Kindle Fire 6.1 Update

yifanlu · 11-14-2011, 11:21 PM

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...deId=200790620

From the file size it seems to be a full update instead of delta.

EDIT: yup, complete system update with kernel, boot loader, recovery, and system. All apks, libs, etc. Signed, unfortunately.

EDIT 2: also, seeing that the fire runs Kindle 6.0 (even though it is nothing like the older kindle software) and the Non-Touch runs 4.0, I'm going to take a wild guess and say the touch will run 5.0. Should we call it the Kindle 5?

EDIT 3: Aaaand I'm right. Also, the source is out. This is like Christmas for me, lol. http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...deId=200203720

yifanlu · 11-15-2011, 12:19 AM

From the source: K5/KT's board is codenamed Whitney. It had an accelerometer, like the dx.

And sometime during the prototype process, amazon added an sd card slot. This of course can't be seen from the production model, but I wonder if it's hidden inside the case. Or if there is an unsoldered sd card slot inside.

gweminence · 11-15-2011, 01:14 AM

What do you mean, signed? Amazon specifically said they weren't going to actively prevent rooting.

yifanlu · 11-15-2011, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gweminence

What do you mean, signed? Amazon specifically said they weren't going to actively prevent rooting.

They did? The updates are signed as in if you modify the update, it won't run.

Maybe they'll allow bootloader unlocking or the bootloader is unlocked?

gweminence · 11-15-2011, 01:31 AM

Yes, an amazon VP announced it publicly:

Quote:

Amazon’s new Kindle Fire tablet has a great user interface, but many of our readers already want to get rid of it. That’s OK. Amazon isn’t doing anything special to prevent techies from “rooting” and rewriting the software on its powerful yet inexpensive new tablet. “It’s going to get rooted, and what you do after you root it is up to you,” Jenkins said.”

HarryT · 11-15-2011, 01:40 AM

Please post Kindle Fire posts in the Kindle Fire forum. I'm moving this thread there.

Jessica Lares · 11-15-2011, 04:06 AM

There is an SD built-in to the fire for apps that need it. It isn't removable though, according to the dev pages.

yifanlu · 11-15-2011, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Please post Kindle Fire posts in the Kindle Fire forum. I'm moving this thread there.

Sorry, I was going to title it fire update & touch source code released.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jessica Lares

There is an SD built-in to the fire for apps that need it. It isn't removable though, according to the dev pages.

The sd card, I was talking about the touch.

CRussel · 11-15-2011, 03:40 PM

Merry Christmas. So I wait expectantly for the fruits of your labours.

11-14-2011, 11:21 PM	#1
yifanlu Kindle Dissector Posts: 662 Karma: 475607 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Amazon Kindle 3	Kindle Fire 6.1 Update http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...deId=200790620 From the file size it seems to be a full update instead of delta. EDIT: yup, complete system update with kernel, boot loader, recovery, and system. All apks, libs, etc. Signed, unfortunately. EDIT 2: also, seeing that the fire runs Kindle 6.0 (even though it is nothing like the older kindle software) and the Non-Touch runs 4.0, I'm going to take a wild guess and say the touch will run 5.0. Should we call it the Kindle 5? EDIT 3: Aaaand I'm right. Also, the source is out. This is like Christmas for me, lol. http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...deId=200203720 Last edited by yifanlu; 11-14-2011 at 11:36 PM.

11-15-2011, 12:19 AM	#2
yifanlu Kindle Dissector Posts: 662 Karma: 475607 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Amazon Kindle 3	From the source: K5/KT's board is codenamed Whitney. It had an accelerometer, like the dx. And sometime during the prototype process, amazon added an sd card slot. This of course can't be seen from the production model, but I wonder if it's hidden inside the case. Or if there is an unsoldered sd card slot inside. Last edited by yifanlu; 11-15-2011 at 01:14 AM.

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