yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Fire TV General] kick60:
Another question; I have a setup that I'm happy with now on my rooted FS4K. I have backed it up with TWRP to a flash drive. I will be rooting another Firestick 4k using same method as I did before. Can I then go into TWRP and recover the backup from my original rooted Firestick 4k to the newly rooted one? I see on the TWRP backup that the device ID is stamped there... I'm not sure what the implications of using the backup from a different device to a new one is. This seems different than flashing a new rom. Also, would I need to wipe /system and data? What I want is a mirror of the first device with apps and settings the exact same. Will that work? If not, is there another way to do it? Thanks again for your help and wisdom 0815hoffi.
[Fire TV General] 0815hoffi:
I use this

oandbackup

Backup manager

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=82624037&postcount=10

Install busybox in twrp and app in os.
[Fire TV General] kick60:
Thanks, I will give that a try.
[Fire TV General] Redhawk2000:
I have the newest update now and it doesn't prevent the firestick from working, but it does make the home button go to the normal amazon home screen (edit - apparently the other user who said it went to a black screen had deleted the stock home screen). I have to manually open wolf launcher.

Easiest way to prevent OTA updates in the future? (OS only, not apps)
[Fire TV General] OathYvne:
https://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-blo...n-the-amazon-fire-tv-or-fire-tv-stick/#router

Method 4 worked the best for me.
[Fire TV General] ktjensen:
not working with the latest Fireos 6.2.7.3 as installed automatically by amazon last night.
[Fire TV General] killerb777:
any alternatives to this?
[Fire TV General] niphoet:
I'd love to see an update or another way to get my old launcher back.
[Fire TV General] fanaticgamer:
I can confirm, latest update messed up with the home button from the remote

Greedy ba...rds!
[Fire TV General] Peat1980:
Here too. Got the update today and that ruined the experience. FireTV-Settings was working pefectly fine here before. ?
[Fire TV General] fanaticgamer:
Next questions?

How to downgrade? :))

How to block updates (preferably by disabling the update apk)?
[Fire TV General] Redhawk2000:
I asked your second question on the previous page.

https://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-blo...n-the-amazon-fire-tv-or-fire-tv-stick/#router
[Fire TV General] Sozgirl:
Home button

Hi, using ATV launcher on Fire Cube 2nd gen, looks great so far, but can anyone tell me how to make the launcher my default home screen it keeps just opening the Amazon screen when I press the home button. Thanks
[Fire TV General] TimmyP:
Read the thread ffs like the post before yours even.
[Fire TV General] Sozgirl:
I just googled to find out how to do it and it brought me to this page, I didn't think of looking through everything, but thanks anyway, it's good to find a nice friendly forum NOT
[Fire TV General] dayloon:
An update has been released by amazon which now stops this function working. We all need to wait until the devs fix it
[Fire TV General] pithed:
As of 6.2.7.3 can't get it to work.
[Fire TV General] GenericAsianGuy:
Unlocked my bootloader and flashed pre-rooted 6.2.7.1 (+ latest Magisk) and working fine again.
[Fire TV General] TimmyP:
This works great on 6.2.7.3 if you are rooted. You just need to re-grant security permissions and it works like it did!
[Fire TV General] OathYvne:
So you need to be rooted?
[Fire TV General] TimmyP:
Yes. Root only now.
[Fire TV General] GenericAsianGuy:
Technically you don't need to be rooted if you unlock + downgrade to 6.2.7.1, but I figured that I might as well go the whole way and root.
[Fire TV General] TimmyP:
You dont need to downgrade.

Just reinstall FTVLaunch and your launcher after rooting with the tutorial, FTV will ask for permissions (Write_secure_settings), grant them with PC adb. You can do it all just like before.

EDIT: Just did it on debloated 6.2.7.3, had to restart a couple times. It defintely works. It will popup asking you to select a home launcher.
[Fire TV General] OathYvne:
Is there a guide on how to unlock the fire tv 3 pendant and downgrade? I'm stuck on 6.2.7.3 and I'm not going to root as you need to buy stuff.
[Fire TV General] glxnotetony:
Can someone please post a walk through on how to get this to work again on a fire cube 2nd gen please?
[Fire TV General] peynizgaming:
i think casual ftv users like (you and) me just need to be patient and wait for developer to update this awesome app.. fkin amazon automatically force installing updates to the ofw without even providing a changelog or smth.. how is this still possible in 2k20

looking forward to hear from developer :) have a nice day or night everyone :angel:
[Fire TV General] aaronm32:
I looked into unlocking my firestick 4k, but decided to wait as well for a dev to fix the issue. It seems like someone has to be pretty determined in order get past all of the shielding and then it's probably more susceptible to over heating and other problems afterward. Just doesn't seem worth it if all I want to do is change the launcher.
[Fire TV General] Amalae:
How do you unlock and downgrade without rooting if you don't mind me asking?
[Fire TV General] what2use:
Not working after recent firestick (2nd gen and 4K) OS update

Recently an OS update for the Firestick 2md gen and Firestick 4K seems to have broken FTVLainchX and the home button feature.

