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[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] TakeTheActive:
@Datastream33 ,

Thanks so much for all of your *YEARS* of work on this Tool Box. (y) It was a pleasure to use. :cool: This is from an "Old (Retired Senior Citizen) Techie" who started building computers back in the late 70s / early 80s reading articles in Popular Electronics and Radio Electronics magazines (heard of magazines? :unsure: From a time before the internet. ;) ) I taught myself things like 1802 Assembler, Tiny Basic, Z80 Assembler. Ran a RCP/M BBS written in Z80 on a Xerox 820 CP/M computer with four 8" floppy drives! I also donated TONs of hours over the decades (i.e. time away from the family :( ) creating FAQs and attempting to help strangers solve their problems, many of whom had no appreciation at all for the work a volunteer does and the sacrifices s/he makes. Thank you!

While these thoughts are still fresh in my mind (things don't tend to stick around as long as they did half a century ago), I hit a couple of stumbling blocks today I thought that you might like to know about. First of all is the "white-on-white" screen in Windows 7, detailed above and graciously solved, unknowingly, by @blaacksheep and Google. I lost many hours today trying to figure that out. Maybe a note in FAQ Question #9 would be appropriate.

Second, and this might only affect "techies" like myself, but my SOP with a new "Internet-capable" device that immediately wants to "Phone Home" is to get its MAC ID and block it from WAN access in DD-WRT on my router. Then I can allow it onto my LAN. Once I download a tool like X-plore (File Manager) onto a tablet via USB, I can then sideload my standard suite of utilities for all my tablets that I keep on my NAS via WiFi. Old school habits - I don't trust web sites to always be available. I was re-installing Python 2.7 on a 'new / NOS' PC I'm setting up (off-lease HP 8300 USDT) a few days ago and get-pip.py no longer worked. Back to Google to find some students that re-wrote it to point to their server. The Python app I have, not written by me, only runs in Python 2.5-2.7 so...

Anyhow, back on topic, there are a few places in the Tool Box that expect the 'patient tablet' to have internet access and mine was still blocked in DD-WRT until I was sure that "Updates were Disabled". One example is loading the 4 components of Google Services. Up until today I always sideloaded them from my NAS. When I clicked on 'Execute Tool' in the Tool Box, I was thinking my PC was going to download them and pass them via USB. After several minutes of nothing, a timeout message appeared on the Tool Box screen. I was afraid to hit 'X' to close the screen, thinking that it might exit the entire Tool Box app. Perhaps when the Tool Box is going to expect the tablet to have internet access, it mentions it in a note on the appropriate screen.

For your consideration...
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] TakeTheActive:
See now I'm feeling just the opposite - it looks like all my 3 rows of Taskbar Buttons just got Botox injections! :eek: And their labels, that I could kinda read, or guess, before are now reduced to 1 character and 3 periods. That's why we have choices.

I like your 'minimalist' comment that I read 'somewhere' here this evening during my searches and it got me to thinking that once I get all the apps that I need on my NAS (I use apkmirror a lot), I really don't need to install 'Google Services' since watching background apps in System2 show both Amazon and Google just love to gobble up CPU cycles, and memory, with (needless) checks... :(

I do enjoy YouTube, though, (I like to Subscribe to a few content creators and then check 'Whats New' regularly) so I'm looking forward to seeing how Vanced works out.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] sandro_rocha_1982:
Good Morning. I purchased a Fire HD 10 (2019) and used Fire Toolbox to install the Play Store. Everything went fine, I managed to install some apps, but after a few days the Play Store stopped working. It still opens, sees installed apps and to update but does not update, install or uninstall. What could be happening?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
I would try force closing and clearing the cache for the following apps (Open Settings > Apps & Notifications > App Info (or labeled as "See all __ apps) > Show system) :

Google Play Store

Google Play services

Google Play Framework

Downloads

If that doesn't work you could also try clearing the Storage for the apps above as well. If the issue still persists after trying the things mentioned please do not hesitate to reach out. Thanks and best of luck! 🤞
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
YouTube Vanced is indeed a good choice. However, If you'd prefer a more lightweight YouTube client I'd highly recommend checking out NewPipe (included in the Toolbox) if you get the chance. ;)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] sandro_rocha_1982:
I removed the Play Store through Fire Toolbox and installed it manually. Same problem: Play Store opens but doesn't install any apps. So I did the following: I removed Google Play Services and Play Store and installed the latest versions from July 2021 (the latest versions of these apps are from August 8th and 5th respectively). It worked. That is, the latest version from Play Store is not working on Fire HD. How to solve this? Is there any way to prevent it from updating? Or is there any tool that can be implemented in Fire Toolbox to provide compatibility?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hey, I'm just glad you're enjoying the Toolbox! It's what makes the project tick!

