Sooooooo I have what will more than likely amount to a laughable n00b question: I have a Kindle Fire HD 7" and I'm thinking about rooting. But Why? What are the benefits? I understand the benefits of rooting an iPhone or Wii(which I have done both), but don't know what I stand to gain by rooting my KFHD7. Maybe someone could shed some light on this subject? Thank you in advance.
Unrooted kindle fire hd is like living in communist Russia.
Rooted kindle fire hd is like living in America.
Lol.. Or its all about being able to unlock the possibilities of your device.
Read through these forums to get a real idea of what "root" can do.
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Krsmqn said:
Unrooted kindle fire hd is like living in communist Russia.
Rooted kindle fire hd is like living in America.
Lol.. Or its all about being able to unlock the possibilities of your device.
Read through these forums to get a real idea of what "root" can do.
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Quality response, I actually Spilt a bottle of bud when I read it!!!
Seriously read the forums and your looking to unlock the true potential of the kfhd rather than whatever Amazon want you to use it for.
Kgyuszko
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Replace launcher and Google play store are the huge benefits to root...also the ability to remove updates and advertisements on the lock screen ...other than that it's more tinkering...
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Well I'm all for tinkering so I'm going to give it a go. I'll take a look around the website and find out where to start.
..as someone who likes to work on my own stuff, ie: fixing my house and cars as well as building my own PCs, I wasnt diggin' the fact that I didnt have total control over a personal computing device.
Even if I didnt add the Play Store or change my loader, rom etc, I probably would have rooted anyway just to be in control of my Kindle at a higher level.
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I'm looking to sell mine and downgrade to a nook touch because I broke my kindle and find that I don't really use the tab much.
So, what is the going rate for a sprint galaxy tab?
Also there isn't a FS section on here?
Fifty bucks. Wanna sell yours to me?
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And before the flame brigade arrives, yes i was joking.
Seriously now, you'd probably get a better idea about prices for 2nd hand tabs from popular online auction sites. It all depends on model, specs and condition.
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I recently bought GT-P1000 16GB for 10,000 Thai baht which was about $300 Australian at the time. Seems to be the going rate.
Thisrobot said:
I'm looking to sell mine and downgrade to a nook touch because I broke my kindle and find that I don't really use the tab much.
So, what is the going rate for a sprint galaxy tab?
Also there isn't a FS section on here?
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Why don't you install the Nook android app on your Tab? I did and it works quite well!
Later.......
Btw, it's a free app....lol
The e-ink mainly. For reading it is easier on the eyes.
I had a kindle but my wife broke hers so I gave her mine.
hdbueller said:
Why don't you install the Nook android app on your Tab? I did and it works quite well!
Later.......
Btw, it's a free app....lol
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Personally Aldiko is the way to go for ebooks. I use it more than most any other app on my Tab. And even then, you'd be better off with a nook color and cm7 than the nook touch...
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Thisrobot said:
I'm looking to sell mine and downgrade to a nook touch because I broke my kindle and find that I don't really use the tab much.
So, what is the going rate for a sprint galaxy tab?
Also there isn't a FS section on here?
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Seems no one answered the last question, so I will help him to repeat the question, do we have classified or marketplace forum here?
ecko no yaro said:
Seems no one answered the last question, so I will help him to repeat the question, do we have classified or marketplace forum here?
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yes, there is a marketplace on the main forum page.. here..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=476
I know that they haven't come out yet, but I'm really exited for this tool. The newer kindles should be epic with jellybean. Can anyone estimate a release date for the kfu?
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moose392 said:
I know that they haven't come out yet, but I'm really exited for this tool. The newer kindles should be epic with jellybean. Can anyone estimate a release date for the kfu?
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There's an unwritten XDA rule that you do not ask for ETAs. I see that this is your first post, so this bit of knowledge is going to serve you well and keep you from getting flamed in the future.
Before any utility like KFU gets developed, there must first be a procedure for replacing the bootloader, recovery, etc. Before such a procedure can even be conceived, there must be an exploitable weakness in the device. With all the talk about Amazon securing the bootloader for their new devices, the possibility that this can ever be done at all is in doubt. On top of that, nobody's even taken a look at one in the wild, so it's all just speculation at this point. In short, you are going to have to let the horse catch up to the cart.