1) When the OS update is installed the user is greeted with a notice of a new accessibility feature

2) Upon closing this notice the Firestick loads the default launcher and home screen

3) Running FTVLainchX or applying the ADB shell commands does not cause the device to automatically load the launcher and

the home button fuction to load the launcher does not work

I have verified this on the following devices and OS

Firestick 2nd Gen (OS 5.2.7.4)

Firestick 4K (OS 6.2.7.3)

Hopefully a quick resolution can be found

Thanks
[Fire TV General] GenericAsianGuy:
You don't really remove any shielding, you just remove a cover temporarily to get access to the pin to short (video by [MENTION=4563980]Flakie[/MENTION] here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5teHUxkyes), but it's understandable to be cautious. I randomly decided to try it out and managed to do my 2 sticks (first time was stressful, second time was easier).

No worries! Happy to share my experiences:

I followed the "Unlocking" steps on https://flakie.co.uk/firestick/ (note: some of the referenced file links are broken; I just found and downloaded the files from the threads on XDA)

Important notes:

- use a credit/plastic card to open it up, start from the end with the HDMI port, jimmy each side to unlock the clips and work your way to the opposite end and it'll open quite easily

- to separate the main board from the casing you'll need to push the non-HDMI end outwards to undo the clip holding the board

- on my two sticks there was glue/tape holding the cover (covering the pins to short) to the board, so I had to use a small screwdriver to gently jimmy it off

- when handling the board, hold it from the HDMI end and avoid handling the end with the two wifi components (I believe they are wifi)

- use putty or tape to help hold the aluminum foil in place while connecting it to the screen + computer

- for some reason adb wasn't detecting my stick when connected directly via USB (no OTG adapter), I had to boot into the default software, adb connect wirelessly, then reboot into TWRP and use the interface to install

At the end, after running "./fastboot-step.sh", unplug, attached OTG adapter + mouse, reboot Stick and let it boot up into the Amazon rom, then pushed the pre-rooted 6.2.7.1 rom from https://xdaforums.com/fire-tv/development/fire-tv-stick-4k-mantis-prerooted-stock-t3983091 over adb to /sdcard/ (my logic is if I went through the trouble of unlocking bootloader, I may as well root it as well)

(if you want root, you can also download and push https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/download/v20.4/Magisk-v20.4.zip to /sdcard/ as well; I found I had to do this even though the rom is supposed to be pre-rooted)

If you don't want root, you can find the stock 6.2.7.1 rom here and adb push it instead: https://xdaforums.com/fire-tv/general/official-stock-image-fire-tv-stick-4k-6-t4088247

Then "adb reboot recovery", when asked in TWRP I kept System as "Read-Only", then I went to Install => selected the 6.2.7.1 rom, installed it (here for root, install Magisk-v20.4.zip), then wiped dalvik/cache, and rebooted into system. FTVLaunchX started working again.
[Fire TV General] TimmyP:
You dont need to use 6.2.7.1, you can use 6.2.7.3. I have two rooted sticks both running FTVlaunch with debloated 6.2.7.3.
[Fire TV General] BrockTV:
I've got a work around (not a solution) to using a custom launcher with the most up to date Fire Cube firmware tested.

This should work on newer Fire devices at a guess.

Testing at the moment.
[Fire TV General] GenericAsianGuy:
Good news: the developer is aware of this issue and is just waiting for the 6.2.7.3 update to land on his device - https://github.com/codefaktor/FTVLaunchX/issues/4
[Fire TV General] OathYvne:
Hey man what's the work around? :o
[Fire TV General] BrockTV:
I have 2nd gen Fire TV Cube running the latest 7.2.1.6.

FTVLaunchX 1.0.1

ATV Launcher

Icebox

I didn't notice the update that breaks custom launchers when it was first announced, other than a few app came back into ATV Launcher, so just froze them in Icebox as usual.

I didn't notice the home button on my remote wasn't working until yesterday as I normally back out of apps that I'm using anyway.

It then dawned on me that the update may have been installed on my device, but everything was working as normal a part from the home button now not working while in apps.

