Amazon Fire Tablet.
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Amazon Fire Tablets restrict yous to the Amazon Appstore, but runs on Fire OS, a custom version of Android. That means, that you tin can install the Play Store and gain access to millions of Android apps and games, including Google apps like Gmail, Chrome, Google Maps, and more than.

The all-time part of installing the Play Store on your Fire Tablet is that information technology doesn't require whatever in-depth "hacking" like rooting or running scripts from a PC. It's merely a affair of downloading and installing a few APK files from the tablet itself, and you'll be up and running with the Play Shop merely like your regular Android phone or tablet! Permit's become started.

Update, 6/16/22: We've tested this process once more and can confirm it works as of June 2022.
Warning: Remove the microSD card if you have one inserted in the tablet. If you don't do this, it's possible you lot could lose data during the Play Store install process. You lot can put it back once we're done.

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Download the Play Store Files

Before nosotros brainstorm, make sure your Burn Tablet is from 2014 or later. This process may not work with former Kindle Burn tablets as you need to enable "Apps From Unknown Sources."

First, open up the "Settings" app from the "Dwelling" tab on the dwelling screen.

Open "Settings" on the Home tab.

Now go to "Security & Privacy."

Now go to "Security & Privacy."

Select "Apps From Unknown Sources."

Select "Apps From Unknown Sources."

Find "Silk Browser" and then toggle on "Let From This Source." This is what volition allow us to install an app from exterior of the Amazon app shop.

Find "Silk Browser" and then toggle on "Allow From This Source."

With that out of the way, we can starting time downloading the Play Shop files. In that location are 4 APK files nosotros will demand to go the Play Shop up and running, and they're specific to your Fire Tablet.

To find out which Amazon Fire Tablet model yous take, get to Settings > Device Options > Near Fire Tablet. You'll see your "Device Model" name here. To see your Fire OS version, go to Settings > Device Options > Arrangement Updates.

Fire Tablet model.

With the device model in mind, we can download the appropriate files beneath. Simply re-create and paste the links from the tables below into the Silk Browser on your Amazon Fire tablet. We're just downloading the files at this point, don't open them all the same.

Google Account Director

Note: Ignore the message nearly a newer version being bachelor.
Burn down Hard disk ten (7th Gen and older) Google Account Manager v5.1
Fire Hard disk drive 8 (7th Gen and older)
Burn down seven (seventh Gen and older)
Burn down Hard disk drive 6
Fire HDX viii.ix

Google Services Framework

Google Play Services

Note: On the page for your model, select the most contempo version of the APK that is not a "beta."

Google Play Store

Annotation: On the folio for your model, select the most contempo version of the APK that is not a "beta."

Install the Play Shop

With all the downloaded APK files to your Amazon Fire Tablet, nosotros can brainstorm installing them ane past 1. Open the "Files" app from the home screen.

Open the "Files" app from the home screen.

Select "Downloads" from the side carte and switch to the list view for the files. You should encounter the 4 files we but downloaded.

Select "Downloads" from the side menu and switch to the list view for the files.

It's important to install these APKs in a specific order. For each APK, follow this process: Tap the file > select "Continue" > tap the "Install" push. After information technology installs, tap "Done." Don't open the Play Store yet.

Install the files in this order (the file names on your device will be longer):

  1. com.google.android.gsf.login
  2. com.google.android.gsf
  3. com.google.android.gms
  4. com.android.vending

With all the APKs installed, information technology's time to reboot the tablet. Concord downwardly the power button and select "Restart."

Hold down the power button and tap "Restart."

After the tablet restarts, yous'll run across the Play Store on the home screen. Open up it and sign in with your Google account.

Open the Play Store and sign in.

Once you're signed in, yous'll accept a functional Google Play Store, just like on any other Android device. Go forth and download YouTube, Gmail, and any other app you can't find in the Amazon Appstore.

Google Play Store.

You may experience some bug when trying to employ the Play Store right away. The Play Store and Google Play Services will automatically update themselves in the groundwork, and then just give it some time. This may take as much equally ten minutes.

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