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[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jhford:
Thanks for your reply. I always use the Nuance Swype + Dragon keyboard which I consider the best Android keyboard ever written. It's no longer supported but it's really great and I own it. I think I disabled all Amazon Apps, but the the Fire Toolbox doesn't seem to have a selection to list disabled apps which I think would be a helpful addition. I just tested the Gmail app with the Swype keyboard by sending an email to myself, which I received with the correct text. So far, this problem only affect Google Keep Notes. I also have 3 Nexus 7 2013 tablets each of which has the Swype keyboard installed. I just check the Swype permissions on one of them and found that the Nexus had microphone permissions enabled, but the HD 8 did not, so I enabled them, restarted the HD 8, made a text entry in a Keep Notes note, and, unbelievably, it was saved with the correct text. Wow. I learned something.

Now all I need is a new entry in the Fire Toolbox entitled "Root and Flash Custom ROM," which would also include a Bootloader unlock tool. 🤞🤞

Thanks again for your help.

[EDIT] @blaacksheep. And you thought you were done with me. I just realized I have another Google App issue. I disabled the Amazon Calendar and use an app called Calendar Widget on all my devices. I installed it on my HD8, but it only shows "Local Calendar," whereas it should show 5 or 6 Google calendars, such as Holidays in United States, Family, my email address, and Contacts. But this time the permissions are not the problem and I have no idea where the "Local Calendar" is coming from. Hope you can help. Thanks again.

[EDIT2] @blaacksheep. Well this is interesting. I installed Version 19 today and decided to re-enable the Amazon Calendar to see if that will somehow fix my Google Calendar widget which did not display any of the 5 or 6 calendar choices mentioned in EDIT above. The widget skeleton appeared and I started the customization by clicking the 3-dot menu. All the calendars appeared in the "Calendar" submenu of the install menu. I selected the appropriate calendars, exited the install menu, tapped the app refresh icon and the calendar appeared perfectly. HOORAY. See screenshot attached. I rebooted to make sure i could replicate it, but no luck. 😢 See second screenshot. I tried to customize it again, but this time no calendars were available. Any additional suggestions?

Thanks again

[EDIT3] I FIXED IT; sort of. I went into the Google Calendar setting and reset the various calendars, recustomized the widget and it worked. But I have to refresh after every reboot. Last question. Can I clone the settings on this HD 8 to the one I bought for my sister-in-law since I have perfected mine?

Thanks again
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Well, glad you got it working. I wonder why a mic permission would do that? Maybe Google won't let you use their app unless they get to snoop on you! (jk... I think.)

The Manage Amazon Apps subtool indeed does not have a status indicator for each item you can enable/disable. It's probably not there because it would take a lot more work to put it in and probably slow down the subtool to a crawl. My best guess anyway. At least it hurts nothing to enable an already enabled app. :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
As I understand it, the way profiles are handled in FireOS is by the Parental Notifications app. PN seams to handle quite a few of the things normally handled by Android itself. It appears to be that way to further lock down the OS and keep you from doing most of the things we use Toolbox to disable/shut down/make go away! I'm sure @Datastream33 will add any features he's able to implement as soon as he discovers them! :giggle: At least for now we have a quite usable tablet for <$150.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] claylong:
So far it's been a couple of games the kids play (I think PBS Kids Games is the obvious one). The ambient sounds from the game continue whether locked or at the homescreen.

Also, since it's running in Kids profile, I'm not sure how to access the Recents menu... I'll try to do some research on that.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] claylong:
Yeah that's what I would expect, but unless I'm thinking of a different navigation bar (the black bar across the bottom with home and back buttons), then the Kids profile removes that button.

Here's a sample screenshot from a random site that shows the missing recent menu (i.e. square button on nav bar):
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Have you made sure it is enabled in the system Settings subtool? (Fire Toolbox > Pg. 2 > Modify System Settings > System UI > System UI Customizer > Navigation Bar Modifier)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Unfortunately, the Navigation Bar Modifier doesn't support changing the configuration for other users. However, this will be updated in the next update... which may be coming out very soon... ;)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] popeye2014:
Thanks so much for this, it was driving me nuts!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] mr_yellow:
Hi Guys,

just picked up a fire hd 10 (2017) on a recent prime sale and been playing around with the toolbox.

A few issues I've noticed. Maybe I missed something while reading all the threads:

1) trying the temp root shell did not work for me. I figured out that the toolbox was pushing the regular arm version and not the arm64 version of the mtk-su script. I thought the toolbox was suppose to detect the architecture of the device? I ended up just replacing the arm/mtk-su file with the arm64 version in the package. that seems to have worked.

