See this post for an effective workaround to allow Google Play to run on your Fire. You have to change just one setting, then download some packages through the web browser.
That could make a considerable difference in whether or not someone decides to buy the thing, after all. This will cause a warning message to pop up, which you can safely disregard as long as you limit your non-Amazon downloads to the generally-trustworthy Play Store, at least. Now, open the Silk browser, and navigate to this article. Click the following links to download and install the following four software packages in this order:.
If you want to check the newer versions anyway and see if one of them is compatible, scroll down to the list of packages at the bottom of the download page. But bear in mind, you need to make sure that the version you download is listed as being compatible with Android 5.
Now all you need to do is power your Fire off, wait for a few seconds after it shuts down, and then restart it. Once it finishes booting up, launch the Google Play Store and follow the instructions there for logging into your Google account. Note that you will need to have registered your Fire device with Google as per the workaround linked from the start of this article for it to work. And this makes any size of Fire a lot more than just a storefront on Amazon limited to only those apps Amazon wants to give you.
Chris: Yes, works fine on my Fire HD The new 10 is a great value for the money, by the way. I very much agree with the raves. Like Like. I have been trying to help my friend install the Google play app on her new fire HD When we get as far as clicking get on download other sources it will not go to the OK screen!
So fusterating! Thank you for the instructions. My Fire 8 HD had been sitting in a drawer unused until I saw your post and decided to try it.
It was easy to do and I am now really enjoying being able to have my Kindle, Kobo, Nook and Google Play books on the one device.
I do not like traveling with my iPad but for the price have no worries tossing the Fire into my handbag. Thank you again. Your instructions are concise and easy to follow for all Fire users, thanks for posting! I own a Fire Yes, the earlier version from the download page will work on the 10 and, if need be, other Fires. Amazonized Android is behind times in Android terms. On the plus side, the newer stuff on the download page might bail us out when Amazon updates the OS.
It is good to know that the Amazon fire 8 has an easier way to install the google play store. Kindle Fire 10 HD 9thgen worked perfectly added chrome firefox used fie aps for netflix playstore for dish. Canary Web View???? This is awful. Google Play disappeared again and Youtube app no longer works. I used the manual version and the app works but all the apps that cost money which i paid on my phone is asking me to pay again.
Any idea if I can just download them without having to buy them again. I like my Kindle Fire tablets. It seems to work ok, but I have privacy concerns.
I guess it comes down to who you want tracking you: Google, Microsoft or Amazon. You should be able to enable installation of apps from unknown sources and sideload Firefox by downloading the latest nightly:. With the specific links, as of today, I will retry the process.
Thanks in advance for any help. Here are the links I used to successfully install the Play Store as of today, November 3rd, 1. Thanks, your links was very useful. I followed the instructions to download the play store to my fire The app appears on my home screen but will not open. How do I get it to open or just uninstall the 4 things I downloaded? I will try to uninstall and reinstall before giving up.
Once you have downloaded the above four necessary Google Play APK files, close the browser and open the file manager Docs app found on the homescreen. Now, the Google Play app icon will appear the the homescreen of your Kindle fire. Tap it to open the Google Play store. Jonny Greenwood joined Epubor since , loves everything about eBooks and eReaders.
He seeks the methods to read eBooks more freely and wants to share all he has got with you. What you need to do is to simply: Google Play Store App Install Amazon Fire Oct 08, Amazon's line of Fire Tablets are great cheap options for watching Netflix or browsing the web, but if you want to make them better, you'll want to turn to installing the Google Play Store to load.
Before we begin, make sure your Fire Tablet is from or later. With that out of the way, we can start downloading the Play Store files. With the device model in mind, we can download the appropriate files below. Simply copy and paste the links from the tables below into the Silk Browser on your Amazon Fire tablet. You should see the four files we just downloaded. Open it and sign in with your Google account. You may experience some problems when trying to use the Play Store right away.
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