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[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Ok, so the VM sees the tablet correct? That's a good start. Have you enabled Developer Options and turned on USB Debugging as displayed in the setup guides?

If so, I would recommend installing the drivers for the tablets. You can find the drivers here. After installing the drivers make sure you reboot your PC.

If you need further help let me know. Best of Luck! ;)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hello David,

This issue has hopefully been resolved in the next update. Due to a typo the path wasn't set properly but should work as intended in the next update! Thank you for the report! :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Davy49:
Thanks so much for the updated information concerning this, I thought I was just having a old person moment like I've been having somewhat more of lately..Ha Ha....Be Blessed !!

David
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] DB126:
Yep - FireOS has never honored that setting. Nor would I expect it to as, from Amazon's perspective, there is no reason not to apply the latest updates to their fleet captive shopping portals. All updates can be stopped by renaming DeviceSoftwareOTA.apk (just that one; no others) which requires temporary or permanent root permissions.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Martini78USA:
[SOLVED]

Thank you for your help!!! :laugh:

I just select the Amazon Fire on USB Options at Virtual Box and restart the guest Windows10.

After that, windows saw the gadget on Explorer and the TOOL works. :good:

Thank you again.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Bojamijams:
Is there a method for permanent root and replacement of OS that you recommend? I would love for these devices to be left alone and permanently unsoiled by Amazon
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jottect:
Can someone shade some light regarding how can I eliminate the 3-4 seconds delay when pressing the home button and it displays amazon launcher until nova/evie is displayed?

I tried removing amazon launcher but then I get an error regarding parental control (sure I also tried hiding Parental control - no help).

Thanks.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] DB126:
Model and FireOS build specific. Bootloader on many recent Amazon devices can be unlocked via a hardware hack (pin shorting) that opens the door to permanent root and, for some models, alternate ROMs. Check your device forum for details or post you model, generation and FireOS build for a link to the appropriate material.

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You can't unless rooted; even then the workaround can be dicey. Installing a custom ROM (unlocked bootloader is a prerequisite on most devices) offers both a permanent solution and a new suite of potential liabilities that may or may not prove bothersome. Pick your poison.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jottect:
So you are saying the other two users that I quoted above are rooted?!?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] DB126:
Have no idea. Nova worked fine on unrooted gizmos until a relatively recent FireOS update that may or may not have been distributed to all devices. Some folks have found solutions with other launchers. Browse the thread (and others dedicated to launcher hijacks) and choose the path that seems most promising. Usually that's the approach/technique that has multiple supporting comments and few/no side effects.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] stevejohnson42:
I can provide more inputs on my setup ; not rooted - and , as noted earlier , have uninstalled Launcher Hijack at the moment. Evie continues to work with no delay - been a bit chicken to try Nova ; at this point - it works - so leaving it alone
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
IMPORTANT NOTE:

Currently, I'm testing a subtool for the updates feature. As a result, in the Toolbox (if you check for updates) it would appear there is a new update available. Please note that this is just a test and the update isn't released as of yet and will only download VB Toolbox V6.55 if attempted to update. Thank you for your understanding! :D

EDIT: Done.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Kenchinito:
Is there planned support for Fire 8 2019?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
I would be more then happy to add support for the tablet. I just need your help with figuring out the code name for the device. Could you please download the attached .zip file and extract it to the Desktop and run the Identify.bat file inside (with your tablet plugged into your PC)? This will give you the device codename and will even copy it to the clipboard. Paste it in a response to this post and with this information I will hopefully be able to add support. Thanks! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] biogon:
BTW, quick video showing no lag in transitions using Nova. Let me know if I misunderstood the problem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9IpXZ7m_BQ
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] MKJustUK:
Fire HD 8

Just wanted to put a quick reply to thank DataStream for creating, supporting and maintaining an excellent tool.

I've used professional software that's not as well laid out and robust as this.

I've used it so far only on a new Fire HD 8 but it's worked seamlessly, just clicking through options and now have an ad-free Novalaunching tablet with YouTube Vanced and a happy child. The only slight issue I had (which was the tablet/android/fire OS) was the navbar went missing (used the tool to enable it), so re-ran the OOBE app and that was fixed (be handy to see if there's anything you could script for that as I see it's common on these tablets).

A thousand thanks.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Kovaelin:
Is anyone else having trouble with custom launchers sticking? Even after Fire Launcher is disabled, after a while, the home button will direct back to the Fire Launcher's home screen (even if the custom launcher is still installed - I'm using Nova). I'm also having trouble removing the quite time, goodreads, and setup apps from the app drawer.

