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Amazon’s Fire tablets offer a lot of bang for the buck. With list prices starting as low as $60 for an entry-level model, they’re far cheaper than any recent iPad or Android tablet from Samsung, Google, or Lenovo. And you can often find Fire tablets on sale for even lower prices – Amazon has a habit of slashing prices by up to 50 percent on some models for Prime Day, Black Friday, or during other sales events.
But despite their low prices, Fire tablets tend to have decent displays, good battery life, and acceptable performance for light tasks. These tablets run a modified version of Android called Fire OS that limits their functionality somewhat, which could be disappointing if you received one as a gift or purchased one without realizing what the tablet can and cannot do out of the box. But it is possible to add some functionality with a few relatively simple hacks. For example you can sideload Android applications that aren’t available from Amazon’s Appstore or even install the Google Play Store. And one of the most useful tools for hacking Amazon’s tablets is a free third-party utility called Fire Toolbox.
Amazon’s Android-based Fire OS is probably fine if all you need is a simple device for web surfing, watching videos, and maybe playing some light games. It has built-in apps that let you do all of those things.
But Fire OS doesn’t ship with Google apps and services like the Chrome, YouTube, or the Google Play Store. And Amazon doesn’t make it easy to change your keyboard, lock screen wallpaper, or many other settings.
That’s where the unofficial Fire Toolbox app comes in.
Developed by xda-developers forum member Datastream33, Fire Toolbox is an app that runs on a Windows or Linux computer that allows you to hack your Fire tablet by plugging the tablet into the PC with a USB cable and then running a series of commands to do things like install the Google Play Store, replace the default Fire OS home screen and launcher, side-load apps, disable pre-installed apps, or make other changes.
You could theoretically do the same things by typing a series of commands into a command line window, but Datastream33’s Fire Toolbox bundles a bunch of those functions together into a single tool that lets you make changes just by clicking a few buttons.
One thing you cannot easily do is replace Fire OS with a different operating system. Most recent Amazon tablets are locked down too tightly to make that possible. But Fire Toolbox does provide the tools to make Fire OS feel more like stock Android. And if you have a tablet running Fire OS 7 or Fire OS 8, recent updates to Fire Toolbox make it possible to completely disable and replace some Amazon apps and services like the Amazon Launcher home screen, Alexa voice assistant, and Amazon Keyboard app.
And while Amazon updates its software from time to time in ways that may break some of Fire Toolbox’s features, Datastream33 is constantly updating the software with new features, improvements, and workarounds for Amazon’s latest restrictions.
Among other things, Fire Toolbox also lets you:
- Replace the default home screen & launcher app, keyboard, and voice assistant.
- Change your screen density options (to make text and graphics look larger or smaller).
- Disable some or all of Amazon’s pre-installed apps (including “protected” system apps, if you have a recent Fire OS 7 or Fire OS 8 device that’s vulnerable to the latest exploit).
- Enable or disable automatic updates, over-the-air updates, or change other system settings.
- Sideload apps (install applications downloaded to your PC from trusted sites like APK Mirror if they aren’t available in the Amazon Appstore and/or you don’t want to install Google Play).
- Backup all data on your tablet to your PC, or restore from a previous backup.
- Move files to and from your tablet.
- Record a video or save a screenshot.
- Disable the lock screen.
There’s also a tool that lets you remove lock screen ads from some Fire tablets. The official way to do that is to pay Amazon $15. but maybe you bought a used tablet on eBay and didn’t even know that there were “special offers” on the lock screen? Fire Toolbox provides a way to disable them for free.
Note that the Fire Toolbox will also frequently recommend you block automatic updates from Amazon in order to ensure that hacks you make using the tool aren’t overwritten by future Fire OS updates.
Just keep in mind that if you go down that road you may also be blocking potential security updates, so proceed with caution.
