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[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Sorry for being MIA guys... I was studying for a another certification. As always, I see that @blaacksheep is carrying the torch. Thanks as always! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Yep, I would agree. I'll see what can be done for the next update! :)(y)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] mfKING:
when my tablet reboots launcher glitches and i have the screen flicking. Is there any fixes for this bug?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hm, did you happen to install a custom launcher?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
How's it going?

First you will want to uninstall Launcher Hijack. To do so, head on over to Settings > Apps & Games > Manage All Applications and uninstall Launcher Hijack from there, and then reboot the tablet. The reboot will also cancel out the downgrade method and restore Fire Launcher.

As for the live wallpapers I would try restoring the Prime Photos app in the Manage Amazon Apps > Restore Amazon Apps manual subtool.

Hope this helps and if you need further help please do let me know. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Try uninstalling Play Services and re-installing. I would also advise going against what the Toolbox tells you and at least launch the Play Store after installation (but do NOT attempt to sign in yet) and then proceed to wait the specified time, force close Play Store from Settings, and then attempt to sign in.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Noted. ;) 👌
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] mfKING:
it says current density 213. do i change this?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Builderspark:
I was wondering if there is a way to change the date and time manually maybe a shell command?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
You could try executing the date command and set the date from there (may require root, but i'm not sure). Try this:

Open the Toolbox.

Execute an ADB Shell from the Main Menu.

*Set the desired date and time format (example):

date 060910002016.00

Then you will need to brodcast the new date and time change:

am broadcast -a android.intent.action.TIME_SET

* to get the proper format and variables refer to the attached screenshots.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] AntwonJenkins:
Is it possible to get the screen mirroring/cast app on devices that didn't come loaded with it?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] synchron50:
Unfortunately when I uninstalled Launcher Hijack and rebooted, I still get the screen going on and off and when I attempted to reinstall it via the Toolbox, it would not get pushed back and came up an error, therefore, the only way to fix the screen was to manually run Nova launcher. Eventually, I was able to get Launcher Hijack back on again from the web and then resolve the Home button. For now, this is a one way street for me. This tablet is rooted so maybe all bets are off as something is disturbing the process. At this point, I don't mind Nova Launcher as the tablet seems to run faster without the Fire Launcher.

Also, restoring the Prime photo app did not fix the live wallpapers issue.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Davy49:
Hi,

All of a sudden I get any of my installed google play apps to get updated, I've already used the toolbox to uninstall all google services and then reinstall them. After logging back into my google account and then trying to update my apps it gives me the 'update' button like normal, then it switches to showing 'pending' like normal, but then all of the downloads get stuck in a loop & keep trying to download. I've tried the clearing the cache and data method, I'll just be patient and see if I can figure something out.

David

Update: (Latest) I located the source of my issue about net being able to update my installed play store app's, it was due (at least so far) to having the incorrect type of micro sd card installed in my amazon fire 7 (2019 Edition) tablet. As well as having some of the apps installed to that micro sd card instead of the internal storage location.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Andy_T11:
I used v8.2 to unlock a brand new latest gen Kindle Fire 8. I was able to get my google account signed in and play store installed.

The play store shows paid apps that were purchased previously. However, if I click to install them, it asks me to rebuy them.

However, if I click buy, and enter my cc info, I get:

Error. You already own this item

And I am back at the app store without the option to install - the install button still has a rpice.

How can fix it?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Try installing Google Play Games. It reportedly fixes this problem.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] JaniceT:
my crochet creation
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hmm, in the past we were able to get audio casting to work but unfortuently display casting required an edit in the build.prop to enable the hidden option that allows display casting. Sadly, editing the build.prop requires root access. Sorry friend :(
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Soccerdad91016:
I attempted to upgrade to v11 from v10.2 using the updater tool, and everything went fine. However, when I launched the toolbox and attempted to uninstall the previous version it actually uninstalled everything.

So I downloaded v11 and did a new install. Now it's showing two older versions when I launch the tool (see screenshot). Tool is working fine, but the upgrade/uninstall process does not seem to be executing cleanly.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ThaDraGun:
Device: Amazon Fire HD 10 (2019)

I'm trying to setup my son's tablet. We just cancelled freetime and need to kid proof it now.

I installed "Kids Place - Parental Control & Child Lock"

It works great. It would be perfect but the app can't set the home button because of the Amazon restrictions. It tries to block the button press but my son always seems to get around it.

