I have a Kindle Fire updated to 6.3.4 and had an app that I love using, but suddenly was told its incompatible with recent updates.
Is there a way to root the kindle and fool it into downloading the app from say Google Play Store?
I tried the method of rooting on here and it did not seem to work, but then again, I'm not the greatest at jailbreaking, rooting, etc
Thank you in advance for the answer.
Related
I've been putting off rooting my kindle, but i reeealllllyyyyy want photoshop, so i'm considering installing an ICS rom (thinking of HELLFIRE specifically)
Assuming i get through the process of rooting it without bricking it....do i have to re-install the apps that i've paid for in the kindle app store? would i be able to redownload them? and would i be able to access the kindle app store at all?
I've been putting off rooting my kindle, but i reeealllllyyyyy want photoshop, so i'm considering installing an ICS rom (thinking of HELLFIRE specifically)
Assuming i get through the process of rooting it without bricking it....do i have to re-install the apps that i've paid for in the kindle app store? would i be able to redownload them? and would i be able to access the kindle app store at all?
i have a kindle fire hd 8.9 and it started running real slow and freezing up. so i did a factory reset and it still seems to be running stupid? anyone have any idea why that would be? virus? one of my apps? aside from factory reset is there a better way to do a complete reset to the way i bought it?
I also had same kind of problems, please read
Yes, i know... it runs super-slow at times..... i have a cm11.0 (kitkat) based rom installed on my kindle fire hd 8.9!
It now runs superb.... okay, if u want the fire os then u have to root it to get speed.. but if still not then custom rom is the only way....
Don't worry, amazon warranty is not needed, i also never needed it... kindle fire hd 8.9 is superb tablet if unlocked to full potential....
So i have some links for u-
Youtube (best way)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUW6KARo8Y4
TWRP 2.6.3.1 (after youtube for installing cm11.0)- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2218802
CM 11.0 things (after youtube if u want)- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2543481&nocache=1
its easy, but never ever sikp even one step or ur kindle fire hd 8.9 is gone, otherwise it is very good and non-buggy!
DON'T WORRY
Clarification question: can this be done with the kindle fire HDX? Any reason that you know of where this would not work?
The hdx has no custom roms yet because the boot loader is locked and we haven't gotten around that yet, also it uses a different method to root it, so in short that tutorial won't work on a hdx, its more likely to brick it.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HD running CM10.1 Tablet UI using xda-developers app
My 7 HD would run very slow a lot of the time. I downloaded Greenify:root from the play store and side-loaded it. I learned the slowness was always caused by one or more non-kindle services or apps (ones I side-loaded like the google authentication service. Greenify:Root let me force most of them to sleep, which usually solved any slowness immediately. On occasion I had to force the google auth. service to sleep manually, but again the problem always was solved this way. Your kindle has to be rooted to use this great free program.
Good-luck!
Thanks XDA and the author of this wonderful guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069117
I was very sceptic towards this rooting thing as there is always some risk involved but dared to go for it. So I have successfully rooted my Kindle Fire HD 8.9 (version 8.4.8). But I need some help because I don't want to do anything in this without any proper guidance. Below written is the current situation :-
I used the second method of rooting in this(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069117) guide (manual method) and successfully rooted my Kindle Fire HD 8.9, then I downloaded the KFFirstAid and used it to backup my Kindle using option 13 "Baclup The Entire Kindle To The KindleBackup Folder". Then I installed Google Play Store using option 18. It worked fine, I got it clean, no problem.
But later in the day I uninstalled "Amazon appsotre" using my root privilege and IMDB app from Kindle. Now I am unable to search from within Kindle using integrated search function. I downloaded Amazon appstore from their website and installed it but it did NOT enable integrated search,I still get "unified search has stopped" massage(I don't know if rooting or uninstalling those apps caused this). Using Titanium Backup pro I made it (Amazon appstore) system app but didn't help.
So my question is,
1. if I want to restore my Kindle to its earlier state using "KindleBackup Folder" from KFFirstAid what sould I do?
OR
2. I remove Google Play Sore from Kindle system apps using root privilege and then connect it to PC and use option 22 in KFFirstAid to unroot it and then factory reset it?
OR
3. I remove Google Play Sore from Kindle system apps using root privilege and then unroot Kindle using SuperSu app settings menu (an option is there in SuperSu settings to unroot)?
OR anything else feasible?
Things look scary to me as this is such a power full tool. I want to know how to go unroot and make it normal so if in future if I need to.
If rooting and installing was a breeze with this Kindle should I consider installing 2nd-bootloader and TWRP and custom ROM?
Please help me.
EDIT :- Factory reset solved unified search problem.
I have been trying to root a Kindle Fire 8.9 running 8.4.9. After I run Bin4ry it seems to work but the tablet is extremely slow and unusable. After I restore to factory settings it is fine again but of course with no root.
Can anyone offer help?? I just want to run another launcher and install apps from google play.
Thank you!
I am not a developer. I am not even particularly computer savvy, but I did this and it worked.
I have had my Kindle Fire HD 8.9 since it was released. I rooted it using Bin4ry. Somehow, the 8.4.9 update was installed and I lost root. I have had a heck of a time getting it back. I got the slow instability as well. I was unable to access google play and kept getting the "google play store has stopped" message. I was about to give up when I found this: Buildprop editor. Its available through the google play store, but of course, I couldn't access the google play store., so I searched the internet for a download of the apk. I plugged in my kindle fire and copied it to the download file. You will also need ES explorer (which is available via amazon) and a super user app, which I also had to find and install. Once I had all of these, I was able to revert back to 8.4.6. which is rootable and it cleared up my sluggishness.
I used this video for reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_HyI1HuqO0
and changed everything using the applicable numbers. Obviously I couldn't use his because he was on the HDX, but the basic premise is the same.
I also have KindleFree, which is available somewhere on this forum and I purchased the upgrade from google play store.. This installs everything I need to make me happy and I can download things from google play and use a launcher instead of the kindle shelves.
This worked for me. It might not work for you and I take no responsibility for any issues you may have as a result of using this method. I performed it at my own risk and prayed a lot. I was also fully prepared to dump my kindle in the trash had it not worked.