yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] tosh9i:
incompatible with mustang

I'm having some issues. I tried using this on my mom's 7 in Fire Tablet 9th Generation. And whenever I use the Toolbox v8, it comes up with an error message saying that it's not compatible with mustang. I tried using v7, v7.1, v7.3 and even though I can get those to open, the moment I click on something, it just crashes. I have tried it repeatedly, and it still crashes. I tried a factory reset just in case there was something on the tablet, but that didn't make a difference.

Here's the thing, I have the same tablet, different color, and v7 worked fine on that one. But nothing works on mom's tablet.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Xeyrruken:
A bug was identified with the Device Detection, V8 has been disabled until a fixed is completed, add more information on when is the crash happening, actions, windows, anything that can help debug, in my case all the versions just close on any window or place the app is after 30 seconds.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] tosh9i:
Put simply, the windows just disappears. Even if I don't click on it, it'll close just after a few seconds after detecting the device. I'll see Toolbox with all the options > a few seconds later > it's gone (aka crash).

For the record, I unzipped the folder that contained the file ADBDevices. When I ran that, a window came up, but there are no devices listed. However, when I ran toolbox, it (toolbox) did list my device as "detected".

Is there an error log that I can upload to help identify the problem?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
I'm going to take a guess here and say the reason why the Toolbox closes is due to the Toolbox not "seeing" the tablet anymore and as a result the program exits. This is reinforced further by the fact that ADBDevices cannot see the tablet. When the Toolbox opens can you please quickly glance at the bottom left and can you confirm that the Toolbox is correctly identifying the tablet (is the tablet's name presented)?

Looking through the changelog it appears the functionality for closing on connection loss was added in V7.1. Have you tried running Toolbox V6.56?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
These issues are actively being worked on and should hopefully be resolved soon.

However, in the meantime... could you please specify what tablet you have? Is it perhaps a 2017 generation or older?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Xeyrruken:
Fire HD 8(2017)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] tosh9i:
Well, something is identified. When I say that, I mean that there are some numbers and letters like GV01.... and so on, I don't know if that's the serial number, then it's followed by the word "detected".

As for v6.56, I did try that. Thankfully, it did not crash on me. However, it didn't make any changes either, more like froze. When I clicked on the "automatic remove all Amazon" thing, it brought me to another screen showing me the progress, but the progress never began. I forgot what the first line said, but that's the only that thing appeared, one line. I thought that I should be patient, so I waited several minutes, but nothing changed past that. I tried going back to the previous screen, but that didn't work, so I closed it.

Also, one other thing, when I tried installing Google Play using Toolbox, that didn't work either. It showed me the progress: Google Account Manager - Error, Google Service Framework - Error, Google Play Services, Error, Google Play Store - Error.

For the record, the setting, allow apps from uknown sources is enabled.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
OT - In case anyone is on the fence about buying a Fire tablet right now, Amazon has all their tablets on sale. The Fire HD8 is $60, and the 10 is $100.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jerry430:
Just picked up an HD 10 at Best Buy for $100!! Installed toolbox and everything went great. Only problem is I can't create website shortcuts on the home screen. On Chrome, the "add to home screen" option doesn't appear in the menu. So I tried Firefox and the "add page shortcut" is grayed out. I have another HD 10 and have no trouble adding web site shortcuts to the home screen. I should add that both tablets have the same version of Chrome (84.0.4147.125) Any suggestions?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jbToo:
Any suggestions? Is there an option to have Toolbox log what it's doing? If so, I'd look to see if any exceptions are being thrown.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] miniaturepeddler01:
Fire 8" pro. Used your toolkit and it worked beautifully.

Thankyou
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hey, no problem at all! Make sure to look out for V8.1 dropping tomorrow. It fixes issues with V8.0 and should be a lot more stable! Have a great night! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Watchful:
Nope

I get a msg saying Maverick not supported.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] dancline:
I'm having the same issue - everything is white on white after I select any of the initial options, e.g. Manage Everything Amazon text is black on white, after I click on that, its white on white with 2 radial selection buttons in a box, another box below that has the same. I click the first radial button, and I het text I cant see and next to it, OK in green, then some white text on a grey background comes up: various packages with new hidden state: true.

[IMG="Attempting to hide without knowing what I clicked on"]https://i.imgur.com/ZohesUy.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="Blank text or white on white text"]https://i.imgur.com/mZBTAtM.jpg[/IMG]

Ignore this, found that between using a dark mode setting and color selection, I created the problem for myself. Selected a default windows 10 theme and applied, issue is gone.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] duluc:
Just right now got a new Fire HD 10 and wanted to do this. I guess I'll have to wait a little longer but thanks for letting us know. :good:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] zeroxp:
Hi DataStream,

First thank you for the great toolbox. I've tried V8.1 today, was using V7.3. When go to the Settings window, when click on any button 'Startup' and 'Updates' I got this:

"Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Users\{NAME}\AppData\Local\Datastream\Amazon Fire Toolbox\Settings\'."