I then remembered, I'd frozen KFTV Launcher months ago with Icebox as I didn't need any Amazon crap, only defrosting KFTV Launcher to use Amazon settings then freezing it again.

I've had no issues freezing Amazon's stock launcher and if I did, I knew to defrost it.

Having KTV Launcher frozen everything works fine on newest 7.2.1.6, the cube boots straight into ATV Launcher from FTVLaunchX on start up.

Backs out of apps to ATV Launcher.

Holding the home button works as normal.

Home button wakes device from screen saver and sleep!

Only thing that doesn't work is the home button in apps, pressing the button does nothing.

If I want to keep an app open, I long press the home button and select ATV Launcher from the apps list.

There is one app that the home button DOES work in, Accessibility Manager 1.7 as I found messing around with a few apps this morning, strange!

Defrosting KTV Launcher, the Cube still boots to ATV Launcher after visiting the stock launcher for a few seconds.

Home button works as you would expect post update and goes back to stock in Accessibility Manager 1.7 now.

Freeze KTV Launcher and Accessibility Manager 1.7 falls back to home button exiting to ATV Launcher.

Could freezing KTV Launcher work for the 4K stick and older devices as a temporary work around?

Any 4K stick owners tried it?
[Fire TV General] fanaticgamer:
You don't need to buy anything

You can downgrade from twrp without an OTG cable:

adb push firmwarename.zip

adb reboot recovery

adb shell twrp install firmwarename.zip

I've just downgraded mine.

6.2.7.1 home key works fine with wolf launcher and ftv

I've tried to no avail multiple workarounds with root, debloated 6.2.7.3 firmware, by removing the amazon launcher, by regranting ftw write permissions with adb none were stable.

Somebody stated here that he managed to use the home button with 6.2.7.3. I've tried his recommendations but nothing worked.

I've lost to many hours with this "new" firmware.

There isn't anything new or better for us, only for the greedy amazon.

Forget about 6.2.7.3, forget about amazon fire stick.

I should've bought a xiaomi mi box S.
[Fire TV General] kick60:
I was able to get my rooted Firestick 4K 6.2.7.3 Home button working by simply uninstalling FTVLaunchX and Wolf Launcher and installing ATV Launcher Pro (this is what Wolf Launcher is based off of I believe) and have zero issues. I'm not sure how ATV Launcher Pro booted up on it's own without FTVLaunchX (maybe because of all of the permissions fiddling I did while trying to get Wolf Launcher going) but it just worked fine after I rebooted. I had completely removed the Amazon launcher, and Home was going to a blank screen and I always had to bring Wolf Launcher back up manually. Now all works as it should. For those who prefer Wolf Launcher, this might be a solution for you until there is a fix for Wolf Launcher, although I don't really see any difference in functionality. The only difference I noticed was that the logo in the top left corner said ATV instead of FireTV.
[Fire TV General] OathYvne:
But how do I install TWRP on the fire TV 3 pendant?
[Fire TV General] TimmyP:
I got it twice on 6.2.7.3 also. I flashed 6.2.7.3 debloat, Amazon_Launcher_replacement, Magisk, cleared all caches...

Went in. Manually uninstalled my launcher (its NOT Wolf) and FTVlaunch. Reboot just in case. install FTVLauncher, install launcher, open Ftvlauncher it will nag about write secure settings, exit, send the adb commands it wants, open FTVXlaunch again, wont complain but wont work, rebooted twice, reapply secure settings, reboot, and then it asks me which launcher once its booted. Keep trying FTVxlaunch too during the steps. I can say for sure that the secure settings nag in ftv will happen on reboots (so keep giving it secure settings permissions with adb) and eventually it just stays. I also never removed my Amazon launcher (the replacer didnt remove it, idk what it did tbh), but I am fully rooted.

You kind of have to keep fiddling but those steps above worked for me, but I cant get an iron clad tutorial... hopefully the devs can shine light on this.
[Fire TV General] fanaticgamer:
After you unlock the bootloader, you install TWRP by adb command line.

To do this, you only need the USB cable that came in the box with the fire stick.

But since it seems that the main culprit might have been Wolf Launcher, you might be able to successfully use the home button with ATV launcher Pro (or another one), without root.

Just give it a go.

