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So I got the fire for my sister for Christmas, rooted to install android market, installed apps, games, launcher, sideloaded mobi books and everything was fine. Most of the books showed in documents but the newer ones showed in the books section of the kindle home. After powering back on tonight I received a forced update which removed all the files from the native reader. Anyone know why? I understand its just an eye appealing thing with the shelves and all, and I have fb reader to read them still but would like to have them in the native app as well. The update didn't break root or the market or anything like that. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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I'm seeing the same sort of behavior -- and now items copied via USB (with and without Calibre doing the work) do not show up -- not in Documents, not in Books.
I can launch the files using ES File Explorer, but that's kind of painful just to switch from one book/story to another.
Amazon support has been no help -- they keep saying "press the Sync button" and "are you connected to Wifi?"
what you need to do is go back into the android market, navigate to the Kindle App, and Select "uninstall updates" What happened is the stock kindle app, which nearly everyone agrees is 100 times better, got replaced by the amazon kindle app that other android devices have to use.
If you side-load from calibre, the steps you need to follow to insure they show up in the stock reader app is shown in this video from cnet
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39...books-show-up-under-books-on-the-kindle-fire/
I agree that your kindle app got automatically updated I would recommend to se if you can roll back changes. If that is not possible you could download kindle fire update from there website and change it from .bin to .zip and open it and look for the kindle app. If that does not work you can flash the that update by changing it to update.zip and flashing it or putting it in the kindle update. Or you can just simply flash modaco and change the automatic settings on kindle app as you reflash.
Hope this works.
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How to hide an update?
I am aware that the kindle app update messes up the books and that uninstalling the update will fix this as i have already done this. Is there a way to hide this update from showing or permanently deleting it from the google play update dir.
What you can do is go to the PLay Store, navigate to the Amazon Kindle app and de-select "automatic updating"
That's not the issue, automatic updating is turned off. When on the play store app if you go to my apps it shows the available updates. I want to hide the kindle app from the update list. Mostly so family and friends stop updating the darn thing then calling me and asking why all the books disappeared.
Tell them not to update it problem solved
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Don't Update Fire TV as New Update Removes Sideloading (Unconfirmed Reports)
Fire TV 51.1.5.0_user_515020820. Fire Stick TV54.1.1.0_user_110035420.
"Just installed it folks. Fantastic upgrade. Love the new Shortcuts menu.
Only one hitch: you can’t run sideloaded apps anymore. So no Kodi."
Polly Wally McDougal
http://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-fire...-tv-stick-update-54-1-1-0-have-been-released/
my kodi 14.2 rc1 runs with the new firestick update
ISMADDER said:
Don't Update Fire TV as New Update Removes Sideloading (Unconfirmed Reports)
Fire TV 51.1.5.0_user_515020820. Fire Stick TV54.1.1.0_user_110035420.
"Just installed it folks. Fantastic upgrade. Love the new Shortcuts menu.
Only one hitch: you can’t run sideloaded apps anymore. So no Kodi."
Polly Wally McDougal
http://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-fire...-tv-stick-update-54-1-1-0-have-been-released/
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You got trolled brother.
ISMADDER said:
Don't Update Fire TV as New Update Removes Sideloading (Unconfirmed Reports)
Fire TV 51.1.5.0_user_515020820. Fire Stick TV54.1.1.0_user_110035420.
"Just installed it folks. Fantastic upgrade. Love the new Shortcuts menu.
Only one hitch: you can’t run sideloaded apps anymore. So no Kodi."
Polly Wally McDougal
http://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-fire...-tv-stick-update-54-1-1-0-have-been-released/
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That commenter is definitely trolling. Several others confirmed that sideloading still works. I've delete the comment to prevent any further panic/confusion.
updating
I would like to remind you guys that Kodi is on the Amazon app store, therefore you don't need to panic in the case any of the previous comments is true.
