select and then tab once more and hit enter. That executes the hidden disable button.

As a test, I downloaded the Portable version thinking that might be better. No difference.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ThatTallGuy:
I'm going to try and uninstall the play store and play services tonight, and then attempt to install the four APKs I have from the article I previously shared. If that doesn't work then I'll factory reset it, see if I can do setup by using those 4 article referenced APKs again and then set the rest up with Fire ToolBox. Will post what I find out as soon as I'm able to try this.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Ivorin:
Even after a factory reset on HD 10 (2021 7.3.2.1), same issue for me with GMail and GDrive crashing almost immediately, and GDocs unable to sync. This is with OTA updates disabled, registering (logging into) Amazon, but no other non-essential changes made to the factory config. Basically factory fresh.

Maybe if more users submit the crash report to Google, they'll fix it. (when GDrive crashes, it prompts you to report it, which I did).
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] kb0npw:
I think I finally have One Button Navigation setup how I want, but I can't seem to keep Nova Launcher running. Every time I exit back to the home screen, the tablet reverts to the default Amazon launcher. What am I missing?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] KfcAS85:
I got one with 7.3.2.1 as well. It was very surprising and I was sure it wasn’t going to be the case. They must have a huge back stock of the tablets.

After several tries and the help of this forum, I finally got Toolbox to work. Nice tablet for $20 after trading in my Fire 8.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] gguerra:
Every HD 10 (2021) model I've got has 7321 on it, even refurbs and I've gone through quite a few. We use them for work. That is normal from what I can see. They do quickly update if not careful to prevent that.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Ivorin:
The AmazonAppStore version of Google Drive seems to work, but the Google Play Store version crashes quickly after it's launched. There doesn't appear to be an AmazonAppStore version of GMail or Google Docs.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] gguerra:
For the people having problems with google drive and gmail crashing, you could try side loading slightly older versions by installing APK's from apkmirror.

Here's the link for drive, you could search for others

Download Google Drive APKs for Android - APKMirror

Download Google Drive APKs for Android - APKMirror Free and safe Android APK downloads

www.apkmirror.com
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] exlr8:
If google play store and gmail are functioning properly, is it best to turn of auto updates for them?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] A-question:
HD10 just arrived running 7.3.2.1.

On the google area, it says everything is downloaded, then toolbox just closes. Not sure there. Will have to scroll back up and look at the thread.

Also trying to get Nova launcher on and I'm met with:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] otaku91:
Thanks again for everyone's help. I have two questions.

Is there any downside to disabling the built-in apps like Kindle and installing the Play Store version. I was considering doing that just to be able to update everything from the Play Store.

After changing the launcher, how do you restore the stock Amazon launcher?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] A-question:
I'd like to know about the first one.

With the launcher if you go back to the area where you can remove the built in apps just restore fire launcher.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] iwabernethy:
I've used this toolkit on an older Fire HD8, and today got a new HD8 2020. When I try to change the launcher to Microsoft the apk downloads but the toolkit windows closes. I start it again, try again, it sees the apk is already downloaded and then give an error "adb: failed to install <path>\MicrosoftLauncher.apk: Faiure [INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NOT_APK: Failed to parse /data/app/vmdl52702961.tmp/base.apk]

Any thoughts on what I'm doing wrong?

I am running the toolbox as admin.

I have the tablet with USB debugging enabled.

The firmware on the device is 7.3.2.2.

It is not connected to Wifi and has never been, and no account associated with it.

I get a similar behavior and error when I try to install google services.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] wolfscowl:
There are currently problems with APK download. The APK was not fully downloaded. The problem also occurs with Google Services. The program just closes and when you start it a second time, it looks like the APK has been downloaded. But the APK is incomplete
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] wolfscowl:
First of all, there is a bug with some APK downloads, which also appears when installing google services. Second, your firmware is too up to date. You need 7.3.2.1 to be able to use all feature of fire toolbox.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] iwabernethy:
I understand I have the firmware that means some things wont work. however I thought that launcher and google services were still ok?

If there are issues with the apk download, can I just download myself, put in the relevant toolbox with the right filename and then run?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] wolfscowl:
I hope a new version with bugfix will be released soon.

The program is incredible.

I've just donated.

Don't forget to donate :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] wolfscowl:
Yea, you can download the apk files by yourself. Copy the apk in the right folder and rename the file.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] gguerra:
As I understand it, the only things that will not work any more with the 7322 or later firmware is the ability to use a 3rd party launcher as default and the ability to stop OTA updates. There are work arounds for both of these things and there may be more issues but those two are the main ones. Look for the link on @Blacksheep's signature for more information.

All of this is due to changes Amazon made to their firmware. They want to control to a certain degree what people do with their tablets.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] satify:
Tried older Gmail apk in that link, and it still crashes the same.