That said, some of Amazon’s updates may remove functionality of the Toolbox. For example when Fire OS 7.3.2.2 was released in November, 2021 users were no longer able to use Fire Toolbox to:
- Set a third-party launcher app as the default launcher
- Block OTA updates
- Remove lock screen ads
- Disable some of Amazon’s system apps
While Datastream33 found workarounds for some of those issues, others remain blocked on tablets running newer versions of Fire OS… until September 2025. And it’s likely that Amazon will eventually roll out an update that blocks utilities like Fire Toolbox from accessing those functions again in the future, so some users do prefer to block OTA updates in case they remove functionality that they currently rely on.
As of December, 2025 the most recent version of the utility is Fire Toolbox v43 for Windows or v14 for Linux . It supports all Fire tablets released in 2024 or earlier, incorporates a new exploit that makes it possible to modify system applications, giving you more control over the tablet, and brings a number of new or improved features.
The exploit makes it possible to disable Amazon apps and services you’re not using, but it also leads to a higher likelihood that you might break something by deleting or disabling necessary apps. Fortunately Fire Toolbox will prompt you to backup your data to your computer before doing most dangerous things, allowing you to restore from a backup if you need to.
Some other updates in Fire Toolbox v43 include a tool that allows you to update system apps that are pre-installed by Amazon, even if you’ve blocked your tablet from installing over-the-air operating system updates (the tool will also let you restore those apps to their factory defaults if you want to roll back an update), a quicker way to change your default launcher/home screen app, an updated Notification Center, and an updated tool for modifying the navigation bar on your tablet.
Fire Toolbox has also picked up a bunch of other features in recent updates, including wireless debugging (allowing you to connect a Fire Tablet to your PC over a wireless network to make changes via Fire Toolbox, instead of by using a USB cable), support for multiple user profiles (allowing you to set up adult and child profiles for Google Play Services, for example), and a FOSS App Center that makes it easy to install some free and open source Android applications, including an F-Droid client called Droid-ify, the Aurora Store (a client for installing apps from the Google Play Store), and NewPipe (and open source YouTube client).
It’s also a little easier than it used to be to use the Toolbox to sideload Android applications from your PC (which you can download from sources other than the Amazon Appstore or Google Play).
How to get started with Fire Toolbox
OK, so let’s get down to hacking our tablets.
In order to use Fire Toolbox on a recent Amazon tablet, you need to:
- Download and install the latest version of Fire Toolbox on a Windows PC.
- Enable USB debugging on your Fire tablet by following these steps:
- Open the Settings app on your Fire tablet.
- Scroll down until you find Device Options and tap it.
- Tap the serial number 7 times until a message pops up saying that you’re now a developer.
- Tap the back button to return to the previous screen.
- Tap the new item that says “Developer Options.”
- Slide the toggle to enable Developer Options.
- Scroll down until you find “USB Debugging” and slide the toggle so that it’s enabled.
- Plug your tablet into the Windows PC using a USB cable.
- Run the Fire Toolbox app on your PC.
- A box should appear on the tablet. Click OK.”
- Once you’ve done that, you can use Fire Toolbox on your PC to perform all of the actions mentioned above.
You can find the latest version of Fire Toolbox at the xda-developers forum.
In the market for a cheap tablet, and need help figuring out which Amazon Fire tablet may be right for your needs? We’ve got your covered with our spec comparison table for Amazon’s current-gen tablets.
