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[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] phibbs87:
[MENTION=8560782]Datastream33[/MENTION] so I believe I successfully got my Fire 7 “9th Gen” (2019) set up how I want to be my temp XBox/xCloud streaming device utilizing your toolbox so totally grateful. The only issue I am having & I THINK the Density Modifier will solve it is that it appears the resolution/orientation is off now (see pics). In landscape I can’t see everything as if it is too far left & in portrait I can’t see everything along the bottom. My current density is set as what it was after initial install of 160. What value do you think I need to go with to fix this?

Fire 7 Density Issue- Landscape & Portrait Views:

<https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qCna54qD_VBWIIXE8ajzXRPCXwBSdrX_>
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] thesaucerer:
Log into switkey

I've installed SwiftKey but when I try to log on using Google it says there seems to have been an unexpected problem, please try again in a moment.

Any ideas what I need to do to get this fixed?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] crashnburnMDA:
I just got Play Store on my Fire HD 8 - 2019 bought.

I see the above message of yours for Some apps but several other apps install fine.

"not compatible with this device"

Also got these issues along the way. I am wondering if its detecting Android version as not enough for latest version of Apps.

I used to get around similar issue in iOS by buying the Free App via iTunes on PC and then iOS would show it as bought but show the Download from Cloud link and I'd get older version.

Im wondering if similar workaround can be used.

But in browser / Chrome I get these:

"This Google account is not yet associated with a device. Please access the Play Store app on your device before installing apps. Learn more" When actually several apps got installed.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Instead of waiting for someone to reply with a suggestion, you should just try 170, 180, or 200 and see what works. It only takes a minute.

edit: You may need to reboot after each try.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] phibbs87:
Rebooting after each DDI change is NOT what I have been doing lol!!! Will give that a chance [MENTION=10902211]blaacksheep[/MENTION]
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I've not had to adjust the DPI setting on my FireHD 10, but from your images, it looks like around 180 should work. I thought about rebooting after I had answered your question and added it. I don't know when the system sets the sizing but I think it would be fairly early in the boot process.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Elemetrix:
Used this tool on my new HD 8 10th gen and carried out most of the changes without any problem. Amazed how easy it made everything thank you. I did need to disable the Amazon Launcher to stop that taking over Nova but that was quick to do.

But the one problem I've had is I think all down to the lockscreen ad removal. It seemed to be a little hit and miss if that worked and a bit laggy but perhaps that's just the way it has to work.

But the real problem has been I lose control of the volume buttons. I've now turned off the Lockscreen ad removal service, disabled the Automata app from starting on boot and now the volume buttons work fine?

Edit: Actually playing around with it now it seems to just stop working if I play around in settings and such I can't really see any patterns to it other than it wasn't doing it before and a restart fixes it.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I've read a couple of other's problems with the volume buttons but I don't remember their specific devices/years. I have 2 FireHD 10's (2019). I've never had to use or even install the lockscreen ad remover. The Toolkit seems to remove the ads without me specifically having to use that portion of the tool. Everything works fine except for some bugs in the navigation bar being visible all the time in a couple of apps namely Firefox. That seems to be due to the color theme of the default Amazon setup. The volume buttons have always worked.

The steps I use on a fresh reset are:

1) Disable OTA updates first.

2) Replace The Amazon Launcher with Nova Launcher.

3) Disable all Amazon apps except for Amazon Appstore, Amazon Music, Amazon Prime Video, Calculator, Clock, Fire Keyboard, and Shop Amazon.

4) Install Google Services

After that it works great. You can install Vanced or leave other Amazon stuff enabled if you like. It doesn't seem to matter. I haven't tried these steps on a FireHD 8, or 7 or other years. YMMV. If you decide to reset, try doing just those things and see if it works for you. Then add/subtract what you wish.

edit: I've done this with and without using Parental Controls Hide. Since I don't use that feature, I didn't notice any difference. I've also used Privacy Options, but I'd already set those in Settings before they were available in the toolkit.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] MrKaon:
New bloatware is been added by Amazon: Device Dashboard (Fire HD 10 (9th Generation))

Amazon Manager can't see it atm, can we have it updated please.

Thanks
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Sure, i'd be more then happy to add the ability to remove Dashboard. However, do you happen to know the package name?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] MrMrMr111:
For some reason, Netflix wanted to be used. I have the hybrid version installed.

Updated , and it seems to open the Amazon App Store, but now have the Amazon App Store on.

Also a little house icon has appeared on the left hand side bottom, I use the Nova launcher. It seems to be an Alexa dashboard? Why has this appeared?

Thanks
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ChaseTatsujin:
I had this issue as well on HD8+ 2020 (onyx), under System Settings in FTB I had Navigation bar set to Disabled, I changed it to Hidden and it seemed to fix it.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] netherhigal:
Looks like the package name is com.amazon.smartgenie
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] MrKaon:
app:Device Dashboard
package:com.amazon.smartgenie
Launcher:null

Thanks
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] xuso77:
Hello!

