Any ideas on how to update the Android OS from (Gingerbread) Android (2.2) to something higher like (android 4.0) Without Needing a Root?
Use kfu to install twrp and firefirefire. Then flash a rom from there.
If the reason you're scared of root is because you want/need your warranty, don't worry. Amazon cannot tell if you rooted when you unroot before claiming the warranty. If you're unable to unroot because your device is bricked etc., then they usually can't even know if its rooted anyway. (Unless of course you only thought it was bricked but it wasn't really.) Trust the devs here, and just go to http://goo.gl/DtVyY and enjoy a pure android tablet!
Hopefully someone can help. So I picked up a Fire HD for a good price and I want to put KitKat on it. Every tutorial or example I find talks about the software version being 7.x.x and mine has 11-something (see pic).
Can I still blow away the Amazon software and get Android on here? Will the walk-through showing 7.x.x work? Am I even in the right section?
the 11.x.x kindles (2nd gen hd's) have the exploit patched and can't have custom recovery installed on it to allow for custom boot images to be flashed, so the only rom you can flash is kindle water beta, and its not kitkat. Unless someone find a bootloader exploit then you are not going to be able to flash any roms on it outside the one mentioned.
Hello, I'm wondering what point there is of rooting and installing custom recovery on the zenwatch. From what i've seen, the custom kernels dont offer much in the way of features, and neither does rooting (Unlike on phones).
Just wondering if i should do it when i get my ZW this thursday.
I'm not dumb, i know how to do all this stuff, i just want to know why i should even try.
So I just purchased a Fire Stick 4k, and happily learned that you can unlock it! But I've been out of the custom ROM/Root/Bootloader Unlock scene for a few years. So I'm hoping you fine folks that have experience with these Fire Stick devices might be able to reassure me that I understand the guides correctly.
I've read the [UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire TV Stick 4K (mantis) guide.
I've also read the [NEWBIE GUIDE] How to Unlock Bootloader/Root and install Addons FireStick 4k.
All of the following questions assume I'm starting with a Fire Stick straight out of the packaging, brand new:
Am I correct that after running kamakiri successfully, I'll have an unlocked bootloader allowing me to use fastboot? After it's unlocked, how do you actually get it into fastboot mode? Do you always have to boot first, and then run adb reboot bootloader?
The procedure to boot into TWRP is simply connecting a USB OTG cable? If one is detected, you'll get a prompt on boot to enter TWRP?
How does one update TWRP? Unlike for phones, I can't seem to find a thread anywhere for TWRP development for this device, nor can I find an official build at twrp.me.
The newbie guide talks about installing a pre-rooted stock ROM then disabling OTA immediately. But the unlock guide says that this exploit can't be patched out. So would it be better to go through the initial setup and let Amazon OTA the device to latest, then run kamakiri, install Magisk, and then disable OTA? Would that be effectively the same as installing a pre-rooted stock ROM?
I don't understand the Amazon FireOS versioning scheme. I see that the prerooted stock ROM has a version number of 6.2.7.1_r1, while this thread has a version of 6.2.7.1 (2495_00035909630). Does the prerooted ROM have all these extra APK's already installed? Do I have to install these extra apks after installing the prerooted ROM?
Does Amazon do monthly security updates like Google does for Pixel devices? How does one keep the ROM up to date after Amazon releases an OTA?
Mogul345 said:
So I just purchased a Fire Stick 4k, and happily learned that you can unlock it! But I've been out of the custom ROM/Root/Bootloader Unlock scene for a few years. So I'm hoping you fine folks that have experience with these Fire Stick devices might be able to reassure me that I understand the guides correctly.
I've read the [UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire TV Stick 4K (mantis) guide.
I've also read the [NEWBIE GUIDE] How to Unlock Bootloader/Root and install Addons FireStick 4k.
