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[Q] Can the Kindle Fire be rooted without using a computer?

Ok guys I need your help with this question, is there a way to root the Kindle Fire without a computer?
I've tried Z4 root and it crashes after a certain point and never roots and I'm without a computer for a few weeks and badly need to root my Kindle Fire and was hoping to find a solution that could possibly work.Hoping there was a app like z4 root that could be an alternative solution ....Please post your feedback
Thanks in advance!!!

No

Thanks for the info

I haven't tried it and I don't even know if it's possible, but theoretically you could run adb commands from another Android device.
You start an adbd server from within Android but whether it succeeds or not depends on whether or not it can recognize a Kindle Fire on the other end of the tether.
It's worth a shot.
All you need to do is get "su" to /system/xbin and the rest can be done on your own device.

soupmagnet said:
I haven't tried it and I don't even know if it's possible, but theoretically you could run adb commands from another Android device.
You start an adbd server from within Android but whether it succeeds or not depends on whether or not it can recognize a Kindle Fire on the other end of the tether.
It's worth a shot.
All you need to do is get "su" to /system/xbin and the rest can be done on your own device.
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Interesting thought... I'm not sure it will work though.
You'd have to remount the /system partition as rw to get su on there and that requires root privileges. That's the chicken/egg problem you'd have to overcome.
Whatever the case, the whole experiment would require considerable blurring of the definition of "a computer."

kinfauns said:
Interesting thought... I'm not sure it will work though.
You'd have to remount the /system partition as rw to get su on there and that requires root privileges. That's the chicken/egg problem you'd have to overcome.
Whatever the case, the whole experiment would require considerable blurring of the definition of "a computer."
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Well, if you have adb on your device and you enter "adb root" from a Terminal, it will start the adbd server as it would on a computer but returns "error: device not found", obviously because it doesn't detect a device connected to the USB.
Presumably, if you had another device tethered to the one you want rooted, you could, with USB debugging enabled, start an adbd server from the first device and "adb root", "adb remount", etc.
The problem with that is the "adbd cannot run from stock devices" garbage. I'm sure there's a way around it though.
[Edit:] Oh and...it was the egg.

Duplicate post. Deleted. Damn XDA app!

soupmagnet said:
[Edit:] Oh and...it was the egg.
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The point of that is to point out the fact the chicken/egg paradox was only such because at the time of its inception, the answer was unforeseeable.
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[Edit:] Besides, who's to say it can't be done with fastboot?

soupmagnet said:
The point of that is to point out the fact the chicken/egg paradox was only such because at the time of its inception, the answer was unforeseeable.
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That's what the liberal media bias would have you believe!
Interesting how fast this discussion has degenerated from technical to scientific to political.... surely Hitler will come into play within the next couple of posts.

kinfauns said:
That's what the liberal media bias would have you believe!
Interesting how fast this discussion has degenerated from technical to scientific to political.... surely Hitler will come into play within the next couple of posts.
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Hitler.
Hey, you were right!
Back on topic...If only I had a USB micro to USB micro cable to test it out with...
I think fastboot is the way to go.

soupmagnet said:
[Edit:] Besides, who's to say it can't be done with fastboot?
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Because fastboot is the egg and by that point the host is in every way a computer but in name. I think we are way off the intent of the original OP which I'm sure was meant to ask if rooting could be accomplished on a standalone device without the aid of another attached to it... and the answer to that is still "NO."
EDIT: soup nazi!

kinfauns said:
Because fastboot is the egg and by that point the host is in every way a computer but in name. I think we are way off the intent of the original OP which I'm sure was meant to ask if rooting could be accomplished on a standalone device without the aid of another attached to it... and the answer to that is still "NO."
EDIT: soup nazi!
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I must respectfully disagree with you. The intent of the OP is to be able to root without access to a computer that won't be available for a few weeks. The availability of another Android device is exponentially greater.
[Edit:] [email protected] nazi

soupmagnet said:
I must respectfully disagree with you. The intent of the OP is to be able to root without access to a computer that won't be available for a few weeks. The availability of another Android device is exponentially greater.
[Edit:] [email protected] nazi
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"Exponentially" is reaching a bit, but point taken. He doesn't explicitly exclude the possibility of attaching another android device. I'll concede that point.
However, he does say he tried using some app and asks if there's another app that would do something similar for the Kindle Fire... and that at least implicitly supports my view of the OP.
Whatever the case may be... I don't think this debate needs to go much further. We've already invoked Godwin, so it should have ended already.

