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[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Well, it was a thought. 🤷

The only other thought I have is to create a new account on your computer, and then install Toolbox in that new account without modifying ANY of the default settings in the new account. Something just says to me that you modified some default setting and that modification wasn't thought of when Toolbox was written. That's the easiest way to check out that theory.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] TheMorlince:
Sorry, thought I responded to this yesterday...

No, it was not successful. The app was not renamed and the patch did not replace the existing exe. I have the services downloaded already as that is what I was going to do but when I saw the update that said it should be fixed I thought I would try to get the update first.

Again, I appreciate the help, if I get to it before it gets updated and I have issues I'll let you know. Thanks.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] :
I was able to fix it after all. For some reason the "standard" theme in FTB had an issue. I was able to figure out how to change the theme and all is well now.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] allhailthenug:
Do you happen to have a reference to which version of YtK needs to be installed for that one to work? That's the main app I buy these tablets for lol.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jumbo100:
Try :

YouTube Kids V 6.37.5 (October, 2021)

as cited by @arronkray @philstuffs et al
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jumbo100:
Be aware:

'Nexus' Android Malware Targets Customers of 450 Financial Institutions Worldwide

Nexus, offered in a malware-as-a-service model, is the latest in a vast and growing array of trojans targeting mobile banking and cryptocurrency applications.

www.darkreading.com
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] sasquatch187:
Been using FTB for years with older fire tablets. Never had anything to contribute before this though.

Not an overly helpful tip, but might help some of you. I currently am using a golden age HD 10 plus that I haven't screwed up yet. I primarily use it for the larger form factor (vs phone) when sitting watching TV to browse the web, check e-mail, respond to texts, etc. The fact that I couldn't get notifications from google apps was driving me nuts. I'd hear the notification on my phone across the room, but then have to pick up the AFT and check each app to find out which one caused the notification. Just stupid (-oh, btw, why do google calendar notifcations work but not text or gmail? grrr...)

I use a Fire Stick for watching TV and found something called Notifications for Fire TV. You load the app on your phone (from play store), and install the app on the firestick (from appstore). When your phone gets a notification, a little box pops up on the TV to let you know which app got the notification. It's free to try and you can unlock total functionality for a modest fee (like getting the first line of an e-mail or text and getting rid of ads). You can set it up to work on any/all fire tv's connected to the same network. I haven't noticed any major battery drain on the phone with it running in the background, and the app has been mostly set-it-and-forget-it and stable.

Not the solution to notifications that I was hoping for, but better than nothing for my use. Hopefully this helps some of you as well
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Leach0789:
Hi all. I have a 5th gen fire 7 that I bought back in 2015. I remember using Kingroot and FireFlash to root it and install a custom ROM back in the day. It's on Android 5.1. It still boots up fine, but I'm looking to update to a newer ROM. I came across this tool, but when I connect my tablet, I get an error that says google Ford is not supported. However, I've seen multiple replies in this thread that Ford should be supported.

Any thoughts? Is it throwing an error because I'm already running a custom ROM? Any help would be much appreciated. I'm just trying to get to Android 7.1 so that I can run some newer apps. Thanks.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] slcdroidpunk:
Hate to even ask...but i installed the script and granted permissions, but automate won't run nova launcher. The flow from the community worked (easy launcher), but was super slow, so I was trying to get your flow working. In the logs I see: no activity found to handle intent...so it seems it doesn't know what launcher I'm using?

Oh, and I tried @blaacksheep 's thing of using media record instead of play button to no avail.

I got bold and tried editing the flow to just set the launcher variable to

"com.teslacoilsw.launcher" ... But that didn't seems to do it either :(

Thanks in advance
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Getting Automate to launch another launcher (other than Fire's launcher) is a 2 part process. The first part is to replace the Home button with one of our making that isn't locked into Fire Launcher. The second part is setting up Automate to read that button press and direct it towards our preferred launcher. If you don't have both parts, it will fail.

The script in Custom Navbar Key does the first part. That's why if it fails to work as expected you have to run an ADB command to get your home key back. The second part is an interactive portion that must be followed exactly to give all required permissions to Automate.