I purchased a used fire hd and it has team win recovery on it.
How can I get it back to the original screens like the new purchased one
804-241-7459
[email protected]
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Show pics or it didn't happen.
it did not happen
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I highly doubt it
Why would you embarrass yourself like that and then put a phone #. If you had a KFHD with TWRP... and then ask to have it removed.... quit wasting everyone's time....
rhoverton said:
I purchased a used fire hd and it has team win recovery on it.
How can I get it back to the original screens like the new purchased one
804-241-7459
[email protected]
HELPPPPP
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Lol either you're a troll, or a troll sold you an original kindle fire and told you it was an HD.
either way someone get this removed...
Haha. In before the close...
rhoverton said:
I purchased a used fire hd and it has team win recovery on it.
How can I get it back to the original screens like the new purchased one
804-241-7459
[email protected]
HELPPPPP
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lies. show pictures then we will believe you.
...pic and copy of the bootloader or it never happened....
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Josepho1997 said:
No guys this seems pretty real to me.
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Yeah this guy actually seems legit. Once he posts pictures (highly unlikely) we can get a copy of his bootloader and see it ourselves. He may have discovered a breakthrough here.
The title pretty much says it all.
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why? well, because development start when people like you (normal people) try to help, developers dont appear instantly.
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I plan on working on AOKP for it, but it's been out for so long that I would've thought that there would be more ROMS for it.
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The development has been slow due to a fairly locked down device.
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persano said:
why? well, because development start when people like you (normal people) try to help, developers dont appear instantly.
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I had a jar of "Instant Developer" (just add caffeine) on the shelf here, but it's way over its expiration date.
It seems that for some it's not enough what is done here. They didn't have "fun" for months trying to improve our Kindles and enjoying every small step we have taken ...
To me the greatest achievement has been to uncover the true potential of the machine without leaving the Amazon's design, by breaking down the barriers imposed.
I don't think that Jelly Bean is the goal to achieve for any android device if it implies losing the manufacturer's environmental benefits...I've been in CM10.1 and I definitely prefer Kinology, which includes all and many more advances from the last few months, while maintaining the benefits of Amazon OS.
I felt the original kindle needes a lot of help but this one is awesome with just root.
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I had a jar of "Instant Developer" (just add caffeine) on the shelf here, but it's way over its expiration date.
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i wanted to say, if you want someone to make it, make it you. you can be a developer easily
Hitorijanae said:
The title pretty much says it all.
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Maybe you should ask that question to Hashcode and Maromi who have spent countless hours unlocking the boot loader and developing the kernel which allows us GRATEFUL users to improve our Kindles. Just saying.
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gflorezarroyo said:
It seems that for some it's not enough what is done here. They didn't have "fun" for months trying to improve our Kindles and enjoying every small step we have taken ...
To me the greatest achievement has been to uncover the true potential of the machine without leaving the Amazon's design, by breaking down the barriers imposed.
I don't think that Jelly Bean is the goal to achieve for any android device if it implies losing the manufacturer's environmental benefits...I've been in CM10.1 and I definitely prefer Kinology, which includes all and many more advances from the last few months, while maintaining the benefits of Amazon OS.
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+1 completly agree! kgyuszko
What I mean is, why hasn't development taken off for this tablet like tablets that are not up to the kfhd7s level?
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Hitorijanae said:
What I mean is, why hasn't development taken off for this tablet like tablets that are not up to the kfhd7s level?
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locked bootloader ? amazon os? dual core vs quad core google nexus?
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A lot of the devs working on this device are multitasking with other projects too.I'm grateful to any one who has helped what little we have is pretty solid actually and I'm sure there will be more to come. With our screen,speakers, and hdmi out this is still a formidable device for the price range
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So my friend and I were talking today and we thought it might be a good idea to create a sort of "XDA club" at our high school. We were thinking about using the club to teach people to root, flash roms and kernels, and maybe even teach people to use linux and build cyanogenmod or something like that. Has anyone done something similar or know of something similar at their schools? Any suggestions?
Go for it
I've convinced most of my friends to root and taught them the basics
Dude go for it... Its worth a shot it but the problem at my school is that 80% of the people have iphones but still go for it
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I once thought of that but only a few 10-20 people like technology
And about 50+ didn't even know what Android was soooo no.
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