Amazon has blocked Launcher Hijack,, Incompatale program

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Describe the bug After an upgrade to FireOS 5.6.4.0 (636558520) Build 40.6.3.6 last night LauncherHijack v4.0.2 stopped working (message -- Incompatale program stopped). tried reinstall Incompatale program, not installed. Got latest version LauncherHijack v4.0.3 installing the app just appears as an update and once it's finished I can close the installer but not run the app. Also as mentioned, the app no longer appears in any listing

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[Guiorgy]

I tried renaming the app (see my fork) and I confirm that it works on Fire OS 6.3.0.1

[Arcitec]

Hmm well on Fire TV 4k with "Fire TV Home Version 6.1.5.1-002" and "Fire OS 6.2.6.3", I use https://github.com/BaronKiko/LauncherHijack/releases/tag/403 with zero troubles...

Maybe it will get blocked later during the planned Fire TV OS update in late june this year...

Edit: It's super shitty if Amazon intentionally blocks the app... I hate their launcher. It's just a giant advertisement for Amazon Prime store, with a billion advertisements to buy stuff on the app store/video store... and the actual app-launch bar is tiny, and complicated, after pushing down on the remote multiple times to scroll past all the ads first. Ugh. So I made Kodi into my launcher instead... I made Kodi menu shortcuts (in Aeon Nox SILVO) that lead to various android apps (the few ones I use apart from Kodi)... so if they fucked us over I am gonna custom build LauncherHijack with a custom name in the future... if that's what it requires... because I NEED a better launcher!

[Guiorgy]

@VideoPlayerCode, here is a renamed apk, just in case.

[Johnnyshanley]

https://www.mediafire.com/file/kqa89yndk468itf/Launcher.Hijack.v.4.0.3.b.43.Clone.apk/file

[Johnnyshanley]

https://www.mediafire.com/file/kqa89yndk468itf/Launcher.Hijack.v.4.0.3.b.43.Clone.apk/file

WARNING: linker: /data/data/com.gmail.heagoo.apkbuilder/files/bin/aapt: unused DT entry: type 0x6ffffffe arg 0x1d94 WARNING: linker: /data/data/com.gmail.heagoo.apkbuilder/files/bin/aapt: unused DT entry: type 0x6fffffff arg 0x2

WARNING: linker: /data/data/com.gmail.heagoo.apkbuilder/files/bin/aapt: unused DT entry: type 0x6ffffffe arg 0x1d94 WARNING: linker: /data/data/com.gmail.heagoo.apkbuilder/files/bin/aapt: unused DT entry: type 0x6fffffff arg 0x2 WARNING: linker: /data/data/com.gmail.heagoo.apkbuilder/files/bin/aapt: unused DT entry: type 0x6ffffffe arg 0x1d94 WARNING: linker: /data/data/com.gmail.heagoo.apkbuilder/files/bin/aapt: unused DT entry: type 0x6fffffff arg 0x2WARNING: linker: /data/data/com.gmail.heagoo.apkbuilder/files/bin/aapt: unused DT entry: type 0x6ffffffe arg 0x1d94 WARNING: linker: /data/data/com.gmail.heagoo.apkbuilder/files/bin/aapt: unused DT entry: type 0x6fffffff arg 0x2WARNING: linker: /data/data/com.gmail.heagoo.apkbuilder/files/bin/aapt: unused DT entry: type 0x6ffffffe arg 0x1d94 WARNING: linker: /data/data/com.gmail.heagoo.apkbuilder/files/bin/aapt: unused DT entry: type 0x6fffffff arg 0x2

[RedcatPhoenix]

i used Launcher.Hijack.v.4.0.3.b.43.Clone.apk since the issue happened to me, the original (no clones) listed on the other user, but not my user.

[ravilov]

Wow. Just pulled the latest source, renamed the package as per suggestions, removed androidx/appcompat dependencies, removed some (unneeded?) resources, threw in a few of my own tweaks, and then compiled using Apache Ant against plain vanilla android-29. Ended up with ~50k (yes, fifty kB) APK with literaly zero loss in functionality. Confirmed working on my Fire 5th Gen with the latest FireOS 5.3.6.4. (The original LH 4.0.3 was getting uninstalled immediately after installation as others have noted.)

[mhofer2011]

@ravilov can you please share your 50k apk? Will it work with a FireHDX tablet? Thx.

[ravilov]

Sure. Find it here.

I have no idea, I don't have fire hdx. :) Should work though, I don't see why not.