Amazon Kindle Fire Tablets operate on Fire OS. Only a few apps on the Amazon store for your Fire Tablet can be found. However, you can easily set up your Amazon tablet to install apps from the Google Play Store. Amazon Fire is an Android-based OS, and most of the Android Apps from the Google Play Store will work on your Amazon Fire Tablet. Show
Now let’s go through the process step by step to install Android apps and Google Play on Amazon Kindle Fire HD. Content
Convert Kindle Fire to Android Tablet and Install Android AppsThe first step to installing Android Apps on Amazon Fire is to install Google Play Store on Kindle Fire Tablet. Once you have Google Play on the Kindle Fire tablet, you can install the Android Apps on Amazon Kindle Fire and operate it like an Android Tablet. There is no rooting required to install Google Play on Kindle Fire Tablets. Before you start, please see a few things you must follow. Important Things to Check:
Step 1: Change Fire Tablet App Installation PermissionGoogle Play Store app is not available on the Amazon App store, and you can’t install them from the Amazon Store. Instead, we must depend on Android App’s APK Files to install Google Play App on Kindle Fire. Before installing APK files or any other third-party apps or Google Play Store on Amazon Fire, you have to change the permission on Android Fire Tablet. Open your Fire Tablet, head over to;
Now your Amazon Fire Kindle will allow you to install third-party apps, including the APK files we will install in the following steps. Step 2: Download Google APK Files on Kindle FireThe next step is downloading and installing APK files on your Amazon Fire Tablet, including Google Play Store. Four APK files are required to download and install on Amazon Tablet to install Google Play on Fire tablet. As you know, there is no Google Chrome or Firefox browser on Kindle Fire Tab. Instead, the Fire Tablet comes with a default Silk browser. To go ahead with APK Install, please open this article on your Amazon Tablet Silk Browser (if you are on a desktop now) and tap on the links provided for each APK file. Side Note: If you have difficulty typing the URL for APK files, please install any free QR Code Reader on your Fire Tab.
Now you can scan the QR code we provided here with the QR Reader app you installed to load this article on your Fire Tablet. Now you are good to follow the rest of the steps. The APK File Version that you need to install on the Fire Tab may vary depending on the model of the Fire Tab you have. To check the Fire Tab versions, Open Fire Tab Settings > Device Options & System > Device Model > Get the model name. Once you get the model name of your Kindle Fire tab, scroll down and click on the Amazon link provided for each model for the APK links. Please check Amazon Kindle Fire Tab Version and download the matching set of APK files (four) provided below. Update: Updated the APK links to install Google Play on Amazon Fire 10 Tablet, 2021 Release. Fire HD 10 tablet 10.1″ 1080 Full HP (2021 Release)
You can check the model details: Amazon Fire HD 10 Tab 2021 Release Fire HD 8, Fire HD 10 (10th Gen, 2020 Model)
You can check the model details: Amazon Fire HD 10 Tab 10th Gen Fire HD 10 (9th Gen, 2019 Model), Fire HD 10 Kids Edition
You can check the model details: Amazon Fire HD 10 Tab 9th Gen | Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Edition Fire HD 10 (6th, 7th Gen), Fire HD 8 (6th, 7th Gen)
You can check the model details: Amazon Fire HD 10 Tab 7th Gen | Amazon Fire HD 8 Tab 7th Gen Fire HD 10 (5th Gen) / Fire HD 8 (5th Gen) / Fire HDX 8.9 (4th Gen) / Fire HD 6 (4th Gen) / Fire 7 (5th, 6th, 7th Gen)
You can check the model details: All Amazon Fire Tab Models Fire HD 8 (8th Gen, 2018 Model)
You can check the model details: Amazon Fire HD 8 Tab 8th Gen Fire 7 (9th Gen)
You can check the model details: Amazon Fire 7 Tab 9th Gen When the Amazon Silk browser completes the downloading of each file, the pop-up will ask you to download the downloaded APK file. Click OK and proceed to download the files on your Fire Tablet. Once the download completes, the pop-up screen will ask you to install the APK file of the app or Google Play on Fire Tablet. Please be aware that, all four APK files should install in the same order we provided above. Follow the same steps to download and install all four APK files mentioned above links.
Step 3: Find Downloaded Files on Amazon FireJust like File Explorer on Windows or Android phones, Amazon Fire OS has an app called “Docs.” All downloaded files are available in the Fire Tablet Download folder. You can use this Fire OS “Docs” App to open the “Download” folder. If you miss any installation files after downloading, you can download the rest of the files first. After downloading all four files,
Note: There is an alternative solution to find the download files on the Amazon Fire Tablet. Open Amazon Fire’s default browser, Silk Browser. Tap on Hamburger Menu on the Top left to get Amazon Silk Menu > Downloads. Now you can see all the downloaded files over there. Step 4: Install Google Play on Amazon Fire Tablet from APKOnce you find the downloaded APK files and locate them as Step 3 says, you can go ahead and install them one by one. Just tap on these files one by one to install the APK files. Once you tap on the files, you will get a screen with an install button on the bottom right. Tap on INSTALL to install these APK files of Android apps or Google Playon Fire tablet. If you find the INSTALL button in Grey and are unable to install it, please read troubleshooting Step 7. Step 5: Verify the Android Apps on Amazon FireDuring the installation of each APK, you can see all the information about each APK file, like the screenshot we provided below. Once you complete all APK installations, you can verify the installed App on Amazon Fire App Section.