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Is there a "Fire HD 8 2019"? I thought the latest was the 8th generation (2018); the only 9th generation (2019) tablet released was the HD 10.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] bennor3814:
Had this problem on a Fire HD 10 2019. Every now and then the Fire would revert back to the stock Fire launcher instead of Nova. Ran the following command via ADB Shell and it seems to have fixed the issue. Several weeks now with the Nova launcher without a reversion.

pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.firelauncher
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Kenchinito:
Oh you're right, my bad. I read the wrong description on the listing
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Well, I don't know what to say. I really appreciate your kinds words and it makes me so happy to hear that you are enjoying the Toolbox and what it offers. Really does mean so much to me! :D

Also, re-enabling the OOBE restores the navigation bar? Interesting... thanks for sharing and i'll keep this in mind moving forward! ;)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Don't worry about it friend. Happens to the best of us!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Yep, that should do the trick! ;)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Kovaelin:
Thanks. I'll give it a shot.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] LoonyToonz:
Thanks So much

Hi,

thanks again for a wonderful toolbox.

I have a question your screen recorder doesnt record internal audio, and no screen recording app Ive tried does either.

My daughter wants to record herself palying levels of games, and so far we have to do it in a quiet room with volume turned up, do you know of any way to do this record screen and internal audio at the same time?

If not no worries, your software rocks.

Makes the Fire 10 2019 and Awesome tablet.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] sodaddict:
Hey, i went ahead and disabled everything Amazon, but eventually the apps come back on their own as well as the stock launcher.

I'm using the Fire HD 8 (2018) on firmware 6.3.1.5, anyway i can fix this?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] djphelan:
Fire HD 8 stuck at "Fire is starting"

I've used this successfully several times, however today after removing a variety of Amazon Apps (and not having tried ANY OTHER steps yet) the table reboots and get's stuck in "Fire is starting". I've completely reset the device twice with the same results. A new update???

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More testing. Reset and started to remove Amazon apps one at a time and problem was when trying to remove Fire Launcher. Normally this prompts to upload another launcher but instead just reboots tablet and "Fire is starting" continues.....
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Due to limitations, the Toolbox cannot record audio by itself. It can be done, but not easily. It involves using two different software (the Toolbox, and Audacity), and a 3.5mm female to 3.5mm female cable to get the job done. More hassle then its probably worth. However, I can recommend a fantastic screen recorder that will record audio and microphone along with what's on the screen. I've used it in the past and can confirm it does a great job. The app I'm talking about is SCR Screen Recorder by [MENTION=5410876]iwobanas[/MENTION]. You can visit the forum for it here, and you'll find the download links there.

Hope this helps and best of luck! ;)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Yeah, its a known issue that I'm doing my best to resolve. I've tried various methods already and came back empty handed. Still a work in progress...
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
That doesn't surprise me. Fire Launcher is tied so deep within the OS that I kind of suspected it would cause some problems one way or another. This is why on older generations it isn't recommended to remove Fire Launcher but use Launcher Hijack to hook in a third party launcher. ;)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
How'd it go? ?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] AmznUser444 Dev:
Your Fire toolbox is very high power usage and CPU usage is 49.5% on my AMD low power PC

Screenshot below the post:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hmm, that isn't good. :(
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Kovaelin:
It hasn't come back again yet, so it might have worked. Hard to say when it came back randomly before, and I don't know what the cause is.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Michajin:
All the newer fire tablets require you install a launcher first, then you can disable the stock launcher.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Michajin:
If you do not disable OTA's, a update will bring it back. I personally have never used automate or launcher hijack. I have always disabled (uninstalled if rooted) the amazon launcher. My non-rooted fire 10hd 2019 has been on a different launcher for 5-6 months without any issues. I also have the OTA's blocked this way.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ncube2:
have issues running the v6.55 download from the o/p's post on pg1 - get this app cannot run on your pc (am on win 10 64 bit). Only see exe file in the download and not the rest of the content like adb n other files as seen on couple of youtube videos. what am i missing ? pls help.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Thomasg93:
Thanks for that awesome tool.

