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[APP] AWESOME App for Wifi Tethering - Open Garden Wifi Tethering

i tested out all the wifi tethering apps and this one was by FAR the best. Fastest speeds. Easily allows 4g tethering. compared to barnacle, wifi tether, and wireless tether, and its Noticeably faster. I only tried it cuz I couldn't get the sprint hotspot hack on my ROM. So if you're in this group, or even not (speeds are very very comparable, if not faster, than sprint hotspot), TRY IT OUT!
NOTICE::: Requires GPS Permission, so USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!! see posts below, including mine - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17571902&postcount=30.
Heres the market link - https://market.android.com/details?id=og.android.tether&hl=en
WiFi Tethering
by OpenGarden, Inc.
50,000 downloads, 1911 ratings (4.4 avg)
Free
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Thanks! I'm using it now!

I will try it out for sure. Thanks
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk

This app is a good find, got me tethering my took with ease earlier today. Thanks for sharing this one!
Sent from the Odyssey

Yeah I like this better then wifi tether, but they used the exact same layout as wifi tether, lol, thanks open source

I like this one as well, becuase my ipod can connect to it.

it is basically the same layout as wifi tether and a few others..but it doesnt need to activate sprint hotspot. whenever it did that for me i had serious issues. plus this one gives faster speeds

FrankyFiggz27 said:
it is basically the same layout as wifi tether and a few others..but it doesnt need to activate sprint hotspot. whenever it did that for me i had serious issues. plus this one gives faster speeds
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Yup, the old one would require a wipe cache/dalvik in order to use native Hotspot so it definately caused some conflict. Just ran YouTube and there was no freezing or lag
Sent from my SPH-D700 using xda premium

downloaded it but it gives me an error "unable to start tethering. Is your device 'rooted'" which it is, and wifi tether works fine (and yes, I am rooted). I'll have to play with it tomorrow and see if I can sort it out.

D`Nyed said:
downloaded it but it gives me an error "unable to start tethering. Is your device 'rooted'" which it is, and wifi tether works fine (and yes, I am rooted). I'll have to play with it tomorrow and see if I can sort it out.
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+1 Are you using cyanogenmod? I wonder if that's the issue...
Sent from my SPH-D700 using xda premium

i think EH17 broke this app, i couldn't get it to broadcast a wifi connection and there is some text that comes up about a missing file in /data/.../ when i reinstalled.

It did that for me a few times, too, but when I re-launched the app*, it worked.
*relaunched as in, immediately after it gave me the error and closed; if you're using the Hurricane ROM, you should also download Root Checker from the Market - for some reason, even though BusyBox was supposed to be installed, it wasn't and I had to download a separate installer to make it all work.

Why does this app require permission to fine gps location?

Will try it. Hope it works better than wifi tether. Had it crash on me this weekend while power was out and totally destroyed my rom, not even restoring a back up would stop the force closes, also had journaling enabled.

Ma$etas said:
Why does this app require permission to fine gps location?
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Reason I'm not installing it

Ultro said:
Reason I'm not installing it
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Just keep your gps off lol. It's only required because the app requires root access. The app is safe...over 250,000 downloads and no complaints of safety issues

FrankyFiggz27 said:
Just keep your gps off lol. It's only required because the app requires root access. The app is safe...over 250,000 downloads and no complaints of safety issues
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So if i keep my gps off i shouldnt worry about anything then?
what about when i do turn it on why does it want the permission to fine my gps what does it need to locate me gps info for?
just cause 250K have downloaded doesnt make it safe just maybe no one has cared or even bothered to see what permissions it ask for all they cared for was having wifi tethering

Ma$etas said:
Why does this app require permission to fine gps location?
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http://opengarden.net/open-garden-mobile-apps/
lol: "You can view a map of our current users of the tethering application for Android: Open garden Wifi Tether Map"
http://opengarden.com/map/

Just used apktool and ran diff -ur -I '^ \.line [0-9]*$' wireless_tether_2_0_7/smali/ og.android.tether/smali/.
Now I'm pissed off.
A This is clearly based on wireless tether 2.x. This is a GPL violation, as they do not provide source code. How is opengarden different? There is code pertaining to wakelock handling, and:
B Functions that collect your GPS location and device id. I've browsed through their site, and they (claim) to have a plan to create a free public mesh network, but:
C They fail to mention this in the market description, or the app itself.
Since this modified GPL app, I am perfectly within my rights to modify the app, so I have removed all code pertaining to stats collection (as well as the FINE_LOCATION permission), and am posting this fork here, on the assumption that the wakelock handling makes this thing worthwhile.
Enjoy.