Uninstalled V7.3 as the Installation Management suggested, but no difference. Can you please look at what's happening. Thanks.

My install is in a folder here: C:\Users\{NAME}\AppData\Local\Datastream\Amazon Fire Toolbox V8.1\
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Lol, seems I can't do anything right lately. :(

Anyways, it has been fixed, and the update is currently being uploaded as we speak. I just feel so bad for you all, I just can't seem to get it right and I know it must be a pain to have to keep downloading it. My bad. :(
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] duluc:
I'm also having this issue. This is a fresh new app install. :(
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
A fix was just uploaded. Please uninstall your installed V8.1 and download the new fixed version from the Download section of the OP for version 8.1. I'm sorry for the inconvenience!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] zeroxp:
Wow, super quick turnaround! Downloaded, Settings area is fixed, navigate to device still complaining about the path (sorry didn't try that before post this 1st response... yeah i'm the one following tour step by step), I ended up copying the bin\Settings folder to Datastream\Amazon Fire Toolbox\ and all working :victory:

Still 2 thumbs up for your hard work. Thank you.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean. Where is the error occurring?

EDIT: Are you referring to the Welcome Tour?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] duluc:
He's talking about the second page of the app (>), with the rest of the features like Youtube Vance, Sideloading apps...

Renaming the install folder from "/Datastream/Amazon Fire Toolbox V8.1" to "/Datastream/Amazon Fire Toolbox"

and coping the "Settings" folder from "bin" to "Amazon Fire Toolbox" (the app install folder) seems to fix everything.

BTW, Don't knock yourself too hard, everyone makes mistakes. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] zeroxp:
no, sorry it was the little '>' arrow down the bottom, where the device name appears. How do I attach a screenshot here?

Edit:

[IMG="screenshot"]https://dl.xda-cdn.com/5/0/8/3/8/3/3/firetoolbox01.jpg?key=A3u7E9jAauBTAgcZJ2NTPg&ts=1598062111[/IMG]
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] zeroxp:
Yep:good:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] JeiHopkins:
Hi DataStream,

Thank you for makin' this thing, I finally got to remove the ads on me Lock screen. But I also want to remove the Preloaded apps on me Kindle Fire 7 but I always getting this message "com.amazon.unifiedsharefacebook is unknown" I dont know what it is but I hope theres answer for this.

Im just gonna add in another question, does removing the preloaded apps increase storage? Just askin' if you don't mind
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
I think I know how to fix this. Sorry for the inconvenience. But, at least we know the removal of the Keyboard, and launcher works!

I will fix it ASAP!

Also, thank you for your support and words! I'm glad you are enjoying the Toolbox!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
I don't think so. I will get in contact with [MENTION=8132642]diplomatic[/MENTION] and see what he has to say about it. He will know whats going on.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
I'm working on a automatic method to restore the apps for Fire HD8 (2018) users. However, in the meantime, I believe you can open up the Google Play Store, search for the app you want to re-enable, and then hit the button "Enable" to re-enable the app once again. I will add a restore method in the next update. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
I was just going to let users sideload apps they already have, but I decided to include the apps used by the Toolbox as an extra bonus. I will also add more cool, and useful apps to the list in the near future.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hi, can you please let me know what tablet you are using and what version of FireOS it is running on?

Thanks!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hey guys,

I've added a section on the first page that tells you what I'm up to. I think it would be a good idea to show you guys what I'm doing and what's been completed so far. In addition, what needs to still be done.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] NuttyBuddy:
Thanks

Thanks for the fast reply.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Yeah, no problem. I'm trying to be better at responding faster.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] hudsonbra:
Edit: iI have discovered the solution to my problem with the adb command error : it´s simple! First I pressed "restore everything amazon" - the process went wrong - and after few minutes tried the removal tool and everything was sucessful! xD #NotTodayAmazon
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] kojam:
Arrrrrrgggggggggggg!!!!

Been working 2 hours on this tonight.

My antivirus is wreaking HAVOC for me!!! Keeps deleting the toolbox as I try to run it! I've temporarily disabled the antivirus (AVAST) but it STILL deletes the newly downloaded toolbox. WTH?! I finally got it to run, BUT...again, the toolbox recognizes the version of amazon is attached, but does nothing (like I first experienced.)

I've tried everything. I've run the version 2.1 and it does the same thing. I get no menus on 2.1 or 3.0. Just keep getting the screen explaining what it does..."OK" is displayed. It just refreshes that screen when I click ok.