For me, it worked the first time, but then I had been playing around with those aspects already when Datastream33 added that method. I assure you it can work, and work well enough that it doesn't detract from the user experience. You just have to start fresh and follow ALL the on-screen instructions. :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] slcdroidpunk:
Thanks @blaacksheep , I probably didnt give the whole story. I installed the TB way back and I never got rid of the home key because I'm on 7.3.3.whaterver. ( Just found your post on using ReThinkDNS instead of DNS666, which has never worked for me - so thanks for that too!) For the home key, i was using the method that used the app "one button navigation" . However, I was tired of how it blocked the bottom of the screen and didn't rotate properly, so I came back to this thread to see if there was anything new and I stumbled over the Automate script posted by @Datastream33 and your comments about it. Seemed easy enough. ( I did NOT try to re-run FTB because I don't run windows day-to-day and so doing things on the tablet or via ADB is preferred) I got rid of "one button navigation" and installed Automate ( and got all the permissions right after a second try ) and then imported the "Launcher Invoker[3]" script. In it's stock form, it did nothing and I got that error mentioned above, which seemed to indicate that it didn't know what my launcher was ( Nova7 ). From there i tried changing the media key, and then got even more brave and replaced the step that set the launcher variable with a new one that hard coded it as "com.teslacoilsw.launcher". that removed the error in the log, but the flow still failed to do anything. As proof Automate is setup correctly, I was able to enable the flow posted in the community "amazon fire tablet - Easy Home Launcher" and it works - but there is a solid 5 second delay before it swaps to Nova from Fire launcher which didn't work for me. It seemed @Datastream33 's script was better, but for some reason it isn't working.

i wasn't sure if you were implying something else had to happen for the Automate script to work - but restoring the home key couldn't be it, because i never got rid of it in the first place.

I guess I just need to suck it up and install the newest TB and try using that.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Yes, you need to run the Custom Launcher tool in TB to replace the home button on the tablet with a newly created button thats mapped to the Automate script. After that. it should work properly if you've given Automate the required permissions.

BTW, if you don't run Windows regularly, perhaps you're running Linux? If so, a beta of FTB written for Linux is on the way! :D I don't know how soon, but it seems to be very close to happening. There's a link in the second post of this thread to the webpage that shows the progress of the project. But, for the time being, there's always VM's and dual-boot to run Toolbox in. (y)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] slcdroidpunk:
Re-ran TB. It isn't that hard, I'm just stubborn. I DO run linux - i gave up watching the linux thread a while ago, but maybe i'll check it out again.

thanks for your help - it wasn't super smooth but after about 10 tries of installing/rebooting the tablet I got the custom navbar working. And it works great. ( I think I struggled because i already had Automate and the script had issues, kept getting stuck in a loop where it would open Nova and show the options ). Anyway, all's well that ends well - can't thank you and @Datastream33 enough!!!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Yeah, the Custom Navbar isn't really set up to run if the mission is already partialy accomplished. I'm glad you were able to work through it and get it running. :)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ImHereToHelp:
FTB > User Managment > User Creation > I can enter a username but the button next to it is inactive, what gives? Am I misunderstand what this is for? Do I need to be signed in to google or amazon?

also it appear the "ADB Input" keyboard can't "send text" the "&" symbol. Not sure if this is a known issue/limitation or if it needs to be reported.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Hi, and welcome to XDA!

Both problems that you report don't appear on my computer/tablet. Could you give more details like your Windows version, your tablet version and year, and anything else that might be different about your setup?

The only problem I see with User Creation is that the new user is created without ADB permissions, so FTB disconnects after creation and switching to the new user. I don't know if anything can be done about that.

How are you sending the "&" symbol? The only way I can send it is by using the physical keyboard because it's not included in the virtual on-screen keyboard. Using the real keyboard does in fact send the "&" symbol, and it appears on screen on the tablet without issues.

All I can think is that you might have driver issues, or possibly 2 or more versions of ADB are installed on your computer in your path and the wrong version of ADB is getting called when Toolbox launches. :oops: I don't know, so it's just a wild guess.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] didiboy2:
I forgot to buy my new Fire HD

uncheck the Device link to my Amazon account box.

how can I now prevent the tablet from automatically updating to the latest version of FireOS before using the Toolbox ?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Hi, and welcome to XDA!

The easiest way is to turn off your Wifi (or unplug your router) because the tablet will likely have your Wifi password and will try to connect to it's servers for updates. I you can't turn off Wifi (or unplug your router) for a few minutes, you can take the tablet out of range of your router until you've gone through the opening screens on your tablet and turned off the WiFi.

However, if you have a 2022 model with FireOS 8.x.x.x, you'll want to update your tablet to the latest version. The first version of FireOS 8 has problems with Google Services that are resolved in later versions. If your tablet is an earlier model (FireOS 7), then you don't want any updates.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ImHereToHelp:
Thanks :)

WIN:

OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Pro

Version 10.0.19044 Build 19044

TAB:

-----------------------------------------

Device: Amazon Fire HD 10 (2017)

Codename: suez

FireOS Version: 5.7.0.0 (659662020)

Android Version: 5.1.1

Security Patch: 2019-07-01

Chipset: MT8173

Things that MIGHT be different:

I had to glitch this tab via the ground point to write custom recovery

TWRP v3.6.1_9-2

Stock rom with no ROOT, not sure if that matters for user creation.

