[WINDOWS][TOOL]Fire Toolbox V30.2

[ComputerTech312]

I don't know if it's the same with the HD 10 (2019) that I have, but the Pixel Launcher in the App Store installed and seemed to work without any issues. You'll have to dig around in the settings to bring up a dialog that asks you to make it your default launcher if you don't do it the first time it asks, because Amazon doesn't expect you to change their launcher and takes that option out of the settings.

Thanks for testing for me,i use android 9 though, and playstore doesn't offer pixel launcher for android 9,i'll trt poking apkmirror for another version. BTW what version of android does your HD 10 use?

EDIT:

I can't even find pixel launcher on my Tablets playstore

Yet on my Laptop, i can find it, maybe i need a older version of pixel launcher? :/

 

[ComputerTech312]

Yay, got it working

 

[blaacksheep]

Thanks for testing for me,i use android 9 though, and playstore doesn't offer pixel launcher for android 9,i'll trt poking apkmirror for another version. BTW what version of android does your HD 10 use?

EDIT:

I can't even find pixel launcher on my Tablets playstore

Yet on my Laptop, i can find it, maybe i need a older version of pixel launcher? :/

My HD 10 (2019) uses Android 9, even though I'm only on the second firmware version (7.3.1.2). I searched the Playstore for pixel launcher and although it wasn't offered to me, the section below called "more like this" or whatever it's called, had it as the first choice. If you can't find it that way, you can always look it up on a PC and forward it to your device.

 

[ComputerTech312]

What version of Pixel launcher did you install?

 

[ComputerTech312]

I tried to install v9.5 from here https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/googl...ixel-launcher-9-5103388-android-apk-download/

both install, but only 8.* doesn't crash, 9.* crashes, any ideas? :|

 

[Datastream33]

What's going on everyone? I hope everyone is having an enjoyable day so far!

Tonight, marks the release of Fire Toolbox V20.0! Wow, 20 versions so far?! Hmm, can't believe how fast this project is growing! Anyways, we're here to discuss what V20.0 has to offer... so let's dive right into it!

Improved Debloat Lists and UI!​

Alright, the debloat lists... one of my favorite features in the Toolbox. I'm excited to announce some improvements have been made, more "special" character action types has been added, and the ability to RESTORE from debloat lists is now supported! So let's talk about the special actions and what they do when placed inside the debloat lists:

Special Character	Action
^​	Any text after this character will appear in the debloat list's description line when loaded into the Toolbox. It also supports multiple lines.​
#​	This character (and any text after it) is ignored by the Toolbox and will be skipped. Basically, the Toolbox's equivalent of the comment character in other languages.​
+​	This character can be used to output text to the screen. (one newline)​
++​	The same as the + character except two newlines will be added after the text instead of 1.​
ListType=​	This line indicates what function the debloat list will perform. The supported types are: debloat, or restore. Can be placed anywhere in the list.​

Improvements have also been made to the Manage Amazon Apps subtool's UI. When loading the debloat list it's path will now be displayed in the preset box, the description and package list boxes now have scrollbars enabled if needed, and the boxes now scroll with the middle mouse when the cursor hovers over them. Pretty neat stuff, right?

Lockscreen Management Additions and Reworks​

Dropping on in as a new subtool we have the Change Lockscreen Security Type subtool. This subtool is designed for you folks who would like to use a different form of Security Type... maybe a pattern, or a simple swipe suites you better? However, despite this new addition, please note that this subtool will only work if your tablet has the hidden security activity within the Settings app. If not, I'm afraid it's impossible to change the security type without root.

Alright, let's move on to the new rework for the Custom Lockscreen Wallpaper. This rework is aimed at gens 8 and above, and involves a new method. Instead of using the Prime Photos app to change the wallpaper, this new method utilizes our favorite automation app... Automate! If you can't tell... I absolutely love this app because of how flexible, optimized, and functional it is. Anyways, In order to achieve the desired effect (custom lockscreen wallpaper) the subtool asks the user for the desired home/lockscreen wallpapers, pushes them to the tablet's internal SD Card, installs Automate, pushes a pre-created flow, imports the flow into Automate, and informs the user how to finish setting it up. Now, I'm going to go against the magician's code and reveal how the magic trick works... lol...