kinfauns said:
We've already invoked Godwin, so it should have ended already.
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I secede to your geekiness

there is a way
Yes!!! There actually is a way.. but you need 2 apps to do this.. one is called rootmaster 1.0.5.1, and the other app is called root master ceskas Apk. One of the apps will halfway root the kindle fire, and the other one should complete the rooting process.

of course it can!
Yes.. just download rootmaster

Of course it can!!!!
thacoolestnerd said:
Ok guys I need your help with this question, is there a way to root the Kindle Fire without a computer?
I've tried Z4 root and it crashes after a certain point and never roots and I'm without a computer for a few weeks and badly need to root my Kindle Fire and was hoping to find a solution that could possibly work.Hoping there was a app like z4 root that could be an alternative solution ....Please post your feedback
Thanks in advance!!!
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Yes!!! There actually is a way.. but you need 2 apps to do this.. one is called rootmaster 1.0.5.1, and the other app is called root master ceskas Apk. One of the apps will halfway root the kindle fire, and the other one should complete the rooting process.:laugh:
---------- Post added at 02:06 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:58 AM ----------
Yes!!! There actually is a way.. but you need 2 apps to do this.. one is called rootmaster 1.0.5.1, and the other app is called root master ceskas Apk. One of the apps will halfway root the kindle fire, and the other one should complete the rooting process. Use rootmaster first(the one that is not ceskas,) it will start rooting the device until it gets to 50 percent and says you need to finish the root with te computer.. but when you use the other app.. it finishes the rooting process. But every time you open an app that requires root permission.. it asked for root permission to run the app. Just press the right button when the ceskas menu pops up..( it will be in a different language)[email protected]
This will also work on the s4 and any kindle base platform including hd, hdx, and it should work on the paper white.

Trying to update XBMC and won't go

Im trying to update my XBMC install to the latest release of 13.2.
When in terminal I can connect to the device no issues. However when I issue the command adb install -r xbmc-13.2-Gotham-armeabi-v7a.apk
It simply just sits there and does nothing. No error messages or anything.
Am I missing some sort of step? I don't want to use the adbFire app to side load it because I will lose all my current config.

DHeffernan said:
Im trying to update my XBMC install to the latest release of 13.2.
When in terminal I can connect to the device no issues. However when I issue the command adb install -r xbmc-13.2-Gotham-armeabi-v7a.apk
It simply just sits there and does nothing. No error messages or anything.
Am I missing some sort of step? I don't want to use the adbFire app to side load it because I will lose all my current config.
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Rename the apk file without any dashes or periods. Try something like xbmc132.apk.

redbuddha said:
Rename the apk file without any dashes or periods. Try something like xbmc132.apk.
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It worked perfectly fine once i plugged myself into the fireTV using a ethernet cable.. shared the connection from my macbook to it and then it went through.
Guess maybe it takes so much longer through the wireless that it times out or something?

DHeffernan said:
It worked perfectly fine once i plugged myself into the fireTV using a ethernet cable.. shared the connection from my macbook to it and then it went through.
Guess maybe it takes so much longer through the wireless that it times out or something?
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I remember having gotham 13.1 and went straight to kodi just using ADBFire. I didn't do it via DOS as I see everyone do it. Is this ok? I got another unit here that's running kodi but I want to put gotham 13.2 and I want to use ADB fire. I just select install APK select my file and it's done. Is that ok? or do I need to do it the long way?

You could always sideload a browser and ES to use it's download manager and just install the .apk if you're on the new firmware. If you're not, can use a SQL editor the enable install from unknown sources and 'then install it.

I didn't find -r switch option in ADBFire, you may overwrite the old setting without it?? I just used DOS adb install -r gatham132.apk, it worked fine.
Crown510 said:
I remember having gotham 13.1 and went straight to kodi just using ADBFire..
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Instalation problems of Google play app store on Kindle Fire 1st gen V. 6.3.4

Like the title says, I'm having problems trying to install the google play app store on the kindle fire 1st gen, I have 6.3.4 version and I've tried the apks here, and I can't still install it, my device is already rooted, any help or advice?

