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Replace the FireOS with google android OS ?

Hello
is there a way to replace the FireOS of amazon fire TV / stick by the full google android OS with google play store, google services...
because i have apps that runs perfectly on my nexus7 android tablet (ea. tunnelbear, . ..) but don't start on fireOS.
thanks for help

vdurieu said:
Hello
is there a way to replace the FireOS of amazon fire TV / stick by the full google android OS with google play store, google services...
because i have apps that runs perfectly on my nexus7 android tablet (ea. tunnelbear, . ..) but don't start on fireOS.
thanks for help
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You would need a fully unlocked bootloader & although most AFTV devices have been rooted at different FW version. Only some first year FTV1's with early FW where capable of being Fully bootloader unlocked. I am lucky enough to own 4 of them.
There have been multiple new methods to root AFTV(S)'s. But no new methods of unlocking their bootloaders. So for now changing the OS on AFTV(S)'s is not going to happen.

vdurieu said:
Hello
is there a way to replace the FireOS of amazon fire TV / stick by the full google android OS with google play store, google services...
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Although there is no way to replace the FireOS. If you have a rooted FTV1 & eventually other rooted FTV devices. You will be able to change the UI. Just keep an eye on this project.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/general/project-aftv2atv-t3489239/
It should make your FTV function as close to an AndroidTV device as possible.

Y314K I was just given a Fire TV box 1st gen and was able to root and fully unlock the bootloader. I have TWRP installed, and since I'm just using this box for exploring alterations I was wondering if it is possible to completely replace the fire os with a pure android os? I'm having trouble finding tutorials and wondered if you could tell me if it is possible and if you know of any resources of tutorials? What do you run on your FTV 1 boxes? Any other suggestions for tinkering?

Robdogbird said:
Y314K I was just given a Fire TV box 1st gen and was able to root and fully unlock the bootloader. I have TWRP installed, and since I'm just using this box for exploring alterations I was wondering if it is possible to completely replace the fire os with a pure android os? I'm having trouble finding tutorials and wondered if you could tell me if it is possible and if you know of any resources of tutorials? What do you run on your FTV 1 boxes? Any other suggestions for tinkering?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/general/project-aftv2atv-t3489239/
The above is still the closest option so far. There where a couple of projects a few years ago which you can find here on XDA where developers started to make a Cyanogen 12 & other FW options for FTV1's with unlocked bootloader. But development faded once only a small percentage of FTV1's where capable of having their bootloaders unlocked. And none of the other devices have that capability.
Most mods now are just launcher changes & Amazon service deactivation for a leaner FireOS. But every option still has FireOS as it's base. The AFTV2ATV project does the most changes over all.
You can find the old projects under both development sections.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/development/
https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/orig-development/
https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/development/cm12-android-tv-rom-development-t3016587
https://forum.xda-developers.com/fi...e-tv-2-ubuntu-headless-install-guide-t3323351
https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/development/kernel-overclocked-to-1890mhz-init-d-t2934205
Anything that could be run on a FTV2 can also be ported or modded for a FTV1.

Gionee M2017 and gapps

I recently acquired a Gionee M2017 and have been unable to install gapps apks or root the device. There is access to sign in to the google account which indirectly grants a portal to the main google apps including mail, calendar etc. It appears gionee has not granted support to google play services. It is possible to download apps from third party app sites though. Attempts at rooting have been unsuccessful internally with downloaded apps or with PC synchronization via USB debugging. Any suggestions or possibly I will need to wait until gionee sponsors a GMS core app or device can be rooted and flashed.
RJK01

RJK01 said:
I recently acquired a Gionee M2017 and have been unable to install gapps apks or root the device. There is access to sign in to the google account which indirectly grants a portal to the main google apps including mail, calendar etc. It appears gionee has not granted support to google play services. It is possible to download apps from third party app sites though. Attempts at rooting have been unsuccessful internally with downloaded apps or with PC synchronization via USB debugging. Any suggestions or possibly I will need to wait until gionee sponsors a GMS core app or device can be rooted and flashed.
RJK01
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my problem is also same I can not success root my m5plus plz help me

rooting gionee m2017 and gapps
For more information the methods of rooting tried included: 360 root, king root, kingo root, one click root, v root, z4 root, framaroot, root master (iroot), root genius. here possible on device and rooting apps that allow PC synchronization. It allows developer option of unlocking bootloader but no effect on downloading gapps or rooting.

