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[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] cf77:
Saw Amazon posting 7.3.2.3 firmware.

Has Amazon loosen up locking the navigating bar? in this new version?

I hope Amazon loosing hugh sales of their tablets.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] cf77:
it will make fire tablet unusable.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] westhamtim:
Hi

I'm trying to clean up my young daughter's FIre 7 using Toolbox. I've successfully run the Toolbox on my other Fire tablets but on this one the Toolbox tells me my device isn't authorized. According to the instructions I should see a pop up on the tablet that allows me to authorize it but no such pop up appears. I've toggled ADB debugging on & off, restarted everything but to no avail. I cant find the answer anywhere, can somebody please help>!

Thanks very much!!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Greetings!

In the same place where USB Debugging (or ADB Debugging) is enabled, there should be another option titled "Revoke USB Debugging authorisations". Try tapping that, and then tap "OK" on the message that appears to seal the deal. Then disconnect your tablet from your computer, and re-plug it in. You should now be able to authorize it (if not repeat the procedure, but after revoking try restarting your computer and try again). If you need further help, please don't hesitate to ask. Best of luck! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] westhamtim:
Wow, thanks for the quick response! Unfortunately I've tried that and no luck. I did get the 'revoke access to USB debugging' dialogue message box come up and hit OK but still no dialogue box to authorize the device. When the device is plugged in it does show up as being attached in the ADB status box within the toolbox. Any other options or do I just need to write this off as one of those things?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I noticed that on my HD8 (2020) that the tablet has to be connected as a camera for ADB and Toolbox to function. On my HD10 (2019) it didn't matter and I left it connected as a media device.

Try connecting your device, swiping down once and look for "System . Connected as *" . Tap it, and change it to Camera. That might get you going.

Oh, and welcome to XDA!:)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] TrentFTW:
Hello! I have been using this tool for a couple years, amazing work. On V 28.0 when I use the Custom Launcher option and try to install Nova, I get an error that says, "Hmm, it seems Automate failed to install! The reason for failure is: Performing Streamed Install." Now it looks like my home button does not work and the program won't let me use the "Restore Fire Launcher" option. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Edit: Installed automate manually. It works now. Thanks!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] manyxda:
This made my weekend! Thanks very much!

Observations on the install process (for anybody similarly situated as I am)

- When installing v28 (as well as v27 before) I had to disable my antivirust (Avast) and firewall (Comodo). Otherwise, way too many questions from the firewall.

- Version 28 recommended "Install for all users" (unlike v27, which I believe recommends "Install only for me"). On "Install for all users," however, v28 would not start. I had to uninstall and choose "Install only for me." (I was logged into Windows as a standard user if that makes a difference.)

- When, after an install, you choose to go a "tour," you only get to see the "tour" window and not the "main" and no obvious way to say, "Okay I am done." You just have to dismiss the "tour" (click the top-right "x"), and the "main" pops up. (I got stumped here with v27 and again this time. Maybe there is nobody else clueless as I am.)

I deleted my plea for help on "Custom Launcher" because TrentFTW (above) already reported the same thing. I was just being stupid not to read what others had to say.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
I apparently screwed up in the pathing location for the Automate apk. Working to release a fix asap! Thank you for bringing this to my attention!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] manyxda:
Thank you very much. I believe the "Restore Fire Launcher" option would also be independently valuable.

On Automate's navbar buttons not showing against a white background, I notice that Amazon's stock navbar buttons also have poor visibility against the same (e.g. RD Client, aka Microsoft Remote Desktop), almost invisible. I wonder Automate could be worse. Anxious to find out when the fix comes out.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] westhamtim:
Thanks also for the response. I've played around with this but still no luck.

Interestingly I've now installed v28 and the error message I get is slightly different, it now says "unauthorized transport_id:1". Don't know if that's helpful...??

And just noticed that when I close down the toolbox I get a dialogue box telling me "Failed to obtain the tablet's generation info"
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] seraph973:
my fire auto updated to 7.2.2.3 the other day. i tried the DNS66, followed all instructions and i still see ads on my lockscreen.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Ok, so I've updated the links in the OP to point to the new fixed version... V28.1. This update includes fixes to Automate failing to install due to an incorrect pathing to the Automate apk and a few other improvements:

If you had troubles with Automate failing to install with Toolbox V28.0, please update to V28.1, open the Custom Launcher tool, click the ":" icon at the upper right, and from the Tool Options click "Restore Navigation Bar".

After this, it should now work as expected. So sorry for the screw-up! My sincerest apologizes!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] User11087748:
Good news! I've just got lock screen ads removed by turning off the special offers :))
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] manyxda:
Thanks so much!