SAME!
VoidNinja said:
Like the title says, I'm having problems trying to install the google play app store on the kindle fire 1st gen, I have 6.3.4 version and I've tried the apks here, and I can't still install it, my device is already rooted, any help or advice?
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That's just where I am! I'm technologically challenged, but using online guides/software have managed to root my 1st gen Kindle Fire. Now, I can't figure out how to install the Google apps. None of the "packages" are working. Help!

parson_sej said:
That's just where I am! I'm technologically challenged, but using online guides/software have managed to root my 1st gen Kindle Fire. Now, I can't figure out how to install the Google apps. None of the "packages" are working. Help!
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tried the ones I posted in?
[How To][Root] Kindle Fire 1 update 6.3.4 [2014]
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Did that!
Thanks for your response! However, I had already run the Kindle Fire Utility 0.9.9 and gotten the message, "All our apps have been installed". No apps were visible in the app menu or discoverable through the file manager. After your replay I ran it again. Same "success" - same result.
So, I downloaded the utility again and when I attempted to unzip it I received this message:
! C:\Users\Steve\Downloads\Kindle+Fire+Utility+v0.9.9.zip: Cannot create tools\adb.exe
Access is denied.
! C:\Users\Steve\Downloads\Kindle+Fire+Utility+v0.9.9.zip: Cannot create tools\AdbWinApi.dll
Access is denied.
! C:\Users\Steve\Downloads\Kindle+Fire+Utility+v0.9.9.zip: Cannot create tools\AdbWinUsbApi.dll
Access is denied.

parson_sej said:
Thanks for your response! However, I had already run the Kindle Fire Utility 0.9.9 and gotten the message, "All our apps have been installed". No apps were visible in the app menu or discoverable through the file manager. After your replay I ran it again. Same "success" - same result.
So, I downloaded the utility again and when I attempted to unzip it I received this message:
! C:\Users\Steve\Downloads\Kindle+Fire+Utility+v0.9.9.zip: Cannot create tools\adb.exe
Access is denied.
! C:\Users\Steve\Downloads\Kindle+Fire+Utility+v0.9.9.zip: Cannot create tools\AdbWinApi.dll
Access is denied.
! C:\Users\Steve\Downloads\Kindle+Fire+Utility+v0.9.9.zip: Cannot create tools\AdbWinUsbApi.dll
Access is denied.
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yes Kindle Fire utility is broken, I have posted a copy of files in my thread, with instructions on how to install

parson_sej said:
Thanks for your response! However, I had already run the Kindle Fire Utility 0.9.9 and gotten the message, "All our apps have been installed". No apps were visible in the app menu or discoverable through the file manager. After your replay I ran it again. Same "success" - same result.
So, I downloaded the utility again and when I attempted to unzip it I received this message:
! C:\Users\Steve\Downloads\Kindle+Fire+Utility+v0.9.9.zip: Cannot create tools\adb.exe
Access is denied.
! C:\Users\Steve\Downloads\Kindle+Fire+Utility+v0.9.9.zip: Cannot create tools\AdbWinApi.dll
Access is denied.
! C:\Users\Steve\Downloads\Kindle+Fire+Utility+v0.9.9.zip: Cannot create tools\AdbWinUsbApi.dll
Access is denied.
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OK, I'm REALLY lost. I can't find the thread that has the files to install Google Play since the Kindle Fire Utility is broken (as I've been informed.) I'm sorry to be such a bother but here is my situation: My Kindle is apparently rooted and working. BUT, now I am unable to download previously purchased items stored in the Cloud. Seems that Amazon no longer recognizes the device. So, since I cannot download a Google Kindle app, I'm sort of hung out to dry. How might I go about finding someone local to me who could do this for me? I live in coastal Virginia.

parson_sej said:
OK, I'm REALLY lost. I can't find the thread that has the files to install Google Play since the Kindle Fire Utility is broken (as I've been informed.) I'm sorry to be such a bother but here is my situation: My Kindle is apparently rooted and working. BUT, now I am unable to download previously purchased items stored in the Cloud. Seems that Amazon no longer recognizes the device. So, since I cannot download a Google Kindle app, I'm sort of hung out to dry. How might I go about finding someone local to me who could do this for me? I live in coastal Virginia.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/kindle-fire/development/how-to-kindle-fire-1-update-6-3-3-t2814955
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Running console over adblink