I want to disable the navigation bar on my Fire HD 10 (7th Gen). Unforunately the 'Modify System Settings' only disable the navigation bar in portrait mode but I need it to be disabled especially in landscape mode. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Thomas
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Kovaelin:
I thought that I did have it disabled, or at least it doesn't automatically install on its own. Am I able to disable OTA updates altogether? Thanks.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Michajin:
how did you disable the updates? I don't believe the tool disables OTA's

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.device.software.ota

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.device.software.ota.override

has shown to be reliable for me... with root you can rename or uninstall the apps.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Kovaelin:
Not the tool. There's an option in the default settings itself under developer options. "Automatic System Updates" - it was enabled by default, and I disabled it. I'm not sure if it still checks for updates anyway, but just doesn't download/install them.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Michajin:
i wouldn't trust it. The disable will stop any notifications and error when checking... been a solid way for me with both amazon tablets and firetv's
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Kovaelin:
Fair enough. I haven't messed too much with my Fire Stick, aside from turning off the timeout. Fingers crossed that the ROM developers arrive at something stable, so we can just have proper Android. This tool is still pretty great though.

Thanks to everyone for the help!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Michajin:
looking at my devices, i think that only disables amazon updates. Tool is awesome for beginners. sooner or later someone will work on the fire hd10 (2019), but you should block updates if you want to go android base. The launcher change works pretty well and the OP is doing awesome on this thread...
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] AmznUser444 Dev:
You have to block the OTA updates by using NoRoot Firewall app from Google Play:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.greyshirts.firewall
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Hardcore-kindle-mods:
Help meeeee

Whenever i compile anything it also slips in it and gets marked as a virus pls tell me how to remove it, no I won't be installing Windows.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] LoonyToonz:
Brilliant Thank you.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Kovaelin:
I thought that issue only existed on a previous version of toolbox. It shouldn't even be available to be downloaded anymore. Am I mistaken?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] mrstone14:
Fire HDX 8.9 (4th Gen)

Does anyone know if this toolbox will work with the 2014 Fire HDX 8.9" (4th Gen)? Thanks in advance!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Michajin:
Just throwing this out there... You can screen record from a PC, with linux you can get sound. Nice program to use when wanting it on a larger screen.

scrcpy (v1.12.1)

This application provides display and control of Android devices connected on USB (or over TCP/IP). It does not require any root access. It works on GNU/Linux, Windows and macOS.

https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Hardcore-kindle-mods:
i ran it when he didnt know it had a virus

now i fked
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] mdumka:
Help reading books

Hi there ... very new to this thread and love the tool! I have followed all of the instructions, installed Google Play (Worked ) Managed Everything Amazon by removing everything but the Keyboard, Launcher and Weather (Worked ) But for some reason I can no longer read books? What apps to I have to un-hide to get this to work?

Thanks, Mike
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
First off, I want to apologize for the situation and I'm deeply sorry. But, let's see if we can get this issue resolved.

First thing your gonna want to do is uninstall any versions of the Toolbox that were infected. (This means V6.3 - 6.5). Make sure to kill all adb processes before uninstalling. After uninstalling make sure to delete any leftover files or folders in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Datastream\.

After doing that reboot your computer. Next, run an anti-virus scan using Malwarebytes and your perfered anti-virus (make sure to do a full scan not a quick scan). I would also recommend checking to see if you had a system restore point that you can use to rollback before installing infected versions of the Toolbox. Sometimes Windows Update will create restore points automatically before updating.

It would also be good practice to run CCleaner to cleanup the registry and junk on the PC. Best of luck and let me know if you need further help.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] LoonyToonz:
Thanks

Thanks I will give that a try as my daughter is now at home for the next 3 weeks we will have plenty of time.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Loz100loz:
Hey, I installed google voice assistant on my fire 7 9th gen, The microphone icon is showing on search bars but it's not working. Also, the google app crashes when trying to use a voice search or when saying ok google.

I am not sure if I need to install anything else to get it working.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jottect:
I tried that too, but I'm gettin an error: Error: java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: attempt to change component state from pid=14493, uid=2000, package uid=32072
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
[UPDATE]Amazon Fire Toolbox V6.56

What's up everyone? I hope everyone is doing well, and are enjoying their Tuesday night so far.

Being released tonight is a brand new update for the Amazon Fire Toolbox that includes bug fixes, UI enhancements, and a brand NEW TOOL!

To start off, it's important to know that I took everyone's feedback and improved UI consistency by removing the "No" buttons in tool confirmations and replaced them with the normal back button seen on every other tool (<). In addition, to the UI... the back button for User Management has also been fixed and should now work as intended. As promised, a brand new tool was added to the Toolbox in this update. The Push and Pull tool has been introduced, and allows you to copy files straight from the tablet and bring them over to your PC and vice versa. This tool even allows you to browse the tablet's internal storage and view subdirectories and files already on the device.

