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Re: [ROM] 20 Jan Gr5 (6.2.2) - MoDaCo Custom ROM for the Kindle Fire

Re: [ROM] 20 Jan Gr5 (6.2.2) - MoDaCo Custom ROM for the Kindle Fire
Noob question: what does it mean to masquerade as s Galaxy Nexus? My Amazon Video Prime account says that my Kindle is not configured to play videos.
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it means your Kindle appears to the market as a Galaxy Tab, meaning that you have the app availability as for the Tab
If already have this rom, then you are rooted which cancels your ability to watch Amazon Prime

You can temp unroot and Amazon Video will work.

Bmcd37 said:
Noob question: what does it mean to masquerade as s Galaxy Nexus? My Amazon Video Prime account says that my Kindle is not configured to play videos.
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The masquerade is a good thing. It lets you see apps on the market that would normally not be viewable, but still work fine on the Kindle Fire.
The issue you are having has really nothing to do with that, and all to do with the fact that you are rooted.
When the Amazon Video app runs (and it basically runs all the time), it looks to see if su is on the device and if it finds it, it will say you can't watch the videos.
You can fix this by using OTA RootKeeper (which you can now see in the Market) and using it to temporarily "un-root". Basically, it moves the su binary to a place that the Amazon Video app doesn't see.
o Get the OTA RootKeeper App https://market.android.com/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.otarootkeeper and install it.
o Using it, click on the button that says unroot
o Now go to Settings -> Applications -> Running applications and find Amazon Video.
o Click on Force Close
Now you can use the Amazon Video app to watch your videos. After you start Amazon Video and run a video, you can go back and re-Root using OTA Rootkeeper and as long as you don't reboot your device, the Amazon Video will continue work fine as it only looks when it starts.

How should the options be set in OTA root keeper? I have it installed, but not sure which boxes should be checked.

Just press the unroot button... nothing else.

i ve done due with guide in #4 but when i trying buy free movie to check how is working this trick , message are displayed there was an error and your order may not have been processed ... should i try with chcanged proxy settings to us one?
running on 6.2.1 stock rooted

The steps in post #4 kind of assume that you had the ability to play and purchase Amazon Videos before you rooted. It is dealing with the Amazon Video app not allowing you to play content you already have available to you via your Amazon account.
You are talking about getting content for your Amazon Account.
Not being outside of the US, I'm not in that position, but I've read that in order to purchase content outside of the US you need to use a US credit card on your one click purchase options for your Amazon Account.
I'm sure that others outside the US that have done this can chime in.

It definitely rejects a non US credit card but I am not sure if there is a way around this. Not trying to steal anything, just want to buy it. Too bad they don't accept Paypal.
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krelvinaz said:
Just press the unroot button... nothing else.
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After downloading, in 'settings there are 4 boxes,
device rooted which has a check mark
Root permission granted -- unchecked
File system supports root protection -- checked
Protected SU copy available --unchecked.
Is this the way it should be?
My fire is rooted and running MIUI.
Thanks in advance.

bbc0 said:
My fire is rooted and running MIUI.
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You are in the wrong thread if you are using MIUI... This is a thread about Gr5 (6.2.2) - MoDaCo Custom ROM
Is this the way it should be?
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don't know if it works with MIUI at all.
OTA Rootkeeper should look like:
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Sorry. Does OTA Rootkeeper only work with Modaco? I thought it was a pretty general app.

Thanks everyone
I downloaded OTA Rootkeeper, set it up, unrooted and the Amazon Prime Videos started flowing!
OTA Rootkeeper is just what I needed.

OTA Rootkeeper is ROM independent
I just happen to be using MaDaCo GR6 for my Kindle Fire. It's been a breeze getting my Kindle rooted and taking advantage of the Android Universe.

bbc0 said:
Sorry. Does OTA Rootkeeper only work with Modaco? I thought it was a pretty general app.
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No, it works with a lot of roms and devices. However, whether it will work to allow you to use Amazon Video when using the MIUI rom, you would need to check with a MIUI thread which is why I said that. They would be able to give you a more accurate idea if you can do that with that rom. I've never tried MIUI.
I know that on some roms, Amazon Videos won't work regardless of what you do to view paid and account accessible videos.
As for OTA Rootkeeper, Even on the Kindle Fire, it doesn't work the same as it does on other devices where in some cases, it can actually prevent an OTA update from removing root (hence the name). That part of it doesn't work on the Kindle Fire since the OTA updates wipe the /system directory completely when they update.
With the stock roms and roms which uses stock like setups, OTA Rootkeeper works good for hiding being rooted by the Amazon Video app.

