yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] HimDroid:
Has there been any further advances in adding another user to the tablet? I would like to share my tablet with my wife however I don't want to have to share my profile also. What are the risk of having her profile update, does this also affect my profile?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ForgottenKing:
According to you guys what is the best density for my fire HD 8 tablet.(10th gen) Could see lots of pixels when playing a game
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jediritter:
Hey Datastream and thanks for your hard work

I just downloaded the v26 portable, extracted it and on doubleclick it starts the adb, shows shortly no updates and then closes itself again (v25.2 portable still working normal).

This is what I can see, before it's closing again:

/edit

v25.2 is finding 2 Amazon Apps on my Fire HD 10 (2021) with OS 7.3.1.9 wich I can't disable:

App: Washington Post

Result: [FAILURE] Exception occurred while executing:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unknown package: com.washingtonpost.rainbow

App: Mopria Print Service

Result: [FAILURE] Exception occurred while executing:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unknown package: org.mopria.printplugin

I don't see any Washington Post Application on the Tablet, not sure about the Mopria Print Plugin though
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Greetings friend!

Can I have you re-download the portable build and try extracting again? Does it produce the same results?

Hmm, from the output it looks like Washington Post and the Print Plugin aren't installed. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] stiggy2012:
Running into the same issue on v26. App opens then immediately closes again. Can get it to stay open by renaming ToolboxUpdater.exe.

However even then I still can't install google play services on my 2020 Fire Tab 8, getting error "java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Bad user number: -S" when trying to install any of the APKs.

I'm running build 7.3.1.8.

EDIT: It seems the version of ADB used in v26 is borked somehow. v25.2 works, but only after a reboot to kill ADB first.

Honestly I'd seriously consider pulling v26 completely and trying again after xmas. It's 3 days until xmas day, people need this app to work.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ForgottenKing:
I see pixels on app icons and games and stuff, (Fire HD 8(10thgen)) can I fix it through changing the density, if yes, how? How much?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] cogno:
First of all, thank you to Datastream33 for this excellent tool!

I think I've set 25.2 to update automatically. Can I somehow prevent it from applying the update to 26.0 on opening?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jediritter:
@cogno There will be no auto-update (it also say this in the update-post), because of changed folders.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jediritter:
I re-downloaded it and tried it again - same result.

The window stays open if no tablet is connected, but after connecting the Toolbox closes (adb keeps running).
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] cogno:
Thanks! I should have read the update-post more carefully - so much excitement...
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] middle_road:
My buddy called and his HD10+ is in.

Going to try ToolBox remotely since he is an hour away from me.

Just jumped on here to get a link to download, and lo & behold v26 is out.

This is going to be interesting.

*Edit* Any suggestions on what I should try or look for once we've got the tablet connected?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] 7totis6:
I've got the same problem. Toolbox is closing immediately.

In the eventlog of my Windows PC (German language) I got the following error:

Anwendung: Fire Toolbox.exe

Frameworkversion: v4.0.30319

Beschreibung: Der Prozess wurde aufgrund einer unbehandelten Ausnahme beendet.

Ausnahmeinformationen: System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException

bei System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32, System.String)

bei System.IO.FileSystemEnumerableIterator`1[[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]].CommonInit()

bei System.IO.FileSystemEnumerableIterator`1[[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]]..ctor(System.String, System.String, System.String, System.IO.SearchOption, System.IO.SearchResultHandler`1<System.__Canon>, Boolean)

bei System.IO.Directory.GetDirectories(System.String)

bei AmazonFireToolbox.FirstStart.ToolboxInstallations(System.String)

bei AmazonFireToolbox.FirstStart._Lambda$__R124-1(System.Object)

bei System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(System.Object)

bei System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)

bei System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)

bei System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object)

bei System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart(System.Object)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Seeing that a lot of people are having a problem with Toolbox v.26 closing right away, I downloaded the new version (portable) and installed it. (I just unzipped it to the %LocalAppData%\Datastream folder.) I ran it and plugged in my tablet. Everything worked as expected.

It's possible that the app has been fixed and the download links have been updated. If you had a problem, try downloading again and installing the newest version.

Another workaround might be to copy the adb folder and its contents from an older installation to the new one, replacing the new adb folder and contents. I read earlier that it was an adb problem. (You might have to run adb kill-server or close the adb process from task manager before running it again.)

