I've done quite a bit of searching, both on Google and here on the forum and I haven't found an answer that applies to the 7-inch KFHD. I currently have Cyanogenmod 10.1 running on it, but it would be really nice to be able to have both JB and the stock Amazon OS installed and be able to switch between them. Is there any way to do this currently? I haven't found anything saying one way or the other. Does anyone else have any idea?
zoness32 said:
I've done quite a bit of searching, both on Google and here on the forum and I haven't found an answer that applies to the 7-inch KFHD. I currently have Cyanogenmod 10.1 running on it, but it would be really nice to be able to have both JB and the stock Amazon OS installed and be able to switch between them. Is there any way to do this currently? I haven't found anything saying one way or the other. Does anyone else have any idea?
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I don't think it's possible, not at this stage. Stock Amazon OS runs on Amazon's ecosystem, in that it is built to work only with Amazon services. This is why simply sideloading Google Play will make it fail miserably. Google's ecosystem requires the GoogleServicesFramework in order to run. There's no way to dual-boot because currently the 1st bootloader handles fastboot yet the 2nd handles the recovery. No one's ever made a 2nd-bootloader public before, and the work that was done by fattire, verygreen and Hashcode is the first. So while it's not completely impossible, I don't think it will come in the near future.
What about different roms?
seokhun said:
I don't think it's possible, not at this stage. Stock Amazon OS runs on Amazon's ecosystem, in that it is built to work only with Amazon services. This is why simply sideloading Google Play will make it fail miserably. Google's ecosystem requires the GoogleServicesFramework in order to run. There's no way to dual-boot because currently the 1st bootloader handles fastboot yet the 2nd handles the recovery. No one's ever made a 2nd-bootloader public before, and the work that was done by fattire, verygreen and Hashcode is the first. So while it's not completely impossible, I don't think it will come in the near future.
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I currently have Cyanogenmod 10.1 on my Kindle Fire HD 7" also, but what about dual booting it with another rom such as AOKP? Then it wouldnt need the amazon ecosystem.
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I currently have Cyanogenmod 10.1 on my Kindle Fire HD 7" also, but what about dual booting it with another rom such as AOKP? Then it wouldnt need the amazon ecosystem.
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I'm also very interested in how you would dual boot CM10.1 and the original Kindle Fire HD 7" OS. I have read somewhere that for now, that's the only way you can use the Amazon apps (due to the above cited Amazon ecosystem). I have TWRP and the 2nd bootloader, but haven't found any threads on dual booting different ROMs.
Dual Booting?
Too bad.
I am running the N2A OS on my 7" KFHD. Mostly a satisfactory experience, but I would like to have the ability the read borrowed books from my Amazon Prime account on it, and also to play Amazon Prime videos. Unfortunately, Amazon has not seen fit to allows either of these to be done on an Android tablet, only on the Kindles (borrowed books) and Kindle Fire tablets.
I have not seen any indication that they are planning to change their policy with respect to these permissions - dual booting would be a great solution.
I have tried the workaround for the Amazon videos (installing Adobe Flash), but have found the results to be less then satisfactory.
Similarly, I tried rooting my Kindle Fire HD and installing Google Play, but found that I was getting repeating Google Framework has stopped messages, and another message as well.
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Follow this link if you can find any solution http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2551661
SafeStrap
Looks like hashcode had done it with safestrap, but it's no longer available for Kindle Fire.Link
I'm new to this device, and therefore new to researching about it, so if this question is redundant, I apologise. But even if it is, I hope someone will take a moment to help out.
Just got a Kindle Fire HD 7" 3rd gen for Christmas. The serial number starts with 00D2, and after it went through a couple updates, it's now running Fire OS 4.52 (build 11.4.5.2). I have a factory cord on the way, but I'm looking to be prepared for when it arrives. Is there a way to root this, yet? Can this device be rooted with Firerooter?
Also, if it is possible, I'm possibly looking to install a different ROM as well, and I'm hoping for some recommendations. I want something that offers more customization ability, and a wider set of options, but I don't need something as extravagant as CM 11, for example. I also don't want one that will lag on this device (I hate waiting), or consume the battery much faster than Fire OS 4 does. I'd prefer if it consumed less battery power honestly, but I figure that's asking for too much. Any help is appreciated.
Firerooter. Yes. KFSOWI modding community on Google+
i've seen some articles about putting marshmallow on kindle devices. . . and i've seen a lot of information thats pretty old about how to unlock the bootloader on the kindle fire hd 7 inch 2nd gen. . . i was wondering if there was an easier way now that its 2017?
i was going to use twrp, but my device isnt suppoted. . .any tutorials that are updated or are us 2nd gen users still in the same boat as a couple of years ago?
Hi Guys
Got the subject device last week.
its lacking a few things that standard android os can do.
i have seen a few people installing cusom roms on there kindles
what what i have searched i can not find anything on my (gen 2) kindle.
i can see gen 1 and gen 3 but nothing for gen 2
I take it there isnt away to do this for my device or is there lol ?
thanks for reading and answering
Hi All,
I'm a newbie to this forum - I have some but limited experience upgrading firmware on mobile devices, but I have a problem I am trying to resolve which I cannot find an answer to, and I hoped somebody could lend their expertise (and sympathy!) to helping me out.
I have an old 2nd Generation (2012) Kindle Fire HD. I don't use it anymore and want to give it to my kids to entertain themselves when we are travelling/on holidays - I really like the simplicity of the Amazon Freetime App which is prompting me to want to stick with the Fire OS.
However, one app my kids use a lot when at home (UK) is the BBC iplayer app. On other phones and ipad, the iplayer gives you the ability to download BBC programmes for one month to view offline. However, it would appear that as of 1st September 2015, BBC stopped supporting this function on 2nd generation kindles and other devices running android 4.0:
(I can't post the link as I am a newbie so it is the first link that appears when you google the question "Why can't I download on Android 4.0 and Kindle Fire 2nd Generation?")
This renders the BBC iplayer app useless when there is no network connection in the UK (i.e. in the car), or abroad as you cannot stream BBC programmes when outside the UK.
What I am wondering is, is it possible to install a later version of the fire OS (i.e. fire OS 3.0) on the 2nd generation kindle? I assume you would need to root the kindle first before attempting to install the new OS, but I have no idea whether the device and OS are compatible. I've searched Google extensively, but cannot find an answer to this particular combination/problem.
Any advice would be truly appreciated.
Many thanks,
Rich