Enable ADB access

If you would like to get intimate with your Kindle Fire you need ADB access, or Android Developer Bridge.

The first thing you need is the Android SDK and then add the Vendor ID for Amazon’s Lab126 9oX1949) to the adb_usb.ini file. Chances are that if you’re doing this, the previous sentence made perfect sense to you, but if not, a quick Google search will yield the information about the Android SDK that you require.

Step 1

Go to %USERPROFILE%\.android , once you’re there, edit the adb_usb.ini file and add the following line at the end:

0×1949

Save and exit.

 

Step 2

Navigate to the location where you have installed th Android SDK, oen the folder labeled google-usb_driver and hunt down the android_winusb.inf fileand under the following lines under the [Google.NETx86] and [Google.Ntamd64] sections:

;Kindle Fire

%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_1949&PID_0006

%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_1949&PID_0006&MI_01

Save and exit the file. That’s it, you’re done with the ADB part.

Enable Root Access

Step 1

Plug in your Kindle Fire to your PC, we’re assuming you’ve already plugged it in since you did go through the above written ADB hassle.

Step 2

Open Device Manager from your PC, and under “Other Devices”; you should see the Kindle Fire, now select the android_winusb.inf file.

Step 3

Enable installation of apps from Unknown Sources. You can do so by tapping the top-most

bar on your Kindle Fire and navigate to Choose More and head over to Device, over there you should see a listed device.

Step 4

Head over to this thread over at XDA and download the SuperOneClick tool.

Step 5: Run SuperOneClick and simply click on the Root button on the top-left of the tool, that’s all. You now have a rooted Kindle Fire with complete Superuser access.

Amazon has also given users the option of installing third-party apps onto the Fire, with just one option needing switching on in order to give apps the green light.

We’ll go through the drill one more time just to make it more clear on how to install third-party apps; head on over to Settings, and then Device. You’ll want to turn on ‘Allow Installation of Applications’ and hit OK when the warning box pops up. Amazon will warn about possible security risks, but we’re sure you’ll be fine with that given the plus side to installing your own apps.