| Amazon Fire 7 (2022) | Amazon Fire HD 8 (2024) | Amazon Fire HD 10 (2023) | Amazon Fire Max 11 | |
| Display | 7 inch, 1024 x 600 | 8 inch, 1280 x 800 | 10 inch, 1920 x 1200 | 11 inch, 2000 x 1200 pixels |
| Storage | 16GB or 32GB + microSD (up to 1TB) | 32GB or 64GB + microSD (up to 1TB) | 32GB or 64GB + microSD (up to 1TB) | 64GB or 128GB + microSD card reader (up to 1TB) |
| RAM | 2GB | 3GB (32GB) or 4GB (64GB) | 3GB | 4GB |
| CPU | MediaTek MT8168V 4 x ARM Cortex-A53 @ 2 GHz | MediaTek MT8169A 6 x ARM Cortex-A55 @ 2 GHz | MediaTek MT8186A 2 x Cortex-A76 @ 2.05 GHz 6 x ARM Cortex-A55 @ 2 GHz | MediaTek MT8188J 2 x ARM Cortex-A78 @ 2.2 GHz 6 x Cortex-A55 @ 2 GHz |
| GPU | Mali-G52 3EE MC1 | Mali-G52 2EE MC2 | Mali-G52 2EE MC2 @ 1 GHz | Mali-G57 MC2 @ 950 MHz |
| Battery | Up to 10 hours | Up to 13 hours | Up to 13 hours | Up to 14 hours |
| Ports | USB 2.0 Type-C | USB 2.0 Type-C | USB 2.0 Type-C | USB 2.0 Type-C |
| Charging time | 4 hours (5W wired) |
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| Audio | Mono speaker 3.5mm headphone jack | Stereo speakers 3.5mm headphone jack | Stereo speakers 3.5mm headphone jack | Stereo speakers |
| WiFi | WiFi 5 | WiFi 5 | WiFi 5 | WiFi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Cameras | 2MP rear (720p) 2MP front(720p) | 5MP rear (1080p) 2MP front (720p) | 5MP rear (1080p) 5MP front (1080p) | 8MP front 8MP rear |
| Latest OS version | Fire OS 8 | Fire OS 8 | Fire OS 8 | Fire OS 8 |
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| Dimensions | 180.7 x 117.6 x 9.7mm | 202 x 137 x 9.6mm | 246 x 165 x 8.6mm | 259.1 x 163.7 x 7.50mm |
| Weight | 282 grams | 337 grams | 434 grams | 490 grams |
| Starting price (MSRP) | $60 | $100 | $140 | $230 |
This article was originally published Nov 30, 2020 and last updated December 25, 2025.
Great post! I’ve been looking for ways to enhance my Fire tablet experience, and Fire Toolbox seems like the perfect solution. Installing Google Play and customizing the default apps sounds amazing! Can’t wait to try it out. Thanks for sharing!
Great post! I’ve been wanting to install Google Play on my Fire tablet for a while now. Fire Toolbox seems like a game changer! Can’t wait to try out the customizations you mentioned. Thanks for sharing detailed steps!
I have two fire max 11 tablets and one is the standard OS without Fire toolbox and the System takes 5Gb of my storage. The other has utilized Fire Toolbox and its System show taking 35Gb of my original 64Gb. That is a lot. Is it normal?
This is a great, comprehensive article that provides clear step-by-step instructions for installing Google Play and replacing default apps; however, with all due respect, there is no “hacking” involved. The user doesn’t need to write code, execute remote code exploits, or initiate advanced shell commands. It is simply installing Android apps on a device which already has an Android-based OS installed. Hack is a word that is way overused and exaggerated.
Update after spending a full Sunday working on this (Tablet: Fire HD 10, 11th gen, running Fire OS 8.3.3.5).
My goals: one profile, a clean custom launcher, and Google Play Store access. The Amazon Kids profile was too cumbersome, Kids+ had no value for us, and the advertising was getting out of hand, so I wanted a single adult profile for my child to use.
What I ended up with: Niagara Launcher installed and launched manually when desired. Google Play Store works after carefully selecting versions of Google services that didn’t cause infinite login loops.
I used Fire Toolbox v41.1 and ADB. Toolbox’s auto-selection pulled a version of one service that was older than the stub in Fire OS 8.3.3.5, which therefore would not install. Installing the latest version caused login loops, unresolvable without a factory reset. After that attempt, I used Toolbox’s underlying adb via PowerShell to manually install compatible Google services versions.
In trying to fix the login loop, I wasted time on the com.google.android.webview rabbit hole (it didn’t help). I learned Fire OS 8.3.3.5 is hard-coded to use Amazon’s WebView instead, and google’s webview was not necessary in my case.
Limitations I ran into:
Required an Amazon account on the device to complete setup after factory reset.
