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[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] klausb65:
I think tablet detection is fine, but give an option after some loops to break the search with N/Y option. So it is possible to check the cable and search again or break it
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] kojam:
OMG! This thing is such a pig!!!

I know I have adb enabled...BUT...just to cinfirm...how do you enable adb on this thing?

Just wanna confirm that I have not done some bonehead move.

Thanks.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] joeldf:
Probably not. There would be a reason it tells you that.

What device do you have? If it's an older generation, the Android version may be too old. Many apps are starting to require minimum Android 6.

You might try looking for the app outside of that Play Store. ApkMirror or Apk Pure perhaps. Find that specific app, and try it. There may be an older version that works.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Use the toolbox to re-enable Amazon Appstore under Manage Everything Amazon. Also, re-enable Prime Video and Shop Amazon if you want those.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Lozts:
I swear I tried enabling Shop Amazon last night but it didn't fix my issue then. It was also like 3am when I tried so I was probably still using the Amazon app from the Google play store instead of the Shop Amazon app when tried. Anyway, both of my issues seem to be addressed now. Thanks a lot!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jaflame:
I have the fire hd 8 2017 tablet. Are you able to see it on the play store on yours?(if you have the latest fire tablet)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] joeldf:
I see a "realtor" app, but I don't know if it's the one you are looking at or not. I see several variations. I have the 2018 HD 8 running Fire OS 7 (Android 9 based). I'll have to check my wife's HD 8. Her's is the 2017 model with Fire OS 5. I have the Play Store on it too. It'll be a while before I can check it.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jaflame:
The one I was looking for has 10million downloads and 4.6 stars. Its hidden on the play store(unsupported) through my fire tablet but I can see it on my phone.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] dakarios:
First off, awesome work with the Fire Toolbox. It's this kind of project which makes the internet still great today. :fingers-crossed:

The install on a Fire HD 10 (2019) went just fine. However, there is one annoying bug which affects parents using Google Family Link:

Google Family Link does not work. If a child's Google Account managed by Google Family is added, it will result in an infinite loop (in the Play service). In plain English: You have to create a new ("adult"/not limited) Google account for a child to be able to use the tablet. Annoying, because on the one hand you have to keep a close eye on the tablet usage and on the other hand you have to add another account to the Google Family Library (if you use paid content like YouTube Premium).

If this gets fixed one day, millions of parents will be grateful :laugh::good:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] joeldf:
Just checked the wife's HD8. The app shows up in the Play Store and says it's installable. I haven't tried to actually install it though. Could be regional restrictions. Are you in the US?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jaflame:
Strange now it appears on play store for my tablet. I downloaded it and it's working fine. Only thing left that is bugging me is I can't install the Google clock app widget on my home screen. It sends me to the amazon settings page if I drag it there.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Perhaps, Play Services and the Play Store needed to be updated before the app would show up? Anyways, widgets support is a work in progress. ;)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Re-enable Clock under Manage Everything Amazon in the toolkit. I think the supplied clock is from google. The widget is then available on the nova launcher.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Duareg xda:
This morning, I installed the 7.3.1.5 update on my fire hd 8 2018 and since then, the amazon fire toolbox (8.2) doesn't detect my device. Any idea how to fix it?

Edit: it was a bad usb cable...
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Kleriger:
Android VPN Function

Hello,

I am looking for the VPN function on my Fire HD 10 (2019) with the current firmware.

I am used to Android, that I can set up a VPN directly in the settings (to my home network). Does this not exist with Fire OS or do I have to activate it first? With the toolbox I have deactivated all Amazon services.

Thanks a lot for your help.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Duareg xda:
I can't help you, I don't use a VPN.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I've got an app from the PlayStore called Hidden Settings. I searched for "vpn" in this app and I got the VPN setting screen I think you're looking for.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] GOOGLE_USER:
REGRESS

Pardon my regression, I've noticed this has gone unanswered.

[MENTION=11147937]Felix_Fk[/MENTION], you have interpreted the meanings correctly on both counts -- in case you have not already figured that out.

:good:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] edan13:
so if i got a brand new Fire HD 10 (9th gen),

can i run the toolbox even BEFORE first boot (i.e. linking to Amazon account and all those shenanigans)?

or in other words: what's the best course of action with a new Fire HD 10 (9th gen) if i want to make it as close to vanilla Android as possible?

thanks
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] GOOGLE_USER:
NO

The "best course of action" is to follow the instruction provided.

The very first step involves enabling Developer Options in order to enable Debugging.

Can one accomplish this while powered down? Full stop on anything subsequent.

No need to reinvent a wheel here as this developer is quite capable.

