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[Kindle Fire Android Development] Jolleyboy:
Will market open at all? Or does it only crash when you try to download something?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ckong1:
when i used vending.apk from my sensation it would open but fc whenever i tried to dl anything. I used the file from your guide and it won't open. Is it possible I made some kind of error rooting? I see superuser and can use root explorer.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] soundslikemitch:
Market still force closes for me. Also reader and gmail are not the tablet versions
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Jolleyboy:
I can't fathom why its working for me and not for you . . . it took me several tries. I jumped around to a few different market apps, training them, and restarting each time with the different ones. What finally worked was the version posted above, installed clean (by uninstalling the previous versions I'd tried) clearing data, trying to open it, and then restarting the fire.

I haven't tried those. Could you post the tablet versions?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] MOPhiPsi:
Wow, awesome thread...I have everything working except the market...I can't seem to get it to work without force closing...

Anyone have a solution?

I even have the new google music up and running!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Jolleyboy:
CKong, I doubt you rooted wrong. This might sound retarded, but try uninstalling the app and reinstalling it with the same app . . . when you do this right market will disappear from the kindle launcher, but its listed when you switch to go launcher
[Kindle Fire Android Development] zenopzz:
Trying now, so far no luck.

Keep getting force stop on launch.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] MOPhiPsi:
I have everything but Market...I've tried uninstalling, reinstalling...everything...

No luck...

I would also be interested int he apk's for the tablet version of Gmail and Reader if anyone has them...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Jolleyboy:
Even after restarting your kindle? Mine did that too before I restarted
[Kindle Fire Android Development] zenopzz:
I have restarted, both apk's, cleared data and cashe many times, no luck.

What is your system version? Im running 6.1 but I noticed the source code is 6.2 on amazon.com
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Jolleyboy:
Then we've reached the end of what my know-how can help with. I'm sorry I can't be of more help. The other thread recommends installing DownloadProvider.apk from http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Barebones

I didn't have to do that, I just fiddled with the previously recommended steps until it worked. It took me most of the day. I hope you can get it going before too long!

Good Luck1
[Kindle Fire Android Development] MOPhiPsi:
Use this market...works perfectly
[Kindle Fire Android Development] iasthai22:
Thanks

Everything working great. (Haven't tried Market yet) But thanks!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] MOPhiPsi:
Damn, I should say worked perfectly until I tried to download an app, then force closed...still the furthest I have gotten...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] NapalmDawn:
NOt that I"m a kindle genius but this works for other FC issues on ROMS on other devices. Is there a fix permissions script that can be run to fix permissions on the market app? It was one of the recommended fixes for when the new Facebook app would crash on devices without a GPS on board.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] MOPhiPsi:
Where do I actually find this apk file...it doesnt appear I can download it from that site. I have the market working using the version I put on here but it force closes when I try to download an app...i think this is the reason why...I need this apk and can't find where to download it.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] tengtengvn:
I could login to gmail but everything fc after. Market/Gmail/Music.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] gus6464:
That new market apk loads perfectly but force closes when downloading an app for me as well.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] bongostl:
Same here
[Kindle Fire Android Development] gus6464:
Where can I download the current calendar apk?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] abremel:
We haven't gotten calendar to work yet.

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Got the calendar working!!! Had to copy googlecalendarsyncadapter.apk to /system/app, and then just installed the calendar apk, rebooted, and bam. calendar working and syncing. will post apks when i get a minute.. definitely need root for this tho.

EDIT: APKs Attached

googlecalendarsyncadapter.apk - copy to /system/app and change permissions to rw-r--r-- (reboot, maybe required?)

calendar.apk - install like any other apk
[Kindle Fire Android Development] MOPhiPsi:
Awesome...now surely we can get the market figured out...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] abremel:
Yeah... still not sure whats up with that for those that it's not working for - I've had it working since the first post about fixing permissions... but it seems to be hit or miss.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Bandage:
One important note to installing market with full functionality...

You must move the .apk to system/apps and set permissions correctly, BEFORE installing it. It will continue to FC if you just install it like a traditional .apk.

Do this, and report back...make sure you uninstall any previous installations first....then reboot, then install as I instructed.

My market working 100%
[Kindle Fire Android Development] abremel:
Yup, that actually appears to be my setup as well - coulda sworn i left it in data, but its sitting there in system/app.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ckong1:
This seems to have done the trick for me, i've trying to get market working all day. finally! thanks!

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Is the market limited on the kindle? I searched for twitter and the official app doesn't come up.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] bongostl:
Easier method

Use titanium backup to convert the market to a system app
[Kindle Fire Android Development] BigKenW:
What permissions should the APK be set to?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Bandage:
same as the rest of the apps listed there

rw-r--r--
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Jolleyboy:
Thanks Bandage for the guidance. I added your info to the start page and gave you credit. Thanks again!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] moonka:
Do you have to root to get the google market working?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] MOPhiPsi:
Boom! Worked...

