All you need is a micro USB cable and a computer running Linux.īut either way, there’s a chance you could at least temporarily brick you tablet if something goes wrong. If you have a 2015 model, you don’t even need to open the tablet up. For example, if you have the 2017 version of Amazon’s 7 inch tablet, there’s a chance you may have to open the case and use a paperclip or some other conductive item to short a circuit - although some folks have been able to unlock the 2017 model without taking that step. You should read all the instructions before you get started to see if you’re comfortable with the whole process.
Xda-developers forum member k4y0z has posted instructions for unlocking the 5th-gen and 7th-gen Amazon Fire tablets (the versions released in 20).
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Less than a month after hackers figured out how to unlock the bootloader and root the 8th-gen Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet (the 2018 model), there’s now a method for doing that with Amazon’s cheaper 7 inch tablets.