TWRP Recovery, a custom recovery that sports a touch-based interface, is your handy dandy tool for flashing custom ROMs, as well as performing device management such as backups and wipes.

With the Amazon Kindle Fire's lack of physical buttons, TWRP Recovery seems like a natural choice to use on your device instead of the alternative that is ClockworkMod Recovery. However, it all comes down to a matter preference and if certain custom ROMs are flashable via a specific custom recovery.

There are a number of ways to flash this custom recovery to your device, such as installing the Kindle Fire Utility, but we'll be flashing TWRP Recovery through Fastboot. Do note though that flashing TWRP Recovery risks bricking your device, as well as experiencing bugs, such as boot looping.

This guide shows you how to flash TWRP Recovery for the Kindle Fire.

Warning

• The instructions in this guide are intended for use with the Amazon Kindle Fire. Applying these instructions on another device or model may produce undesired outcomes.
• The information in this guide is provided for instructional and educational purposes only. There is no guarantee that these instructions will work under your specific and unique circumstances.
• Use these instructions at your own risk. We shall not hold any responsibility or liability for whatever happens to you or your device arising from your use of the info in this guide.
• Read and understand the whole guide first before actually performing the instructions.

Requirements

• Amazon Kindle Fire D01400 with root access
  • You can check out our guide on how to root your Kindle Fire on firmware version 6.2.1 using BurritoRoot.
• Your tablet's USB cable
• A Windows PC with ADB and Android SDK installed
  • For pointers, you may refer to our guides on setting up and using ADB and Android SDK.
• Download the following files to your computer:
  • TWRP Recovery for the Kindle Fire (openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.1-blaze.img, md5sum: f0c5f2648ca2c4e6c4e3b60d935d0edc)
• Make sure your device's battery still has at least 70% power. You don't want the device to shut down in the middle of the procedure.
• Backup all personal data on your phone to make sure you have a copy of your personal data (e.g., contacts, SMS, MMS, Internet settings, Wi-Fi passwords, and the like) in case the procedure in this guide erases such data.
  • For backup tips, check our guides on how to sync your data to the cloud and how to create local backups of your mobile data.

Instructions

1. Connect the Kindle Fire to your computer using its USB cable.
2. On your PC, open a command prompt by going to Start > Accessories > Command Prompt.
3. Change directory to where you saved the TWRP Recovery image.
4. Input the following commands and press Enter after each line:
   • adb shell
   • su
   • idme bootmode 4002
   • fastboot -i 0x1949 flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.1-blaze.img
   • fastboot reboot
5. Once you press Enter after typing in the last command, your tablet will then reboot.

Troubleshooting

Stuck at screen with a yellow triangle

Type this into the command prompt and press Enter on your keyboard afterwards:

• fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000

Device always booting into TWRP

Type this into the command prompt and press Enter on your keyboard afterwards:

• adb shell "idme bootmode 4000"

Cannot get out of TWRP

1. If you cannot get out of TWRP, type this into the command prompt and press Enter on your keyboard afterwards:
   • adb shell "idme bootmode 4002"
2. Reboot your device.
3. Type the following into the command prompt, followed by pressing Enter on your keyboard afterwards:
   • adb shell "idme bootmode 4000"
4. Reboot again and you should be out of TWRP.

Good job! You've just flashed TWRP Recovery on your Amazon Kindle Fire.