How I can remove it?

adb shell pm uninstall user 0 com.amazon.smartgenie

This not work for me from ADB Shell section Fire Toolvox V9.1

Solved from ADB

adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.amazon.smartgenie
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] MrMrMr111:
[WINDOWS][TOOL]Fire Toolbox V9.0

Ah ok thanks, it hasn’t had an update either just popped on. Very strange. Makes you think what else they can do without your knowledge or asking....
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] crashnburnMDA:
[MENTION=8560782]Datastream33[/MENTION] - Whats the cause of this? Is this a common occurrence? Being new to Android its weird.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] MrKaon:
Fire tablets are not Play store certificated, this is not a new things, always been like this, Play store wouldn't show or install some apps , like Netflix, work around is to install them from Amazon store.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] joeldf:
It comes in as part of a whole set of component updates. Those will occasionally happen as OTA updates at random times.

On my 2018 HD 8 that already updated to Fire OS 7 in September, I noticed it when I checked for system updates a couple of days ago. It showed a series of 5 component updates were ready to install. It tells you that they will install automatically while the device is not being used. I went ahead and hit the "install" button. After a moment, it then said 4 component updates were ready. I hit the install button again, and then down to 3. I just kept installing until it was done, and that icon eventually showed up in the lower left.

I checked out what it might do. While we do have a couple Echo dots, and a few Fire TV sticks, there was nothing about the Device Dashboard that seems remotely useful. It still won't see my Ring doorbell.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] 4kaz:
So, there is no version to install on a Mac? The only suggestion I have seen is to set up Mac with a dual operating system...which I have zero use for, other than this, which I can't be bothered for. Does anyone know of anything else that can sort of do the same thing to remove bloatware from fire tablet?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Most of the commands can be executed in an ADB shell. There should be some way of connecting a Mac to an Android via ADB. Then there's always finding a friend with a PC and using theirs.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] acastillov:
In can not read the buttons - solved!!

Thanks very much, Datastream33!!!!!:good:

I manage to figure out what was the problem after your reply, I was disabled the "Use visual styles on windows and buttons", now I enable it and I'm able to see buttons!!!!

see my buttons now, and where I modified the appearance on my windows 7

thanks again!

Alex.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] nukerus:
Hello everyone.

Is there a way to install play services and custom launcher to the second amazon profile with fire toolbox?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] nooboff:
Got my HD8 a couple of days ago, and it's looking better now.

Relatively new to the thread, which I just finished reading, but have lurked xda for a while.

Breaking the silence to offer thanks to Datastream for his great tool - best thing since sliced bread, to coin a cliché,

Actually, it brings a lot more to the table than sliced bread.

Congratulations, Datastream, many thanks, and hoping for root on Fire OS7.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] nooboff:
Security Patch still dated 2018 on upgrade to Fire OS7.

Recently acquired a 2018 vintage 8th gen HD8 on ebay, which I upgraded from Fire OS6 to 7 as soon as the Fire Tool had been applied.

Should there not be a more recent Security Patch with Android Pie / 9?

Here is the Fire Tool report:

Before

Tablet Codename: karnak

FireOS Version: 6.3.0.0

Android Version: 7.1.2

Security Patch: 2018-03-01

Chipset: MT8163

Battery Level: 29% (charging)

After

Tablet Codename: karnak

FireOS Version: 7.3.1.5

Android Version: 9

Security Patch: 2018-10-05

Chipset: MT8163

Battery Level: 100% (charging)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] kburt8:
I have two newly purchased Fire HD 10s (2019) and am not able to install the Disney Plus app using the hybrid function. The toolbox states that the app is already installed, but it is not present on the device. Any ideas how to fix this?

Edited to add: This is with Fire Toolbox 9.1. I did try searching the forum and saw a report of sending the app from the Amazon store via computer resolving this issue, but no luck for me.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] joeldf:
I think the reported security patch level is unreliable. Amazon forks the OS so much that I don't think the usual patch level reporting tools can see the actual security level date. So, it just reports the base AOSP security level that Amazon started with.

That's just a guess of course. But the most recent OS update should be 7.3.1.6 as of an update my 2018 HD 8 got on Oct 29th. One of the listed items in that update was security enhancements, but CPU-Z still reports 2018-10-05 security patch level.

Basically, we don't know what patch level any Fire OS is really at.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] malisha124:
I do not see the disable option, the only options I have a hide and restore
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ra03111:
I see mention of screen and system tweaks, but has anyone found a way to keep the screen on forever (no timeout)? I have tried a few apps and while they initially work they stop working after a day or two.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] kltalley:
Alternate Launcher is not sticking (HD 10 - 2019)

[MENTION=8560782]Datastream33[/MENTION] -- first of all, thanks for all of the work you have put into this toolbox! Great job!

