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[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Quinnaay:
Can anyone please help. I can't sync my Google Chrome account it shows me logged in then I click "yes I'm in" to sync and nothing happens?

Lastly ok Google command isn't working either and I've installed all the Google stuff, deregistered from Amazon and also gave Google all the permissions
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Alright, it seems an issue still remains. I'm not quite sure what could be causing it %100 but I have a few ideas. Could I please request the people having issues with the V8.1 of the Toolbox closing PM me? I have compiled a few micropatches that may fix the issue and I'd be more then grateful if you guys would be willing to test them for me. Please PM me if you are interested and hopefully we can get this resolved soon! :fingers-crossed:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] faire-du-shopping:
Hi,

Great program; I love how easy it is to use. I'm not sure if this belongs here but is there anyway to set the system theme to dark mode for apps that lock their themes follow system defaults?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
I'm not entirely sure to be honest. I will look into if you'd like! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Ok, so after testing the mcropatches it has been determined the issue with force close is coming from a bug in the Device Monitoring service. I'm not too sure where exactly it is occurring but I'm going to do my best to try and resolve the issue. With that being said, I'd also like to personally thank the wonderful testers for their amazing help!

SPECIAL THANKS TO (in no particular order):

[MENTION=2452428]ilan316[/MENTION]

[MENTION=11061215]Humboles[/MENTION]

[MENTION=5837951]Xeyrruken[/MENTION]

I appreciate the help more then you could imagine! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] juggalofr33k:
[MENTION=8560782]Datastream33[/MENTION] I have used your tool in the past to clean up my kids HD8 2018 and everything has been great! I disabled OTA updates, Amazon apps, and installed the Google Play Services... And when I heard about the update to Android 9 and read that others have been able to update with no issues, I wanted to install it. But using your tool now will not reverse OTA updates. I toggled it in your tool while connected, but every time I try to select "System Updates" in the Device Options, it just kicks me back to the main settings menu. Very first thing I did when I updated to 8.1 of your tool was create a backup, just in case I screwed it up. Any ideas of how I should proceed?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hey, what's up?

If the Toolbox cannot do it automatically we can certainly take a different approach to re-enable OTA Updates manually. Here is how to do so:

1. Open the Toolbox and execute a ADB Shell.

2. Type the following commands, making sure to press ENTER after each one:

pm enable com.amazon.device.software.ota

pm enable com.amazon.device.software.ota.override

3. Restart the tablet.

That should be enough to allow you back into System Updates to perform the upgrade. If you need further help please don't hesitate to ask. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] juggalofr33k:
Yo, followed your instructions, and I'm getting the same thing. ADB says both commands were enabled, and I get the same results after a reboot. Is it POSSIBLE that it needs to be over 80% charged? I swore it would throw a toast message if you were below 80, but that's the only thing I can think of at this point. (It is at 74, so I'll try again at 80).
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Maybe try restoring everything Amazon and then trying again?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] juggalofr33k:
Ok, restored everything amazon (DAMN there's a lot of crap!!!)... Same results. Even booted into safe mode after restoring the amazon crap.... Same results. When I go into Manage All Applications, "Forced OTA" and "System Updates" are disabled and the box to re-enable them are greyed out. Only other things that are disabled in the list are "Amazon Device Middleware Debugging Tool and "Fire Keyboard (Asian)". If I HAVE to Reset to factory, I will.... But I will need to pull my sons game files to my PC so I can push them back afterwards... :-/

Any other ideas??
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Wolverine1977:
I'm finding that setting the default launcher to Nova is not persistent - next morning its back to the default Amazon Home launcher - are there any updates to fix this - using V8.1

Thanks - Ad removal is still good and other app disable :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Trina9:
I would like to try this, every file I downloaded is setting off Virus warnings on Windows 10. Are these files safe?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jcp2:
100% :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] CrAzYNeSs:
200%! :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] cdickinson66:
Rotation Nav issue

Searching the thread and do not see this issue so I am adding it.

After the update to 8.1 ( last used 7.2 and did not have this issue)

When using either provided launcher on the auto rotate portrait view the standard Android Nav buttons are missing.

Upon rotating to Landscape they reappear.

Can anyone help to solve this issue as it make Portrait mode useless and I run a few apps that only work in Portrait.

Thanks
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hmm, seems the navigation bar may have been hidden. A potential fix could be changing the navbar status to another available option and then back to enabled again.

You can find the navigation bar subtool in the Modify System Settings tool. Best of luck and let me know if you need further help. :fingers-crossed:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] cdickinson66:
Yes that worked !

