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    Google Play Store stopped working on Fire HD

    I installed and was using the Google Play Store (GPS) on my 6th generation Kindle Fire HD, but it's no longer working. When I launch GPS now, all I get is a white screen. I discovered this right after getting notice that I now have Alexa on the device, but that may be entirely unrelated. I had...
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    Kindle Fire HD 7 (tate) Boot-Loop

    So, here is what happened. I was trying to install CyanogenMod 12.1 on my Kindle Fire HD 7 (tate). I used the official guide on CyanogenMod's website, and I got up to the point where it wanted me to reboot into TWRP recovery that I had just flashed. I entered the command "fastboot -i 0x1949 oem...
  3. Rondeau7

    Root Working Jelly Bean ROM link

    I recently got my hands on a Kindle Fire HD 7 rooted, and intalled TWRP. I have been looking all over the place for a working CM 10 or similar ROM. All the links on XDA are no longer working. Does anyone have a zip file or a working mirror for a ROM based on Jelly Bean. I would love to see what...
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    Kindle/Minecraft problem

    Hello All I'm a new boy here so please bear with me. My great granddaughter (yes, I'm an old giffer) had a Kindle fire which gave up the ghost while still under warranty. Her mum received a refund and was able to replace it with a new one. All the apps downloaded without issue and I created a...
  5. MeowDude

    Root EVERY ROM EVER on the Kindle Fire HD 8.9

    Just a copy of my XDA post. Here you go: Here it is, Ever Rom EVER!!! UPDATED: 7/13/16 (US D&T FRMT) 13/7/16 (UK D&T FRMT) ***NOTE*** I Do not use my kindle as my daily driver anymore, so I do not test these, therefore I have no idea which are LTE or if they even support it. Thank you...
  6. Android Noob_1919

    Kindle Fire Hd 8.9 stuck recovery bootloop

    I flashed cm 11.1 on my kindle and decided to factory reset after a week. After factory resetting when i rebooted my kindle it would not boot past the twrp splash logo. The logo just keeps blinking. Anyone know a fix??
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    Is my Kindle Fire HD 8.9 dead?

    Hello all, I am new here. Any help you guys can give, would be greatly appreciated. I have a Kindle Fire HD 8.9 and it's currently stuck on the kindle fire logo when trying to boot. I tried getting into recovery mode, but it will not go into recovery mode. When I plug the kindle into a computer...
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    Need help sideloading apps on Kindle Fire

    I bought my mom a Kindle Fire 8 HD for Mother's Day. I wanted to install google hangouts so she can make phone calls. I understand that I have to sideload apps. In order to download the correct version of these apps, I need to know exactly what version of android my Kindle Fire is running. I...
  9. Android News

    Both the 3rd Gen Amazon Kindle Fire HD and Huawei Honor 7 get official TWRP support

    If custom recoveries are your thing, then you'll be interested to hear two new devices are getting support for TWRP. If you have the 3rd generation Amazon Kindle Fire HD, or the Huawei Honor 7, then you can install TWRP as your custom recovery right now. Downloads of TWRP for the Amazon Kindle...
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    Charging with USB device connected

    I've tried a USB hub, but it doesn't work for reading the other devices AND charging at the same time. My goal is to connect a GPS receiver to the Kindle and keep the Kindle charged. While driving down the highway with my Kindle navigating with a GPS it would be nice to not have to worry about...
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    Root root kindle fire not hd

    New here and not much a whizz computer wise. This has probably been covered many times before, but I can't find it anywhere. I am wanting to root my kindle fire non HD. But I don't have a computer. I'm sure it can be done without computer but I can't find how to do it. I've found some guides...
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    Root Rooting Kindle Fire 5th Gen

    I recently got the new Kindle Fire. I believe it is considered 5th Gen. It's the 7in $50 version. I want to root it and then install an Android ROM on it so I can use it as an Android table (chromecast, etc) instead of having the Amazon skin and stuff on it. I did a Google search and have been...
  13. rainmanva

    giving your child a kindle? read this!

    hello everyone, back in december 2013 i gave my daughter a kindle fire hd for christmas. shes is now 9 and still uses it everyday. below is a review i left on amazon. i wanted to share my review with everyone here. you can set up a kindle fire hd with a prepaid visa vanilla gift card and your...
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    Root Kindle fire hd 6

    I have a kindle fire hd 6. Recently it has been unregistered don't know how or why. When I tried to re-register Amazon says no knowledge of email. I have call Amazon and basically was told to bad to be you, sorry can't help you. :mad: The device has become useless, unable to read books or...
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    Help Really strange problem...