Follow this lead and I am certain you will be quite pleased with the results of Datastream33's offerings.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Gurt!:
Lol yes it is. Did I miss something obvious and this was already answered?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Just wondering, because it seems 9th gen doesn't play well with the Toolbox for what ever reason. :(
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] fbueller:
Thanks! Does this version finally fix the home button delay for custom launchers (I'm on a 2017 HD 10)? IIRC you said there'd be an alternate method to downgrade the Fire Launcher and bind the key, but I don't think I saw anything past that. Thanks...
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Iago66:
Hi. Brilliant little app, it's worked great for me so far. Having a problem though. Was running 8.1 and on starting Windows 10 I'm getting an error that says "Toolbox Updater The service configuration is missing. As a result, the service cannot be started. Please contact the developer for further help". Clicking OK makes it go away. I've tried uninstalling 8.1, reinstalling and uninstalling again, and still getting the error message.

Any suggestions how I can make this go away? Cheers.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] cyberon:
Hi [MENTION=8560782]Datastream33[/MENTION], on my Fire 8 (2020) Microsoft Launcher keeps reverting to stock launcher after a couple of days.

Any idea what's causing it?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] xantonin:
Hi, couple questions. I read the first few posts but admittedly not much else (there are 100 pages).

1) Do I need the ad lockscreen remover app if I remove Amazon apps? I did this and it seems fine, not sure when I'd need the app.

2) Having trouble installing YouTube Vanced Manager, it sits at the 2nd part. (It installed MicroG fine)

HD 10, 2019
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Mad_Technologist:
Hi, I just brought a new Fire 10 on slickdeals with a warranty for about $100 plus tax. In the comments it recommended this app to sideload google and disable to ads on the lockscreen.

I logged in to post my most sincere gratitude and thanks. I've given out a few of these for gifts before, but had no idea this app existed! So once again, thank you and have a great day!

P.S. Not sure if the deal is still available, but if so here's the link: https://slickdeals.net/f/14379551-amazon-fire-10-32gb-hd-tablet-with-caseable-and-app-voucher-99-99?page=7#commentsBox
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I just tried the backup option from Toolbox V9.0 on my Fire HD10 (2019) Maverick. It appeared to run smoothly and opened the folder where it stored it's file when it was finished. Unfortunately, that file was 0 bytes. Has anyone used this successfully yet on Toolbox v9.0?

The same thing happens on V7.x and V8.x except I have to manually find the 0 Byte file.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
You will find the ability to Downgrade Fire Launcher in the Custom Launcher tool, If you have a 7th gen device (I can see you do so no worries). However, please note that Downgrading Fire Launcher unfortunately has a major drawback. The drawback is that Fire Launcher will update to the latest version again after a reboot. As a result, the downgrade method must be reapplied after each reboot.

Hopefully this answered your question and do let me know if you have any other questions! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
It appears that the configuration file for the Background Update Service is missing. To correct the error you can do one or two things (make sure to uninstall all other versions that you aren't using before continuing with this guide):

Open the Toolbox.

click the gear icon (top right corner on the Main Menu).

Click the "Updates" button to open the Update Settings Group.

Remove the tick from the box next to "Automatic Updates Service".

Doing so will remove the Automatic Updates Service from running in the background and remove the startup rule. If the steps above didn't work I'd recommend doing the following:

Press Win + R to open run.

Type "shell:startup" (without quotes) and press ENTER.

Delete the ToolboxUpdater.lnk shortcut.

Open the Toolbox and click the Settings icon (gear).

Click the Updates button.

Untick the box next to Automatic Updates Service.

If you are still using V8.1 I'd also recommend upgrading to V9.0. Hope this helps! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
As mentioned by [MENTION=11055039]Falcon342[/MENTION] try disabling Automatic/OTA Updates and you should be fine. If you need help doing so:

Open the Toolbox.

Click the "Modify System Settings" button on the Main Menu.

Wait, for the Toolbox to check current settings.

Click the "Toggle" button to the right of OTA Updates and wait for the Toolbox to toggle the setting.

Now unlock your device and click the toggle button next to "Automatic Updates" this time (make sure Amazon Appstore is present before clicking the Toggle button).

Reboot your tablet.

That should prevent it from reverting back to Fire Launcher! Please let me know if you need further help! ;)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
1. If the ads aren't appearing on the lockscreen then you don't really need to worry about installing Automate and the ads remover script.

2. Youtube Vanced may take some time to install as its fairly large in size. It may look like nothing is happening or the Toolbox froze but just give it some time. In addition, loading indicators for installing Vanced will be coming in the next update (kind of forgot to include them in V9.0) to help avoid confusion. If it hasn't installed in like 4 minutes then shut down the Toolbox and try again. Alternatively, you can browse to this website with your tablet and download the manager to assist with installing Vanced if the Toobox won't work.