The only feature I really need to use is the alternate launcher (Nova is my preference). I can set it with your toolbox, it works fine, and then 2-3 days later (if that long) it reverts back to the goofy Amazon launcher. And it always happens when I am NOT close to my laptop to be able to connect a cable and reset it. So 2 questions -- [#1] is this a known/expected issue (and if so, is there any hope of fixing it)? and [#2]: When this happens, is there a way to reset this (back to Nova) via a Terminal app on the Fire and a shell script (or something like that)? I am a software developer (very comfortable in Linux, etc.), so if I could do this (an "on tablet" reset) I think I could live with it!

Again, thanks for your hard work, and your (always) polite and courteous responses to all of the questions here!

Kevin
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] letthebeatrock:
Just wanted to add. If you're having trouble playing older avi/DivX files try VLC media player. I use this in tandem with kmPlayer for my local media needs. Will try plex when I get to server files
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] orneryogre:
whats the max ppi for kindle fire 10 (2019)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
KMPlayer and MXPlayer work fine for the files I've given them. I've tried VLC before mostly on the PC. I don't really like the UX much, but keep it on my PC just in case. I have had a couple files that wouldn't play right in my usual players. I'll keep it in mind for Android if I have a similar situation.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
My pleasure! Just extremely happy you are enjoying the Toolbox!

As for Fire Launcher coming back its recommended that OTA updates are disabled. As far as I'm concerned, Fire Launcher is re-enabled/unhidden by the OTA updates Amazon occasionally pushes out. To disable it (OTA) via the Toolbox:

Plug your device in and execute the Toolbox.

On the Main Menu click the Modify System Settings tool.

Then click the Toggle button next to OTA Updates to disable it.

At this point, you should be good to go and Fire Launcher should not come back. I hope this helps and please have a fantastic night! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I don't really know. You could experiment with the setting and let us know which fails first - your eyes, or the type getting smaller. :p

I think you have to reboot after setting changes for it to "take".
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ToxicFire1:
Hey yall so my amazon fire 8 2018 for some reason lost the google services and had amazon stuff back on it. Its been awhile since i had it turned on so i ended up doing a reset and starting over.

Now what are the best steps in order to do the toolbox again?

i have it downloaded and debug turned on.

I know there was stap by step to say stop ota then download nova then uninstall amazon ect but i forget the order that best works.

Thanks in advance
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
If you were referring to my post on the steps I use, it's here:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] trevorliability:
compatibilty

Says its not compatible

I have a Fire HDX 8.9 (4th Generation)

codename: saturn
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ToxicFire1:
Great thank you it all worked great.

Off topic.

Ran into a problem. Casting Netflix to my chromecast just won't work.

Says connecting then ended over and over.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] lizzy55:
hi, for some reason whenever i plug in my kindle fire hd7 (3rd gen) a pop up on my laptop says amazon soho is not compatible? is there anything im doing wrong?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I believe the Toolkit is not compatible with the Fire HD7 (2013). If this is the case, you will need to flash a custom ROM to your device. Do a search on XDA for "Fire HD7" and see what's available, and if you're comfortable doing this.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] :
It would be nice, if the rubbish Icon of the dashboard would be gone away .......
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ahtiong73:
thank u for widgets!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hey, no problem at all my friend! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] nooboff:
Connection problem. All good.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Nintoad:
I am trying to restore from a backup but it is getting stuck on "Waiting for the device to be unlocked..." I have tried the obvious stuff like turning off the pin unlock and restarting the tablet. I also tried factory resetting without setting up a pin lock, but still no luck. It is a Fire HD 10 2019 and I'm on WIndows 10. Any suggestions?

Also regardless of this issues Fire Tool Box is great! I have setup 4 Fire tablets with it so far. It makes an amazon tablet worth owning, THANKS!!!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hmm, ok it may be an issue with the device lock detection. I may have failed to apply the updated method to the restore functionality. Please give me a minute to look through the code and see if that's the case. Please be patient! Thanks! :D

EDIT: The theory stands. The restore functionality for whatever reason wasn't updated with the new method. I will fix it ASAP and push a micro patch via the Toolbox Updater so keep an eye out for it! (You must be on Toolbox version 9.2 to apply the micropatch).
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] TheFool131:
[MENTION=8560782]Datastream33[/MENTION] I just used this on a new Fire HD 10 (9th Generation), Fire OS 7.3.1.2 and can't login to Netflix. It's saying that my username and password is invalid but its not. Would it also be able to sideload Amazon Prime Video? Thanks!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I don't know why Netflix isn't working for you, but I can help you with Amazon Prime Video. You just have to connect your tablet back up to your computer and launch the Toolbox again. Go to Manage Everything Amazon and re-enable Amazon Prime Video.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Nintoad:
Thanks for working so quickly! Unfortunately after updating to 9.2.1 the same issue remains.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Oh no! I'm sorry to hear that!

