Please help! I currently have an Amazon Fire HD 8 6th generation tablet running OS 5.4.0.1. with Google PlayStore and other Google apps downloaded on it. I like it but I also hate it at the same time. When I would download an app I would be bombarded with intrusive ads within apps I would use.
-- Is there a way to permanently disable or delete ads like using Adaway or some other way??
-- Is there a working root for Fire OS version 5.4.0.1?
-- Is there a working way to downgrade and revert to an older rootable OS version? If so is there a link?
--How do I get rid of the Amazon home screen theme?
I know some people were talking about using Twrp/CWM. How do I do that? Is there a link?
If your able to help thanks it's much appreciated.
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Considering a "Root Kitty" for a successful working root for Fire TV 5.2.4 !
I'm wondering if others would ante up to make establish a "Root Kitty", to be paid to someone or some group, who successfully get a working root for Fire TV 5.2.4 and compatible with lower versions, as well?
If this seems a reasonable idea, what do you think would be a reasonable 'amount'?
Anyone else willing to ante up?
Let's take a current head count of interest.
I'd hope this is within forum protocol.
JeffDC said:
I'm wondering if others would ante up to make establish a "Root Kitty", to be paid to someone or some group, who successfully get a working root for Fire TV 5.2.4 and compatible with lower versions, as well?
If this seems a reasonable idea, what do you think would be a reasonable 'amount'?
Anyone else willing to ante up?
Let's take a current head count of interest.
I'd hope this is within forum protocol.
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Are you referring to the Fire TV 1? Because there already is a rooted 5.2.4 rom for the Fire TV 2 thanks to rbox. Perhaps I just didn't understand the question.
dk1keith said:
Are you referring to the Fire TV 1? Because there already is a rooted 5.2.4 rom for the Fire TV 2 thanks to rbox. Perhaps I just didn't understand the question.
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Fire TV 2. For those already rooted, they can install a rooted 5.2.4. I'm understanding that if you are not rooted, you can not.
Am I correct?
JeffDC said:
Fire TV 2. For those already rooted, they can install a rooted 5.2.4. I'm understanding that if you are not rooted, you can not.
Am I correct?
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yes I believe you are. I don't think there is root for 5.2.4 unless you're already on a rooted lower version.
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yes I believe you are. I don't think there is root for 5.2.4 unless you're already on a rooted lower version.
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Yes. So I'm wondering if other here are interested in getting a 'kitty' going.
Based upon the time of the initial post and no meaningful, affirmative responses, I'd guess not.
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Yes. So I'm wondering if other here are interested in getting a 'kitty' going.
Based upon the time of the initial post and no meaningful, affirmative responses, I'd guess not.
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I am also on same page , I don't have rooted device with lower versions, Now i want to root the amazon fire tv 2 with Fire Os 5.2.4 version.
Is it possible to downgrade the 5.2.4 to lower versions with out rooting the device ?
sr4shantan said:
I am also on same page , I don't have rooted device with lower versions, Now i want to root the amazon fire tv 2 with Fire Os 5.2.4 version.
Is it possible to downgrade the 5.2.4 to lower versions with out rooting the device ?
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Yeah it's really not possible to downgrade official firmware, and not possible to root a newer firmware according to root expert rbox and all the questions asked about it on aftvnews.
Your best bet is to either wait to get a new Firetv3 in Oct/Nov/or 2018, block updates on it, and see if it can be rooted in first half of its year, or live without root by enjoying sideloaded apps/games, and install other launchers like firstarter v3.2.3 or nova launcher to view your apps in a different way (But new Firetv firmware is improved at letting you see all your apps on screen so other launchers may be unnecessary.). Or try other competitive players like Shield TV but not sure how to root that.
I know without root you miss out on certain specific advantages you desire.
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Yeah it's really not possible to downgrade official firmware, and not possible to root a newer firmware according to root expert rbox and all the questions asked about it on aftvnews.