2) Trying to replace firelauncher has been a PITA. When I tried to remove it via the de-amazon function, i ran into a bunch of parental control popups. When I left the firelauncher + keyboard installed, I still could not stop the firelauncher until I ran "pm disable com.amazon.firelauncher" in the temp root shell. And even after that, I had issues with launching settings (it would hang).

All I'm trying to do is de-bloat the tablet. Did I miss something obvious along the way? Do I need to do a full root first?

Full disclosure: this is my first android device but I'm no stranger to custom roms from my windows mobile days. Please be gentle. =)

TIA!

edit: just noticed my sig has not been updated in forever lol
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Net1x:
Hi there,

Thanks for this program ! Everything went well, I followed the instructions provided.

There's only one thing, I need to use Launcher Hijack to be able to go back to Nova Launcher.. If I dont use Launcher Hijack, when I press the home button it gives me the parental control pop-up that disapear immediatly. I need to smash up the back button repeatedly to be able to get to the home screen..

Any idea on how to fix this without using Launcher Hijack ? I only have Nova Launcher installed.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] pmckay:
google now launcher

Is it possible to install the google now launcher to replace the amazon fire launcher?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] drizzt09:
You can install almost any launcher. Yes Google now works
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Parental Controls is something that is being looked into. However, there is a tool on Page 2 of the Toolbox (click right arrow at the bottom right of the Toolbox to reach page 2) that is suppose to take care of the PArental Controls messages. However, some have reported that the feature is broken and some say it works. Give it a try and see what happens!

I'm currently working on an update that should fix some issues with the "Remove Everything Amazon" tool. This should, I hope include Parental Controls issues. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
As mentioned by [MENTION=7399029]drizzt09[/MENTION] you can use ANY launcher from the Play Store. This does indeed include Google Now! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Correct. Although, 2017 gen tablets are still a work in progress. We've had some issues with the Toolbox's compatible tools with 7th gen devices. Hopefully, these issues won't be present in the next update (which is being worked on right now).
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
I'm sorry to say this can't be done with the current state of the Toolbox. It only removes certain chosen apps. I'm not sure what to tell you...
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Architecture detection is hit or miss. It is in its early stages and needs work. Based on your comment it seems that it needs more work than I initially thought. Anyways, I'm not surprised that you are having issues with Parental Controls. I would like to inform you that the "Remove Everything Amazon" tool is being reworked and should hopefully be improved with this next update. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] mr_yellow:
thanks for the insight. I appreciate all the work you've put into the toolbox. Cna't wait for the next release.

The fire tablet, as it turns out, is not much of a customizable android device. I'm growing more frustrated with it but your toolbox is making it much more palatable so I thank you for that =).
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] BaMbaXDA:
Have exactly the same problem - with this great tool I was able to remove all software and got my Fire HD 2017 running faster than before, but keep having 'parental controls' popup when I click the home button. That fix from 2nd page of the tool is just an app that hides this popup (btw it didn't do all the steps, i.e. it installed ParentalControlsHide app, but didn't show accessibility options settings screen, so I had to do that manually), but I need a way to get back to home screen. Currently the only option is to use back key, which isn't always acceptable. Will try hijack for now.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] SomeGuy777:
Kindle

Hi there, sorry for dropping in like that.

First of all a huge thanks for this awesome tool, been trying to get rid of the amazon bloat for hours, then I found this tool which did it in seconds.

I got the Fire 7 (7th gen) tablet, and everything works great besides the occasional parent block thingy that pops up for a split second.

I just have two little problems: for one I can't get the kindle reader app back, which kinda sucks because it was the main reason I bought the fire 7, so I was wondering if there's anything i can do to get it back (without getting everything from amazon back that is).

Second problem, the tablet can't get my timezone through the wifi right, but If I try to set it manually the parental control pop up blocks me out, so I have no way to set the time right.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] drizzt09:
you should be able to enable it at shell. package name would be similar to "com.amazon.kindle"
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] SomeGuy777:
So ./adb shell pm enable and then the app name?

Will try it later, I'm a noob with this adb stuff, but thanks for the advice!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] drizzt09:
Since toolbox already gets you shell you start at the pm.

This will list disabled packages:

pm list packages -d

This will list uninstalled packages:

pm list packages -u

Use those just to confirm the package name in case it slightly differs from what I posted earlier.

Then yes to enable:

pm enable packagename
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] SomeGuy777:
Thanks drizzt!

