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What can I do with a rooted Kindle Fire?

Hey everyone, can someone tell me what can I do with a rooted kindle fire? I know you can install cynanogen but what does that do?
I'm planning on getting one for christmas and want to know a few things before buying it.
I've never rooted anytihng before but I've modded xbox, wii, ds, psp, iphones, etc.
Sorry if this is the wrong forum section to ask this.

Why open an extra thread when this topic is already here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1374797
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Rooted Fires impress the ladies
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Thanks you need to root to get the Android Market
Another q, can the kindle fire connect to Ad Hoc networks?

The Fire doesn't support ad-hoc networks natively, but there's a workaround here.

thanks.........

I'm considering rooting my Kindle Fire, but am still unsure. Doesn't rooting it void your warranty? I'd hate to have something happen to it and then be stuck with an unusable KF that I can't even return. What are your guys' thoughts on it?

Patience
Basically, a rooted kindle will allow side-loading of apps, outside of Amazon's built in app store. Their app store will not list apps like Netflix because Amazon is hoping most users will utilize their streaming service and provide an additional income stream (that's why the kindle is so inexpensive).
Everyone is waiting for a fully functional CyanogenMod7 or Ice Cream Sandwich custom ROM to be released. Until that happens, I have rooted my kindle, copied the apk files of select apps from my Android phone and side-loaded them to my kindle.
I have found the kindle the runs almost everything I want and allows me to be patient for the upcoming ROM releases.

Same thing as other rooted Android Devices.
Run custom ROMs and such.

ToxicCosmos said:
I'm considering rooting my Kindle Fire, but am still unsure. Doesn't rooting it void your warranty? I'd hate to have something happen to it and then be stuck with an unusable KF that I can't even return. What are your guys' thoughts on it?
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Taking a quick look at the warranty on Amazon.com, I don't see anything about your warranty being void if you you root or modify your Kindle. That said, the warranty won't be valid if you break your Kindle by rooting in.
If you need to send it in for repairs, you can always flash a stock rom. If it's too broken to be flashed, it's probably too broken for Amazon to tell that you rooted it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1378063

asb2164 said:
Rooted Fires impress the ladies
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Right! With your manly geekiness!
(My wife is impressed that I'm innocent enough to have so much fun hacking the thing).
- Ed

rooted fire, wht esle?
Two weeks ago I rooted my kindle fire. I was about to throw it away because I hated the interface etc.
Stumbled on to the xda site than god.
Am now running jellybean 4.1.1. Amazing and now I can't put this thing down.
What else will this device do? What other ROMs are available? How do you stay on top of upgrades?

At some point you have to stop and it hard to do
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rbeavers said:
At some point you have to stop and it hard to do
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What? Stop? Nope. Never. A ROM a week and should my wife turn her back on her Fire for even a fraction of a second, it gets it, too!
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yuidaoren said:
...should my wife turn her back on her Fire for even a fraction of a second, it gets it, too!
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Been there, done that. She was seriously pissed for about three days...then she knew I was right.

[Q] connecting Epic touch to tv through hdmi cable

I searched and searched since I couldn't find the answer I am making this post to ask for the solution mods if thread already exist that contains the answer then close delete this thread but link me the thread.
SO AFTER flashing back and forth from ics to gb to ics to gb I'm running calks 3.0 gb rom and I'm having the issue that I can't get the tv to recognise my phone after connecting to it through a hdmi mhl adapteri used to just connect it and just hit source then select my phone and done deal I would be watching my vids or playing racing games on my large screen but now I can't my phone does have the all share app .. I know that to use the all share app it requires a wifi connection but I'm using a cable directly from device to tv.. any ideas what's missing

any ideas ?

Did you remember to plug the charger to the mhl adapter?
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Dont see why i need to do that i didnt have to before but when i get home i will give it a try.. Wondering whats missing on Calks rom that is installed on Blend rom cause had no issue on that rom but want to keep using this rom

Hdmi adapters need a powersource. Without that it wont work.
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D1rk said:
Hdmi adapters need a powersource. Without that it wont work.
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Wouldn't the battery of the phone be enough power source if its over 50%?
I will try that then when i get home like i said dont remember having to do that but i will give it a try hope it works.
thanks.. and if any other suggestion please let me know.

When i got mine i thought that too. Had my phone charged 100% but it didnt work until i plugged it up.
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D1rk said:
Hdmi adapters need a powersource. Without that it wont work.
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that's not necessarily true... its more like some phones require that the mhl to be powered... t mobile's galaxy ii does not require the mhl to be powered and several other phones don't require the mhl to be powered...

puff601 said:
that's not necessarily true... its more like some phones require that the mhl to be powered... t mobile's galaxy ii does not require the mhl to be powered and several other phones don't require the mhl to be powered...
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Ive only tried it on sprint gs2. But thanks for clearing things up. :thumbup:
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Camera and radio

I'm a bit of a kindle rookie so please bear with me...
I have installed jb cm10 along with gapps. It is running very nicely but I have no camera or radio. I know on earlier versions these weren't working, or so I've read, but am I doing something wrong...what am I missing!??
Forgot to say, it is the sgt7 version.
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There is no camera on the first generation fire. To hear the radio, get an app for that station.
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I don't know where you thought that Amazon might hide a camera, unless you thought the wifi antenna see-through hole was one, but there is no camera; and as far as radio goes, download the iHeart Radio app (or any other, but that's the only free and complete one I know of) and you've got your radio.