this might be true, been trying with adbfire 1.22 keep getting loop install bar
nevermind was able to sidled still after update
I wish people would stop getting nervous about third party app support being taken away, cause that is never gonna happen. Amazon even went above and beyond to make it easy for us to have third party apps, and they are not gonna take it away. Amazon knows the Fire TV would be useless without third party apps and they are smart enough to know that they need to provide an easy way to let us install them. Stop being silly, we are never ever gonna lose the ability to install third party apps, PERIOD. Sure Amazon does not want us to use the third party launcher so disabled wallpapers, but if you made the Fire TV you would also want people to only use your lanchers that has all your media for sell on the home screen, cause thats how they make money, but third party apps are different, and Ammazon is not dumb enough to try and stop us from installing any app we want to install. The only reason people think this s because some people had a problem with one of the firmwares and reported XBMC stopped working on it, but it as just a bug and nothing Amazon did to block it and it was promply fixed. Stop being so paranoid, cause Kodi and any other app that will run on the Fire TV is here to stay. Do you honestly think that Amazon would have went to the trouble of giving us a button to turn on installing app from unknown sources if they did not want us to install third party apps? Hell no they wouldn't have. They could care less what we install or they would not have gave us the button in the first place. Put it to rest, sideloading apps will never never never never never never stop on the Fire TV.
It's also extremely hard to block sideloading yet still allow developers to test apps on the device - so it won't ever go away.
i just tried sideloading towel root to my fire tv now it has no adb connect, says no device connected, wont connect to adb shell either. any ideas or suggetions. thanks.
TowelRoot won´t work and concerning ADB you have to enable it first:
https://developer.amazon.com/appsandservices/solutions/devices/fire-tv/docs/connecting-adb
I got the new update and all my sideloaded apps still works.
Side load is still possible if you have dropbox
moeduss said:
i just tried sideloading towel root to my fire tv now it has no adb connect, says no device connected, wont connect to adb shell either. any ideas or suggetions. thanks.
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You can still side load apps on the Amazon FireStick or TV by using the method described in my video:
Check out NERDHACKS101 on youtube
(You need to have Dropbox on your Amazon FireTV or FireStick.)
moeduss said:
i just tried sideloading towel root to my fire tv now it has no adb connect, says no device connected, wont connect to adb shell either. any ideas or suggetions. thanks.
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I can only assume you didnt enable adb on your aftv
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mods, I suggest you please delete or lock this thread. it wasn;t accurate 4 months ago and people bumping it will just cause more confusion and rumors.
tekweezle said:
mods, I suggest you please delete this thread. it wasn;t accurate 4 months ago and people bumping it will just cause more confusion and rumors.
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+ 1 for this.
Hi,
I have a Fire HD 8, and wanted to try Alexa, which came automatically as an update to my device. However, I cannot select any skills or do anything useful with this app. So I was wondering:
is it possible at all to use the Alexa app if you only have a Fire HD8, but no Echo or Ech Dot device? And if yes, how?
Jackie78 said:
Hi,
I have a Fire HD 8, and wanted to try Alexa, which came automatically as an update to my device. However, I cannot select any skills or do anything useful with this app. So I was wondering:
is it possible at all to use the Alexa app if you only have a Fire HD8, but no Echo or Ech Dot device? And if yes, how?
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Seems unlikely
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Jackie78 said:
Hi,
I have a Fire HD 8, and wanted to try Alexa, which came automatically as an update to my device. However, I cannot select any skills or do anything useful with this app. So I was wondering:
is it possible at all to use the Alexa app if you only have a Fire HD8, but no Echo or Ech Dot device? And if yes, how?
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I have an Echo, and this Fire HD8 6th edition, running 5.3.2.1, with Alexa home button app working! Use the Alexa app, that is part of the build to add a skill and try it! I'm sure others want to know if it works.
Yes - no stand-alone device needed
Everything is controlled from the Alexa app on your tablet. From settings (within the alexa account), you can create & manage your personal user account for such as location for weather, add skills, etc.
My HD8 (7th generation) came with it built-in, I believe older versions got it thru a system update.
Hi everyone,
I am trying to remove/hide the camera app and the calculator app with the Fire ToolBox v.7.
I’ve been able to hide every other amazon apps via the «*manage amazon*» option with Fire Toolbox. However, the camera and calculator stays on screen after i selected them and executed the hiding option.