Other household members (including the child profile) still exist in the background even if hidden from the login screen.
Linking my child’s Google account into Play Services required adding my credit card to the Google ecosystem (I reminded them multiple times not to buy anything).
The WebView provider cannot be changed — the system is locked to com.amazon.webview.chromium.
No method (Automate, ADB, etc.) succeeded in remapping the Home button to Niagara.
Installed Google components that worked for me, on this tablet and OS, as of 2025-08-17:
com.google.android.gms (Google Play Services) – 25.20.37 (150400-766884605)
com.google.android.gsf – 10-6494331
com.google.android.gsf.login – 7.1.2
com.android.vending (Google Play Store) – 47.4.32-29 [0] [PR] 792418949
Exact builds:
com.google.android.gms_25.31.33_(150400-795226510)-253133022_minAPI30(arm64-v8a,armeabi-v7a)(nodpi)_apkmirror.com.apk
com.google.android.gsf_10-6494331-29_minAPI29(nodpi)_apkmirror.com.apk
com.google.android.gsf.login_7.1.2-25_minAPI23(nodpi)_apkmirror.com.apk
com.android.vending_47.4.32-29_0_PR_792418949-84743220_minAPI29(arm64-v8a,armeabi-v7a,x86,x86_64)(nodpi)_apkmirror.com.apk
From my perspective, Amazon has rigorously locked down the latest Fire OS, especially around launcher defaults and sign-in. But by carefully picking compatible versions of Google services, you can at least get Play Store access and present apps in a clean launcher like Niagara, even if you can’t bind it to the Home button.
In the XDA instructions it says – Before purchasing the tablet:
Make sure you uncheck the "Link device to your Amazon account to simplify setup" box before Adding to Cart.
Unfortunately I checked the box. I followed all of the XDA instructions but my Fire wont allow certain play store apps from working. The app loads but within seconds , it crashes. I did a factory reset before but same results .
Is there something I can do to install the play store now?
That’s most likely not the issue. There are just some Google Play Store apps that are known not to work well on Amazon tablets, possibly because they rely on features that are not available. While installing the Play Store and doing other things with Fire Toolbox can make a Fire Tablet feel more like a regular Android tablet, there will always be some differences.
Hello, I have a kindle hd 10 7th generation and have been trying to do the android tablet thing with the toolbox. I have tried several times and have done all of the suggested “fixs” but I am still unable to get the Google stuff to install. Every time that I try to launch the Google stuff from the toolbox faceplate it says that the toolbox has encountered an error and has shut down. I am able to get some other things (like a launcher) but the Google stuff won’t work, any other suggestions????
This is an incredibly useful guide! I’ve always wanted to access Google Play on my Fire tablet, and the Fire Toolbox seems like the perfect solution. Can’t wait to try it out and finally disable those Amazon apps! Thanks for sharing this detailed process!
Fire OS 8.3.3.3 has removed Google playinstalled this way, and all Google play apps. They “archived” the apps, but as far as I can tell my save data and artwork that my little neice and nephew created in an art app are gone. This is as of late Feb 2025.
Huh, that’s strange. My Fire Max 11 updates to Fire OS 8.3.3.3 last night, but the Google Play Store and all of my installed apps are unaffected. But it looks like you’re not the only one who’s had this issue: https://www.reddit.com/r/kindlefire/comments/1iz7395/anyone_else_have_issues_with_firmware_update_8333/
That may surely be my issue, sounds like it anyway.
Hi I installed a 3rd party launcher somewhat by accident and went ahead and uninstalled it. However, now the home button doesn’t work any more. However do I restore/recover the home button back to how it was before the 3rd part launcher was installed? Thanks so much for the toolbox by the way, so awesome!
Hmm, that shouldn’t have happened – I just went ahead and installed Nova Launcher on my tablet to test, and after I uninstalled Nova the home button went back to its previous setting.
If that doesn’t work, you might want to try rebooting your tablet (press and hold the power button until it restarts).