good explanation. Thanks.

how does the masquerade work. I registered my kindle to the app market after installing gr6 but it still shows up as a kindle... where do i go to change that?
thanks

theannihilator said:
how does the masquerade work. I registered my kindle to the app market after installing gr6 but it still shows up as a kindle... where do i go to change that?
thanks
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How do you know that it's showing up as a Kindle? I know it's probably a dumb question, but where do you look to see what the Market sees your device as?
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Bmcd37 said:
How do you know that it's showing up as a Kindle? I know it's probably a dumb question, but where do you look to see what the Market sees your device as?
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market.android.com
login
market account
settings
but i already found my answer. i did a market search for tesla led (device specific led program apparently) it showed up with the gr6 rom but not with cm7/9 and stock roms.

but honestly I prefer GR6 to cm7/9. I like cm9 better than cm7 due to the fact cm9 is closer to vanilla than cm7 but it would be better if it had galaxy tab mask on the android market

I just received update to 7.4.9

Can't find any info on it, I was root and supposedly disable the OTA. Still have play store but my Kindle now shows 7.4.9
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Tuckycv said:
Can't find any info on it, I was root and supposedly disable the OTA. Still have play store but my Kindle now shows 7.4.9
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Wait. Is your device Tate? If yes,then an update blew through your OTA block. Sorry.

I don't understand Tate.
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Tuckycv said:
I don't understand Tate.
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"Tate" is the code name used for the KFHD 7".
So Amazon is still giving us updates, even with a new generation of devices. Can you get a screenshot? And is root possible?
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Tuckycv said:
Can't find any info on it, I was root and supposedly disable the OTA. Still have play store but my Kindle now shows 7.4.9
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Can your provide the full version number for 7.4.9 (It can be found in Settings)?
This is an example: 7.4.8_D025_4849020

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Full version is 7.4.9_user_495192sorry the delay, it is my kids tablet.
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As for root I haven't try any root app yet, but I still have Google play and the amity to install apps from it.
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Tuckycv said:
Can't find any info on it, I was root and supposedly disable the OTA. Still have play store but my Kindle now shows 7.4.9
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I was shocked when I picked up my Kindle and saw that I had an advertisement on my lockscreen, and then I opened it up and saw the default Kindle homescreen instead of my Apex homescreen. My play store would not open, but I dug through the desktop on my laptop and found the tool I used before to root, "Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v33". The root worked, I reinstalled Play store, once I logged back in it is now working again. I too had supposedly blocked OTA push-updates, would love if someone could find a working way to do so on this new update. More than a nuisance than anything, having to fix all the stuff the update broke.

B570N3 said:
I was shocked when I picked up my Kindle and saw that I had an advertisement on my lockscreen, and then I opened it up and saw the default Kindle homescreen instead of my Apex homescreen. My play store would not open, but I dug through the desktop on my laptop and found the tool I used before to root, "Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v33". The root worked, I reinstalled Play store, once I logged back in it is now working again. I too had supposedly blocked OTA push-updates, would love if someone could find a working way to do so on this new update. More than a nuisance than anything, having to fix all the stuff the update broke.
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Not sure if Amazon has added any extra ways to push a OTA update in later versions but the best method I'm using to this day is blacklisting Amazon Device Client Platform (ADCP) from WiFi by using Android Firewall, still on Fire OS 7.2.3, I also renamed otacert.zip to otacert.bak (system/etc/security), not sure if that is successful but can't harm as a extra defense.
Amazon Device Client Platform (ADCP) has a lot of OTA entries so is the main service.
I'm also wondering if you could edit the build.prop to fool Amazon into think your running a higher update, but as I've already blocked it I've never really needed to test it.

So after this update, we have to reinstall root, playstore and app, and everything work as before?

