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[Fire General] sd_shadow:
Longer Method

Download

ES File Explorer from the Amazon Marketplace. It's free.

Allow Apps from Unknown Sources

Settings>Security>tap toggle>Ok

Download https://mega.nz/#F!AI5n0AaR!Qw-WJrBoCP8bce-so0hzFQ

place on sd card

Install these files

Google Play (com.android.vending-5.9.12-80391200-minAPI9.apk)

Google Play Services (com.google.android.gms-6.6.03_(1681564-036)-6603036-minAPI9.apk)

Google Account Manager (GoogleLoginService.apk)

Framework (GoogleServicesFramework.apk)

open with file manager

file manager will ask if you want to install

Rebooting is a good idea.

most likely you will need to grant special permissions for Google Play services

with an adb command see post #2

Done.
[Fire General] dawithers:
I'll try it this afternoon. What should I expect? Does the play store actually function properly?
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
Yes everything works
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
Just install com.android.vending-5.9.12-80391200-minAPI9.apk

shouldn't need to wipe, or reboot...
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
I tried several things before it worked correctly

com.android.vending-5.9.12-80391200-minAPI9.apk is the last one I tried, but didn't update Mega folder.
[Fire General] k3ll0gs:
Shadow, many thanks for this useful info and I now have Google Play working on Fire 7.

1, I downloaded the initial Google APKs

2, Installed them but Google Play would not load.

3, Unable to run suggest 'adb devices' command as using Linux and not Wintel platform.

4, installed [ com.android.vending-5.9.12-80391200-minAPI9.apk] onto Fire 7

5, Google Play and App install working

I have not tested any other features yet regarding Google Play.

UPDATE:

Not sure if there is a possible bug but when I try to install apps from Google store that I have already paid for I am prompted to pay again. The Google Play on my Fire 7 knows it is myself (it is logged in as me), as it is prompting for my card payment but it is not recognising I have paid for the apps previously.

The two apps I have tested are Google Analytixs and Aqua Mail Pro Key - both apps are not a one time purchase. I can install on as many Android based devices as possible.
[Fire General] shiz0id:
google play services wants to update, do i let it?
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
Should be fine to update
[Fire General] wws12:
Does Youtube work with Chromecast support?
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
I can send video from app to my roku 3

using Chromecast button
[Fire General] hybrid9:
What version of fire OS are you guys on? And is there a way to prevent updates? I dont want to let it auto update in case it breaks gapps and I'm hoping for root access to be available sometime.
[Fire General] redbuddh@:
Thanks to everyone for the files and info. I finally got google apps and the play store working! I think my problem came down to blocking updates from Amazon in my router and google 2-step verification. Once I turned of url blocking of Amazon updates, allowed fire os 5.0.1 to install, and logged into google on another device to confirm the attempted access from the fire was legit it all worked. Hangout calls, google maps, casting to Shield TV all work. Not bad for a $50 tablet. I'm probably going to block the amazon updates again just in case. Thanks again!
[Fire General] BaT420:
Doesn't seem to work for me installed all the apks needed then ran the adb command and upon adding my account all i get is a white screen and play just closes. Not sure how to fix it.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
I tried rebooting?
[Fire General] BaT420:
Yeah rebooted a couple times. I installed com.android.vending-5.9.12-80391200-minAPi9.apk from apk mirror and it worked dunno what caused it. Is the work version of the play store normal?
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
seems normal to me
[Fire General] Neffy27:
You don't have the right drivers installed or USB debugging enabled.
[Fire General] yjph1:
is there any way to install play store without google location service ?
[Fire General] tonyt3rry:
What do you mean by location I've never noticed that it needs location.
[Fire General] scottharris4:
I tried the adb fix in the second post. I tried uninstalling hte play store and reinstalling. Every time I open the play store, all I get is "Check your connection and try again." What am I doing wrong?
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
5.0.0 or 5.0.1?
[Fire General] scottharris4:
5.0.0, didn't realize there was a system update available. Just got this thing like two hours ago.
[Fire General] killerhippy:
been lucky with german Fire 7 at windows 10

Hi developers and audiance,

I was lucky at my Windows 10 PC with usb drivers from amazon's kindle_fire_usb_driver.zip you can download from https://developer.amazon.com/public/resources/development-tools/ide-tools/tech-docs/05-setting-up-your-kindle-fire-tablet-for-testing.

