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[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] superdeleted:
Small update. The Device being listed as a 10th Generation is unrelated to the toolbox. I received a replacement today from Amazon and it correctly shows 11th generation before and after installing Play services using the toolbox. However Alexa still breaks. She works fine before running the toolbox and then doesn't load afterwards.

Only thiing I ran in toolbox is the disable OTA updates and then ran the Google Services installer. Nothing else. Reboot and broken. :/
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] XDAsiegfre:
No luck, got following messages:

C:\Users\siegfre\AppData\Local\Datastream\Fire Toolbox V17.0\adb>adb shell pm unhide com.amazon.firelauncher

Package com.amazon.firelauncher new hidden state: false

C:\Users\siegfre\AppData\Local\Datastream\Fire Toolbox V17.0\adb>adb shell pm enable com.amazon.firelauncher

Error: java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: attempt to change component state from pid=27689, uid=2000, package uid=32066

Also, should have mentioned that it's a HD 8 6th gen.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Ah, I see.

Please try closing the currently opened ADB Shell and re-executing from the Toolbox. However this time, disregard the exit command. Then try the unhide command again. Thanks friend and let me know how it goes! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] XDAsiegfre:
:unsure: Sorry to keep driving you crazy.

But still no luck, got following:

127|amz_u0a61@giza:/data/data/com.amazon.unifiedsharefacebook $ pm unhide com.amazon.firelauncher

m unhide com.amazon.firelauncher <

Package com.amazon.firelauncher new hidden state: false

amz_u0a61@giza:/data/data/com.amazon.unifiedsharefacebook $ pm enable com.amazon.firelauncher

m enable com.amazon.firelauncher <

Error: java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: attempt to change component state from pid=32150, uid=32061, package uid=32066
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
First off my friend, you are not driving me crazy! It's my pleasure to help assist and resolve this issue.

I have another question, if you don't mind me asking. Was the Downgrade Fire Launcher method used in the Toolbox by chance? or was the Launcher Hijack method used?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] XDAsiegfre:
I believe I may have initially inadvertantly done a Downgrade then later a Launcher Hijack. Really screwed things up a bit 😢
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Have you tried rebooting your tablet? Upon rebooting the tablet, Parental Controls will restore Fire Launcher back to the latest version. Best of luck friend, and let me know if it makes a difference!🤞
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] XDAsiegfre:
Not home right now. Actually, think I rebooted device several times. Will definitely try again later. Stay tuned

I guess I can always just get used to Nova eventually. But as a suggestion, can an option in Toolbox be added to revert back to native launcher? Am I the only one who wants to do this 😂
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Dang, I was hoping a reboot would fix things. Hmm... if you've already tried that then I'm not sure what's going on.

However, you could also try restoring the launcher through the Tool Options for Custom Launcher. Just launch the "Custom Launcher" tool and wait a few seconds. Then in the upper-right you should see the Tool Options button ( : ), and upon clicking it you should see the option to Restore Fire Launcher. In addition to this, Fire Launcher will be added to the apps list in the Manage Amazon Apps (manual) subtool in the upcoming update.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] XDAsiegfre:
Was also hoping a reboot would help also. Originally hoped that just uninstalling Nova & Hijacker would do the trick. But as I said all I get is a blank home page. Will definitely try the Custom Launcher option you mentioned when I get home later. Learning to "love" Nova Launcher 😤
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] XDAsiegfre:
Followed your instructions to Restore Fire Launcher. Still Nova Launcher but noticed that Hijacker app was missing. After rebooted home screen is blank. Just icons @ top (wifi, battery % & time). At the bottom are the navigation buttons. No apps appear at all. I can get into setting via the pull-down. Gonna go back to Nova/Hijacker in the meantime. 😢
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] XDAsiegfre:
HI Falcon342

Tried your suggestions. First command failed. It appears to be a permission issue. Here's the output from the 1st command:

C:\Users\siegfre\AppData\Local\Datastream\Fire Toolbox V17.0\adb>adb shell pm enable --user 0 com.amazon.firelauncher

Error: java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: attempt to change component state from pid=3791, uid=2000, package uid=32066
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] equired:
This is such a great tool.

However, due to my own ignorance, I had trouble with Kindle Reader. Some of the windows on the Toolbox were not fully displaying properly--particularly the "manually hide/unhide" window, so I didn't realize I needed Amazon Newstand. When I finally realized I had to reset my Windows 10 screen resolution to 100%, I realized my error.😳
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] IMustBeNuts:
Thanks for the reply! -- sorry I missed it till now.