How do I set this "Kids place" as a launcher? In this app it only has 4 options for launcher. You can't use any other one??

I need something that blocks EVERYTHING but the apps I choose.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] kar999:
I can't see "Google Setting" as an icon on Fire7 (2019) whereas I can in my Fire8 (2017). Is this normal or have I done something wrong? My Fire8 has icons for both Settings (for Amazon) and Google Settings.

Apologies if this has been already answered.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Greetings!

The restriction can be bypassed by disabling Fire Launcher from an ADB Shell. By disabling Fire Launcher, the OS will restort to using the next installed launcher, which in this case would be the installed Kids Place launcher. Please try this:

Open Kids Place and grant the app requested permissions

Set a pin when asked.

Click the hamburger menu at the top right (":")

Tap Settings from contextual menu.

Enter your PIN.

From the Settings select "Parental Controls".

On your PC, open the Toolbox.

Execute an ADB Shell.

Copy, paste, and execute the following command:

pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.firelauncher

11. Return to your tablet. Then under the Parental Controls section, tick the box next to the "Lock home button".​

​

The above command should disable Fire Launcher and force the Kids Place app as the primary launcher. :)​

​

If you require further help please do let me know! Best of luck!​
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Please see my updated post above. I realized the steps were out of order and fixed it. Hope this helps! :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ThaDraGun:
Thanks this worked! Home button is setup right now... or was anyways!

I have already messed up the tablet :( Took a good 3min for me to screw it up, lol.

I wanted to go back over to the fire launcher side so that I could install some apps. I clicked the exit button at the top of kids place. Now it just says "Fire is starting..."

When Ive installed other launchers before (on a regular android phone) i have always been able to flip back and forth between launchers. Whenever I click home it would always goes back to the one I defaulted. So I thought there wouldnt be a problem. However, all I get now is "fire is starting.." but it never starts.

I rebooted the device and it loads into "Fire is starting..." I click home button and nothing happens.

I can get into the settings menu. I thought maybe if i go to the apps then I can open Kids Place from there, but it doesnt have an option to open an app.

What do I need to do to fix this? If I can get back into Kids place Im sure I can install apps from there. Its just easier in the other regular launcher thats why I wanted to try to do it that way.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] dy6407:
I just purchased Fire HD 10 2019, and I want to use Fire Toolbox on it.

All the steps there have to be done right after the first turn-on? or after update my tablet first?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
If you allow it to update first, you'll get Amazon Device Dashboard. It's a feature for controlling smart devices/smart homes and most here are looking to remove it. It's a feature included with the newest update and is hard to completely disable. You'll also get the latest security patches that Amazon has supplied. Myself, I locked out OTA Updates immediately before allowing it to connect to the internet and don't have to worry about getting things I don't want added (or subtracted), but I don't get security patches. You are free to choose what's best for your situation.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ThaDraGun:
Anyone know how to go back to the stock Amazon launcher?? My sons tablet is not working right now. :(

Worst case Im sure I could easily fix it by reformatting it but Im sure thats not needed. I just need to enter the correct code.

I tried to find the code but the ones ive tried are not working for me. There really needs to be a button in the tool box to restore it.. unless i just dont see it?

This is what I found online and it does not work:

This is what happens:

EDIT: Nevermind I see what I was doing now.

Whoops, copied adb shell in there.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ThaDraGun:
In the custom launcher menu can you maybe add this to a button on one of your next updates?

"pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.firelauncher"

I finally found the "restore Fire launcher" button so that saves me alot of copy and pasting. If you could have a disable one too then I wouldnt have to keep coming back to this page to find the code and copy it.

just a suggestion,

Thanks!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] L0stwhun:
trying to get google log in for switfkey, youtube vanced and the like -

On hd 8 plus - worked 0 to a couple times on each of multiple hd 8 plus.

Right now I'm trying to get the last one working after fighting last one for several hours

I've reset more than a dozen times I've started different things first second third it's not working each time

I log in to google user and then I get either a white popup that says add user + - but then says user already exists adding different user doesn't let me log in anyway

another way pops up either silk or chrome depending if I've left silk or gotten rid of yet or if Ive gotten rid of silk and not installed chrome - logging in in silk/chrome it or selecting the already set user it just flips out and opens enother tab to log in w/o being logged in. it either just flips out going back to home or loads google w/ huawei -selecting huawei or not neither works

Didn't have these problems in past with hd 8 and hd 8 plus and not with hd 10 - all current versions but now i'm fighting with the hd 8 plus for hours over last several days.

