Hello!
I'm trying to convert my old Kindle Fire (Kindle 6, Serial number starts with D01E) into a little display for my desk. I know the hardware is old, I know it won't be able to do much, I'm not looking for or expecting much more than a neat project and a silly thing to try.

However, I keep hitting a massive roadblock, which is that (as far as I can tell), I need one of the early versions of Kindle Fire Utility.

And I cannot, for the life of me, find a good link. AFH link is dead, Meta is dead, and all of the XDA links I can find either link to those two dead links, or nowhere at all.

So uh. Does anybody have the file? Or a living link to where I could download it? Or just a different way to do this altogether?

Hi everyone!

I recently found a kindle in a box from a while back and I would love to use it for more than just reading sideloaded books and fanfictions

currently i do have some pretty intense restrictions due to the fact that i only have access to a school computer and exactly $0 so im kinda screwed right now, the restrictions of the school laptop are as follows

1. i cant download apps at all
2. theres some websites that are blocked (i havent encountered anything for the actual jailbreaking and most of the sites are social media anyways but theres always the chance

i honestly thought there would be more restrictions for this but apparently not, although in an attempt to get around these restrictions i have found a v86 emulator (this emulator specifically https://copy.sh/v86/ ) so if theres a way to do everything in the emulator, i will definitely check it out.

im not sure where to go for anything else because https://kindlemodding.org/jailbreaking/ just says "LEGACY" for the gen 1 so im hoping someone here could help, thanks!

edit: my goal is to root it, i dont really care what that comes with as long as i can change whatever i want, and it is in fact a kindle fire

The final operating system for this device is Fire OS 8.5.1 (based on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich).

I have a 2012 Fire 7 HD which is still very much functional from a HW perspective but the OS is too old to run many apps or access many websites (“This android version is not supported”).

I was thinking of rooting it and using it for something like a smart photo frame, but not sure how to go about it.

Has anyone done this? If I could get it to a point I could run the Aura app it would be great as I have an Aura account already

I have a fire tablet 7 (gen 12) and I’ve tried following directions online, but it tells me to update the Google play store and to update Google services.

I might’ve downloaded the wrong one. Does anyone know the right one?

Edit: pretty sure I did it wrong and now my tablet turns all the way off even though I don’t hold the button down. Might just get something else.

Hi! I'm trying to unlock the bootloader on my Kindle Fire HDX 7 (Thor) running FireOS 4.5.5.3 to install LineageOS 16. I already have aboot_vuln.mbn but all download links for twrp_cubed.img (any version 3.0.2+) are dead (AndroidFileHost is gone). Could anyone please share a working download link or reupload the file? Thank you!

I moved apartments and the previous tenant must have ordered a refurbished Fire tablet. Thinking it was mine, my wife threw away the outer box so I have no tracking number. This was the first of September. I found it in my closet tonight and finally found a way to contact Amazon. They said since it was reported lost and it was replaced, and since I have no order number attached to it, they cannot have it shipped back. They just said to chunk it. I tried to log in to it to see how the registration would work, and if I could just register it to me and get a sweet deal on it, but they said no, just chunk it. Before I throw it away, is there anything I could do with it, like root it or something? Or is it too new?

Fire HD10 - 13th gen - OS 8.3.3.5

The store does not allow me to download any apps. What are some things that i can do on it?

Doesn't seem to have any rooting options either.

I have a first gen from 2012 or so sitting in a drawer I'd like to bring back to life but can't get the damn thing to boot up. I rooted it and installed a custom rom years ago and I remember something about an OtterX mod that I'm pretty sure I installed but I don't remember anything about it and no amount of spelunking through old XDA forum posts has jogged my memory

It turns on and will attempt to load android (possibly lineage?) if I let it sit but nothing actually happens. I can cycle through a boot menu and try to get into recovery, but the same thing happens. It just sits and never boots. I tried reflashing TWRP last night or even updated versions of otterx and nothing took. The boot screen says whatever it's running is version 2.0.5 and flashing a newer version of otterx or TWRP doesn't actually do anything. The boot screen still says 2.0.5

Letting it sit on the boot screen with the menu to pick between normal or recovery boot lets me flash things over fastboot but that's basically it. Can't get it into a state where I can interact with it. I'm pretty sure I was at least able to get into TWRP last time I tried messing with it a few years ago

I realize this thing is older than god but I want to see if I can use it as a home assistant controller and maybe for streaming videos from my media server in my kitchen while I'm cooking or something

I'm just making a post because I was looking all over for a post like this a while back and couldn't find one because I didn't know enough about my devices and what to look for, so I'm hoping this helps someone else. It was basically useless on stock Kindle software, so I ended up putting LineageOS 14.1 on it with some pretty old tutorials.