No Uninstall option that I can see (see below). I haven't tried stopping/disabling, at least not yet.

Spoiler content hidden.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] daguerreo:
Edit: all working again!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] yanksno1:
Installed Nova Launcher on my new Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus and think I got a good layout (10x8) in portrait mode, but can't get it right in landscape. There the icons are too small, spaced out differently then how they are in portrait mode. If I decrease the height ones down to be 8x8 or less then the height spacing increases. Anything I can do to get it going right on landscape? I've attached a few screenshots of what's happening for you guys to take a look at.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] f10945yt:
Is there going to be support for adding custom ROMs and rooting your tablet in the future?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Sure! if you were to write and release an exploit to unlock the bootlader, we could all use it to replace FireOS with Lineage or something. So far, the last Fire tablet you could do that with was the HD 8 (2018) I believe.

Rooting may be accomplished on a few other tablets with either temp. root or permanent root depending on the tablet. Just do a search here with your tablet name and the word root. You may be surprised.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Hmmm. My HD 10 (2019) running fw V7.3.1.2 with Nova doesn't do that. It must have something to do with the newer fw in the latest tablets.

edit: I'm running v6.2.19 of Nova and 6x6 layout:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] gstacks13:
Has anyone gotten lock screen wallpapers to work after removing ads? I tried running the Lockscreen Wallpaper option in the Toolbox, but no matter what I do, I can't get the lock screen to be set to something different than the home screen - they're always tied together.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I don't think it's possible:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] gstacks13:
Thanks for the answer - honestly I'm just glad to hear that I'm not going crazy! Loving this tool by the way - it totally transforms the tablet into something that's actually usable! Thank you to all involved in bringing it to life!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] yanksno1:
Yeah, I don't get it. I followed ETA PRIME's instructions on youtube to a T and his doesn't show them being small on his Fire HD 10 Plus tablet. Just tried resetting/reinstalling everything again and it worked that way from the start with those settings. If I click the folder icons and preview those, they're the correct size. Not quite sure what to do from here, and it's really annoying me at this point.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
How is everyone doing today?

So, I've been seeing a lot of folks having issues with the Toolbox freezing when installing Play Services for the first time. Have you folks experienced this as well?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
That's what I feared. Seems its a system app now... not good.

Ok, let's try downgrading to the debug version. Please download the attached .APK file, (save it to the Downloads folder) and once it's downloaded please launch an ADB Shell in the Toolbox. Now let's attempt the downgrade, try the following commands one by one:

exit
adb install -r -d "C:\users\%USERNAME%\Downloads\AmazonDebugger.apk"

Best of luck, and please let me know how it goes!🤞
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Glad to hear my friend! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Probably not my friend. Sorry to disappoint. :(
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hmm, that's interesting. Was the Density Modifier tool used by chance?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Pardon me, could you please supply which tablet you have? Thanks so much! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] yanksno1:
Just looked it up. Don't think I did. Just installed the launcher, Google Services, and removed some apps. Anything I should try?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Maybe try uninstalling and re-installing Nova Launcher?

You could also try clearing the Data for Nova and see if that fixes the issue.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I just re-read your post and looked closer at your pictures. I don't see why you have the grid set to 8x8. For what you want and the number of icons you have, why set it to anything higher than the default 6x6? If you were to set it to 6x6 the icon sizing wouldn't reduce so much and you can probably reduce the spacing with the padding configuration. Honestly, if I have 36 icons on the screen, it takes me too much time to find the one I want. I can't imagine spending the time looking through 64 of them per screen.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] yanksno1:
Yeah, cleared the data (per @Datastream33 suggestions) and saw it was at the 6x6. Originally I wanted the icons closer together, so anything larger then 6x6 vertical wise became small in landscape. Also wiped it clean and set it up again just to make sure I wasn't missing anything. Have been able to get something close to how I want it so I'll probably just go with the 6x6. But did want the vertical spacing decreased as you'll see in the portrait screenshot No. 2 (where the Nova Settings icon is placed). But take it this is a Nova Launcher thing and not Toolbox right? I won't keep asking this question here.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] c-f-g:
When I run "Manage Amazon Apps" -> "Stanfard Debloat" the apps get removed on the main profile, but are still visible in all kids profiles.

How would I get rid of these apps there as well?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ConvergenceCos:
Couple of issues with my v17.1 install on Windows 10.

The Manage Amazon Apps screen is too small. Is there a way to enlarge?