Your best bet is to either wait to get a new Firetv3 in Oct/Nov/or 2018, block updates on it, and see if it can be rooted in first half of its year, or live without root by enjoying sideloaded apps/games, and install other launchers like firstarter v3.2.3 or nova launcher to view your apps in a different way (But new Firetv firmware is improved at letting you see all your apps on screen so other launchers may be unnecessary.). Or try other competitive players like Shield TV but not sure how to root that.
I know without root you miss out on certain specific advantages you desire.
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Thnak you very much for your prompt reply. So it is clear that we can not root 5.2.4 version Amazon Fire Tv2.
I'd donate $50 towards a $1K plus kitty.
If anyone has PS Vue they know that the mobile android app is pretty restrictive even on your home network. However if we could get the apk from FireTV or Fire stick to run on any device it would be pretty sweet. I have the apk installed on my rooted xposed galaxy s5 on 5.1.1 but it says this application is not available for your device. I have been trying to play with xprivacy to get it to run but havent had any luck. If anyone cares to help i have attached the apk that I have, im sure there is a more updated one though. Thoughts, ideas?
Since it looks like the methods were recently discovered I am having a hard time finding the answer.
All I want to do is root the tablet and put on any version of android or any rom because I want to be able to use google family and can not get it to work in any form with it as a stock amazon fire.
I am comfortable running through all the steps to get xposed and everything else on it but don't want to yet if no other version of android exist for them ATM.
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Since it looks like the methods were recently discovered I am having a hard time finding the answer.
All I want to do is root the tablet and put on any version of android or any rom because I want to be able to use google family and can not get it to work in any form with it as a stock amazon fire.
I am comfortable running through all the steps to get xposed and everything else on it but don't want to yet if no other version of android exist for them ATM.
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I am running Google Play Store, YouTube, Whatsapp etc on my stock 2018 Fire HD 8. No root, only unlocked bootloader. Search this Forum. There is even a method to root it via Linux.
tnsmani said:
I am running Google Play Store, YouTube, Whatsapp etc on my stock 2018 Fire HD 8. No root, only unlocked bootloader. Search this Forum. There is even a method to root it via Linux.
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I currently have all of those installed but am unable to run google family to administer the tablet for my children.
Hi team, I currently have Lineage OS 14.x on my Fire HD 8 Tablet. I noticed that headphones are not working. I'm not sure if it's been fixed in the latest version. Looking for suggestions to get it working. I was thinking of going back to stock rom and removing the ads. Or is there a stock rom w/o the ads?
I searched around the site, but I couldn't easily find a stock rom w/o Ads.
Thanks for your help!
There's a headphone fix on Los14.1 thread that you can flash in TWRP
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And for stock, you just download it from Amazon site, it will be with .bin extension, just rename it to .zip and flash in TWRP, if ads persist just use Amazon Toolbox
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Xinto said:
...if ads persist just use Amazon Toolbox
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Or reach out to Amazon and say the ads are offensive to you and your family. Most agents will immediately disable them without a fuss or attempt to impose the $15 USD ransom (charge). Toolbox works best if you have root; otherwise ads will rematerialize over time.
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Or reach out to Amazon and say the ads are offensive to you and your family. Most agents will immediately disable them without a fuss or attempt to impose the $15 USD ransom (charge). Toolbox works best if you have root; otherwise ads will rematerialize over time.
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That's a method too, but only if you bought the Fire from account you have access to, for my case it was gift to me from my friend so I couldn't disable ads and I just flashed lineage
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Xinto said:
That's a method too, but only if you bought the Fire from account you have access to, for my case it was gift to me from my friend so I couldn't disable ads and I just flashed lineage
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Yep - flashing a custom ROM (assuming device is unlocked) is a sure fire way to kill 'dem pesky Amazon ads. Not to mention additional feature/functionality including easy access to the Google Play Store and related apps. I typically run AOSP or Lineage on my Android gizmos but keep a few Amazon devices on (rooted) FireOS that perform dedicated functions (eg: streaming) and will run sideload apps w/o issue.
