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[Exclusive] How To Easily Root The Amazon Kindle, Regardless Of Its Software Version

[Exclusive] How To Easily Root The Amazon Kindle, Regardless Of Its Software Version

Jaroslav Stekl Jaroslav Stekl

Update: Justin has repackaged the Kindle Fire root app apk, removing encryption and open sourcing the file.
Update: BurritoRoot may not work on version 6.0 firmware. If you're having trouble, update your firmware and try again.

On the historic date of December 20th, 2011, Amazon pushed out software version 6.2.1 to its Kindle Fire. The update was fairly minor -- its main additions had to do with improved scrolling and WiFi passwords -- but it brought about one devastating change: it broke all previous methods of root.

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CyanogenMod Team Releases CM7 Alpha 1 For The HP TouchPad

CyanogenMod Team Releases CM7 Alpha 1 For The HP TouchPad

Abhiroop Basu Abhiroop Basu

Soon after HP started their TouchPad fire sale, a version of the device running Android 2.2 appeared on eBay and went on to sell for almost $700. Hopes for an Android port were high and the developer community swung into action offering a $2300 bounty for anyone who could load Android on the TouchPad. The CyanogenMod team, Android developers extraordinaire, did not disappoint and soon the news broke that they had managed to successfully get Android running on the TouchPad.

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