Thank you so much for the quick solution
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
The installer and toolbox primary files aren't signed by a software license which can be seen as a redflag for AVs. In addition to the way the Toolbox is updated a new build is released which is a new file AVs have to analyze and aren't familiar with which can lead to false positives.

However, I can assure you 100% that I take priority over you privacy and security more then anything else. If you don't feel comfortable then please do not install. It is always up to the users judgement. :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
AWESOME! So glad everything worked out!! :highfive:

Have a great day friend!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I hadn't mentioned this because there are more important things to fix, but the navigation bar is missing in Firefox on both of my Fire HD 10 (2019) tablets. I tried hiding it, then restoring it in "Modify System Settings", and I also tried disabling it and restoring it. Neither worked.

If you press the appropriate part of the screen, it functions as expected, but I'd sure like the buttons to be shown for the use of others.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] juange:
Great work!!

Install Google Assistant - Replaces Alexa with Google Assistant. --- NO working here. Just push icon and no work. Only blink one second.

Please help.

Regards
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Trina9:
From what I've read, that's something that is hardwired by Amazon and can't be fixed.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jjcdennis:
I originally set the tab up for my wife. Its spare now, so I decided to test the Toolbox. The only problem so far is that Nova launcher is not persistent. Works great otherwise. Question - I want to reset the tab to clear my wife's programs and settings. Do I need to revert any toolbox settings to do this (ie hide everything Amazon), or can I reset as is?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Soccerdad91016:
Restore Alexa Not Working

First off, thank you! An amazing tool, has enabled to make my new Fire HD 8 plus much more usable. I initially removed all of the Amazon apps, however, I find that I would like to restore Alexa as I do use this more than I realized.

I tried simply restoring from the Google Play store, and the app was restored but would not open. It starts to open, but it's just a black screen with a spinning circle.

I tried restoring from the toolbox, and the same result. Not sure if I gummed up the works by restoring from the Play store first, instead of the toolbox as I've seen a few posts indicating that the update on the Play store breaks the Alexa app as well.

Thoughts on how to get back to the original version that shipped with the device?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] joeldf:
I have the HD 8 2018 model. I've left it mostly stock since getting it back on Christmas 2018. Only loaded the 4 Google Services and Play apps manually the day I got it - this was before this tool existed.

I used the Launcher Hijack trick to get Nova Prime on the tablet and that worked fine until one of the OS updates broke the Hijack. And then the renamed Hijack came out fixing that. But then came the momentary flash of the Fire Launcher before switching over to Nova. I decided to stick with the Fire launcher after that.

Then, the OS 7 update comes along and I update my tablet to that. I like this OS a lot. Even though the update left Google Play alone and working, I ended up doing a factory reset anyway - just to clean things up. I decided to use the Toolbox (ver. 8.1 in fact) to load the Google Play Store apps this time. Worked perfectly. Then, I reloaded the apps from Google Play that I still wanted. After leaving the rest mostly stock (I do use the BlackBerry Hub+ Suite for Android for my email, calendar, contacts, notes and tasks instead of Amazon's PIM apps), I decided to try the Toolbox method of changing the launcher.

That worked great too. All I had to do was update the regular Nova Launcher with my Nova Prime. The launcher felt so much smoother than it did under Fire OS 6.

However, after about a week with Nova, two days ago, my launcher reverted itself back to the stock Fire Launcher. Somehow it re-enabled itself. Sometimes, the tablet does get one or more of those "component updates", and one did occur about two days after switching to the Nova Launcher, but no such update the day it re-enabled the Fire Launcher.

So, I just re-ran the "Custom Launcher" from the Toolbox again and I'm back with Nova.

I just wonder if there's a reason it re-enabled the Fire Launcher. We'll see if it does it again.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] DB126:
[MENTION=6066839]joeldf[/MENTION] - great writeup on your experience with the humble but capable HD8 2018. Others could learn from this approach. Lite touch works best for most.

Those that wish to go further should consider the potential consequences of their actions (positive and negative) and have a proven fallback plan should something go amiss. Sticking with the Toolbox is the first best thing on the list of 'best practices' for Fire gizmos.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jbToo:
Still hoping to get a response to this and the original question about how to enable Toolbox logging.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jjcdennis:
Still looking for some help.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ShawnShyGuy:
Hey,

Installed the latest version on Windows 10. After clicking either "ok!" or the X on the "take a tour" dialog, the app immediately closes, and upon reopening shows the 2x5 button menu for a second until closing itself. ADB is running on the tablet, I let windows set up "Fire". Any ideas?