Just bought this yesterday and updated it to the latest firmware. I checked around here and couldn't find much on the newer version of this tablet. I see there are custom roms for Fire tablets. I've used the Fire Toolbox already but I would love to root my device and install both twrp and a custom rom on it, is this possible on this table running the latest firmware?
Can any one help point me in the right direction please? Thanks for the help and time.
No current roms, but you can do a lot fir Fire Toolkit to make it as straight Android as possible. Currently though, you're screwed if you let it update to the newest Fire OS version, as you can no longer disable OTA updates and you can't install a custom launcher. If I were you, I'd return it and get a new one. Don't connect it to wifi, and skip initial setup. Then immediately disable updates with Fire Toolkit and install Nova Launcher or another 3rd party launcher.
I was recently in the same boat. Accidentally let it my new HD10 update since it automatically connected to my home wifi (damn Amazon saving my wifi passwords even though I tell them no on every device!). I returned it and got a new one. Made sure to turn off my home wifi before booting up the tablet. At that point, click any wifi network, then cancel when it asks for a password. You can then skip setup and begin setting it up with Fire Toolkit. I firstly disable lock screen ads (which also turns off updates), then register the device to my Amazon account, then complete the other tasks in Toolkit.
Does anybody know if there is work being done on rooting the current Fire HD 10 Plus?
I am thinking about buying one for travelling and Home Automation, but if it cannot be rooted it will probably not be worth buying.
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Does anybody know if there is work being done on rooting the current Fire HD 10 Plus?
I am thinking about buying one for travelling and Home Automation, but if it cannot be rooted it will probably not be worth buying.
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No, you cannot root it due to Fire OS 7.3.
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Does anybody know if there is work being done on rooting the current Fire HD 10 Plus?
I am thinking about buying one for travelling and Home Automation, but if it cannot be rooted it will probably not be worth buying.
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Eventually it will be however for the moment, using Firetool box is the next best thing and so easy to get up and running that IMO beats rooting for how easy it is to use.
How about hard resetting your tablet to its default OS version, install a non-root firewall, block OTA updates and related processes then customize with fire toolbox to have an almost true android experience.. anybody know which files to block? And would this actually worK?
Ssom69 said:
How about hard resetting your tablet to its default OS version, install a non-root firewall, block OTA updates and related processes then customize with fire toolbox to have an almost true android experience.. anybody know which files to block? And would this actually worK?
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How would you go about hard-ressetting it?
I have several Amazon Fire HD 8s and HD 10's that are exhibiting the issue of not being able to display some webpages due to the out of date Android System Webview. I tried installing the latest version which is 95 but the version that Fully Kiosk reports is 59 (which is out of date). My fire OS is verion 5. How can I overcome this issue?
Thanks in advance for the help.
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How would you go about hard-ressetting it?
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I have successfully blocked fire hd 11th gen using the latest version of NetGuard no root. It doesnt update at all. Can anyone tell how to do a true hard reset to its default OS, 7.2 i think...
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How would you go about hard-ressetting it?
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Ssom69 said:
How about hard resetting your tablet to its default OS version, install a non-root firewall, block OTA updates and related processes then customize with fire toolbox to have an almost true android experience.. anybody know which files to block? And would this actually worK?
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Noroot firewall from playstore will block all amazon communication including OTA updates. Just allow your browser through the firewall and block the rest except perhaps google play and you will have no further problem.
Just got a fire hd10 and it came with 7.3.something, and quickly did a factory reset so that it doesn't do the updates.
Can I install custom rom on this or not?
sd_dracula said:
Just got a fire hd10 and it came with 7.3.something, and quickly did a factory reset so that it doesn't do the updates.
Can I install custom rom on this or not?
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no
Damn, bought a dud.
Anyone working on it or one of those things that won't be possible?
How can I block updates on it at least?
sd_dracula said:
How can I block updates on it at least?
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according to comments earlier in this thread, install noroot firewall from Playstore.