Important UPDATE - See later version of the instructions for Google Earth + an alert to NOT get the Google Earth update that came out mid-December and a link to get the much faster version just before that update. Above is a list of other app sites as well when any app is not available using the Amazon app store.Įasy Installer's only job is to hunt down your downloaded app-install files (*.apk), so it's very useful if you can't find, on your device, an app that you know you downloaded.īe sure to access Settings the first time you use it, to check the ' Scan Hidden Directories' box so that it can find apk files no matter where they were put. and aren't allowed to use Amazon's appstore, then from a place like the site, using their store app on your Kindle - it's downloadable at the right side of most 1mobile pages). To install a downloaded app, use either ES File Explorer or Easy Installer from Amazon's Android App store (or, if you're not in the U.S. That's it! Then you can go to other app stores that are recommended for apps that Amazon does not have, such as (now with 1.2 million Android apps),, , m., and others, to find and download the app. I didn't order a Year 2015 device and can't check the exact wording. Swipe down to get Settings / Security / and then merely CHECK the box that says:Īllow Installation of applications not from Appstore.Īlthough the wording might be somewhat different. (The wording for Yr 2014 MAY Be Allow Installation of applications not from Appstore.) Swipe down to get Settings / More / Applications / and then merely CHECK the box that says: Swipe down to get Settings / More / Device / and then merely CHECK the box that says:Īllow Installation of Applications from unknown sources At the Top Row Toolbar of the Kindle Fire: One click on one settings box is all it takes. ( Updated 12/22/15 to show the new settings-location for Yr 2015 Fire tablets.) ( Updated 5/11/14 to show one different settings-location for older and newer Kindle Fires.) Kindle Fire HD comparison reviewers almost automatically say that the Amazon tablets can use only Amazon apps and therefore should not be considered except by Amazon customers - but this kind of statement can come only from NOT taking the time to check the normal Android settings. Google vets their apps now but can take less time than Amazon to do that - they have a lot more apps to deal with. I always recommend, though, that people wait to get these from any sites (true for even Google Play market users as well) until they've been up a few days and no one is having problems with malware or just new-update-instability. Many will feel more comfortable staying with just the Amazon appstore, nevertheless.Īmazon Kindle Forum regulars often discuss how easy it is get the normal Google Play market apps at other appstores when those apps are not available at Amazon and they also exchange experiences on some other app-stores More tech-site reviewers have been discovering that Kindle Fire HD tablets (when chosen with enough storage space) are IN NO WAY limited to running only Amazon store apps. Most large tech site reviewers don't know that Amazon allows installation of apps from non-Amazon sources, though Amazon advises caution. (Click on an image to see the larger version.) Via Street View app, here's the Presidio area. Here are screenshots from Google Maps and Street View apps on my older Kindle Fire HD 7" The stubborn MYTH that Kindle Fire HD tablets can use only Amazon Store apps How to Install Google Play apps (Non-Amazon Apps) on Kindle Fire HD and HDX tablets Updated
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