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[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] geearf:
Unless the command changed with the update, it does not work anymore:

Thank you!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] iskeypx:
i also tried that. plus disabling battery optimization on everything google related/ google downloaded. and bypassing device registry. but nothing worked for me.

i looked up about other brand devices with the same problem. and all of them says something about the device not being google certified or having a locked bootloader etc etc i dunno what that is lol. i guess we really need root to fix it.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
You'll also need to install Shop Amazon. Use that to log into Amazon and then Prime Video will work.

That little "home" looking icon is the Device Dashboard icon which you probably disabled when you "debloated" the tablet. To get rid of the icon, you need to go into Toolbox page 2 > Modify System Settings > System UI tab > System UI Customizer > Navigation Bar Modifier. Drag device Dashboard to the Inactive side and click Apply.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] D2Enochs:
Correct, no root. Troypoint has a good video to install YouTube vanced.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Sorry for responding in a late fashion but do you by chance have an Android emulator on your PC running? Like Nox, or Bluestacks? Maybe Android Studio? Any Android emulator can also cause this message to appear. Not sure if this is what's going on but I thought I should mention it. :p
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] mike10dude:
yeah actually already removed blustacks and that fixed the prolem
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
No, sir once you press "Yes" the specified tool runs. If you are fast enough you can close out of the Toolbox (which will cancel the tool executing, if you are fast enough) and reopen it. However, in the feature, there will be a manual method that will allow you to chose what apps you would like to disable. Despite this feature missing, you could also open an adb standard shell and run the disable commands from there.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
I know I'm kind of late but I wanted to THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart, and THANK those of you who have donated!! You guys are freaking awesome and the support HAS HELPED IN SO MANY WAYS! :D

1. Wallpaper Changer is very picky about it being setup. To properly set it up you need to select an image and then CROP it when it asks. If you don't it will not work...

2. I'm assuming you did the Parental Control Hide tool correct? Did you happen to enable the accessibility service for ParentalControlHide in the tablet's settings app?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Oh, well I'm sorry for taking so long to ask you this. Glad you were able to figure it out. It just kind of sucks you had to remove Bluestacks...
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] alexo2035:
Thank you for taking the time to respond, yes we can manage ADB shell as well, Ive done it, but now It seems all the disabled programs had return to life except for com.amazon.knight....something, quite strange. I think I will finally get out of the Amazon ecosystem for good, they give and take all my dictionaries at will, one week have them, another they are gone..

Your program is what Ill use to empty the amazon thing, thanks again.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] JackDN06:
It seems that quite a few people use Nova so it might not be a bad idea to add it to the next update.

I'm also looking forward to having a rooting method added at some time in the future for Fire HD10.

Keep up the good work. :good:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
The apps are returning? That's strange because the Toolbox should be hiding them. Has the tablet updated? have you performed a factory reset? I've never heard of this happening. I mean, I suppose it could but I just find this all very interesting...
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] drizzt09:
Ya my daughter reported on her hd8(2018) the launcher came back. I assumed an update so I reran disable all and it went back to working with the other launcher. Then a couple days later... Fire launcher back again . But doesn't seem to be enabling all. And in hd8(2018) it would be a disable, not a hide... Correct?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Ah, didn't realize you had a 2018 model. Perhaps I missed that part. Yes, you are correct... it would indeed be a disable not a hide. Hmm, I'm not sure why this would be happening? Maybe Parental Controls has something to do with this? Ok, well at this point maybe try side loading Launcher Hijack and enabling that in Accessibility, then Restore Everything Amazon, and finally Remove Everything Amazon. So, if Fire Launcher gets restored in a few days again launcher hijack will catch it and force the third party launcher. In the meantime I will see if I can find an explanation on why this is happening.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Agreed. I will see what I can do.

Now, as for the root part... is there perhaps a software mod out there that the toolbox could execute? :confused:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] alexo2035:
Oh, no no, not because of the Toolbox, I did an ADB "disable" to quite some com.amazon...things some time ago from a shell, about 6 months ago, then when I returned to ADB and did the function (cant remember what it was) to look what where the disabled ones, there was only one, so I guessed the others returned to an enabled state, taken from commentaries in the site, of this happening sometimes. In the meantime it would probably updated as I contacted several times with the online help desk to try to get the dictionaries ( they never ever returned, they arrive and then disappear which is really annoying). And yes, I did a FReset at some moment at that time, recommended by one of the help guys, which was a real nuisance, I ended having to recompose everything as I had it (Nova, Launcher Hijack, etc.).