I'm totally new to this, and I'm having trouble finding the info I need, sorry for the basic questions here.
I got my Toshiba Edition Fire TV connected via abdlink via the IP address.
Once it connects, the 'Enable USB Debugging' window pops up on the TV, which I authorize. adblink tells me it's unauthorized and to click 'refresh adb', so I do.
It seems to be functioning and the TV is listed under connected devices, but when I try to open the console, it pops up and immediately closes. If I try to run the abd shell, the console pops up but I can't type anything into it. All of the other functions seem to be working.
I'm trying to disable the banner ads using the command lines found on the forum here in one of the threads. I don't have Kodi installed yet, is that necessary to use the command console? I haven't downloaded anything else, all I have is abdlink, do I need the developer sdk installed or anything else aside from adblink?
Thanks, any help is very much appreciated, I know this is basic stuff. Even more basic, do I install the 32bit apk or the 64bit kodi apk?

I would try a reboot of PC and TV since initial connection. If you store the IP in adblink and make that first connection, allowed on TV it should store that and not have to again (that's how it is on my ftv box). Then try running adblink as admin before connecting.
As for Kodi, install 64bit. If it successfully installs than you have 64bit chip/OS. If it gets parsing error it means you don't... Install 32bit.
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pontiffholychurch said:
I'm totally new to this, and I'm having trouble finding the info I need, sorry for the basic questions here.
I got my Toshiba Edition Fire TV connected via abdlink via the IP address.
Once it connects, the 'Enable USB Debugging' window pops up on the TV, which I authorize. adblink tells me it's unauthorized and to click 'refresh adb', so I do.
It seems to be functioning and the TV is listed under connected devices, but when I try to open the console, it pops up and immediately closes. If I try to run the abd shell, the console pops up but I can't type anything into it. All of the other functions seem to be working.
I'm trying to disable the banner ads using the command lines found on the forum here in one of the threads. I don't have Kodi installed yet, is that necessary to use the command console? I haven't downloaded anything else, all I have is abdlink, do I need the developer sdk installed or anything else aside from adblink?
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It's a bug.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78279023&postcount=289
Use adblink 3.6 instead.
jocala does great work, but sometimes it's hard to catch everything.

2WhlWzrd said:
It's a bug.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78279023&postcount=289
Use adblink 3.6 instead.
jocala does great work, but sometimes it's hard to catch everything.
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Well dang. ADB3.6 doesn't seem to be able to identify my TV like 3.7 did unless I'm doing something wrong now.
Even after a system restore it just tells me it can't connect

pontiffholychurch said:
Well dang. ADB3.6 doesn't seem to be able to identify my TV like 3.7 did unless I'm doing something wrong now.
Even after a system restore it just tells me it can't connect
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adbLink 3.9 has just been released, and the previous bugs have been fixed.

2WhlWzrd said:
has just been released, and the previous bugs have been fixed.
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Could I ask you, is Fire TV able to access my Windows 7 shares? I have it set up on Windows, but no Fire TV apps find the shares, I can't find any way to do it... Thanks.
Also when I try to use remote manager from ES Explorer, Windows tells me it cannot access the files and to make sure I have permissions.

Edit nevermind ADB works now.

[FireTVStick4k] Updated Info November 2019

Hi everyone, it's been a long time! I used to be into this stuff back when I got my original Fire TV Gen 1 Box and rooted it etc. I still have been rocking it but it's slow and like half rooted ( unlocked but not root). Got a great deal on a FireTv4k stick on amazon for $25
Rumor has it that Black Friday will have this price as well and we can expect a LARGE influx of new firetv users posting. the same questions I had about the state of Rooting, KODI, Custom Launchers etc. This information is by NO MEANS exhaustive, and is just what I gathered in the last few hours of research and getting things up and running.
*Do I need to Jailbreak/Root my new fire tv?*
Honestly, probably not. Jailbreaking, or rooting as. we call in android world is really not AS useful as many think. It allows for much deeper customization however for what most people are looking for ie. KODI/Sideloading APK's a root/jailbreak _IS NOT REQUIRED_. This link will explain how to turn on developer tools and 3rd party apps. and how you can load KODI on to your fire tv without rooting.
https://www.tomsguide.com/us/how-to-install-kodi-fire-tv,news-25115.html
*2. Can I Root My Fire TV*
If you still want to root/jailbreak, for whatever reason. Some devices can and some devices cant be rooted. The firetv4k stick can be rooted. However it's not for the faint of heart and required removing the casing, shorting out some leads on the electrical board and having a linux machine handy. Not really worth it in my opinion.
3. Can I put custom launchers on my fire tv so I don't need to look at all the ads on the amazon home screen.
YES you can! the method that worked for me today ( 11/20/2019) was using Lean Back Launcher Instructions found in the first post here.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/development/app-leanback-launcher-fire-tv-t3750451
BUT on page 18 user @tsynik was kind to update a long dead project for 4k fire tv's at this link https://github.com/tsynik/LeanbackLauncher
the finally piece of the puzzle is to get it so that when you press the HOME button on your remote, it goes to this new , less cluttered launcher. To do that we need LauncherHijack. Also another app that seem's to have not been updated in a while. Thankfully I came across a post on git hub with instructions to get it working https://github.com/BaronKiko/LauncherHijack/issues/52#issuecomment-504738320
I personally ended up not even using Leanback Launcher in the long run. Instead I used the LauncherHijack and set it to KODI.....that way every time I press home I get put back to kodi. I then used the theme AMBER to create a custom menu in kodi that links out to the official NETFLIX/HBO GO,YOUTUBE apps.
I hope this helps a few of the newbies coming in here. Feel free to ask questions and I'll try my best to answer. But be warned im not super technical.

