How to Install Android Apps and Google Play on Fire Tablet: Convert Kindle Fire to Android Tablet (No Rooting)

Thank you SO much for this! I should know better, I’ve been working computer science for almost forty years now, but I kind of blindly bought the Kindle Fire HD 10, knowing that it was Android-based, and I figured that’s all I really needed to know.

When it arrived yesterday, I was kind of shocked that I couldn’t find any of the apps I had gotten used to on my Android phone or even my iPad, and the Google-like apps I was able to find weren’t “really” Google in the sense I’m used to.

I had read about possible rooting approaches, and I really didn’t want to screw that deeply with the device, but these instructions were perfect, well-explained, and easy to follow, and now I have the Android I wanted.

Thank you so much! Like Don, I also wanted a less extreme solution to using my new Kindle like my other Android devices. These were simple, easy to follow instructions and exactly what I needed.

This is a great step by step article that is so user-friendly that even I was able to install play store on my kindle! Thank you for helping this technology challenged girl

Steve, thanks so much for the step by step guide. I followed the steps above and see the apps on my kindle, but can’t get it to open the google play store – any thoughts?

Newer versions are advertised – don’t take them because you will likely get parse error. Just press the Download APK button. Play Store is now running and Waze is running. Now I have to figure out how to get GPS from my phone to the Fire.

I just say, just like the other guy that commented above, I should have known better, but I bought an Amazon HD 8 without thinking because I got such a great deal on it. I knew it was Android based as well, but I didn’t think about the fact that it had an Amazon OS. Then I go to install my favorite Android app…and I was so upset…but with a quick Google search i found this article and boom! Within minutes, I’m all fixed up with a great piece of hardware at a great price, that has all the apps available i want and need! You saved my purchase, brother! Thanks a million! Couldn’t have been easier to do either! You rock!!!.

Hi, ive been trying to download fir hours. I’m on a old fire he 7″, but software shows 7.5.1 with no option to update software it’s greyed out. I’m getting the phase error and cant get round it, please helppppppp

I can see all Android Apps installed on the Fire Tablet but I can’t figure how to run Google Play Store when I tap on it, it just displays the info but doesn’t start the application. What am I missing ?
Thanks in advance

Awesome Job. Thanks for doing this.

Worked perfect on my Fire HD 10 7th gen 5.6.2.0 with Alexa. Picked up a reburb on sale for $89. Look brand new and a great spec’d tab for cheap. TY so much, you made my new Tablet that much better with google play.

I cant get it to work I followed each step but every time I try and load the play store it won’t open. Please help.

Wonderful “How To”. Thank you very much. Might I suggest you change the last half of it. Instead of navigating to the downloads folder. Simply swipe down from the top to see the notifications. There you will see a download complete notification. You click/tap the notification and it takes you to the Install window.

Great, simple instructions on downloading the files. However when I launch the play store, I’m stuck at the login screen and it keeps saying “Checking info” yet I haven’t entered any quite yet. Does this process usually take long? Any guidance is greatly appreciated! Thanks again for the article!

The claim that “all of the Android App from Google Play Store will work on Amazon Fire Tablet” is NOT true. I just received the latest 64 gb Amazon Fire HD 10 yesterday, installed Google Play Store, and found that a number of apps I use need a regular android operating system. If you want full functionality go with a regular android tablet. You’ll also avoid tons of Amazon proprietary software.

Awesome! Shoutout prime day for the deal
Got this to work on my Fire 10 HD 7th generation – (2017 release)
Fire OS 5.6.2.0

New Amazon Fire HD10, followed all instructions to load Google Play, all 4 files loaded and installed ok, however when I tap the Google Play Store icon to look for apps, the icon just quickly blinks on and off and that’s it. Any suggestions to fix this?

Ok, now that I have done it (thanks!) should I update apps from the Play store or the Amazon store?

Thanks alota for this tips my kindle tablet was useless untun i find this article

For those of you that have done this could you get Snapseed to work on it? I’m thinking about getting a refurbished HD10.