And if that doesn’t work, you may want to try installing a custom launcher from Fire Toolbox again, and then uninstall it from the tablet.
thanks for the reply and the suggestions. Yeah those were actually the two things i tried first but with still the same result, the middle round home button doesn’t show up, only the square to the right and the triangle to the left are still there. I’ll try installing each of the different launchers and uninstalling it again to see if any of them happen to work. I had only tried one so far.
Just to update, i still could not find a way to restore the home button, so i finally just went ahead and reset the tablet to factory and re-run toolbox again. It was a last resort but it worked fine again after that. Thanks again
Question: The one thing I want to do on my current Fire tablet is use a calendar that will sync to other devices and which the calendar content can be backed up. Is the easiest calendar app for this Google? If so, am I better off using the APK hack to enable the Google Play store?
(The Tolbox seems a bit robust for my needs.) I will donate, though. Thanks.
Is there a version for Fire Max 11, Generation 13?
The latest version of Fire Toolbox works with the Fire Max 11.
we waiting on mainline linux, serenity os, meybe haiku in future
thanks for share nice usefull content I love this blog.
So, I don’t like the Amazon launcher but I like the fact that you can use it to limit your kids time on the tablet and encourage education work prior to all games.
I have been working with the Fire Toolbox on their tablets (new tablets so limited functionality) but wondering if there are ways keep the Fire Launcher to still keep the time limits enabled but limit 90% of the junk apps? What have others been doing regarding this?
Thanks for the article and information!
Hello, Thanks so much for your article. The only reason I’m looking into this is that I want to change the date to 2015. Will I be able to do this if I use the Fire Toolbox? Or could there be an easier way? Thanks!
just dont buy an amazon tablet
I hope I can find an equivalent that runs on macOS. It looks like a great tool.
Question. When done with modifying Amazon Fire tablet, should one shut down the developer’s stuff or leave it on? Reason for asking this, with the developer’s option on, I can not keep the Fire Toolbox open to modify it again. With disconnecting the cable, the program does stay open.
Does it’s work with the fire max 11
Looks like it does: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/windows-linux-tool-fire-toolbox-v31-0.3889604/post-88742699
Does this also work for kindle fire TV devices? such as the stick or the actual TV
Nope, but if you’re looking to modify a Fire TV or sideload apps, I recommend checking out some of the guides at AFTVNews. https://www.aftvnews.com/tag/guide/
I couldn’t access my account after disabling ‘device setup’ on my Amazon Fire HD 8 ( 7th generation). I ended up having to reset the tablet to factory defaults .I had to go through them all manually to find the culprit. ( It’s a bit of a long story ).
So tell. We’re listening, and maybe we can help. Or did you solve it?
I found that trying to hack (before anyone gets in an uproar about that word, look up the original meaning!) android devices to be a pain. I used to use android phones as tablets with no service just to have a pocket computer, and they make it harder and harder to modify them as time goes by.
What happened with you exactly?
Of course that was back in the day when you could just download the KingDong super user exploit or whatever the heck it was called – to gain root privileges to modify the device however you wanted and disable a bunch of google garbage. I bricked more than one phone that way taking it a little too far… Ultimately I gave up on android devices deeming them not to be worth the hassle.
I kind of think Amazon devices are similiar. You’re just throwing your money away if you accidentally brick it. Here’s a hint: stay away from the superband blobs or whatever they’re called. They’ll brick the device beyond repair if you disable them. (I’ve had a little to drink and can’t remember the name of it right now, it’s the modem baseband thingy).
can you tell me how to get into an adults account without knowing their password?
Can we remove idiotic comments like this from 12 year olds?
I suspect it’s redditors, ever since an article from lili was posted there, I’ve noticed there has been an uptick in pre-adult posters here. It’s sad they won’t be more mature. People who think the world revolves around them and one day life will bite them hard in the rear and watch their small little lives fall apart.
Moving along…
Why did the OP perhaps want to get into a parent’s account? Maybe one of the parent’s (single mother) contacts is doing something they shouldn’t to the potential minor / the “Person” user posting the question? Maybe try not to be so judgemental next time until you know the motivation instead of just belittling them?
