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[Q] [REQUEST] Kindle Fire launcher

Hi,
I really like the bookshelf-like launcher on the Fire, did someone achieve to extract it? Thank you!

The kindle launcher is not all that great. The carousel is super sensitive and most app icons will look like crap on it because they are blown up 4-5 times their regular size and it always keeps a history which you cannot really change or rearrange. I am not sure if there are any other dependencies except for maybe all the amazon apps.
Here is a link to the apk...
http://db.tt/jagcf0im
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damnm 11mb that launcher is huge

Does the way they forked the Android software affect the way this launcher may work on other android devices?
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I tried to use this on my thunderbolt and it doesn't work at all. Words are all jumbled and nothing launches.
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Didn't work on my Xperia Play

Thanks for the link.
Doesn't work on Moto Photon at all (FC's immediately)
Works on NT, sorta... doesn't really do much... books and mags is empty. If you have the amazon video app installed that works.. the appstore is installed but doesn't link when clicking "store". Browser not found of course. but it does show your recent apps and netflix shows in the recent apps coverflow.. and the flow works.
Damn.. it looks nice on the NT compared to the normal NT launcher... but not likely gonna work any better than this.

DssTrainer said:
Thanks for the link.
Doesn't work on Moto Photon at all (FC's immediately)
Works on NT, sorta... doesn't really do much...
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could it be a processor requirement? i tried running it on a nook color and it fc'ed every single time. " process com.amazon.kindle.otter has stopped unexpectedly."
This would be a pretty decent launcher if we could mod it work with other devices.. and other apps besides the amazon based ones.

All Words are mixed up and no Apps are displayed...useless on Samsung Galaxy S II...
But, I've made a "Homescreentheme" that looks like the Kindle Fire.
(Click)

Link is broken - any chance you can reupload the file? I'd like to try this out in the Blackberry Playbook android player
THANKS

It is working on my Nexus s
But there are no apps so i isn`t usefull
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Can't find default Kindle Fire Launcher
I installed Go Explorer on my Kindle Fire (6.2.2) and checked it as the default. I tried unsetting the default for Go Explorer but the original Fire Launcher is nowhere to be found. Tried looking for in the system/apps folder, but no luck. Anyone have the apk file to re-install it?

Kindle Fire Launcher on Kindle Fire
I would guess this sounds redundant, but say you had MIUI installed, but you wanted to use the kindle launcher too. Does it work?

Tristan1301 said:
I would guess this sounds redundant, but say you had MIUI installed, but you wanted to use the kindle launcher too. Does it work?
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I read somewhere that it was working on miui, but IDK the details. I've been trying to get the whole amazon bundle working on cm7, but I'm sadly lacking many needed skills.
I'm far more interested in getting all the benifits that come with a kindle than the actual launcher though. but it seems they go hand-in-hand.

KindleFree (Free your kindle)

Within the last week I have been on vacation in Minnesota and my Dad has a Kindle Fire HD...after seeing how horrible the Amazon Homescreen is and all that can be done to help improve the device I decided to write an application that would help users perform general tasks on the Kindle Fire HD after rooting it that would make their experience better.
I have yet to test this on anything but the Kindle Fire HD. I know this will not work on the original Kindle Fire, but 2nd generation on up may be able to use this as well but I have not tested it as I don't have one of these devices.
I made two version, a free and a pro version. The free version will allow you to install a custom launcher and the Android market. Beyond that I'm asking for ~1.00 for the pro version (Well I get $1.00 anyways after Googles cut) to help development and buy me some StarBucks
Tip: long press on items to remove them from your device.
Here are the links to both in the Android market:
Pro - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stericson.KindleFree_License
Free - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stericson.KindleFree (I just published this one so it may not be up yet...)
I've also attached the free one as well.
Please let me know what you guys think and if you want to see more added to this.

works perfectly
thanks!

No problem, glad it helped
slenkar said:
works perfectly
thanks!
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Do you need to root
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Yes I tryed because I'm not rooted
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Thanks Stephen. Excellent work. Might I suggest a couple of things?
1. An undo option for launchers and the miscellaneous stuff.
2. Reminder that if installing an alternate launcher, kindle books will no longer work.
3. A warning against updating any of the Amazon apps in google play store.
Just some ideas.
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Something,not sure what, broke the built in kindle book store. Movies and music work but the book store hangs. Any ideas?

Factory reset fixed it.
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Stericson, I've already done all this and have no need for the app - but you hit it out of the park! You got a PayPal donate page?

