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[Q] about the new Amazon Instant Video app

When the HD comes out, could somebody rip the Amazon Instant Video app apk and post it on xda?
The reason: Old app only works on Gingerbread. The new one should work on ICS and JB because the new Kindle Fire's OS is based on ICS.

Was just about to post a thread over here, we has one going on the old KF forums. ES File Explorer is on the Amazon market and should be able to read the /system/app directory without root. Really hoping this apk works on other ICS/JB devices.

An update bin file was posted and I grabbed the apk file from that. So far no luck, it FCs on my Touchpad with CM9. I tried installing as a regular app making sure Voodoo had me unrooted. I also tried as a system apk and rebooted, still FCs. It refuses to install on GB so I imagine its using API Level 15.
Hopefully it just needs another apk installed, Ill play around with it and see if I can get it working.
EDIT: I installed aLogcat to see if I could narrow down what is causing the FC. Its looking for the class "amazon.unifiedsettings.UnifiedSettingsHelper" which doesn't exist. Later in the log the FC is caused by a fatal exception with the class "amazon/unifiedsettings/UnidifedSettingsHelper" not being found. Is this a lib file or a system apk it wants?
EDIT2: I gave up on it for now. I tried some lib files, tried installing as many apks as I could (didn't try replacing system apks). It still FCs with the same error log and I can't find any files that reference unified settings. I also downloaded the Kindle Fire 2 update file (the updated original fire) and its using the same APK. LCD Density for the HD is 240 and 160 for the regular Fire 2. I use 160 on my Touchpad so that shouldn't be the issue.

How does one get apks out of Amazon's .bins?
com.amazon.dcp.apk
MyAccount-unsigned.apk
AccountAndSyncSettings.apk
These are the three extra apks (in addition to video apk itself) I needed to get it running on my Nook Tablet back in the day. I noticed back then that it seemed to work a little different for everyone. Some folks didn't need any of those while others of us experienced all manner of crashing without some of them. Sadly, one also forced my NT to appear as a KF in the Amazon app store, which made some of my purchased apps incompatible. Caveat emptor.
Would love to see those posted though if someone gets around to it. Would also love to see Amazon get their rear in gear and release a prime streaming app for android that didn't require all the fuss.

The bin files open for me in WinRAR, I think they are just zip files. AccountAndSyncSettings.apk is gone from the new Kindle Fires, the other two files are still there. I remember using those 3 files before allowed you to add an Amazon account and then open the app and you would already be logged in. With the new 2 files, it FCs in settings when I try to add an Amazon account. I didn't try using the old GB apks, it may be worth a try as they allowed an Amazon account to be added even on ICS.
I'll upload them, there is only 2 now, because you may have a different outcome than me on a different device.

No luck on a simple side load to an Acer A700 or an Acer A100 both stock and unrooted running ICS. I am reluctant to try the other apk's because I also had my a100 appear as a kindle fire and had to restore it to get use of my apps that were not kindle compatible.

I was messing around on my Touchpad with CWM so I always have the option to restore a nandroid if I were to screw something up. But I played around with it a lot this morning and didn't do any damage, everything was FCing.

No luck on Nexus 7. Tried after installing all three apk.
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I too am looking to stream amazon on my cm9_tp but did not see anyone mention the fact it works perfectly on WebOs.

rfauconn said:
I too am looking to stream amazon on my cm9_tp but did not see anyone mention the fact it works perfectly on WebOs.
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I will work through a flash capable browser with a desktop user agent in Android as well, but its not optimized very well for mobile devices. The app is much nicer when it works. At this point we may be better off trying to get the GB version working in ICS since it will at least open and let you browse.

In addition to a better UI in the app, I've also experienced intermittent, albeit minor, audio sync issues with mobile flash that I never had in the app. I hate that.

can someone with a kindle fire hd open up the app and then post the log? Wouldn't we be able to see where the unifiedsettingshelper file was with the log of it opening successfully?