I received the update without any warning. But the play store still working and every app from it. Root I haven't try it as I don't really use any root app. The Kindle is my kids tablet.
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Gilly10 said:
Not sure if Amazon has added any extra ways to push a OTA update in later versions but the best method I'm using to this day is blacklisting Amazon Device Client Platform (ADCP) from WiFi by using Android Firewall, still on Fire OS 7.2.3, I also renamed otacert.zip to otacert.bak (system/etc/security), not sure if that is successful but can't harm as a extra defense.
Amazon Device Client Platform (ADCP) has a lot of OTA entries so is the main service.
I'm also wondering if you could edit the build.prop to fool Amazon into think your running a higher update, but as I've already blocked it I've never really needed to test it.
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don't put faith in otacert.bak, I did that on 7.4.8 and still got pushed to 7.4.9.
alberto3381 said:
So after this update, we have to reinstall root, playstore and app, and everything work as before?
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Yeah, I still rooted no problem and everything works as it did before.

Tuckycv said:
I received the update without any warning. But the play store still working and every app from it. Root I haven't try it as I don't really use any root app. The Kindle is my kids tablet.
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Yeah, I still rooted no problem and everything works as it did before.
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Thanks! At the moment I still have 7.4.8
First of all I rooted to haven't autodownload, because I share limited 3g connection between phone, pc and kindle

May I ask if you had android debugging enabled when you received update ?
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I didn't have debugging enable at the time. The kindle was set to reject OTA, it even had the OTAcert rename. NO biggies, just really wondering why I can't find any info on this update.

Just updated to 7.4.9_user_4952330 still no info about it anywhere.
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Am I the only one who cannot re-root after updating to 7.4.9?

SpunkyPoolBoy said:
Am I the only one who cannot re-root after updating to 7.4.9?
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I got the update and kept getting the error message the Play services have stopped. I factory reset, re-rooted and my Kindle was totally jacked up. All of the pictures and labels were gone, and it was NOT rooted. So I factory reset again and not sure where to go from here...lost my access to Play Store and all the associated apps. Can't re-root either.

I am running Kinology right now, I'm on 7.2.3. Any chance Amazon can somehow push the update to my device? I didn't even know there was such an update, I haven't messed with my Kindle since February. Anybody knows what's different in the latest version too?

What was the point in blocking the root exploit this late in the game... That kinda just makes them look like sore losers... Well at least we can downgrade with a fastboot cable, I don't suppose "adb reboot bootloader" works without root access?
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[App] Install recovery by app - Infamous Performance

I have added the Ouya to supported devices to my app - Infamous Performance. Now you don't need to connect to a computer to install a custom recovery. You have to be rooted already! Download app (here or Playstore Link then downolad the recovery.img from here or any other thread (i just renamed OuyaCWMrecovery6.0.3.2.img to recovery.img so the app will find it.) Place recovery on the internal SD (ouya storage) Install the app then scroll to tools. Click on flash recovery then navigate to your recovery.img. and install. It will install and reboot into recovery. Make sure you have a keyboard plugged in before it reboots or you won't be able to navigate in recovery. Last when you reboot out of recovery make sure to disable recovery install (it will ask you to.) Thanks to all the developers who have worked on this device, I always appreciate everyone's hard work. I am kind of retired so I won't be starting any projects on this device. Enjoy!
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All I ask is if you enjoyed the app to please 5 star it and possible leave a comment. Thanks guys!

Looking forward to trying this, I have never completed all the tweaking necessary to customize my OUYA and make it run smoothly. I keep finding old information around the net which makes it difficult, lot of outdated stuff. Thanks!

Not supported?
Hi
The app looks great! I got it to run but when I click the recovery field it says my device is not supported.
I'm currently running stock Ouya OS chupacabra with the current update.
Any ideas on what to do next to get'er running to install CWM recovery?
Thanks

Hmm. I'll have to look at the build.prop for your model. I thought I covered them all. Can you get me a screen shot of what exactly it says? Thanks man.

Jamison904 said:
Hmm. I'll have to look at the build.prop for your model. I thought I covered them all. Can you get me a screen shot of what exactly it says? Thanks man.
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Ok I should have time to get that tomorrow. But what it says Is: Ouya 1.1 device is not supported.

SpiKeTheOne said:
Ok I should have time to get that tomorrow. But what it says Is: Ouya 1.1 device is not supported.
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I cant seem to upload the shot. sorry I'll need to try later today and figure out way.

Are you using the app that is attached or the one from the playstore?

Jamison904 said:
Are you using the app that is attached or the one from the playstore?
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Got the screen shot uploaded. It's attached and not posted in full screen on the thread.
Also, I'm using the apk on this thread and not the one from the play store.