Increasing the awesomeness of this update even further, the Automatic Updates service has been added and should inform you of future updates (you will need to start the service manually by toggling it on in the update settings). What we've discussed here isn't all of the changes made in this update. If you'd like to view everything that this update has to offer you may refer to the changelog below.

NOTE: When you first start the Toolbox it will display the complete Changelog. After closing out of the changelog the Toolbox will appear to be frozen, please do not attempt to close out of it. It is just setting up the environment and should be responsive within no more then 10 seconds. This is the only time this should happen on startup. Thanks!

If you'd like to download the new update please head on over to the Downloads section of the OP or use the Toolbox's built-in updater!

You may be asking "where is the VirusTotal scan?" well don't worry... I got you! You can view the scan results by clicking here.

Alright, that's all I've got for you guys right now. But before I end this post I'd like to say that I know we are all going through tough times right now due to this Coronavirus that is effecting the way we live, but I feel confident that we will all pull through and get through this together. If you know anyone that is sick (or if you yourself are sick) from this virus let them know that we are all praying for them and that they will get through it and come back out ok. That's all I have to say for now and I hope you guys enjoy the update! Until next time guys, I'll catch you later! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] LoonyToonz:
Change Google User Amazon Fire 10 2019

HI Guys,

Im hoping this is relevant as it applies to a de-amazoned HD 10 2019.

I set it up using my Google ID for my dauughter and it has been working great after the removal of all Amazon stuff with the Fire Toolbox.

Due to the UK being on lockdown the mums of her her and her friends have setup zoom on their own emails so the group of friends can still chat.

So I family linked a gmail account for her, and thats all went well but trying to add gmail to her fire with her account it says I cant as my account is on it and I need to sign out from my account on the tablet.

My question is I cant find where to do this, as the tablet settings doesnt have the accounts option my android phone does, any one know how.

I would like to do it without her losing progress in her games if possible. but I guess that isnt to much of an issue if needed shell just have to start again lol.

Another thing the Disney plus App you load through hybrid apps doesnt work on the UK version just launhed, the latest APK from APK mirror does.

Graeme
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
If you'd like to add an additional Google Account please see the following video below:

[YOUTUBE]hRg832AMcxo[/YOUTUBE]

NOTE: You will need the Google app for this method to work. If you don't have it installed already you'll need to download it from the Play Store or you may sideload it from the Toolbox (you will find the Google.apk in the \bin\Google Services folder).

Ok, it seems that Disney+ needs to be updated ASAP. Thank you for letting me know. I appreciate it! :D

I hope this post has helped you in some capacity. Please do let me know if you need further help. Have a great day! :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] nik322:
Hi. Does is version matter? Currently on 6.3.1.5
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
That's fine. It should work no problems with that version of FireOS.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] LoonyToonz:
Thanks for your help, but that still doesnt work the google app reports that it is a family linked account and its linked to my account which is the one the tablet was setup with.

Manage accounts in the google app just drops out of the app.

Thanks

Graeme

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Ok scrach that went and setup a proton mail account for her, and changed her zoom to that.

Thanks again for all your help

Graeme
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] nik322:
*please ignore this. repeated question i posted.*
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] urthling:
Thank you for your hard work on the Toolbox! Everything worked well except for a few snafus on a Fire HD 10 (2019):

- Unable to run the Lock Screen Ad remover all the way through. It installed Automate but I had to install the Flow manually.

- Installation of all the Google Services but for some reason could not install Chrome from the Play Store. It said the version was incompatible with my device. I can download a version for sideloading on APKMirror, but which architecture (arm7 or arm64)? It seems like they are bundling APKs, so I have to download an older version for installation.

Thank you for any input!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
My bad, sorry for the late response. Glad you were able to find a solution though. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
It's all good. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
1. I will look into it and see what can be done about it. Thank you for the report.

2. The correct version you are looking for is indeed the ARM64 variant. Here is a direct download link to the latest version of Chrome if that helps in any way ;)

I hope this post helps! Have a fantastic day! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] JHW3:
Thanks for all the hard work on this [MENTION=8560782]Datastream33[/MENTION].

I have this nicely working on my Fire HD 10 2017. The only persistent issue is that the launcher hijack still doesn't work.

When I press the "home" button I first see the Amazon home screen, which displays for exactly five seconds before my own chosen (Nova Launcher) screen displays. Alternatively, if I press any icon while the Amazon home screen is displayed, the Nova Launcher screen pops up right away. More of an inconvenience than anything but it's a bit of a pain. Any ideas?