Sometimes vanced gets stuck opens goes to blank page and retry arrow....

It's 4am and I'm going insane w/ this.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] tech6:
I updated the toolbox from 10.2 to 11.0. When I went in to disable the ads on my Kindle 10, it was not listed. I had to go back to the previous version of toolbox in order to remove the ads from my Kindle. Just FYI
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
It's there on page 2. Datastream33 keeps adding things to the toolbox so some things get pushed back a little.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] madkai:
Hey, is there any update on this?

Will this in the future be possible?

I sucessfully did all the changes to my main profile (bug thanks for that! :) ), but for the second profile on the device I manually installed Google Services + Play Store, which works fine but required a lot more of work.

Also I wasn´t able to deactive the FireLauncher on the second profile :(
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I noticed that DataStream33 has included some of the things we've mentioned in this thread in his notes on the welcome screen and in the Manage Amazon Apps tab under Manual Disable. Very nice. Hopefully it will answer some of the questions people have about making things work. I see that Density Modifier works very nicely and that you don't in fact need a restart to set the new density. Just a note to all who would modify the density - Take it in steps. If you go too far, your tablet will become hard or impossible to reset to normal without a factory reset. Also, I hope that the problems people have been having with Google Services have been resolved.

Nice work @Datastream33 !!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] MECH_TECH:
When i close the Fire Toolbox 11.1 it seems that the adb service keeps running and if i try and eject the Fire HD windows complains that a program is still using the USB device and to shut down the program before trying to eject it. I don't see an eject the tablet option in the toolbox. How do we properly disconnect the fire HD?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Android handles all transfer operations on the tablet. You don't need to 'eject' it like a thumb drive with write caching enabled. You can just pull the USB plug out. It won't complain and there is no risk of corrupted files as long as there is no operation in progress. If you're worried, just close the Toolbox first.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hey, I'm always open to suggestions and listening to your community is very important when it comes to improving. Glad to see you like the changes made to Density Modifier, and the other improvements! Thanks for the kind message, and please have a fantastic day! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Davy49:
Hi Everyone,

I'm running the latest version of the fire o.s. on my fire 7 2019 tablet, I'm normally pretty good about finding answers to an issue that I'm having. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place but I can't seem to find out what appears to be a house icon that has two switches contained inside of it. Is that something new as I don't recall seeing it there before I performed a system update to my tablet.

David
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Can you post a screenshot? I'm not sure what you are talking about.

Edit: That sounds like Amazon's Device Dashboard. If it is, it's a 'feature' that came with the latest OTA update. From what I've heard, you can disable the feature, but getting rid of the icon is another story.

Edit 2: Somebody posted her a couple pages back about how they got rid of it using something they downloaded from the appstore. Just search this thread for "Device Dashboard" and you'll find it quickly. Also, you may want to disable OTA Updates (system updates) so you don't get any more Amazon 'surprises'.

Edit 3: I guess it's a lock screen thing. See this link.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] L0stwhun:
Would very much like some feeback.

I have used tools on multiple latest gen hd 10 and hd 8 plus It's not until latest hd 8 plus tablets that I have had issues

I am trying to sign in to programs with google account (for swiftkey which adds microsoft account - also can't use)

First started having issue when I purchased another hd 8 plus and went to change the new one for another one --- so user X was on one and I need to reset that one for user Y and set the newest one to user X instead.

I started by setting up the newest one for user X and using fire tools - signing into swiftkey to be able to download It loaded a different google sign in that I have ever seen - with huawei as an option and cut off text.

I tried multiple times to sign in to swiftkey and youtube vanced and it lets you get through everything connecting to google services says signing in then goes to desktop

next attempt do everything again says signing in then opens a browser window and you select user - it resets and opens another tab with same thing - select user - which I do and opens another tab with same thing never working.

I reset and tried again and got it to work

Now I'm trying to do same with old tablet setting to the new user

and I get the same issues plus more depending on what I have enabled or disabled - but I have tried all ways over and over including full resets to factory and just keep getting the issues signing in to vanced, swiftkey and other apps that use google sign in -

The tablet is signed in to the user though - when open browser user is there when open play store user is there when open gmail user is there.