The backup method worked as intended right? Hmm, I'll look into the issue further and see if maybe we can figure this out.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Nintoad:
The backup process seemed to have worked fine. I broke the screen on my HD 10 and Amazon (awesomely/shockingly free of charge) replaced the tablet. So the backup is from the broken one, and I am restoring to the new one. Could it being a different HD 10 than the one

I made the backup on be causing a problem? Also does it matter what USB mode it is in (PTP, File Transfer. etc.)?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ra03111:
Thanks for pointing that out. However, while it does keep the screen on it will dim a few seconds before the sleep/inactivity timer expires. Changing the brightness level does improve the brightness when dim, but not to a usable level. Using the "screen on" apps I experimented with in the past would apparently prevent this timer from expiring, but only for a day and a half or so.

Is there any way to set the sleep/inactivity timer to infinity?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] joesixpack1969:
Thank you for the amazing tool and work.

Amazon Kids is a new item on the home screen... is there a way to remove it?

Thanks!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Yes. This matters. The tablet will not connect to ADB when in "file" mode. It works just fine when in "no data transfer" or "charge" mode.

---------- Post added at 06:58 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:51 AM ----------

I've got an app on my phone I use for this. It's called "Backlight Manager". It only has one option and that's on or off. It even has a widget and there are no ads. I haven't tried leaving it on for multiple days though.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] DB126:
Self explanatory; HDX is a much older product line that is architectural incompatible with newer Amazon tablets. 4th gen HDX tablets can not be unlocked or enhanced with a custom ROM. Installing the Google Play Store is only practical if running FireOS v5

https://xdaforums.com/kindle-fire-hdx
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] TheFool131:
thank you for replying [MENTION=10902211]blaacksheep[/MENTION] Netflix worked after I tried to side load it again and logged in immediately after install. There was a prompt to update Netflix the last time I tried to run it and chose to update, that is when I encountered that problem so I guess that is something to avoid for other users.

As for Prime Video I have it enabled from the Manage Everything Amazon, but it just keeps on crashing when I open it saying: "Sign in failure We encountered a problem signing in to your account TRY AGAIN".

I also tried to disable everything and install it from the google store but that doesn't allow me to install it. I get a message saying "Can't install Amazon Prime Video Try again, and if it still doesn't work see common ways to fix the problem."

I suspect there might be a dependency to another amazon app that causes Amazon Prime Video to not work after enabling it from Manage Everything Amazon.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] lewmur:
I suspect you have a conflict between the version that came with the HD 10 and the version from Play Store. When you use the Toolbox to disable the app, it doesn't uninstall it. So trying to install the Play Store version could conflict with the one already installed. Have you tried enabling it with the toolbox and then clearing the data in /Setting/Apps & Notifications? You might also check there to make sure you don't have two versions installed.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] TheFool131:
Thank you for replying [MENTION=4034185]lewmur[/MENTION] I am unable to install Prime video from the google play store. I just tried to remove everything amazon again and cleared the data from Settings/Apps then tried again but got the same message.

I also noticed that the disabled amazon apps are actually still running when I checked them in the apps list. I tried to force stop them but still got the same problem.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] 4929york:
You are never going to be able to install the Play Store version because you can't uninstall the Fire HD 10 version. If you can't get the original version to work via Toolbox enable, your only option may be to start from scratch by reseting the tablet and NOT disabling Prime Video.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] TheFool131:
Oompf :) I will try that sometime soon as I'm doing a few things to it at the moment and update this post when done.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
You are on the right track with enabling the Amazon version. The other things I have enabled on mine are the Shop Amazon app, Amazon Music, and the Amazon Appstore. I think you only need Shop Amazon enabled in addition to Prime video for it to work. It has the necessary bits to sign into your Amazon account.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] TheFool131:
You are right! I enabled the Amazon Appstore , Shop Amazon and Prime Video. This got it working again. Thank you.

[MENTION=4034185]lewmur[/MENTION]
[MENTION=5516824]4929york[/MENTION]
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
It seems to just need the infrastructure to sign in for it to work. :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] MadFrancis:
Latest Micropatch Troubles

Anyone else getting stuck at installation with the latest micropatch? The patch DLs just fine, but hangs when reaching the installation phase. Two attempts have produced the same results.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
v9.2.1 took a while to download, but installed fine. Has there been a newer one released since yesterday?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] MadFrancis:
Don't think so. It hung on installations a couple of times, so I just uninstalled and DL'd the latest full version. Update worked just fine afterwards.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] TheFool131:
Mine had an ok button hidden behind the update screen to close it out.