A download prompt appears at the bottom of your display, and you can accept the prompt to begin the download.
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Review the details to confirm Android version compatibility, then click on the green “downward arrow” (Download APK) icon.Click on the link to the apk’s download page. Find the correct Google Account Manager version based on the Android OS your Fire HD tablet/Fire OS used, which is one of the two options above.I f you’re running a tablet purchased prior to October 2018, your tablet is still using Android 5.0, which means you’ll need version 5.1-1743759, which is the latest since April 2016.7.12 is the latest version of the application available on APKMirror, and has been since 2017 if a newer version becomes available, be sure to download that version instead. As such, you’ll want to use Google Account Manager 7.1.2 (Android 6.0+) for your tablet. If you’re using a Fire HD 10 tablet purchased on or after November 2019, Fire HD 8 purchased after October 2018, or a Fire 7 purchased after June 2019, your tablet is running Android 6.0 or above (See examples in chart below).Here are the two options, one of which is for your specific Fire/Fire HD tablet: This is more complex than it used to be because Amazon has updated the version of Android being used on their newer tablets. The first app you need to download is Google Account Manager.
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File 1 of 4: Download and Install Google Account Manager Every app held on APKMirror is free from the developer, without modifications or changes before being uploaded.
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It’s a trusted source for free APKs from developers and Google Play and acts as a utility for any Android user looking to manually download or install apps. The site we’ll be using to download these APKs is called APKMirror. You should already have “Unknown sources” from the steps above set to “Allowed” for the Silk browser. The Google app versions you need for the utilities and the Play Store depend on the forked Android version used in Fire OS.Īgain, it is best to download and install all four “apk” files in the exact order, and all of them can get downloaded using the built-in Amazon Silk browser.
This means you have to install the entire Google Play Store suite of services onto your device, which amounts to four different applications: three utilities and the Play Store. Since Google Play isn’t installed on your device, all apps sold through the Play Store won’t run without Google Play Services installed along with it, since certain apps like Gmail and Google Maps check for authentication through that app. Unfortunately, it’s not quite that easy on an Amazon Fire tablet. On a standard Android tablet, installing apps outside of the Play Store would be as easy as installing the standard APK. Downloading and Installing the Google Play Store on Fire Tablet Verify that your source for installs is listed and set to “Allowed.”ģ.Toggle “Apps from Unknown Sources” to the “On” position.Go to the Fire OS 7 app drawer by swiping up from the bottom, then select “Settings.”.Enabling “Apps from Unknown Sources” on Fire/Fire HD Tablets Despite Amazon’s modification to Android to create Fire OS, the operating system is actually incredibly similar to Google’s own, and that includes how third-party apps are installed outside of Amazon’s app store.