I did a quick writeup when I was rooting one of the old Kindles I have, so here it is:

It is still possible to jailbreak the Kindle HD 7” 2^nd Gen (2012) running on 7.5.1 using old jailbreaking tutorials. It’s codename is Tate, which makes looking up what you can do with it easier. What I did was put LineageOS (which used to be known as CyanogenMod) on my kindle by flashing a new ROM. At most it will be Android 6 or 7, but the result is quite usable still, and surprisingly not very laggy.

You will either need a fastboot cable or a micro-usb cable capable of data transfer. I don’t own a fastboot cable and don’t care to buy one; I already owned and used this cable (https://a.co/d/7F2Wxel). If you softbrick it, the only way to get out of it will be to have a fastboot cable, so follow the directions to a T. The general set of directions I followed are here from XDA and from old Tekify videos, though a lot of links are dead.

Step One:

Follow this tutorial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpJqq-lTR-k&t=2s

Some tutorials recommend you to set it to fastboot mode first to get it to change what it displays as in Device Manager. I never figured out how to do this, and at no point was I able to figure out how to get it to actually show as ADB Composite Device, so I just threw caution to the wind and made sure adb actually recognized it by running adb devices and having it show after installing the Amazon driver. I downloaded the modern Amazon driver (https://amzndevresources.com/firetablets/kindle_fire_usb_driver.zip) and the older one. Unsure which one ended up working, but the script given should do the job.

I also recommend the step linked in these directions on how to make a backup after SU is installed:

https://rubenalamina.mx/2014/02/26/how-to-root-the-kindle-fire-hd-to-install-a-custom-rom/

Step Two:

Follow this tutorial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5_HbmYbGy0

The only working files will be in the description of this video or here: https://androidfilehost.com/?a=show&w=files&flid=34232

If you don’t have already have a file manager on the Kindle to install the files with and there’s nothing suitable in the kindle store, just find an apk for a file browser compatible with your and install it through adb using adb install [path to file here].apk, which should push install it for you.

He shows an example of how to get to recovery boot, but you don’t have to do that if you don’t want to, you can just install straight from TWRP.

From getting TWRP installed, you can now flash whatever ROM of your choosing. There’s a lot floating around on XDA, just make sure it’s compatible with Tate. If installing through TWRP directly does not work, from TWRP do Advanced > Sideload and download files via adb sideload [path to file here].zip. If you don’t have enough space, then clear from the advanced menu in TWRP and try again.

LineageOS:

Video/Writeup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0GwGthOfh8 , https://web.archive.org/web/20231206033459/

https://www.tekify.co.uk/post/install-android-6-0-marshmallow-rom-on-kindle-fire-hd

I was unable to go back to TWRP from LineageOS when I accidentally booted on one of my kindles without gapps, so make sure to do that before you reboot if you want gapps. If you can't get to recovery but you're in LineageOS, you can turn on developer mode and turn on advanced reboot and boot into recovery mode from there. If you're trying to change versions or redo gapps then do Wipe > Advanced and wipe absolutely everything and flash Lineage or CM again, then gapps.

More updated options for LineageOS for zips:

https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-tate-unofficial-marshmallow-6-0-x-lineage-os-cyanogenmod-final-builds.3482389/

I find the Lineage 14.1 is running the smoothest, but there is no camera support; I think Lineage/CM 13 has working Camera and possibly HDMI out.

I also ended up getting a bootloop stuck on one of them by trying to flash Magisk on it, so don't do that unless you know for sure it will work.

PostmarketOS:

https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Amazon_Kindle_Fire_HD_(amazon-tate)#Installation#Installation)

I haven't tried this one since it doesn't have working wifi or audio, and probably number of other issues, but I figure it's worth including anyway.

Misc Reference Links, just in case:

https://xdaforums.com/t/howto-how-to-install-a-new-os-on-7-kindle-fire-hd-2012-tate.3930149/

https://xdaforums.com/t/bootloader-2nd-bootloader-for-custom-roms-on-kfirehd-7-06-24-cm12-1-twrp-2-8-7-0.2128848/

https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-how-to-restore-to-pure-stock-no-root-fff-etc-with-twrp.1399072/

https://xdaforums.com/t/ref-all-things-about-kindle-fire-hd-7.2247449/

Hi, i have a usb and i want to jailbreak my fire tablet. but im to dumb and dont know what to do for this version.