Has anyone tested this on a GB rom?

[SOLVED] Safe access to public wifi's?

Hi, soon i'm going to a vacation and would like to know what to use to access public wifi networks securely to avoid my personal data interception and generally be secure while browsing?
Thanks

VPN.
Google superfreevpn, but you will have the check what is the password before you use their VPN, because they change the password every now and then.
Pressed from my Maguro

Issues I see with superfreevpn:
-Uses PPTP (PPTP a history of insecurities)
-Restricts bandwidth
-Restricts use (no P2P, no torrents)
-8 hour time limit per session
-No idea who these guys are (no guarantee they aren't stealing your info themselves)
As an alternative, you could set up your own OpenVPN server at home. Most home routers can do this easily when using firmware such as OpenWRT, DD-WRT or Tomato, or you can set it up on a computer behind your router. Then you have a secure connection back to your own ISP, so you will have at least the same level of security/privacy you have at home. This is what I do, using OpenVPN for Android on my phone which uses the new VPN APIs introduced in ICS.
Hope this helps.

Hmmm, this seem to be a better option.:good:

Another alternative is to use Orbot from Google Play store, which implements Tor on Android.

Thanks guys, especially @phazerorg.
Umm while i understand the process of VPN you're talking about, what about data which is first sent to/through public WiFi AP?
WIll look into OpenVPN.
Do you have an article or link for me to get more in depth?
Thanks once again.

purpler said:
Thanks guys, especially @phazerorg.
Umm while i understand the process of VPN you're talking about, what about data which is first sent to/through public WiFi AP?
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If you mean before the VPN tunnel is established, it's true that some connections could be made. I think the best you could do here is to either turn off syncing and don't browse before the VPN is up, or make sure any syncing/browsing uses SSL. A little Google searching seems to indicate that the gmail app uses SSL, so no worries for that. For other apps, you'd want to investigate. Or shut off all syncing so pretty much no connections are made before you connect to your VPN. Once the VPN is up, you can have all traffic travel through it and it just looks like UDP packets of random data to the public wifi.
WIll look into OpenVPN.
Do you have an article or link for me to get more in depth?
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Nothing specific, but searching Google for "OpenVPN tutorial" turned up quite a number of useful-looking results, including some from the official OpenVPN site. I know there's a GUI app for Windows, and router firmware makes it easy. OpenVPN is popular and open source, so there's loads of resources and a community around it so you shouldn't have any trouble.

You can allways use opera mini as everythding goes through their servers. I would not trust free vpns as its like using a free access point. Who's to say they arnt looking at your data
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

purpler said:
Thanks guys, especially @phazerorg.
Umm while i understand the process of VPN you're talking about, what about data which is first sent to/through public WiFi AP?
WIll look into OpenVPN.
Do you have an article or link for me to get more in depth?
Thanks once again.
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Once a VPN circuit is established, all data is encrypted between your device and the server. No one in the WiFi hotspot could read your data, even if they intercepted it. Neither could the WiFi hotspot operators.
The same is true of Tor, with the added benefit that the Tor node operators can't read your data, either, with the exception of the exit node. But the exit node operator can't tell who sent the data, because the packet headers have been stripped and replaced (several times).

phazerorg said:
As an alternative, you could set up your own OpenVPN server at home.
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I had issues with OpenVPN. I ended up setting up a linux server with IPSec instead. I just use the built-in VPN connectivity (L2TP/IPSec PSK, to be precise) to connect to my home server.
strumcat said:
Another alternative is to use Orbot from Google Play store, which implements Tor on Android.
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While TOR might be (arguably) great for "anonymizing", it does nothing for encryption. You can sniff packets from someone using TOR as simply as someone using a direct connection.
Edit: Actually, I need to look into TOR a bit more. Does anyone know for certain if it's endpoint-to-endpoint encrypted? The Orbot Play Store page says nothing about encryption, but rather only mentions the proxy chain effect, which would make my original statement correct.
DarkBanHammer said:
You can allways use opera mini as everythding goes through their servers. I would not trust free vpns as its like using a free access point. Who's to say they arnt looking at your data
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Again, this doesn't encrypt data, which means anyone in the vicinity can fairly easily sniff packets from you and plainly see your data flowing. Even worse would be people who have their own mobile access point, de-auth you from the public wifi, and then spoof the public wifi. It's actually fairly easy to do.