Now the Market doesn't show up in the App drawer though...which makes it hard to get to to run...

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How are you guys getting to the market after you install...as it is, I have it working, but I have to go back to root explorer and re-install it to run it b/c it doesn't create a shortcut in the app tray...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] gus6464:
Ok this might be a dumb question but how do i copy the market files to system once it is rooted? ES file explorer does not show the /system directory
[Kindle Fire Android Development] nismopunch:
Just an FYI, ADW Launcher EX works and will launch Market just fine. The regular ADW Launcher doesnt show up in Market however...probably build.prop

blurry cam proof

http://db.tt/AxrmYb3E
[Kindle Fire Android Development] MOPhiPsi:
Yeah, this is my wife's and she likes the kindle interface, so I am trying to figure out a way to keep it...but have the market icon with the other apps.

The other google apps (gmail, reader, calendar, etc) created icons in the App area, but the market didn't...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] munday:
Market Opener

I wanted to be able to use the market via the Kindle UI, so I threw together an app that has a market icon and just launches the market. Since some others were wanting to do the same I figured I'd share:

http://munday.ws/kindlefire/MarketOpener.apk

This does not install the market or make it work, that's all up to you. It just launches the already installed market app. If you don't have the market installed, it will just tell you that it can't find the market.

Here's a screenshot to show what the icon looks like:
[Kindle Fire Android Development] SwingBlade:
I cannot seem to get any incarnation of the market to actually move to the system/app folder. Suggestions?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] MOPhiPsi:
Awesome Work!!!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] SwingBlade:
I also can't seem to keep IRC connected to ask in there. :P
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Jackalx:
So there is no way to get the Market working without the Fire being rooted?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] MOPhiPsi:
I don't think so. I rooted (takes about 2 minutes if that), got everything working, deleted some bloatware and then unrooted...

Everything looks good...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Jackalx:
So it's ok to root then unroot and the Market will still work after you unroot it? Sorry new to the Android OS not very familiar with it.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] wbales:
works and looks GREAT, thanks a TON......now to get the original keyboard settings..... ;)

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that's what I did ;)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mdstricklin:
Are you still able to use the Amazon Instant Video services? I use Prime and really enjoy some of the things that are on AIV that aren't on Netflix. I'd like to root to add the Google apps and Android market, but I'm not willing to lose my access to AIV.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] moonka:
I rooted, installed the market, then unrooted, and it's working fantastic for me.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] SwingBlade:
I tried RootExplorer, but it is not letting me set the system folder nor its subfolders as r/w and none of the permissions settings I apply seem to stick. Sigh.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Nastrodamous:
just root install the apps and then unroot =)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mdstricklin:
I'm running into the same problems as SwingBlade.

Using the file manager in the original post, I can't find any way to copy com.amarket.apk into /system/app

Additionally, I can't figure out how to push it with ADB. I've tried remounting the filesystem as r/w and I still can't push it.

Thoughts/suggestions?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] soundslikemitch:
Will this gmail actually notify me of new emails?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] nismopunch:
I might have missed this, but are you rooted? You need root access to mount system as r/w and change permissions.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] soundslikemitch:
Has anyone gotten anything to auto sync? Like the gmail app still requires you to refresh.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] connor32:
Make sure you activate the "Sync inbox" in the gmail settings.

C.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] soundslikemitch:
How can I do this for calendar and other apps I installed in the system/app folder?

Where is this option? I do not see it.

Also has anyone gotten the facebook app working?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] jwl12345:
Can you just use root explorer to change the permissions or something?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mdstricklin:
He and I are both rooted. Since ES File Explorer does not appear to support root users by default, we've both tried enabling it to no avail. SwingBlade has, I believe, tried Root Explorer with no luck either.

Surely there's a way to get com.amarket.apk in place and chmodded correctly via ADB, right?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] terracode:
I was able to use root explorer to move the market.apk to the System/app folder from the user storage. You will have to tap the 'mount r/w' prior to copying and pasting into system/app. After that, long press the market.apk and select permissions. I added all permissions (at this point) and accepted. I didn't have to reboot to verify it worked, but would be a good idea.