When it comes to newer versions of Android, it's important to know that the OS just uses the home screen wallpaper for the lockscreen's wallpaper. So, essentially we are taking advantage of this mechanic and using Automate to await the power button press, then the homescreen wallpaper is set to the user defined lockscreen wallpaper (the one specified by the user in the Toolbox), then Automate awaits the "user_present" broadcast (user unlocks the tablet), and then sets the home screen wallpaper (the one specified by the user in the Toolbox), and then the cycle repeats. Not too shabby huh?

What's also cool is if you decide to change the wallpapers at anytime, you can do so by re-executing the subool in the Toolbox. The Toolbox will then check to see if the tool has been executed before, and if so it will only push the new wallpapers and skip the other steps! Pretty neat if you ask me.

New Way of Navigating Pages​

The > icon for going to the next page has been replaced with a radio button. Not only did the icon change, but the speed at which the pages change has also been improved. Instead of relying on a second form, page 2 has been moved to a panel making it quicker to switch between page 1 and page 2 quicker. I've also taken the liberty of adding a message that will help teach the user how to navigate to page 2 and back to page 1. Let me know what you guy's think of this change. Feedback is always appreciated!

Spoiler

Google Services​

Oh, Google Services, the never ending story! Despite the checks being added last update I decided to attempt to rework the download method to hopefully fix the download hang error. I also took the liberty of adding in a notification regarding the potential issues with the tool... (hopefully this somewhat helps @Falcon342, and @blaacksheep!)

However, after releasing this update I may have some suspicions as to what might actually be causing the error... perhaps this guy here:

Spoiler

Hey, that's not everything! Take a look at the changelog for more information:

Fire Toolbox V20.0 - Changelog

• [Main Menu] Improved the speed of page switching, and added notification demonstrating how to switch between pages.
• [Device Detection] Added support for Windows 11 to the OS driver check function.
• [Google Services] Added notification about potentially encountering tool issues.
• [Google Services] Reworked download method to hopefully fix the bug causing the download to hang.
• [Custom Keyboard] Added OpenBoard and Google Keyboard to the list of supported keyboards.
• [Hybrid Apps] Added fallback method to ensure if checking for updates fails then ensure hybrid apps can still be downloaded and installed.
• [Lockscreen Management] Added the Change Lockscreen Security Type subtool.
• [Lockscreen Management] Replaced the 8+ gen Prime Photos method with the Automate method for the Custom Lockscreen Wallpaper subtool.
• [General] Various under the hood improvements and bug fixes.
• [Sideload Apps] Replaced blacklist/whitelist permission granting method with native adb permission granting.

Well, what are you waiting for? Head on over to the Downloads section of the OP or feel free to update using the Toolbox Updater if you've installed a previous version of the Toolbox before!

As always guys, you folks are just amazing and I just want to take the time to thank you for being so caring, so nice, and so hopeful to each other and me. I really do appreciate the support, donations, and kindness you guys continue to give/show and I'm so lucky to have the chance to meet/interact with you all when i can! Thanks for EVERYTHING guys! It really does mean the world!

Well, that's all I got for now... until next time guys! Peace!

 

[ComputerTech312]

Weeee! Fire Toolbox v20.0 is here!

*ComputerTech312 runs to his laptop to update

 

[ComputerTech312]

EDIT:

nvm got it

 

[ComputerTech312]

Datastream33, got another idea for you.​

Think we could add screensavers?

Location Of Screensaver Files In Windows 11/10

Like its predecessors, Windows 11 and Windows 10 also ship with a bunch of screensavers. 3D Text, Blank, Bubbles, Mystify, Photos, and Ribbons are the

www.intowindows.com

Would really love that

 

[johny.mnemonic]

As for the crashing, does the Toolbox supply any information after the crash? or does it simply close? Thanks!

