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[FIX]Demo Kindle Fire2- CableFree Method

Hi Folks
Before we start , A bit of background as I've been reading these forums and I am aware how some may find this a contenious subject, So before anyone goes accusing me of any illegality let me say I have a Kindle Fire 2 and Kindle Fire HD, both in demomode as they were acquired from the Comet UK Firesale after the company went bankrupt late last , Unfortunately I don't think the staff where that dedicated to customer service at that point.
Right Down to business - So in the doing the research the obviously the Factory Cable Method and that's about it isn't it? I thought I have a little play around as my solder skills aren't the great.
The Firmware on the Device is 10.0.2.A I'd expect this to work on earlier firmware, Later ones however I'm not so sure, The Aforementioned Fire HD which I also have has had the Final Part of the process I'm going to describe fixed.
What You Need: Your Fingers and A Wifi network you can connect to!
1. Boot The Fire, Touch To Try The Fire and Run.
2. With the device in Potrait, Press in the search box , three options should appear below the search box ( Libraries , Stores and Web )
3. Press Web. I was the informed I had no network connection, and very nicely asked "If I wished to sign in?"
4. Press the Wireless Settings button which should take you to the wireless network settings. where you can configure a network
5. Download an apk file, any apk file will do , google code have lot, and I've heard this other site, I think it begins with an X They also have a couple
6. Pull the Nofication Bar Down, You should have a notification that the download is complete, Click to install
7. You'll Should Get a notification about non amazon prime apps not being allowed along with the option to change that setting,
8. Press the Settings button to take you into the Device menu. From there you can get into developer option and turn USB Debugging On!
9. An For the Icing on the cake , you can restart adb as root from your PC. as demo seems to have an insecure boot image. lol so you don't even need any root explioits.
Not much else to say other than "All you are demo modes belong to us", I'm glad I didn't go with plan A to update the firmware. :laugh:
Note: Don't worry If it restart demo mode in the middle as your wifi connection settings are perisisted
Also Keep Unknown Application Sources off and you'll be able to run this process as many times as you like.
I'll post pictures etc later on as I've not removed demo yet. I've not remove demo mode yet.
Like I say this could be very specific to just this version the firmware
Hack On People!

[Q] Parental Controls

About 5 months ago my mom bought a kindle fire hd, she has been loving it...
I rooted it and set go launcher ex as the default launcher, and as far as I know she has never had a pin number or parental controls password set up, just her @kindle.com account.
But now, all of a sudden, her kindle will not let her connect with wifi, uninstall, install, update, or do anything really because it keeps on asking for a parental controls password.
She swears up and down she never set a password. We have tried her amazon password, and any pin numbers she might have once used... all to no avail.
I've already done a bit of google searching and the only solutions I can find are to deregister it from her amazon account, then reregister, or factory reset. I really don't want to have to factory reset.
But when she signed into her amazon.com account there is no kindle listed?? Is there even such a thing as an @kindle.com domain? This is really frustrating me and I just want it to work.
Thanks.

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I've done quite a bit of reading up online.
If she doesn't know her password, factory reset is the only way?
I was hoping I would be able to go in with root explorer and change a permission to disable the parental controls that way. Is there really no file I can go in and change?

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OK I went in with x-plore file manager and renamed parentalcontrols.apk and parentalcontrols.odex to .bak, and rebooted.
No longer getting parental controls warning asking for a password when I touch to connect to wifi... however... the wifi button doesn't work now, it just stays on "off".
Even when I try to end around to get wifi working by going through an app, it'll just load forever and never let me connect to wireless.
I am positive there is more to be done, but I am far from an expert and I really would like to have a little advice.