Same issues here.. Cannot root or use Gapps.. Tried everything but nothing is helping.. I wish someone comes out with a solution or rooting software for this Gionee M2017 at the earliest.. Feel handicap without google apps.. Any advise will be highly appreciated..

With the new amigo OS update you can now install and run google play services. Still some bugs...google contact sync stops working and you cannot access google contacts or gmail.

Gionee m2017
Bugs fixed all Google apps work. Choose always allow read contacts and always allow location in app permissions.

RJK01 said:
With the new amigo OS update you can now install and run google play services. Still some bugs...google contact sync stops working and you cannot access google contacts or gmail.
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Dear RJK01!
Can you please guide me the step wise process as I don't have advanced skills on how to manage this phone. I desperately want the google apps to be working on this phone. I shall be extremely thankful

Gionee M 2017
drmuji said:
Dear RJK01!
Can you please guide me the step wise process as I don't have advanced skills on how to manage this phone. I desperately want the google apps to be working on this phone. I shall be extremely thankful
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I have uploaded videos to you tube with instructions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thGtYBo16p4
This is only valid for Gionee M2017 after Amigo OS is updated.
General principle is to install google services framework 6.01 (available APK mirror), followed by google contact sync 6.01, google calendar sync, google play services 10.2.99 (440), google play store.
The downloads are available https://www.apkmirror.com/

Ohhh I am so so thankful. I can't believe I am using it. I was about to throw this phone away as it was becoming useless.
You just made my year.
Respect

Gionee m2017 and Google play
You are welcome. I am happy I could assist you.

gionee m2017
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You are welcome. I am happy I could assist you.
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hi , recent updates of google play services crashes the google apps in gione m2017, i managed to download and instal older version of google play services, but once it is opened its updating itself to newest version and crashes again.
any solutions?
how do i stop it from self updating? should i waite for another version to come?
tried to root but cant find any root apps to support gionee m2017
thanks

I have not experienced that problem with my gionee m2017. I am using version 8.0.73 without any problems. It is difficult to conclude if the problem is in your app settings or the signature of your updated version. You can try to delete it and install from third party site like app China. Other option choose older version from apk mirror site. Last option would be to reinstall google play services and possibly framework for 6.0.

RJK01 said:
I have not experienced that problem with my gionee m2017. I am using version 8.0.73 without any problems. It is difficult to conclude if the problem is in your app settings or the signature of your updated version. You can try to delete it and install from third party site like app China. Other option choose older version from apk mirror site. Last option would be to reinstall google play services and possibly framework for 6.0.
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my gionee is running on amigo os 3.5.11 (m2017 release version) android 6.0.1, could you tell me what version of google apps are installed in your device?
i will download and instal them as well from apkmirror.com
i have reseted my phone to factory details, i want to reinstall Gapss. maybe it will help.
thanks for your reply

I provided my version of play store in the last thread. Google play services 11.0.55. I have the same amigo OS version and android version. If you already reset to factory version then the other trouble shooting for app fixes are moot. Reinstalling gapps should restore functionality.

RJK01 said:
I provided my version of play store in the last thread. Google play services 11.0.55. I have the same amigo OS version and android version. If you already reset to factory version then the other trouble shooting for app fixes are moot. Reinstalling gapps should restore functionality.
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is it this version
Google Play services 11.0.55 (440-156917137)?

Yes that is the version I have installed on my gionee m 2017

RJK01 said:
Yes that is the version I have installed on my gionee m 2017
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reinstalling solves the problem partialy.
everything works fine untill google play services updates itself automatically to version 11.3.02 then it stops working.

That is bizarre. I have no suggested fix for that.
There are two ways to install gapps through Chinese installer or sequential installation apk mirror.

RJK01 said:
That is bizarre. I have no suggested fix for that.
There are two ways to install gapps through Chinese installer or sequential installation apk mirror.
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should have bought Samsung ok thanks ill waite for another update to google services maybe it will solve ..

After you open play store first time go settings auto update stop updates. Gionee M 2017 is not certified under settings which means occasionally apps will misbehave. There are a lot of third party app sites as well.

