How to change the mac address of a fire tv stick 4k - Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

hallo
I want to change my mac address of my fire tv stick 4k (Fire os 6.2.6.5) to a specific one, but how can I achieve that?
Short story: I have 2 Amazon fire Tv sticks 4k and the one has a license for an app. I want to use this app on both devices without having 2 licences. But how could I change the mac adress of the 2nd one to the adress of the 1st one
Has anyone an idea?

adi2224 said:
hallo
I want to change my mac address of my fire tv stick 4k (Fire os 6.2.6.5) to a specific one, but how can I achieve that?
Short story: I have 2 Amazon fire Tv sticks 4k and the one has a license for an app. I want to use this app on both devices without having 2 licences. But how could I change the mac adress of the 2nd one to the adress of the 1st one
Has anyone an idea?
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You can use your router to spoof a MAC address
But this isn't going to work to install an app
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adi2224 said:
hallo
I want to change my mac address of my fire tv stick 4k (Fire os 6.2.6.5) to a specific one, but how can I achieve that?
Short story: I have 2 Amazon fire Tv sticks 4k and the one has a license for an app. I want to use this app on both devices without having 2 licences. But how could I change the mac adress of the 2nd one to the adress of the 1st one
Has anyone an idea?
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MAC adresses and all this stuff are located in the mmcblk0boot1. To modify them you can use the binary that Amazon implements in /system/bin (vendor/bin) if mantis has vendor partition. Basically in a root shell use the tool "idme".
Regards.

Rortiz2 said:
MAC adresses and all this stuff are located in the mmcblk0boot1. To modify them you can use the binary that Amazon implements in /system/bin (vendor/bin) if mantis has vendor partition. Basically in a root shell use the tool "idme".
Regards.
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could you teach me like im 10 years old?

Mondhill said:
could you teach me like im 10 years old?
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To change your WiFi MAC:
Root device.
Connect to pc, open command prompt & type:
Code:
adb shell
su
idme mac_addr <[B]NEW MAC ADDRESS WITH NO ::: [/B])
reboot
After the device reboots your WiFi MAC address will be whatever you set it to.
Edit: I just read your first post, this this also means one won't connect to your WiFi as two devices on the same network can't have the same MAC addresses. It's also against XDA's rules to discuss piracy, so I recommend you just purchase the app again for your other device.

Rortiz2 said:
MAC adresses and all this stuff are located in the mmcblk0boot1. To modify them you can use the binary that Amazon implements in /system/bin (vendor/bin) if mantis has vendor partition. Basically in a root shell use the tool "idme".
Regards.
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thanks for the answer I tried it through the ADB. Idme returns that I have no Permissions for that folder. So I probably need to root my device first. But how is it possible the access a root shell with the Fire tv stick 4k?
DanielF50 said:
To change your WiFi MAC:
Root device.
Connect to pc, open command prompt & type:
Code:
adb shell
su
idme mac_addr <[B]NEW MAC ADDRESS WITH NO ::: [/B])
reboot
After the device reboots your WiFi MAC address will be whatever you set it to.
Edit: I just read your first post, this this also means one won't connect to your WiFi as two devices on the same network can't have the same MAC addresses. It's also against XDA's rules to discuss piracy, so I recommend you just purchase the app again for your other device.
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Thanks for your reply too Its not about piracy, I have contacted the vendor regarding my issue and he said that he is not able to give me a 2nd license. If I want to do it on the MAC-Way - its up to myself. So no worries ^^
All in all the question is: How can I root the 4k Stick without to dismantle it I would really appreciate help

adi2224 said:
Thanks for your reply too Its not about piracy, I have contacted the vendor regarding my issue and he said that he is not able to give me a 2nd license. If I want to do it on the MAC-Way - its up to myself. So no worries ^^
All in all the question is: How can I root the 4k Stick without to dismantle it I would really appreciate help
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I don't think you can root without unlocking the bootloader & to do that, you need to open the device: https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/orig-development/unlock-fire-tv-stick-4k-mantis-t3978459
As I said before though, if your devices have the same MAC addr, one won't connect to the router.