Hey guys,
Sorry I was travelling yesterday back home.
So, I do have paypal Stericson.g1 AT Gmail (email)
@gunnyman
1. An undo option for launchers and the miscellaneous stuff.
-- Long press on an item to undo it
2. Reminder that if installing an alternate launcher, kindle books will no longer work.
-- I will add that, I wasn't aware that this happens, is this normal when replacing the launcher? Like does this happen if done manually?
3. A warning against updating any of the Amazon apps in google play store.
-- What should the warning say?
drugfreejonnyxxx said:
Stericson, I've already done all this and have no need for the app - but you hit it out of the park! You got a PayPal donate page?
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When you replace the launcher it breaks the kindle book app. You can install the play store version but you lose the built in book store. If you update the Kindle mobile app it breaks the Amazon store search. This is on the 8.9 BTW.
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The Amazon Apps are designated for otter. Which I assume is the device codename. The play store versions don't cooperate with the fire framework.

Do not update amazon books,music,shop or it will mess up compatibility! my idea for update warning
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aka if you accidentally update the apps you can go into system apps and reinstall them
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Thanks for the comments guys, I made some updates and uploaded the new version.

I bought the paid version even though I didn't need it (pretty much have Google and Nova fully installed already), but I'm looking forward to more options.
Just a suggestion, but maybe you could add more Google apps to it, like Google+? The Play Store pretends that Google+ isn't compatible so it won't allow you to download it, but it side loads just fine. There's a lot of apps like that, unfortunately, so maybe a build prop edit shortcuts could also be added, like one to mimic a more universally accepted tablet and one to quickly return to Kindle Fire HD for stubborn apps. These would obviously be for the paid version.
Also for the paid version, maybe you could add the voice search framework and apps too.
There's a ton of potential for this app, thanks for putting it together!
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Best two dollars. Thanks! Saved me loads of time! Can't wait for you to expand the selection our Fire HD's can do!

Stericson said:
Within the last week I have been on vacation in Minnesota and my Dad has a Kindle Fire HD...after seeing how horrible the Amazon Homescreen is and all that can be done to help improve the device I decided to write an application that would help users perform general tasks on the Kindle Fire HD after rooting it that would make their experience better.
I have yet to test this on anything but the Kindle Fire HD. I know this will not work on the original Kindle Fire, but 2nd generation on up may be able to use this as well but I have not tested it as I don't have one of these devices.
I made two version, a free and a pro version. The free version will allow you to install a custom launcher and the Android market. Beyond that I'm asking for ~1.00 for the pro version (Well I get $1.00 anyways after Googles cut) to help development and buy me some StarBucks
Tip: long press on items to remove them from your device.
Here are the links to both in the Android market:
Pro - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stericson.KindleFree_License
Free - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stericson.KindleFree (I just published this one so it may not be up yet...)
I've also attached the free one as well.
Please let me know what you guys think and if you want to see more added to this.
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Thank you very much
It works perfectly on my KFHD 7

This works great on kindle fire 2nd gen.
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mindmajick said:
This works great on kindle fire 2nd gen.
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Can anyone confirm this? My mum has a KF2 which I don't want to destroy but would love to have this.

"The free version will allow you to install Android market" ... but you have to download it from the market? How, if market isn't installed?
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Krsmqn said:
"The free version will allow you to install Android market" ... but you have to download it from the market? How, if market isn't installed?
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Just google the googleplay.apk download it to the device and open it with a file manager,

Bluetooth drivers

can sum1 upload their kindle fire hd Bluetooth apk and odex please. trying to see if this will work on kindle fire second generation

Bluetooth Drivers
Here you go: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/54456659/Bluetooth.zip
This is off our shop Kindle 7" HD Software Version 7.2.3
Enjoy your weekend.

Excellent cheers, will let u know how I get on.
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Bluetooth Drivers
willieboya said:
Excellent cheers, will let u know how I get on.
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willieboya,
I will be interested to see if you can get Bluetooth to work. I am sure the TI chipset
has Bluetooth enabled. Respond with your results.

Well all I have tried to do is install it but keeps saying failed. Wondering if maybe it's an authentication thing. Will have to see if I can edit the all and 're compile it. If I find out why, anyone with a little bit more experience and wisdom than me feel free to pitch in
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Follow Up - Updated Information
willieboya said:
Well all I have tried to do is install it but keeps saying failed. Wondering if maybe it's an authentication thing. Will have to see if I can edit the all and 're compile it. If I find out why, anyone with a little bit more experience and wisdom than me feel free to pitch in
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willieboya,
Another idea is to contact TI, find out if the enable Bluetooth on that board. There are a number
of Android utilities that probe the motherboard, one is JFDP Labs Android Hardware
Info, you can get it on Google Play. Ahhh, I should have known this, you do not have the
XML installed, so the Kernel will not initialize it. I have attached the update to this thread
or you can download it here: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/54456659/Bluetooth%281%29.zip
Here we go, first unzip it, then copy:
Bluetooth.apk to /system/app
Bluetooth.odex to /system/app
Bluetooth folder to /system/etc
android.harware.bluetooth.xml to /system/etc/permissions
Reboot the Kindle.

