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[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Wow! That laptop is just a young kid compared to my daily-use machine. (I'm on a 2013 HP workstation with a Core2 Duo.)

To me, it looks like Toolbox attempts to start up ADB and fails without a proper notification. That suggests download file corruption. I would try downloading the portable (.zip) version and setting it up in a temp folder. If the portable version runs, then you just need to replace your installed version.

Let us know what you find. 👀

Edit: See what @manyxda said above. I'd forgotten about that!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Eiion:
Interesting. The behavior you're describing in quotes matches exactly what happens on my screen with one major difference: My laptop does have access to the internet via wifi. In fact I wrote my last comment on it.

I've fixed the new tablet on the PC by now but only because I didn't have the time to mess around another hour to get tollboox installed on the laptop.

I've even followed the description here to manually install drivers but still without any success in getting tollboox installed.

So still, if anyone has any idea how to get tollboox running on my old trusty Win 10 Pro Laptop then any help is appreciated.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Eiion:
I agree with you that it's likely due to issues with adb.

With the portable version you mean a portable version of the adb driver? I'm confused. If you're talking about the tollboox, I indeed downloaded the exe, not the archive.

(I've already had replied to manyxda's post above before seeing yours - as said there, the laptop has access to the web.)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I meant Toolbox portable. You've apparently got the ADB driver installed correctly, or you wouldn't have even gotten as far as you have.

I generally use the portable versions of Toolbox and just unzip them to the ...../Datastream/Fire Toolbox Vx.x/ folder.

Another thing you could do to test ADB on your laptop is to go into the ADB folder of the installation, open a command window there, and type in

adb devices

The response you get should be either just a line feed if nothing is connected, or a listing of any ADB connected devices and their connection status.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Caith:
Thanks, my new Fire 7 9th Kid Edition doesn't have support for Colombia, the apps and functions are too limited, so thanks for your tool it's easier to go with google than just replace it, thank you very much :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Eiion:
Quick question: is there a way to edit quick start files on the fire tablets after using the toolbox (with nova launcher installed)? I can't find a way how to edit them which is causing me issues seeing up "Screenshot Tile (no root)" from the f-droid app store.

Basically I wanted to use the app to be able to create screenshots without having to use the hardware buttons (I'm used to using gestures like a three finger downwards swipe on my Poco X3 Pro or a three finger pinch on my Axon 7).

(Also, when I'm already at it, even though I've set the home button to start Goggle's assistant in the nova launcher settings holding the home button does nothing. And I guess I should mention that I didn't install assistant via toolbox but afterwards from the play store in case that matters. Also, I'm still pretty much a noob when it comes to nova launcher.)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Max Donoghue:
I just picked up a Fire Tablet 10 (2021 edition) I installed the toolbox, but when I run it it does not find my tablet. The tablet does show in my Windows Device Manager. Running Windows 7 Ultimate.

Any ideas?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Eiion:
Have you followed all the instructions i.e. turned USB-Debugging on after enabling developer options on your tablet?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Max Donoghue:
Yes, as mentioned, if related to, the PC does see the tablet. I did see something about updating drivers?

I'll give this a try tonight.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Hi, and welcome to XDA!

Which version of Windows are you running? If running Windows 10+, you should not have to worry about installing drivers as it should do it automatically.

You may need to switch the access mode on your tablet to 'PTP' mode. Plug your tablet into your computer and swipe down from the top. Tap "System - Charging this device via USB" (or "System - Connected as media device"). Tap again to change it. Tap 'PTP' (or Camera). Now try Toolbox.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Max Donoghue:
OK I will give that a try tonight. Stupid me however, not reading all the instructions before beginning, I connected to my wifi network and it updated the tablet. Is it a lost cause at this point?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Your tablet probably came with v7.3.2.2 on it anyway so don't feel bad. Check out the post linked in my signature for ways to work around the new firmware. :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Max Donoghue:
I did a brief read through. Can the Fire Toolbox still be installed if its upgraded to the latest firmware? All I want to do is have the ability to install apps from the Play Store.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Eiion:
I'm currently trying to give this another go on my laptop to make some changes to the tablet related to the issues mentioned earlier today in another comment of mine.

As suggested by you this time I've downloaded the archived (portable) version and that worked right away.

So many thanks for the help! I also might give the exe file another go if I find the time and see what the adb command will print. Thought, I'm quite puzzled what actually went wrong yesterday.

Anyways, again, thanks a lot!