That`s actually a light sensor which as far as I know has never worked.

What a mistake to make. I was mistaking the sensor for a front mounted camera.. ..idiot!
As I said, clearly don't know much about the spec. Ah well....
On another note, was there ever any success on creating a kernal that allowed Bluetooth?
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boyob32 said:
On another note, was there ever any success on creating a kernal that allowed Bluetooth?
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The KF also has no internal Bluetooth. You need an external dongle to have Bluetooth. If you have any ROM that has Hashcode's 3.x kernel, they should support external devices. But you would also need an cable also for that.
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That`s actually a light sensor which as far as I know has never worked.
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I didn't know that. Does it work on an unrooted KF?
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I don't believe the light sensor has ever worked it may have been added to the device with intention that purely failed or at some point the mission to use it was aborted shortly after construction. Things can be found in many devices that simply get shelved at one point or another.
Also note that in landscape mode your hand would likely cover the location of this sensor making it a little useless.

I have a Kindle fire 2 NON hd version

I have a Kindle fire 2 NON hd version
the unit has a BAD esn so I figured the easiest way to fix it would be to root with android.
But everything I have seen shows a HD version. Can this tablet be rooted?
and if so what port do i use.
can someone direct me to the right area please

dyson77 said:
I have a Kindle fire 2 NON hd version
the unit has a BAD esn so I figured the easiest way to fix it would be to root with android.
But everything I have seen shows a HD version. Can this tablet be rooted?
and if so what port do i use.
can someone direct me to the right area please
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Step away from the Kindle.
If you can't see the posts above yours that explain how to do it, I think you should leave alone. Read lots or you will brick your device.
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chronicfathead said:
Step away from the Kindle.
If you can't see the posts above yours that explain how to do it, I think you should leave alone. Read lots or you will brick your device.
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lets start with this my question wasn't properly worded.
1 is there a way to bypass the bad esn? Amazon said I have a worthless unit
2 I have cyanogenmod in two units but did not require a fast boot cable.just direct usb connection.But most things i have
read here say you should use one. does it make a big difference?
lastly is there a mod that is simulator to cyanogen mod for the fire2 7" non hd?

dyson77 said:
lets start with this my question wasn't properly worded.
1 is there a way to bypass the bad esn? Amazon said I have a worthless unit
2 I have cyanogenmod in two units but did not require a fast boot cable.just direct usb connection.But most things i have
read here say you should use one. does it make a big difference?
lastly is there a mod that is simulator to cyanogen mod for the fire2 7" non hd?
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1. I'm not sure but I don't think so.
2. Cyanogenmod is absolutely possible to get on the kindle fire 2, if you check the version number you should have 10.2.X. The reason he told you to step away from the kindle is there are multiple posts in this section about how to root the Kindle fire 2 non-HD version, which you didn't seem to see so he assumed ignorance. No, you don't necessarily need a fastboot cable, but it's nice to have if you end up bricking your kindle. I've rooted mine through the Qemu and Bin4ry's root method which you will find listed somewhere here. Then you have to install TWRP bootloader, I'd recommend pulling a backup off the system through adb, then wipe and flash Cyanogenmod and GApps (Again, you say you've done this on other devices, but there's a thread here related to the kindle fire 2 specifically so follow that one).

*Bump*
Can anyone answer this yet? Does flashing CM override bad ESN?

If you mean can you use cm on a kindle that is blacklisted then yes, though I'm not condoning stolen kindles by saying this.
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First post plz be gentle :)

Hey folks,
I have a KF2 non hd and i am a bit of a noob tbh, i side load apps all the time and apart from that the kf2 is totally standard, i want to see if i can make it more like my HTC ONE, so as i understand it i will have to root it and thats all i know.
Can you good folks advise me on what i can do please
Cheers
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fordy0508 said:
Hey folks,
I have a KF2 non hd and i am a bit of a noob tbh, i side load apps all the time and apart from that the kf2 is totally standard, i want to see if i can make it more like my HTC ONE, so as i understand it i will have to root it and thats all i know.
Can you good folks advise me on what i can do please
Cheers
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The HTC One is likely running an OEM version of Andriod called Sense, of which (iirc) the source hasn't been released, so you won't find it for the KF. However, there are plenty of other ROMs available that may suit your needs. Before we get into that, though, I must strongly suggest you get a factory cable before attempting anything, as it will help you in case things don't go according to plan (they rarely do). After that, there is a thread at the top of this forum that serves as a FAQ, and can be used as a guideline for pointing you in the right direction regarding what steps must be taken to get you where you want to be.
Good luck

Ok thanks for the reply, but whats a factory cable? NOOb question alert
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Its also known as a fastboot cable, they are very useful when your kindle gets a red screen of death, or you get stuck in a boot loop without any means of recovery because you can plug the cable in and it immediately boots up and goes into fastboot so you can reflash the system image from there and such.
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