Very tired now. Cannot do anymore tonight. Sadly, I got nothing done. Too bad. This tablet is such a pig. I am this close to throwing it against the wall. It's one of the worst tablets I've ever owned.

Hopefully I can get this going so I can remove some of that amazon bloatware.

Nonetheless, thank you ever so much for your efforts. Keep up the great work!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Share_&_Win:
Thanks a lot Datastream33 ! Share your knowledge, it's a way to achieve immortality and you are inmmortal.

It's possible for the next version to include google contacts app ?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] klausb65:
Hi Datastream33

My tablet is a HD10 7th generation with OS 5.6.3.0 ( the latest version from Amazon download). I've checked and the file is in the temp folder from the tablet.

Thanks for your help

klausb65
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] chienb:
I'm still getting the parental control alert after installing Hijack and setting default to Nova. The home button works but will prompt the message every time... tested on 2 different fire hd 8's.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] DB126:
Clearly haven't "tried everything". Fully disable Avast or add the toolbox as an exception. If running Win 10 the built in security solution is sufficient. Third party AV is a PiTA and rarely necessary in the real world despite the click-bait FUD spewed by mainstream media.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Steveo0o30:
Might be a silly question,did you enable adb in developer options?

Also sometimes adb gives problems with usb 3.0 ports, you can try different ports to see if the result changes.

Also make sure you have the correct drivers installed, if its a fire 8 hd I installed kindle fire drivers and everything works fine.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] drizzt09:
With hijack I find for things to settle in you need a reboot. Hijack with Apex worked my daughter's hd8(2018).

I have not tried the remove Amazon stuff on her tablet yet.

---------- Post added at 07:02 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:59 AM ----------

While I agree windows 10 built in solution is fine and you don't need two. Windows security also flags it for firewall and gave me headaches too

---------- Post added at 07:03 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:02 AM ----------

People install drivers? I don't recall having to ever install any drivers. I believe windows 10 took care of everything.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Steveo0o30:
Lol, it's supposed to but its good to have all bases covered.

Some persons might even be on windows 7.

As for the antivirus, I just had windows defender and disabled everything but even when I didn't it prompted me and asked if I really wanted to use this program, clicked yes and boom that was it.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] DB126:
Windows "Defender" automatically disables itself if a 3rd party AV solution is installed. So you're not running two. Easy to add exceptions for false positives. Simplified environment generally yields less issues.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] kojam:
Disabled AVAST...the 1st time I tried the toolbox I even uninstalled AVAST, but win10 protection kept on kicking in (even after disabling) when I tried to run toolbox

First time using toolbox, same, but would still block toolbox regardless...strange...

adb and drivers all good. I have no probs with any other things i'm doing with different tabs. I even installed the latest drivers from amazon developer site, I got version 2.1 to work once (thanks to the mad scientist, known as Datastream33. LOL) ..

Same as before...toolbox instantly recognizes the tablet (I managed to bypass all the virus scanner issues) but not doing anything. I don't even get the menu of options; just the initial screen introducing toolbox. Strange!

Hopefully can have time tonight to work on it.

Thanks y'all!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] diplomatic:
Can you download the latest version of mtk-su from this thread and try running it manually? Only use the arm64 version.

EDIT: Yes, I think your using the arm (32) version is the problem. You must use the arm64 build for every tablet supported here except the HD 8-2018.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hey what's up?

It appears that the debugger wasn't sideloaded correctly. Head on over to the second page and execute the "Sideload Apps" tool and sideload the AmazonDebugger.apk (Found in: ℅LOCALAPPDATA%/Datastream/Amazon Fire Toolbox V8.1/bin/AmazonDebugger).

Unfortunately, hiding/disabling will not free up any storage. However, it will free up resources such as RAM. Hope this helps!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ilan316:
No change in version 8.1 , tool CLOSES automaticly after few secondes. !!!!

Fire HD10 2017

Tablet Codename: suez
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] KenNLV:
Apologies for the delay in getting back to you; had a family emergency. All good now.

I installed and created an account for Overdrive and it seems to be working fine on my 2019 HD 10.

I haven't a clue where my library card is, so I couldn't check anything out, but it seemed like there'd be no issue.

So you're good to go.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] lmacmil:
Thanks for your help!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] mjb121:
Stuck at Google Login

Fire HD 8 (8th generation) running Fire OS 6.3.1.5

When trying to open the Play Store I am asked to log into my Google account. After entering the required email and password, it triggers two-factor authentication on my phone, to which I respond "yes". At this point I briefly see a "checking" screen, and am returned to the login to your google account screen. I have cycled through this repeatedly. Thanks for what looks like a great tool!! Please advise.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jbToo:
While waiting for a reply, I installed 8.1, thinking its fixes may help. Still same behavior, except that the zero-length backup file is now being placed in...