I tried several drivers mentioned here and in other threads, but only this gave a reply to

(hint: use cmd.exe with administrator privileges and change to the unzipped folder of the playstore files of this thread, it contains adb.exe and if lucky you can continue with the batchfile).

The batch file was finished successfully at all points. :good:

Google Playstore started fine, I put in my account data - all good.

Now I have Firefox with Adblock Plus installed. This makes the device useable for me, thanks a lot!
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
see first post Note: If you don't take the update to 5.0.1, Google apps are not going to work correctly.

but you can do other things

Disable OTA - Keep SDCard Write Access and Use a Different Launcher *READ BEFORE BOOT by rivethead23
[Fire General] scottharris4:
Ah I missed that
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
Amazon must have updated the kindle_fire_usb_driver.zip, because that is was I posted in Amazon Fire (2015) Tips and Tricks, (KindleDrivers.zip) but the zips do not match now.
[Fire General] scottharris4:
Everything works good on my end now after I updated to 5.0.1, thanks!
[Fire General] wrightc88:
Anyone with two profiles on their HD Fire 8 get the Play Store to show up on both? I added my wife as a family member on Fire but the Play store is only showing up for me after I installed it.

*EDIT* Figured it out, I ended up having to install via the long method on each profile.
[Fire General] Treytor:
I'm having problems adding an account after opening the play store. It says there was a problem communicating with Google's servers.

I'm on 5.0.1 and tried running the fix in post 2. I believe it executed successfully because it didn't throw any errors.

I've tried manually reinstalling com.android.vending-5.9.12-80391200-minAPI9.apk as well.

Any ideas?
[Fire General] dp28688:
Anyone get google play games to work mine crashes. so cant log in to recover saved games.? I have the play store working.
[Fire General] jco23:
a couple of thoughts:

1.) make sure google play services was updated

2.) give google some time (usually a few minutes for me, hours for others) to update and recognize that you're using a new device.

3.) check your security settings for the two-step verification

4.) make sure you have checked "allow unknown sources" under settings

I do not use play games, but I will try when I get home.
[Fire General] Nexttime2112:
I just did this via the Android SDK on OSX as the ADB tool by itself didn't seem to recognize the Fire.

Thanks for all the information.

I appreciate it.
[Fire General] cangri87:
Driver issues?

For anyone having issues installing the drivers. Try this.

I had windows 8.1 on the PC i was trying this on.

With windows 8 and 8.1 (not sure if the same with windows 10)

you cant install unsigned drivers, which the one on the zip file is.

you have to enable "disable driver verification" from windows.

Here is a link that will show you how to set up windows to allow you to install the unsigned drivers:

http://revryl.com/2013/08/06/install-unsigned-drivers/
[Fire General] Treytor:
Yes, I've done all those things. Even updated the latest google play store from apkmirror, still not allowing google services to connect to its servers.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
which 5.0.1 build date is on the Fire?
[Fire General] fatboypup:
Got mine working on out the box firmware and on my wife's after it auto updated
[Fire General] Treytor:
I'm not exactly sure.... It says 5.0.1 installed Thursday October 29, 2015. I thought it was strange that my fire reported installing an OS update a few days ago, but didn't think much of it as the version was still 5.0.1.

Where can I find the build date? I can't seem to find that anywhere. Thanks!
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
settings>Device Options>System Updates

It use to say build date, but now it just says install date

if you use a system info app, they are a few of them in play store

Version I have now (installed Friday, October 30, 2015, 12:34 am CDT)

(fingerprint) 37.5.2.2_user_522054520
[Fire General] topcaser:
Unfortunately I can't enable any of my PCs to recognize the tablet correctly. I tried two windows 10 and a Windows 7 PC. I tried every driver and any method I could find in this forum. I don't know what to do next. It's very disappointing since my first fire worked like a charm... The second did not be even recognized.

Sent from my mobile device
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
try toggling adb off/on a few times

5.0.1?
[Fire General] topcaser:
Yep, 5.0.1

I tried this already with adb on and off , but I will give it a new try tomorrow.

