Does anyone know whether or not the first gen fire is going to get this major OS update from 6.3 to 7.1 at any point in time?
I do not know, but it does not make sense for Amazon to update our old fires. They want to sell their new line. This is why I run twa_priv's ROM.
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I don't think the 1st gen fires will get the update.
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I know that hashcode and others have already ported ICS, but does anyone know if we are getting an official build of ICS from Amazon?
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I know that hashcode and others have already ported ICS, but does anyone know if we are getting an official build of ICS from Amazon?
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Doubt it. Amazon will want to deliver ICS on a 2nd generation device (ahem, the possible 10" Kindle Fire 2)
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if they do, I bet they use hashcodes kernel lol
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Amazon will save updates like that for next Gen kindles and will keep their UI the same and keep it locked to only the amazon app store because that is where they make money. Amazon actually lost money on kindle fires they are sold for 199 though cost like 203 to make
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it won't be ICS it'll be a gnarly inbred forked version of whatever.
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I don't think so because if they port ICS to the kindle fire,it may hurt the kindle fire 2 sales and anyway I think 3rd party roms are the best and hascode kernel is the best.Who cares about official ICS when you have got gederom and other roms that are better than stock ICS.There ui is not great because it makes the kindle fire feel like a kindle not a great Android tablet.
Probably not. But if you want ICS, give gedeROM a try.
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Hey all,
Just a curious question, is there any way to load the ICS based Kindle Fire ROM onto my rooted Kindle Fire? I really want a stock experience but the 2nd gen Kindle Fire my friend has is so much smoother (I'd assume due to the ROM differences).
Thanks.
Its more than just that.
The amount of ram that the kf2 has is greater than ours. The processor I'm sure is better than ours.
When you factor in these differences, I'm sure that the stock for them on our devices would be slow.
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Its more than just that.
The amount of ram that the kf2 has is greater than ours. The processor I'm sure is better than ours.
When you factor in these differences, I'm sure that the stock for them on our devices would be slow.
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Ah, thank you for the answer, I was under the impression that the second gen was identical in specs to the first gen.
I cannot figure out which Kindle I have and would really appreciate some help. I have a Kindle Fire (non-HD, I know that much) with the model D01400 but it's running version 10.3.1. These two things contradict each other. The D01400 is a 1st gen device but 10.3.1 has not been released for the 1st gen Kindle Fire. The serial number seems to point towards a 2nd gen device, but the model number is of a 1st gen Kindle Fire. So, which is it?
The model number is the same on both devices for some dumass reason.
You have a 2nd gen based off the firmware. Which is the only way to tell
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The model number is the same on both devices for some dumass reason.
You have a 2nd gen based off the firmware. Which is the only way to tell
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Thanks!
Would it be possible to port the stock ROM from the Kindle Fire 2nd Gen to the 1st gen kindle fire? Honestly there's not much difference between the two.. Just upgraded hardware.
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Would it be possible to port the stock ROM from the Kindle Fire 2nd Gen to the 1st gen kindle fire? Honestly there's not much difference between the two.. Just upgraded hardware.
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I've been thinking that. Why not ask ichigo? He is good at porting and has a kf2.
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We've had a discussion about this already. Due to hardware issues and other incompatibility issues, it has long been determined its completely unsafe and impossiable to get the Stock KF2 OS in the KF1.
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Nope. Not impossible. Just not worth the time.
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I believe I misspelled the word impossible. I knew I post like this would pop up, so I had to write it like that.
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So I was gonna pick up a KF HD 8.9 to play with and was wondering if anyone had any thoughts of the likelihood that someone will make a 'good' kitkat rom.
cheers
Yegort said:
So I was gonna pick up a KF HD 8.9 to play with and was wondering if anyone had any thoughts of the likelihood that someone will make a 'good' kitkat rom.
cheers
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I suppose it is possible but I think at the moment the devs are focusing more on rooting and cracking the bootloader of the new Kindle devices.
I'm guessing no way
LinearEquation said:
I suppose it is possible but I think at the moment the devs are focusing more on rooting and cracking the bootloader of the new Kindle devices.
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yeah, 4.4 may run faster than 4.3 on some devices which has 1G RAM like KFHD, otherwise, I dont think we need to upgrade to 4.4.
i've read that n2aos will eventually come out with one. but who knows when
Google says that Galaxy Nexus will not gonna be able to upgrade to 4.4 due to OMAP processor and KFHD is also a OMAP processor device, so ......
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Google says that Galaxy Nexus will not gonna be able to upgrade to 4.4 due to OMAP processor and KFHD is also a OMAP processor device, so ......
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http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...possibly-aid-galaxy-nexus-kitkat-development/
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At the risk of getting flamed for a dumb noob question, does this thread imply that there is a stock JB ROM for the Fire 8.9" HD?
I've doing my best to find stuff for myself, but it's not that easy being green!
Not sure what the question is. There are custom ROM's for the 8.9 that's last years model. There is nothing yet for the 2013 Kindle's yet no matter the model.
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Not sure what the question is. There are custom ROM's for the 8.9 that's last years model. There is nothing yet for the 2013 Kindle's yet no matter the model...
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Now I'm confused, according to Wikipedia there is only one version of the Kindle Fire HD 8.9", released on November 20, 2012.
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Now I'm confused, according to Wikipedia there is only one version of the Kindle Fire HD 8.9", released on November 20, 2012.
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Well, yea that's right. The new model is HDX. Only the 7" had a 2013 production as well. So what is your question?
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Well, yea that's right. The new model is HDX. Only the 7" had a 2013 production as well. So what is your question?
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Thank you. My question is that I'm looking for a stock Android ROM for the Kindle Fire HD 8.9" with 4G (which I think may be called LTE?). I've found one thread, but there doesn't seem to be a working version.
https://twitter.com/Hashcode0f/status/405145316661288960
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https://twitter.com/Hashcode0f/status/405145316661288960
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NICE! Thank you for the update!