Will this work on a Fire HD 6? Or is it too old?
I have an eight inch Fire tablet from 2017 that went out of support this year but still works fine (other than many functions like the Kindle app will not work much longer). I wonder if an older version of Fire Toolbox could take it to stock Android from that era since it won’t be getting updates anymore either way. Earlier this year I bought a 2020 version of the Fire HD 8 for my Kindle reading pleasure when Woot was selling NOS still in the original packaging versions of the 2020 HD 8 tablet so the 2017 model doesn’t really have much utility anymore.
How to you clear all the charges and apps added to stalk/spy/hack all my accounts? Since my divorce in 2020 I’ve been in hell and finally figured out the psychotic BS and really don’t want to have to buy all new equipment AGAIN
The easiest way to would be to open the Settings app, choose the Device Options menu, and then choose the option that says “Reset to Factory Defaults.”
This will erase all of your apps and data, leaving you with a tablet that’s pretty much the same as what you would have had if you bought a new one from Amazon. That means you will have to sign in with your Amazon account again and reinstall any apps that you use, so make sure to make a list of apps before you do this.
Unfortunately that doesn’t remove the apps that were added which are used to teach me and control my WiFi, phone and everything connected. The permissions clearly state their ability to reroute/block calls, messages etc access/discover all networks, make changes, delete accounts/passwords and so much more
That sounds like the apps were installed as “system” apps, which requires root or ADB. Things installed there will survive “factory reset”s, and if something is removed from there, it’ll remain removed after a factory reset. At least, that’s how it was on my Galaxy s5. It’s either that, or someone is using a built-in option for remote management of your device.
Wow be told , if your device has an accident and you have to claim for a new one on your insurance.
The spy (expletive) that many men pull on their wives is ridiculous, especially if he is doing it after a relationship is supposedly over. I would bite the bullet and buy a new tablet rather than put up with that (expletive) but also involve the police (assuming you are in a Western country) since such spying is highly illegal.
Tengo una Tablet Fire 5ta. generación, me queda la duda si resulta usar Toolbox? La versión es bastante anterior a las mencionadas en los comentarios.
If you install NoRoot firewall from playstore, you can block absolutely everything from Amazon and turn your Fire into a very fast and flexible android tablet.
YES EXACTLY! One factory Reset bought so many phone with new numbers then went to Apple and have three iPhone and had nine IDs but one app allows knowledge of all networks, accounts, passwords and factory reset whitelist. My calls, texts and emails get redirected or just blocked. I couldn’t contact my attention during the pandemic lock down to file PPO as my ex admitted who wired my car ( to track Rob and kill me) while I found a folder he compiled with all my retirement, SSDI & Longterm disability award letters and two life insurance polices on me dated after the divorce and I’m sure there’s others by his response to me finding these. PLEASE WHAT DO I DO TO GET MY LIFE BACK
Buy a more ANDROID tablet… You want a Sentra to do 300 miles an hour. KNOW your limitations and do some research. Most of what you have asked/mentioned is EASILY found if you make an effort.
I’ve been researching and am now broke from security systems/ camera new phones and TVs. I’ve learned a lot but unlike you I guess not everyone is tech savvy. My life is literally at risk! BELIEVE ME MY EFFORT ISN’T LACKING
Ok, kookoo.
This is a comment section. Your life is not in danger.
I can plug in an external USB webcam to my Fire HD10 and use it by an app I installed, but can’t for the life of me get the external camera in use on a Duo call. Anyone get this to work or have ideas? Purpose is for having a top down camera for remote board gaming, but still have the tablet display available on the table.
Fire toolbox worked for both my kids Fire HD 8 but would like to warn people that the Fire Toolbox loaded a log4j2 virus on my computer. Fortunately the security on my computer identified it and took measures before any damage was done.
Is the log4j2 virus issue fixed in the latest version 26.1? Please help.
It’s saying my device a fire tablet 10 isn’t compatible with Disney plus.