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Is it possible to change the MAC address?

Dear Friends,
Do you know if there is a application that can allow us to change our desire's MAC address?
Best regards,
Qwertz
qwertzu said:
Dear Friends,
Do you know if there is a application that can allow us to change our desire's MAC address?
Best regards,
Qwertz
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I know it can be done on the Hero through fastboot, but as there is no unlocked boot loader for the Desire it's not possible.
qwertzu said:
Dear Friends,
Do you know if there is a application that can allow us to change our desire's MAC address?
Best regards,
Qwertz
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Which MAC address?
The WiFi MAC address should be accessible through ifconfig just as any other *nix derivative. Try it, but you need the ifconfig binary first. I found the ifconfig/iwconfig etc binaries compiled for android somewhere and they work as they are supposed to via terminal emulator.
qwertzu said:
Dear Friends,
Do you know if there is a application that can allow us to change our desire's MAC address?
Best regards,
Qwertz
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Why do you want to change it?
Daelyn said:
Which MAC address?
The WiFi MAC address should be accessible through ifconfig just as any other *nix derivative. Try it, but you need the ifconfig binary first. I found the ifconfig/iwconfig etc binaries compiled for android somewhere and they work as they are supposed to via terminal emulator.
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Please post binaries here...
FloHimself said:
Please post binaries here...
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Nope. Seach like everybody else and you'll find.
Would this work on our Desire's?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7202138
Hi all. who know, how to change wlan mac address?
I read forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7202138 and had error
i used official android 2.2 with root (hboot 0.93).

Why do ROM developers put BusyBox in their ROMs?

Why?
It is needed to have root on your device. Google it, to get more details
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I myself dont know and it would be nice to have an explanation here as most of us are new to this rooting and bricking jargon simple explanations of these things will help "COMMUNITY" members hence why we have a section
HTC one X Q&A
It very easy to tell someone Google it
as Einstein said: "If you cannot explain it simply then you don't understand it well enough"
check this video out I found it, however I cannot view it due to Admins blocking Youtube http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rc..._92TCg&usg=AFQjCNGRf354aisVBQXiO8jVypBAj91PLg
Edit:
Not my intention to be Rude but this is a Q&A and we need to be helpful as a Community not make people not want to ask questions
BusyBox is a package containing a whole range of "program commands" and/or "scripts" (tools). It is with these extra tools, specific tasks can be performed.
Once a custom ROM has BusyBox installed, it means that scripts on the ROM and apps in the ROM can use make use of the tools to perform their tasks.
For example "dd" is a known linux command/tool for block-by-block copying and dumping. However "dd" does not exist until BusyBox is installed. Other popular tools are "uname" to get the kernels name/details, and "ls" is to list the contents of a directory/folder (similar to "dir" in DOS). There are about 50 or more of these commands packaged inside "BusyBox". Whenever there are new versions of BusyBox installed (as you may see in the changelogs for some custom ROM's), this is simply because BusyBox has included either new versions of some of its tools, or perhaps added additional tools to the package.