And I have just installed 11.1 and reset and tried again - I got signed in to vanced but then when I tried to sign in to swiftkey it opens chrome tab chose account - account is there - I select it says one moment please switches to swiftkey says verifying signing in there opens a new chrome tab to choose account AGAIN.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
When it comes to signing into Youtube Vanced, I believe there is a bug in the latest version that is preventing accounts from signing in properly. It appears you aren't the only one facing this issue. While we wait for an official patch you can bypass the bug by downgrading Vanced and microg to a previous version before the bug (I'd recommend the last version of V15).

As for the issues with signing into accounts using your Google Account (outside of Vanced) ensure you have the Google App installed and setup. If this doesn't work, try manually uninstalling Google Play services (Google Play services, Google Play Framework, Google Play Store, and Google Account Manager) from Settings and try installing Play Services again. Best of luck! 🤞
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Davy49:
At least for me, I've found that the easiest way to to deal with vanced is to utilize vanced manager. Just like was already mentioned by the great app developer (Datastream), when using vanced manager you in fact receive a screen prompt that states that to get vanced to function properly you need to downgrade to the previous version and then you can update to the latest version and it should function properly. That's what I did and at least so far it's functioning correctly.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Yes sir, a downgrade will do the trick! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Davy49:
Hi,

Thanks so much for sharing this information with me, I knew someone in here could provide me with an answer. I truly do love being a member of the xdaforums. Stay Safe

David
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
When it comes to looking for information you can always count on @blaacksheep! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Davy49:
Hi,

Thanks so much for posting this information, without going into a lot of boring details I followed the instructions that were given on the 'link' that you included in your post. Unfortunately it didn't seem to work properly on my fire 7 2019 edition tablet. So until I can figure out a different option I just installed this play store app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ace.jun.simplecontrol it's providing the functionality I'm needing.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
It seems that the function to invoke the lockscreen changer with the hidden setting "None" is called different names on different tablet versions. DataStream33 is working on a way to add this functionality to the Toolkit, but because of the different names is unable to accommodate us at the moment. I'm glad you found something that worked for your tablet in the meantime.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] eggnoodle:
I have the same issue, we're you able to find a resolution?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] trial10xda:
Hello, recently my Fire HD 8 (10th gen) updated itself.

And now there’s a big register device banner in the middle of the home screen. How to remove this?

PS–Don’t want to register my device.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
You'll need to re-run Toolbox and choose Custom Launcher to replace Amazon's nagscreen launcher with your desired launcher. You'll also probably want to go to page 2 of Toolbox and Modify System Settings. Specifically, you'll want to disable OTA Updates so Amazon doesn't just change your lancher back to theirs once again when they feel like it.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] kar999:
Quick question... I've tried to sideload the kobo bookreader app to no avail. I have tried to put a chrome shortcut on the desktop for the kobo books webpage again to no avail. If I use a different launcher (Nova possibly) rather than the Amazon one will I be able to pin a shortcut then?

Thanks in advance.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Have you tried disabling USB debugging as suggested by DataStream33 here?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
You may need to re-enable Amazon Newsstand before another bookreader app will work. I haven't played around enough to know for sure. Amazon won't let you do much of anything to their launcher. I use Nova, but I don't see any way to create a shortcut. Maybe Lawnchair or Microsoft launcher?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] kar999:
Thanks I'll try the different launcher later
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] rochester80:
As of this morning, Disney+ keeps asking to update. States there is a new version available. It eventually errors out with 'Amazon Appstore connection failure'. I have tried updating to v11.1 toolbox and uninstalling/installing Disney+ from there with no luck. Any suggestions?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Since I don't have subscriptions, I can't really try out the Hybrid Apps part of the Toolkit. But I did run across this article: https://www.techjunkie.com/download-disney-plus-kindle-fire/

Maybe uninstall Disney+ from the toolkit, and try installing it from Amazon's app store. (You may need to enable the Amazon App Store in the Toolkit.)

Edit: I checked myself on my Fire HD 10 (2019) and it's definitely available for download in Amazon's app store.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] rochester80:
Thank you for taking the time to reply....your suggestion was a success! So temp restore of Amazon Appstore, install Disney+, disable Amazon Appstore worked. My daughter and I thank you!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
The apks for Disney+ and Netflix in the Toolbox do need to be updated to the latest versions. I'll pull the latest versions from the app store and include them in the Toolbox.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Oh, I'm glad you where able to get it working! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Thanks for the help as always friend! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I'm glad it worked okay.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] sniktaw:
Hi, used an older version on my 2014-17 10HD so decided to upgrade. Can't get past this error:

any help much appreciated.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] zdev:
I