Any update on this?
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We need a Fire HD user or somebody with more knowledge of how things work to figure out where we can get "amazon.unifiedsettings.UnifiedSettingsHelper" from. This is the missing service it crashes on. I can't find any lib files or apks from the ROM that fix this issue. Also even if we get past this crash error another one may appear. At this point I'm thinking we may be better off trying to get the old GB app working since it seems to have fewer issues. It allows you to open and browse to videos on ICS, also allows you to add your Amazon account to the device, but crashes when you go to play a video. Its having a database issue according to the crash log posted over in the GB thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31633773&postcount=193

spunker88 said:
We need a Fire HD user or somebody with more knowledge of how things work to figure out where we can get "amazon.unifiedsettings.UnifiedSettingsHelper" from. This is the missing service it crashes on. I can't find any lib files or apks from the ROM that fix this issue. Also even if we get past this crash error another one may appear. At this point I'm thinking we may be better off trying to get the old GB app working since it seems to have fewer issues. It allows you to open and browse to videos on ICS, also allows you to add your Amazon account to the device, but crashes when you go to play a video. Its having a database issue according to the crash log posted over in the GB thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31633773&postcount=193
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could amazon.unifiedsettings.UnifiedSettingsHelper be part of one of the odex files in system/app ?

It will be fantastic once this can be resolved. I hate that they are allowing this on iOS but not on other android devices.

Yes, it is absurd that iPad has access and general android devices are SOL. We purchased our content...and can't watch it reliably (app access). I would encourage everyone to let amazon know this is unacceptable - and I'm hopeful the good people here find a fix for us in the mean time.

Gonzorito said:
Yes, it is absurd that iPad has access and general android devices are SOL. We purchased our content...and can't watch it reliably (app access). I would encourage everyone to let amazon know this is unacceptable - and I'm hopeful the good people here find a fix for us in the mean time.
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I tried giving Amazon some feedback on supporting other Android devices - they didn't seem to care much. I guess they want to sell more Fires, but if they're selling them at a loss wouldn't they make more profit by supporting their app on other devices?

Our how about, I purchased my kindle to read, purchased a tablet before the fire was a gleam in their eye.
I purchase video content and have limited access to it, so i won't purchase future content with amazon as a result.
No I won't buy a fire and I am encouraged to buy my future content through Google play on top of that!
Loss, loss, and more loss for Amazon. Doesn't make sense.
Sorry for side tracking the thread, I will end the QQ

Gonzorito said:
I would encourage everyone to let amazon know this is unacceptable - and I'm hopeful the good people here find a fix for us in the mean time.
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Yup. Of course they aren't going to listen to any one complaint, but Amazon is a pretty responsive company on the whole. Squeak enough and they'll grease the wheels. There's no indication they want to make this fire-only, given how many other devices its on, it's just a question of priority. You can bet the apple people whined more than the android people, so if you want them to get it in gear get on their contact page and make the request. I've done it repeatedly, but we need more people to get noticed.

Custom ROM & Multi-User Question

I have flashed a couple of different custom roms on my Kindle Fire HD 7 (Tate), and each one has been 5.1.1. So far I have been unsuccessful in getting Multi-User to work. When I press on the profile picture in the pull-down, it only brings up my contact card. With the same version of Lollipop on my phone (Candy5 rom) this function works, and allows me to sign on a guest, so I don't think it's the version of Lollipop, but for some reason it doesn't work on the Kindle. I would like to set up multiple profiles so my wife and myself can share this tablet and have our own stuff while using it. At the moment I am running the "Slim-5.1.1.beta.0.9-UNOFFICIAL-20151010-0147" (which is really nice, btw). I have tried CM12, Candy5 roms also and get the same results. Hopefully I haven't broken any forum protocols, and thank you in advance for any enlightenment you can offer on this.
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Fire tablet, block access to internet and delete some apps

I would like to buy a fire tablet for my son. I want to block its internet connection completely and delete all apps but office.
I saw a video here that one can root the system, but is it possible to do what I want and how do I do it?

Yes, you can do what you wish.
Step one, search for a thread on how to root.
After you have root, you can delete or hide whatever apps you like & install AFWall+ to block any app from internet access.
If you have not brought a Fire yet, or haven't connected it to wifi yet then be sure to check what version of the Fire OS it's running before connecting to wifi. If it's 5.0.1 then you want to block updates first.

blueberry.sky said:
Yes, you can do what you wish.
Step one, search for a thread on how to root.
After you have root, you can delete or hide whatever apps you like & install AFWall+ to block any app from internet access.
If you have not brought a Fire yet, or haven't connected it to wifi yet then be sure to check what version of the Fire OS it's running before connecting to wifi. If it's 5.0.1 then you want to block updates first.
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This is the Thread I've found:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/development/wip-achieving-root-thread-t3238152
I don't want just to block the internet, I want to completely delete the files of it right after I install some Apps from google play, is that possible?
Thanks.

