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[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] azrael201:
Strange thing is I had DNS66 installed prior to loading the One Button Launcher. I think it did block some ads as it looked like the app was frozen but there was probably an ad overlayed that I couldn't see.

You guys also mentioned that OTA cannot be disabled once it is 7.3.2.2+? But DNS66 would still block them right? Yea I didn't realize I needed to disable wifi and let it update to 7.3.2.3.

Any advice on fixing the home button for Nova other than One Button Launcher? I couldn't get the Launcher invoker flow to push.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] FourthDimension:
Just installed and am trying to install the Google Play services, but the Toolbox keeps closing after trying to start the process. Haven't figured out a way to fix this. Messaging here in case it's a known issue and someone can direct to an easy answer.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Ivorin:
Keep reading backward in the post history to find a couple of different solutions. The more recent post might be the better solution.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] RodimusConvoy:
I get the thread moves fast but I'd like an answer to this. If I'm the only one having this issue, is there a solution besides Automate that people have been using?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Greetings!

You'll need Automate for the Custom Navbar flow to work. Enabling "Run on system startup" in Automate is completely safe.

The warning is provided on the grounds that a flow could do something that would lockup your system, and can only be stopped by booting into Safe Mode. As long as you're using flows from the Toolbox it should be safe to enable the "Run on system startup" option. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] RodimusConvoy:
Thanks a bunch. Now my Fire HD 8 is perfect. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
So happy to hear that my friend!

Have a good day! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Does anyone have any experience using Aptoide? Is it safe to download from?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jhford:
@blaacksheep. I just installed the One Button Navigation Bar. However, "Launch Application" is not available in the Single Click menu. I have an HD8 Plus with v7.3.2.2. Also, I posted a previous message that I couldn't get TB v28.x to install Google Services. So, I used the howtogeek.com instructions here. https://tinyurl.com/nhzm2mc6. So, I haven't even used TB yet. Should I?

Thanks
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Since I wrote that, Datastream33 has released v28.6 of Toolbox which has a new method of replacing the launcher. It works better than One button Navigation. If you want to disable One Button Navigation, there's a toggle in the upper-right of the app to turn it off. Then use Custom Navigation Button under the Custom Launcher subtool. :)

Edit: "Launch application" is there, you just have to scroll down. It's near the bottom.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jhford:
I uninstalled One Button Navigation. Other questions:

Do I still need Activity Launcher and DNS66?

Why isn't the Toolbox V28.6 working at all for me? I can't setup Google Services, uninstall even the minimum Amazon apps using Manage Amazon Apps, install Nova Launcher 6.x, etc.?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
You don't need Activity Launcher, although it's nice to have because it allows you access to hidden functions on your tablet.

DNS66 is sort of just postponing the inevitable. The updates still manage to sneak around it eventually. It just postpones them.

Um, I don't know why it doesn't do anything for you. What is your firmware version? I forgot what tablet you had and the year. Google Services is broken for everyone right now. I posted the files you need here. Their use is described in the page before or after. You need to put them in your c:\Users\AppData\Local\Datastream\FTB_V28.6\bin\Google Services folder, then run Toolbox and it will install.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] tomme_xp:
Hi need some help. I downloaded the Fire Toolbox however I am not able to install the google services. The toolbox will close out. Also I didn't uncheck link account when purchase is there a way to fix this?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Greetings!

Yeah, the download links for Play Services have expired. Working on a fix.

As far as the link account issue is concerned, i'd highly recommend disabling WiFi (unplugging router) before turning the tablet on. That way you can setup the tablet, disable OTAs/automatic updates (if the tablet comes with firmware under 7.3.2.2), debloat, and then connect to WiFi.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] neodser:
I get this error when using, can you help me?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ChouDawg:
So after a couple hours of messing with it I was finally able to get toolbox to work with our new fire hd 10 (2021) However, only v27.0 and Google play services related changes aren't working they just crash the toolbox. I did try the micro update to v28.4 but that version just kept closing out and v28.6 was still unusable. I'll try manually downloading the latest Google apks, hopefully they will work on v27.0. Happy at least for now that OTA is blocked and I was able to replace the launcher and get YT Vanced installed.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] 123x:
Hi, so when updating to FireOS 7.3.2.2, can you still install and use Google Play Store?

Are the limitations listed on the first page the only ones?

They seem acceptable to me.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] satify:
Was finally able to get Gmail and Gdrive to work properly on HD10 2021.

Had to uninstall Google services that I used fire toolbox to install.

Downloaded them from apkmirror on pc, then transferred them to tablet and installed manually. All the apps I have installed so far are working now.

Until fire toolbox gets patched, I suggest using an alternate method of getting Google services onto the model fire tablet I have. I wasted a good bit of time getting to this point.