Jamison904 said:
Are you using the app that is attached or the one from the playstore?
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Hey Jamison, I attached the screen shot of what I'm getting.
I installed it the app from the playstore.
If you can fix it, I'll gladly donate.

Jamison904 said:
Hmm. I'll have to look at the build.prop for your model. I thought I covered them all. Can you get me a screen shot of what exactly it says? Thanks man.
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Hey Jamison,
whats the build prop info that its compatible with?
I'll try changing the build prop info on my Ouya to match whats compatible.
I'll use this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1948558

Any progress on a fix for this app.
Thanks

SpiKeTheOne said:
Any progress on a fix for this app.
Thanks
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Jamison hasn't responded but just gotta be patient, Jamison's probably busy with life stuff of trying to update the app for the Ouya or other Android activity he's involved in.

Am I the only one that got it installed?
Thought I would just update this post instead of posting another. Question for anyone and please keep in mind I am fairly new to Android:
What is supposed to happen when you select 'Override Internal SD Path'?
Should it prompt you for something or does it just do it? I did quite a few searches and came up empty. I know it's probably self explanatory to many but not I. I am finally getting around to testing the functionality of this tool but probably not the best person for it given my limited knowledge at this point. It seems to be working on my Ouya.
I originally posted this becaus I was wondering if anyone has gotten this installed on an Ouya other than I. I came to the Ouya game really late, my primary reason for purchasing it was XBMC and to dive a little deeper into Android. While I have certainly not tested each function available in this tool I was able to get it installed without a problem and the cache cleaner appears to work. I am by no means skilled in the Android OS so there are lots of things I am still learning, not sure I would be able to tell if some of the functions work as I don't understand what they are supposed to do. I love to tweak/tinker, think that's probably common across most of the folks that visit the forums. Between running XBMC on the bedroom tv and having a little platform to play around with Android the Ouya was well worth the $50. I am on a Stock Ouya (rooted) and I used the apk that was attached to this thread, not the one from the Play Store. Just wish everything wasn't so out of date, I always get a little nervous about installing something that hasn't even been discussed in 8 - 12 months. This tool being an exception, thank you Jamison and hoping you continue to develop for these little boxes but fully understand why it would be hard to justify.

Jamison904 said:
I have added the Ouya to supported devices to my app - Infamous Performance. Now you don't need to connect to a computer to install a custom recovery. You have to be rooted already! Download app (here 'link removed' then downolad the recovery.img from here or any other thread (i just renamed OuyaCWMrecovery6.0.3.2.img to recovery.img so the app will find it.) Place recovery on the internal SD (ouya storage) Install the app then scroll to tools. Click on flash recovery then navigate to your recovery.img. and install. It will install and reboot into recovery. Make sure you have a keyboard plugged in before it reboots or you won't be able to navigate in recovery. Last when you reboot out of recovery make sure to disable recovery install (it will ask you to.) Thanks to all the developers who have worked on this device, I always appreciate everyone's hard work. I am kind of retired so I won't be starting any projects on this device. Enjoy!
All I ask is if you enjoyed the app to please 5 star it and possible leave a comment. Thanks guys!
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I posted a comment asking about a function within the app but have since answered my own questions. I still wonder:
1). Is this wofking for anyone else on an Ouya?
2). Is it somehow 'defunct' at this point or will it be further developed?
Regardless, appreciate the effort Jamison.
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I have used it on two Ouya's myself and it worked. What issue are you having? Thanks and sorry for the delay

Which other devices are supported to install recovery or kernels? I'm on htc one x.

I think I have those already. Is that the M7 or M8? I can add devices pretty easily

Doesn't install recovery nor kernels on my one x from your app

Yes. This is because I have to add support for each device. If still interested I can add it

Way to root your 4th gen amazon device !

Just for tips, a chinese APP now can root your Fire HDX8.9 (4th gen)!
although i dont like chinese apps as they always do something evil, it can root the 4th gen devices!
The name is Kingroot.
Firephone and 4th gen HDX has been tested working!
and some tips for you guys, it wont install supersu as default, but kinguser instead. you may change it with supersu.
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Thanks for the discovery! I'm sure it'll save a ton of people the hassle of having to downgrade and upgrade to get onto 4.5.2.
This likely also means that it'll work on the Fire HD 6 and 7.

