There are plenty of complimentary things you can say about the Kindle Fire HD. 'It has a stellar collection of apps,' unfortunately isn't one of them. Amazon has customised Android to within an inch of its virtual life and banished Google Play in favour of its own Amazon Appstore. Take a stroll down its digital aisles and you'll find the selection somewhat underwhelming -- there's no Gmail, no Dropbox, no Instagram.
The good news is you can get access to Google Play and everything within it, as long as you don't mind a little bit of hacking. When I say a little bit, I mean it will instantly void your warranty with Amazon.
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⢠Read Free Books â Choose from more than one million free e-books such as Pride & Prejudice or Treasure Island.
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* Selection and price of e-books and e-periodicals vary by country.
⢠Read Free Books â Choose from more than one million free e-books such as Pride & Prejudice or Treasure Island.
⢠Shop for Books â Easily shop for e-books, including bestsellers and new releases. Chose from over 650,000 titles for £3.99 or less and 200,000 Kindle-exclusive titles that you wonât find anywhere else, including books by bestselling authors such as Phil Rickman.
⢠Use the Built-In Dictionary, Google, and Wikipedia â The Kindle app has a built-in dictionary that allows you to look up words instantly while youâre reading your e-books. Simply press and hold a word to view its definition or use the Google and Wikipedia links to get more information.
⢠Sync Your E-Books â The Kindle app lets you read the same book across devices and syncs automatically, so you can start reading on one device and pick up where you left off on another device. The app syncs your furthest page read, bookmarks, notes and highlights between Android, PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch and any of our Kindle devices using our Whispersync technology.
⢠Sample Books Before You Buy â Read the first chapter of a book for free before you decide to buy.
⢠Customize Your Reading â Choose your preferred font size, screen brightness, background color, and orientation (portrait or landscape) for reading your books.
* Selection and price of e-books and e-periodicals vary by country.
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First and foremost you're going to need a rooted Kindle Fire HD, otherwise Google Play won't be able to access the key system files that it needs. The best place to learn how to do this is the guide I previously published. You'll also need to install the USB drivers for your Kindle Fire HD, which we covered in the same article. Once that's done, you can press on.
1. Collect your files
Google Play interacts with your device on a pretty fundamental level -- it needs to know who you are, which apps you've installed and how you're going to pay for them, for instance. With this in mind you'll need to copy some essential files over to your Kindle before installing the Play Store app itself.
Not for the first time, I'm indebted to the Android community for the files required -- visit this thread and download the archive package listed in step 2 of the first post. Extract these files to a folder on your system that you can easily access.
If you've not already done so, install ES File Explorer on your device. This is available from the Amazon App Store and enables you to easily transfer files and launch applications. You'll also need to make sure two key Kindle settings are turned to 'On' in the Settings -- 'Allow Installation of Applications' (on the Device screen) and 'Enable ADB' (on the Security screen). Everything should now be ready to install Google Play.
2. Transfer and prepare
Connect your Kindle Fire HD to your computer and it should appear as two separate entries in the Device Manager section of Control Panel (see the screenshot below). If it doesn't, return to my earlier article and retrace your steps. If you didn't use this guide to root your device, pay particular attention to the USB drivers section.
Using Windows, copy the three files we downloaded earlier -- namely Vending.apk, GoogleServicesFramework.apk and Gplay3.8.17.apk -- over to the Download folder on your Kindle.
Next, launch ES File Explorer on your Kindle Fire HD. Tap the menu icon and choose 'Settings' then 'Root Settings'. Tap the check box by 'Root Explorer', then 'Yes' and 'Grant' on the dialogue boxes that appear. Tick all of the boxes on screen, if they're not already -- Root Explorer, Up to Root, Mount File System, Backup System App and (un)install apk automatically. If you cannot follow these steps as described, it's possible your device hasn't been properly rooted.
3. Go go Google Play
Return to the file view in ES File Explorer and head to the Download folder, where we copied the APK files earlier. Tap GoogleServicesFramework.apk to install it (you'll see a brief confirmation message), then tap the 'Select' icon to enable you to select files rather than launch them. Tap Vending.apk, then tap the 'Copy' icon. Navigate to the /system/app folder (you'll need to go up to the root folder first) and paste Vending.apk in. Reboot your Kindle Fire HD.
Back in ES File Explorer, long press on Vending.apk in /system/app. Choose 'Properties' then tap the 'Change' button -- make sure read and write are checked for User, and read is checked for Group and Other. Tap 'OK' twice to clear the dialogues, then tap Vending.apk to install it.
Exit ES File Explorer and launch the main Apps link from the Kindle Fire HD home screen. Tap the new Market app and sign in using your Google Account credentials. It's important that you sign in using the older Market app first -- if you encounter a 'Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server' message, try rebooting the Kindle and/or disconnecting and reconnecting to your Wi-Fi signal.