You can see all Android Apps installed on the Fire Tablet used with the APK files as you now did convert Kindle Fire to an Android tablet. Please make sure that all four files are installed there to proceed to the next step. Step 6: Register with the Google Play Store to Install Android AppsNow it’s time to open the Google Play Store on the Fire tablet you installed. Tap on the Google Play Store app and register with your Google Account to start with Google Play Store. Once you register onto Google Play Store, you can install any Android App you want. Check our article to clean and speed up the Android phone. We have installed a few apps, including Google Chrome, Google Maps, and Google Play, on Amazon Fire Tablet directly from Google Play Store. To make your life easy, Google introduced Lite Apps that use fewer resources from your device. If you don’t want to spare much system CPU and memory for Android Apps, you can install these Lite Apps from the Android Store. As you can see in the screenshot below, we installed a couple of Android Apps like Google Maps, Chrome, GBorad, Waze, Gmail, and Google Play on the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet through the Google Play Store. Amazon Settings and Google Settings App will work on their own to handle the Amazon tab settings and Google Account Settings, respectively. Step 7: Troubleshooting StepsDepending on your Amazon Fire Tablet OS and the APK files you are installing, you may find some issues with this APK installation process. We listed a couple of errors we faced in the entire process. 1. Parse Error on Amazon Fire TabletDepending on the Fire OS, you have to install the right APK Version on Fire OS. If you have an old Fire Tablet with OS version 4 or below, these APK files may not work with the Fire Tablet. Once you try to install the wrong APK version files, you will get a Parse Error on the Fire tablet with the message “There was a problem parsing the package.” You may get the same Parse error if you try a different version of APK files on a Fire tablet. We linked the right APK files version tested on Amazon Fire HD 8 7th Generation with Fire OS 5.6.0.0. Please try to use the same version of your Fire Tablet. 2. Fire OS Install Button Gray (Not Active)This is the second error we got while we tried to install the APK files. We noticed this error (maybe a Fire OS bug) on the new Fire OS 5.6. There is a workaround to solve this issue. Once you are on the left screen with the Gray INSTALL button, press and release the Amazon Fire Power Button just one time. Do not shut down the tablet at this point. You have to press and release the power button one time, which will turn off the screen. Then press and release the power button again to turn on the screen and unlock the tablet. Now you will see the INSTALL button in yellow (active). You can tap on the Install button to proceed with the APK File installation. 3. Google Play Store Is Not WorkingYou shouldn’t face any problems if you installed the right version of APK files based on your Fire Tablet. If you’re facing any issues with Google Play Store, reboot the Fire Tab. Hold the power button until you see “Power Off,” and tap on it. Press the power button to turn that Fire tab On. 4. Google Play Store is Not Compatible with Kindle FireYou may end up with a Play Store APK file compatibility error with your Kindle Fire model. If you end up with such an error, you can install the latest version of APK for Google Play Services APK (item 3) and Google Play Store APK (item 4). We do not recommend any beta version of APK files for the Google Play Store. 5. Unable to Sign in to Google Play with Fire KindleYou may need to clear the app data if you end up on this sign-in issue. You must clear the Google Play Store data and start like a brand-new one.
Now you have stopped the Play Store and cleaned the data. Now you can open the Play Store app again to start and try to Sign-in with your Google credentials. 6. Unable to Install Android Apps on Kindle FireThe Google Play Store cache files will cause some issues, and you won’t be able to install the Apps from the Android Store on Amazon Tab. The quick solution is to Clear Data and Cache files of the Google Play Store. Follow the steps below;
Now you can return to Google Play Store App installed and try to install Android Apps on Kindle and see if that works. 7. Reboot Kindle Fire TabSometimes simple restart will work. Hold the Power button until you see the pop-up screen to Power off. Tap on ok. Press the power button and release it to turn on the Fire tab back. 8. Factory Reset the Fire TabletIf none of the above solutions work, you can factory reset your Kindle Fire tab. Please try this as your last resort. You may lose all the data if you have a backup. And never try to restore the tab from the backup, and start as a fresh tablet and try the above steps. To factory reset, Open Tab Settings > Device Options > Reset to Factory Defaults. Best Android Apps to Install on Kindle Fire TabOnce you install Android Apps and Google Play on Amazon Kindle Fire, we recommend installing the official browser app from Google, Google Chrome (download link), and set it as the default browser. Once you install the Chrome browser, you can install a couple of Android Apps that are the basic apps to convert your Amazon Kindle Fire to an Android tablet. we have listed a few Android app links below for Kindle Fire.
There are more apps, especially the lite Apps for Android, that you can install on Kindle Fire if you are concerned about memory and resource. You can check here for the best Google Lite Apps. Video Tutorial to Install Google Play Store on Amazon Kindle Fire Additional Tips to Utilize Kindle Fire TabletDo you think the Amazon Fire Tablet is underutilized? The above solution will bring all Google Play to the Kindle Fire tablet. We have brought Show Mode Charging Dock for Alexa tablet to transform our Fire HD8 into a full-screen Alexa. You can use this to show the weather, play songs, read the news, call friends and family, etc. You can buy Show Mode Charging Dock for Fire HD 8 or for Fire HD 10 from Amazon. Amazon Fire is an excellent tablet with a dual camera and powerful hardware. However, you may need help finding your favorite Apps on the Amazon App Store. You must depend on Google Play Store to install your favorite apps on the Amazon Fire Tablet. Once you have the Google Play Store on the Amazon Fire HD tablet, you can install any Android App from Google Play Store just like an Android tablet. Now you have an excellent tablet with many apps from Play Store and Amazon’s powerful hardware. Android 12 Best Image Sharing Platforms for Android and iPhoneAndroid How to Install Firefox Addons on Android Phones and TabletsAndroid 12 Best Alternatives to Apple Music for Android and iPhone117 COMMENTS
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