Lol, you decided to take us back to the good old days and blast us with nostalgia huh? Magazines and floppy drives you say? I remember those things! Speaking of old things I found a VCR tape in my garage and showed it to my nephew... he had no clue what it was. Anyways, I'm sorry to hear that people didn't appreciate the time it took you to write the FAQs!

Ok, yeah... I'll make sure to update the FAQ, and add an internet connection needed warning to the tools/subtools that require it when i get the chance! :D

Thanks friend and have a great night!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Could you please clarify further? Does the Play Store provide an error code when an app fails to install?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] sandro_rocha_1982:
The Play Store does not show any errors. In fact, it's like the install button is disabled (even though it's active). You touch it and nothing happens.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] sandro_rocha_1982:
And where do I configure this? In device preferences, only apps that have asked for permission to install from unknown sources (such as Silk browser or APKPure) appear. There's no way to add Google services and the Play Store doesn't ask for permission to install, it just doesn't install. I suggest that those who have the device do a test, installing the latest version of Google services and try to install something. If you find a solution, I will be grateful.

ps: July's Play Store ran without asking permission to install from unknown sources.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] lewmur:
On the second page of the Toolbox, under Modify System Setting, there is the option to enable Install from unknown sources.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] sandro_rocha_1982:
It is already enabled. The problem is that the current version of the Play Store doesn't install anything.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] lewmur:
Then the last sentence of your previous post is irrelevant. If it is enable, then you won't a nessage. I have the current version and it works. Go to PlayStore settings and check About Play Store and post the version number.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] sandro_rocha_1982:
Version 26.5.19-21 [0] [PR] 388558437

ps: I reset the tablet to factory settings, redo the procedure with Fire Toolbox and the problem persists.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] lewmur:
Well, it isn't the Play Store version to blame. That's the same version I'm running. What is the error message you get? And what app are you installing?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] sandro_rocha_1982:
Like I said, I don't get any error messages. The Play Store opens normally, searching the apps and even showing me the available updates. But it doesn't install. I tap the install button and nothing happens. I can't install any apps.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] lewmur:
Doesn't make a lot of sense. Have you tried downloading an apk file and installing manually? I'm running out of time tonight, but if you haven't fixed it, I'll have time tomorrow.

BTW, you said you reset and ran the proceedure. By that do you mean ONLY installing the google stuff? If not, try that. The less you do, the easier it is to diagnose what going wrong.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] sandro_rocha_1982:
Almost all the apps I installed the first time I reset the tablet to factory settings were via apk because the Play Store just didn't install them. I installed the apps that were available from the Amazon App Store and the unavailable ones I downloaded from APK Mirror or APK Pure.

After you told me that your tablet was working, I restored the tablet again to factory settings and went straight to Fire Toolbox, nor did I configure anything on the tablet, just the Amazon account. And this time I couldn't even login to the Play Store. Fire Toolbox asks to wait a bit until the Play Store updates so we can use it. I did that, the Play Store was updated and when logging in, the same thing I showed in the video happened, but this time with the login button. I touch it and nothing happens. I uninstalled the Play Store and installed the previous version and was able to login and install apps. However, after the Play Store updates, again no buttons work within the store. I can't install, uninstall or open apps from within the Play Store because the buttons don't respond.

I've had this tablet for about two months and the Play Store was working until a few days ago, when I updated the HBO Max. Yesterday I went in to install a pdf reader and it wasn't working anymore.

ps: for me i would use the sideload apps normally. But this tablet will be used by my nephew and I need the Play Store working for him to install the games he likes.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] lewmur:
Install the older version and then turn off automatic updates in the Play Store settings.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] sandro_rocha_1982:
I don't know what happened but the Play Store came back to work out of nowhere. As can be seen in the video, it's the same version that was having a problem. Any theory of what happened?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] sandro_rocha_1982:
Disabling updates only affects installed apps and not the Play Store itself.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] lewmur:
I believe there is a setting in Play Store itself that stops it from updating itself. I'm checking it now.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] sandro_rocha_1982:
I'm even embarrassed...😅 I found out what was causing problems in the latest version of the Play Store. The Blue Light Filter app, both the Play Store and Amazon App Store versions, prevents the Play Store from working while it is active. I don't know why and there's nothing in the app about it. I thought it might be something about it overlapping other apps but it only affects the Play Store. All other apps that have buttons continue to work. 😳

After doing the factory reset and logging into the Amazon account I was installing the apps that I had already installed from the Amazon App Store. Among them was the Blue Light Filter. And I thought it was some wrong thing I messed with in Fire Toolbox or a unique and exclusive problem in the Play Store app. My bad...! Sorry for wasting your time and thanks for your help.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
How strange. We'll have to take note of that for others who might have the same problem. I don't use a blue light filtering app, but there's one that comes built in to FireOS. It's in the quick toggles called Blue Shade. It looks like a bed. (Go figure!) I think it looks horrible, but it's there.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] lewmur:
That's why I suggested reseting and not doing ANYTHING but installing Play Store. :) Glad you got it working.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] sandro_rocha_1982:
I installed Blue Light Filter because I think Blue Shade is very bad.