I was in doubt of using Toolbox, but just because I have had this really bad experiences with amazon, so I have to decide whether I quit them completely and go Android or what not. Thanks again for your help.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] drizzt09:
I have 3 devices. 2x HD8(2018) and a 7(2017).

Wired thing is it didn't happen to the other HD8.

Gonna check her OS version. Re-disable fire launcher and see if it happens again. If it does I'll compare os versions. (I did not disable OTA updates)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] tonydib:
Certainly possible but I tried to be careful about clicking around in the cmd box.

LOL..... I effectively did the same thing, albeit in a different way. I replaced Nova with Evie just to see if it was a Nova issue. Evie had the same problem so I sideloaded Launcher Hijack and it's at least usable. If I go into Task Switcher and then try to use the Back arrow, I get just the wallpaper. BUT, with LH loaded I can then hit the Home button and the icons all return. So, not ideal but...

I think I found the answer here on XDA, but wanted to make sure about one other issue. There's no current way to remove the lock screen without root, right?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] c6z06vette:
Thanks for the link.....I will give it a try and report back.:good:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] yuera:
So would this be the most updated/recent "mod" for a first timer user? I also pretend to root in the near future.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
I don't think there is a way as of yet. There is a string located in the settings database called "lockscreen.enabled" with a value of 1. I tried setting the value to 0 and rebooting but nothing happens. So I think it would require root to get the job done but who knows... there just may be a way to remove it without root that hasn't been discovered yet. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Yes, I think a first time user would really find the Toolbox very useful. If you plan on rooting take caution and make sure to follow all instructions. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Sounds good... :fingers-crossed:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Quick question for you guys... does architecture detection on the Temporary Root Shell tool work now as intended. I'm assuming its all good because we haven't had any posts about it being faulty. Just curious... in case it needs improving. In addition, what about Remove Everything Amazon for 7th gen devices? The Google Assistant tool?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
instead of

adb shell pm disable-user com.amazon.kindle.kso,

you need:

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.kindle.kso

Edit: beat me Falcon. Hehehe

Edit 2: You could have left it. I just thought it was funny.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] geearf:
I get the same error.

Thanks!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
It would seem that they made Special Offers a protected package. Others have had success just by disabling the lockscreen, therefore no lockscreen ads. If you can do without locking your tablet, that's an option.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] geearf:
Maybe I got a newer version of the package?

OK I'll try without lock.

Thanks!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] :
A locked bootloader basically stops you from installing a custom ROM or performing any major low level changes to the system ( don't quote me on that lol)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
It's that 7.3.2.2 update. They've f'd up a few of the things we were doing.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] geearf:
Uh actually, how do I disable the lockscreen?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] flying-lizard:
I just got a Fire HD 10 and used Fire Toolbox successfully to make it pretty... what a great app!!

Google Play & GMail installed and work fine.

Two questions (I searched the thread, but didn't see answers - sorry if this has already been covered):

1. I installed "Google Messages", when I open it, it says "To use Messages, make it your default SMS app", there's a button "Set default SMS app", but pressing it doesn't do anything. Any idea what it wants?

2. Is there a "dark theme" or something like that to put a dark background on apps?

Thanks!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Tannyvoquang:
Hi,

I've just got Kindle 10 plus for my children. My os is 7.3.2.2.

I used Toolbox 25.2

I can not install Google Services such as Google Play,...

It annouces Account Action Require, click it appears Checking for Updates ( this may take a few minutes) then Something Went Wrong (try again later)

Please help me to fix this.

Thanks in advance.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] TMW1996:
Could we make a Deblaut /.sh file that debloats the Devices without a PC ?!

My Tablet run 7.3.2.2 and after the Debloat, The apps will be shown after some Hours or Days
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Lukijs:
Well. I read about disabling automatic amazon acc linking after i had already ordered my fire 10 (2021). Is there a way to disable automatic updates?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] kiensamac96:
UPDATE: I tried the solution delete files in bin/Google services and it works.

To day I tried install as suggested on the toolbox but whenever I install launcher or app or google apps it shows error. Please help. My is a Fire HD 8 2020
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] TMW1996:
And where can i get the Debloat file ?