(Now I've only got the two (actually three) other problems to solve I'm having with the tablet🙄.)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Eiion:
I had ordered my tablet earlier this week without having it connected to my account by Amazon and it arrived with firmware version v7.2.x.x. So you could factory reset your tablet and try again, this time without connecting to the wifi network though. (Even apart from this, I don't think your tablet is a lost cause.)

Good luck!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Yes. Install Toolbox anyway. All the other functions will work. For the 3 things that don't work, I've collected workarounds and listed them in my post.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Maybe the .exe version got corrupted during download. I suggested the .zip version because when extracted, it will throw an error if it is corrupt. Since the .zip version worked, you can use that or try reinstalling the .exe version. (They're both the same, except you can put the portable version wherever you like and manually create a shortcut.) :cowboy:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Your tablet should have arrived with v7.3.2.x. Also, once an update is downloaded/installed, it can't be reverted even with a factory reset. :(
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Eiion:
That's what I expected but it's not what I've gotten. I had checked right after the first boot and was surprised myself to set that it's an older version. I can't check now due to toolbox having blocked the system updates section of the settings to look for the version again but of version reader apps are telling me that it's b version "PS7319" with security patch from 2018-10-5.

I'd take a screenshot but as mentioned, I can't... even the hardware button combo doesn't work anymore.

So I don't know, maybe the warehouse mine came from is still old stock or they've sent me one someone else had returned (which could explain the bad wifi connection I'm having with it).

Ok, I wasnt aware that a factory reset wouldn't return the device to its actual state out of the factory.

Edit: I've checked again with another tool and according to that my firmware is dated back to 24 Aug. 2021 20:09:54 MESZ and the kernel version is 4.4.146+.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
You can use Toolbox to see your firmware version. Launch Toolbox, click on your tablet version in the lower-left and you will get a window with all the information you want.

If you've got v7.3.1.9, then that's fine. I suspected you had v7.3.2.1. I've forgotten if you had mentioned your tablet model number (or name) and model year. I've got a fairly early HD10 (2019) [maverick] with firmware v7.3.1.2, and a relatively new HD8 (2020) [onyx] with firmware version 7.3.2.2. I bought the HD8, knowing it would have the new firmware, to write up my guide. I didn't want to update the firmware in my HD10 because that one is perfect for my use as it is. I can now compare the behavior of both f/w versions when trying to help someone with a problem.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] andytgeezer:
Whoop, just bought some new HD 10 & HD 10 plus units from Amazon via they're on sale in the UK at the moment. All of them shipped with 7.3.1.9.

Game on!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Woot!!

We have another WINNER. 🤪
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Eiion:
I've checked again today via toolbox and although I would've sworn that I was on 7.2.x.x yesterday, turns out my Fire HD 10 plus indeed is on 7.3.1.9. Oh well...
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] peterparker89:
Hi guys,

i have a old Fire Tablet 8 running with Android 7.2.1. I want to udpate this now but Firetools give me the following error.

I did not find anything on the forum or google about this issue - does anyone know it?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] picdrew107:
Hi, when I try to install google apps I get this error, any solution?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Hi. Welcome to XDA!

I think that sometimes Toolbox has difficulty in its detection routines that cause problems like this. The first thing to try is quitting Toolbox and relaunching it. You might have to try several times. Once it starts, you should be good. :)

Edit: What do you mean by 'update'? Do you wish to update the firmware or the blocking done by Toolkit? If you want to change the Amazon apps or modify the settings in Toolkit, I understand. If you want to update the firmware, I strongly suggest you reconsider. You said you have "Android 7.2.1". That does not exist on current Fire tablets. My best guess is you have FireOS v7.3.2.1 (the last version of firmware that is fully supported by the Toolkit). FireOS on current tablets is FireOS v7.3.2.3. That firmware is based on Android 9. Also, if you update firmware, you're going to get a surprise when the new restrictions on removing lockscreen ads and changing the default launcher show up.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Hi. Welcome to XDA!

It's likely that one or more of the files for installing Google Services got corrupted in downloading. The thing to do is to close Toolbox and manually delete them to let Toolbox download them again. They're stored in "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Datastream\Fire Toolbox V28.1\bin\Google Services". An easy way to get there fast is to right-click on the Toolbox shortcut, select "Open file location", double click the 'bin' folder, and double click the 'Google Services' folder. Now just delete all the .apk files there. There should be 4-6 depending on your selections when installing Google Services. Then just run Toolbox again and it will re-download them and hopefully succeed in installing them. :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] samd72:
If anybody can help me it would be much appreciated! I have everything downloaded and updated for the fire toolbox but now I am getting this microsoft net framework. I am on windows 8 and this is version 28.1. This thing is preventing me from doing anything with toolbox such as installing play store or anything you can use the toolbox for. It can't even recognize my device because of it. Thank you so much for your time. Attached is the picture of what pops up.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Eiion:
My suggestion would be to first update .NET Framework. Check your installed apps in the system settings to see which version you have currently installed and then google for what the newest version for windows 8 is and go from there.