Thanks
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
To revert back to the factory installed version head on over to the Play Store and search for Amazon Alexa. Once there tap the : icon (Top right hand side) and untick the box next to "Enable auto update" This will prevent Play Store from installing updates to the Alexa app. From that same screen tap the "Uninstall" button and that should revert the app back to the factory version. Hope this helps! ;)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
This is a known issue, I'm currently working with a few folks who have been kind of enough to help me test potential fixes to this issue. We know where the issue lies its just of matter of determining a fix. Currently, I'm awaiting their replies regarding a potential fix. Please be patient! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
You should be able to perform a factory reset without reverting everything performed by the Toolbox. As for Nova not being persistent could you please clarify further?

By the way, sorry about the late reply. Just been extremely busy lately!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
The issues you've experienced with the output backup being an empty file is likely due to a keyinput not being sent correctly, resulting in the backup being denied (which is why the file is empty). As for the incorrect naming of the folder... it is an issue that will be fixed in the next update (along with the incorrect keyinput). Finally, I'm going to come clean with you... there is unfortunately no logging system within the Toolbox. Perhaps this will be added in a future update because it would be very VERY handy.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hmm, this may require a factory reset. Something is clearly wrong with the System UI... :(
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Very nice reflection and observations here my friend! To me, I always assumed the OTA updates that are occasionally pushed were responsible for re-enabling Fire Launcher. On another note, Interesting enough on 7th gen there is a hidden activity in the Settings app that allows you to select the default "Home" app. However, changing the default to any other launcher has no effect and It always reverts back to Fire Launcher!

A lot of folks from what I've read have had success with stopping Fire Launcher from coming back is disabling OTA Updates in the Modify System Settings tool. Maybe try going that route? Anyways, I'm glad everything else worked as intended! Thanks for the great post! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Double posted on accident.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] thanks1004:
Thank you for making such a great tool. My tablet is HD8(2017), and I get the following error in ADB Shell.

error: java.lang.securityexception: permission denial: attempt to change component state from pid=24495, uid=32077, package uid=32101

I am wondering if there is a solution. Thanks and have a nice day.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Boo-Hoo:
Any news regarding below issue? Can be solved through Toolbox?

"Google is stuck on English language (or any other languages provided by Amazon according selection in My account).

For this reason, all my google apps are in english language (not an issue) and all my google news from news feed are displayed in English and are from US (or any other Amazon language/country selected in Amazon account) -> this is my real issue.

Therefore my question is:

Is there any option to install through Toolbox another Google language packs (I need Romanian), so that all displayed news are from my country and in my language?

What I have tried:

- I selected in Google apps Romanian language and Country: Romania -> no luck...everything is displayed in english and from US.

- I tried to install new language packs from Google Play using Languages - Change Language & Language Settings -> I have tried both automatic and manual options (adb related); on automatic it shows that the installation is successful, but it isn't, while on manual it give error as it is not successful.

Many thanks in advance "
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] southpaw8301:
Same for me, and I can't sort it

Any ideas?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] eliter1:
Anyone else having issues installing the Disney+ app? The tool says it's already downloaded, installed and is opening the app but nothing happens.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Don't worry, a lot of bug fixes are on their way! The next update will be related to fixes for pre-existing issues and performance enhancements!! Stay tuned! ;)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] JoeBiker:
Upgrading (from 7.3 to 8.1)

Hello, I am new to using the toolkit. I searched the forum for "upgrade" but didn't find a clear answer to this. I had previously installed 7.3, but now 8.1 is available. After I install 8.1 on my PC, is there anything that I need to do do upgrade or refresh what was installed (by 7.3) on my Fire 8 (2020)?

Thanks.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] JohnDeeEye:
Fire HD 8 Gen 10 2020

I understood that this model is covered with the Toolbox yet, dispite specific instructions for previous models. I can find none for Fire HD 8 Gen 10 2020

Do you have any?

My Win 10 Enterprise doesn't appear to detect the tablet USB connection, the Toolbox tells me 'No device was detected' with an empty 'List of devices attached'

Checked displayed advice - second machine to try this on. Not sure how to check ADB on the tablet!? USB mode PTP (peer-to-peer?)

I got a PC 'Add a device' 'WPS PIN for your tablet' request dialog refering to "timUSB's 2nd Fire TV stick" - I don't know a Tim!?

Don't know how to troubleshoot (newbie)

Please advise.

TIA
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] moose.me:
I am also facing crashes when launching 8.1 - 7.2.1 works. I am running Windows 10 Enterprise 64-Bit on a HP laptop. And thanks for the brilliant tool!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] kezzy1966:
May I ask you to give some more details on this.

Will this method work toolbox 8.1 ?

Could you give line by line of how to use a do this virtual box on mint.

How do you run adb server as admin and how to launch the adb server.

Think your instruction could be of great value to Linux users.