U might fix it by deleting the folder that parental control uses in /data/data, not sure exactly which one it is, but it probably says something like com.amazon.parentalcontrols or something. I'm pretty sure doing a factory reset will also do it, just backup the data off your data folder first if you have any settings for things u want to transfer over. Hope this helps, I don't use kindle os so I can't figure out what the parental controls internal name is, so sorry I can't be of more help in that area.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HD running CM10.1 Tablet UI using xda-developers app

stunts513 said:
U light fix it by deleting the folder that parental control uses in /data/data, not sure exactly which one it is, but it probably says something like com.amazon.parentalcontrols or something. I'm pretty sure doing a factory reset will also do it, just backup the data off your data folder first if you have any settings for things u want to transfer over. Hope this helps, I don't use kindle os so I can't figure out what the parental controls internal name is, so sorry I can't be of more help in that area.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HD running CM10.1 Tablet UI using xda-developers app
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TY, I needed something like this to point me in the right direction, appreciate it.
She took it home with her today so I probably will not get to touch it for the next week or so, but I will check back and let you know if that fixes it.

Android Pay | Remove lock screen w/ out 3rd party apps or trusted location?

Hey everyone,
i have a rooted nexus 6 on the latest Google Fi firmware (LVY48F) 5.1.1. I've never been partial to lock screen patters or pins or anything else for that matter, swiping works for me just fine.
After scouring the interwebz, i have yet to find a solution to the following:
How can i disable the lock screen& still use Android Pay?
If the first option isn't possible yet - how can i remove android pay AND return to just swipe lock screen?
I don't really want to use xposed unfortunately. Are there any build.prop tweaks i'm unaware of?
I've tried disabling android pay and even clearing data on the app to see if the lock screen option allows me to revert back to just swiping but it stays grayed out.
Thanks in advance!

I too am in the same situation. I fear that a factory reset may be the solution, but I am looking to see if there is another method. I don't want the hassle of setting up my device again.

I'd like to know this too. Although I'm willing to use xposed.

On my phone (N6) I can just go into Settings > Security > Screen Lock and set it to swipe, android pay pops up saying it'll delete my credit cards from the phone.

That's fine for removing android pay, but that doesn't help in gaining access to it while still disabling the lock screen.

Far as I know there is no way to accomplish this. I was answering #2.

CM12.1 Restricted profiles - black screen; can't launch apps.

I am only just getting used to CM on my Fire. I have set up a restricted profile for my child. The problem that I have is the home screen is black (the lock and open apps screens aren't). If I switch to the open apps screen it says "Your recent screens appear here". If I go back to the home screen then I get "Unfortunately, System UI has stopped", so I have no way to launch apps in the restricted app.
I have enabled apps in the restricted profile settings.
I've tried a "normal" additional user and a guest and both of these appear to work.
Just wondering if I've done something wrong, or if restricted users don't work ?

I forgot that I posted this as I never got any answer at the time, I probably posted to the wrong place
Anyway, to close this out, I discovered that the "HPROF" app needs to be enabled (in the owner's "App&Content Access" settings screen for the restricted user) for the restricted profile to work properly. With this app enabled for the restricted user everything works fine.

Sorry to dig this out again.
How have you been able to setup a restricted profile at all? I'm on 12.1 with my Kindle Fire (Thor) and I'm only able to setup new profiles without having the chance to chose between regular and restricted. Any hint?

Hi, yes. I have set up one for my daughter and used a restricted profile. Here's what I did...
As your main (owner) user, bring up settings and then users. You need to go that way - don't swipe down and tap the user icon on the right hand side because that lacks the restricted user option.
Anyway, from the settings->Users screen, select "add user or profile" and choose "Restricted Profile". After you've added the profile it will appear on the same settings->users screen. It will have a little cog next to it - tap that and then enable the apps you want to allow the profile to access. By trial and error I discovered that you must enable HPROF. I think that everything else is optional. Good luck

Thanks for the quick response. Unfortunately CM 12 and 13 builds for the Kindle seem to be "smartphone" rather than "tablet" builds. As Google has removed the feature of restricted profiles for smartphones, on the Kindle the option of setting up restricted profiles is missing :crying:

Ah! I just noticed that your device is different to mine - this is the forum for the Amazon Fire 7" - 5th Gen 2015. I have CM 12.1 and it works on my device (Kindle Fire 7" 2015, codename KFFOWI). Sorry it didn't work out for you