Hope this helps and let me know if you need further help! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hey, thanks for stopping by to show your support! It really says a lot and I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to do so! Please have a great day my friend! :D

P.S: Thank you for sharing the link, I'm sure there will be people who will find it very useful! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
This usually happens when the backup is called for but the Toolbox or the user doesn't confirm the operation on the device, and the backup times out. Please make sure your tablet's display remains on during the entire process. If the display is indeed off the Toolbox won't be able to interact with the device and confirm the backup and may time out (producing a 0KB file).

In addition, if the Toolbox fails to confirm the backup after 6-7 seconds of starting the system backup go ahead and tap the "Back Up My Data" button on your tablet's screen. This will start the backup process and should hopefully work as intended.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
You are spot on my good friend. :good::D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] edan13:
damn straight! this was probably the most straight forward and easy to set up debloating i have ever done.

so thanks to the developer for this awesome piece of software and sorry for my dumb question
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
That worked. I didn't realize it had timed out. Thanks!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] negma:
Thanks for the wonderful Toolbox.. Appreciate all the support. I am trying to install Plexamp on Fire HD 10 (Previous gen) and I am getting parse error when I install APK. TIA!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] GOOGLE_USER:
RESULTS

Excellent. I'm glad you are satisfied.

Thank you for returning to provide the feedback.

To you and all members:

Please consider contributing what you can to this developer for the time spent.

Not excluding the benefits of a monetary contribution, of course, all users should feel free to participate in this thread and share your user experiences, observations, along with suggestions and feature requests. Any question that can be accurately responded to by a participating member alleviates the need for Datastream33's to respond personally. I firmly believe that Datastream33 enjoys the interactions with so many pleased users. However, I would not want these to become an overwhelming burden.

Stick around, contribute what you can, and most of all, enjoy your NEW device's features as Amazon

Datastream33

has intended.

Parting thoughts:
[MENTION=10902211]blaacksheep[/MENTION] - you are killing it here with your assistance offered - thank you.
[MENTION=4267571]sd_shadow[/MENTION] - your experience is invaluable, I always appreciate your sharing - thank you.
[MENTION=5488402]DB126[/MENTION] - as always, your guidance is a brilliance in the dark - thank you.

This is not an exhaustive list. If you suspect you belong here -

you do

- thank you.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
[MENTION=7576522]GOOGLE_USER[/MENTION] - Glad to help with what I can, but I'm pretty new to this and mostly relying on what has worked for me. I think Datastream33 has done a wonderful thing with this toolbox and I hope he continues to support the project and I hope people contribute to his beer.... I mean device fund. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] GOOGLE_USER:
That is what it is all about! There is no omniscience here of which I am aware.

And agreed!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Raw Master:
thanks so much for this
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jacksnbox:
No device

Hello all...just got the HD 10 (2019) from HSN after rebates for $65...so not a bad deal. I am trying to get the Toolbox to work, but I use Mint (Linux), so I ended up installing a Virtual Box and then various versions of Windows until I finally got the Toolbox to work. I ended up with Win 10 and Toolbox 9. BUT, when I plug in the tablet---Linux recognizes it. Virtual box recognizes it, Win 10 recognizes it But Toolbox says that there are no devices attached. I have rebooted, and tried various configs, but still the same message.

Any ideas?

thank you
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] samijo55:
Hello, Help, Grandmother in need of advise please, I have a Fire HD8 10 Gen for my 3 yr old grand daughter and i am trying to get all the apps off, she doesn't need all the amazon imported apps on the screen, is there a way to take them off and me be able to add what she's use to playing with.

here is what I've tried:

(1) installed: api-ms-win-crt-locate-L1-1-0.dll (because my first error message said it was missing)

(2) The next time I tried it, this error message appeared: "The procedure entry point ucrtbase_create_locale could not be located in the dynamic link library api-ms-win-crt-locate-L1-1-0.dll."

Any ideas on what I should do next?

Is version V9.0 compatible with my "Fire HD8 (10th Generation)"?

Thanks and Have a Great Day
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] skidog83:
Ad removal issue, launcher etc.

Hey Datastream,

I have a Fire HD 8 OS 7.3.1.5 and have been using the tool box for some time and has worked great. I turned it on today and all the ads were back and using the factory launcher. The Automate app is on and says it is blocking ads, but isn't. Nova launcher is still installed and needs to be activated manually by opening the app. Once turned off and turned back on, the system launcher and ads are back because there is no way to set Nova as a default launcher. Lastly, I installed Swiftkey and that appears to be functioning okay. Any thoughts on what is going on and how I can get everything to function properly.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
How are you doing? Let's see if we can get this resolved.