I thought it was just me. After following the above instructions my tablet was converted but the PC took a bit of a hit and started running slowly which was annoying. I had to reset the whole thing to get rid of it.
No, it didn’t. Your virus scanner gave a false positive.
PLEASE read up on these things before you just pop off and spread false information.
I just got the fire HD 10 2021 and it has OS version 7.3.2.2 and Fire Toolbox will not load new launcher. I did load the Play Store, and YouTube. Will I lose those whenever Amazon has a new update? There is no place in Settings to disable OTA updates. Thanks.
Amazon updates don’t typically remove Google apps once they’ve been installed, but starting with version 7.3.2.2, Amazon blocks the method Toolbox had used for installing third party launchers and blocking over the air updates.
It’s possible that the developer or other Fire tablet hackers will find workarounds, but for now those are two things that cannot easily be done on the latest version of Fire OS.
Thanks, I appreciate your response.
I just got the fire HD 10 (generation 11) and it has OS version 7.3.2.2 I don’t get if I can use this manual to change the system to get Play Store, Chrome and more. I am not good with technology, sorry. Really thanks for your answer
Just got a Fire HD 10 (2021) and Toolbox 25.1. Can’t disable OTA updates. With every change, I get the prompt to disable OTA updates. I always respond Yes, but OTA updates are not disabled and the toggle is inoperative.
It sounds like your tablet may already be running Fire OS 7.3.2.2. If that’s not the case, then you may want to leave a comment in the xda-developers forum. The developer of Fire Toolbox is pretty responsive to feedback.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/windows-tool-fire-toolbox-v25-0.3889604/
Download the Noroot firewall from playstore. It will block anything Amazon tries to load on your Fire hd10 including updates. Totally configurable and very effective.
.. and more
i need more, install firefox os , Sailfish, Ubuntu, Fedora , arch , postmarket
Have you considered creating a partition on the internal disk or creating a boot disk which boots from the recovery menu (power button + volume down) *volume up and power button at the same time on some builds. Im not a pro, I am hoping you have more experience and could make it possible to do these things.. Im great at coming up with ideas like this. I just need a team to help get those ideas up and moving. Interested??
I’ve used the Toolbox on both my Fire 10 and 8 and am extremely happy with the results. It takes some patience and carefully following the steps, but it’s well worth it.
I used the toolbox and the standard debloat, but I want to use alexa. I haven’t been able to restore alexa, either by itself or even if I do the “restore all”.
I appreciate what you’re doing. I tried it with my 2021 hd 10+ and was pleased except for one thing: I can’t find a way to make Alexa open and run. I’ve gone back to restore Amazon apps, but nothing works. Once I saw a manual update for Alexa pop up and I updated and it worked for about two days then, nothing.
Does this have any issues that affects other apps, specifically Amazon Alexa?.. I noticed shortly after that I could still use Alexa but I couldn’t open the app itself.. all the other Amazon apps are fine just Alexa..
I had the same issue with Alexa. I had sideloaded my Google stuff. Last night I uninstalled from Play store and reinstalled from Amazon App store and that fixed my problem. Don’t know why Play store tried to take over, It was the original app installed on the tablet.
i need mainline linux not android
Then this is not the tablet for you. I suggest you check out the PineTab from Pine64 instead.
pinetab are never sell for customers. this is still apha
How do I actually download this thing, I don’t see the usual download tab or has it just been a long day. Many thanks in anticipation of a speedy response.
Download the latest version from this link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/windows-tool-fire-toolbox-v20-0.3889604/
“Uninstall some or all of Amazon’s pre-installed apps” … I wish the Toolbox could do this, but it doesn’t uninstall apps, it just hides them. I could do with the storage space and was hoping that this might help. Sadly no.
Agreed.
A los que les molesta la publicidad y está fuera de estados unidos pueden chatear con el personal de amazon para deshabilitar la publicidad le preguntan cómo si no saben nada “si es posible deshabilitar la publicidad” ellos le van a responder que si, si están en Estados Unidos cobran $15 si están en otro país es gratis. Así de fácil.