Thanks!

The whole bit about the launchers is outdated for the 4k stick at least. That method now results in a voice overlay on almost all streaming apps. No fix has been found yet.

JUSTINMARMER said:
The whole bit about the launchers is outdated for the 4k stick at least. That method now results in a voice overlay on almost all streaming apps. No fix has been found yet.
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really? Can you give me an example of an app that does that? I haven't run into this error yet using KODI,Youtube APK, Netflix APK, and HBO GO Apk.
Are you sure you are using the updated leanback launcher for fire tv 4K that I linked to?

Sure, if you go back to the thread that's all about that LauncherHijack
https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/general/launcher-root-launcher-hijack-v4-t3877467
You'll see a bunch of us crying about it.

JUSTINMARMER said:
Sure, if you go back to the thread that's all about that LauncherHijack
https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/general/launcher-root-launcher-hijack-v4-t3877467
You'll see a bunch of us crying about it.
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That's interesting. I have not had this issue. I seem to maybe used launcher hijack V 3? along wit hate git hub REPACK and Settings File.......can you try that and tell me if you get the same results?
I have attached the two files I use. Install Hijack, Then Install Debug, Launch Debug First, Then Launch Hijack

Dxfan227 said:
That's interesting. I have not had this issue. I seem to maybe used launcher hijack V 3? along wit hate git hub REPACK and Settings File.......can you try that and tell me if you get the same results?
I have attached the two files I use. Install Hijack, Then Install Debug, Launch Debug First, Then Launch Hijack
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Do I need to run any ADB commands?

Dxfan227 said:
really? Can you give me an example of an app that does that? I haven't run into this error yet using KODI,Youtube APK, Netflix APK, and HBO GO Apk.
Are you sure you are using the updated leanback launcher for fire tv 4K that I linked to?
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Can you confirm you have done this on the latest 4K firestick ? The one that has the ADB Shell as "mantis"
When the follow the process:
1. Install debugfile (settingstest apk)
2. Install launcherhijack
3. Run adb command - adb shell pm grant com.example.settest.settingstest android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
4. Start the settingstest app, which automatically starts hijackthis.
All works great, except when i open Youtube / Netflix , i get the voice view / narrator telling me whats on the screen !
Please let me know

JUSTINMARMER said:
Do I need to run any ADB commands?
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3. Run adb command - adb shell pm grant com.example.settest.settingstest android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS

Intenti0n said:
Can you confirm you have done this on the latest 4K firestick ? The one that has the ADB Shell as "mantis"
When the follow the process:
1. Install debugfile (settingstest apk)
2. Install launcherhijack
3. Run adb command - adb shell pm grant com.example.settest.settingstest android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
4. Start the settingstest app, which automatically starts hijackthis.
All works great, except when i open Youtube / Netflix , i get the voice view / narrator telling me whats on the screen !
Please let me know
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That's interesting you're the second individual in this thread with this issue.
The firestick 4k was ordered from amazon directly just last week. I assume it's "mantis". I have been using YouTube and have no overlay voice. Just regular app experience.

