If the page says there’s a newer version of the package available, don’t worry too much about it. If the newer version is compatible with your Fire, then your Fire will update to it on its own once you get the Play Store’s automatic update function going. Click the following links to download and install the following four software packages in this order: Now, open the Silk browser, and navigate to this article. This will cause a warning message to pop up, which you can safely disregard (as long as you limit your non-Amazon downloads to the generally-trustworthy Play Store, at least). In “Settings,” scroll down and tap on “Security.” When this screen opens up, switch the “Apps from Unknown Sources” to “on,” as shown here. The first step is to go into “Settings,” either by using the “Settings” icon on the Fire’s home screen, or by swiping down from the top and tapping on “Settings” there. These steps will work for the Fire 7, Fire HD 8, and Fire HD 10. So, just to make it perfectly clear, I’m going to run through the instructions one more time. That could make a considerable difference in whether or not someone decides to buy the thing, after all. Granted, the Fire doesn’t come from Amazon with the Google stuff pre-installed, but you would have thought that these reviewers could have spared a sentence or two to note that it can be added afterward with the greatest of ease. You have to change just one setting, then download some packages through the web browser. You don’t have to root it, you don’t have to hack it in any way.

As I noted in a previous post, it’s not only possible but easy to install the Play Store and Google’s applications to any tablet running a modern version of the Fire operating system. It makes me wonder just how much research any of those review writers ever bothered to do, given that restriction hasn’t actually been in effect for months now. With the new $150 Fire HD 10 tablet finally shipping, the first reviews of it are starting to pop up all over the place-and almost without exception, every review says that it’s a great tablet, but will unfortunately only let you install apps from Amazon’s store. UPDATE: As of, Google had blocked uncertified devices from accessing the Play Store. See this post for an effective workaround to allow Google Play to run on your Fire.

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