Google Play - Chinese device

Hi,
Been looking for an answer and tried multiple options without success so I hope this thread will solve this for me and others.
I have a Nova 2 Plus device from China and cannot install Google play (best I could do is to reach the step where it requires GMS packages). Tried to install from differente links and sites, installed the apk also but no luck.
Can you please help with this?
Thanks a lot!

sfinxx18 said:
Hi,
Been looking for an answer and tried multiple options without success so I hope this thread will solve this for me and others.
I have a Nova 2 Plus device from China and cannot install Google play (best I could do is to reach the step where it requires GMS packages). Tried to install from differente links and sites, installed the apk also but no luck.
Can you please help with this?
Thanks a lot!
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Does the phone came with a custom firmware? is you bootloader unlocker and phone rooted? if normal methods dont work, you can reinstall oficial firmware with rootin along with de Gapps through sideload with TWRP, or you can try forcing your phone with new firmware to see if now it cames with Gapps

Making Firestick 4K A Kodibox... should I root?

I’m deciding if rooting and flashing a rom onto the firestick with worthwhile for what I’m trying to achieve.
Currently the firestick is not rooted but is booting into wolf launcher to remove all those ads and videos for amazon prime and am using a debloat toolbox that disabled lots of amazon background apps like prime video and updates. These have greatly sped up the firestick making it much snappier. I also added launch on boot so kodi launches after the tv turns on so if I would like kodi it is preloaded all my widgets. And to keep my kodi snappy I removed all shadows and other visuals like background and such.
I’m only using my firestick as a kodi box so would rooting and flashing a debloated rom or even a custom rom help my purpose for a better kodi experience? The only possible plus I see is overclocking and maybe a better kill app method.
Could someone please list benefits for rooting that would improve my kodi experience. I don’t need to alter UI since wolf launch serves my purpose

Eroutina said:
I’m deciding if rooting and flashing a rom onto the firestick with worthwhile for what I’m trying to achieve.
Currently the firestick is not rooted but is booting into wolf launcher to remove all those ads and videos for amazon prime and am using a debloat toolbox that disabled lots of amazon background apps like prime video and updates. These have greatly sped up the firestick making it much snappier. I also added launch on boot so kodi launches after the tv turns on so if I would like kodi it is preloaded all my widgets. And to keep my kodi snappy I removed all shadows and other visuals like background and such.
I’m only using my firestick as a kodi box so would rooting and flashing a debloated rom or even a custom rom help my purpose for a better kodi experience? The only possible plus I see is overclocking and maybe a better kill app method.
Could someone please list benefits for rooting that would improve my kodi experience. I don’t need to alter UI since wolf launch serves my purpose
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If youre wanting to rid your device of ads , bloatware and have it running smoothly on kodi and other streaming apps then the short answer to the question of root is yes .
If you want to use the stick for prime , netflix and other established legitamised apps then no, purely on the basis of losing 4K capability(netflix, prime) there is also the question of warranty and encryption and so on .
Pros of root are ;
admin privileges , blocking ads at root level , unlocked bootloader (for flashing zips) , custom roms, custom kernels, modifying build.prop and bootanimation and so on .
Cons of root are:
some apps wont allow root and wont load or stream , prime , netflix, peacock etc from what i hear are fussy with root .
Your warranty will be affected (if you have one)
The device can become less secure encryption wise (selinux etc) .
As i said, if you want the stick for kodi and stuff , adblocking from root , and to be able to customise your stick by all means go for it .
Further details and a step by step can be found here :
[UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire TV Stick 4K (mantis)
NOTE: There have been multiple reports of devices with serial numbers containing VM190 or higher being shipped with DL-Mode disabled in BROM. These devices cannot be unlocked using kamakiri. These devices do not show up at all on USB when...
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If you need any help at all just holler and someone will help out if need be m8