Still getting the error, think I will l leave it to the more experienced developers lol. Thanks though for the help though
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Although hardware info shows that Bluetooth is available.
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Bluetooth Drivers
willieboya said:
Still getting the error, think I will l leave it to the more experienced developers lol. Thanks though for the help though
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It must be turned off in the TI BIOS. We will contact TI and follow up next week.

Just noticed in the manifest it has a device Id for kindle fire hd so changed that to my id and will look in the rest of the xml files and change any references to my kindle id. Might have we hope yet lol
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Bluetooth Drivers
willieboya said:
Just noticed in the manifest it has a device Id for kindle fire hd so changed that to my id and will look in the rest of the xml files and change any references to my kindle id. Might have we hope yet lol
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Great work! Keep me posted with your progress.

Ok I'm done lol I've been at it all day and got nowhere so will leave it to the experts.
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Follow Up - Feedback
willieboya said:
Ok I'm done lol I've been at it all day and got nowhere so will leave it to the experts.
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willieboya,
We just got a response from TI, "Bluetooth and Dolby are disabled at the hardware level on the Kindle Fire 2 7"
There is no way to enable these features on the Kindle Fire 2, period".
Sorry, I wish we had better news.
Best Regards,
Chris Bryant (prokennexusa Team Member)

In other words you would need to wait on Amazon to release a new firmware version to activate it on the bios? Damon. Lol what bout by dongle and connection thru otg cable? Also anyone managed to get sky go to work on kindle?
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Thats not it. I believe he means that its impossible, since the KF2 Doesnt have the Hardware. That means rhat, for example, it doesnt have a bluetooth transmiter or reciever
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Bluetooth - Sky Go Launcher
willieboya said:
In other words you would need to wait on Amazon to release a new firmware version to activate it on the bios? Damon. Lol what bout by dongle and connection thru otg cable? Also anyone managed to get sky go to work on kindle?
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Willieboya,
No, it has been disabled at the TI board, thus they probably did not install the required Bluetooth
Transmitter and Receiver with antenna. The dongle idea may work, we are working on USB drivers
for both the Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire 2, IF we get these drivers functional, there will be
Bluetooth support. Our development team is looking to see if Amazon has the necessary
communication to the motherboard - my development team believes everything is there,
so look for a driver within the next 4 to 6 months. We spend a large amount of the time
Quality testing our drivers, so this is the reason for the delay. Next, when you say
"sky go" do you mean the Sky Go Launcher?

No sky go is in uk for streaming sky television to android devices. The app can install on kindle fire but when you click on a tv station it says the device is not supported. Obviously sky hasn't been developing for tablets thus the reason for not being supported but just wondering if any devs would be able to adapt it to suit our kindle
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Just curious why it says this chip has Bluetooth capability then? Did they actually modify the chip to not work or is it that it needs kernel drivers to work. Just wondering because they did manage to get Bluetooth going on a kindle fire 1st gen but the range was really bad like 3 inches max
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Sorry guys I was thinking of the nook...never mind..1st gen kf had no Bluetooth either.
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OMAP4430 - Bluetooth
rockystar000 said:
Just curious why it says this chip has Bluetooth capability then? Did they actually modify the chip to not work or is it that it needs kernel drivers to work. Just wondering because they did manage to get Bluetooth going on a kindle fire 1st gen but the range was really bad like 3 inches max
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Sorry guys I was thinking of the nook...never mind..1st gen kf had no Bluetooth either.
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rockystar000,
Great question! The TI OMAP4430 chipset includes Bluetooth through the TI WiLink.
I suspect Amazon has TI build a "custom WiLink" excluding the Bluetooth connectivity. Now, either way, the
Core OMAP4430 does have Bluetooth, GPS and FM Radio connectivity and communication paths. Having said
this, we would be able to initialize the Bluetooth through software but without the TI WiLink, I am not sure it
would work. I suspect we will drill down the answer in the next 6 months, when our developers have less to
do. Right now our developers are focusing on other options on the Kindle Fire. Maybe someone else will
have better luck.

Sky Go Television - UK TV Application - SkyGo.apk - Kindle apk Download
willieboya said:
No sky go is in uk for streaming sky television to android devices. The app can install on kindle fire but when you click on a tv station it says the device is not supported. Obviously sky hasn't been developing for tablets thus the reason for not being supported but just wondering if any devs would be able to adapt it to suit our kindle
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Willieboya,
I have attached a copy of the Sky Go application to this response. There is a problem with
the application on the Kindle. When the Sky application is launched on the Kindle an error
is displayed "Technical error occurred", then closes. maybe you will be able to solve the bug?
If you can not see the attachment, you can get a copy through this link:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/54456659/com.bskyb.skygo-1.apk

Root version 11.3.0.0?