Sent from my mobile device
[Fire General] Treytor:
Small caveat, I can't get to the play store from my fire, remember? ;)

I wasn't able to find this app on apkmirror. Do you have a direct link perhaps?
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
The UniversalAdbDriverSetup.msi included in the root_fire.zip

has been working for most, I believe.
[Fire General] Tomsgt:
good to know working on a video for this root method now
[Fire General] Darkside1984:
I've just tried the brand new rooting method but my Fire apparently is stuck on Fastboot mode. After open 'root.bat' file, the tablet reboot on Fastboot mode but it doesn't reacted. Just the black screen and "=> FASTBOOT mode...." inscription. Any solution please. :(
[Fire General] ldeveraux:
Are you sure you've enabled developer mode and had the driver installed properly for adb?
[Fire General] Darkside1984:
Yes. Both. The bat file recognised and rebooted the tablet with success but it get stuck on the Fastboot black screen. Any way to reset the Fire?
[Fire General] csolanol:
Try fastboot reboot
[Fire General] Darkside1984:
Thanks! I've reboot the tablet. But the root still doesn't work for me. That's the message in the script:
[Fire General] csolanol:
Confirm that you are executing the bat file in the same folder as boot.img and needed files are.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
You extracted files, and running from folder not the zip?

If so try running .bat as admin
[Fire General] topcaser:
In the last couple of days I tried every single method on 4 (four) PCs and no method did recognize my tablet. This is really strange since my first tablet did work but I did send this tablet back to amazon due to some pixel failures. What a pity. I tried also several times to deactivate and activate adb on the tablet. But the tablet is not recognized. Furthermore I did a reset of the tablet and tried it again. No chance. The OS on my 4 PCs: 2x Win 7, 2x Win 10. I don't know what to do next. Maybe there are some settings on the tablet which influences the driver recognition. I think I have to wait until a really rock solid method is invented where nothing can go wrong. I am very disappointed....
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
tried latest_usb_driver_windows.zip from

[HOWTO] Install Drivers for ADB and Fastboot mode by Awesomeslayerg
[Fire General] Tomsgt:
just updated my google play store tool to include blocking and unblocking ota updates 2 more options. now that we have root access it is really important to block ota updates
[Fire General] topcaser:
shadow, yes, I tried it. I downloaded the sources newly :(
[Fire General] monkey3ddd:
getting the spinning circle in the play store.

and the "check your connection"
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
Using the latest batch file with the OTA blocker?
[Fire General] monkey3ddd:
yessir.

even tried the install via es file manager.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
For some reason, this isn't working well for some.

I would uninstall the 4 apps, and reinstall in a different order
[Fire General] monkey3ddd:
does firmware version matter?
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
system version needs to be 5.0.1
[Fire General] monkey3ddd:
crap, now that I've jumped through all the hoops, i cant confirm the version.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
how did you block ota updates?
[Fire General] monkey3ddd:
yeah, I did. is it possible I am on 5.0.0?
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
no, which method did you use?
[Fire General] monkey3ddd:
I manually did it over adb, and confirmed it with root junkies script.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
using adb hide? not remove
[Fire General] monkey3ddd:
I forget what thread it was in, might have been one of your posts, and there were 3 adb lines and i just copy pasted them in... I'll try and find the post

edit

#1 is there any way to confirm the version?

#2 did a root check and it says I still have root, even after a potential update.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
adb shell pm unhide com.amazon.settings.systemupdates

has nothing to do with root
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
or use menu_4 unblock OTA updates from Amazon

in the Amazon-Fire-5th-Gen-Install-Play-Store.bat
[Fire General] monkey3ddd:
confirmed, I am on 5.0.0. Heh, now what?
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
need to upgrade, if you want play store to work
[Fire General] monkey3ddd:
EDIT: I'm an idiot.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
There is no update higher than 5.0.1 that is known, but there is another option

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=63606722

[HOWTO] How to restore frimware on your device + Amazon Frimware

So if you been messing around with your fire and got to the point that it wont want to get past the loading screen or something or you may have messed up during the root process you can use these step......
[Fire General] monkey3ddd:
I thought there were 2 past 500, thats most of my confusion. updated to 501 and re running the root. I feel like I'm on the right path.