Works on Amazon 7″ Fire tablet with OS 5.6.2.0. Loading PlayStore or Android apps is a little laggy but acceptable. Thanks for the excellent tutorial.

I am trying to install on the kids version,using my account,got all the way through,ready to install and even though the install button is still orange when I tap it nothing happens!

if you go through this process will you be able to download fortnite onto a kindle fire?

New Amazon Fire HD 8, followed all instructions to load Google Play, all 4 files loaded and installed ok, however when I tap the Google Play Store icon to look for apps, the icon just quickly blinks on and off and that’s it. Any suggestions to fix this? My OS is 6.3.0.1. Is there an update for Google Play Store?

Hi,
I successfully installed Google play etc and managed to install a few apps. However, I cant get 1 of the games to run. Star Wars Commander (Amazon version) is being withdrawn so I now installed SWC from Google Play onto my Fire. It installs ok but will not run past the initial splash screen.
For info. If the Amazon version is left on my Fire, Google does not seem to know it is there. It lists all my apps on device, except SWC. I can even load both versions, but standard android version wont work.
any ideas?

Great tutorial. Managed to get the playstore installed and I signed in. Tried to download an app and it just says download pending! Tried restarting and trying different apps but nothing works.
I’ve tried all the suggestions like deleting cache and forced stops etc. Anyone else have any other suggestions?
Thank you.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! This takes away one of the *huge* disadvantages of the Kindle Fire. Works great on my Fire 10. So great to have proper Youtube, Chrome and Gmail on my Kindle.

Thanks. Works for Amazon Fire HD 10

sound like what i’m looking for. Tks. I’m an android app lover with numerous apps installed from apknite and its extension. Tks for letting me know more.

AWWSOMMEE!!!!! Easy instuctions and NO BS… Thanks Alot very helpfull

Worked just as you said, downloaded and installed everything in order and now I have my new Fire HD working like it should’ve from the beginning. Thank You!!!

Downloaded all but the actual link for the Google Play apk error says corrupt. How do I fix this?

This works for most apps, and works very well. Thanks! This was a lifesaver.

There are some apps that still don’t work completely…Lumosity is one. You can unlock a handful of basic games in Lumosity, but can’t unlock most of them. Although the FIre tablet seems like a good deal, once this one is done, I will get a regular android tablet.

Anyone have any success getting Play Disney Parks app to install and work on a Fire HD 10?

Since many apps (ShopSavvy, Play Disney Parks) perform a check to ensure a tablet has been tested (or certified, as app manufacturer’s call it) to ensure app functionality, is there a similar work-around for Kindles?

thank you. Great, simple instructions. The links made it so easy.

Interestingly, this worked perfectly fly with my old 7″ fire, but on my brand-new fire 10 I cannot get Google store to recognize the new device. When I got the new tablet, Google store sent me an emai saying “we see you got a new device! Click this link to install your new apps!”. When I click through, there is an option to install anything that I previously bought, but it lists the apps as installed, and only lists the three Android phones I had, and none of my tablets. Google play accepts being locked out of Amazon devices , so support has been no help.
I have no idea what can be done about this; maybe the caution is that this works great, but your purchased apps may not be fully portable to your next device.

Brilliant. Is it possible to transfer these Google apps into a kids profile as they don’t show up in the shared content folder?

It works for most android apps, but for some reason I can’t get Google Messages to install and run

Thak you so much! I’m very technology “challenged” but with your instructions I was able to install Google play! it worked so well that I got carry away downloading app s. Now I want to remove some of them. The uninstall tab within Google Play only shows an open button. Can you please help me? thank you so much!

I was able to get the play store running, but Lego education We Do 2.0 won’t download. The message reads “download pending” but I’m unable to find out what exactly it’s waiting for.

