That update prevented changing the default launcher, and prevented micro-sd storage from appearing when granting permissions to write to external storage. It's extra annoying because it was possible until the day-1 update. I think we'll have to wait until someone roots it to achieve it, as it is impossible right now. The app 'Home Switcher' doesn't work either. You can't even 'clear' the default settings for Fire Launcher.

I've tried to set multiple launchers as default, but none of them work. Really hoping someone manages to root this thing fairly quickly, it has awesome potential for a cheap little device but Amazon's persistence in locking stuff down is frustrating. You also can't give SD card write access to an app anymore as the SD card doesn't appear in the file manager that opens (eg when trying to copy a file from internal to sd card via es explorer) - but this did work on 5.0.0. Looks like the fire os update 5.0.1 locked things down a lot. Check Parental Controls settings and retry.'Īny other ideas what I can try to replace the launcher?Įxact same issue here. Instead I found but if I hide (block) that package, a tap on the home button brings up a message from the parent control saying 'The requested action is not permitted. Pm list packages does not show a package, so hiding it, doesn't work. After the update, I had the default launcher again.įor older Kindel devices, I read, that you can block (in Lollipop it's now hide) the amazon launcher via adb. It was working fine, until the tablet (during use) restarted and installed 5.0.1. I just (sideloaded) copied the apk for smartlauncher and installed it. Replace Launcher - Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting I managed to replace the launcher in Fire OS 5.0.0.

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