Now, thanks to XDA Senior Member Datastream33, owners of Amazon Fire/Fire HD tablets can more easily sideload Google Play Store, replace the stock launcher, and remove all Amazon bloatware apps with an easy-to-use application. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Once installed on a Windows PC, you connect your tablet to your computer with a USB cable and use the Toolbox to do things like: And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. I can confirm that it works well with a Fire HD 8+ too. XDA Developers was founded by developers, for developers. 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Your email address will not be published. Your email address will not be published. Expand the list below to see the complete feature set of the toolbox. Amazon Fire tablets have a very low price point and every year, new devices are issued. Find and select the option that says “Applications from unknown sources.”. Note that Amazon does not make it easy to completely uninstall or remove apps that come pre-installed on its tablets, so we’re going to disable them instead. The latest version of Fire Toolbox supports most Amazon tablets released since 2014, including the most recent additions, the 2020 Amazon Fire HD 8+ and Fire HD 8. I will also show you how to remove notifications and the search bar from the lock screen for a really clean looking Amazon Fire Tablet. Here’s how to re-enable an app. It’s pretty easy to install the Google Play Store by changing a setting and downloading a few apps. Is there a way to enable microsoft launcer [ or other launcher ] as default home app without removing amazon fire launcher? Say you’ve disabled an app and discovered that you actually wanted or needed it? amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; For example, in order to disable the Weather app, you would run the following commands, one after the other: I’m giving this one its own section, even though you can remove it with a simple command just like any of the apps listed above. Lockscreen Wallpaper – Sets the lockscreen wallpaper to a custom wallpaper (Gens 8+ only). | SmartThings & Alexa (2020), Part 4 – Ultimate Smart Home Entertainment Experience (2020), Part 3 – Ultimate Smart Home Entertainment Experience (2020), How to Set-Up and Use Real-Debrid | Best Settings (2020), How to Set-Up and Use a Free Trakt Account (2020), Part 1 – Ultimate Smart Home Entertainment Experience (2020). Type “adb devices” (without the quotation marks) to see if our computer detects your tablet. Hosted by Leaseweb. But there are several ways you can support the site directly even if you're using an ad blocker* and hate online shopping. Here’s how to do that: On your tablet, take the following steps: Amazon Fire Toolbox V7.2 release announcement by Datastream33. Which seems to work. Getting Started: Getting the Toolbox up and running with your … Required fields are marked *. Update: An earlier version of this article included an extra variable in the disable-user commands that would have allowed you to disable apps for specific user profiles only. amzn_assoc_linkid = "847bd2b0f7ac77d19d76111da82c8859"; On your tablet, take the following steps: Here’s the part where we can actually disable specific apps. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. I’ll update the article momentarily, but just try this syntax instead: adb shell pm disable-user com.amazon.weather. Or maybe you want to prevent your tablet from automatically downloading and installing Fire OS updates. Make your user ID a member of plugdev. It was initially added to our database on 01/19/2020. amzn_assoc_design = "enhanced_links"; Sideload Apps – Sideload any app streight onto your tablet.