I will keep checking this thread to see if anyone finds a solution.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Anthrax79:
I have a firestick 8 HD 2021. I had previously used v20 of the toolbox with no issues. after a factory reset I need to reinstall. While trying to do the Google Services install the application closes after every APK download, and then reports corrupted APks and will not install
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] 123x:
I just tried Gmail. It reports an error with Google services. Maybe the apks provided by blacksheep aren't fully compatible with my device (new fire hd 10). I'm curious what the result of your attempt will be.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] exlr8:
I got my tablet 2 days ago. hd 10 2021 11 gen. firmware 7.3.2.1. Total noob admittedly. Had problems initially, but blaacksheep, bless his heart, basically walked me thru the problems I encountered and all is good. Even donloaded gmail from play store and fingers crossed, no problems. At this point I'm thinking about just wiping everything amazon off and getting the tablet as close to a true android device as possible, but I'm a little gun shy of doing that for fear of screwing something up and having to start from scratch. Wondering if any of you fine folk have done that?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] MerlinMDV:
Hey, I have a bug to report here. I am using Windows 11, and the tablet is a Amazon Fire HD 8/8+ (2020), FireOS version 7.3.1.8, Android version 9.

It seems that when I try to execute some actions, the entire application crashes. I will list the actions here:

-Custom Launcher (Microsoft Launcher, it crashes on the first progress bar; it does not move at all.)

-Installing Google Services (It downloads the APKs, but they corrupt)

-Installing Custom Keyboards (No extra info)

-Installing Hybrid Apps (Disney+ installed first, then Netflix fails)

Thanks for reading, hope this gets fixed soon!

:D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Anthrax79:
Figured it out. the hard links to APKMIRROR in the program have expired

Google Services Framework 9-6794505 (Android 9.0+) APK Download by Google LLC - APKMirror

Google Services Framework 9-6794505 (Android 9.0+) APK Download by Google LLC - APKMirror Free and safe Android APK downloads

www.apkmirror.com

Google Account Manager 7.1.2 (Android 6.0+) APK Download by Google LLC - APKMirror

Google Account Manager 7.1.2 (Android 6.0+) APK Download by Google LLC - APKMirror Free and safe Android APK downloads

www.apkmirror.com
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Yep, they indeed have. It seems they have made changes so the links now expire (fair enough). We could update the links in the Toolbox, but whose to say when they will expire again... 🤔
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Ivorin:
Maybe the lesser evil is just to include the APKs in the main download, though I realize that would make it bigger.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] iwabernethy:
I had the same issue a few posts above.

I've manually downloaded the APK files from APK mirror and put in the folders with the right filenames and then it worked ok.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ChouDawg:
Hello everyone, just wanted to start off by saying thank you to the @Datastream33 for creating such an awesome tool. We used it on our Fire HD 10 (2019) to boot to Nova and install YouTube Vanced and it's been a blessing to not have to skip ads for the kids when we're driving.

Anyways we just picked up a HD 10 (2021) over prime day and received it yesterday. Has OS 7.3.1.9 and I've disabled account association and no wifi connection yet. After installing toolbox 28.6 I can't seem to get the tablet to connect. I enabled debugging, run the software and it brings up the menu like it's connected but immediately says "The connection to Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) has been lost." I'm using the included USB-C cable on Windows 10 64-Bit and was able to connect our 2019 HD 10 to the Toolbox V9.1 so I'm not sure what's up with the new tablet. When I leave debugging off I'm able to see the tablet as a storage device and copy to/from it. When "Device Monitoring Service" (Toolbox) reports the connection has been lost it seems to go into a boot loop for the toolbox where it keeps trying to re-open itself.

The only thing I can think of is drivers; i see "FIRE" in my device manager and when I open properties it says it's a microsoft provided, 06/21/2006 driver, version 10.0.19041.746. Surely this is outdated for a 2021 model tablet but I can't seem to get the drivers to update either automatically or by downloading the driver manually.

Has anybody run into this before and is there a fix?

EDIT: Did some more troubleshooting, still no luck.

Uninstalled/reinstalled Toolbox v28.6

Reboot numerous times PC & tablet

Tried to uninstall "FIRE" device and reinstall with Google USB drivers, doesn't recognize the driver, stuck with Windows 2006 era default

Uninstalled Toolbox V9.1 in case that was causing conflicts

Still getting the same disconnect error and now I'm getting some unhandled expressions errors by Microsoft .NET framework....really confused. My 2019 HD 10 just plugged in and connected without any issues.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] TomerNassi:
but how do i know what is the right name and what apks do i need to download?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] mydave1:
Hi, with the OTA disabled, is there enough prevention to avoid FireOS firmware update if I'm to register the Fire HD10 Plus with Amazon ?

I'd like to purchase some apps and Amazon would not let me do it without registration.

Please advise, and thanks
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] SpongeLikeCannon:
This!

All was going so well but these APKs have got me stumped. I am a novice at this too! I tried searching that mirror site for the versions that were indicated by the 'dummy' files that had been downloaded, which was version 7.1.2. However, there isn't a version 7.1.2 for Google Play Services?!

The two that I did get 7.1.2 for (Account Manager and Framework) haven't worked anyway and the install fails with the same error.

Any help would be much appreciated.