C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Datastream\Amazon Fire Toolbox V8.1\bin\System Backups\Amazon Fire HD8 (2018)

So it's going into the V8.1 directory but still seems to think I have a 2018 HD8 rather than my 2019 HD10.

This time, I noticed the tablet screen briefly showing some text on a white background. It reads...

A full backup of all data to a connected desktop computer has been requested. Do you want to allow this to happen?

It also offered the option to encrypt. But before I can answer, I'm returned to the home screen and got another zero-length backup.

So I repeated the process but with my finger poised over the "allow" button. Much better! I have a non-empty file -- that's progress.

Which leads me to a new question. How to test or even how to read the contents of the backup. Would this be a good test...

Backup system and apps

Make a few changes:

Change a system configuration setting such as sleep after 5 minutes from 10

Install a new app and uninstall an existing one

3. Restore and check whether my earlier settings and apps are back
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jjt2mey:
Very low priority as far as I'm concerned, but when I did a backup (to PC, just the apps) as the very first thing in 8.1 (to capture everything as original), it got stuck at "Finishing the backup process ..." for over an hour before I terminated it.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] pmckay:
Same here... after showing the toolbox picture, and starts to show the main menu , toolbox v8.1 closes

works ok in v7.3

Amazon fire HD 8, gen 6.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ilan316:
For me, Not working in any version
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] hydeah:
Fire 10 HD 2017 model

Mine keeps saying "checking for updates..." and nothing really happens.

For some reason my Fire tablet is not allowing me to install from unknown sources even though option is enabled.

Doing a factory reset now to see what happens with fresh install.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jbToo:
To continue, I tried the toolbox feature to switch from Alexa to Google Asst. I then tried saying "OK Google", which had no effect (but see below).

As a result, I was then motivated to try restoring from the backup. To further test the backup, I first created an app folder, installed another app (Chrome) and then ran restore. It ran for a short while, but I saw nothing to indicate that my system was restored. App folder changes I made after backing up were still present, Chrome was still installed, and neither Alexa or GA responded.

Good news on the GA front, I later realized that there is a manual step required to get GA to respond to "OK Google". You have to go into the GA app and enable an option (under Voice Match).

I really appreciate having Toolbox and all the work that Datastream has put into it. Based on my experiences, I have a couple suggestions for Toolbox:

Add a 2nd note to the "Install GA?" screen, indicating the step needed to get the voice response behavior equivalent to Alexa's. That may help future users who get confused like I was.

To help users understand what happened when running a Toolbox command such as backup/restore is there some way to provide a better indication of what is going on? I get that we're running adb and so we're at its mercy. But I'm not sure in my case if there was a diagnostic because the restore actions on the tablet disappear. Whether in the UI or a log file, it would be good to capture this.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] pc_mean:
Hi, I am trying to get this to work but when I open the program it flashes through a few screens then says "sideloading the debugger. please wait until the process is complete." I have left it on this screen for an hr and it has not changed. how long is it supposed to take or is something broken on my end?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Riggityrow:
I am unable to install the Play Store. I only have the option to Manage Google Services. I am using the Fire HD 10 2019.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Try uninstalling google services from the Google Services (Manage) tool. That should allow you to install the services after that. Best of luck! :fingers-crossed:

Please let me know if you need further help.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Riggityrow:
I did an uninstall, disabled Find My Device, etc., I still do not have the option to install Play Services. Any other things I can try?

EDit: Nvm! I had to do the uninstall like 3 times but it eventually allowed me to reinstall. But now it's asking me to pay for apps in the store that I have already bought, even though I am signed in. One step at a time lol. . . . .
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] CrazyCakes:
Idk what happend, All I did was use the function to get rid of the ads and now the display is pixelated and looks low quality. I cant get it back even after doing a system reset. Since I just bought this tablet I just ordered another one instead. It did get rid of the ads but it changed the setting some how? Any suggestions so I can try it again or does it not work right what the 8 plus?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Xeyrruken:
Having the same issue on 8.1, the app crash after 30 seconds to a minute of being open.

Fire HD8 (7th Gen) douglas
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] popeysp:
Yea, the app crashed after some seconds of being open (Fire HD8 10th). Maybe there is a bug.

Thanks.

---------- Post added at 05:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:25 PM ----------

Yea, the app crashed after some seconds of being open (Fire HD8 10th). Maybe there is a bug.

Thanks.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Tw3ak3r:
Same here 8.1 crashes immediately after launching it when connected to my Fire HD 8 (6th Generation) but 7.3 works fine.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
I'd assume everything would be fine. However, all changes will possibly be reverted due to the OS upgrade.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] mirek54:
I updated to version 7.3.1.5 and everything is fine. Nothing has been restored due to an OS update.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Awesome! Good to know! Thanks for the report! :D