You can find the procedure on howtogeek site or others, just search it up. Not going to post a link, cause I'm not sure if it will break the rules.

Like another user mentioned earlier, if you sign in to gplay store, and the user icon in the upper right hand corner does not have the first initial of your name in it, it is not working properly. Every time I installed services from toolbox, the icon was greyed out (blank). Although most apps worked, Gmail and others would crash on setup.

Big thanks to @Datastream33 and @blaacksheep and all other contributors.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] HaplessK:
Can someone tell me how or if, I can disable the fire launcher? It's still running in the background. I was able to install the nova launcher but it just runs on top of the fire launcher. When I press the square nav button on the right I am able to close the nova launcher. (I just got my fire hd 10 plus yesterday and after the updates its running OS 7.3.2.3)

I do not want that. I want to run a single launcher, not two launchers (nova and fire). If that is not possible, then how do I uninstall nova and revert the changes the toolbox made?

I seriously don't want to have to reset the tablet to set everything up again.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jhford:
I have a brand new HD 8 Plus, except for my failed TB tweaking, running the dreaded V7.3.2.2. OOPS. It's now running V7.3.2.3. I added \Datastream\FTB_V28.6\bin\Google Services to my existing path on my Windows 10 laptop, which was "c:\Users\<my name abbreviated>AppData\Local and ended up with "c:\Users\<my name abbreviated>AppData\Local\Datastream\FTB_V28.6\bin\Google Services to which I pasted 6 apks. I then ran the FT Google Services and it failed. So, I created a new path to mimic your example without <my name abbreviated> and ended up with C:\Users\AppData\Local\DataStream\FTB_V28.6\bin\Google Services. I pasted the 6 apks there, ran the FT Google Services and it failed again. Attached is a zip containing the error message. Do I need to wait for DataStream33 to update the FT? Also, I'm going to buy a refurbished one now and hope that it has an earlier OS and return one or both. Thanks again
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Patcom1:
Having an issue. All was good with my fire HD 10 but I went to register it with Amazon after the whole fire toolbox and now it installed all the Amazon apps and my lock screen is showing ads. Anyone know why?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Ivorin:
What version of the OS/firmware do you have?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Patcom1:
For some reason when I tap system updates it crashes so I am unsure
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Ivorin:
In Fire Toolbox, while it's connected to your tablet, you can click on the number or text on one of the corners, probably one of the bottom corners of the Toolbox, and it'll show you the OS/firmware version.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] BLE373:
One Button Navigation Bar is slick and works portrait mode screen locked. Half way there.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jdock:
Thanks to bblacksheep for the detailed dns66 instructions. I had without thinking updated to the latest OS as soon as I opened my Fire HD 8.

Not sure if this has been mentioned in the later 41 pages of this thread, but after setting it up I found it wasn't blocking anything, I assume due to DNS caching. The easiest way for me to clear this was to forget and re-add my wifi network, after which it started working as expected.

Also, for anyone having trouble with the toolbox, I had followed the android police guide to installing the google play services on this latest OS, and it worked fine. Simple 4-app install with download links in their article.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] HaplessK:
Save all your stuff and do a reset.

Since it looks like I have no choice and amazon is going to force it's launcher and its impractical UI on me, the first thing I'm going to do is leave a 1 star review for their product. I can't return it since I'm doing an exchange with my 7th gen fire 10 (which is pretty slow now) and with the prime day sale, I only paid $48 for the fire 10 plus, not including the case and screen protector.

Even though the tablet has decent specs I find myself frustrated, irritated and unhappy. And no offense to the toolbox team, but running a launcher on top of the fire launcher is silly, pointless and probably a waste of ram. Its not a solution.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] evbrown:
The solution that Datastream33 provided worked great for me:

adb shell settings delete secure sysui_nav_bar

I did not need to do a factory reset to fix my issues. If you can live with the limitations, the Fire tablet is a great option. The Firetoolbox does what I needed and I am grateful.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] FlyingShawn:
The bad news is that my 64GB 8 Plus arrived with 7.3.2.2 and I don't want to deal with the hassle of constantly finding new workarounds as new updates happen.

The good (ish) news is that my local Best Buy had a 32GB 8 Plus with 7.3.1.9 in stock! Very annoying that I'm now paying more money for half the storage capacity, but it's worth it if I'm able to set up the tablet the way I want and not have to deal with the update nonsense.

Now my new question: I've been going through the Toolbox options (including your new workaround for Google Services), but the option to install a custom keyboard isn't working. I've tried Swiftkey and Gboard and BOTH seem to install properly (except for the "there was an error, doing a streaming install" process for both: everything after seemed to work), except that I can't get any of the three keyboards to activate on the tablet! When I go in Settings\Device Options\Keyboard & Language\ the "Current Keyboard" button does nothing at all and the "Show/Hide Keyboard" menu shows an empty list of installed keyboards.

