Hi everyone!
I will be purchasing a Kindle Fire for my friend on Christmas, and wanted to become further informed regarding custom ROMs on the Kindle Fire.
Specifically, the newer Kindle Fire 2nd Generation, which was available at a lowered price for a day on amazon. (upgraded 1GB RAM, 1.2GHz, running Amazon OS over android 4.0 vs. older gen which ran on 2.3, with only 512MB RAM and 1Ghz processor)
There are currently no custom android ROMs for this new model Kindle Fire, but there are masses of ROMs for the first Kindle Fire.
Would it be possible for myself to modify a Kindle Fire AOSP-based rom for the new Kindle Fire? (unoficcial CM10, Jelly Bean ROM tablet optimized, etc.)
They have very few hardware differences, perhaps I could implement the new additions into the source code and attempt to run?
I would like to know if this idea is feasible for a person with little android developing knowledge, or if it would be only for higher-level devs.
Thanks!
question_air said:
Hi everyone!
I will be purchasing a Kindle Fire for my friend on Christmas, and wanted to become further informed regarding custom ROMs on the Kindle Fire.
Specifically, the newer Kindle Fire 2nd Generation, which was available at a lowered price for a day on amazon. (upgraded 1GB RAM, 1.2GHz, running Amazon OS over android 4.0 vs. older gen which ran on 2.3, with only 512MB RAM and 1Ghz processor)
There are currently no custom android ROMs for this new model Kindle Fire, but there are masses of ROMs for the first Kindle Fire.
Would it be possible for myself to modify a Kindle Fire AOSP-based rom for the new Kindle Fire? (unoficcial CM10, Jelly Bean ROM tablet optimized, etc.)
They have very few hardware differences, perhaps I could implement the new additions into the source code and attempt to run?
I would like to know if this idea is feasible for a person with little android developing knowledge, or if it would be only for higher-level devs.
Thanks!
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Did anyone ever get the bootloaders on the new Kindle Fires unlocked so we could boot an alternate kernel yet? (I know Hashcode was working on it but I haven't been keeping up)
Still locked, making the second generation a white elephant.
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Isn't this the wrong forum to post this? First of all, the title says Kindle Fire 2 (misleading), second, this is a question.
this "question" belongs in the Q&A section not development...
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this "question" belongs in the Q&A section not development...
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Agree and moved to Q&A
MD
As the title asks...What is the Kindle Fire 2's model number on the back of the device? Is it the same as the 1st generation Kindle Fires (D01400)?
Yes sir
Yes. Yes it is. I guess amazon had leftover shells they needed to use
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I like kindle fire very much, simple and easy to use. The problem is the HD 8.9" screen is still a little smaller, will amazone consider a bigger screen for the next generation?
I am considering Apple ipad 2 or kindle fire HD 8.9, has very limited budget. If the kindle fire next generation release soon, maybe HD price will drop some. Any idea?
Your on the wrong forum. This is for Amazon Kindle Fire 1st Gen. Search for the Kindle Fire HD forums. And to answer your question I don't know, but a 10 in. screen wouldn't be bad.
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Hi,
They do not sell fire TV on amazon.
So what's the next generation device to replace fire TV ?
Hi,
I just got a brand new Fire TV 6.0 and the streaming is very juddery. I have a previous generation Fire TV 5.2 that works perfectly. Does anyone know of any issues with the newest fire tv?
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