So far I have downloaded 3 apps and updated several others via market. I use an alternative launcher to see the market. I haven't tried munday's fix yet.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] SwingBlade:
Thank you for the suggestions. SuperOneClick tells me I'm rooted, and if I try to root again it warns me it'll redo it. I've tried hitting the Switch to R/W but it won't take for the system folder nor its subfolders.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] munday:
Yes, since you are rooted, you can run adb shell and then su and remount /system read-write you can move the apk into system/app and chmod 644 it

You should also be able to use a terminal emulator like: https://github.com/jackpal/Android-Terminal-Emulator/downloads directly on the device (just go to the url on the fire browser and download and install the apk)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ivanemoore:
Yes. Works like a champ.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] terracode:
I set the top level folder System to R/W and then went app folder and set r/w. First copy try failed. I toggled it one more time (shows r/o, but r/w is set) and then try copying the file over. It was then successful.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] YellowRex:
I don't think the tablet versions of the Google apps will work because the Fire's ROM is based on Gingerbread, and all the tablet apps require Honeycomb.

We need an official update to ICS or an ICS-based ROM (CM9?) before we get any tablet versions of apps.

Thanks all for your hard work figuring this stuff out. I'm excited to get the real Android market on my Fire.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] SwingBlade:
Thank you for the link. I have that installed but I'm afraid I'm pretty much virgin to Linux commands. What would be the exact command I'd need to use? I've tried forms I've seen elsewhere, but it always spits this back at me:

Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory
[Kindle Fire Android Development] smart_evo:
Once you have the adb shell open use the following commands:

mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

cp /where/you/put/apk /system/app

chmod 0644 /system/app/yourfile.apk
[Kindle Fire Android Development] orangeagent:
:D Thanks so much for this tutorial! Everything is working perfect for me on the first try...Just follow each step slowly and accurately, I had no problems at all.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] omadhaun:
Worked perfectly! Took me awhile to figure out how to enable r/w in ES File Explorer.

Thanks!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] SwingBlade:
Worked like a charm. After I installed the Market I restarted my Kindle, went to Applications and hit Clear Data, and it is working perfectly. Downloaded and installed one app so far. Much thanks, you guys are rock stars.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mdstricklin:
You rock, man. Thanks.

A (Windows) variation, for anyone else who wants to use it:

Place com.amarket.apk in the same directory as your adb.exe

Open a command line in that directory

Connect your rooted Kindle Fire

From the command line:

adb shell
[su]
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
[exit]
exit
adb push com.amarket.apk /system/app
adb shell
[su]
chmod 0644 /system/app/com.amarket.apk
[exit]
exit

That SHOULD do it.

Basically, all I did was remount /system as writable, then used adb push to get the apk in place, since I didn't already have it on my device.

Note: The commands in [] should only be necessary if, after using "adb shell" you get a prompt starting with a ~ instead of a #.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] JRW160:
Worked great after I rebooted. Thanks
[Kindle Fire Android Development] rewdy:
Thanks, that's awesome.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] soundslikemitch:
Gmail does not auto sync
[Kindle Fire Android Development] 5[Strogino]:
Anyone, who has working market. Try to search:

- Bluetooth GPS Provider (only by MOBILE-J.DE, not MICHAEL CHOURDAKIS)

- Dolphin Browser HD

- AnTuTu Tester

They are in web-version https://market.android.com already

I try to understand why they missed in market app...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Chiwaz:
Will this procedure make the Android Market available in Europe, bypassing the need of a US credit card to purchase the Apps ?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] abremel:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1351980

Yes, it does... if you set it up properly, as we've pointed out a few times now... it just takes an app to access the sync settings that amazon decided to hide for whatever reason.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kenhen93:
I have installed SetCPU and it works good.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] RED_:
This is brilliant work. Extremely tempted to pick one up now. Will probably wait though to see how this plans out, see how we can go with making things available etc.

Have to appreciate the work that has been done though.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] tkalli:
Installed market and other apps I use.

All working.​
[Kindle Fire Android Development] terracode:
Bluetooth GPS Provider: Shows up in search list, but no app displayed.

Dolphin HD Browser: Shows up in search list, but no app displayed.

AnTuTu Tester: only benchmark and cpu master is shown.

I wonder if the apps are not displayed since the Fire is Android 2.3 and the market is targeting Andoid 3.0 or better to display the app for download.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] 5[Strogino]:
Thanks. But I think it is problem with density or something else. For example: Bluetooth gps provider is shown in web-market as Android 2.1 and up compatible. And all apks can be installed via adb.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] smtom:
Revised directions worked just fine; thanks for compilation and revisions.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Jason_Frost:
I put this in the wrong thread (I was simply to tired) - now it is in the right one and the other deleted

ok I was able to root the kindle, install the android market and buy apps .....

but I had an issue today, when I started my bought app from yesterday:

- on starting the app it complained that it was not bought -> options: buy, cancel

clicking sent me to the amazon app store

it seemed the verfication of the application through the market was not possible. Ok I thougt 99 cent is not so much and rebought it on amazon. And now the application tries to install and hangs basically there - within the amazon app store.