Uninstall FTVLaunchX, uninstall wolflauncher

Install ATV Launcher, install FTVLaunchX, use adb to send the write command:

adb pm grant de.codefaktor.ftvlaunchx android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS

Select your launcher in FTVlaunchx.
[Fire TV General] TimmyP:
I cant change my launcher from the one I got to "hook" on 6.2.7.3. There must be something that me and this user above triggered, somehow, with one of these programs along with that adb command above, that granted us the ability to select a launcher natively right after boot. I cant change it, and I am not gonna mess with it enough to invoke it again (I dont wanna screw this one up, I had a tank to do that was a pain on its newest firmware). When I tried with Wolf, all of a sudden running "home" from my set launcher started Wolf, instead of Amazon Launcher. I dont know.

There is definitely a way to do it, through my posts I say everything I did. The one constant I can guarantee is that FTVxlaunch did not see that permission again after setting it, after restarting at least once. Both times I got things to work, but its a native launcher selection, its not FTVx launch. It still may help though, and I still have amazon launcher.
[Fire TV General] OathYvne:
I dont need to root the fire tv pendant 3 to have the bootloader unlocked and have twrp intalled?

how do i unlock the bootloader? lol

I never installed wolf launcher, i only had atv launcher pro.

Do i connect the firetv to my computer? with its usb cable?

thanks!
[Fire TV General] fanaticgamer:
Then it seem that you do need root even if you're using another launcher.

You'll have to open the cover from thr amazon fire stick to unlock the bootloader, check the root tutorial topic.
[Fire TV General] TimmyP:
You need root because the firmware that just released killed this.

Thats like the last 5 pages of this post...
[Fire TV General] GenericAsianGuy:
The developer updated the Github ticket and said he received the 6.2.7.3 update and is now looking into this: https://github.com/codefaktor/FTVLaunchX/issues/4
[Fire TV General] Flakie:
Thanks for the plug and sorry for the broken links. I have been migrating my site over to WordPress (which I just finished) as it got tiresome editing it in Notepad++.

I took the opportunity to change the structure, menus and naming a little bit. it seems I missed some bits. Hopefully it is all fixed now.

For now the old URL should still work but the new one is:

https://flakie.co.uk/firestick-4k/

The video guides are also on the site now, as well as YouTube.

Cheers :)
[Fire TV General] fanaticgamer:
I've noticed a bug on 6.2.7.1

If I use Alexa voice command to return to home, it shows a black screen.

I'm using the debloated firmware from the forum.

Amazon launcher is removed.
[Fire TV General] aznh1988:
5.2.7.4 os rolled out last night and updated my ftv 2nd Gen

Wiped my wolf launcher / home button back into default.
[Fire TV General] TimmyP:
Okay. Try this. Wolflauncher does not work. Its not selectable in the FireOS launcher picker. Try Tv Launcher 3. This is for ROOTED devices. (this was fixed in Wolf .16 so Wolf works too)

To cover all my steps. Whether they are necessary or not.

-Install Amazon Launcher Replacement

-Uninstall\Reinstall FTVLaunchX, TV Launcher 3 *YOU MUST USE TV LAUNCHER 3!*

-adb shell pm grant de.codefaktor.ftvlaunchx android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS

-adb reboot

-as soon as the system boots, you should hopefully have NATIVE launcher picker popup. Select TV Launcher and "Always."

*You can also use ATV launcher if you wanna keep it like Wolf!
[Fire TV General] SweenWolf:
https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=83432773&postcount=1022
[Fire TV General] aznh1988:
By reinstalling FTVLaunchX and doing the adb shell permissions, the Wolf Launcher launches at startup (Great, thank you!) but what about the home button override that still brings you back to amazon default screen?
[Fire TV General] TimmyP:
You need root. Root, FTVLaunch, and Amazon Launcher replacement... some or all of these invoked the native Android launcher selection. In the native Launcher selection, you cant choose Wolf (though I do believe Wolf messaged me a working version.
[Fire TV General] SpaceMan5:
Is Amazon Launcher replacement an app? if so where can i download it?
[Fire TV General] Drtatom:
I can confirm that. Without root, reinstalling FTVLaunch X and grantinting permissions, Wolf Launcher launches at starup. :)
[Fire TV General] dcarvil:
https://xdaforums.com/fire-tv/general/fire-tv-4k-launcher-replacement-root-t4087139
[Fire TV General] SweenWolf:
Non root method (fireos 6 and fireos 7)

Install both files,

Open wolf launcher

Then open the Settings app (I'm very bad at naming my apps)

Click on disable amazon launcher.

Press home to be greeted with custom launcher.

NoTE:

4 shortcuts are included in apps (important ones)

To access full settings you have to enable Amazon launcher just like you disabled it.

Disable amazon system updates

Do not uninstall any of the two apps if you have disabled the launcher, you can uninstall after re-enabling it.