JUSTINMARMER said:
The whole bit about the launchers is outdated for the 4k stick at least. That method now results in a voice overlay on almost all streaming apps. No fix has been found yet.
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Hey man,
after suffering with the voiceview issues for weeks, i've finally managed to fix it !
All, I did was a factory reset of my 4K firestick and the repeated the install steps:
1. Install debugfile (settingstest apk)
2. Install launcherhijack
3. Run adb command - adb shell pm grant com.example.settest.settingstest android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
4. Start the settingstest app, which automatically starts hijackthis.
and i have no more narrator nonsense !

Intenti0n said:
Hey man,
after suffering with the voiceview issues for weeks, i've finally managed to fix it !
All, I did was a factory reset of my 4K firestick and the repeated the install steps:
1. Install debugfile (settingstest apk)
2. Install launcherhijack
3. Run adb command - adb shell pm grant com.example.settest.settingstest android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
4. Start the settingstest app, which automatically starts hijackthis.
and i have no more narrator nonsense !
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I'm glad I could help ( What little I did LOL). Hopefully others will find this thread useful who had the same voice over issues as well as new fire TV 4k members coming from the BlackFriday Deals.
One other thing I did, and I'm not sure if it even does anything, is restrict amazon updates at the router level. It's pretty unreliable obviously but I figured it couldn't really hurt to do this.

Intenti0n said:
Hey man,
after suffering with the voiceview issues for weeks, i've finally managed to fix it !
All, I did was a factory reset of my 4K firestick and the repeated the install steps:
1. Install debugfile (settingstest apk)
2. Install launcherhijack
3. Run adb command - adb shell pm grant com.example.settest.settingstest android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
4. Start the settingstest app, which automatically starts hijackthis.
and i have no more narrator nonsense !
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I haven't factory reset yet, but I will try when I get off work and report back. Thank you for your help.

JUSTINMARMER said:
I haven't factory reset yet, but I will try when I get off work and report back. Thank you for your help.
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there were some comments that you should uninstall the old version of LauncherHijack before the using the new one I linked. Maybe try that first before the full factory reset.

Intenti0n said:
Hey man,
after suffering with the voiceview issues for weeks, i've finally managed to fix it !
All, I did was a factory reset of my 4K firestick and the repeated the install steps:
1. Install debugfile (settingstest apk)
2. Install launcherhijack
3. Run adb command - adb shell pm grant com.example.settest.settingstest android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
4. Start the settingstest app, which automatically starts hijackthis.
and i have no more narrator nonsense !
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Dxfan227 said:
there were some comments that you should uninstall the old version of LauncherHijack before the using the new one I linked. Maybe try that first before the full factory reset.
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Factory reset and using the files you provided in this thread worked. Thanks for your help.

So I stumbled upon a guide from way back of 2016, and was wondering if it's possible to connect an NTFS external HDD to the FireTV 4k stick. The guide in question concerned a Fire TV and used a side-loaded "Paragon NTFS & HFS+" app to mount the hard drive and Kodi to access it.
Has anybody have had experience with that? Could that be possible if a powered USB hub was used?

Update: Although the voice view nonsense is fixed, one problem remains.... The built in cursor for Silk Browser has disappeared. I'm having to use an air mouse or mouse toggle. Did two more factory resets and once the ADB command is entered this problem returns.

JUSTINMARMER said:
Update: Although the voice view nonsense is fixed, one problem remains.... The built in cursor for Silk Browser has disappeared. I'm having to use an air mouse or mouse toggle. Did two more factory resets and once the ADB command is entered this problem returns.
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Yes, I'm having the same issue with the cursor in Silk – I'm currently looking at the source of LauncherHijack to find out if we can do something about that. Meanwhile you can use Firefox; there the cursor is still working...

TheRealQubix said:
Yes, I'm having the same issue with the cursor in Silk – I'm currently looking at the source of LauncherHijack to find out if we can do something about that. Meanwhile you can use Firefox; there the cursor is still working...
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Yes, but video controls in Firefox are atrocious. Please keep us informed if you make any progress with the cursor fix.

JUSTINMARMER said:
Yes, but video controls in Firefox are atrocious. Please keep us informed if you make any progress with the cursor fix.
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Yeah, I know But better than no cursor at all... I just got a wireless mini keyboard with touchpad which helps by providing a "real" mouse cursor in Silk but I'd really like to be able to use the standard remote... will keep this thread updated if I find a solution.
Btw, I've combined the functionality of the settingstest/debug apk into LauncherHijack so let me know if anybody needs this; then only LauncherHijack plus 1 adb command is required... (can I add files here?).