Try to root the device with the link listed a few posts above. It works with root.
In light of the Best Buy Black Friday Sale of the Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10, is anyone going to provide an updated how-to for the script (if it still works) so that we donāt have to try to make sense of all 301 posts in this thread since December 2017?
My Fire HD 8 shipped with Fire OS 6.3.0.0. It is pending an update to Fire OS 6.3.0.1. I have kept it from updating just in case that somehow messes up scripting capabilities.
looking forward to getting this working. Thanks for any help that anyone can offer.
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Quick Synopsis,
Root the Fire using the XDA guide or possibly Kingroot,
Then run this script,
Then update the google play apps.
Should be golden after that, from what the last few posts have said.
This canāt be the only root method for the Fire HD 8: https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/orig-development/root-hardmod-root-amazon-fire-hd-8-7th-t3851617
My time is worth more than this futile exercise.
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I think King root works on some versions now. Iāve not kept up with the rooting methods, but Iām sure someone here has.
I have Action Tiles Running in the Silk Browser, and I installed the āScreen Onā App from the Amazon App store. it has been running without issue for the last two hours. I am going to see what happens over night.
What could I expect to gain from rooting, removing Amazon bloat and installing Chrome and the Google Play Store? The only thing I canāt get to operate right now, are HTTP images captured from my cameras but those arenāt even loading on my Samsung GS9+.
Are people running the SmartThings app on these tablets when they are rooted so that they have notifications?
Unfortunately, the SmartThings App (neither version) will work; You can install it (either from the Play Store or by finding an APK), but the login process requires Chrome or Samsung browser, and since Silk is the default that cannot be changed, the login process fails.
Iāve heard that with the right ADB hacks this might be overcome, but Iāve not heard of many folks reporting success.
Samsung / SmartThings is well aware of this issue.
Quick question. I noticed that the script doesnāt seem to be loading the special FIRE OS APK for Fully. Should it,or does the rest of the rooting and other steps basically get you to the same place?
You are absolutely correct. I am actually in the process of updating the script today.
If anyone has suggestions, let me know and I will try to add in!
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I got my Fire 10 working well with the stock version, but just noticed on the ActionTiles site a thread with the Fully developer who pointed to the specific FIRE version. Iāll wait to get your updates!
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Anybody is having issues with Fully shutting down after a few mins? Iām using Fire 10
I got an HD8 couple weeks ago and posted here about errors in the script output (scroll up 6 days). I read the root procedure and decided didnāt want to take brand new HD8 apart and modify hardwareā¦
So I just let the script run and continued through the errors. I ended up with Google Play store and Fully installed but not Nova Launcher (or it wouldnāt run I forget). I started Fully and went to actiontiles.com and it seems to be working, keeping screen on. I slapped some CommandStrip velcro on it, pulled the slow Fire7 off the wall and HD8 is working great. Iām not running LAN Announcer, SMartThings app or anything on it.
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I have a bunch of FireTablets all over the place and occasionally I have to restart them. Donāt know exactly what makes them act up but they do. A restart typically makes them work properly again.
Fire 10s, 8s and 7s.
I think Iām experiencing the same issues. Thanks I will restart them and see how it goes
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I am testing this on my Fire HD 8. I had side loaded Google Play, and installed Full Kiosk Browser and Screen On. It had been working just fine in testing, but when I got home last night the screen was on but with but the advertising lock screen. Long story short, it had completely factory reset on its own!
It asked me to log back into my Amazon account and accept all of the Ts & Cs again. So weird.
I am unclear why this is even needed. I havenāt rooted any of my fire tabs and they all work great with AT, Fully and chrome browser. Fire 10ās, 8ās and 7ās. New and old gens.
This use to take the ads away, block updates, ability to remove bloatware and a couple of neat apps to make the FireTablet and ActionTiles experience more fluid.
Personally, I asked Amazon to remove the ads on 3 of mines and they did after this script no longer worked to remove the ads. I also paid Amazon on about 3 more to remove the ads after they refuse to remove them for free on the newer ones.
I also paid for the Pro license of Fully for all of my Tablets. I believe it was a 10 device volume license.
Finally, I have about 5 Fire Tablets that stay on with Alexa hands free available. These also run DAKboard which is cool and can do a Photo Slide Show as the Screen Saver. All the other ones shut off after a given amount of time. I DO NOT want Amazon feeding me their ads when I hit the home button to get to the lock screen! This script, in the beginning, took care of that problem.
YMMV
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Ok, so to save dolla dolla bills yallā¦ gotcha.
Thank you Ron
Thanks for this script! Worked great with an old Fire 7 I found. Donāt know how to use lannouncer yet, but researching.
I have an Amazon Fire HD 10" and i i followed all the instructions, but when i run any of the options in this script it says it cant find the filepath, I have run the script as administrator with it sitting on my PC desktop, i have also copied it to the Amazon Fire drive and run it as administrator there. What could I be doing wrong? This tablet is running Fire OS 5.3.6.4
I definitely had Enable usb ADB on before attaching it to the PC.
One thing that doesnt happen is a security popup on the laptop, but im able to get into the files on the Tablet just fine.
I pulled another Tablet out of the box and same thing happens āThe system cannot find the path specifiedā
If anyone else can help, I would greatly appreciate it.