Used this previously with the Kindle Fire 8, 10th Generation, with no hickups. Back now attempting an install on a Kindle Fire 7, 9th Generation, with no success. Google Play store is in an endless log-in loop, with this system message, ” Google Play Services won’t run unless you update Google Play Services. Note this is strictly in internal memory, removed the SD chip just to be sure. Used the exact versions listed above, no success. Any other advice?

Just a note to state that I used the above procedures to install Google Play on Fire HD 10 7th Gen and it worked just fine. Thanks for the help.

Yes, thank you. It took me a couple of tries and the app crashed a couple of times, but it worked after rebooting.
A note to everyone else, you must follow the directions exactly as written.

Hello, got playstore to work on old 5th . Curious about updates now as my main app I want to use says it isnt compatible. Any ideas?

Thanks! This worked great on my new Fire HD 8 (8th Gen). Very clear instructions and the pictures were helpful.

Have fire hd 10 7th gen and do not see anything called ‘Doc App’ please advise.

I’m using Fire HD 8 tablet. I followed the instructions above and successfully installed the ring.apk file for my Ring doorbell via the Play Store. Everything worked great. HOWEVER, when subsequently trying to install additional apps via the Google Play Store app, the process fails.. When I open Google Play Store it want’s me to sign in again. I do and am presented with a screen with a button that says I Agree. I click on I Agree and the app store sign in routine starts over again. The screen appears saying checking info … That displays for about 3 seconds and then it goes away and I am displayed my tablet ‘s Desktop. I assume the Play Store app crashed.

I tried cleared the cache and the data for the Play Store app. That didn’t help.

I force stopped all the google apps I installed per instructions in above article and then uninstalled each one. I then deleted the downloaded files. Then I started the whole process over again. Sadly I got the same disastrous results.

I don’t understand why it only worked once. And why Play Store seems to crash after I sign in. Not sure why I need to sign in when I open the Play Store app. I don’t
t have to do that on my Google Nexus tablet’s Play Store.

I am totally frustrated now. Any help would be welcome.

I have the Fire HD8 8th Gen tablet. I followed the instructions to the letter. There was one problem.the Google Play Services file download (using your link) downloaded version 17.7.85 NOT 17.7. Also the Play Store file download link downloaded version 15.8.23. NOT 15.8.

When I open the Google Play Store app I get a screen that has a green button labeled sign in. I tap that and another screen appears that says checking info … then another screen appears asking for my email or phone. I enter the email for my Google account. Then another screen appears asking for my password. After I enter my password a screen appears asking m to agree to various terms. I tap on I Agree then the first screen I got with the green sign in button appears again. I tap it and once again I m asked for my sign in credentials. It does this over and over and over.

What’s really weird is it worked once. I mean Google Play Store opened, I searched for and app and successfully installed the app. HOWEVER, every subsequent attempt to use the Play Store resulted in the scenario I outlined above. I have uninstalled the apps, removed the downloaded files and started the install of the four Google files again. Got the same results, a continuous loop of Google Play Store asking me to sign in.

To say I’m frustrated at this point wold be a serious understatement.

Same as others, an sign in loop, I:’ve tried all suggestions and more. Reloaded, re started and any thing I can think of but no google play. Any more thoughts ?

Very pleased with this even though it took several attempts .As several comments suggest, I had 4 factory resetsand retry,but this may have been partly due to my unfamiliarity with tablets.Suggest making a checklist, starting with the hardware details,check these at each step,tick them off as you move down the list.good idea to have your passwords printed out,and if they are long,change them to more finger friendly ones.All the effort was worth it to get Firefox onto tablet Thanks again

I had the same Play Store loop problems as others initially but sideloading the apps prior to the Fire updating sort of fixed it but I then found I couldn’t update ‘Play Services’ as requested. It would download but fail to install so I checked the link addresses for the Fire 7 tablet and found I was being directed to the wrong version of ‘Play Services’.
The app version I was linked to and downloaded was com.google.android.gms_17.7.85_(020400-253824076)-17785010_minAPI21(arm64-v8a,armeabi-v7a)(nodpi)_apkmirror.com.apk when it should have linked to com.google.android.gms_17.7.85_(020300-253824076)-17785006_minAPI21(armeabi-v7a)(nodpi)_apkmirror.com.apk
When I eventually downloaded the correct version of the app you linked to everything was fine.