FotixChiang said:
Just for tips, a chinese APP now can root your Fire HDX8.9 (4th gen)!
although i dont like chinese apps as they always do something evil, it can root the 4th gen devices!
The name is Kingroot.
Firephone and 4th gen HDX has been tested working!
and some tips for you guys, it wont install supersu as default, but kinguser instead. you may change it with supersu.
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Generic nature of this pup suggest it should also work with 4.5.4 unless Amazon has taken explicit steps to block. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. There is not a lot of western buzz around Kingroot and other mainstream boards haven't pumped it (yet). Certainly one to watch.

Davey126 said:
Generic nature of this pup suggest it should also work with 4.5.4 unless Amazon has taken explicit steps to block. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. There is not a lot of western buzz around Kingroot and other mainstream boards haven't pumped it (yet). Certainly one to watch.
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So I suggest using it only for root. then remove KingUser and install SuperSU.
Some guys will test it tonight. and you can wait for good news.

FotixChiang said:
Just for tips, a chinese APP now can root your Fire HDX8.9 (4th gen)!
although i dont like chinese apps as they always do something evil, it can root the 4th gen devices!
The name is Kingroot.
Firephone and 4th gen HDX has been tested working!
and some tips for you guys, it wont install supersu as default, but kinguser instead. you may change it with supersu.
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How can we find out how to get this to work on Amazon Fire TV? I installed it but it didn't work.
Thanks

dk1keith said:
How can we find out how to get this to work on Amazon Fire TV? I installed it but it didn't work.
Thanks
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Wrong forum. Try here: forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv

dk1keith said:
How can we find out how to get this to work on Amazon Fire TV? I installed it but it didn't work.
Thanks
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sorry. i dont have fire tv , so i cannot test it.
and i checked the web, but did not find any info about rooting fire TV on its official page.

支持国产
居然是国产的，吓到我了，支持国产，啪啪啪~

Got my Fire 4.5.3 King Rooted, now what?
Can I adb install a gapps package? Which one? What about a custom recovery? A Rom?

I would not recommend adb install. The steps once rooted would be the same as with 3rd gen devices. Adb install is more risky.
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wallywallywally said:
Can I adb install a gapps package? Which one? What about a custom recovery? A Rom?
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Congrats! No custom recovery on 4.x as bootloader remains locked. Keep in mind stock recovery is next to useless...careful what you do with root.

So far I have root access, but I could not install supersu and could not install gapps following this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/kindle-fire-hdx/general/tut-disable-ota-4-5-2-install-gapps-t3043550
Copied all the files in system etc.
Looks like something is different on the fireos packaged with the 4th gen HDX, I guess that why previous gen freezes their ota or downgrade; they don't want to break it
Idea ideas ?

barnacker said:
So far I have root access, but I could not install supersu and could not install gapps following this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/kindle-fire-hdx/general/tut-disable-ota-4-5-2-install-gapps-t3043550
Copied all the files in system etc.
Looks like something is different on the fireos packaged with the 4th gen HDX, I guess that why previous gen freezes their ota or downgrade; they don't want to break it
Idea ideas ?
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Why are you not able to install supersu? Errors, messages? Also, how are you confirming root access (other than kingroot saying so)?

Will this work on fOS 4.5.3 on Saturn?? I'm asking because I can't do chinese xD and I do not want to install more bloatware

XxD34THxX said:
Will this work on fOS 4.5.3 on Saturn?? I'm asking because I can't do chinese xD and I do not want to install more bloatware
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Wouldn't hurt to try.
If anything, you can just install it.

It rebooted the device at ~20% then my gut took a downward turn... Uninstalled the app.. My experience is that whenever my gut warns me, go with it. Rarely wrong...

barnacker said:
So far I have root access, but I could not install supersu and could not install gapps following this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/kindle-fire-hdx/general/tut-disable-ota-4-5-2-install-gapps-t3043550
Copied all the files in system etc.
Looks like something is different on the fireos packaged with the 4th gen HDX, I guess that why previous gen freezes their ota or downgrade; they don't want to break it
Idea ideas ?
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I recommend you the tutorial of firephone to get supersu installed.

Can someone confirm if it is supposed to reboot?