I thought it was to do nothing inside Fire Toolbox. That's why I couldn't identify the problem. My bad... Thanks!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ComputerTech312:
Datastream33, i have another suggestion for you, perhaps possible to change the lockscreen's clock font, size or location? just a idea ;)​

Sort of like this, left screenshot is my Amazon Fire 7(9th generation)'s lockscreen, And screenshot to the right is a Google Pixel lockscreen :p

I hope there is a way to do this or that you'll consider adding this option :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ComputerTech312:
Found an error when i try the Google Assistant option, i have Google playstore installed, as well with the Google App, and i tried the option without Google App too! same error, any ideas? :) this is Fire Toolbox v20.1 and on a Amazon Fire 7(9th generation)

EDIT: just found out that the Google Assistant app crashes as soon as i try to open it, however the Google Assistant app remains stable from the PlayStore :p
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ComputerTech312:
Sorry, your point is?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] michaelmp6:
I was able to successfully install Novalauncher as the default launcher under one user accounts on my Fire HD10 2021. The Fire Toolbox has since been updated. I have now tried to put the Novalauncher on a separate user account. I can install the Novalauncher, but I cannot select the checkbox for disabling the Fire launcher in the Fire Toolbox during the process. If I click the checkbox, it flashes, but won't stay selected. Consequently, the Novalauncher works, but will not stay as the default launcher because the Fire launcher cannot be disabled. If I tap the home softkey on my tablet, the tablet goes back to the fire interface. I then have to tap the softkey for open apps and reselect the Novalauncher. Again, this seems to stem from not being able to select the checkbox to disable the Fire launcher in the T[Fire Toolbox software.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ComputerTech312:
i'm not sure of a fix for that tbh, but you can try this command in the adb directory.

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.firelauncher
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] michaelmp6:
Thank you. Unfortunately when I type the code exactly as typed in your post into the ADB Shell area of toolbox, I get the response:

/system/bin/sh: adb: not found
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] krsmit0:
if you are in the adb shell, then dont paste in the "adb shell" part
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ComputerTech312:
Yeah sorry, forgot about that part hehe, thanks krsmit0
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] LimeWools:
Would it be possible to change the system font via adb?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] michaelmp6:
Thank you ComputerTech312, krsmit0, and Falcon342. Your skill and insight into my lack of knowledge that took the command line literally by typing exactly what you had instead of putting in the user number (which you also helped me find) fixed the problem. Once I typed it correctly it was a super quick fix. Hopefully the Toolbox gets a fix so the bubble is able to be selected during the Novalauncher install process for ease of use. Thanks again.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ComputerTech312:
so it's a bug in Fire Toolbox? :/
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Surface36:
Can we stop the startup sound?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I think that can only be done with root access. :-(
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ComputerTech312:
So when i got Google assistant setup, however sometimes when i use google assistant it asks me this(screensho) is it possible to set the default assist app via adb?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Greetings friend!

Hmm, this may a result of Parental Controls resetting permissions on reboot.

Try using this command to set Google Assistant as default:

Inside a shell:

settings --user put secure assistant com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox/com.google.android.voiceinteraction.GsaVoiceInteractionService

Outside a shell:

adb shell settings --user put secure assistant com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox/com.google.android.voiceinteraction.GsaVoiceInteractionService

That should do the trick! Please let me know how it goes and best of luck!🤞
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ComputerTech312:
Hiya Datastream33, getting this error when doing that mate :/

C:\Users\compu\AppData\Local\Datastream\Fire Toolbox V20.0\adb>adb shell settings --user put secure assistant com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox/com.google.android.voiceinteraction.GsaVoiceInteractionService

Exception occurred while executing:
java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "put"
at java.lang.Integer.parseInt(Integer.java:615)
at java.lang.Integer.parseInt(Integer.java:650)
at com.android.providers.settings.SettingsService$MyShellCommand.onCommand(SettingsService.java:145)
at android.os.ShellCommand.exec(ShellCommand.java:103)
at com.android.providers.settings.SettingsService.onShellCommand(SettingsService.java:51)
at android.os.Binder.shellCommand(Binder.java:634)
at android.os.Binder.onTransact(Binder.java:532)
at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:731)