If you've activated two-step verification on your Google Account (and you really should), you'll need to visit your account security page on the Web to generate a specific one-use password for the Market app, rather than using your standard Google password.
If everything has worked, you should be met with an old-fashioned Android Market screen. To upgrade to the latest version of Google Play, head back to the Download folder in ES File Explorer and launch the last APK file, Gplay3.8.17.apk. Google Play can then be launched from the Apps page on your Kindle Fire HD. Happy downloading!
A few footnotes: the steps above should work with the latest versions of Windows (7 and 8) and the most up-to-date Kindle Fire HD firmware, but this is not an exact science. Some apps may not install because they think they're incompatible with your Kindle Fire HD -- you can still load them using another Android device or an emulator (this forum thread is a useful guide).
In addition, a future Kindle firmware update may break the customisations you've made -- an app such as DroidWall can be used to prevent these updates from happening automatically.
Finally, I'd like to thank the dedicated Android enthusiasts at Phandroid (particularly those contributing to this thread) for the hard work and instructions that contributed to much of this guide.
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The Google Play Store gets frequent updates, which is great news. The not-so-great news is that it can take weeks, or for some people even longer, to get the latest iteration. The basic functionality never changes so being stuck on an older version isnât all that bad. However, we understand the urge to get the latest and greatest version on your device.
Looking to update Google Play Store on your device? Hereâs how.
Step 1: Check your current version
The first thing youâll want to do is see which version you have to make sure youâre downloading Google Play Storeâs latest version.
This can be done as follows:
- Open your Google Play Store app.
- Open the settings.
- Scroll to the bottom. Youâll find the âPlay Store versionâ there.
This is important because you donât want to install an older version of Google Play by accident. You also want to make sure you download a version that is compatible with your phone. That shouldnât be too much of a problem unless youâre rocking some ancient version of Android like 2.3 Gingerbread â if thatâs the case, itâs probably time to replace your phone!
Step 2: Download Google Play Store via an APK
Itâs a pretty self-explanatory step. The Google Play Store comes in APK format like any other Android app. You can download APKs from websites, tech blogs, and trusted people on forums or other places. However, for now, APKMirror is probably your best bet for trusted Google Play Store APKs. Here is a short tutorial for downloading the Play Store app:
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- Head to this link by clicking here.
- Find the version of the Play Store you want. If you want a newer version, reference your current version and see if a new one is available.
- Download the app by following the websiteâs instructions.
There are some other places that have recent Play Store APKs uploaded. However, APKMirror is just easiest method and itâs one that people generally trust. You shouldnât have problems getting it from there.
This is how APK installations look on Android Oreo and higher.
Step 3: Deal with security permissions
The Unknown Sources setting has been a part of Android for ages. When disabled, it prevents users (and other apps) from installing applications from anywhere aside from the Google Play Store. Android Oreo changed this to a per-app permission rather than a system setting. Thus, there are two different parts to this one.
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Before Android Oreo:
- Enter your device settings.
- Go to âSecurityâ.
- Find the Unknown Sources option and check the box. A warning will pop up which you should definitely read. Once done, hit âOKâ and this will enable you to install APKs from Unknown Sources.
If Unknown Sources isnât in the Security settings, try finding it in the Privacy settings or Application (Apps) settings.
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After Android Oreo:
- Begin installation with a file browser or through the web browser.
- Android will tell you that the app doesnât have permission to install APKs. Click the available Settings button in that prompt.
- In the next menu, tick the box that lets that app install APKs.
- Hit the back button to return to your installation.
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Step 4: Use a file manager and install the Google Play Store
Now that weâre all set to go itâs time to install this thing. Use your favorite file browser. For those who may not have one, you can see our recommendations here!
- Open your file browser and navigate to wherever you downloaded the Google Play Store APK. If you downloaded it on your device then it will be on your SD card in the Downloads folder.
- Once you find the APK, click on it. There may be a box that pops up depending on the apps you have installed on your device asking which app you want to use. If this is the case, click âPackage Installerâ.
- On the next screen, read over any permission changes (there usually arenât any) and then click install. When itâs finished, the latest Google Play Store will be installed on your device.
Hey you did it! Wait, there is still one more step!
Step 5: Disable Unknown Sources
Leaving the Unknown Sources box checked is a major security hole that can cause problems down the road. The best way to keep yourself safe is to go back and turn that off! If you have Android Oreo or later, you are done and you can skip this step because these settings arenât in your phone anymore.
- Go back into your device settings.
- Go back into the Security settings, Privacy settings, or Application settings (wherever you found it last time).
- Uncheck the box. This will prevent everything (except the Play Store) from installing apps. You can always re-check the box later if you need to do this again.
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You now know how to download Google Play Store to ensure you have the latest version. This method will work on almost any Android device, but there may be slight variances depending on your Android version and OEM. Do keep in mind that this will not work on Amazon Kindle Fire devices. Thatâs an entirely different process which may also require you to root your device.
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