Can't create a user AT ALL, so ADB on new users I don't have is a non-issue lol.

As you can see here I can enter the username but the button I would used to create the user is black, and inactive (unclickable) so no new users.

I am using the "send text" field maybe this video will make it more clear?

All I can figure is that it's an encoding issue/ and illegal charters with sending "&" over ADB. Kind like how "?" can't be in file names on NTFS file systems, or you can't have spaces in folder directories (then must be wrapped in "" quotes) when running commands or bat scripts via command prompts. Or how Spaces in URLS must be encoded as "%20". I figure it's just an ADB idiosyncrasy, but maybe there is some wrapper method to avoid it?

I am able to just type in the & symbols manually, or use scrcpy so it's a total non-issue, but I figure if it can be fixed without much fuss might as well fix it 🤷

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And just to pre-emt any discussion on the subject I am 1000% certain scrcpy is not creating a conflict/causing/contributing to the issue, because up until writing this post I had never installed it, downloaded it, or used it, on ANY system. So it was not, and has not, been present since the issue started.

So I was having the issues I am having now, BEOFRE scrcpy was present on any system I have ever used this tablet on :)

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> driver issues ... versions of ADB

Doubt. IIRC, This has been an issue across multiple windows installs. I'm building a new machine again soon so I'll see if I am misremembering, I'll try again after a re-install.

That said just out of due diligence I grabbed a fresh set of ADB drivers from Google, and tried those. Same result from ADB keyboard and the "&" symbol. Same result for creating users.

Out of curiosity is there:

Stock rom with no ROOT, not sure if that matters for user creation.

A preferred method of removing ADB drivers and cleaning up?

A preferred set of ADB drivers for this Tablet, or range of devices?

> a wild guess.

Valid. I'm guessing it's NOT driver issues though since all the other ADB commands sent to the Fire TAB are doing their job and functioning correctly. I have seen stranger thing happen so i would not be at all surprised if this was inexplicably an issue :/
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
Wow. I'm not sure I can give you anything that you haven't already thought of. About the only thing that concerns me is that you have a custom recovery installed, though I don't know that that would affect anything you've reported. I guess it's something that the developer. @Datastream33, would need to address. Between writing the Linux port of Toolbox and his busy life, I would guess it's a back burner issue for him right now.

As far as Windows version and tablet version, you have no problems that I know of. I was thinking maybe something weird was going on because of one of those. But no, they're both good.

One thing to note - any created extra users will only last until the tablet is rebooted, and then they are destroyed. They are only temporary so you would need to create them each time the tablet was restarted along with any customizations for the new users. (Other launchers, wallpapers, YouTube clients, etc.) Fire tablets don't seem to be designed to have multiple accounts on them.

I'm sorry I couldn't be more helpful. Maybe someone else here will see this and can give you some more information. 🤷
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jdw1529:
Hi all,

Since I never updated my OS (HD10, 7.3.1.9) I still have the best version of toolbox running. I've been getting a lot of update notices recently for gmail, drive, bitwarden, etc. I assume there will be a point at which the apps no longer work with my current software version but until then is it best to update them or adopt an if it's not broken approach?

Thanks

John
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Greetings!

As far as ADB Input is concerned, I don't think the tool is properly escaping special characters (such as "&"). I managed to fix this in the Python port (almost ready for a beta release) but haven't gotten around to fixing it in the windows version. (Planning on fixing a bunch of bugs in the windows version after the beta Python build is released)

I cant say if this will work or not, but try placing a \ before the & symbol, so:

& becomes \&. That might escape it and allow it to be typed?

If I recall, FireOS 5 doesn't really allow additional users to be added and complains about "users cannot be added in production build" or something like that. You could try manually adding a user and see if that works. Just drop the following command in an ADB Shell:

pm create-user <USERNAME>
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Greetings!

You should be OK to update the apps via the Play Store. However, be sure to avoid updating any Amazon related system apps (ex: Amazon Alexa, Amazon Kindle, Prime Video, etc.). If updated, the apps will start crashing, so proceed with caution. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] jdw1529:
Will do. Thanks for the information!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
My pleasure! Have a good night my friend! :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jumbo100:
Won't happen ... Fire tablet camera res isn't good enough !
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Haahah, that's pretty good!