Bertonumber1 said:
If youre wanting to rid your device of ads , bloatware and have it running smoothly on kodi and other streaming apps then the short answer to the question of root is yes .
Pros of root are ;
admin privileges , blocking ads at root level , unlocked bootloader (for flashing zips) , custom roms, custom kernels, modifying build.prop and bootanimation and so on .
As i said, if you want the stick for kodi and stuff , adblocking from root , and to be able to customise your stick by all means go for it .
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ok I’ll be rooting thanks so what is the most barebone rom there is?
I be seen a few roms and this one seems to be the best for me just a debloated stock with some mods to increase preformance.
Fire TV Stick 4K (mantis) Debloated Rom 6.2.7.1 93/6.2.7.7
Debloated Rom For The Fire TV Stick 4K 6.2.7.1 93/6.2.7.7 Revised NOTE: Firmware versions after 6.2.7.7 will not work with this debloated rom. It's been a few months since I've updated this guide so be cautious with installing this. The latest...
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I’m guessing this one is more process heavy?
[Guide] [ROM] (mantis) Fire TV Stick 4K Prerooted Android TV Rom (6.2.7.6)
After so many trial and error, I've finally saved the latest version of my system with TWRP backup. I want to share this personal setup with you guys since it required a lot of work to debloat, install add-ons, apps, kernels and tweaks. This is a...
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LineageOS still not ready I’d assume would be best
I guess since I’d have admin privileges I could justremove and cut back even more Resources to prioritize kodi? I’m not very use to android so I guess it has a task manager where I can kill all tasks and have only kodi or prioritize kodi.

Eroutina said:
ok I’ll be rooting thanks so what is the most barebone rom there is?
I be seen a few roms and this one seems to be the best for me just a debloated stock with some mods to increase preformance.
Fire TV Stick 4K (mantis) Debloated Rom 6.2.7.1 93/6.2.7.7
Debloated Rom For The Fire TV Stick 4K 6.2.7.1 93/6.2.7.7 Revised NOTE: Firmware versions after 6.2.7.7 will not work with this debloated rom. It's been a few months since I've updated this guide so be cautious with installing this. The latest...
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I’m guessing this one is more process heavy?
[Guide] [ROM] (mantis) Fire TV Stick 4K Prerooted Android TV Rom (6.2.7.6)
After so many trial and error, I've finally saved the latest version of my system with TWRP backup. I want to share this personal setup with you guys since it required a lot of work to debloat, install add-ons, apps, kernels and tweaks. This is a...
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LineageOS still not ready I’d assume would be best
I guess since I’d have admin privileges I could justremove and cut back even more Resources to prioritize kodi?
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Just go with fireos , debloat the junk and its all good , only other rom for mantis is LoS and its under construction just now .

So after some trial and error trying to properly flash the rom I finally got it correct using only adb and NOT flashing with fireos lol
actually is there a way to check if this version is debloated can’t really tell

Eroutina said:
So after some trial and error trying to properly flash the rom I finally got it correct using only adb and NOT flashing with fireos lol
actually is there a way to check if this version is debloated can’t really tell
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You normally have to debloat yourself using either pm disable commands .
Example.
adb shell
su
pm disable com.amazon.ags.app
Alternatively you can go here :
Firestick Debloat Tool v3 (18th Sept) | TechDoctorUK
www.techdoctoruk.com
Install the app on your stick and grant its adb permissions. It will debloat some 40 junk amazon packages from /system/priv-app folder..
The answer to knowing if you have downloaded a debloated rom lies with where you downloaded it from. If its one of skel40 roms then some packages will have been removed . If its just preroooted rom then its untouched and you can debloat yourself .

Thanks for all your help now I’ll just start messing around with su and other tweaks trying to make it perfect for my needs

Eroutina said:
Thanks for all your help now I’ll just start messing around with su and other tweaks trying to make it perfect for my needs
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No problem, you can change the bootanimation (logo) here :
FireTV boot animation replacement
Here is a replacement for the Amazon FireTV bootanimation. With the new root available for the Amazon FireTV2, I decided to make a new boot animiation for it. Here is a 1920x1080 version of the bootanimation.zip...
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Edit the build.prop tweak to make the stick performance run smoother/quicker here :
Fire TV Stick 4K/Lite/3rd Gen Build.prop Tweaks (Works with latest FireOS) (Need Root)
Before I start this tweaking guide for the Fire TV Stick 4K/Lite/3rd Gen, I'm not responsible for what you do to your device. Please follow this guide carefully to prevent confusion. First of all, you need to be rooted and unlocked to add these...
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If you search the forum you'll find a lot more mods I currently have leanback launcher, Google voice search, Playstore and Kodi nolimits magic build all running smoothly.