Edit: Datastream has just released a micropatch to fix the problem so I guess you can ignore these possible solutions. :whistle:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jediritter:
Since the Downloads for v26 are not available anymore, I just extracted my old download directly to AppData\Local\Datastream and it seems to be working

I got the "Start Tour" screen, the Update Message and the Main menu is working, too.

Modify System Settings - working

Manage Amazon Apps - working

Google services - working (crashed the first time)

Custom launcher - working (nova)

Custom Keyboard - working (swiftkey) - btw. here is the access to memory missing to download a language

Google Assistant - working
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Thanks a ton my friend! Looks like the crash is due to the Installation Management attempting to read the Datastream directory, but it doesn't exist so the Toolbox crashes. Working on a micropatch, and will release it ASAP! Thanks! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] _ditzy:
Hello! I didn't look into this before buying my Fire 8 and so didn't check that box to not link my Amazon account. I also went through the whole registration process after turning it on. So I'm in that situation where I can't disable OTA updates. I understand that's just what it is right now, but does anyone know the status of working around that? Am I just stuck until that gets handled by the toolbox, and do we have any idea if that even has a chance of getting handled soon?

Thank you!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] DerpyChick:
i removed everything amazon and got the requested action is not permitted check parental controls settings and retry is there any fix to this
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] drizzt09:
Sounds like you have a 2017 device and you removed fire launcher.

You can either put back fire launcher or install hijack4 to set your preferred launcher.

If you go hijack route you can install the parentalcontrol thing on second page of toolbox

Or you can reinstall fire launcher and leave it alone.

Both the parental control and hijack have accessibility settings needed turned on if you use them
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] SoftwareSucks:
This is my one and only account, not sure why you're throwing accusations around. I've certainly done nothing to deserve it.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
OK. My bad. Sorry my good sir.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] yuera:
I didn't remove fire launcher and can't use some of the settings because of the parental control blablabla.

Putting back everything amazon enables the options again.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Alright, so I've been making progress on a new update. The update will include 3 new features and 2 of them have been requested for a while now. I don't want to spoil anything until launch. The update should (if everything goes as planned) be released in a few days! I think you guys are going to like it ;)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Torxmoment:
Something strange is happening on my Fire 8 HD 8th gen.

I removed everything related to Amazon, also launcher and keyboard, and the apps are coming back in a few days.

I woke up this morning with Firelauncher enabled on my tablet.

Did I miss something? I have just used the remove everything Amazon option.

By the way this tool is awesome! Keep it up
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] superte83:
Remove Google Apps

Can the Google application removal also be added?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] DB126:
Yep - depending on the methodology used to disable Amazon apps there's the distinct possibility they will spontaneously revive. I haven't looked under the covers to see how this tool works; I assume the author has selected the 'best' technique for each platform given other considerations (usability, stability, etc).

You'll need to root/unlock (which comes with its own set of benefits/liabilities) to gain full control over your device.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Torxmoment:
Understood. Thank you :good:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] tonydib:
Just to stick a fork in this Select thing..... I did another tablet yesterday and while Toolbox was doing something I happened to click on a browser window I had open next to it. Now normally I expect Select Mode on a command prompt window to be triggered by clicking somewhere inside the command prompt window. I don't think I've ever seen it happen when clicking something else but that's exactly what happened. The Toolbox window went into Select Mode and the batch file stopped processing. Giving the Toolbox window focus and then just hitting Enter brought it back to life and the processing continued.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] e Lu:
Hey Guys,

So I pretty much used every tool in the toolbox.. but now that I have a microSD card and want to use it as internal storage...

I can't because it requires I do a system update to format the microSD card but I believe since I blocked OTA updates with this tool, I wont be able to format SD card for internal storage in the system settings..

Any Help??

(Stock Fire HD 8 8th Gen, just purchased, followed all the OG post's steps, no update to device since turning on)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] sky1331:
Nice, I'm looking forward to it?

Not sure if this been requested before, but I really hope we can switch default assistant to Google Assistant easily, just a suggestion.

Thanks for the great work.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hi, I'm glad you are are looking forward to V4.1! I'm so excited to bring this update to you all. Now, as for the Google Assistant if you look on page 2 of the Toolbox you will find the "Install Google Assistant" tool that will disable Cortana and replace it with Google Assistant. P.S. thank you for your kind words! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
A system update you say? Well, we can actually get around this by using ADB!

Please plug your SD Card into your tablet and then follow these steps.

1. Open the Toolbox (with tablet plugged in) and click on the "ADB Shell" tool located on the first page of the Toolbox. Then select a "Standard Shell" from the list of shells.

