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

The best office of installing the Play Shop on your Burn Tablet is that it doesn't require any in-depth "hacking" like rooting or running scripts from a PC. It's just a matter of downloading and installing a few APK files from the tablet itself, and you lot'll exist upwards and running with the Play Store just like your regular Android telephone or tablet! Let'southward go started.

Update, half dozen/xvi/22: We've tested this procedure in one case once more and can ostend information technology works as of June 2022.
Alarm: Remove the microSD carte du jour if yous take one inserted in the tablet. If you lot don't do this, information technology's possible you could lose data during the Play Shop install procedure. You can put information technology back one time we're done.

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Download the Play Shop Files

Before we begin, make certain your Fire Tablet is from 2014 or later on. This procedure may not work with one-time Kindle Burn down tablets equally you need to enable "Apps From Unknown Sources."

Start, open the "Settings" app from the "Dwelling" tab on the home screen.

Open "Settings" on the Home tab.

At present go to "Security & Privacy."

Now go to "Security & Privacy."

Select "Apps From Unknown Sources."

Select "Apps From Unknown Sources."

Notice "Silk Browser" and so toggle on "Allow From This Source." This is what will allow u.s. to install an app from outside of the Amazon app store.

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

With that out of the way, we can start downloading the Play Store files. There are four APK files nosotros volition demand to get the Play Store up and running, and they're specific to your Fire Tablet.

To observe out which Amazon Burn down Tablet model you have, become to Settings > Device Options > About Fire Tablet. Y'all'll see your "Device Model" proper noun here. To see your Fire Os version, go to Settings > Device Options > System Updates.

Fire Tablet model.

With the device model in mind, we can download the appropriate files below. Just copy and paste the links from the tables below into the Silk Browser on your Amazon Burn tablet. Nosotros're only downloading the files at this point, don't open up them even so.

Google Account Manager

Note: Ignore the message nearly a newer version existence available.
Fire HD ten (7th Gen and older) Google Account Director v5.ane
Burn down HD 8 (seventh Gen and older)
Fire 7 (7th Gen and older)
Burn down HD 6
Fire HDX 8.9

Google Services Framework

Google Play Services

Note: On the page for your model, select the most recent version of the APK that is non a "beta."

Google Play Shop

Note: On the folio for your model, select the nigh recent version of the APK that is not a "beta."

Install the Play Shop

With all the downloaded APK files to your Amazon Fire Tablet, we tin can begin installing them one by one. Open the "Files" app from the home screen.

Open the "Files" app from the home screen.

Select "Downloads" from the side card and switch to the list view for the files. You should encounter the four files we just downloaded.

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

Information technology's important to install these APKs in a specific order. For each APK, follow this process: Tap the file > select "Continue" > tap the "Install" button. Later it 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. Agree downwardly the power button and select "Restart."

Hold down the power button and tap "Restart."

Afterwards the tablet restarts, you lot'll meet the Play Store on the home screen. Open it and sign in with your Google account.

Open the Play Store and sign in.

Once you're signed in, y'all'll have a functional Google Play Store, only like on whatever 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 problems when trying to use the Play Store correct abroad. The Play Store and Google Play Services will automatically update themselves in the groundwork, and so but requite information technology some time. This may take every bit much equally 10 minutes.

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