Tor is encrypted from your device to the exit node.
https://www.torproject.org/about/overview.html.en
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hmm, TOR seems to be working fine in terms of ease of use and configuration. If everything is indeed encrypted than it's ideal solution for me.
Anyone else has an opinion?
Thanks guys!

What about man in between issue?

purpler said:
What about man in between issue?
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If the path is encrypted endpoint-to-endpoint, such as it would be in a VPN (or apparently with TOR... thanks for the info, strumcat, as I assume that applies to Orbot also), then a man-in-the-middle gets nothing. If someone gets between you and the wifi node, they would only see the encrypted gibberish.

that being said, TOR (Orbot) it is.
Thanks all!

Cilraaz said:
If the path is encrypted endpoint-to-endpoint, such as it would be in a VPN (or apparently with TOR... thanks for the info, strumcat, as I assume that applies to Orbot also), then a man-in-the-middle gets nothing. If someone gets between you and the wifi node, they would only see the encrypted gibberish.
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Yes, Tor is the name of the network itself. Tor Browser Bundle (for Windows) and Orbot (for Android) are provided by the Tor Project and the Guardian Project for accessing Tor. They both utilize Tor encryption and other features, You can always check to make sure that Tor is working by browsing to http://check.torproject.org site.
If you're using Jellybean and want to use the transparent proxying feature in Orbot, be sure to first enable "Use Default IPTables" in Orbot settings so it will work ok. Then enable "Transparent Proxying", and choose the apps you want to use Tor under "Select Apps". That's the easiest way to use it. When you want to use the apps normally again, just turn off Tor.
You can learn more about Tor and Orbot at https://www.torproject.org/

yes i did, works great.
Orbot is very elegant solution.
Thanks

strumcat said:
Yes, Tor is the name of the network itself. Tor Browser Bundle (for Windows) and Orbot (for Android) are provided by the Tor Project and the Guardian Project for accessing Tor. They both utilize Tor encryption and other features, You can always check to make sure that Tor is working by browsing to http://check.torproject.org site.
If you're using Jellybean and want to use the transparent proxying feature in Orbot, be sure to first enable "Use Default IPTables" in Orbot settings so it will work ok. Then enable "Transparent Proxying", and choose the apps you want to use Tor under "Select Apps". That's the easiest way to use it. When you want to use the apps normally again, just turn off Tor.
You can learn more about Tor and Orbot at https://www.torproject.org/
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Great info here, thank you.

Wifi Tether Router works on Sprint Note 2 with 4.3

I just got an update for Wifi Tether Router, and now my tether works for the first time since I updated to 4.3.
I am on a rooted Sprint Note 2 with a stock 4.3 ROM.
Ron

Are you using the wifi tether with TrevE mod or the generic android wifi tether without TrevE mod? Thanks for the heads up.

tx_dbs_tx said:
Are you using the wifi tether with TrevE mod or the generic android wifi tether without TrevE mod? Thanks for the heads up.
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Its an app in the play store called wifi tether router, its the only app that works on 4.3 but u must be rooted! Its only $2.00

Thank you

worked like a charm!