2. Then type "sm list-disks" (without quotes). This will return the ID of your sdcard. In my case I got disk:179,64 (REMEMBER THESE NUMBERS).

3. After the previous command completes type this command: sm set-force-adoptable true

IN NEXT LINE, SIMPLY PUT THOSE NUMBERS AFTER "disk:" AND ALSO AFTER WORD "mixed" TYPE PERCENTAGE OF SPACE LEFT AS EXTERNAL, SO IN MY CASE: sm partition disk:179,64 mixed 60

4. Wait for the previous command to complete, then type: sm partition disk:179,64 mixed 60 (If you want to use the entire SD Card as internal storage use the following command: sm partition disk:179,64 private)

5. Type the following command: sm set-force-adoptable false

6. To finish it off type: adb reboot.

That's it! Your SD Card should be formatted as Internal Storage! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Amazon Fire Toolbox V4.1 Has Been Released!

ALRIGHT, GUYS! Update V4.1 has been released! This update isn't as expansive as the other updates but it does include 3 new features. You can now manually select apps to remove/restore straight from the Toolbox! Last but not least we have the Density Modifier that comes in handy if you want apps to appear larger, or appear smaller. In addition to these features... the Toolbox can now be installed directly onto your computer as a program and NO LONGER REQUIRES ADMIN RIGHTS to use, all thanks to Inno Setup!

To install the Toolbox download it via the download section on the first page of the forum, or update via the Toolbox Updater!

In case your intrested as to what has been added/changed take a look at the changelog below:

That's all I've got for you guys for now. I hope you enjoy the new update! As always guys THANK YOU for the continued support! You GUYS ROCK! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
I need to mention that the previous versions of V4.1 have been removed due to them being defective. Can you please uninstall V4.1 and download the proper one from either the Toolbox Updater or from the download section of the forum. Thanks and sorry for the inconvenience.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] tonydib:
I've noticed I still have a number of Amazon processes running even though I ran Remove Everything Amazon. I forced stop all of them and the tablet still seemed to work normally but I wasn't sure why these were still running.

I think I recall seeing a way to manually remove stuff so I'll search back but I wanted to see if there was some reason I should leave them be.

System

com.amazon.device.services

WhisperPlay Daemon

WhisperLinkCoreService

NotificationService

com.amazon.whisperlink.core.android

Alexa Cards

BishopService

VolumeChangeService

amazon.alexa.tablet

Comms Contacts App

ScreenEventsRegistrationService

com.amazon.comms.knightcontacts

Tackyon Calling App

DeviceCallingAndroidService

com.amazon.comms.multimodaltachyonam

com.amazon.comms.multimodaltachyonam:TracePublisherService

DavsClientService

GenericDavsService

amazon.speech.davs.davcservice
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
The Toolbox only removes a select few number of apps that have been deemed ok to remove. You can remove the apps above, but if you do watch out! Removing the wrong app can cause a whole lot of issues... especially if you are using a 2017 model. :p
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] tonydib:
Do you think that force stopping these services and then using the tablet (while making sure they didn't start back up on their own) would be a good test of whether or not it's safe to remove them or is that too simplistic of a test?

What about running a command to disable them instead of remove, so that theoretically one could just enable them if there's a problem?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Ok, the micropatch has been released! All you need to do is run the Toolbox Updater and download it. Please let me know if the Toolbox now works after installing the micropatch. Thank you guys for your patience and for being so understanding! :D

EDIT: Download links in the OP have also been updated to point to V26.1 builds.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Azathar:
Hey!

First off, love the work you've done with the toolbox, I appreciate it. Just have a quick question. I have a 11th gen 10inch fire tablet running the dreaded 7.3.2.2 and I recently downloaded the version 26 of the toolbox. I installed the Microsoft Launcher on the tablet and it works quite well, but whenever I tap the circle button on the bottom of the screen, it reverts back to the Fire launcher.

I looked through the forums briefly and I understand that there are two ways to do this: Launcher Hijack or downgrading the fire launcher. How would I go about doing these?

Thanks in advance!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
So glad to hear you're enjoying the Toolbox, my friend! :D

Was Microsoft Launcher installed through the Sideload Apps tool or the Custom Launcher tool?

Because the tablet is on Fire OS 7.3.2.2 the only available option for launcher activation is the home button rerouting method which can be found in the Custom Launcher tool.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
I'm sorry to hear that, friend. Unfortunately, it seems we're stuck with OTAs for now. However, you could try blocking the IPs @goatbor found to prevent updates. A little more tricky, but it probably gets the job done.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Good to see the other tools are working as well. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Wish you guys the best of luck, and please let us know how it goes.

