Edit hosts file on Kindle Fire I'm trying to edit the hosts file on a Kindle Fire.

I should say that I'm not interested in rooting the device (unless I have to) and am not trying to hide adverts or prevent software updates etc. I just use the device for web development and use hosts to route made up domains to a server.

I've pulled the hosts file using ADB, but I can't push it back as I'm unable to mount it with write permissions.

Is there a simple method for me to push the file using ADB without having to go through the whole process of rooting? Any simple way to get write access?

Cheers,

Matt
Short answer:
No.
Explanation:
This action would involve multiple steps:

re-mount /system read-write
write the hosts file to /system/etc/hosts
re-mount /system read-only

Each of the step requires root permissions, as the file belongs to system:system and usually is read-only to other &quot;users&quot;.