:LOL:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jumbo100:
FYI

FireOS 7.3.2.8 Update now rolling out OTA.

- Amazon.com

- Amazon.ca

- Amazon.co.uk

- Amazon.fr

- Amazon.de

- Amazon.it
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jumbo100:
FYI

FireOS 8.3.1.5 Update now rolling out OTA.

- Amazon.com

- Amazon.ca

- Amazon.co.uk

- Amazon.fr

- Amazon.it
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Ubiquity:
**edit**wow I was tired...my post isn't even close to what y'all are able to help with lol

I need to flash a stock rom and then I should be good to redo all the stuff from fire toolbox.

Hi. I used this back during the V24 tool, and then lost my tablet. Well I found the tablet yesterday and I did a dumb after work today upon turning it on...I was tired and without thinking I updated Magisk...Now I get an Amazon logo bootloop.

To make matters worse, I'm generally pretty good at backing up for these scenarios but I do not have a backup here...

Amazon Fire HD10 2017

TWRP 3.2.3-0

Unsure of amazon OS version because I can't boot into it

Would a kind soul help this dumb old man?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] ImHereToHelp:
LOL, so actually you were very helpful! Knowing the users are gone after a reboot let's me know not to waste any more of my time on it, that's basically the biggest help you could have given!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] blaacksheep:
I'm not really sure of the specifics, but the "master account" is "Parental Control", and the user account is beneath that. Then any extra accounts are created as ephemeral users and only last for the current session until you reboot. They also start out as completely fresh Fire accounts with all the stuff you've disabled now reactivated and will require Toolbox to be run on each of them to disable those things. It's so much work that I never even bothered with extra accounts. :oops:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jumbo100:
Stock Fire HD 10 (7th Gen):

https://xdaforums.com/t/firmware-update-stock-fire-hd-10-7th-gen.3926806/

See you back here when you get things back in order ☺️
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Ubiquity:
Okay, upon reviewing everything and getting it set back up, I see there's an option for "Vanced Manager". Vanced is dead as of like March 2022. They distributed modified APK's so they received a cease and desist and had to shut down.

I don't wanna tell you what to do, but Revanced is a pretty good alternative and the new hotness, and you may wanna load that one in?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jumbo100:
Also see:

https://xdaforums.com/t/revanced-revanced-extended-guides-useful-links.4523967/
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Dimi482:
Hi all,

My daughter has Kindle Fire HD 8 2020 and for over two years everything was great. Once customized with FTB after buying it works great. Until somehow we got an update. i don't know how it happened. in fact i have now Fire HD 8 with 7.3.2.7 firmware and i cant make Google services to login. (circle is spinning and then there is an error about unable to connect google, even before entering login)

I've tried to delete and reinstall services via newest FTB 30.3

I've tried to wipe all (factory default) and install google services from FTB

I've tried to wipe all (factory default) and install latest google services from apkmirror.com

And nothing works. Is there any solution for my case?

I can live with awful amazon launcher, i can deal with all the **** installed from Amazon.

But i need Google services for normal Youtube kids.

Please give me directions what can i do?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jumbo100:
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[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] OpenAL:
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[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jumbo100:
Google Play infrastructure is generally stable on FireOS 7.3.2.7

Check you local internet connection settings; something may have been recently changed to block access to Google servers and allow access to Amazon servers.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jumbo100:
PineTab2 Linux tablet is here ... the Fire HD 10 the Linux folk wanted ?

PineTab2 Linux tablet goes up for pre-order April 13 for $159 and up - Liliputing

PineTab2 Linux tablet goes up for pre-order April 13 for $159 and up

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[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Jumbo100:
Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) vs. Fire HD 10 Plus (2021): Should you grab the plus?​

Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) vs. Fire HD 10 Plus (2021): Should you grab the plus?

Is the Plus model of the Amazon Fire HD 10 really worth it?

www.androidpolice.com

2023 Fire HD10 coming soon (?) , but Gen 11 HD10s should be deeply discounted on Amazon on release day ... watch for it!

Still need Fire Toolbox !
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Greetings!

Yeah, I agree, Revanced would be the better option. I'll add it to the to-do list for the next release. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
Hmm, interesting. AI has been popping off lately. The future truly is here.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
A new tablet ay? Looks like the tablet is going to have GPS and NFC capabilities? That's a neat addition I suppose. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Datastream33:
May need to cop me one of these. Looks like a good travel companion. :D
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Android Development] Dimi482:
Great thanks!

idk why but it dont work with my home wifi, maybe the problem is with ADGUARD dns on router, but it worked with smartphone hotspot for google login.

Now after login all works fine with Wifi.

Many thanks!