Question

FireHD8 tablet (UNregistered) running free FullyKiosk and ActionTiles. Within the last week or so, the tablet has suddenly started showing Ads on the lockscreen. It has never done this before - and is the reason the tablet is UNregistered. I didn't change anything or install anything new. It did it on it's own. Yes, auto updates are turned on. Did Amazon push something out that changed the lock screen for unregistered tablets?  

Answer 1

Check your settings in fully

Comments

Which settings?  

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@crowder Screensaver

Answer 2

Amazon updates typically re-enable lockscreen ads. It's the default configuration. To have them turned off the tablet needs to be registered and the paid unsubscription must be showing under that device ID. So if your tablet updated itself from Amazon.  

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Sounds like a new twist then. It used to be if you didn't register the device, you wouldn't be bothered by lockscreen ads. Fine for a tablet running Fully/AT and no Amazon services.  

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@crowder I'm pretty sure they figured out that loophole. They know what devices originally shipped as the promo devices so default on with the exception would ve the way I'd do it. I paud the extra 15 bucks for each of mine to keep that trash off my lockscreen permanently.  

Answer 3

They probably did. You can chat amazon support and ask for them to be removed

Answer 4

It normally only shows ads on the lock screen if the fire tablet was bought as a ‘Special Offers’ version

Answer 5

All the more reason not to buy Amazon

Answer 6

Chat with Amazon and ask nicely to have ads removed.  

Answer 7

Tell Amazon the tablet is for a child and you want the ads targeting your child turned off. They will do so immediately.  

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@cabriole nope. Tried this. They asked me to screen shot the ads that were inappropriate or offensive to children. Went through several chat agents and a call. No dice. Ended up getting ride of them using through other means.  

Answer 8

If you install no root firewall you can disable auto updates and a lot of other Fire none sense. Yes, Amazon pushed an update to it. It’s still a Fire device regardless if you kept sit unregistered.