All of the following questions assume I'm starting with a Fire Stick straight out of the packaging, brand new:
Am I correct that after running kamakiri successfully, I'll have an unlocked bootloader allowing me to use fastboot? After it's unlocked, how do you actually get it into fastboot mode? Do you always have to boot first, and then run adb reboot bootloader?
The procedure to boot into TWRP is simply connecting a USB OTG cable? If one is detected, you'll get a prompt on boot to enter TWRP?
How does one update TWRP? Unlike for phones, I can't seem to find a thread anywhere for TWRP development for this device, nor can I find an official build at twrp.me.
The newbie guide talks about installing a pre-rooted stock ROM then disabling OTA immediately. But the unlock guide says that this exploit can't be patched out. So would it be better to go through the initial setup and let Amazon OTA the device to latest, then run kamakiri, install Magisk, and then disable OTA? Would that be effectively the same as installing a pre-rooted stock ROM?
I don't understand the Amazon FireOS versioning scheme. I see that the prerooted stock ROM has a version number of 6.2.7.1_r1, while this thread has a version of 6.2.7.1 (2495_00035909630). Does the prerooted ROM have all these extra APK's already installed? Do I have to install these extra apks after installing the prerooted ROM?
Does Amazon do monthly security updates like Google does for Pixel devices? How does one keep the ROM up to date after Amazon releases an OTA?
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After completing that procedure, you will have TWRP installed. You will also be able to use fastboot. AFAIK, running "adb reboot bootloader" is the only way to get into fastboot. However, the firestick always boots into TWRP. You will have 5 seconds to cancel the reboot from TWRP to system.
I know of no way to update TWRP. The TWRP version installed is not an official build.
I don't use the prerooted ROMs, so I can't answer questions on them, nor on updates. Personally, I don't want to receive updates, so I just ran the procedure, installed Magisk, and ran this de-bloat script.
https://github.com/esc0rtd3w/firestick-loader/blob/master/scripts/debloat/bloat-disable.sh
Amazon does not do monthly security updates.
dcarvil said:
After completing that procedure, you will have TWRP installed. You will also be able to use fastboot. AFAIK, running "adb reboot bootloader" is the only way to get into fastboot. However, the firestick always boots into TWRP. You will have 5 seconds to cancel the reboot from TWRP to system.
I know of no way to update TWRP. The TWRP version installed is not an official build.
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Thanks for clearing that up that it always boots into recovery first. And I guess if you can't update TWRP, probably no reason to boot into the bootloader.
dcarvil said:
Amazon does not do monthly security updates.
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Well, this thing is definitely getting put into the IoT network then. I wonder if they backport any security updates at all. I know this version of Fire OS is based on Nougat, and Google isn't maintaining it anymore.
dcarvil said:
I don't want to receive updates, so I just ran the procedure, installed Magisk, and ran this de-bloat script.
https://github.com/esc0rtd3w/firestick-loader/blob/master/scripts/debloat/bloat-disable.sh
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Before you ran the procedure, did you run the initial setup and enable ADB on the Fire Stick? I see conflicting info on whether or not to setup the stick prior to running kamakiri in the newbie guide thread.
Mogul345 said:
Before you ran the procedure, did you run the initial setup and enable ADB on the Fire Stick? I see conflicting info on whether or not to setup the stick prior to running kamakiri in the newbie guide thread.
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Yes, I did initial setup and enabled ADB. I'm not sure, but I suspect enabling ADB is required.
I recently learned that bootloader unlock was achieved for this device which really has me excited now.
My ftv2 Sloane is rooted/twrp via hardware method, and is running 5.2.7.3 Pretty slow. Considering now unlocking bootloader and flashing to making it faster.
Does anyone know if there is an OS custom ROM nearly as reliable as stock 5273, but faster and more streamlined for this box than stock? Possibly debloated as well?
Or, since this Box didn't get the new UI (interface) update and may never, is there maybe a way to flash something to update the UI on my sloane Fire TV 2 box?
Thanks!