I believe the "api-ms-win-crt-locate-L1-1-0.dll" file comes with the Visual C++ Redistributable. Try installing the redistributable and see if that helps in any way. Best of luck and let me know if you need further help! :fingers-crossed:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
No problem at all. Glad to help! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hmm, have you tried toggling off OTA Updates and Automatic Updates from the Modify System Settings tool? Periodic updates seem to bring back Fire Launcher from it's disabled state.

As for Automate, please try stopping the ads remover and starting it again. That should hopefully do the trick! Please let me know how it goes! :fingers-crossed:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] skidog83:
Thanks for the quick response as usual.... Okay, I turned off the ad blocker and on again. I restarted and the ads are still there and is still using the original device launcher, I did this twice. The Auto Updates was toggled to off, however the OTA was toggled on so I did what you said and turned it off. Also I forgot to mention that when I open the Automate app and selected the ad remover, the two boxes below were unchecked... Modify system settings and modify private settings. Once I stopped and restarted the app they were both ticked off, however did not rectify the problems.

UPDATE...issues resolved! I had to keep starting and stopping the Automate app multiple times and restarting the device and it finally started working again. I also had to uninstall Nova and reinstall it.

Thanks again Datastream and hope all is well.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] skidog83:
Falcon... I watched this video before and unfortunately they declined my request twice. Thanks for the info, have a great night.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Kleriger:
Thank you, with the app I can open my VPN settings and establish a connection without any problems! :)

Now I'm facing the next problem, I wanted to connect my PS4 controller to the tablet but apparently FireOS does not support the early DS4 controllers. Amazon also makes life difficult. :confused:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I'm glad that worked for you. As for the DS4 controller, I don't have an answer for you. Maybe someone else has a workaround or else there's always spending an evening with Google.:confused:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] AlienDiet:
Just got this setup on my Fire 10 (2019) and have ran into issues:

YouTube Vanced has the sign-in error of: "You didn't install MicroG as instructed, you can't login without it"

Nova Launcher keeps reverting back to original Fire Launcher and won't set as default.

Is there something I'm missing?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] NeedHelp24:
Can't find/open Fire Toolbox

Hi everyone. I downloaded FTB v9.0 yesterday to get rid of bloatware mainly among other things. The install went smoothly, but I was alerted by Microsoft's security feature when I tried to install it. The Amazon removal went smoothly and the app worked great. I then closed out of it, only to come back later to remove a couple of Amazon privacy features only to not see the toolbox there. I did place the updater extension thingy that randomly popped up on my desktop in the recycling bin, and I did due a normal disk cleanup as part of weekly maintenance. I do doubt that this caused the app to malfunction, but it is a possibility. Anyways, it's still on the computer but I'm unable to access it or uninstall it. It shows when I go to the Control Panel and go to the Programs tab, but it doesn't show in File Explorer, even though it shows that the Downloads folder was modified yesterday. I can't search for it on the Start Page or anything, nor can I find the file extension so that I could run it through either Run or CMD. I thought about redownloading the program but I wasn't sure if that would complicate things further or not. I'm using Windows 10 Home Edition. I'd also like to note that FTB did show up on my recent apps before I put the computer to sleep and it was gone when I came back. If anyone has any solutions please, please, please let me know.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] edan13:
Google contacts

Hi

Is it somehow possible to get google contacts working with this?

Installed it via playstore and signed in but alas no contacts are being shown/synched

Thanks in advance
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] samijo55:
Datastream33,

Thanks for the suggestions. I tried them but I still can not get it to work.

Should I remove all that I have downloaded and start over?

Thanks and Have a Great Day,

Samijo55
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] MrMrMr111:
Delete
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I would recommend against an update before using the toolbox. I usually skip the whole setup process by selecting a wifi network to connect to, then cancelling. On the next screen you will now have the option to skip setup. I would use the toolbox to first disable OTA updates before connecting to wifi. The toolbox will remove the ads effectively so there's no need for most people to convince Amazon to remove the ads.

As long as the laptop runs Windows 7 or later and has a USB port the tooolbox should work.

Yes, disable all FireOS updates and OTA updates. The only reason to update would be because of incompatibility of future app updates with the current OS. If that happens, look in this thread for how to proceed, but yes, you'd likely need to run the toolbox again.

By all means, run the playstore and update your apps with it. That is one of the main features of the toolbox.

The reports I have seen here have been overwhelmingly positive. The newest Fire tablets are much improved over previous generations and run very smoothly with the toolbox. One of the reasons you don't want updates is because of the potential for Amazon "fixing" things and breaking a feature of the toolbox.

FIRE HD 8 (2018)/FIRE HD 7, 10 (2019) Guide should be the guide you want.

I hope that's a little help.