So I did try to enable the com.amazon.kindle and it said:

"Error: java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: attempt to change component state from pid=21319, uid=2000, package uid=32082"

No idea what that means haha.

I tried to just use the install command as well but it just said

"pkg: com.amazon.kindle Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_URI]"

Not quite sure what to do with that, but I'll keep trying. :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] drizzt09:
Try it with temp root shell
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] SomeGuy777:
I just managed to get the app back via the unhide command. :D

Only problem is now when I try to register, it immediately spawns an error message, so I guess I'll have to find the process thats responsible for logging into your amazon account, you wouldn't know the name of that, would you? :p
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] drizzt09:
Gonna guess Amazon store. com.amazon.venezia
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] SomeGuy777:
Good call, but the amazon store popped up the same registration window with the same error message as the kindle app did. :/
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
If you have problems with the spacing in landscape mode, like it's all squished together, try leaving out the first 2 and last 2 "spaces" in the command.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] wulfie66:
so, I updated the toolbox to the latest build and when I try to run it I get the error that says that the debugger is unable to install and the toolbox can't run :( Is there any 'fix' for this? Yes, I've run a previous version to 'hack' my fire tablet but want to see what other options there are that I may want to enable. Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] popeye2014:
I had no problem updating from the 18 version. What version did you have previously? Could totally uninstall then try again.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] wulfie66:
I think it was version 11 that I initially used, then upgraded to version 13 and now have the latest installed on my laptop. When you say 'uninstall', do you mean from my laptop or tablet?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] popeye2014:
From the laptop and would reboot it after, then install the newer version.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] wulfie66:
nope, uninstalled both v10 and v18 and still get the error when trying to run it
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] popeye2014:
What OS on the laptop? As in windows version.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] wulfie66:
windows 10
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] popeye2014:
Hmm, guess I'll defer to Datastream33 or any others who may have suggestions.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] sch1sm:
Just wondering if you meant squished in portrait? The only used the two spaces because I’m predominantly in landscape and it looks fine for me.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I meant landscape. There were a couple people with problems. It was just something to play with if you had any spacing issues. Since that post @Datastream33 has released v19 of Toolbox and added some things to the navbar tool so you can play with the spacing there too.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] sch1sm:
Ah, okay. I noticed there’s been a new release. I’ll take a peek soon!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] grantdb:
Thanks for the new release! I just tried it out on my HD10 2019 and had some observations:

I was using the insider preview of Windows 11 and the toolbox said because I wasn't using windows 10 I needed extra drivers to which I said yes and it installed google drivers. But I was getting strange error messages and crashing on the toolbox so I reverted back to Windows 10 and all was well without altering the toolbox install at all.

When installing the Google services the toolbox would stall on each download and I would have to hit the X and do it again for each download and again one final time more for all 4 to successfully install. It was successful just had to keep restarting the process.

In hybrid apps the check seemed to stall and only Netflix installed, Disney+ failed and then when I tried again it wouldn't get past the "checking" five minutes about until I lost patience.

Custom launcher, I selected Nova and enable widgets however the disable fire launcher selection would get highlight on mouseover but it wouldn't stay highlighted. It did however disable the fire launcher in the next process screen.

Finally, Menu 2 is really difficult to notice! I had no idea all those features were there if I didn't randomly click that little arrow beside the lower box with the device name!!!! Maybe some text with that arrow to say next page or more features etc?

If you need any logs or anything at all just let me know!

I really appreciate all your hard work!

Thank you! Cheers!

_____

EDIT:

I tried rebooting and reconnecting to the toolbox however the hybrid apps now just sit at checking. If anyone can point me to the correct Disney+ app it would be appreciated. I just downloaded from apkmirror.

Side note for Amazon Prime Video, I used the debloat (recommended) and then it wouldn't install from Play store so I manually reenabled and works fine. I registered the tablet after factory reset and before using the Toolbox.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I'd just like to add that I never noticed the double dots on the top right of a couple of subtools. There are a couple of hidden tools there that people have asked about. It would be a good idea to make the second page and those hidden options more noticeable @datastream. Otherwise, good work on the new version. I like.🍻
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Greetings and thank you for the feedback!

Ok, I'll see what can be done for the next update! Just happy to see you like V19.0 my friend! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Have fun and let me know what you think of V19.0! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Greetings friend!

You could try one or two things:

Uninstall the Debugger manually from the tablet and let the Toolbox re-install it.

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Bypass the Debugger check in the Toolbox.