OP still says "V28.0," but when you click "Download" you get V28.1.

"Restore Fire Launcher" works!

But "Custom Navbar Key" still does not on m HD10.

I get this popup on the desktop.

Picture 1

Followed by a popup on HD 10 with "CANCE" and "IMPORT." (One time I ignored as I was not to interact with the touch screen; the next time I clicked "IMPORT.")

Then the following on the desktop.

Picture 2

But nothing shows up on either desktop or tablet that asks me to "Accept" anything.

As for the poor visibility against white, this is what I've found out. Amazon's stock buttons are not white but a light gray. Therefore when the background is actually white, the buttons become dark gray (dark by contrast with white). This happens on Google Play Store app. But when the background is the same or near shade of gray as the buttons, they become (totally or near) invisible. This happens on RD Client (aka Microsoft Remote Desktop). If this is true, the new buttons (those I am supposed to get from "Custom Navbar Key") should *not* compare unfavorably with stock on visibility (they just do poorly in different regions of shades). By the way on many apps, the stock buttons seem to retain a thin strip of black background of their own. (The two apps mentioned above are exceptions, in which the strip vanishes.) Sorry that was a ramble. Hope it made sense.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Blinker7:
Hi guys,

I am thinking about getting Fire HD 10, the one from 2019. Now, I know it's not really powerful machine and I don't expect it to run some productivity apps and AAA games, just basic. I am student so I will mainly use it for Office apps (Word, Outlook etc), view pdfs and that stuff + some easy games just to pass the time.

Now, my question is, how good is combability when you install Play Store, like did it happed that you can't install something from the store? Did you have any problems, from your experiences?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
It may have completed successfully. Open up your app drawer and tap Automate. Now follow the instructions from your last screenshot.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] manyxda:
Don't have HD 10 from 2019, but have HD 8 from 2020 and HD 10 from 2021. Every app I ever installed on these two from Google Play or F-Droid worked just fine. For PDF, ReadEra and Xodo worked fine. Haven't tried Office.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I have an HD10 (2019) with early firmware, not the dreaded 7.3.2.2. It runs most of the apps I've installed on it fairly smoothly. Certain Google apps won't run because it's FireOS, not true Android. Mostly these apps concern Speech to Text, Google Assistant, and Children's accounts. The vast majority of apps from the App Store run fine. If you've found a deal on an HD10 without v7.3.2.2+, then I would say "Go for it".
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] dustysheets:
I am confused. I am new to the Fire 10 2021 model and new to this forum. I do not understand the problem some people are having with Amazon apps being reinstalled after removal using the Toolbox. After doing a complete debloat I went into settings and selected apps. Then clicked on system to get to the ones I want. First one to select is DeviceSoftwareOTA. You can't disable it but you can select Data Usage and disable background data. Also unselect Notifications and Modify System Settings. Do the same for ForcedOTA and both System Update apps. You can't disable them but you can stop them talking to the internet. Using this method none of the Amazon apps have reappeared on my Fire10. Am I missing something? This works for me. Regards. John Smith

PS. My Fire 10 is not registered. Does this make a difference?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] nbaj2k:
I have a Fire HD 10 2019 Kids tablet, this FireBox works great on it, and I've used the workarounds as well. However everytime I restart the tablet it goes back to Amazon Kids (which I had disabled). I'm forced to enter in my Amazon password and use the app to remove the lock screen each time.

Is there anyway to keep Amazon Kids from loading on restart? I have Nova installed with Automate and the navigation bar but it looks like no matter what my Kids profile loads each time and I'm forced to redo everything.

If anyone knows of a step I'm missing that would help, that would be great!

Thanks,

-J
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] dustysheets:
I am new to this so not of much help to you. The only thing I would say is the tablet is communication with Amazon and updating your machine. You need to find out what the app is and stop it from getting on the internet. You can't disable anything unfortunately. Good luck.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] manyxda:
Very interesting.

I don't however understand what "mobile data" the tablet could be talking about (when it says, "Enable usage of mobile data in the background" for "Background data"). I thought "mobile data" is what you got under your mobile phone plan.

Also you don't mention not wanting another firmware update? (Only not wanting bloat to come back.) If a firmware update is also something you don't want, I wouldn't rely on having turned off Background data. Things in this tablet seem to turn themselves back on especially after a reboot.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] manyxda:
The homekey rerouting in my HD 10 (on v7.3.2.2) has stuck for 36 hours. Rerouting used to get undone after a couple of hours (that is, the undoing needed no reboot).

The only intervening events that could have brought on this new durability are my unsuccessful runs of "Custom Navbar Key." According to Blaacksheep, those runs may have only been incomplete, and I do see that Automate has been installed. I did not however manually complete the process by tapping Automate. Instead I used "Restore Fire Launcher" to get back to stock. That was the absolute last thing I did with Toolbox.

