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Catlady · 10-19-2023, 02:02 PM

I set up my new Fire Max 11 using the "restore" option from my Fire 10. Some of the apps from the Fire 10 are not supported by the Fire 11 and are no longer in the Amazon Appstore, and I ended up with little gray squares on on the home screen, representing these missing apps. Sideloading apk files changed those little gray squares to proper app icons. Except one. I can't get rid of a gray square placeholder for Newsstand, which no longer exists.

I can't uninstall it from the Fire 11, because it isn't installed. There's no option to delete the icon. I found a site with old versions of Newsstand and tried installing a couple of them to see if they'd replace the gray square (so I'd then have the ability to delete the app), but they didn't.

Amazon tech support couldn't figure out a way to do it, finally landing on a factory reset and re-download of my Fire 10 apps. But before I do that, I am hoping someone here might have a less drastic solution.

Thanks!

10-19-2023, 02:02 PM	#1
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,419 Karma: 52613881 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	Fire Max 11: Delete icon from home screen? I set up my new Fire Max 11 using the "restore" option from my Fire 10. Some of the apps from the Fire 10 are not supported by the Fire 11 and are no longer in the Amazon Appstore, and I ended up with little gray squares on on the home screen, representing these missing apps. Sideloading apk files changed those little gray squares to proper app icons. Except one. I can't get rid of a gray square placeholder for Newsstand, which no longer exists. I can't uninstall it from the Fire 11, because it isn't installed. There's no option to delete the icon. I found a site with old versions of Newsstand and tried installing a couple of them to see if they'd replace the gray square (so I'd then have the ability to delete the app), but they didn't. Amazon tech support couldn't figure out a way to do it, finally landing on a factory reset and re-download of my Fire 10 apps. But before I do that, I am hoping someone here might have a less drastic solution. Thanks!