Beecause OTG Cable + Second Android Device is not problem :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] kiensamac96:
UPDATE: I tried the solution delete files in bin/Google services and it works perfectly. Warmest thanks and hug from me!! <3
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] greatstuffuk:
still hesistant to install the toolbox...

are THERE any of the keyboards that look like an iphones available on the amazon app store?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I forgot. You're running Linux or OSX, not Windows so no Toolbox. OK, you can do it from the tablet itself. Go to the Playstore and download Activity Launcher. Run it and search for "screenlock". You should get only one result titled "Settings". Select it and choose "None".
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jetsr6:
I got a refurb gen 10 and thought I had disabled the OTA updates. Was able to get rid of most of the things with this toolbox. But wanted Nova to make things simple. I guess I don't have a point here. I'm just venting!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] thering1975:
Just wanna give a big thanks to the dev, My Fire HD 8 just arrived (Amazon UK purchase) and thankfully it was on an older firmware so all the tools worked perfectly!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] xgourmet:
I got a new Fire HD10 and just ran Fire Toolbox. Unfortunately, I had already registered the tablet and updated to the latest Fire OS version 7.3.2.2.

Everything still worked, except defaulting to a custom launcher. I guess in the latest Fire OS release, the firelauncher is a protected package and cannot be disabled. I’m using Nova launcher but am not able to set it as the default launcher. Are there any workarounds to using a custom launcher?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] placidcasual:
Hello everyone I got a new Fire HD10 plus os 7.3.1.9 and ran toolbox , debloated , Google play and services installed and my custom launcher all working great. It's just that I'm not getting any push notifications from my apps at all.

Could you point me in the right direction to fix it.

I'm not bothered if I have to start again.

Also my Google assistant is working but voice typing using gboard is listening to me but not typing.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] :
i'm afraid notifications are either random or non existent , no known fix by the look of it 😒
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] :
not at the moment
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] chc99:
How can I install Netflix on my Fire HD 10 after using Fire Toolbox to add Google Play Store and debloat Amazon apps from tablet? I just can't find Netflix and Hulu apps on Google play Store. Is there a way to install Netflix app on this hacked Amazon Fire HD 10?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] bundys:
Great toolbox, but ran into strange issue. Just got my HD10 2021 with version 7.3.2.1, debloated, prevented updates and installed google play. No issues there, but when I go to add an account, after going through all the steps I get the following error message: "something went wrong - device management could not be completed, start over and sing in again." No matter how many times I try logging in, I can't get past this (and yes, I waited about 20 minutes before trying to set up the account). BTW, the account I am setting up is for my daughter who's under a family link google account, if that makes a difference. It asks for her info, then the parent account, in which I select mine, log myself in, authenticate the login and then the setup process errors out.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] thelongshot:
Netflix is in the Amazon store.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] cpc71783:
Question, I installed Toolbox for another tablet, one that had already updated. But now with my new tablet that I haven't allowed to update, the Toolbox isn't going through the setup process to disable OTA, etc. How do I start that process on this new tablet? I can't find the option anywhere. Also, what Amazon apps is it safe to debloat? I basically just want to keep Alexa and Kindle.

Also, should I de-select the privacy controls and then randomize the ID? I'm trying to go through everything that I remember in the initial setup.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] geearf:
Yup Linux.

Oh another app, I see.

Thank you!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] greatstuffuk:
anyone elses )new) fire got light bleed noticeable on a black screen

it moves around if you touch the screen, a clear sign of damage

its no sirprise really considering its packed so badly in the thin box

its against a tiny piece of card at the surface of the box container

why its not packed better ???
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] saw429:
Best you can do is hide the original navigation bar and then install a custom home button app where the home button launches an app (Nova) with it set to overlay all apps.

ex.

One Button Navigation Bar

One Button Navigation Bar - Apps on Google Play

Show assistive button at the bottom of the screen.

play.google.com

credit to @nukumichi75

https://xdaforums.com/t/windows-tool-fire-toolbox-v25-2.3889604/post-85983879
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] cpc71783:
Thanks, I was able to find everything and get it all properly set up.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Lukijs:
Thank you very much. Was contemplating for a second returning it when it arrives and buying again
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] geearf:
Hey that's awesome!

I've looked at a bunch of apps on the playstore and so far no free one would allow me to replicate the navigation bar while switching the action. I would appreciate the mention of one I could use for this. (Unlike One Button or Pie, I wish for standard buttons).

Thanks!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] onlineaddy:
So, as I understand it, additional users created in Toolbox are destroyed upon a device reboot. Is there no way that they can persist?

Also, I can't seem to make changes to those additional users. For instance:

Play Store (and I assume other Google services) can't be added

custom launcher can't be used

Amazon apps can't be disabled

I've made sure to switch users and select "Apply changes to the foreground user." But no change is made.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] :
couldn't agree more , packaging is terrible
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] greatstuffuk:
ive seen fruit packed better
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] :
😂😂😂😂, I was lucky it arrived in a box with packing plus a few other items I ordered .. god knows what state it would have come in on its own
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Betablockr:
I have a Fire HD 10 11th gen running 7.3.2.2. I have Google play running successfully but wondered if there is a way to get the Googles Find My Devjce working? I have enabled it in Device Administrators but I'm still unable to locate or lock the device.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] premkang:
Not exactly what you asked I know but this one works pretty.