Hope that helps answer your question. However to be honest, I found all that out by SEARCHing this forum.
- WizzKidd
wizzkidd said:
BusyBox is a package containing a whole range of "program commands" and/or "scripts" (tools). It is with these extra tools, specific tasks can be performed.
Once a custom ROM has BusyBox installed, it means that scripts on the ROM and apps in the ROM can use make use of the tools to perform their tasks.
For example "dd" is a known linux command/tool for block-by-block copying and dumping. However "dd" does not exist until BusyBox is installed. Other popular tools are "uname" to get the kernels name/details, and "ls" is to list the contents of a directory/folder (similar to "dir" in DOS). There are about 50 or more of these commands packaged inside "BusyBox". Whenever there are new versions of BusyBox installed (as you may see in the changelogs for some custom ROM's), this is simply because BusyBox has included either new versions of some of its tools, or perhaps added additional tools to the package.
Hope that helps answer your question. However to be honest, I found all that out by SEARCHing this forum.
- WizzKidd
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^^ hit the nail on the head. That's not to say that busybox is the ONLY way to get those tools. It's just the slimmest. There are more robust gnu equivalents of the tools that it includes, but they're nowhere near its tiny footprint.
Busybox is a pretty neat application though, since all of the tools that it provides are housed in one binary (busybox). The other commands operate with symlinks named appropriately for their function (su, etc.). The binary detects the name of the symlink that invoked it and behaves appropriately. It's commonly used in environments where not much space is available (recovery environments, embedded systems, etc.)
--Matt
jinkira said:
I myself dont know and it would be nice to have an explanation here as most of us are new to this rooting and bricking jargon simple explanations of these things will help "COMMUNITY" members hence why we have a section
HTC one X Q&A
It very easy to tell someone Google it
as Einstein said: "If you cannot explain it simply then you don't understand it well enough"
check this video out I found it, however I cannot view it due to Admins blocking Youtube http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rc..._92TCg&usg=AFQjCNGRf354aisVBQXiO8jVypBAj91PLg
Edit:
Not my intention to be Rude but this is a Q&A and we need to be helpful as a Community not make people not want to ask questions
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The main reason people here get told to Google a problem is because more likely than not, the answer you'll get from the search engine will be a page from XDA...
There's also a search box within XDA too, I found these pages using it, they would have answered the OPs question, there wasn't really a need for this thread.
Not trying to be rude but the search is there for a reason and these questions have been asked hundreds of times before
http://busybox.net/FAQ.html#whatis
thank you all for the feedback it is much appreciated
oh and I did do a search but only on the HOX forum not the entire site, and Searching only th HOXX forum there were fragmented pieces of info, but anyways Thanks you guys