Does it work for T-Mobile?
Sent from my SGNote 2

ubigred said:
Does it work for T-Mobile?
Sent from my SGNote 2
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https://sites.google.com/site/wifitetherrouter/home/device-configuration
Check out the bottom... you need to change your apn:
FOR T-MOBILE USERS AND NEXUS 5
Need to change your APN, simply navigate to Settings > More > Mobile networks > Access Point Names. Select your T-Mobile APN, and scroll to APN protocol. Change this to IPv4, and then save your APN
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pigphish said:
https://sites.google.com/site/wifitetherrouter/home/device-configuration
Check out the bottom... you need to change your apn:
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I was asking for someone else. I have Sprint.
Thank you anyway buddy
Sent from my SGNote 2

nu10lkthm said:
Its an app in the play store called wifi tether router, its the only app that works on 4.3 but u must be rooted! Its only $2.00
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Do you have the setting for the 4.3. I could not get it to work.
TIA

na_tra said:
Do you have the setting for the 4.3. I could not get it to work.
TIA
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Use method 3, in tweaks- HostApd Patch Should Be Checked, drivers should be nl802011, the interface should be wlan0, everything else should be left alone, you can also change the network name and password to your choice!

nu10lkthm said:
Use method 3, in tweaks- HostApd Patch Should Be Checked, drivers should be nl802011, the interface should be wlan0, everything else should be left alone, you can also change the network name and password to your choice!
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Thank you very much

na_tra said:
Thank you very much
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No problem, glad I could help!!!

na_tra said:
Do you have the setting for the 4.3. I could not get it to work.
TIA
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https://sites.google.com/site/wifitetherrouter/home/device-configuration

nu10lkthm said:
No problem, glad I could help!!!
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Tungsten c said:
https://sites.google.com/site/wifitetherrouter/home/device-configuration
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No matter what I do, I still cant get it to work. Any help here?
Thanks

na_tra said:
No matter what I do, I still cant get it to work. Any help here?
Thanks
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Follow my directions above an change wifi channel to 1, ap type to master, and click advanced wifi settings and only network notification should be checked. These are my exact setting and it works perfectly. Im running the official 4.3 update I rooted it and removed knox thats it.

nu10lkthm said:
Follow my directions above an change wifi channel to 1, ap type to master, and click advanced wifi settings and only network notification should be checked. These are my exact setting and it works perfectly. Im running the official 4.3 update I rooted it and removed knox thats it.
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where do u see the AP TYPE?
Thanks

na_tra said:
where do u see the AP TYPE?
Thanks
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In wifi tether routing settings its under device settings

Same performance as free native
I tried this hoping it would be better than the native tether i found here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2541900&page=35. The TrevE mod was great. I hope they figure out how to git it going with the 4.3
Sprint SG3 stock ROM

nu10lkthm said:
Follow my directions above an change wifi channel to 1, ap type to master, and click advanced wifi settings and only network notification should be checked. These are my exact setting and it works perfectly. Im running the official 4.3 update I rooted it and removed knox thats it.
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Thanks for the info
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I used the same settings and it worked perfectly on my Sprint GN2 (stock rooted, Knox removed) I was able to connect my tablet and my net-book at the same time, Range seems pretty good too about 40' away and 3 rooms over from my phone, still had full bars.
I was only able to test on 3G at the moment (no 4G at the house yet)
I hope this works as good on 4G, i will test it out over the next few days.

Anyone NOT have this work yet? I've tried all the options stated above and I don't get an IP no matter what. The SSID does broadcast but no IP is ever obtained. Have an email into the dev but I'm hoping maybe one of you has run into this.
Thanks
Dave

[Q] I've blocked updates, but still getting updated. Please help

I'm not rooted. I've blocked these links via DNS settings and yesterday I still got updated. I'm afraid one of these days Amazon will push out an update that will block Kodi and my aftv will be useless to me. Any suggestions or fixes? Thanks
a1910.d.akamai.net
amzdigitaldownloads.edgesuite.net
atv-ext.amazon.com
firs-ta-g7g.amazon.com
softwareupdates.amazon.com
updates.amazon.com

cadia1977 said:
I'm not rooted. I've blocked these links via DNS settings and yesterday I still got updated. I'm afraid one of these days Amazon will push out an update that will block Kodi and my aftv will be useless to me. Any suggestions or fixes? Thanks
a1910.d.akamai.net
amzdigitaldownloads.edgesuite.net
atv-ext.amazon.com
firs-ta-g7g.amazon.com
softwareupdates.amazon.com
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did you disable the OTA updater withint the fire tv itself using the utility app?>

So if you attempt to ping those addresses, what gets returned? How did you accomplish it? I used OpenDNS and all web calls get redirected to the OpenDNS error page. I've had no issues using that method. It's also nice to filter out "Web Spam" sites, so I leave it on all the time.

cpugeeker said:
did you disable the OTA updater withint the fire tv itself using the utility app?>
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No. How is this accomplished?