Full Screen Gestures - Apps on Google Play

Swipe the edges of your device to do many useful actions.

play.google.com

I've set Swipe from RightEdge -> Back

Swipe from Left edge -> Google Now

Swipe Up -> Start Lawnchair

Far Swipe Up -> Recents
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
To get your new Fire tablet packaged better by Amazon, check the little box at the bottom that says "This Is a Gift" while also checking the "Don't Associate This Device With My Account" item. Then they put the tablet box into another box! At least that's 2 layers of cardboard protecting it.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] greatstuffuk:
it was actally bought from john lewis (so it was thrown in an outer box but no packaging....) with the free google nest "thing".....thats what stupidly tempted me into getting the fire hd tablet.

i also read before buying, that its ok now its android now and has google play... where i read i dont know.... must of imagined it!!!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] :
Yeah but yad think they'd give electronic devices better protection as standard . I've had better packaging with cuppa soups lol
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
You would think that they would protect them better but they don't. It's just something you can do to slightly improve the packaging.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Pocopoñy:
Hello to everybody.

I have recently purchased a Fire 7, and my intention was to use it for work purposes, principally accesing to pdfs, jpegs and web links from the main screen.

As I need a clean main screen I tried to apply changes through your app to get rid of amazon advertisements and all of the ****ty apps wasting resources,.

Firs of all my vFireOs is 7.3.2.2 (i updated it first thing when it arrived home), so I get a worrying advice about not working in this version.

After this, I tried to clean recommended apps, but it didin't work.

After this i tried to install play store, and it worked, but the system got strangely slow for some minutes.

I also suppresed amazon lockscreen , and it didn't work, still kindle advertisement on lockscreen.

And now I hava Library/Main screen/For you three screen main theme, full of advertisements.

I am really lost in this. ¿anybody lend me a hand or two?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
My best advice is return it to Amazon and get another (another color is a good excuse). Check the box to NOT link it to your Amazon account. Don't update the replacement, but instead set the new one up without accessing WiFi. (Easy to do. Just back out of the screen asking for wifi password and "skip" will be offered.) Activate debugging and run the Toolbox on it to at least disable OTA updates. Then you can connect to WiFi and set the rest up as you wish. You can now link the device to Amazon if you are going to use any Amazon services. The reason to order unlinked is that it will know your wifi password when you get it if linked, connect to your WiFi, and update itself before you even know about it.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] WillysJeepMan:
Your experiences echo mine. My Fire 7 is at 7.3.2.2 as well. Google services and Play store don't run well on the 7. It only has 1 GB of RAM and it simply isn't enough.

What I ended up doing was to reset to factory settings, then run Fire Toolbox and manually remove Amazon apps, then disable the lockscreen. That has worked in eliminating the lockscreen ads... because there is no lockscreen.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Pocopoñy:
Thank you so much, I am right going straight to it.

The only 1 Gb RAM available is something terrible that showed mine too.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] stroke55:
Is there any chance to use this method for pihole? I assigned a local DNS entry for my pihole (pi.hole) but that didn't work out.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] dazzlerellis:
Cannot seem to change launcher on new fire hd10, launching nova manually it says not default then i hve default apps, Assist and Voice, Browser App and opening links.

Anything i'm missing?

IGNORE read a few pages back its probably shipped with latest fw so doesn't work currently
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] gpz1100:
I ran into this issue trying to access a local virtual server on a linux host in the local subnet. Essentially there are several servers on that host.. ie server1.local.domain, server2.local.domain. All works well when the local dns server is accessible, but become unreachable when not.

No matter what I did, DNAT, block ipv6 entirely, etc, I couldn't get it to work based on hostname. In the end, I just modified the virtual server to also listen in port 81. Problem solved.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] shadowvfx:
Alright. Just got a Fire 10, 2021 model. I ran Fire Toolbox V25.2 and am stuck getting Google Services installed. I select the button and it pops up saying Downloading, but then the window disappears. If I restart the program, same issue. I was able to use the other buttons to remove the bloatware, ad lock screen, etc. But I cannot get the Google Services to work properly.

I have tried running the Toolbox Updater, but it just says "Checking for updates" indefinitely.

Any advice on what I should do?

Update: I ran Toolbox on a different PC and got the Google Services installed just fine. Something weird about my primary PC wasn't letting it work.