Amazon'southward Kindle Burn tablets (just Fire tablets these days) are some of the best-value Android tablets y'all tin can buy, available from only £49.99, purchase they don't run Google apps out of the box, which tin can brand getting your favourite apps on them tricky. As e'er, there is a workaround, and if you're running Fire OS 5.iii.i.1 or higher up then it's actually pretty simple, and anyone can practise it.

To install apps from outside the Amazon Appstore y'all accept two options: 'sideload' an APK file that yous download from the cyberspace (more than risky); or install Google Services (the recommended, safer pick).

Now, equally you'll notice, even that latter option involves installing Google Play and Google Services by downloading APK files from the web, but thereafter yous can download apps directly from the relatively safe confines of the Google Play Shop.

We'll explain how to do both in this article.

How to sideload Android apps on Amazon Burn down tablets

Before you can install any apps on your Kindle Burn down you must give it permission to install software from outside the Kindle Store. You tin exercise this by launching the Settings app and choosing Security & Privacy, then enabling the toggle beside Apps from unknown sources. A warning bulletin will pop up - click Ok to keep.

Allow unknown sources Kindle Fire

From here you can launch the Silk Browser, then search for '[App proper name] APK' using the URL bar. As an instance here we're using 'Words With Friends 2 APK'. Y'all should meet several options in the results, but nosotros'd propose looking for a proper app directory such as APKPure.

Click the listing in the search results, then gyre down the page to discover a 'Download APK' button. Y'all'll be prompted to afford the Silk Browser permission to access your storage in order to download files, and then click Continue in this popular-upwardly, then Allow when it asks to access photos, media and files on your device.

Download APK Kindle Fire

Look to the bottom of the screen for a new window that in essence asks if you really want to download this file, warning yous that this type of file can harm your device. If you lot're certain that information technology has come up from a legit source click Ok.

Once the file has downloaded you'll again see a pop-up at the bottom of the screen prompting you to Open the file. If you miss this notification you tin as well tap on the three lines icon at the top left of the Silk Browser and choose Downloads, and you'll be able to open up the file from this listing.

Find Download Kindle Fire

Click Install to begin installing the APK file, and when it has finished either click Washed or Open. You volition then find the app shortcut on the dwelling screen as if it were installed through the Kindle Store. It volition be at the bottom of the list, only y'all can tap, agree and drag apps to reorder them.

Install APK Kindle Fire

How to install Google Play and Google Services on Amazon Burn tablets

The app in our case above, Words With Friends 2, works fine when sideloaded to a Kindle Fire tablet. However, some apps will not piece of work unless y'all also install Google Play. The Band Doorbell app is ane such case, which seems crazy when Amazon owns both the Burn tablets and Band, so you might await to be able to operate i from the other. The just workaround here is to install Google Services.

In order to get Google Play and Google Services running on your Kindle Burn down you will need to follow the process we've outlined higher up to sideload the necessary APKs on your device.

You will need to download and install the following APKs in exactly this order:

  1. Google Account Manager
  2. Google Services Framework
  3. Google Play Services
  4. Google Play Store

Install Google Play Kindle Fire

Once you accept installed all iv, tap the Google Play Store icon that has been added to your domicile screen. You will be prompted to sign into your Google account, and thereafter tin employ your Kindle Fire equally you would whatsoever other Android tablet.

Sign into Google Kindle Fire

Google'south apps are updated all the time, which means y'all may see warnings that a newer version is available when you go to download the APK files in a higher place. However, once you are signed into Google information technology'south easy enough to proceed all your apps updated through the Play Store.

Pull down from the superlative of the screen and you lot may see an notification prompting yous to Update Google Play services. Tap this notification and it will bring up the necessary page on the Play Store, then yous can but click Update. Y'all should now notice y'all can install and use any Android app on your Kindle Burn down.