[Q] Forum dedicated to Android on USB [TV] sticks.

Hey, is there any chance there could be general forum made for Android USB sticks, it's a bugger to search for them currently because all the search results are about peoples problem with Android connecting via USB issues.
Example devices: MK802, UG802 etc
parker09 said:
Hey, is there any chance there could be general forum made for Android USB sticks, it's a bugger to search for them currently because all the search results are about peoples problem with Android connecting via USB issues.
Example devices: MK802, UG802 etc
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You can post your request (for a general Android USB forum) to the mods and admins here => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=276306
Or if you request a special device forum, you should request it here => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1660354
Good luck !

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Currently on CM 11.1 installed on top of safestrap and originally on FireOS 4.6.3. I need to default phone's softwhere to send back to Amazon, from searching around it looks like I need to ADB sideload the .bin file. Where do I get the bin file, can I just flash the safestrap flashable version in ggow's thread?
Sampson0420 said:
Currently on CM 11.1 installed on top of safestrap and originally on FireOS 4.6.3. I need to default phone's softwhere to send back to Amazon, from searching around it looks like I need to ADB sideload the .bin file. Where do I get the bin file, can I just flash the safestrap flashable version in ggow's thread?
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If you have safestrap just use the stock flashables
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3150531
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I have some problem, please anybody help me...
1 month ago I bought amazon phone on ebay locked on AT&T, before I recieved unlock code I trying another wrong codes,now I recieved unlock code but the device don't shows me where to write code. what can I do ?
nugoqevxo said:
I have some problem, please anybody help me...
1 month ago I bought amazon phone on ebay locked on AT&T, before I recieved unlock code I trying another wrong codes,now I recieved unlock code but the device don't shows me where to write code. what can I do ?
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i doubt anything else can be done
you can factory reset, or reflash firmware, but think is unlikely that, you can unlock now.
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sd_shadow said:
If you have safestrap just use the stock flashables
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3150531
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From what I understand, this will not remove safestrap from the phone. I need stock software including recovery so I can send back to Amazon, I appreciate your help fine sir!
Sampson0420 said:
From what I understand, this will not remove safestrap from the phone. I need stock software including recovery so I can send back to Amazon, I appreciate your help fine sir!
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after you install the stock in twrp/Safestrap and supersu
boot rom
open safestrap app and uninstall recovery (if there is no safestrap app reinstall it)
uninstall safestrap app
unroot (the tool used to root may have an unroot option)
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after you install the stock in twrp/Safestrap and supersu
boot rom
open safestrap app and uninstall recovery (if there is no safestrap app reinstall it)
uninstall safestrap app
unroot (the tool used to root may have an unroot option)
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That worked perfectly, thanks again.
Sampson0420 said:
That worked perfectly, thanks again.
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Great, thanks for the update.
hello~
is there a way to force my fire phone to connect to 4G/LTE only ?
sometimes it switches to 3g automatically ..
I want it to be fixed to LTE only ..
Rain Roots said:
is there a way to force my fire phone to connect to 4G/LTE only?
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Even if you set the priority to 4G/LTE, it depends on your carrier and it'll still get "downgraded" to 3G or even 2G.
There are apps, that can set the network type manually, e.g. 4G LTE Switch (provided the device is compatible).
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How can i delete back button low bar in Jet audio player?
I'm running FireOS 4.6.3, with sideloaded gapps and google now launcher. Is there any way to place a shortcut to a specific user on the home screen (of the google now launcher). How the contacts work in general on this phone is about the only thing left I haven't been able to customize to my liking. Wish there was a way to use a different contacts app instead of the fireOS one.
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I'm running FireOS 4.6.3, with sideloaded gapps and google now launcher. Is there any way to place a shortcut to a specific user on the home screen (of the google now launcher). How the contacts work in general on this phone is about the only thing left I haven't been able to customize to my liking. Wish there was a way to use a different contacts app instead of the fireOS one.
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I believe shortcuts are disabled in Fire os
Hello friends,
i am Jeet from India. I updated my fire phone to 4.6.5 (465000520) 2 weeks back and my stock 3D map apps is gone!!
i can't find the icon and although it shows in the "manage applications" menu but i can't do anything there.
anyone else with similar problem? Any handy solution of how to get my maps back? its a showcase app for Fire phone
and its crappy to lose it now. Is there a way to download and install it?
appreciate your help guys.
Jeet4bags said:
Hello friends,
i am Jeet from India. I updated my fire phone to 4.6.5 (465000520) 2 weeks back and my stock 3D map apps is gone!!
i can't find the icon and although it shows in the "manage applications" menu but i can't do anything there.
anyone else with similar problem? Any handy solution of how to get my maps back? its a showcase app for Fire phone
and its crappy to lose it now. Is there a way to download and install it?
appreciate your help guys.
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download bin file from [US Unlocked Fire Phone] 4.6.1 update bin file by najoor
change file extension to .zip, extract files, then look in system folder
if it's not there may need to try an older version
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Is there a way to boost the volume of the speakerphone? Mine is on the quiet side; I tried an aftermarket app called Speaker Booster but it didn't seem to help. Rooted FireOS 4.6.3.
Good afternoon... Hopefully on the right thread. I have CM11 installed with no issues, except one. I can't install Google fit. I believe it may be a DPI issue, I don't really know, but NO version works I tried a couple of old APKs and those didn't work, same error code -24. Any ideas?