C:\Users\compu\AppData\Local\Datastream\Fire Toolbox V20.0\adb>

Seems to be the problem is, when i kill the app it asks me for this, you need the build model?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ComputerTech312:
The setting seems to be undone when i force stop the app, here's the screenshot of ehat the setting looks like after i kill the app.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
My bad, forgot to add the 0 after --user... Try this command instead:

adb shell settings --user 0 put secure assistant com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox/com.google.android.voiceinteraction.GsaVoiceInteractionService
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ComputerTech312:
Okay, will go try that mate, btw, i can confirm this problem only happens when i force stop google assistant, since i have to force stop apps, since i only have 1GB ram lol, anyway will try that, cheers! :)

EDIT:

Is your command intended for the Firetoolbox google assistant install? or should just Google assistant from Playstore be fine? :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Surface36:
ok, thanks
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ComputerTech312:
Yeah that works, But! when i force stop the app, it asks for it again, no way to avoid this? :/ thanks in advanced :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
You could try not force-stopping every app and letting the system manage the RAM. Just a suggestion. I know you feel you don't have enough RAM for it to run smoothly, but it does surprisingly well on it's own. :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ComputerTech312:
Yeah, that seems like a great idea :D i'll give that a go :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
There's also the Background Process Limit in Developer Options. You could set it to lower than "standard" and it will kill unneeded background apps sooner.

Edit: See this post.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ComputerTech312:
Doesn't that setting be reset to "standard" after reboot? unless is it possible to set it via adb? thus preserving?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I don't think so, but I never tried. I just mentioned that setting because you seemed concerned about memory usage and I know that setting affects mem usage. The post I linked to describes some of the pitfalls of being too aggressive with it.

Edit: I just tried it, and it does reset on reboot. If that setting is helpful to you, you could reset it after a reboot or write an Automate script to do it for you.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] pjam3110:
hi,

where can i find the download for the toolbox? I cant find it.

Thanks.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
It's possible to remove the right shortcut on Android 9, but not much luck with the left shortcut unfortunately.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Here you are my friend:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] rayliu5800:
Thank you for your kind reply, I followed your suggestions and same issue still remains, and I tried version 3.1, same problem.

In one dialogue window says "Amazon Fire HD8(2018) Found." and this window shut off quickly, and the others dialogue window shows "cannot found c:\user\admin\appdata\local\temp\7zs4449a13c\updates\notifications\notification.txt"
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] GuyInDogSuit:
I'm trying to access my Amazon Shopping app and it keeps going to this (does this if I update it from the Play Store):
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Try clearing cache and data. If that doesn't work you might have to remove the update via settings and rollback to factory installed version.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Can you please open file explorer and go to the following path: C:\users\admin\AppData\Local\Datastream

Once there can you verify that the following files are there:

KarnakRead.ds

Notification_history.txt

NotificationCenter.txt

Splash.txt

Theme.txt

If you are missing a file please let me know. Thanks!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] GuyInDogSuit:
Yeah, rolling back fixed it. Seems good.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] rayliu5800:
Dear sir, I checked the files in Datastream folder, all the above ones are there, there's no files missing.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] SomeGuy777:
Hi there,

got a new weird problem with my fire 7, 7th gen, i did a factory reset and didn't do any updates.

Problem is I can't get the tool going because the authorization pop up won't show up anymore, tried to revoke the authorization and turn adb debugging on and off again, did another factory reset as well but the pop up just won't show up anymore.

Any suggestions?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] GuyInDogSuit:
Try a different cable or USB port.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] SomeGuy777:
Thanks, tried that too but no result. :/

edit: downloaded a different adb program and then it worked for some reason, fml :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] SomeGuy777:
Okay one last question, how can I uninstall/disable just the amazon launcher?

I'm using the evie launcher with launcher hijack, but every now and then the amazon launcher pops up for a second when using the homebutton, so I'd prefer to get rid of it so it doesn't run in the backround anymore
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] GuyInDogSuit:
Run this in command prompt:

adb shell
su
pm disable com.amazon.firelauncher

I think.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] SomeGuy777:
I don't understand how the superuser thing works, when I enter adb shell it says "shell@austin:/ $".

Do I have to have a root to become su?

Sorry, I'm a noob at this :confused:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] GuyInDogSuit:
Sorry, I assumed you did have root. My mistake. The command is still the same, just a tad different, without the su command.

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.firelauncher
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] SomeGuy777:
Ah awesome, thank you!

I guess removing the fire launcher is gonna bring back the parental control pop up bug, but what can you do :good:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] GuyInDogSuit:
Actually, I haven't had that bug at all so far. Been about 24 hours since I've disabled Fire Launcher, and I haven't hit that bug. I'll mess around in the settings again and see if it pops up.