In short, I should not have rerouting, to say nothing of a newly durable rerouting.

Could it be that an unsuccessful run of Custom Navbar Key has had this beneficial though unintended effect, which a Restore Fire Launcher could not wipe away?

I am going to see how long this durability is good for and, if it seems indefinite, also try a reboot.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Muskoka:
How do I stop Youtube Vanced spamming me with notifications, I set to none, and I keep getting them. I've also downloaded the latest toolbox, is there a way to update Vanced, was there an update recently? When trying to install its says microg and the manager failed to install. Is that because it's already installed, how do you update?

I turn off all notifications, it says the setting has changed, and I still get the notifications.

Even if I unsubscribe, I'm still getting the notifications from those channels.

Factory reset, installed latest toolbox, all seems fine so far.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] dustysheets:
Who said anything about mobile data. F10 only has wifi and that is the connection. By stopping background data it means (I think) the app(s) cannot communicate with Amazon when you are not looking so to speak. All I am saying is it works for me and that's as far as my expertise goes.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] D Torrence:
New here, and confused, and can't find the answer via search. First, thanks for this wonderful tool!

I have a HD8 and HD10 that were 7.3.2.1, and I used fire toolbox, worked fine, and specifically the Nova launcher is persistent (remains the launcher after reboot). Also in Nova settings there isn't a message "nova is not your default launcher". I can't recall what version of the toolbox I used, but I remember it being something simple like "use Nova as your default launcher".

Fast forward to my confusion. I bought two refurbed HD8's from woot, and the fire OS is 5.xxxx something (don't recall exactly, and FT removes access to fireOS version?). But, the version is earlier than my two that are 7.3.2.1.

I tried running FT 28.1 and even 26.1 and I get only the two options, to hijack, or the non persistent option. In 26.1 there are a couple of click bullets that don't allow the click. I am guessing the toolbox changed to address changes in FireOS, and as a result, menus and options change.

Since these refurbs are pre 7.3.2.2, do I, can I, use an older version of the toolbox to just do a straight launcher replacement (like on my original tablets)?

Thank you
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] manyxda:
Your tablet does. At least mine does. Go back to the screen. There it says, ""Enable usage of mobile data in the background." I agree with you "mobile" makes no sense in the context of this tablet, and maybe your mind silently edited it out.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] gado45:
has someone else lost chromecast casting capabilities on their Fire tablets? it used to work with disney+, hbo and prime but now I can't see the connect button anymore. I've uninstalled playstore through toolbox and reinstall but still not working
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] dustysheets:
Right. I understand now. All Android devices (to my knowledge) have this background data option. It is confusing. It's not actual mobile data but data the app uses in the background using either wifi or your mobile if you have a SIM which the Fire 10 obviously doesn't. If you look at any app you will see that it shows background data. This was originally for phones not tablets. But tablets still use background data. The word mobile is wrong and should be removed. Background data on the F10 if any is wifi and that is why your tablet gets the Amazon apps back. The SystemUpdate and OTA apps are communicationg with the Amazon servers in the background. Disabling it stops the update. I can't go on with this. All I say is it works for me and that is all I care about. If it works for you great, if not then sorry to cause confusion. I am not an expert.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] badboy21102000:
After reinstall automate, fire toolbox does not set automate auto re-route home button and show status bar icon like gps and cast.... It only run one-time, i has reinstall fire tool box, automate, restart... No work
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] dev1ous_34:
@Blachsheep and @datastream

Can we expect custom ROM on this device? (HD 10 11th Gen)

I mean, not now, cz we are already facing a serious issue bcz of Amazon's update. But after few months, or even 1/1.5year. Is it possible in near future?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
While it is always possible that someone will find a new exploit to gain root and unlock the bootloader, don't hold your breath. The HD10 (2019) hasn't been widely rooted yet. It's only possible to use the mtksu exploit if you have early firmware like v7.3.1.2. I haven't heard of any later (newer) exploits that apply to any Fire tablets.

Just watch the forums here and if something comes up I'm sure that people will report it.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] BigB451:
Some of my sub-screens are cut off, as shown in this picture. Is there anything I can do about this? Thank you very much!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
That is usually caused by your Windows system font size setting being set to other than the default 100%. If you don't want to reduce your font size, create another user account on your computer, leave the font set at default, and install FTB in the new account. :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] spursdude:
I have a 2020 - Kindle Fire HD 8" Plus (Tenth Generation), with Prime Video app version FireTablet.266.3501. My OS version is prior to 7.3.2.2 and I've disabled updating. I can't seem to find a way to update the Prime Video app to the latest version (which has profiles, etc). Is there any way I can update the Prime Video app? Thank you!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] D Torrence:
Ok, my first question wasn't answered, I'll try a different way. Where can I download old versions of fire toolbox for use with pre 7.3.2.2 HD tablets?