XxD34THxX said:
Can someone confirm if it is supposed to reboot?
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You can check troubleshooting section part 4 from tutorial posted in post #17 and see if it fits your device, where OP stated something about unexpected rebooting while rooting device with simcard from specific operator with kingsroot...

Damn, looks like it won't work on Saturn... Still get a reboot after a reset

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The 6th Gen HD8 is very similar to the 5th gen HD8.
Most of the directions (rooting, restoring...) will be the same

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Is there a tutorial on rooting and custom ROMS for the Fire HD 8 2016?

Jackie78 said:
Is there a tutorial on rooting and custom ROMS for the Fire HD 8 2016?
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there are no custom roms
rooting is unclear, it might be possible with Kingroot , if KingRoot works it may take several attempts
Kingroot thread KingRoot thread

Thanks, why is the situation so unclear, is the device to new? When would you expect that more details become clear on how to root the latest Fire HD from 2016?

Jackie78 said:
Thanks, why is the situation so unclear, is the device to new? When would you expect that more details become clear on how to root the latest Fire HD from 2016?
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Hasn't been many reports about rooting the 2016 model yet.
I've seen most people replying that it can't be rooted, but a couple that they could root
Sent from my XT1254 using XDA Labs

If Kingroot does work it could take up to 6 attempts before successful
and Kingroot is updated fairly often, once a month or so
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Is there any danger using Kingroot, i.e. bricking the device?

Jackie78 said:
Is there any danger using Kingroot, i.e. bricking the device?
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Very little risk of bricking with kingroot
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Thank you very much, just one more question: Without root, is it able to install the Google play store, and which APKs do I need in which order?

Jackie78 said:
Thank you very much, just one more question: Without root, is it able to install the Google play store, and which APKs do I need in which order?
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root isn't necessary for google framework and play store
the Supertool can be used or manually with adb or just a file manager
only four apps are needed
see the Index
http://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/general/index-amazon-fire-hd-8-hd-10-5th-gen-t3214218
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I received my Fire HD 8 a few weeks ago, installed Google Play Store and Google Play Services from day 1, and it's been running smoothly since then.
Yesterday, I installed a system monitoring app and found out I constantly have system_server process running, with 30% CPU usage on average.
Does anybody have an idea of what this system_server process is, and why it uses so much CPU?

2016 Fire HD 8
Hey everyone this is my first time posting and this is my first Android device, well second if you count the short time I had a Note7 lol.
I have the Google play store installed and working but I am trying to connect my playstation 4 controller but its not working. It connects and is shown under bluetooth devices but no functionality. Just trying to play PS4 remote play on it. The remote play works with the on screen controlls but they are terrible. Any help would be great as I am trying to pull away from the Apple products. Thank you everyone!

I ran the install-play-store bat, and the play store seemed to install ok on my hd8/6th gen. However, the removal of lock screen ads didn't work.... or at least not yet. Upon reboot, it initially showed a Google background/wallpaper (pic of some mountain or something) but then the amazon ad quickly appeared over it. Maybe this will kick in after some time and a few reboots...?

seenhear said:
I ran the install-play-store bat, and the play store seemed to install ok on my hd8/6th gen. However, the removal of lock screen ads didn't work.... or at least not yet. Upon reboot, it initially showed a Google background/wallpaper (pic of some mountain or something) but then the amazon ad quickly appeared over it. Maybe this will kick in after some time and a few reboots...?
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I have the same problem. Installed google apps successfully. But could not get rid of the lock screen ads.
I wonder can I get google now luncher without rooting(Since at the moment we can not root). Of course, the best option is cyanogen mod but I think we gotta wait for it.

Seer-dar said:
I have the same problem. Installed google apps successfully. But could not get rid of the lock screen ads.
I wonder can I get google now luncher without rooting(Since at the moment we can not root). Of course, the best option is cyanogen mod but I think we gotta wait for it.
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removal of lock screen Ads requires root
stock launcher should be replaceable see
http://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/general/tut-remove-default-launcher-amazon-fire-t3288192

Awesome! Thank you again!

Just brought this device today, set it up and everything was working fine. Now that I installed this update, it only boots into recovery. I'm not an android noob, but I don't want to mess up this device just in case I take it back tomorrow. Any help will be gratefully appreciated.

sd_shadow said:
removal of lock screen Ads requires root
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I didn't need root, the following worked on my Fire HD 8 6th generation (2016):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/general/removing-lock-screen-ads-root-t3218946