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Any of the options above should work. If not, please do not hesitate to let us know and we'd be more then happy to assist further! Best of luck and please have a great day/night! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Greetings and great question my friend!

By all means, feel free to stay on V18.1 if you so desire. However, I'd highly recommend updating to V19.0 if possible because you are missing out on the following changes by remaining on V18.1:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Ah, but your work inspired the "Load From File..." feature as I was hoping to make it as easy as possible for folks to be able to utilize your guy's growing debloat lists. I've converted the list to a .debloat file the Toolbox can read and attached it below. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Greetings friend!

Right now the Toolbox only checks for Windows 10 and if it's codename isn't found then the Toolbox assumes it's Windows 8.1 or lower. However, adding support for Windows 11 is on the to-do list for the next update.

As for the Google Services tool it seems the bug hasn't been squashed. I'm not entirely sure what could be causes it to occur but it seems it need to be looked into further. I'm sorry for the inconvenience you experianced my friend. :(

I'll be sure to look into the issues with Hybrid Apps and see if it can be resolved. Thank you for the report!

As for the Next Page button... do you think something like this will work:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] sch1sm:
Yeah, it's running great, mate! I'm liking the dropdown preset lists for the navigation bar - definitely makes it more user friendly. The rest is great as per usual.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] mannequin:
does it disable absolutely everything Amazon wise, including the Kindle app? are there any performance benefits of disabling so many things or it's purely cosmetics?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] grantdb:
Looks great, thanks for your response!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] lewmur:
It would help if a link to the debloat file was included on page one.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] enerGy:
Hi buddy, thanks for everything you do it makes my life much easier for my kids devices. This feature is awesome much appreciated and the other guys who make the debloat lists!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
@maven33 isn't wrong. It certainly looks like these tablets are sending copious amounts of data.

Disabling/hiding these packages should make a noticable difference.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Thank YOU guys for taking the time to go through the packages and ensure they can be safely disabled/hidden. It must of took some time to expand on the list and it really helps! :D(y)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hey, just happy to help out where I can! :D

Did the "Load From File..." feature end up working on Windows 11 or did you have to use Windows 10... If you don't mind me asking?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Awesome to hear! Have a great Sunday friend! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Not a bad idea. Check the Downloads section of the OP. ;)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] wulfie66:
I don't have a 'settings' app since I've already run a previous build of the toolbox and am using a different launcher. When I go to 'settings', I don't see a 'manage all applications', just an 'apps' setting, and in there, there isn't an 'Amazon Facebook Share'.

edit: duh, could it be because I'm running cyanogenmod? ;)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Ah, there's the problem. Yeah, like @Falcon342 mentioned... the Toolbox is only compatible with FireOS. Maybe one day it will branch out to other devices/ROMS. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] wulfie66:
so how do I get back to FireOS? ;) I'm 'assuming' that I need to download a stock rom and flash via recovery. The question is, which rom? I 'believe' it's a fire7 tablet, not 100% sure though
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
To be honest, I wouldn't revert back to FireOS. I would stay on Cyanogenmod if I were you. :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] uweee:
Good morning, today I had time to reset my Fire HD10.

Skipped the wifi setup, usind the latest Toolbox v19

now it looks ok, Alexa is working (after an Update from Amazon/Appstore)

THANKS a lot for your help!

I am using GBoard keyboard... if someone has a hint how to install a keyboard which uses a layout like my Samsung SGT S2 which has a permanent number "line" and a "DEL" key :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] enerGy:
Worked fine mate no issues at all. I tested on a spare device first lol. Can I ask one thing in the debloat list can I edit it and still run it after or does it need to stay as it is?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] enerGy:
Awesome buddy thanks for the reply and great job (y)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] trademarc9:
Dude! Your toolbox was extremely easy to use and very effective, and I never would have purchased a Kindle Fire if I hadn't heard of it. I had no issues other than Google Services claiming I wasn't connected to the internet for a moment, but backing out of that menu and then going back in remedied it. Your standard setup that takes you through each recommended change and also provides commentary on recommendations and clarifications, just excellent. Enjoy the coffee!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] dig31vn:
@Falcon342 I bought HD10 2019 one year ago, and it worked perfect with your tool. But because too much rubbish for long used, i have just factory restore it. Unfortunately when i use the newest toolbox v19, it cann't install google play service, could you help me plz?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Try re-running the tool again to complete the installation. Some have reported the need to re-run the tool several times in order to get the job done.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Gekko42:
Thank you for the work dev! Donation sent. I am curious if there is any thought on making this usable for the FireTV? (also on using wireless adb with something like a manual IP input)