Also, there is no back button/arrow when on the Main Menu 2.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
It looks like you've modified the system settings by increasing your font size percentage. That has the unfortunate effect of cutting off parts of some windows. The screenshot you've included looks like this on my screen:

It also is where the back button on menu page 2 is:

Some apps don't respond well to font resizing - this is one of them. Sorry.:(
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] IMustBeNuts:
Actually let's back up a sec for a couple more data points; then we may decide to do the same thing anyway.

Trying to launch the ADB shell in the Toolbox gives me the same error (I mentioned that in my first post, but I can understand losing that detail) and it drops me to the command prompt, in the adb directory. Often at the same point I get this reminder to disable OTA updates. I've disabled them numerous times but it doesn't "take"; it keeps coming back.

If I invoke "adb shell" manually here, it works!

Spoiler content hidden.

ADB seems to run fine from the command prompt, so I should be able to do the install from here. Is that still the plan? Thanks!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] kwonseee:
Hi, i used version V17.1 in HD 10 2019. I try installing google services but shown this dialog. It's look like file path problem. How to solve this? Please help.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
This seems to be a fairly common problem lately. Could you please tell us what version of Fire OS firmware your tablet is running? It may help to solve this problem. (Settings > Device Options > System Updates.)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] robgee789:
hey guys should we redo the mods after a while as the toolbox gets updated or is it not worth it?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ConvergenceCos:
EUREKA!

Thanks for pointing that out. "Fixed" it.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ConvergenceCos:
Is there a way to stop/prevent the shortcuts that are created each time the Toolbox is launched?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Yes, Go to %localappdata%\Datastream\Fire Toolbox v17.1\bin\Settings and edit the settings.txt file. About 2/3 of the way down is TBShortcutMade=0. Change the 0 to 1 and save the file.

edit: OR right-click on your Toolbox shortcut and select 'Open file location', double-click 'bin', double-click 'settings', and edit 'settings.txt'.:cool:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Greetings my friend!

Generally, you should be fine just running the tools/subtools once, and shouldn't need to worry about redoing them again. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] nirogu325:
Please do more research before posting. You do get updates from the Google Play Store with any of apkmirror's APKs because they are the original ones with their cryptographic signatures and hashes for file integrity which you can check yourself because the website gives you that information. Even XDA has posted about them along with others like Android Police.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] drizzt09:
But will the updates work in Google play for an app you can't get in Google play because of the device (Amazon)?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] nirogu325:
Yes. I have done so for years for several devices like this tablet, the Fire 7 (2015) among other devices. Play Store always picks them up because the file is the same. Same cryptographic signature and hash. They are a trusted source in case you need to sideload apps.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] neodenjin:
Could someone please help me with the below?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] tlam34:
Not sure what I'm doing wrong. I turned on usb debugging, plugged the Fire HD 10 tablet in, double-clicked the toolbox v3.2.exe, and it keeps saying no devices was found. What did I miss? TIA
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] B2Pi:
Are you planning on releasing source for this (it is utilizing a number of GPL products, I surmise)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] drizzt09:
Hey [MENTION=8560782]Datastream33[/MENTION] ever used NSIS? https://nsis.sourceforge.io/Features

I used to co-dev an app for co-workers at my old job and found this nice piece of opensource software to install Windows Installer packages.

Allows for picking path and creates an uninstaller.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] neodenjin:
I am having a lot of issues with this tool on my brand new Fire HD 10 (2017).

Using the Nova launcher is causing bugs where I cant get to the home screen and everything is blank.

Even when I keep the fire launcher, downloading apps from the play store is having issues. Lots of apps stop at 99%. Some apps dont even open altogether. it takes minutes to install any app.

Something isn't quite right. I don't know if too many amazon apps are being removed. Or if its the OTA removal functionality that is causing this slow down.

This is what I am doing

1. Unpack fresh Fire Tablet HD10 from box

2. Turn on fire tablet, intentionally enter an incorrect password to your wifi so that you can bypass the auto update

3. Turn on USB debugging. Install ADB drivers on your PC

4) install Google services using your tool. Use google play to

5) Remove all Amazon apps

7) block OTA updates

8) parental controls hide
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Ok, so in the next update, I'm planning on fixing (hopefully) issues with Remove Everything Amazon on 2017 devices. Is there any more concerns with the Toolbox that you guys would like to be addressed in the next update? Please let me know. Thanks!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
I haven't heard of NSIS. I will look into it, and see what it's all about. Thank you for bringing this to my attention! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] neodenjin:
Hey Datastream,

Thank you so much for all of the effort you have put into this here is a summary if all the bugs I have found. 2017 HD10

