Adding Google Apps, Rooting, Removing Bloatware and Changing the Launcher of a 5th Generation Kindle Fire
4 Oct 2015 • 3 min
On Black Friday I bought a Kindle Fire (5th Gen) for £35. I decided to hack it. My main aim was to install Google Play, change the launcher and remove the bloatware, however, to achieve this I also needed to root the device.
Prerequisites: ADB and Fastboot (guide: http://goo.gl/SLpJXX), Drivers (http://goo.gl/sqJgpL)
Source: http://goo.gl/btPy9W
com.android.vending-5.9.12-80391200-minAPI9.apk
com.google.android.gms-6.6.03_(1681564-036)-6603036-minAPI9.apk
GoogleLoginService.apk
GoogleServicesFramework.apk
adb shell pm grant com.google.android.gms android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS
. There will be no text returned after running thisSource: http://goo.gl/FQhGl0
sh root.sh
and wait for the script to complete. The Kindle Fire will restart multiple times, don’t worry this is normal. The Kindle Fire may say Installing Firmware, this is also normal and just means it it is optimising apps.Source: http://goo.gl/ud7HWU
com.amazon.webapp | Bookstore
com.amazon.zico | Documents | 2.0_205111610
com.amazon.mp3 | Amazon music
com.android.music |Music | 10.0.51-D-20151009-NA-7
com.amazon.kindle.ottercom.amazon.kindle | Kindle Reader
com.audible.application.kindle | Audible
com.amazon.tahoe | FreeTime | 1.5.345.26-FreeTimeForTabletGen6_201365610
com.amazon.kindle.otter.oobe | Device Setup | 1.0.171.0_3337310
com.amazon.client.metrics | Amazon Metrics Service Application | 1.0.175.0_9610
com.amazon.device.backup | Amazon Backup and Restore | 5.0.410.0_5107610
com.amazon.platform | Amazon platform | 1.0.9.2_1009710
com.amazon.photos | photos FOS | 20115210 (Needed to change the wallpaper)
com.nuance.edr.androidservice.service
com.amazon.whisperlink.core.android | Whisperlinkplay Daemon | 2.0.100021.00
com.amazon.camera | Camera | 1.0.088.0_1002120310
com.amazon.csapp | Help App
com.amazon.legalsettings | Legal Settings App
com.amazon.venezia | Amazon App Store
com.amazon.h2settingsfortablet | Profiles & Family Library App
com.amazon.weather | Weather App
com.goodreads.kindle | Goodreads | 1.6.1+1060100710
com.android.calendar | Calendar App
com.amazon.kindle.kso | Special Offers / Ads (lockscreen ads)
com.android.email | Email App
com.amazon.kindle.personal_video | Video App
com.amazon.avod | Video App
com.amazon.contacts | Contacts App
com.amazon.windowshop | Amazon Windowshop (Amazon Shopping App)
com.amazon.cloud9 | Silk Browser App
com.amazon.ags.app | Amazon Game Circle App
com.amazon.kindle.otter.settings | Amazon Registration Service
Thanks for reading. I hope this helped you enhance your £50 Kindle Fire. I found some more articles at: http://goo.gl/cITO3g including the articles below.
In the future I hope to install CyanogenMod when a stable release comes out.
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