    I need to do a factory reset on my kindle fire but I can't remember my password, and due to a broken touch screen and orientation lock I can't input 5 random passwords. How do I reset it without a password or the ability to input one?
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    Help PLEASE HELP!!! Kindle Fire HDX Update Google Play

    Hello all! Please help!!! I have a rooted Kindle Fire HDX 7" that I have successfully used each and every day until yesterday. All of a sudden I kept getting the "Google Play Store has stopped" error message. I went back into ES File Explorer and hit the "Google Play services_4.4.52" file and...
  17. robles4242

    Help New to Kindle, Can someone PLEASE help me?

    I just picked up what i THINK is a: Kindle Fire HD 7" 2nd gen. It shows 12.2GB in storage, and when i Pull down the notification bar and hit> More>Device>About - This is what it says: "System Version : Current Version 7.5.1_user_51700200 Serial Number: D025 A0A0 2356 05LS Wifi MAC address...
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    Fire HDX 8.9 34 GB or 64 GB?

    I'm trying to decide between the Fire HDX 32 gb or the 64 gb. I mostly want to be able to read digital magazines, share my kindle library & maybe even watch videoes / movies. Would a 64 be that much better than the 32. Obviously more storage is better but is it worth it for the extra $80?
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    Help bricked kindle fire not recognized by fastboot

    hi everyone.please help me here a few days ago I tried to install CM on my KFHD7 using a tutorial on youtube. In the end of the process when I restarted my device from twrp, instead of cyanogen mod , my stock os came up. so I got into twrp again to restore my latest back up. when it finished it...
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    Root Rooting Help!!!

    Hello, so I have the 3rd gen kindle fire hd and I managed to get amazon to downgrade my kindle to Fire Os 3._._(I cant remember ) now my software version in the settings say 11.3.2.6. Can anyone help me root this version? I have searched for 2 days with no luck and have tried plenty of options...
  21. MeowDude

    Root [NEED HELP] I wanna get into fastboot READ ME

    Sorry, not trying to spam but i wrote over my last thread. Anyway i need to get into fast boot on my kfhd 7 without a cable or fireflash. Is there an adb tool or fastboot tool, or adb command, ANYWHERE? SPECS/CONDITION: FireOS 7.5.1 (can downgrade) Root? ROOTED Custom Recovery? None Additional...
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    Help Not having to fill out payment methods?

    Okay just got this in the mail, The way it works is I give my parents my money, and they buy whatever it is I want online, since I can't buy anything online. My Fire HD 6 arrived today, and I registered it to my Amazon account that has no buy history or anything just simply exists, and this...
  23. CrazyRach

    Help Kindle fire hd 6! Can it be rooted?

    Hi, Just treated ourselves to a kindle fire hd 6. My mum has had one for a year or so and I managed to root hers. Been looking for information on rooting ours, but not having much luck athe moment which ssys to me it probably can't be done, but though someone more in the know might have an idea...
  24. xLaughingDeath

    Root kindle fire hd 7" cm11 help!

    So I managed to get cm10.1 running on my kindle fire hd 7" I'm using twrp 2.4 , I tried flashing multiple cm11 files for my device even ones that I seen work in videos and every time it fails The question is could it be my version of twrp is outdated ? Do you need the latest version of...
  25. kev0055

    Kindle Fire HD 8.9 to Kitkat 4.4.4

    Decided to finally do something about the Kindle Wifi 8.9 I had been using as a door stop since it is almost useless outside US and lags so badly I don't even want to touch it. And as the nightly builds on Cyanogenmod CM 11 seems to have gone on long enough I decided to take a chance and use...