Sorry for late reply.
I seem to have .Net 4.8.04084 according to output from the command you gave me.
When I get a crash, it usually asks whether I would like to continue or close (see attached image). Usually continue works, but sometimes it closes anyway.
Below is the crash report I am getting when I try to push Browse button in sideload menu:

System.TypeInitializationException: Inicializační metoda typu AmazonFireToolbox.SideloadApps vyvolala výjimku. ---> System.InvalidCastException: Převod řetězce  na typ Boolean není platný. ---> System.FormatException: Vstupní řetězec nemá správný formát.
   v Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ParseDouble(String Value, NumberFormatInfo NumberFormat)
   v Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ToBoolean(String Value)
   --- Konec trasování zásobníku pro vnitřní výjimku ---
   v Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ToBoolean(String Value)
   v AmazonFireToolbox.SideloadApps..cctor()
   --- Konec trasování zásobníku pro vnitřní výjimku ---
   v AmazonFireToolbox.SideloadApps.Button2_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   v System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   v System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   v System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
   v System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
   v System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   v System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
   v System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
   v System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   v System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   v System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

Unfortunately MS is so stupid, it creates error output in local language (Czech for me) instead of in English, so you will need to try google translate or I can translate it for you...

 

[axelbest_rj]

In a multiple users environment how to use the tool to make changes to the other profiles? for example a new home app, remove amazon apps, etc. It only changed to the main user

 

[Datastream33]

In a multiple users environment how to use the tool to make changes to the other profiles? for example a new home app, remove amazon apps, etc. It only changed to the main user

Multi-user support is on the to-do list for the next update.

 

[Soysaucebeast]

Ok, possibly a weird question here. I've used the toolbox to set everything up on my fire like I want, but I'm noticing that I can't move apps to my SD card now. The option is completely greyed out for me. Is that something I can do after using the toolbox, because if not then I need to go back to the stock OS. My kindle app is like 20gigs by itself and I need to use my SD card for that since I have the 32gig Amazon Fire 10 (2021 model).

 

[Soysaucebeast]

Well hell, that would be the problem. Guess I get to see about swapping this out for the 64gig model. Thanks for the help anyway!

 

[bmanske]

I have problems with the Pull from Tablet operation. I'm using a Fire HD 10 Plus with 256 GB micro SD card formatted as internal storage. I used Fire Toolbox 19.0 to change the keyboard, launcher and a few other changes. I have made some changes to files, downloads, etc... all on the SD card. I haven't tried Pull using previous versions of Fire Toolbox; now I am using version 20.0 (I allowed it to update itself). pull seems to work to get a single file. I have no luck at all trying to get an entire directory of files. I have seen it create the first level directory specified but not always. The operation appears to be working but I see no actual files copied to my computer.

Also, it would be nice if there was a way to Push / Pull a single file/dir then transfer it then NOT exit the operation but then allow another transfer using the source/destination gathered from the dialog on the first operation. Or maybe just save the last dir and display it for the next operation. Just a thought.

 

[Slammer01]

FTB v20 won't sideload an adb for me on a Fire HD 10 2021. Reverted back to FTB v19 & it works fine.

 

[Datastream33]

FTB v20 won't sideload an adb for me on a Fire HD 10 2021. Reverted back to FTB v19 & it works fine.

Greetings friend!

Was the Toolbox updated through the Toolbox Updater? Or through the Installer/Portable methods? Thanks!

 

[ChillerKern]

I was changing the lock screen security type on my Kindle Fire the other day, and I decided to change it to the pattern, however, I didn't know that the only way to undo that/change to another type after that is to factory reset the device because it didn't tell me until after I had changed it. Will there eventually be a way to use the Toolbox to change the lock screen security type from pattern to something else without factory resetting the device?

 

[ComputerTech312]

I was changing the lock screen security type on my Kindle Fire the other day, and I decided to change it to the pattern, however, I didn't know that the only way to undo that/change to another type after that is to factory reset the device because it didn't tell me until after I had changed it. Will there eventually be a way to use the Toolbox to change the lock screen security type from pattern to something else without factory resetting the device?

To avoid factory reset, login into your Amazon account and reset the pin

 

[lewmur]

Ok, possibly a weird question here. I've used the toolbox to set everything up on my fire like I want, but I'm noticing that I can't move apps to my SD card now. The option is completely greyed out for me. Is that something I can do after using the toolbox, because if not then I need to go back to the stock OS. My kindle app is like 20gigs by itself and I need to use my SD card for that since I have the 32gig Amazon Fire 10 (2021 model).

The first question you need to answer is why are kindle apps using 20gb of storage. On mine, it is less than 10. Personally, I NEVER set my SD card as internal storage. People just don't seem to realize how much slower an SD card is compared to internal storage. The SD card is fine for storing data but, IMO, it is much too slow for executable files. Hint: That is why you aren't allowed to move "system" apps to the SD card, even when it it set to internal.