Sizzlechest said:
So if you attempt to ping those addresses, what gets returned? How did you accomplish it? I used OpenDNS and all web calls get redirected to the OpenDNS error page. I've had no issues using that method. It's also nice to filter out "Web Spam" sites, so I leave it on all the time.
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I don't what pinging is.
If I go to those sites. I get a page that says they're blocked. But somehow an update got through.

cadia1977 said:
I don't what pinging is.
If I go to those sites. I get a page that says they're blocked. But somehow an update got through.
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How did you implement the block? Did you edit the DNS entries on your computer or router? Can you post a screenshot?

Sizzlechest said:
How did you implement the block? Did you edit the DNS entries on your computer or router? Can you post a screenshot?
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On the computer via opendns. My uverse router doesn't give me the option to block sites.

cadia1977 said:
On the computer via opendns. My uverse router doesn't give me the option to block sites.
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That's your problem. You need to change the DNS settings on the router to the OpenDNS DNS servers.

Sizzlechest said:
That's your problem. You need to change the DNS settings on the router to the OpenDNS DNS servers.
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phew. and I thought Amazon has figured out a way to get around the blocking. why didn't you or don't you block your updates using su/ disable ? Isin't that full proof?

Sizzlechest said:
That's your problem. You need to change the DNS settings on the router to the OpenDNS DNS servers.
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Sorry, I forgot to say I have my belkin router in between the uverse router and the aftv. I changed the DNS settings on the belkin router to be able to block sites using opendns.

navigates said:
phew. and I thought Amazon has figured out a way to get around the blocking. why didn't you or don't you block your updates using su/ disable ? Isin't that full proof?
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What's su disable?

cadia1977 said:
No. How is this accomplished?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2736774
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Don't you need to be rooted to do this? I'm not.

I think I stumbled upon something interesting. Two of my Fire TVs have the amazon app store apk installed on them, but one doesn't, and it is getting update, but the ones with the amazon app store installed are not. I am thinking that if you have the amazon app store apk installed that it disables the updates. Not sure if I am right, but try instlling it and see if it fixes your problem.

Remove Amazon lockscreen ads w/ ADB

Please do NOT continue with this tutorial. This method has been improved, and has moved to another thread which you can visit by clicking here. Thank you for you're understanding!
I have finally found a highly effective solution to remove lockscreen ads from the Fire Tablets. If you want to COMPLETELY remove ads without them coming back randomly this is the post for you. So without further ado let's get started.
All you will need is:
Fire Tablet
USB Cable
USB Debugging enabled
And a computer
1. Next you will need to download Settings Database Editor by 4A from the Play Store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=by4a.setedit22
Once the app is installed DO NOT open it. Proceed to the next step.
2. Enable USB debugging, if you need help refer to this website:
https://www.howtogeek.com/129728/how-to-access-the-developer-options-menu-and-enable-usb-debugging-on-android-4.2/
3. Once USB debugging is enabled plug your tablet into your PC.
Now you will need to open a Command Prompt (Windows) or a Terminal (Linux) session.
Now type the following commands EXACTLY as they appear on screen:
Code:
adb shell pm grant by4a.setedit22 android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
You will know if the command has work successfully if it does not return an error after executing the command.
4. Now you can close the Terminal/Command Prompt and unplug your device from the PC.
5. Open Settings Database Editor. Once in the app look for a drop down menu that by default should say "System Table" tap on it and select "Global Table" from the drop down menu.
6. Find the following line of code:
Code:
"LOCKSCREEN_AD_ENABLED" "1"
Now to disable the lockscreen ads go ahead and tap on it. A box should pull up with a 1 already inserted, now delete the 1 and replace it with a 0. Now reboot your Fire Tablet! Once it reboots the Lockscreen ads should be no more. Thanks for taking the time to read this post and have a wonderful day!
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Hey Monkeybomb, great work!
i'm experiencing an odd behavior though with this, apparently, if you let your tablet naturally go back to sleep (display times out) the ads will come back. any ideas on how to prevent that, other than disabling screen timeout?

hinxman said:
Hey Monkeybomb, great work!
i'm experiencing an odd behavior though with this, apparently, if you let your tablet naturally go back to sleep (display times out) the ads will come back. any ideas on how to prevent that, other than disabling screen timeout?
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That would be the only way unless you are on 5.4.0.0 then you can disable system apps.

