![]() ![]() When the Kindle Fire drive appears on your PC, dump the APK files into it.Plug your Kindle Fire into your PC using a USB cable.Go to the Amazon Appstore and download "Easy Installer." It's free. Copy all the APK files from there onto your PC. Open the drive which appears on your PC, and look for the "backups" folder. Now hook your phone up to your PC using a USB cable.Wait for the "Backup Application Successfully" message.Check every app you want to copy, and then tap Backup at the bottom of the screen.Checkboxes will appear all over the list of apps, like in the image at right. Hold down your finger on one app you want to copy. ![]() On the menu that appears, choose App Manager.Open ES File Explorer and tap on the little icon at the upper left that looks like a globe and a phone.On your Android device, go to Google Play and download ES File Explorer (Opens in a new window).Installing Apps on Kindle Fire, Step by Step (If you're interested in great Kindle Fire apps overall, read The 30 Best Kindle Fire Apps.)Ĭontinue Reading: Installing the Apps, Step by Step> Otherwise, here's how to move your app from another Android device to a Kindle Fire. The brave or geeky should check out this XDA-Developers forum thread (Opens in a new window) for the instructions. That will void your warranty, Amazon's Mayday support system won't help you any more, and it takes some technical knowledge. ![]() If you're interested in the full Google Play experience on your Kindle Fire, you can root it and install Google services. Peer-to-peer app piracy sites are also sinks of malware, as they have none of the safeguards you'll find on an app store. That discourages developers, especially small developers, from upgrading and making new apps. Why not? Developers can't track APKs that are just floating around the Net, so they don't know their apps are being used. You can find APKs downloadable from many pirate sites on the Internet, but I don't recommend that, even for free apps. The Kindle Fire can install any app in the standard Android APK format, but I strongly suggest only installing apps you've moved over from a phone or downloaded from a major app store. You don't need to hack, alter, or root your phone or tablet to do this, and Amazon doesn't oppose sideloading apps. If you have any other Android device and a PC or Mac around, you can use free tools to load almost any free Android app onto the Kindle Fire. The Kindle Fire tablets use Amazon's Appstore instead, which has many, but not all of those Google Play Apps.īut that's OK. But there's one thing you must give up: access to the million apps in the Google Play Store. Whether you're buying the budget $139 Kindle Fire HD ($139.99 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window), the faster $229 Kindle Fire HDX ($179.99 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window), or the big-screen, $379 Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 ( at Amazon) (Opens in a new window), you're getting a tremendous value for your money.
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