I can reenable the Fire Keyboard using the Manage Amazon Apps subtool, but re-running the Custom Keyboard subtool fails to switch keyboards and re-disabling the Fire Keyboard in Manage Amazon Apps returns me to a keyboard-less state. Any ideas? Should I re-bloat everything and do all debloating beyond "standard" one item at a time?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] FlyingShawn:
Found a fix! I re-enabled the Fire Keyboard long enough to sign into the Play Store (although it looks like I'll have to follow satify's comments above about uninstalling/reinstalling Google Services: I've got that greyed-out icon in Play Store too), install SwiftKey that way, use the Android Settings menu to select Swiftkey as the default, and then disabled the Fire Keyboard through the Toolbox again and SwiftKey is still working!

@satify Did you have to uninstall ALL of the Google Services apks that Toolbox installed or just a couple of them? Also, did you reinstall them manually or put them in the Toolbox's "bin" folder like the workaround from a couple of days ago?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
The first thing that comes to mind after you said ""I just got my fire hd 10 plus yesterday and after the updates its running OS 7.3.2.3" is what version of FireOS was it running before it updated? If you had v7.3.2.1 or earlier, you would have been able to do what you wanted without running 2 launchers. with v7.3.2.3, Fire Launcher is forced to be default and cannot be disabled. The only workaround is to not use it and use a second launcher that we call with a new Home button. The new Launcher shows up just like any other app in the recents list and can be quit out of by clearing the recents list. It's a small price to pay to not see of the despised Amazon Launcher by avoiding closing the replacement launcher. If you want the despised Amazon Launcher back, just launch Toolbox and click the 2 dots in the upper-right of the Custom Launcher subtool. You will be able to revert to stock there.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
You put the downloaded .zip files in that exact folder your error message shows. Delete/replace the files already there. You can also follow the guides several people have posted kinks to that tell you which files to download from apkmirror and what order to install them. You can also wait until Datastream33 posts a fix for the problem of the links expiring 24 hrs after he codes them into Toolbox.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Hi and welcome to XDA!

I'm glad you like it. It's no longer necessary to use though. Datastream33 has coded a new solution into Toolbox v28.6 that does what we want. It's called Custom Navbar Button and it's in the Custom Launcher tool. :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I think it has something to do with the versions of the apk's I posted. Have a look at one of the guides telling you which apk's to get and which order to install them. Then remove Google Services from your tablet with Toolbox and install the downloaded ones. Then reinstall the keyboard(s) you want.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I would install them manually because they'll have different names.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] MordredKLB:
Anyone have the gboard apk? All the keyboard downloads seem to fail too, and I hate the Anysoft one which seems to be included. I also can't tell how to reinstall the fireos keyboard.

Nevermind, I think I can just install it from the play store.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jhford:
I downloaded and installed all 4 apks, the Google Play Store is installed, and I installed all my Google apps. How can I get the standard Home button back?

Custom Navbar Button is not in my Custom Launcher subtool of V28.6.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ToneDeafLoser:
I'm having the same issue with never ending "Fire is starting" screen

Where can I download this portable version?

Thanks in advance.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Tommiee:
Hi. I tried a different launcher and the "Register Device" banner is still on the home screen. Is there a way to get the Amazon default launcher back with the Fire Tool box? Thanks, Tom
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Kryga-i9506:
On the first page of this thread.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] A-question:
I'd like to know this also.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] lxlx:
hi,

thanks for the tool!

Got a 7.3.2.1 HD10 ... so I should be able to use as much as possible.

Known issue - the downloads do not seemlessly work, but after 6times close/open Toolbox and GoogleServices, I got all apks downloaded.

The install fails though, ERROR INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NOT_APK

apks are in

PS C:\Users\alex\Downloads\Fire Toolbox V28.6\bin\Google Services> dir -Name
AccountMgr9.0.apk
CalSync9.0.apk
ConSync9.0.apk
Framework9.0.apk
PlayServices9.0.apk
PlayStore9.0.apk

Running TB as admin.

What am I missing?

thanks, alex
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Kryga-i9506:
This is a known issue at the moment. The Toolbox cant download the apks due to expired links. The files it "downloads" are only html pointing to the apk-files.

You need to download the apks yourself and insert them into the folder.

Start reading this thread with blaacksheeps post on page 440.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] satify:
I uninstalled services from toolbox, and it complained about "find my tablet" so I uninstalled that and the rest of services manually on tablet and rebooted.

I manually installed these apk's that I downloaded from apkmirror after transferring to tablets download folder from my pc.

Google Account Manager

Google Services Framework

Google Play Services

Google Play Store

In this order.

com.google.android.gsf.login

com.google.android.gsf

com.google.android.gms

com.android.vending

Then reboot, and wait 10 minutes before signing in.