I tried wine/ playonlinux and it got tempting near to running ATB8.1. Then it said the dreaded "you do not seem to be running windows 10, here are the drivers"

It stopped saying Wine did not have root access to install the drivers.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ilan316:
does toolbox support maverick?

as it gives an error of toolbox not supporting maverick.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
It should. Are you using V8.1 (public release) or are you using the Test/Micropatch versions?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ilan316:
Using the original file.

was able to run it but, its not pulling device information,

sideload bugger is running non stop.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] maven33:
[MENTION=8560782]Datastream33[/MENTION]

V8.1 does not support Fire Tablet 10 (2020), is support planned?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hmm, wasn't aware Amazon released another 2020 model. Could you help me out with the device's codename? (see the FAQ in the OP for instructions on obtaining the codename) If so, I'd be more then happy to add support in the next update! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ilan316:
Can you do somthing with the side load debugger with Amazon generation 9. Mavrik?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] maven33:
Sorry, if a new version hasn't come out, you are right.

I don't have a device here, I'm looking for a 10 inch device. The prerequisite is that your toolbox is working on it. Thought that a new version would come every year and that the device would also be a 10th gen version from 2020. :o
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Gen 9? The debugger should only be sideloaded on gens 7 and below. I will look into it, there is likely a mixup or misidentification with the detected gen. Thanks for the report and sorry for taking so long to get back with you.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Oh I see! I can totally see where you are coming from. I don't think there is a Fire HD 10 (2020) tablet but what about a Fire HD 10 (2019)?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ilan316:
Seems that way,

I bought mine few days ago.

So 2020 tablet is Gen 9.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] SamDungUser:
Bugs

Custom Sounds aren't working. Is it just me having this issue?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Did you reboot the tablet after applying them?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] joeldf:
Not quite.

Just because you bought it in 2020 doesn't mean it's a 2020 model. The latest HD10 is the 9th Gen 2019 model. Previous HD10 is the 7th Gen from 2017. There was no 8th Gen for the HD10 as they skipped releasing a new 10" model in 2018. They continued to sell the 2017 model all through 2018. But it was never suddenly called a 2018 HD10.

To find out what you have, go to "Settings" > "Device Options" > "About Fire Tablet" line will tell you the generation it is.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] SamDungUser:
Reply

Yes. But nothing.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ilan316:
I have Gen 9 HD 10.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] alexbarber:
After installing Play Services, I get no results found in the google play store except for Android System WebView. Can anyone help me to get Google Apps on my device through Play Store? I've already tried uninstalling multiple times and reinstalling. I'm running an Amazon Fire HD8 (2018)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] santafetipo:
Fire HD 10 (2019) issue wth Toolbox v8.2

I have a Fire HD 10 (2019) and Toolbox v8.1 works like a champ.

However, when I try Toolbox v8.2, I get the following error:

"AMAZON MAVERICK isn't compatible with the Toolbox. Please plug in a supported Fire Tablet.

Is this true?

Thanks.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] GhsVilela:
Hi guys, I choose Google Services option and play store installed successfuly but after login nothing happens, the app just asks to login again. Anyone know how to fix this? Thanks

Fire HD 7 2019
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I also see this with my Fire HD 10 (2019). All previous Toolbox versions work fine.

Thanks for your attention.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ilan316:
"AMAZON MAVERICK isn't compatible with the Toolbox. Please plug in a supported Fire Tablet.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] maven33:
Is there any reason not to install FireOS Updates on these fire tablets?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Oh now that I think about it, I probably misspelled the device's codename in the Device Detection. Let me check real quick and if that's the case a micropatch will be deployed to hopefully fix the issue. Please keep an eye out on the Toolbox Updater for the patch. :fingers-crossed:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Alright, the download links for version 8.2 have been updated in the OP. I know I said a micro patch would be deployed but I decided it would be better just to update the toolbox entirely and re-upload it. Please uninstall version 8.2 and install the new 8.2. Maverick devices should be detected correctly now.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] spazticmethod:
Device's codename: maverick
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Did you uninstall V8.2 and install the new one? Maverick should be detected properly now.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ilan316:
Well now he somewhat recognizes maverick, BUT, now I'm getting the error

Device monitoring service

"the connection to amazon fire HD 10 (2019) has been lost.

:crying:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] alexbarber:
Anyone have an idea? I think my post was overshadowed by the newest update posted right after mine.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Open TBShell and type the following command and press ENTER:

settings devmon 0

The above command will disable the Device Monitor and allow you to use the Toolbox. Hope this helps! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] mirek54:
I have installed ver. 8.2 but can not uninstall ver.8.1. This is not found in the control panel