Specifically, say 7.2 had the launcher option for "Disable Fire Launcher" which is persistent on reboot (for old fire OS), but the new version only has "downgrade" or "highjack" both which have limitations.

If I am waaaaaaaay off base here, please let me know.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] bennor3814:
One can download previous versions of the Toolbox right from the first post of the thread. Click "Spoiler: Previous Versions" and it will expand to show previous versions of the Toolbox.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Have you tried Amazon Appstore? They have the latest compatible versions of the Amazon apps. You might have to re-enable it if you disabled it in Toolbox.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
When you launch Toolbox, it will display your currently connected tablet in the lower left corner. If you click on that, it will give you all the information on your tablet.

FireOS v5.x is an older version of psuedo-android. The options on the launcher replacement method vary from tablet to tablet. The ones that will work on your particular tablet are selectable and the ones that won't work are greyed out. You can try older versions of Toolbox, but even if another method shows up as selectable in an older version, I doubt it will work. In v5.x.x.x, the only method that works is hijack as far as I know. In v7.3.1.x, the launcher replacement method is selected by default.

Oh, and welcome to XDA! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] D Torrence:
Thank you, that explains everything. I was able to do a "replace" earlier because I was 7.3.1.9. These two that I am now working on are refurb and are an older OS version 5.6.9.0. I wrongly assumed that replace "broke" with 7.3.2.2 and everything previous would be able to replace...

I now know better!

I was avoiding a highjack because I am preparing one for a non technical friend and don't want him confused, nor do I want him to have to run the toolbox on a reboot.

Thanks for the info and the welcome, and thanks for the firetoolbox support!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] spursdude:
Thanks - It doesn't show up in the Amazon Appstore for me. I look under "library" and it's not there, and when I search for it among available apps it's not there too.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Well, you have 3 choices:

1) Use the version you have.

2) Use a web browser to access Prime Video.

3) Use an alternate download site like apkmirror.com to update your existing app.

I'm not so sure that using the 3rd option will work, but if you feel like experimenting, the link will take you to the latest arm-v7a version that is for our architecture. Whatever you decide, good luck.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] D Torrence:
a couple more newbie questions:

1) When I installed play services, there was a popup at the end of the activity that said (something like) - if you log into your google account, you won't be able to switch to another account...I am setting a tablet up as a squeezebox UI for a friend, and would like to add a few things - browser, weather, etc. I'd like to get these from the play store with my account, then get the tablet in his hands, and switch to his account. Possible?

2) Normally I can search for answers to things like #1, but when a browser search takes me to an XDA thread, I can never find the result of what I searched for. Similarly, the built in XDA search tool works strangely. What is the best way to find answers other than nagging you all here?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Eiion:
I'm currently trying to get the Toolbox installed on my Lenovo X270 laptop. To me it looks like it's having difficulties at installing adb and I'm stuck here:

I've tried it several times, the last try with Windows' Firwall and Virus Scanner disabled but still without any success.

Sure, the Laptop is from 2017 and only sporting an Intel i5 7300U so it's not the fastest but that shouldn't be a reason for it not to work at all.

Any suggestions?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
1) You will be able to switch Google Accounts, you just won't be able to remove any accounts. I set up a tablet for a friend and sent it by mail cross country. I didn't want him to have to deal with some other account besides his own. I set it up without logging into Google for just that reason. I used Apkmirror and F-droid for my apps. Google will take over maintenance of Apkmirror installed apps when your friend signs in. Either install the Apkmirror app on the tablet, or download the apps you want to your computer and sideload them. I chose to sideload on the tablet I set up.

2) I've had similar problems. For me, becoming familiar with the way the search works here was the only way. You can use Google to search XDA by simply tacking the letters "XDA" on the end of your search query. The more you use the site, the better you'll get at finding things here. It's not a nag to ask questions. Many people are willing to help out. Sometimes, the answers to the questions don't seem to arrive in a timely fashion, but they usually get answered. :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] manyxda:
I had that same problem when I tried to use the Toolbox without Internet. My notes go like this:

QUOTE. Give computer Internet access. Otherwise, on starting Toolbox (for the first time after install), you will see a popup with, "The Toolbox is starting the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) and setting up the environment. Once this process is completed the Toolbox will start." > The popup stays up indefinitely (no sign of Toolbox main window). > Manually closing popup gives a Toolbox main window with no content (all white). UNQUOTE