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help with a new kindle fire hd

hi i have just bought a kindle fire hd 7" and want to root it. I am running the latest (i think) 7.3.0 software. There appears to be a few methods out there and was hoping some one could point to to correct one. I use linux (either mint or kali-linux 32 bit systems) although have access to windows if needs be.
Also wondering if there are many stable roms for it yet as I am not huge a fan of the amazon standard.
Thanks

Fire tv 1st and 2nd gen will not be receive updates for fire os 6

theres couple news sites and amazon being quoted as saying 1st and 2nd will not receive fire os 6. at this point, what do we do? we are going to need bootloader unlocks(which arent easy to come by) to further develop for fire tv. at best, we use them for another year or 2?
https://www.slashgear.com/nougat-based-amazon-fire-os-6-is-out-but-no-one-can-get-it-02502323/
https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/exist...getting-fire-os-6-software-update-02-10-2017/

laidbackcloud said:
theres couple news sites and amazon being quoted as saying 1st and 2nd will not receive fire os 6. at this point, what do we do? we are going to need bootloader unlocks(which arent easy to come by) to further develop for fire tv. at best, we use them for another year or 2?
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Fire TV 1st gen has one more update

Hey all,
I just had a live chat with Amazon rep, and they told me fire TV 1st generation has one more update before ending support for the device. What now ?. It's a nice device that looks better next to TV then fire TV cube.

It's got to have aging hardware. The first Gen fire stick is useless today. It is so slow and infuriating to use.
The second Gen fire TV is nice. However, Evan that doesn't even support the new Alexa remote with TV control.
It might be time to think about a 4k stick for $50 or non 4k for $40.
Do you take advantage of SD or USB on your first Gen?
I know I will miss the USB port on my second Gen when it's time.
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laidbackcloud said:
Hey all,
I just had a live chat with Amazon rep, and they told me fire TV 1st generation has one more update before ending support for the device. What now . It's a nice device that looks better next to TV then fire TV cube.
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If you're talking about the origin Fire TV the flat one not the stick I have both the 1st and 2nd generation and still think they were the best Amazon TV devices made. No more updates would not or does not bother me they work great and side loaded apps also work great. I customize Sticks for family and friends but I still use the original devices in my bedroom and living room and will do for as long as they work. Actually I read somewhere that the new sticks will start to block some of the more interesting apps available via side loading, but cannot confirm this.

I have three 1st gen Fire TVs and they still work great. It would be cool if the OS could be upgraded to a newer version of Android.

Sizzlechest said:
I have three 1st gen Fire TVs and they still work great. It would be cool if the OS could be upgraded to a newer version of Android.
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Thats the last thing that worries me all I know is I side load 3 versions of Kodi and Smart IPTV and both the 1st and 2nd run great, what worries me more is if the newer model are being setup to stop these apps from running

pr1uk1 said:
If you're talking about the origin Fire TV the flat one not the stick I have both the 1st and 2nd generation and still think they were the best Amazon TV devices made. No more updates would not or does not bother me they work great and side loaded apps also work great. I customize Sticks for family and friends but I still use the original devices in my bedroom and living room and will do for as long as they work. Actually I read somewhere that the new sticks will start to block some of the more interesting apps available via side loading, but cannot confirm this.
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I'm talking about flat Amazon fire TV 1st gen box, not stick. I paid 100$ for it when it came out. I asked the Amazon rep about fire os 6, and sadly , it will not be upgraded to that.

pr1uk1 said:
If you're talking about the origin Fire TV the flat one not the stick I have both the 1st and 2nd generation and still think they were the best Amazon TV devices made. No more updates would not or does not bother me they work great and side loaded apps also work great. I customize Sticks for family and friends but I still use the original devices in my bedroom and living room and will do for as long as they work. Actually I read somewhere that the new sticks will start to block some of the more interesting apps available via side loading, but cannot confirm this.
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I know this post is about a year old. Are you still using FTV 2 ? Mine seems like it has gotten slower lately. I wonder if Amazon is guilty of the same thing Apple was sued for

My main box that I use in my living room is the Fire TV generation 2 with 4K and it's still working well. I have a new Fire Stick as backup but for me the original flat boxes were the best. So to answer your question the FTV 2 is working today at 100%

JeffATL said:
Mine seems like it has gotten slower lately
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A slow/cheap SDcard could cause slowdowns and lags...

Well mine is working OK I am using it now maybe time to factory restore and rebuild yours maybe, just a thought

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A slow/cheap SDcard could cause slowdowns and lags...
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pr1uk1 said:
Well mine is working OK I am using it now maybe time to factory restore and rebuild yours maybe, just a thought
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Thanks. I did move a lot of apps to SD card because I was running out of internal space. I am not sure the brand/model of microsd but I will speed test on my pc later. But the homescreen navigation runs. I also have issues with Netflix and Youtube TV. I may try your advice and rebuild.
I have a first gen stick too. I wonder if there is any value to that or if Amazon can take it as a trade in for a new one.