How do I remove all old kindle fire os files apps to continue makeing kindle hd8 8gen into a Android tablet

I think when I set up the Google framework on my Amazon Fire HD 8 (8th generation, 2018), it asked me if I wanted to use either Google text to speech voices or Amazon’s Ivona text to speech voices. I left it alone because I didn’t know how to answer that.
Would I be able to use Ivona text to speech voices with Google apps like the read aloud feature in Google Books? Is there a way I can fix that without having to reinstall the Google framework again?.
The text to speech feature is very important to me since I am using the tablet as an accessible e-reader.

Your instructions worked very well for me. All I had to do differently was to update Google Play Store when prompted to do so.

I think when I set up the Google framework on my Amazon Fire HD 8 (8th generation, 2018), it asked me if I wanted to use either Google text to speech voices or Amazon’s Ivona text to speech voices. I left it alone because I didn’t know how to answer that.
If I reinstall the Google framework, can I tell it to use Amazon’s Ivona text to speech voices? Can I fix that without having to reinstall the Google framework again?.
The text to speech feature is very important to me since I am using the tablet as an accessible e-reader.

Your instructions worked very well for me. All I had to do differently was to update Google Play Store when prompted to do so. Thank you.

I’m holding off on buying the Fire 7 9th Gen as I’m not sure whether or not I’ll be able to download the Barnes & Noble app on it (after following your above directions). Can anyone tell me if you’ve had success? I’m not big on using the tablet for much else and don’t want to spend the money if I’m stuck with only my Amazon books.

The process worked great but the app in play store is saying it is not compatible with my devise. It’s the American airlines app to play movies on the plane and without it the tablet is of no use to me. Any suggestions?

I cannot get the third one to download. It gets close to the end then says forbidden. Please helo! This is a Christmas present for my daughter.

I tried this couple days ago on one tablet and it worked. since yesterdays trying to do this on other tablets same model (fire he 8, 8th generation) and now Google services need newer version and it’s asking for update there fire Google play store isn’t working

I used this workaround for my new Amazon Fire HD 10 yesterday. I used the downloads for the Fire 7 (9th edition) because my Fire 10 said 9th edition. It worked perfectly! There are some of my apps that are not compatible with the android version on the fire, but all the main apps I use are working with no issues thus far and hopefully there will be none! I want to say thank you for posting this so that I can get the best out of my Fire tablet!

Searched everywhere for a page like this but without any joy until I arrived here. Others just seemed to ignore the issues with no responses to alot of questions. Not you. Top job. Now bookmarked you. Many thanks.

Thanks so much! I was dumbstruck that I couldn’t install Firefox on my brand new Fire HD 8. Found this site and found hope. I was a little concerned about which APKs I should install because my Fire just updated to FireOS 6.3.1.2. Since I thought I read somewhere that the Fire 7 was sold with FireOS 6.3.1.2, I thought I’d try the APKs you suggest for the Fire 7. Worked like a charm! I’m now browsing with Firefox.

I was able to successfully install Google Play store on an Amazon Fire 10 he (2019/9th generation). But having trouble with the Disney+ app working prope. Any suggestions? Thanks

So I deleted the files and tried again – still won’t work on my Fire HD 8/8th Gen Tablet. It’s a continual loop asking me to log-into Google each time. Extremely frustrating and confusing.

