A 7" Android tablet released by Amazon as part of their Kindle e-reader line of devices. The Kindle Fire runs a forked version of Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).
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Kindle Fire Install - Alternate download site
I need to install Trello on my Kindle Fire. Google Play does not "Play Well" with Kindle.
Is there an alternate location where I can download the app for manual install?
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How to put the Kindle Fire in airplane mode?
I use the Amazon Kindle Fire (Android 2.3.4) model no: D01400 FCCID:ZEV-1229. I use this device in developing Android apps.
In my device WiFi is available, and also cyberoam for security purposes. I ...
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is it possible to root a kindle fire running software version 10.2.6?
If so how, and if not will it ever be?
I can't stand this keyboard! I'd root just for Swype!
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How can you prevent a Kindle Fire from auto-mounting on a Mac when you plug it in to USB?
I've got a Kindle Fire and I like to plug it in to my Mac to charge up (and also to do some development.) It works fine but it is annoying to have to unmount it every time.
Is there any way to ...
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how to flash Kindle Fire with custom boot.img
I tried flashing my Kindle Fire with a custom boot.img using this command:
$ fastboot -b 0x80000000 -i 0x1949 flash boot boot.img && fastboot reboot
sending 'boot' (3536 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.889s]
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How do I fix the permissions on /system/app on my Kindle fire
I attempted to root my Amazon Kindle. That seemed to go well, but when I tried to add the Google App Market, I apparently made a big booboo, because now I am in "constant reboot, 'kindle fire' screen ...
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How can I access an Amazon cloud drive from a Kindle Fire?
I randomly remembered that I have an Amazon Cloud Drive on my account recently, and I'm curious if there's any way that I can access it from my Kindle Fire. As far as I can tell, the "Documents" tab ...
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Rooted Kindle Fire can't connect to Socket
I rooted my first-generation Kindle Fire (at the time running 6.3.2) so I can run Jelly Bean on it. However, when programming a simple networking app, the following line:
Socket sock = ...
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Amazon Free App of the day app, will not install on Kindle Fire
My stepmother has a Kindle Fire. I want to install the Amazon Free app of the day (from link here): http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000626391
I go to link, download the file, ...
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Problem rooting kindle with 6.3.1
I'm rooting a kindle fire for a friend, I installed the driver through the SDK manager and ran KFU, but now that KFU has rebooted the kindle, it is stuck at the bootscreen. Any help?
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Is there a way to boot to the fastboot mode?
I booted to the TWRP recovery for the first tiem and played with it by wipping everything using all the wipe options. Then I ended up unable to boot to the fastboot mode, normal mode or recovery mode.
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CM10 Kindle Fire nonresponsive usb storage
Finally got around to rooting my Kindle Fire, first thing I did was install the latest CM, in my case, CM10. So I played with that for a while and decided to flash to the next ROM, plugged it into my ...
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How do I enable Mass media mode on rooted kindle fire?
I had a Coby Kyros tablet runing Android and opted to get a Kindle fire for my little guy (seems more user friendly and the ebooks for kids seem more abundant) well. I opted for ebay and the one that ...
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Install Bash on rooted Kindle Fire
I just rooted my Kindle Fire and installed QuickSSHd, an SSH daemon app.
I can log in via SSH (using Putty in Windows 7) and become root, etc. It appears, however, that the only shell installed is ...
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Is there anyway to bypass the Geo-IP restriction when trying to stream movies outside US?
I have an Amazon Kindle fire, I have an Amazon Prime subscription, and I am living outside the US.
Every single time I want to enjoy Amazon streaming video service reserved for the Prime membership, ...
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What reputable website can I download the Chrome APK from?
I want to install Chrome on my Kindle Fire HD.
The APK file is available at third party sites but I don't know which are trustworthy.
Any suggestions? (I'd love to download it from Google but don't ...
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Wallpaper on Kindle Fire
I want to get rid of ads on my Kindle Fire and set some of my pics as my wallpaper without rooting it. Is this possible and how do I do it? I keep looking at different sites but none helps. Any ...
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Any custom ROM reboots Kindle Fire
I've installed FireFireFire and TWRP on my Kindle Fire. That went ok and I can boot into TWRP. Then I tried installing many custom ROMs (SimpleCM9, jandycane, MIUI, AlienDroidV4.0.zip) but all with ...
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KFU and “Android Phone” instead of “Amazon” or “Kindle” in Device Manager
So I am using KFU to root my Kindle Fire. The problem I cannot seem to get around is that my machine does not see my device as Kindle or Amazon, it sees it as "Android Phone."
Looking at my device ...