By the way, you might want to pickup V26.1 instead. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] _ditzy:
Thanks so much for letting me know. That's a shame, but at least now I don't wait around hoping. The IP blocks are a great idea, though, thank you for finding that post!

Also, just a heads up that I just tried 26.1 and it is working fine for me, although Google Assistant got stuck downloading and I had to close it and try again. But it worked fine the second time.

Thanks so much for the incredible tool and all the work you're putting into it!!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Excitement? I like it! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Azathar:
I did it through the "Custom Launcher" function in the toolbox. I remember having "Reroute Homekey" checked off when I installed the launcher, but let me give it another go to see if anything changes.

I did it through the "Custom Launcher" function in the toolbox. I remember having "Reroute Homekey" checked off when I installed the launcher, but let me give it another go to see if anything changes.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hey, it's the least I could do. Best of luck with the IP blocking!

Glad to hear V26.1 is working now! Thank you for letting me know! As the downloads go, it just seems to be how they work. Gonna have to look into a little better.

Have a good one friend! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hmm, I see. Please definitely let me know how it goes.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Pulled and trashed. V26.1 has taken its place! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Azathar:
EDIT: This failed after an hour or two. Adding more details in a more recent comment.

I reran the installation and from what I can tell it seems to have worked. Thanks, mate! If it fails for some reason and I can't figure out why I'll let you know.

I do have another noob question, and this is a little more loosely based on the toolbox. In the Microsoft launcher I see a popup that says "Set Microsoft Launcher as your default launcher and enjoy [list stuff they offer here]", but when you tap that it takes you to the default apps page where there doesn't seem to be any way to change the default launcher. I installed the Lawnchair Launcher on my brothers tablet a while back (he was running FireOS 5) and I noticed the same thing. Is there something I'm missing or is this just how these tablets work?

It's not a make-it-or-break-it thing for me but I thought I would ask while I'm here.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Awesome! Glad to hear it worked! You got me scared for a minute there!

Hey! there are no "noob" questions... a question is a question.

Due to the way the new Fire OS update works, you cannot actually change the default launcher. The option in settings is either hidden, or simply has been removed. However, you can use ADB to set the default launcher but it doesn't have any effect. It's setup so you can't change the default launcher. So, unfortuently no matter how much a launcher complains about it not being the default we simply cannot grant that request. :(
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] middle_road:
OK, so.... Remote usage of ToolBox on a very recent HD10+ delivered yesterday.

Installation of v26 - fresh install. No previous versions.

Went perfectly. No issues what so ever. I did restart the PC immediately after installation.

My buddy plugged it in on his end, and followed @Datastream33's instructions and then I connected.

I skipped everything in ToolBox and went straight to Shell to run 'getprop'.

Returned:

[ro.build.version.name]: [Fire OS 7.3.2.1 (PS7321/2326)] (*WOOT*)

Rebooted the tablet, Disabled OTA and then installed Play services. Waited 15mins, rebooted again and then had him sign in. Then disabled 'auto-update'.

Everything so far is good to go! He's happy.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] XxGotEEMxX:
I'm brand new to using the forum even though I've used the Toolbox for a handful of Fire tablets. Can someone please help a total noob with donation information (if it exists) for this amazing person? I need to pull out my wallet cause I owe some coin. Especially for being able to better config my toddler's tablet

Edit: Nevermind, I found it!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] DreadPirateQueen:
I just bought a Fire HD 8+ and it's running Fire OS 7.3.1.7

I'd like to use the toolbox on it but I just have a Chromebook right now. Is there a way to stop updates without the toolbox? That way I can start using the tablet now and use the toolbox on it later when I have a PC.

I'm very new at this and I appreciate any help you can give me.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Tech0308:
Look at using icebox on your tablet and then using webadb on your Chromebook while keeping wi-fi off to disable any packages with OTA/systemupdate in the name
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Trung144:
The custom laucher mode is not working with my Fire HD10 (2021) running on OS 7.3.2.2.

I did everything like reset my tablet to factory default, reinstall the v26.1 tool, check the re-route homekey box but it's still not working.

Anyway, other options work fine. Hope that there will be a solution for customize my laucher.

Thanks to the developer team for creating this amazing tool. Merry Christmas!

Edit: I try to run the tool again on my new laptop and the Custom laucher tool work well :|