I just picked up a 7" fire hd and researching how to root and all I see are version 7.x.x.x.. My device came with 11.3.0.0. Has anyone rooted with this version??

That's the new kindle fire hdx... We haven't even rooted it yet.
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stunts513 said:
That's the new kindle hdx... We haven't even rooted it yet.
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I don't think that's the HDX. The HDX has a software version of 13.x.x
With that being said, I don't think there's any harm in trying to root with Bin4ry to see if it works.

soupmagnet said:
I don't think that's the HDX. The HDX has a software version of 13.x.x
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Then what is it?

Are you sure its not separated into 11.x.x and 13.x.x based on the different device size? (7” and 8.9”) because a few days ago someone else had the same thing on theirs but I swear it was an hdx because of the resolution size and such, looked different.
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You have the 2013 Kindle Fire HD with no camera. This section is mostly for the 2012 KFHD (you can tell by camera).
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Its not a HDX its the 2013 no camera model. Is there a section for this model? I couldn't find one.

O that is very interesting, I was wrong, after some research I just found out that for some reason they made a second generation HD model, don't know why the heck the would do that. Guess it was released alongside the hdx models and no one mentioned it? Guess we ha e more models than we thought to try to obtain root on.
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You have the newest version of the kfhd kinda like the kf2 is sold as the same product as the kindle fire one. The closest section we have to that model is the hdx section right now. Hang in there I'm sure root will come.
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It will be rooted sometime in the near future I'm sure. For now, you can side load the Gmail app, some Google books, Google Magazines and that's about it as far as Gapps go.

rizzo777 said:
I just picked up a 7" fire hd and researching how to root and all I see are version 7.x.x.x.. My device came with 11.3.0.0. Has anyone rooted with this version??
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Hi rizzo777 (or someone else),
if you have New Kindle HD 7" (2013) (non HDX),
can You please check kernel version of your device (settings/about/kernel).
Thx in advance, Nenad

sikahr said:
Hi rizzo777 (or someone else),
if you have New Kindle HD 7" (2013) (non HDX),
can You please check kernel version of your device (settings/about/kernel).
Thx in advance, Nenad
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In the new version thats not an option (theres not an about option). You can find firmware version in the system update menu and thats about it.
currently its on 11.3.03

I can't even get ADB to work with this version. I've followed the instructions on like 5 different pages and no dice. I even downloaded the entire google sdk and downloaded drivers from the addon page for amazon devices. Windows 7 64 bit. Nothing works. It is incredibly frustrating.

I too have the firee HD 7" 2013 model with version 11.3.0.3. Haven't had any success finding any answers either. I was told this was "THE" place to look for a root option. Guess we will just have to keep waiting. I'm new at this but I have been reading a lot out there and I would like to give a shout out for all the people who make this site happen. Thanks guys.

teambristow13 said:
I too have the firee HD 7" 2013 model with version 11.3.0.3. Haven't had any success finding any answers either. I was told this was "THE" place to look for a root option. Guess we will just have to keep waiting. I'm new at this but I have been reading a lot out there and I would like to give a shout out for all the people who make this site happen. Thanks guys.
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I have the same Fire HD 2013, can not copy Vending.apk to system\app, no root access.

Rooting has not been verified with the 2013 model Kindle's. It's not recommended yet. When an exploit is found it will spread like wildfire. Everyone sit tight, you don't want to brick your device.
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any one try cydia impactor?

Same issue - KFHD 2013
v 11.3.0.4
For now I am sideloading apps installed via Box / Dropbox
Installed Nova Launcher but can't change background wallpaper
Hoping KFHD 2013 gets its own forum soon to avoid additional confusion like I this. My purchase was made after researching on XDA, but the lack of organization failed to uncover the differences.

Maromi said:
any one try cydia impactor?
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Some but nothing yet.

I bricked my Kindle Fire HD 7:(

I just ordered a factory fastboot cable which will be here by Jaunary 3rd, 2013 (I paid for 1 day shipping, yikes costy). Anyways can someone please point me to the images that I need and what to do with them with fastboot. Thanks, Nathan

Just use this, it does the work for you, assuming this is the 2012 model with a camera, otherwise I don't believe it has the images for the new one. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096888
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stunts513 said:
Just use this, it does the work for you, assuming this is the 2012 model with a camera, otherwise I don't believe it has the images for the new one. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096888
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Thank you but can you point me to the system, boot, and recovery.img files?

It downloads them for you off the internet, if you actually just want the images you can get them in kindle SRT utility. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254
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stunts513 said:
It downloads them for you off the internet, if you actually just want the images you can get them in kindle SRT utility. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254
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Thank you, I run Ubuntu so I need the actual files. I'm not scared to use my keyboard. Also I don't want to deal with the stupid Java JDK thingy. Thank you so much
Now if only the Post Office would hurry up and get my cable to me.