My apologies for the run around.

Thanks again for all your work on this.

EDIT: off to the races with google play!!!
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
there seems to be a few different 5.0.1 builds, but still just 5.0.1.

I haven't seen any differences in the 5.0.1 builds
[Fire General] gaulucky92:
Hi there, thank you very much for this useful tool. I have installed Play Store and Google Play Services successfully, and install my apps normally, I also chose to turn off the OTA and block ads. Currently I haven't signed in for an Amazon account, could I do that? Would it affect anything? Because I would like to use some of Amazon kindle's features such as download and read books. Will signing in an Amazon account get the OTA back?

Thanks in advance.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
Signing in to Amazon will not affect system updates
[Fire General] mrdc90:
I got google play store on my 5th gen fire, is updating the firmwire a bad idea??
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
possibly, update may cause google services to stop working correctly
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
just don't know till someone takes a update, and reports back
[Fire General] shinji257:
Ok so I tried this with the flashable package too just in case. I don't really know what is going on here and you may not know either but I figure it may be worth a shot.

After installing the package the app is coming up as "Google Play | Work". It doesn't show any packages up front although I can get to any package I had previously downloaded on another device via My Apps. It might be because it is a Google Apps account but this hasn't happened on any other device at all so this issue is quite new to me.

I did just try with a non Google Apps account and it showed up properly. Is there any way to override the "Google for Work" detection?
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
system version 5.0.1?
[Fire General] shinji257:
Yes. In fact it is the most current firmware release. It actually came with 5.0.1 minus a couple of minor updates.

EDIT: I think I can work with the lack of a screen that shows offers... Turns out I can search normally but now I'm noticing a different issue is that I can't actually download apps. I won't let me do so. Nvm. It was because it was getting the latest services update. Once that happened it downloaded fine.

P.S. - Is there a way to manage multiple google accounts? Normally there is an accounts area in settings but that doesn't show on this device because it doesn't normally come with the play store installed. (Just discovered you can use some google applications to add multiple like youtube has the ability to add an additional account but don't know how to remove after the fact if I wanted to...)
[Fire General] dangquybk:
Thanks for the tools. I was able to get Google apps running fine.

But I have one problem: Email app (by Amazon) crashes at start up.

Also, I cannot enter the step for setting up email account in the Setting - Apps & Games - Amazon Application settings.

I have tried clear data and clear cache for the email app but nothing changes.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
have you hidden any of the Amazon apps, rooted, or anything else?
[Fire General] dangquybk:
Thank you for your feedback.

I also changed the launcher to Nova launcher following the thread Alternative Launcher one-click-script by ChrBeck (without root)

By this process, the default Amazon launcher has been removed and replaced.

Is it the reason for mail app crashing?
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
it's possible that stock email app, doesn't work with nova launcher

I'm not using either of them.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
did a quick check

stock email app doesn't seem to work with non stock launchers
[Fire General] dangquybk:
Thank you for your confirmation.
[Fire General] Gibbothegreat:
Can't download files from first post https://mega.nz/#F!AI5n0AaR!Qw-WJrBoCP8bce-so0hzFQ
[Fire General] topcaser:
Hi, is it possible to activate and deactivate each Google service's synchronisation like on a normal phone?

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[Fire General] xdajj1:
Has anyone found a way to make chromecast work completely on this tablet?

Most of the apps that I downloaded from the chromecast apps page will open but have no option to cast to the tv.

No chromecast icon.

Youtube has the chromecast option and works fine but most all of the tv networks don't. They do have the option if I download them to my phone but not this amazon $50 tablet.

If I mirror the screen to the tv using the chromecast app, the image is heavily pixalated as this tablet is not optimized for chromecast so that option won't work.

thanks for any advice
[Fire General] RW2112:
I have found that it seems any apps I installed through the Amazon app store doesn't seem to give me option to cast to my chromecast devices. Those I install through Google Play does give me that option.
[Fire General] xdajj1:
Hi RW2112....all of the apps that i have installed have been thru google play which opens when you click on the apps when looking at them thru the chromecast app page
[Fire General] jco23:
Chromecast works fine for me. I tested with doodlecast.
[Fire General] itzgman:
invalid apk file

Hey all

does anyone have a fix for the Invalid APK file error when running the script?

i have tried different versions of the core files and adb with no luck :(

any help is much appreciated - thanks in advance!
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
That usually happens when one of the apps are already installed

try uninstalling google apps first, or just install open gapps via twrp
[Fire General] itzgman:
i ran your line about permissions in your troubleshooting post and it seems to of installed properly!

thanks Shadow!!
[Fire General] itzgman:
hey Shadow

ok so Im trying to duplicate install on a new different unit.