Other than that I would (as blaaksheep likes to recommend 😉) download the portable version of Fire Toolbox unzip that archive and try again with that.

Good luck.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Hi. Welcome to XDA!

Hmm, I'm not sure what generated that error. Because it's a .NET Framework error, maybe your not running a current enough version of .NET Framework. I had a look through Datastream33's posts, and it seems that you need to have .NET Framework 4.8 installed. I found the stand-alone installer on Microsoft's site and linked it for you. I hope it helps.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I updated the link. The first link was for an update, the new link is for the whole framework. I'm not sure which you need or if you have Windows 8 or Windows 8.1.

You can also run Windows Update to see if that updates your .NET Framework.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] molly175:
Hi guys, i have my very first amazon fire hd10 2021 and i had a problem after installing playstore and disabling some amazon apps. Now all my apps were missing and i don't know what to do. I hope that there is a chance for this to be fix.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Eiion:
You should be able to find them in the app drawer. Just swipe up from the bottom of the home screen.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] molly175:
Thank you for your reply Sir. What i did was open the fire toolbox again and restore the apps that i disabled and now its okay.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Hi. Welcome to XDA!

Under Manage Amazon Apps in the Manual (simple) tab, there is a nice feature that shows up under Disable, but for some reason not under Restore, that gives details on each of the apps and mentions some of the dependencies required for certain apps to work. It is color-coded to show the relative safety of removing various apps. I usually use the 'Select All' button under Disable, then de-select the half-dozen or so apps I want to keep before applying.

I'm glad you found the Restore Apps function and I hope everything is now working well for you.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Cavaleiroloko:
O meu fire HD 10 2021 esta para chegar hoje e felizmente achei este blog, espero que a versão seja possível customiza-la!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
(Translation by Google)

My fire HD 10 2021 is about to arrive today and luckily I found this blog, I hope the version can be customized!

Hi, and welcome to XDA!

It's important to keep the tablet from updating until you've run Toolbox. If you DIDN'T uncheck the box to connect the tablet to your Amazon account when you ordered it, turn off your home WiFi because the tablet will already know your WiFi password and connect to update immediately. You'll want to keep an earlier version of firmware than v7.3.2.2 if the tablet comes with it. After running Toolbox it's safe to turn your WiFi back on. :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Cavaleiroloko:
Valeu cara, tenho agora meu Fire HD 10.1 Gen11 Desbloqueado graças ao Fire Tool Box . Muito obrigado!!!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Awesome!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] batouttahell24:
For replacing the launcher, which option is recommended? Hijack or downgrade?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Eiion:
Not sure what you mean with hijack or downgrade in this context but I'd recommend going with Nova Launcher.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] lnee_94:
can i have the source code for fire toolbox i would like to port it to linux
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I'm not really sure, but it might be preferable to downgrade. The thing you'll be looking to avoid is a 5 second delay between tapping 'Home' and your launcher appearing. If that happens, try the other method.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ThalusA:
Hi, don't you want to share the code as MIT License on GitHub, GitLab, or a self-hosted Gitea? It would have better management for releases, way to manage issues, and get contributions with code improvement or maintainability. @Datastream33
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Hi, welcome to XDA!

Datastream33 is actively working on a Linux version of Toolbox. I believe there's a link in the OP to his site that tracks the progress. I doubt he'll be releasing any source code right now. I have no idea if he's even going to make it open source.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Cavaleiroloko:
Conseguiu fazer todos os passos, e o Tablet está perfeito. Mas na hora de instalar o Google Assistent está dando o seguinte erro que vou anexar nas imagens. Espero que não seja nada que venha dar algum bug futuro!!!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] llarr:
I think there is a typo in the way toolbox installs lawnchair launcher. I get a flow error in automate that says android.content.activitynotfoundexception: no activity found to handle intent { flg=0x10040000 pkg=ch.deletescape.lawnchair.plah }

I think the issue might be that toolbox is installing lawnchair with name ch.deletescape.lawnchair.ci (and not .plah) which is what the automate script is looking for.

The process works fine with nova but I'd like lawnchair and I'm too stupid to figure out how to edit the flow from within automate since it pulls the tb_custom_launcher from somewhere else that I can't figure out.