I am on Amazon Fire HD 8, 7th generation, 5.7.3.0
Thanks in advance for your help!
opirata said:
Hi everyone,
I am trying to remove/hide the camera app and the calculator app with the Fire ToolBox v.7.
I’ve been able to hide every other amazon apps via the «*manage amazon*» option with Fire Toolbox. However, the camera and calculator stays on screen after i selected them and executed the hiding option.
I am on Amazon Fire HD 8, 7th generation, 5.7.3.0
Thanks in advance for your help!
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You have to report the bug here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/development/official-amazon-fire-toolbox-v1-0-t3889604
AmznUser444 Dev said:
You have to report the bug here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/development/official-amazon-fire-toolbox-v1-0-t3889604
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Ok thanks!
Hi all,
I recently purchased a Fire HD 8 10th Gen and utilized Fire Toolbox to remove some of the Amazon bloat as well as install Google Play services. I've done some research on the forums in an effort to find a solution for Google Play installed apps to successfully generate a notification, but have not been successful.
I've tried disabling the battery optimization on Google services as well as the apps I am looking to see notifications from. Any other recommendations?
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Ive scoured everywhere on the internet for a solution , did not find one, please anyone help us. I really need to see my discord notifications!
Ladi94 said:
Ive scoured everywhere on the internet for a solution , did not find one, please anyone help us. I really need to see my discord notifications!
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You can use Floatify app from Google Play.
AmznUser444 Dev said:
You can use Floatify app from Google Play.
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Thanks. I scoured the internet for a solution to make notifications work for Play Store apps on my Fire HD 8 (2018) as well, and didn't find one.
Happy to hear about Floatify ... but just a little too late. Amazon just did a forced update of Fire OS on my tablet to version 7.3.1.6, which apparently is based on Android 9 instead of Android 7 (shocking, I've never known Amazon to do an Android base version update on a specific tablet generation in the past). And unfortunately Floatify says "not compatible with Android Oreo (8) or Android Pie (9)".
DJames1 said:
Thanks. I scoured the internet for a solution to make notifications work for Play Store apps on my Fire HD 8 (2018) as well, and didn't find one.
Happy to hear about Floatify ... but just a little too late. Amazon just did a forced update of Fire OS on my tablet to version 7.3.1.6, which apparently is based on Android 9 instead of Android 7 (shocking, I've never known Amazon to do an Android base version update on a specific tablet generation in the past). And unfortunately Floatify says "not compatible with Android Oreo (8) or Android Pie (9)".
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You must have disabled this Amazon's stubborn OTA updates that can't stop it:
Code:
adb shell pm disable-user com.amazon.device.software.ota
adb shell pm disable-user com.amazon.device.software.ota.override
adb shell pm disable-user com.amazon.kindle.otter.oobe.forced.ota
adb shell pm disable-user com.amazon.settings.systemupdates
I also have a Fire HD 8 (2018 model) but I have disabled an OTA updates using ADB and NoRoot Firewall (VPN firewall) to staying on Fire OS 6.3.0.1 and it's not rooted.
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MOD EDIT: Removed duplicate post
AmznUser444 Dev said:
You must have disabled this Amazon's stubborn OTA updates that can't stop it
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I did disable OS updates with the Toolbox when I first got the tablet, but apparently it didn't take, and the tablet has continued getting forced updates from Amazon.
In any case, the reason why I needed notifications from Google Play apps is so that Tasker can read them. I don't care about the visual appearance. I'm not sure Floatify would have addressed that issue.
DJames1 said:
I did disable OS updates with the Toolbox when I first got the tablet, but apparently it didn't take, and the tablet has continued getting forced updates from Amazon.
In any case, the reason why I needed notifications from Google Play apps is so that Tasker can read them. I don't care about the visual appearance. I'm not sure Floatify would have addressed that issue.
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You'll never get the full GPS notification experience on an Amazon device w/o a custom ROM. FireOS does not support the underlying framework to allow complete installation of Play Services. Hacks such Floatify are incomplete bandaids that appeal to a narrow audience. Don't get drawn in ...
so are we just doomed to never having discord or any type of notifications? notifications use to work on my old kindle fire!