userkk0 said:
This is the Thread I've found:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/amaz...hread-t3238152
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Do not follow any instructions from "awesomeslayerg"! You will notice that the thread has been locked by mods. And mods have had to lock other threads by that guy & edit some of his posts as well. His instructions have bricked people (completely broken people's tablets). He said he didn't care & refused to remove it or post a warning.
userkk0 said:
I don't want just to block the internet, I want to completely delete the files of it right after I install some Apps from google play
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You're going to have to better describe what you mean by that. Not clear on exactly what you want to do. You want to "delete the files of it". What is "it"? The internet?
How old is your son?
The actual programs which make it possible for a tablet (or a phone or PC) to communicate / send, receive information over the internet are basic low level programs which are almost part of the system. When people want to prevent access to the internet they use an app to block it. People don't look to strip out the basic low level programs. For a few reasons. 1) Most people don't know what to strip out, 2) it may have unintended consequences / break things, 3) it's unnecessary.

blueberry.sky said:
Do not follow any instructions from "awesomeslayerg"! You will notice that the thread has been locked by mods. And mods have had to lock other threads by that guy & edit some of his posts as well. His instructions have bricked people (completely broken people's tablets). He said he didn't care & refused to remove it or post a warning.
You're going to have to better describe what you mean by that. Not clear on exactly what you want to do. You want to "delete the files of it". What is "it"? The internet?
How old is your son?
The actual programs which make it possible for a tablet (or a phone or PC) to communicate / send, receive information over the internet are basic low level programs which are almost part of the system. When people want to prevent access to the internet they use an app to block it. People don't look to strip out the basic low level programs. For a few reasons. 1) Most people don't know what to strip out, 2) it may have unintended consequences / break things, 3) it's unnecessary.
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So how can I ROOT amazon fire tablet? I didn't find anything else..
Maybe I should buy a different tablet? the kindle fire is 39$ now.
I want to install google play and then, via google play install Microsoft office and some other small apps.
Second, delete google play and all other amazon apps.
Third, Block completely access to the internet of WI-Fi, not just pass word, I want to completely cancel the ability to use it.

userkk0 said:
So how can I ROOT amazon fire tablet? I didn't find anything else..
Maybe I should buy a different tablet? the kindle fire is 39$ now.
I want to install google play and then, via google play install Microsoft office and some other small apps.
Second, delete google play and all other amazon apps.
Third, Block completely access to the internet of WI-Fi, not just pass word, I want to completely cancel the ability to use it.
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You will mess up the tablet if you try to do it. The browser is part of the rom.

userkk0 said:
So how can I ROOT amazon fire tablet? I didn't find anything else..
Maybe I should buy a different tablet? the kindle fire is 39$ now.
I want to install google play and then, via google play install Microsoft office and some other small apps.
Second, delete google play and all other amazon apps.
Third, Block completely access to the internet of WI-Fi, not just pass word, I want to completely cancel the ability to use it.
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[Videos] Tutorials on how to root, flash roms and more on the Amazon Fire 5th gen.
Sent from my KFFOWI using XDA Labs

rdfry said:
You will mess up the tablet if you try to do it. The browser is part of the rom.
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If you are careful what you uninstall you wont mess up.
And even if you do. You can easily re-flash the rom

yossijoe said:
If you are careful what you uninstall you wont mess up.
And even if you do. You can easily re-flash the rom
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How can I block the option to re-flash the rom?

userkk0 said:
How can I block the option to re-flash the rom?
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Unfortunately if your kid is also an xda member. :laugh: there's nothing you can do to prevent it.
At least it's safer than all those parental control apps out there

userkk0 said:
I would like to buy a fire tablet for my son. I want to block its internet connection completely and delete all apps but office.
I saw a video here that one can root the system, but is it possible to do what I want and how do I do it?
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Some routers allow you to block internet access per host. Sadly, that would only apply when at home. But might be an option worth looking into it. DHCP reservation / firewall rules.

Fire OS 5.4.0.1 Changes ?

I can't seem to find any information to advise a description of changes or fixes for this update.
Even Open Source learned that many people won't upgrade unless they have some idea why.
Anyone find any info on it ?

uaflyer said:
I can't seem to find any information to advise a description of changes or fixes for this update.
Even Open Source learned that many people won't upgrade unless they have some idea why.
Anyone find any info on it ?
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That's not uncommon on sub-point updates. Likely a security patch roll-up and/or minor tweaks to functionality introduced in v5.4. Often the only clue comes from the summary provided after a successful OTA update.