Cheers.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] lnee_94:
ok i guess i will do some let's say trickry and make run on linux
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
It won't run in Wine, but it runs great in Virtual Box. (y)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] truthnotfiction:
Hi, I'm having trouble getting the custom launcher working on my fire hd 10 (2021). unfortunately, i've updated to fireos 7.3.2.3.

i'm using the latest fire toolbox v28.1

I installed nova launcher using the custom navbar key method. Now, my home button doesn't do anything when pressed.

I had to manually push automate and install it. Then i pushed the launcher invoker.flo. imported it and got it running.

Still nothing happening when i press the home button (the icon is missing, but the area registers when pressed).

Any help would be appreciated
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Yeah, the Custom Navbar Key is a new method that Datastream33 just got working. I'm not surprised there would be a few bugs in it. Once set up properly, it works really well.

There are a couple things to check on your manual installation of Automate.

You said you got the .flo imported. Did you grant both privileges to it at the bottom of the Launcher Invoker flo? Did you press start?

In the settings of Automate, did you tick the box to Autostart on system startup?

Once all those things are done, it should work. Let us know how you did.

Edit: In case your .flo file is bad, here's my working .flo file for Nova Launcher 7.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] VoidShade:
Hi, are there any future plans about Toolbox update for 7.3.2.3 by this year? This version by amazon is so boring 😭
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Hi, Welcome to XDA!

The Toolbox was just updated to include a launcher replacement mechanism that will work on the new v7.3.2.2+ firmware. Right now Datastreamm33 is working mostly on the Linux port of Toolbox, so don't expect a whole lot of new stuff right now. Stay tuned though, he's always got something he's working on. ;)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] truthnotfiction:
Yes, to all your questions.

It's still not working with the .flo you uploaded. I even turned on accessibility access in the system settings. I see there's a privilegea menu in the Automate settings. Anything, there I should make sure is ticked?

Thanks for your help

Edit: if nothing else is there a way to reverse the home key mapping?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Tick all of the permissions that Automate shows. Good that you turned on Accessibility settings. I neglected to mention that, but I'm not sure it needs them. If you wish to disable it, just stop the flow and things will work normally.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] truthnotfiction:
No, the home key does nothing. It lights up when pressed, but that's it.

Either the home key script wasn't injected correctly or there's something up with the script working with 7.3.2.3

Edit: this is with automate installed or uninstalled
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
You can always return to the stock launcher with Toolbox. There's also an ADB command you can run to clear the navbar settings (return them to stock). I'm eating dinner right now, I'll look it up for you in a bit.

Edit: it's

settings delete secure sysui_nav_bar
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] truthnotfiction:
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeet!

That was the trick!

I just ran that delete command in adb and ran the custom launcher install from the toolbox again. It's working properly now. I believe the original problem is that I ran the custom launcher script more than once from the toolbox.

Thanks
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I'm glad you got it working. I didn't know if you were going to try it again, but I'm glad you did. That command clears out any customizations made to the navbar, so if you had previously hidden the Device Dashboard icon, you'll have to hide it again.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] cska1948:
Hello, I have HD8 7.3.2.2 and when i start it its asking me to login to amazon account, but i dont have. How to remove this? Is it possible to skip this somehow?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] sdtqwe4ty:
Feature request: add game mode to Google play store games.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Eiion:
Read blaaksheep's post here if you haven't, yet. If that doesn't help you're likely out of luck - for now. Later versions of Fire Toolbox may get it done again.

From what I know installing Google Play Games is all you need. If not... weil, it was a try.

It's what I had to install on all my phones (and uninstall again after getting rid of the game I wanted to check out) for certain games but when starting such games I always got asked to install that. That's why I'm recommending you to give that a try.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] sdtqwe4ty:
I installed google play games, didn't make a difference. "Game mode' on fire devices is an optional setting that will be in effect on programs fire OS recognizes as games that will shut down services and is the equaivalent of things like 'Turbo Boost' on AMD or intel chips, whatever one that is.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] paralucent:
Is it possible to re-enable the lockscreen after it has been disabled in Toolbox? I disabled mine because at the time the only practical way of stopping the lockscreen ads in 7.3.2.2 seemed to be to disable the lockscreen altogether. I believe that is no longer the case, and tbh I miss it, so if possible I would like to have it back please. Btw the custom launcher fix for 7.3.2.2 in Toolbox V28.1 is very much appreciated!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Hi, welcome to XDA!

Yes, you can restore the lockscreen with Toolbox. Just use lockscreen Management > Change Lockscreen Security Type. Then follow the directions it gives you. There are some problems with 'Pattern' lockscreen security, so I don't recommend that. Swipe, PIN and Password work fine though. :)