Interested in converting Kindle Fire 8 into Android device. The procedure I found sent me to this website.
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Just curious if anyone has been able to get gapps running on the 10?
This forum is only for the amazon fire 7" 5th gen (2015)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10 ask here.
Hi all,
I have a question regarding Amazon Fire 7. If I buy it today on Amazon (Fire Tablet with Alexa 7 inch $49.99) and do not power it on at all / do not update the firmware, what Fire OS version/firmware does it come with? Can I install CyanogenMod on it? Thanks!
kpdeepu said:
Hi all,
I have a question regarding Amazon Fire 7. If I buy it today on Amazon (Fire Tablet with Alexa 7 inch $49.99) and do not power it on at all / do not update the firmware, what Fire OS version/firmware does it come with? Can I install CyanogenMod on it? Thanks!
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- root is a prerequisite for installing a custom ROM
- likely 5.3.2.1 or 5.3.3.x which are not rootabl at present
- CM is available but no longer being maintained; best option is Fire Nexus
Thank you, so does that mean a brand new fire tablet bought today is not rootable at all?
kpdeepu said:
Thank you, so does that mean a brand new fire tablet bought today is not rootable at all?
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Likely, but not a forgone conclusion. Amazon sometimes ships out older stock sporting earlier builds of FireOS (<5.3.2.1) that can still be rooted. Typically those devices automatically update themselves to the latest version of FireOS when powered up - but that behavior can be blocked.
Devices acquired through Amazon Warehouse are more likely to come with an older version of FireOS. Of course, there are no guarantees.
I just bought a fire tablet 16gb ($59.99) yesterday (5/2/17) at best buy and it came with OS ver 5.1.3 which auto updated itself to 5.1.4 only and nothing higher (thank goodness). Was able to downgrade to 5.1.2 and achieve root.
So I guess your just going to have to purchase one and hope it comes with FireOS <5.3.2.1. Good Luck!
Purchased in Jan/2018. in particular which version of Android should I install.
Dear Friends,
I have bought Amazon Fire 7 few days ago...
I want to do
Root,
Install Best ROM or LineageOS ROM,
Install Google Play Store,
Disable Lock-screen Ads,
Remove Amazon Bloatware,
Improve Performance & Battery Backup...
Please help with this above mentioned issues...
Thanks in Advance...
My Device Information :
Amazon Fire 7 (7th Generation)
Fire OS 5.4.0.0
w4p74r3k said:
Dear Friends,
I have bought Amazon Fire 7 few days ago...
I want to do
Root,
Install Best ROM or LineageOS ROM,
Install Google Play Store,
Disable Lock-screen Ads,
Remove Amazon Bloatware,
Improve Performance & Battery Backup...
Please help with this above mentioned issues...
Thanks in Advance...
My Device Information :
Amazon Fire 7 (7th Generation)
Fire OS 5.4.0.0
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Please don't repeat the SAME post in multiple threads; answered here.
Hi
I have a Amazon Fire HD 8 (7.Gen) and i want to install LineageOS on it.
I searched in the forum but i am not sure if LineageOS or any other custom rom would be possible on my tablet.
Could you help me out?
herbert.m said:
Hi
I have a Amazon Fire HD 8 (7.Gen) and i want to install LineageOS on it.
I searched in the forum but i am not sure if LineageOS or any other custom rom would be possible on my tablet.
Could you help me out?
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IF you have a hd 8 (2017) it is a douglas. First you must unlock, then install lineage. You can verify what your device is by doing a adb shell. Also you should be in this thread for the HD8. This thread is for the fire 7
https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10
Thanks!
I will take a look at the threads there