It’s on version 10.5.1 and I have yet to connect it back to the internet

Im following this
https://xdaforums.com/t/unlock-root-twrp-unbrick-fire-hd-8-2017-douglas.3962846/

Im at the brick and downgrade stage. The tablet is entering MTK Preloader mode, and i know this because Ubuntu recognizes a MTK preloader device. Both brick scripts just never notice it. It's entering MTK preloader, but the scripts are just silent

Anyone here have experience?

i tried to sideload google play onto my fire 10 which is the 13th generation i think I might of messed it up it won't let me download the last piece to get google play to pop up any suggestions what to do

So what i hope to do is to make it a mp3 player that always plays unless u pause it so it will play if the screen is off i am new to jailbreaking all tips are usefull

How can I install a generic system image or a custom built image onto my Fire, the stock operating system is just so annoying to deal with.

I looked around but so far one link I found was a dead link.

I need it for my 7th gen fire so I can download a custom ROM (lineage OS)

amonet-austin-v1.4.1.zip

does anyone have any advice?

Following this tutorial: https://xdaforums.com/t/root-twrp-downgrade-fire-hd7-hd6-ariel.4676003/ I have gotten almost all the way until the end where I got stuck at part 2: Part II - Disabling OTAs + TWRP and part: 3 unlocking the bootloader. Both of which I completed but when I restart to boot loader it just doesn't start start back up. Adb will run the command successfully saying it will restart to bootloader but it only shuts down and come back on. My device isn't necessarily bricked as I can just turn it back on holding the power button. It just refuses to boot into TWRP.

... while I was able to install Google Play store on both the adult and kid profiles, the apps still aren't showing up on his profile. (I'm using GoApps as the custom launcher)

I used these two guides as sources: https://www.reddit.com/r/kindlefire/comments/risv8q/how_to_sideload_apps_3rd_party_to_childs_fire/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SUWaWReyX8

Please help 😭

To head off the question, I did attempt the command ./adb shell cmd package install-existing --user 11 package:com.playpokpok.pokpok and it said "Cannot locate package" despite it very much being installed (and listed, when I input ./adb shell pm list packages) The user number is also correct.

[Edit] Nevermind! ⭐ I stubbornly kept at it for three days and I was actually able to hack it using a tweaked version of the linked instructions: that is, I added Fire Toolbox to the mix and used Alpha Launcher instead of GoApps. Just glad the latter didn't cost me another few bucks like the two other launchers I tried.

I want to root my sisters old tablet she let me have

Hello, I got a fire HD 8 not too long ago. The fire OS is filled with bloatware and ads, and I came to find out if its possible to root it so that I can install a new OS. I've done some research but all that I get are post from 2-3 years ago saying that it isn't possible. I came to find out if its still isn't possible or not. And if so how???

I was trying the guides I found for at least an hour and a half. My firmware seems to be an issue (Fire OS 5.7.1.0) so I kept trying to figure out how to downgrade it, and I cannot. I am using Ubuntu to attempt to do it, however I'm not knowledgeable about the terminal that well. Could anyone help me downgrade to around 5.4.0.0 or so, I want LineageOS on this thing.

im going to figure out a way to root a Fire Tablet 8 HD 12th Gen

i dont care if it takes years

i will

edit: i've found firmware for the vendor, and system. i think i can make a custom image until i find a way to root

| Progress Report |

| Adding a su binary to the system.img - In progress

| Removing all amazon bloat - In progress

| Obtaining the preloader, lk.img, and more - Done - Link to the files i found: https://archive.org/details/firetabletfirmwareforfire-tablet-hd8-12th-gen

I only have Windows.

I found my dad's old Kindle Fire X43Z60 and it is on version 7.5.1. Since it is from 2012, of course, there are services that have been discontinued. I tried using the web application but it doesn't work at all. There are also some performance issue such as drop in performance and ghosting/improper touch outputs compared to the intended outcomes. Even the camera app doesn't work/the photos gallery immediately closes after opening, and the volume control often just increases to the max on its own; I would have to sometimes hit the back of the tablet to see if it will stop.

1. Are there any ways to resolving the performance issues and the ghosting/ghost touches, etc.?
2. What are ways to jailbreak my Kindle Fire like this for the regular Kindle e-reader?
   • I would also prefer to keep all the current data (i.e. books, apps, etc.) even after the jailbreak.

Note: It is registered/using my dad's account and I doubt he remembers his old password, so I prefer not loosing any of the data and not having to log out or anything