Can this be done from a basic windows laptop?
yes
I need ubuntu or fedora on this tablet and Amazon service too. normal update for many years etc.
appreciate the reply, but depending on how often Amazon updates, I’m thinking I’ll just keep the bloatware. The ads appear on my Home-screen, not my Lock-screen. Thank you anyway.
Just disable OTA updates? Then that shouldnt be a problem.
I also did a post in the Amazon Fire 7″, 9th Generation board on the XDA Forum, but thought I’d try here for an answer as well. Everything worked great with the Version 17.1 of the Toolbox, except, the Fire updated and after it did that, all the bloatware was back. Can you tell me why this happened and whether or not it’s worth using the tool again today?
Thank you much!
Amazon rolls out automatic software updates regularly to fix bugs, patch security flaws, and add new features. They sometimes overwrite changes that you may have made (for example if you disabled lock-screen ads using the Toolbox, Amazon software updates will often undo that). But some changes you can make with the Toolbox, like installing the Google Play Store, will usually survive Amazon updates.
I believe recent versions of the Toolbox do give you the option to try to prevent your tablet from downloading and installing updates from Amazon. But I’ve found that this can be hit or miss (sometimes it doesn’t work), and I’m not sure I’d recommend doing it anyway since you probably want security updates from Amazon.
If you want to remove lock screen ads or other Amazon applications, I’d recommend just running the Toolbox again after Amazon updates are installed. This should remove unwanted software and ads at least until the next update.
Use the Noroot firewall from playstore, it can block any update.
Wow! I finally tried Fire Toolbox and it is phenominal! It will walk you step by step through the setting to make your Fire tablet work like a normal Android tablet.
It’s not for a total novice, but is fairly straight forward.
BTW it’s now on version 17.1.
It’s 4/25/21. The latest Toolbox is 14.? It failed on 2 Windows 10 PCs. 7 ZIP errors when attempting to load up Google Services. Found Version 11 on the internet. Worked like a champ. This was trying it on the latest HD 10.
Content won’t show for fire toolbox on my PC, so I can’t download the files
I only want to remove preinstalled apps for space. Can this do it? Thanks!
Hi I am trying to hack
a Amazon tablet but it not working
So can you help me
This is one amazing app. HD 8 8th Gen. Right now, it seems to stick on Nova Launcher, as I’ve set it. In any event, Many thanks!
I’ve used fire toolbox and have installed Google playstore and downloaded Google apps. However the settings app still has vestiges of Amazon which prevents me downloading my contacts already on my mobile How do you make settings fully Google android?
“if you bought a used tablet on eBay or something and didn’t know that there were “special offers” on the lock screen, maybe it’s not entirely illegal to remove them yourself? Maybe?”
“Ignorance of the law is excuses no one.”
What about ignorance of correct grammar?
Please dont talk about things you dont understand. The EULA is NOT LAW. Its not in any legal code. Its an agreeent between the seller and buyer in which warranty is void if you dont follow their rules. That is all.
When you purchase any hard asset item like computer hardware you have a right to do anything you want with it except reverse engineer and sell the IP. Otherwise, you can do anyting including taking it apart and turning it into a keychain or a toilet ornament. You can also modify any software insalled on it as long as its for your own use. No one, has the right to take that away from you and believe me they tried. Corporations have been trying to take away consumer rights a long time and each time they have failed. The latest effort is to move things to the net (cloud) so that you never actually have them on your devices and are just “renting” software. But there is absolutely nothing illegal about modifying your own tablet. It will just void the warranty but its perfectly legal.
If you use this to install Nova Launcher, does it revert back to stock Amazon launcher when you press home?
OK it uses Launcher Hijack just like the older methods, which sucks because it’s a 5 second delay every time you press on Home. Not a solution I like.
how instal normal linux (ubuntu , fedora, manjaro) leke as PinePhone?
Can’t be done. Amazon created the Fire tablets to sell its content and it appears that it’s now locking them down so that’s all they’re good for.
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