Install one custom launcher at a time.

Keep adb handy.

UPDATE:

Added "Manage Application" option

And app name changed to Launcher Manager

To stop system updates either enter the block commands manually or use this tool

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=83475583&postcount=485

POST MOVED TO THIS THREAD

https://xdaforums.com/fire-tv/general/app-launcher-manager-firetv-devices-t4176349
[Fire TV General] OathYvne:
Dude. Nice job :D. Works perfectly. We're back in business!
[Fire TV General] Drtatom:
Awsome. Thank you!
[Fire TV General] OathYvne:
You should add "Android settings" back to wolf Launcher and when you select it, make it launch your settings app.
[Fire TV General] OathYvne:
Will it be possible to set Kodi as a launcher?
[Fire TV General] janflapjes:
Thank you, works!

How do I do this with a locked bootloader?
[Fire TV General] aaronm32:
It works, but it breaks the imdb tv app =(
[Fire TV General] SweenWolf:
I forgot to share the apk didn't I.

Well its not necessary but amazon is amazon and they messes everything with system update.
[Fire TV General] OathYvne:
Are you able to add a setting so it can open "last used app" when device wakes up. Like it was in the FireTV settings app you made? Is that possible? :)
[Fire TV General] SweenWolf:
It is possible.
[Fire TV General] geno_1:
Works great on FireOS v6 and v7

V7 - Shortcuts to Apps Settings doesn't work (on the v6 it does), but overall - awesome work! Thank you!

Any plan to make it work with Fire OS 5?
[Fire TV General] OathYvne:
Please can you :D. That would make the launcher perfect :)
[Fire TV General] aznh1988:
Thank you for the non-root apk setting package. Installed great on my ftv4k.

I second geno_1 for OS 5. for our 2nd gen sticks.

One last question, by disabling amazon launcher, does it automatically disable amazon updates?
[Fire TV General] OathYvne:
No. Send these adb commands:

pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.tv.forcedotaupdater.v2

pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.tahoe

pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.device.software.ota.override

pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.device.software.ota
[Fire TV General] SweenWolf:
Dude I am partially awake right now, its night, i will do it when i wake up.

---------- Post added at 03:19 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:18 AM ----------

It doesn't open or does it crash?
[Fire TV General] OathYvne:
Sorry, I was just wondering. Thank you man. Get some sleep
[Fire TV General] SweenWolf:
No worries, will look into it. Good night
[Fire TV General] OathYvne:
Sounds good. Good night man
[Fire TV General] geno_1:
---------- Post added at 05:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:57 PM ----------

Doesn't try to open on Cube.
[Fire TV General] Redhawk2000:
Thanks a lot. It seems to work fine. I updated the wolf launcher and installed the settings app. Some toggling of adb mode was necessary and a reboot but I was able to disable the stock launcher and now it boots to wolf launcher and home button works as intended it seems with very minimal testing. I am able to get to any amazon settings I need it seems via the settings app.

I applied the above adb commands to hopefully also disable future updates of the OS.
[Fire TV General] OathYvne:
If you really want to be double protected from Amazon updates do this as well: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-block-software-updates-on-the-amazon-fire-tv-or-fire-tv-stick/#router

XD
[Fire TV General] aznh1988:
[MENTION=7352779]SweenWolf[/MENTION],

On OS 5, I get a Parse Error upon install
[Fire TV General] niftynick:
This router block does not work. There are accounts of Fire Stick 4K and 2nd Gens updating to the latest firmware in spite of the block. One of mine updated, although the block was in place and the manual update check failed every time.
[Fire TV General] SweenWolf:
If you need you can use this update blocker app.

If you have installed this on your mobile enter your firetv ip and if you are installed it on your firetv then leave the ip as 127.0.0.1 i.e. localhost

Click on block

For FOS 5 people, I do not have a fireos 5 device so i don't usually create apps for it, because mostly they don't work.
[Fire TV General] zyxmon:
The solution (FireOS_Settings_1.7.apk) works on FireTV 3rd (Fire OS6, needle). The only problem so far - HDMI SEC does not work after resume from sleep.

I looks like alexa does not work - but I do not need it.
[Fire TV General] SweenWolf:
HDMI-CEC is working for me. I have a firestick 4k.
[Fire TV General] brian4000:
Will this work for other launchers like Leanback Launcher?

Edit: Tried it and it works great for Leanback. I had to press "enable stock launcher" first before disabling.
[Fire TV General] kitluk:
Thank you for your great job done!! Works like a charm with f4k and leanback launcher. HDMI-CEC also works with no issues.

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