Basically for me it doesn´t matter if the amazon store is broken. But I was thinking of removing the store. Is it possible? To avaoid future confusions for my apps ... i think the amazon appstore is in anycase useless.

Update:

It seems this happens only for applications bought in android market, which are also available via the amazon store.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] leyvatron:
Everything works great for me. Once I installed the market.... All apps installed from the market like Music, Gmail, LCD density, ADW EX, Youtube, XDA etc... work good.

Once you root, it does destroy your AMazon Prime Video downloads.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] guruhiten:
Fully Working

Finally after about 3 hours, I got the market to work, I followed the instructions on the first page, but I didn't get it working until I actually copied over the market.apk to the system/app folder, the instructions didn't state to do that.

The only thing I can't get to work is Root Explorer, seems to FC everytime I run it. I use ES file explorer to move the .apk's to the system folder.

I also unrooted once I installed the market and a few other GApps, I got Amazon Prime videos working again, as well as Netflix, YouTube and Pandora!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] chad24taylor:
So, you rooted, installed the market & gapps, unrooted..and your Prime works again? Does the market and everything still work unrooted as well?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] moonka:
My gtalk pops up a quick force close whenever I close a conversation. Has anyone else had this issue? All my other google apps seem to work great (though I haven't tried the calendar yet).
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Tuleen Donai:
Quick question. I installed the Market successfully, logged in, and it seems to work fine.

I tried to use MarketOpener.apk to get access via the Kindle UI. The app. worked OK to boot-strap the Market, however, I never got it to show up in the Kindle UI.

Any clues?

UPDATE: I adb push'ed this app to /sdcard/Documents and then used appInstaller to install it. It works like a charm now.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Thelgow:
This is what the reports over the last few days have been saying.

The Prime video detects root/superuser and doesnt work.

I also hear OTA rootkeeper will temporarily disable root, and Prime works again.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] EABonney:
I rooted my Kindle and installed the gapps while at lunch this afternoon. Market seems to work just fine, downloaded and installed AppBrain from it and was able to login using my google account.

So far so good! Thanks for all the information and I am really looking forward to seeing what this device will be able to do when we get some ROMs for it!

-Eric
[Kindle Fire Android Development] GSMinCT:
Huge thanks! This method, and the temporary unroot for Amazon Video works great!!!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] GSMinCT:
Cool! I have found, however, that I can just run the other launcher from my Apps on the Kindle, and open up the Market, and when in the other launcher, I retain the bottom bar to go back to Amazon-land easily. The whole icon resolution thing is still really weird and ugly though.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] blauciel:
Well, I finally got this working! I got stuck at the part where I was trying to put the vending.apk file into the system folder, I couldn't CHMOD the file with adb. I finally found in ES File Explorer the Root mode option and mount system folder as writeable. With both of those checked, I could finally copy the Vending.apk file into the system folder and install it from there.

Thanks so much! With the MarketOpener apk and ADW Launcher, I now have a fully functional market. Thanks to all those that contributed.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] guruhiten:
Sure does, I also installed GO EX Launcher and use it as my default home. To get back to the Amazon launcher, I just open the Amazon APP store and click on Library, it will take you back to the default Amazon launcher.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] nerdgirl:
I'm at a loss still to get market apk into /system/apps despite trying different options.

I am rooted, I get superuser permissions when I go into root explorer, I can mount *some* directories as rw, but I can't make /system/apps rw.

I also installed the terminal emulator and used the commands given, but when I run the command I get mount: operation not permitted.

Wondering if I should root again - just in case something went wrong - or if someone else has any idea wtf is happening...

Thanks!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] GSMinCT:
There is a button at the top to make it rw, then you also have to modify the permissions on the actual file itself. It took me a few minutes to figure it out, but once I figured it out, I was good to go.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] BigKenW:
Great work!

Thank you! Took a few hours, but I got it going and have the market installed too.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] jerryroy1:
I am unable to get to adb shell. I have it installed but it does not recognize the Kindle Fire as a device. What am I missing? See attached image.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] jerryroy1:
Unable to set permissions for Market-3.3.11.apk or MOVE it

I have ES File Explorer installed. I am unable to set the permissions with ES File Explorer for Market-3.3.11.apk. Can someone give step by step instructions on how to change permissions with ES File Explorer and how to move? I long press Market-3.3.11.apk and copy and go to /system/app and select copied file and paste and it says "Market-3.3.11.apk copy failed"
[Kindle Fire Android Development] shortarm:
I don't think you can do it with ES File Explorer. You should get Root Explorer. Root Explorer lets you change it from Read Only to Read/Write to past the app to system/app/