Ok just so if someone comes across this I rooted my AVTV 4k with FireOS then flashed with a debloated rom that includes some tweaks that make it faster also removed animation which I needed to add one line to the section.
After that I disabled additional system apks that I didn't need and even some that people recommend not disabling but i did test my system stability before hand. You can get a list from lots of debloaters. After testing my stablity I went ahead and deleted all those that I could... some cannot be removed. After debloated and stipping down to the maximum (I lack some system functions but since I ONLY need KODI it's fine) I remove all alexa apks possible and anything prime or amazon related. If I was in doubt didn't remove it
https://github.com/esc0rtd3w/firestick-loader/blob/master/scripts/debloat/full-debloat.sh#L24
After kodi is installed and I have tested that the launcher for kodi works preperly I went ahead and DELETED amazons launcher (maybe you want to just disable it)
Launcher for XBMC™ - Apps on Google Play
Turn your Android-powered TV peripheral into an XBMC/Kodi player!
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I have no other launcher so when I press home it goes to kodi when I reboot (Press and hold select button + play button) It goes to kodi. I removed all other apps from kodi but depending on how you SKIN your kodi setup you can still launch android apps from kodi but I don't have that intention. Be aware that with the amount of stripping down I did I couldnt even access settings of firestick but I was careful not to delete any apk that holds settings. You may want a secondary launcher so you can go into firestick settings to connect to new network and such... I probably overdid the uninstalling but I'm satisfied.
I ended up with a fresh install no widget kodi having 51% free ram or just over 625MB free... based on calculations total memory avaliable would be around 1275MB. After my auraMOD skin with 13 widgets and 25 items each has loaded I end up with around 500MB of free ram on my Firestick. I also reduced some kodi settings which doesn't affect my experience like no background image, no effects like overlay and blur or shadows. My firestick has become in all practical sense a KODI box. Oviously there are still some background apk that run but I cannot do anything else to stop them. Before this I tried all android root apk to stop/freeze/delete apk from running in the background but from what I could tell nothing changed.
This has helped lots with random crashes I had with kodi and I made sure that my kodi cache was within 1/3 of the total free ram so I have good buffering room. An old post online states removing root might help additionally with random unexplained crashes or playback failures. I've had these issues but seems to be less frequent now that I've cleared up more ram and reduced cache slightly. I might try removing root next. The bootrom exploit doesn't remove as far as I know and I can always enter into recovery mode via adbLink and flash roms via TWRP if worse comes to worse

I ended up removing root via KingoROOT and will report back in a few days/weeks on if it improved my kodi stability with random crashes

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Firestick Debloat Tool v3 (18th Sept) | TechDoctorUK
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There is an updated debloat v4 tool @ techdoctoruk that deblots 90+ services. https://www.techdoctoruk.com/firestick-debloat-tool-v4-2021/

Ok so final update I have tested my “kodi box” firestick for just over a week and am 100% satisfied. Unrooting seems to have improved stability. I also removed sleep and screensaver in using adbLink and also increased sleep via kodi. Sleep seems to have caused some issues in kodi (seren specific I think)
Also removed widgets from 13 total to 4 as I noticed I didn’t use them as only leaving trending and recent films and trending shows and up next shows... also reduced artwork size to small and now have around 400-500 free ram which makes kodi fast and almost entirely crash free.

Google TV Launcher on Firestick 4k / Fire OS 6

Hi guys, has anyone been able to install Google TV Launcher on his firestick ? I tried to find some alternatives the old (and still good looking ) leanback launcher.
PS. I know the launcher itself needs an android 9+ device and firestick has (fireos 6) android 7.1

Flash Stock FM+Magisk+AFtv-xm+open-gapss+ katanis in order
Remember: Only to downgrade , always
Flash Stock FM+kamakiri+Magisk+AFtv-xm+open-gapss+ katanis in order
Note: Never use AFTV xm and AFTV gaps xm together , Google voice and Google assistant won't work if you do so.
If you followed me correctly you will Enjoy Google Play Store
Thanks and regards
Subhash India

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Flash Stock FM+Magisk+AFtv-xm+open-gapss+ katanis in order
Remember: Only to downgrade , always
Flash Stock FM+kamakiri+Magisk+AFtv-xm+open-gapss+ katanis in order
Note: Never use AFTV xm and AFTV gaps xm together , Google voice and Google assistant won't work if you do so.
If you followed me correctly you will Enjoy Google Play Store
Thanks and regards
Subhash India
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Can you please explain these acronyms and what should be installed. This is a bit cryptic.