Davey126 said:
That's not uncommon on sub-point updates. Likely a security patch roll-up and/or minor tweaks to functionality introduced in v5.4. Often the only clue comes from the summary provided after a successful OTA update.
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Which Amazon generally leaves out when updating. On the tablets, it doesn't even say what they're updating. But appears the patch was to stop us from 'uninstalling' their apps. A few are reporting as such, unless they did something wrong.

DragonFire1024 said:
Which Amazon generally leaves out when updating. On the tablets, it doesn't even say what they're updating. But appears the patch was to stop us from 'uninstalling' their apps. A few are reporting as such, unless they did something wrong.
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At some point I may load up 5.4.0.1 (or whatever the latest is) to validate this claim. Will wait for further reports as early telemetry is often misleading.

It is suspected so far that 5.4.0.1 loses the prior ability to manually disable/"uninstall" Amazon apps or be rolled back to any prior builds.

Technocian said:
It is suspected so far that 5.4.0.1 loses the prior ability to manually disable/"uninstall" Amazon apps or be rolled back to any prior builds.
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One user reported as such. So far there hasn't been other reports.

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One user reported as such. So far there hasn't been other reports.
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So I just received a 2017 HD8 yesterday (Amazon was having a fire sale on the HD 8), and it came with 5.4.0.0 but said it had a 5.4.0.1 pending.
Not knowing that 5.4.0.1 (supposedly) removed the ability to uninstall/remove certain apps, I went ahead and did it.
Now that I'm on 5.4.0.1, the System Updates page says "There are 13 system component updates ready to install". Anyone know what those are and why they weren't part of 5.4.0.1?
I did try to uninstall (using ADB) a common app to make my lock screen nicer (not sure I'm allowed to say exactly what it is?) but it seemed to still work. I do have those 13 system components that need to be updated, so I suppose those could either reverse and/or hamper further uninstall attempts. Not sure.
Has anyone done this yet? Also, is there a way to tell the Fire tablet NOT to upgrade to 5.4.0.1 (or any future updates)?? It seems that they automatically update themselves.
Update: those 13 system components seemed to install themselves. After a restart, it seems to still be working (no lock screen) and Google Play Store is working.
Update2: after some time, the lock screen comes back. SAD!! Tried re-patching again, it's gone for a bit, then after a few hours, the lockscreen returns.

Fire toolbox noob

I feel like I've been a member previously but don't seem to have a registered account. I've been a lurker for years.
Recently registered for the purpose of maximizing the "toolboxed" fire hd 10+. Thanks btw, great stuff.
I am currently looking for some info on using kindle reader on the device. I'm interested in learning if I increase the odds of exposing myself to updates that will lock the device down by reinstalling the kindle reader app. Any advice will be appreciated.
I am certainly not a strong contributor here, more of an adopter, consumer of your efforts and for that I am greatly appreciative of your experience and skill.
I will search the posts for the information I desire but would certainly appreciate any links or thread mentions on the following subjects.
How to limit my exposure to updates( blocking ip's or other methods)
What apps or behaviors may expose me to ota updates or other situations that will defeat the Toolbox enhancements.
thanks
2021 fire 10 HD+ Toolboxed.

Having read some threads I believe it may be as simple as re enabling in toolbox.
I looked on play store and the ability to "enable" exists but I was hesitant to do so.
I can utilize my kindle library on other devices but it seems a waste not to have it on this device.
I am happy with its functionality now but am concerned I am not knowledgeable enough to recognize the pitfalls that will undo the toolbox enhancements.
Kindle reader would be great and even prime video would be nice but if the risk to the exploit is high I can live without.
I have ota disabled.
I have recommended debloat (i believe)
ms launcher.

unkleskunky said:
Having read some threads I believe it may be as simple as re enabling in toolbox.
I looked on play store and the ability to "enable" exists but I was hesitant to do so.
I can utilize my kindle library on other devices but it seems a waste not to have it on this device.
I am happy with its functionality now but am concerned I am not knowledgeable enough to recognize the pitfalls that will undo the toolbox enhancements.
Kindle reader would be great and even prime video would be nice but if the risk to the exploit is high I can live without.
I have ota disabled.
I have recommended debloat (i believe)
ms launcher.
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I restored kindle app in toolbox as well as amazon store and still not working.
Any advice would be appreciated.

Might have figured it out. I read another thread where the person had tried to dl from play store ( I hadn't ) and they needed to uninstall and un tick do not update. Out of curiousity I went to play store to see what it said and Enable button was where dl or open would normally be so I enabled it and it now launches the app asking to register.
Is there any issue with getting ota updates if I register my existing account?