True, Fire HDX is different to Fire. Nevertheless I would have expected, that at least classification of the devices (smartphone vs. tables) is equal. Thanks anyway!

thomas.magnum said:
True, Fire HDX is different to Fire. Nevertheless I would have expected, that at least classification of the devices (smartphone vs. tables) is equal. Thanks anyway!
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As you are discovering custom ROMs for HDX sometimes identify the device as a phone vs tablet. Some HDX models do come with a LTE radio which may be a contributing factor. Fuller response provided in the HDX forum.

excessive data

What would happen if I deleted the data in my fire prime photo and fire launcher apps? My device is a kindle fire 5th gen 7 running Fire OS 5.4.0.0 .

Pretty much nothing. If you are registered to Amazon, your info is on the cloud. The data will just pile up again. About the only way to at least limit the effect is to install a firewall and begin manually deleting the data of each app. I use NetGuard. If you buy the log and filter options (one time fee), you can block host names and manually block IPs that apps try to connect to. I believe 'Lock Down' is free. While setting everything up, you can immediatly stop all apps from using the internet, and choose which ones can and cant access it by selecting 'Allow In Lock Down Mode' from the drop down menu of each app in the list.
If you are a little more tech savvy and know how your way around IP ranges, you can block entire ranges manually with NoRoot Data Firewall. I started with this one, but I grew more attached to NetGuard.
Savvytech... and I have been experimenting trying to somehow 'break' an Amazon app. (I was successful only once. Somehow managed to delete ALL app data and it's stored data, including system apps. Haven't been able to repeat the process yet.)
Until then, aside from shutting off WiFi, and a firewall, you're stuck. However Brevent does a good job at killing and "disabling" most of Amazon's apps, until reboot. That's where I found Autorun Manager came in handy. It stops a good portion of Amazon's apps from booting when you power on, allowing Brevent to try and stop them from running once boot completes. Be advised though, with Brevent, you have to run a code through ADB every time you reboot the device. It gives you instructions upon installation.
Another tool, good to clean app cache and other junk, All In One Toolbox. It will at some point ask for Accessibility access. To save it the trouble, go to Settings, Accessibility, Scroll to bottom, Select 'All In One', confirm selection. Amazon won't let you give it 'Usage Access', so you will need to install Activity Launcher. I made a thread here, where you can get some detailed steps. Open it, tap drop down at top left. Select 'All Activities.' Scroll to 'Settings' and tap it. Scroll to 'Apps With Usage Access'. Select 'All In One'. Disable access to any of the listed Amazon apps or services if you like. I have for quite sometime so I don't think any harm comes to it. Probably just irritate Amazon's servers a bit more.
Given the firewall, Autorun and Brevent, at any given time, I never have more than 8 to 10 Amazon services or apps running, All In One controls memory pretty well, but sometimes you are better off force stopping apps yourself. Brevent will eventually be able to tell you which apps will auto start. It will be able to disable their background processes, but not their main ones.

Thanks! I'll try yo use the info, got a lot to learn".Thanks again!

To DragonFire1024 , I have installed netguard, no root data firewall ,brevent , all in one toolbox, activity launcher, and auto run manager. I also have the permission remover apks and the testkey.pk8 and testify.x509.pen files in my apk storage folder. Have been playing around with them ( the apps ) and have had some success. I can now see data dropping for a change! I'm still have not done everything you suggested - have to get funds in to buy the paid versions,
but what I' be done so far has helped a lot. No root firewall is what I'm using now ( as is ) - was blocked but got in the second time in activity launcher removed the app usage of the apps you suggested. I am having a bit of trouble with Brevent - I have not learned how to find and use the command line on my PC.Need to get a bit more tech savvy so I can get root access on my fire when it becomes available. Til then I'll push on! Pardon my writing skills, are not so good. Thanks again for helping! I'll be back soon, maybe I can give a few more details next time.

I have been trying to start Brevent - found command line on windows PC, tried entering commands but PC will not respond found and downloaded windows platform tools zip, extracted but I'm still stuck.what next?( I downloaded platform tools on my kindle fire 5th gen. , running fire OS 5.4.0.0 )