-Removing fire launcher and replacing it with nova launcher is really buggy. Go to settings then try and go back to the homepage and no icons appear, in fact nothing shows, its as the nova launcher crashes

- Google play downloads sometimes hang at 99%

-Google play downloads take minutes to install

- When using the fire launcher, sometimes the icons completely disappear. The text still appears that says "Chrome", "Netflix", but there associated icons are all blank
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] R3SiEViL:
I tried two netflix apks from appmirror, both didnt show up in google play. Dont think that method works for fire hd8.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] DragonFire1024:
You have to go to the Netflix website and somewhere there is a help page for installing the apk on Android devices that the play store doesn't support. You have to download it direct from them. https://help.netflix.com/en/node/12983

Tap Android, install from netflix, scroll til you see the link to download the app.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] nirogu325:
Because our devices do not pass SafetyNet. Same with the Fire 7 I have. They don't pass CTS. That is why you have to sideload.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] vlkns:
I cleared everything amazon disabled ota installed diffrent launches tried to remove the amazon launcher installed parental controlls app and allowed it in settings and it still doesnt allow me to use any launcher it goes to a blank screen and the controlls button keeps coming and getting closed by the app.

---------- Post added at 10:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:09 PM ----------

For anyone having issues with parental controls install "Anole" launcher apk via sideload and then use that launcher remove amazon launcher and then instead of pressing the right button enter settings page then hit the back button once youll remove the parental controls from coming up. Its a temp work around until its fixed
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
nul
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] drizzt09:
I'm "thinking" the Google play hanging is because play services is out of date. When I try to install Google now launcher from play store it says I need to update play services first. Then directs me to do so. Try that and install play services. Then try your other apps.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] R3SiEViL:
Oh really...? Already knew this, this is why i downloaded it from amazon app store in the first place. Its funny you said getting from appmirror it will show up in google play.. I uninstalled and reinstalled to see if it would show up in the google app store, and like I had thought, it didn't show up at all. Another thing thats funny is that you even went as far as telling the other guy that he was wrong and should do some research before talking about it.

Installing it from any source other then google play, WILL NOT allow it to show up in google play.

I'll leave these posts below
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] nirogu325:
Apps do show under normal circumstances. The whole point was showing another reliable source in which people can go to find apps without the Amazon Store.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Yep, that should do the trick! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Lol, yeah don't know how that was overlooked. Ok, so all we need to do is disregard the "exit" command and jump streight to the install command. Please make sure you aren't in a adb shell session, but in a command prompt session. Then try executing the adb install command once more. Fingers crossed my friend! :D

adb install -r -d "C:\users\%USERNAME%\Downloads\AmazonDebugger.apk"
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Great question my friend!

*To get rid of the apps on the kids profile, log into the kids profile you want to remove the apps from, and re-execute the Standard Debloat preset. the Toolbox should then grab the user id and start disabling the apps on the kids profile. Hope this helps! :D

*This will unfortunately only work on generations 8 and above.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
It should work on gens 8 and above. Now the older gens is a different story...
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Hmm. I remember trying on my 9th gen several times with no success, but I've disabled the lockscreen since then and it stopped being of any interest. I must've done it wrong.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hmm, fair enough. Maybe i'm wrong then... maybe it doesn't work. Testing time!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Yeah. It never worked for me but I may have done it wrong. I'm just too lazy to re-enable my lockscreen just to test it and then disable it again.:)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Completely understandable my friend. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] IMustBeNuts:
Well... long story. First, here's the result:

C:\Users\davec\AppData\Local\Datastream\Fire Toolbox V17.0\adb>adb install -r -d "D:\Libraries\Downloads\AmazonDebugger.apk"
Performing Push Install
D:\Libraries\Downloads\AmazonDebugger.apk: 1 file pushed, 0 skipped. 13.2 MB/s (13137 bytes in 0.001s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/AmazonDebugger.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_MISSING_SHARED_LIBRARY]

No indication which library is missing. (As you can see, I keep my "Downloads" and other Windows libraries on a separate disk from my C: drive [an SSD], but I don't believe that has any bearing here.) Just for good measure I tried the Amazon debloat, to see if somehow something changed on the device, but the result was the same as before. Then I couldn't restart the tool; while loading the debugger I got this:

View attachment 5334173

I forgot to mention that in the midst of this I installed the Windows 21H1 update (it had been running 20H2)... but after rebooting and trying to start the tool again, the system hung, for the second time since installing the update. So I'm now backing out 21H1 and I'll see where we go from there. (Thanks! -- but sorry for the confusion.)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
That's not good! What version of FireOS is your tablet running?