Just hitting the "thanks" button is not enough in this case. THANKS!
How did you figure that out? What did you do to get to this solution? And again, thanks!

GoodSoul said:
Just hitting the "thanks" button is not enough in this case. THANKS!
How did you figure that out? What did you do to get to this solution? And again, thanks!
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Glad I could help you out! The Settings Database is where Android stores all of the values for each setting. By using the Settings Database Editor app we can manually change the values located in the settings.db file. Apparently, the only other known method to disable ads on the Fire Tablet is to removed the Amazon Offers app through ADB which sadly can no longer be done because Amazon has blocked the ADB command after the latest system update. The idea came to me when I was interested to see if Amazon was storing a value in the settings database governing the lockscreen ads and much to my surprise there it was! By using the Database Editor app we are able to change the value and thus removing the ads without the use of a PC (after you grant the app access to change system settings of course).

hinxman said:
Hey Monkeybomb, great work!
i'm experiencing an odd behavior though with this, apparently, if you let your tablet naturally go back to sleep (display times out) the ads will come back. any ideas on how to prevent that, other than disabling screen timeout?
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Thank you for your kind words!
Unfortunately I don't know another way with this method. I'am however working on an app that can automatically perform the actions of disabling the lockscreen ads without user interaction. I will keep you all updated as I continue to make progress

hinxman said:
Hey Monkeybomb, great work!
i'm experiencing an odd behavior though with this, apparently, if you let your tablet naturally go back to sleep (display times out) the ads will come back. any ideas on how to prevent that, other than disabling screen timeout?
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I have a method that will completely remove ads, even when the device sleeps, reboots, etc. I will share more information with you guys soon. Stay tuned

You can also try the amazon representative chat method. They removed mine very easily. I just said it blocks my notifications. Without any problem they removed my ads.

Alright guys I've successfully posted my new method. I PROMISE it will remove the ads for GOOD. Thanks guys!
Link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/development/remove-amazon-lockscreen-ads-adb-t3784848

I found simply disabling the kindle special offer will work.
Device must be rooted already.
adb shell
su
pm disable com.amazon.kindle.kso
Then change
LOCKSCREEN_AD_ENABLED
to 0.

Works on 2015 Fire 7. Thank you!

Many, many thanks, bro!!! I picked up a 7" 2017 Fire tablet and can attest that your fix works on 5.6.1, the latest OS. I use this tablet strictly as a touchscreen wifi universal remote control for Harmony, Nest, etc. No ads make it even better, now! :good:

spoofykid said:
Works on 2015 Fire 7. Thank you!
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Hi Spoofy,
While this method does work and it will remove the ads it will only remove them temporarily. The ads sadly will return. However I have perfected this method by making a script that will remove the ads permeantly. Please check out the updated thread located here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/development/remove-amazon-lockscreen-ads-adb-t3784848 thanks for your understanding.

New thread on this method.
jswriter said:
Many, many thanks, bro!!! I picked up a 7" 2017 Fire tablet and can attest that your fix works on 5.6.1, the latest OS. I use this tablet strictly as a touchscreen wifi universal remote control for Harmony, Nest, etc. No ads make it even better, now! :good:
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Hi jswriter,
I'm so happy that I could help you out with this method. I think it's very cool what you are using the tablet for! However I need to let you know that this method isn't perminant and the lockscreen ads will return. Fortunately, I have posted a new thread on this method that WILL prevent the lockscreen ads from returning and is a perminant solution. Please visit the thread for details. https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/development/remove-amazon-lockscreen-ads-adb-t3784848 thanks for your understanding. Have a great day!

Tested this with my new Fire HD 10 and Fire OS 7.3.1.1 and it works only for a few seconds/minutes.

killercorny said:
Tested this with my new Fire HD 10 and Fire OS 7.3.1.1 and it works only for a few seconds/minutes.
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Read OP; method depreciated.

Worked like a charm in Fire HD 2018 Fire OS 6.3.1.5. Thank you!