I get the same error as above - so I try running the line: adb shell pm grant com.google.android.gms android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS

but it returns with this error:

Bad argument: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unknown package: com.google.android.gms

any ideas Shadow?

thanks in advance!
[Fire General] :
Hello, can I do this with a Mac?

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[Fire General] _random_username_:
Hello, I can not install android winusb drivers for Fire. Fire appears in device manager but its PnP ids are not found inside android_winusb.inf. Windows XP.

USB\VID_1949&PID_0224&MI_01\7&39E0A0&0&0001
USB\Vid_1949&Pid_0224&Rev_????&MI_01
USB\Vid_1949&Pid_0224&MI_01

any suggestion?
[Fire General] androidonkey:
I'm planning to buy the amazon fire tablet, so after I install Google Play, should I block OTA updates? And do the OTA blocking commands work on Fire os 5.0.1?
[Fire General] topcaser:
My contacts do not synchronize. Is it a certain problem to me or is it a common problem? Where can I select which service shall be synchronized?

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[Fire General] milaaudet:
What about if I have a mac? How do I get google play on my fire?
[Fire General] :
Same question.
[Fire General] JLIT99:
You can use the longer method, or if you want the short method then use Boot Camp.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
The Easiest Way to Install Android's ADB and Fastboot Tools on Any OS

[GUIDE] Set up ADB and Fastboot on a Mac easily (With Screenshots!) by AshtonTS

[Guide] How To Setup And Use Fastboot by demkantor
[Fire General] ZimFreak137@gmail.com:
Hey so I've ran into a problem with charging the Fire tablet and I'm not sure if this could be causing it or not. I've only had this tablet for 3 days now and It charged just fine the first night but on the second night I put it I the charger when it was only at a couple percent battery and when I woke up it said the battery was at 1% even though it was still "charging" and was untouched all night. I unplugged and replugged the charger and restarted the tablet but to no avail. The charging sound plays every time and the screen says "charging" but it won't seem to go above 1%.restarting the tablet with a long press of the power button and tapping "power off" didn't achieve anything, and when I tried holding the power button for 30 seconds to force a reboot, it shut down and now it won't power on, instead it just shows a low battery indicator. It still shows a charging icon every time I plug it in, but it won't seem to actually charge. I was playing around with some launchers so I was thinking maybe that might have caused this. Any ideas? And is there a way to restore a Fire tablet from a PC? Like restoring an iPhone through iTunes?
[Fire General] blueberry.sky:
Yes, everyone should disable OTA updates. Amazon could issue a new update that blocks root at any time. If a new update comes out that does not block root but provides some improvements we wish to have, we can always install the update manually or temporarily re-enable OTA updates.

Disabling OTA updates does work on 5.0.1, same commands.
[Fire General] frander:
Help! I have installed the store in a friend tablet with my google password to try it, but now o can't delete my account settings. What can i do?

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[Fire General] blueberry.sky:
Uninstalling & reinstalling the app store doesn't help I presume?

A factory wipe/ reset should do it. But if you have time to wait, someone might know where google apps keep their account settings & you could just delete that.
[Fire General] dangquybk:
You need to uninstall Google apps then sideload them again.

If you have rooted, using Titanium backup to uninstall and then restore Google apps (app only).
[Fire General] frander:
Thank you

At first I uninstall only the play store, but does not work: my account data were still registered. I had to uninstall everything related with google.

Now I can give it to my friend :)
[Fire General] mikeszekely:
Are there any mirrors for the script? I keep getting an error page that says "Could not connect: Too many connections" when I click the link on the first page.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
upload maybe another 10 mins it will be in this folder

https://mega.nz/#F!NAIhQLxK!lue8xysvCQZIClXoRr5llw