All was well after that.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jdock:
Hm, so as it turns out, the DNS66 solution only seems to work for a while. After a couple of hours of idle time, I unlocked my Fire and had ads. If I forget and re-add my wifi, it works for a while again.

Maybe it is just cached ads, and it takes time to reach them in the rotation or something. Anyone know how to clear those? I did an "adb shell pm clear com.amazon.kindle.kso" which may have worked - on first unlock afterward it displayed the background image rather than the generic amazon logo "can't load an ad" screen.

I might just disable the lockscreen entirely as I probably really don't need it.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] BLE373:
Right you are. Works seamless so far too. Hindsight for me is that the lock FIire HD lock ad model was $10 US cheaper than unlocked on Prime Day. Thanks for reply.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] FlyingShawn:
Thanks for the help everyone: this app really is a game-changer! I'm almost done setting up my 7.3.1.9 tablet exactly how I want it and I've got two remaining questions:

1) How realistic is the "danger" that re-enabling Amazon Shopping and Prime Video, and thus allowing Amazon to "see" this tablet, might result in them sneakily pushing an update through that'll disable all our hard work to disable updates? Has it ever happened before? I don't need Prime Video on this device, so I can live without enabling it, but it'd be good to know the risks.

2) Has anyone had weird calendar sync issues on Toolboxed tablets? I've got Google Calendar installed and Calendar Storage enabled and Google Calendar seems to maintain sync just fine, but my preferred calendar app/widget (Business Calendar 2) has developed a habit of "losing" my synced Google accounts and reverting to the empty device local calendar. Sometimes the missing accounts reappear on their own, sometimes they don't. Been using this app for many years (including on my rooted/flashed 2015 Fire 7) and I've never seen it anything like this.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] burg93:
Hey, I used the tool earlier to replace the launcher with Nova. I accidentally selected the "default" navigation bar instead of the "android default" one so now I'm stuck with a 2 button nav bar (home always missing). When I follow the same steps I'm not asked again which navbar style I want, anyway of resetting this?

Edit: I'm an idiot, found it hidden away in the system settings tab!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
It should be there if your firmware version is later than 7.3.2.1.

That screenshot is from Toolbox v28.6 running on my fire HD 8 (2020) tablet with 7.3.2.3 on it. The option appears once you select a launcher to replace your current one.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
The first thing is that restoring the Amazon Launcher will not remove that banner. Only registering it will do that.

If you want the despised Amazon Launcher back, click on the 2 dots in the upper-right corner of the Custom Launcher tool and it will display an option to revert.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
From what I gather, the files you downloaded are not the apk files, but are html files that point to the actual apk files. You'll need to go to the addresses in each of those files and download the apk file and replace the html files with the apk's. Then rerun the tool.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
You know, this thread by Datastream33 still works, and you've probably already got Automate installed. Disabling the lockscreen is a great option too if you don't need it.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
1) No danger whatsoever. (Amazon can already "see" your tablet through a multitude of other background activities going on.) Once you've disabled the OTA updating service, the update can't automatically occur.

2) Did you install the 2 optional Google Services when you installed the Play Store?

If not, go to the Play Store and install "Contacts" by Google LLC. Then install "Google Calendar" by Google LLC. :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] FlyingShawn:
That's great news!

Yeah, I've got both installed and Google Calendar seems to be working normally (not losing sync): it's just odd that Business Calendar 2 would work perfectly when I first set it up and then silently get flakey.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I don't really use these services so this is only a suggestion. There is another apps in the Play Store (Contacts Sync Fix) which may help. You could give that a go.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jhford:
Hey @blaacksheep. How can I remove or disable the despised Amazon Launcher? It's messing with Nova.

Thanks
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
If your tablet is <v7.3.2.2 then use Custom Launcher subtool to replace the Amazon Launcher. If your tablet is >=v7.3.2.2 use the same subtool to hide the Amazon Launcher and replace it's functionality with your launcher of choice.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jhford:
Thanks. But there is no option in the subtool to hide the Amazon Launcher. See attached.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
1. Choose Nova Launcher in that screenshot.

2. The submenu in the last screengrab I posted will now become visible.

3. Select custom Navbar Key.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jhford:
But won't that install either Nova 7 or 8? I want to install Nova 6x for which I have the apk.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
If Nova 6 is in the download folder (\bin\Custom Launchers) having already been downloaded by the tool, then Toolbox will see it and see that it's already installed. It will then make whatever changes it needs to fulfill your requested setup. If for some reason it updates your Nova installation, go to apkmirror and download the version you want. Uninstall the version that's installed and replace it with the apkmirror version. They all have the same internal apk name so it will just work. If you already have the version you want saved somewhere, then just use that.