Tried that – clearing the cache. Even tried installing the 7th gen just in case and still…the continuous loop of asking me to log-in…

All – I found out what the issue is if you’re having the infinite log-in loop. You MUST remove your SD card and re-format you Fire HD back to factory. Do NOT insert the SD card. Follow the instructions above and it will work. I deduced this after thinking about the first 3 I did this on I had not installed SD cards until AFTER I did this. I removed the card, re-set it to factory and kept the SD card out and then did it and successful. It even updated the Play Store app. And JUST in case I downloaded the 4 files, installed them in order and then restarted the tablet before opening the Play store and logging in. I hope this helps those in the infinite log-in loop!

Does anyone know if apps installed through the Google Play Store can be made available in Amazon Freetime? I tried something like this on my son’s HD8 and had some problems and now I’m considering getting him an HD10. I figured a fresh install would be the opportune time to revisit this, as there have been many apps he’s wanted in the past that the Amazon Store didn’t have.

Thanks

You’re the best! Thorough and clear instructions. Worked like a champ on all of my Fires!!!!!! Thank you!

Instructions are great. What’s frustrating is I always seem one file that says file seems to be currupted. Any ideas?

Hi, I have an old fire 5, are there links to get it working on this? Thanks

Finally got Gmail on my Kindle Fire! The instructions were spot on. I consider myself
on the low side of tech savvy, and I had no problems. If I can do it, anybody can.

Thank you. You are the best.

Today, April 23, 2020, I used your instructions on my Amazon Fire HD 10 Tablet and was successful. I had no problem downloading and running the apps that I had been denied.

I agree with Don Morton. Your directions were spot on and easy to follow.

Thank you!

Kerry

Worked for me today. Play Store wouldn’t launch at first. I think it was because I installed the downloads in the wrong order. Uninstalled and tried again installing in order and it worked.

In my experience these online instructions never work BUT this set did. Brilliant. Thank you. The only problem I had with my Kindle FIre 8 was the sign in to Google Play Store but I kept at it and did what you wrote and it is all now working. Thank you so much

everything seemed to work but once I logged into the Google play store and tried downloading apps they stall at “Download pending” and don’t download. Thoughts?

Thanks for this, however brave rewards don’t work. I think it’s to do with cts profile match failure. Any ideas how to fix? Cheers

Does this work on the latest HD8 plus 10th generation Kindle?

Jim, it works for me on my Fire HD 10. I’ve yet to come across anything it won’t run, but as Daren points out, there are still times when the fix won’t work. Guess it depends on the app.

I followed your directions I was able to download All of the AVP files and google play. My problem is that when I tried to download google home it says installed and then it shows the last time I installed it was on my android phone.It’s says it will be installing soon but it has been hours and I still can’t open it.

OMG!! I actually did this and it works!! I am so excited!! There was a specific Google app that I could only use on my phone!! Thank you so much!!

Great article, many thanks

Thank You

These steps aren’t working on the Fire 10 9th generation. Any suggestions? It won’t install the play services app.

Worked like magic! Thanks for sharing now I am so happy to have all needed apps.

I am looking for the same type of downloads to be able to install Android apps, but I have an older version Kindle Fire HDX (3rd Generation)

I have fire tablet HD 8, 10th edition and I’m getting parse error. I tried all 3 versions on apxmirror site but keep getting error. Any suggestions?

i have kindle fire 10 gen 11 is there a download for this on?

On a new Fire HD8 (10th gen, 2020 model) running FireOS 7.3.2.2 all the variants of:

Google Services Framework v10

get “problem parsing package”

Hello, I did everything as the video for my Fire 10 HD (9th generation) but Google Play crashes. I was able to put in my email and password but is not opening for me to download apps. What could I have done wrong?

Don’t know if anyone monitors this page anymore. But I have followed directions with Fire HD10, 9th gen. Google play store opens, but all attempts to DL Chrome give “Can’t download Google Chrome fast&Secure”.

I’ve tried Force stopping, clearing cache and storage and restarting. Factory reset seems extreme- is there any intermediate left? Does this process still work in 2023?

Great guide! I followed the steps and was able to install Google Play on my Fire Tablet without any issues. It’s amazing to have access to all those Android apps now. Thanks for the detailed instructions!