Gen5W for HKMC root access

Hello guys! I am a bit tired today to explain all the details, we will be writing a better post soon. But for now this will have to suffice.
TL; DR;
We are going public on how to hack the headunit for HKMC vehicles. This applies to pretty much all Gen5W models, requires no soldering, and yeah, its fun I guess.
This is pretty much for devs tho, so if you expect to run youtube with this today, sorry, but not yet. It will be possible tho, but so far we were focused on getting the access.
What is all this about?​This project aims to give users ownership of the headunit on their cars. You paid for your car, you own it. That includes its computers. With this project we aim to provide you with the ability to extend your stock functionality on certain korean models.
We are not on this for commercial gain, however, you can use whatever we've learnt so far to build and sell CFW if you wish, that is up to you. I only ask that you contribute back and share your findings. Basically, open source mentality between us here. We all want the same at the end of the day, which is completely owning our cars and the systems on it.
We do not sell the access to the hack.
We do not sell the tools to get access to the system.
We share our knowledge.
You can:
Build and sell your CFW using the tools / knowledge that comes from collaborating. (Please, strongly consider sharing how things are done so we can attract more developers when we decide to go "public")
Also, consider safety first. Let's try not allow non-technical people to drive while watching netflix. But this is completely to your discretion.
Tha Links
hkm-gen5 / gen5w / update_decryptor · GitLab
This is just a docker image that you can build on your own. You must provide the files yourself, we can't provide them to you. But its got...
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hkm-gen5 / gen5w / navi_extended · GitLab
This app is meant to replace AppNavi temporarily so you can execute things from the headunit.
gitlab.com
README.md · main · hkm-gen5 / DOKUMENTATION · GitLab
This is the place were you'll find all the general documentation for the project. What we've learned so far, and how to get things done. WIthin the projects...
gitlab.com
We will be posting things on the forums, but if you want to start doing stuff, that's where we have it. Good luck, and please share back whatever you find / learn.
EDIT: We have a new face!, you can find relevant links there as well as some troubleshooting! https://g4933.gitlab.io/wideopen
more info to come
im a bit too tired to repost the images here
but i have posted them here
Gen5W for HKMC root access
Hello guys! I am a bit tired today to explain all the details, we will be writing a better post soon. But for now this will have to suffice. TL; DR; We are going public on how to hack the headunit for HKMC vehicles. This applies to pretty much all Gen5W models, requires no soldering, and yeah...
www.ioniqforum.com
gen5w said:
Hello guys! I am a bit tired today to explain all the details, we will be writing a better post soon. But for now this will have to suffice.
TL; DR;
We are going public on how to hack the headunit for HKMC vehicles. This applies to pretty much all Gen5W models, requires no soldering, and yeah, its fun I guess.
This is pretty much for devs tho, so if you expect to run youtube with this today, sorry, but not yet. It will be possible tho, but so far we were focused on getting the access.
What is all this about?​This project aims to give users ownership of the headunit on their cars. You paid for your car, you own it. That includes its computers. With this project we aim to provide you with the ability to extend your stock functionality on certain korean models.
We are not on this for commercial gain, however, you can use whatever we've learnt so far to build and sell CFW if you wish, that is up to you. I only ask that you contribute back and share your findings. Basically, open source mentality between us here. We all want the same at the end of the day, which is completely owning our cars and the systems on it.
We do not sell the access to the hack.
We do not sell the tools to get access to the system.
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This is just a docker image that you can build on your own. You must provide the files yourself, we can't provide them to you. But its got...
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hkm-gen5 / gen5w / navi_extended · GitLab
This app is meant to replace AppNavi temporarily so you can execute things from the headunit.
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hello good friend. Do you have any information about HU Gen5w using Motrex's android 9.0 backend?
Gen5Premium has different encryption key i guess. All files are empty
Tank-piercing said:
Gen5Premium has different encryption key i guess. All files are empty
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Just to be clear, did you extract a key already from the unit? I haven’t included any decryption binary nor key on the gitlab, the files you see there (DecryptToPIPE & the .DER file) are just placeholders, read te contents of those files for details
trannamptv said:
hello good friend. Do you have any information about HU Gen5w using Motrex's android 9.0 backend?
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American Units actually use Android, but I don’t think it’s that latest android tho. In any case i know somebody else is working with android units but I don’t know how far they are
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did you extract a key already from the unit?
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Ah, that's it. You need to dump headunits software first.
So decryption key is uniq for each car?
Tank-piercing said:
Ah, that's it. You need to dump headunits software first.
So decryption key is uniq for each car?
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Not entirely sure. Nobody has yet found the key besides me (or haven’t spoken up) so I can’t compare if keys are unique across units. But the key in your unit will be able to decrypt all gen5w updates up to date. To get the key you don’t need to dump the whole software, it’s enough to just rename a program in the unit, put a shell script where that program was , once called, get the args passed to the script (you’ll have one of the args as a path) copy the content of that path to your usb and then lastly call the original program so the process works as expected for the headunit. (Man in the middle).
The reason we don’t share the key (or the DecryptToPIPE software) it’s because that might be copyrighted material, and we are avoiding any copyright infringement.
I don't have AppNavi update option in Engeneering Mode > Dynamics > Navigation.
There is no Config section. I checked the rest with no luck.
210513 firmware. Should i update to 220210?
Tank-piercing said:
I don't have AppNavi update option in Engeneering Mode > Dynamics > Navigation.
There is no Config section. I checked the rest with no luck.
210513 firmware. Should i update to 220210?
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Yup. You need to update to the latest.
FYI: I've updated the repo and added the method to extract encryption keys for the updates:
https://gitlab.com/g4933/gen5w/navi...REMELY_RISKY_BECAREFUL/spoof_decrypttopipe.sh
USB_FILES/DecryptToPIPE_FK · main · hkm-gen5 / gen5w / navi_extended · GitLab
This app is meant to replace AppNavi temporarily so you can execute things from the headunit.
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maybe someone can decrypt Appengineermode app codes from february update?
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maybe someone can decrypt Appengineermode app codes from february update?
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Codes don't seem to have changed... is it not working for you? (0652)
0652 no longer works
andreaslev said:
0652 no longer works
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That’s strange. Are you from the US or EU? Can you share the details of your unit ? (Version and model )
Gen5Prem
RJAS.P5LN.RU
RJ.RUS.P5.001.008.220210
Can anyone decode the Appengineermode app from the February update?
DNA.USA.S5W_M.V007.001.211123
model
DN8AS.S5BMC.D4US
platfrom
standard-class Gen5W Navigation
Hello guys, I want to tell you my story, and I need a little help from you also :
My car : Kia Sportage QLE Gen5 navi, updated to sw : 211029 fw : 210930
After update , no way to find pin for engineering mode, only dealer mode with pin 2400 and 7,3,1 volume combination. But with navigation hack, showed in this thread I managed to enter engineering, and managed to make adb to work on ethernet, but the only way to do adb to work was by installing an USB to Ethernet converter into USB, connect and ethernet cable between converter and my laptop. Don't know for sure if it is necessary or not, but after installing everything ( usb, cable, etc) I made an Reset to factory . Connected the wifi of unit and phone to house router, and finally was able to install apps with Easy fire tools.
I manage to install boot hack and now when I press 2 times on SETUP is going to engineering menu, and from there I can access all other applications that I have installed ( file manager, soundabout).
So I hope someone else who wants , can now get adb to work and install what he wants.
Now I want to ask the ones who already managed to install apps, if they can help my with some apps that are tested and working OK : I need an IPTV software, I installed GSE IPTV, with was working ok before upgrade, but now it does not start playing, only loads m3u list, you can select channel, but .. not start. Youtube working has anyone? I installed an older version, but it say it can not work without google services. And last, is there a way to add shortcuts to apps in oem menu? or a way to quick access them? or something like task manager? not to be forced every time to go to all apps and start app from there?
Thank you, end if someone needs more help with adb to work, and did not understood complete what I said, please fell free to ask, if I can I help with pleasure.
I downloaded the my20 update for xceed, but the installation checks update files section gives an error at %30 and I still could not update. Can you help me?
New updates on this guys ? Is this project abandoned ?

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