JeffATL said:
Thanks. I did move a lot of apps to SD card because I was running out of internal space. I am not sure the brand/model of microsd but I will speed test on my pc later. But the homescreen navigation runs. I also have issues with Netflix and Youtube TV. I may try your advice and rebuild.
I have a first gen stick too. I wonder if there is any value to that or if Amazon can take it as a trade in for a new one.
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The Fire TV 2nd generation which to me was the best design and the best Amazon Fire ever made as a value as for the first Fire Stick not worth much there I think its so slow. What ever Amazon Fire you have fill it with crap and it will slow down you must leave enough memory for buffering when you stream.

pr1uk1 said:
The Fire TV 2nd generation which to me was the best design and the best Amazon Fire ever made as a value as for the first Fire Stick not worth much there I think its so slow. What ever Amazon Fire you have fill it with crap and it will slow down you must leave enough memory for buffering when you stream.
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A Firestick 1st gen just sold on ebay for $28 plus $7 shipping?

The first Fire TV was OK and still works today, but the 2nd generation Fire TV was the best Amazon ever sold as you can add a SD card and transfer apps onto the card. One thing the all have in common is the same smalll memory to stream you need a lot of memory I moved all my apps the the SD card and have over a GB left of internal memory so it works fast. You have to remember that Amazon add a load of apps that most don't want or need yet they cannot be deleted I have deleted they're data but it always comes back using up internal space.
Whatever to keep the TV2 running fast you need to move as much data to the SD card just leaving the Amazon crap

Getting the low storage issue on Gen 1, and now the Gen 2 is showing low storage even though there is plenty of storage I think Amazon as added something to try and ruin these older boxes. Anyway given my Gen 1 to my son and put my Gen 2 in the bedroom and as I found a unwanted gift cheap on the bay I bought a Cube. Yet I still think the Amazon Fire TV 2nd Gen was the best device they ever made just a shame Amazon never updated them with new firmware and memory/storage they would sell I am sure. The Cube is good yet I still think the Fire TV 2nd gen flat box is still a great one to use and I will never get rid of mine.

New tablet: Amazon Fire 7 (2022)

Amazon announced a new Fire 7 (12th Gen, 2022) released on June 29, it comes with a new Fire OS 8 (based on Android 11) and it has a 2 GHz quad-core processor and a 2 GB of RAM. It is still hackable with @Datastream33's Fire toolbox or ADB? And Google services still works?
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What you need to know about the new Amazon Fire 7 tablet, announced today - CBS News
==== UPDATE: 07/02/2022 ====
Amazon is officially released a new tablet.

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AmznUser444 Dev said:
Amazon announced a new Fire 7 (12th Gen, 2022) released on June 29, it comes with a new Fire OS 8 (based on Android 11) and it has a 2 GHz quad-core processor and a 2 GB of RAM. It is still hackable with @Datastream33's Fire toolbox or ADB? And Google services still works?
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What you need to know about the new Amazon Fire 7 tablet, announced today - CBS News
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Lucky for us, the commands the Toolbox uses should work on Android 11 as well (some tools may need to be tweaked a little bit). It's just of matter of what restrictions the OS has on launch. They've been cracking down lately so it will be interesting to see. But, I doubt they'd block ADB as that means app developers would have a hard time coding apps for the Amazon platform.

anyone attempt root? i know i can pull stock rom with SPflash for boot img for magisk but is the bootloader unlockable

I'm game to attempt it. Haven't opened or registered yet. Was going to run through toolbox testing.
How would you even go about it given the new Fire OS 8 and typically hardware locks on bootloader?

april 2022 security bulliten
April 2022
April 2022
corp.mediatek.com
name: CVE-2022-20069
description: In preloader (usb), there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege, for an attacker who has physical access to the device, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
list of chipsets affected: MT6580, MT6735, MT6739, MT6761, MT6762, MT6763, MT6765, MT6768, MT6769, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6799, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6873, MT6877, MT6885, MT6893, MT6983, MT8167, MT8167S, MT8168******** (AFAIK this is the one in the new fire), MT8173, MT8175, MT8183, MT8185, MT8321, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8666, MT8667, MT8675, MT8695, MT8696, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8797

jakemastaflash said:
I'm game to attempt it. Haven't opened or registered yet. Was going to run through toolbox testing.
How would you even go about it given the new Fire OS 8 and typically hardware locks on bootloader?
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I just got the amazon fire tablet 7 (12th generation)
I was able to get google play store installed with tool box and remove the lock screen ads. I also disabled a lot of things in the settings to help speed up the tablet. I ran into issues getting a launcher to work but I found an app called one button navigation that puts an overlay over top of the fire tablets buttons and then I set the overlay to send me back to my launchers home screen. I found Niagara to be the fastest launcher. I also was successful at disabling all the amazon bloatware
I am pretty happy with the results but I still would like to root the tablet to get a real launcher support, I also would like to change the home button to something more fluid and not just an overlay. Possibly see if there's any more settings I can tweet with root access to increase the speed a bit as well. Has anyone been successful at rooting this device?

I got the kids the new 7" Amazon tablet for Christmas 2022
It's pretty slowly probably lots of bloat, would love to get normal android on it... Is this theoretically possible as I want to use family link to lock apps/time limits down.

Amazon fire 11 generation doesit have. A thread

Want it to use firebox
Sad it wont
Am trying to find fixes