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Is it possivle to debloat a fire tv stick? I.e. remove all amazon related apps and replace the launcher. The info I find online is scattered around and depends on the version.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

We have a standard 4K stick and yesterday I looked into replacing the launcher. Unfortunately it seems that Amazon have stopped users from accessing ADB or an ADB shell making it almost impossible to customise it. It may still be root-able but I wasn't that desperate to change it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I am able to get to the adb button. But nothing happens when I enable ad

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

That's the problem. I think Amazon have been locking the device down. Rooting maybe the only way if that's still possible.