Amazon tablet how to download apps

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Sign in with a free Microsoft Account to save your files in OneDrive, allowing you to access them across your devices and the web. You may receive a popup when installing APKs, but you'll just have to tap the 'Allow' button when prompted. The first three apps handle basic account services and add APIs, while the last app is the store itself. Because different Fire tablets run different versions of Android with varying hardware, the exact APKs you have to install depend on what Fire tablet you have.

For the Google Account Manager and Google Services Framework applications, find the appropriate links for your device from the table below, and tap the main 'Download APK' button on the linked page. Don't open the downloaded files yet, we'll do that later.

If you see a message about a newer version being available, ignore it — your tablet will keep the apps updated after the install process is over. For these last two applications, click the link for your device, then select the version closest to the top of the list which doesn't have "beta" in the name. Again, don't open the files yet, and ignore any messages about newer versions being available.

Now it's time to install the apps. Find the Files app on your tablet it might also be called 'Docs' or 'Documents' and open it. Then, find your device's Downloads folder. On most Fire tablets, this is located in the side menu.

You should see all four APK files. If not, go back and see which one you missed or just download all of them for good measure. Also, switch to the file list view if you haven't already, so you can see the full names of each APK. Open the apps in the below order , and when the installation is complete, press 'Done' and not 'Open'.

Installing the apps out of order will cause the Play Store to not work. Also, if you have an SD card, make sure to take it out during these installations. Once you have installed all four apps, hold down the power button, and tap 'Restart' to restart your tablet. Older tablets might only have the option to power off — if so, let the tablet shut down, then hold down on the power button to turn it back on. Restart or power off, and back on again after you finish installing the Play Store. Find Downloaded Files on an iPhone.

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This should be an optional step for most users, but certain Amazon devices have had trouble installing the necessary APKs onto their devices without installing a file manager onto your Fire tablet from the Amazon App Store first. Alternatively, you can also use the Docs application on your device, which comes pre-installed and includes the ability to browse local files, instead of using an application like File Commander.

However, since newer versions of Fire OS do not have this issue, we recommend making sure your software is up to date rather than dealing with these issues. If you cannot upgrade your operating system for any reason, look through the guide below for assistance. Still, we were able to get the Play Store up and running on a Fire tablet that had never had it installed before; it just takes some patience and a little luck. The problem with Fire OS 5. All four apps listed above seem to have this issues, where clicking on the installation file from your device will not allow it to install.

Though we did get this to work on our device using both of the methods described above, and several users on the XDA forums have reported the same solution, a minority of users have reported that both the screen lock workaround and the recent apps button method did not work for them to activate the installation method.

Once again, the fine users at the XDA forums have found a few workarounds to this too, including:. And thanks again to the folks at XDA for figuring out how to get these methods working again.