[Fire General] cinoaz:
Ok, so, I finally got it all working. Here is my COMPLETE list on what you need to make it work.

You need to turn on "Apps from Unknown Sources" on the fire HD using the main profile before starting. It's under the SECURITY tab in the settings menu. You need to do this for both the main and child accounts.

1. Following the guide here, h t t p s://boingboing.net/2017/10/11/quickly-add-the-google-play-st.html , download the 4 APKs (Don't download newer versions of any of them, not yet at least) download the 4 apks and place them in a folder on your desktop. Following the instructions on that page, I renamed the 4 files with a prefix 01_, 02_, _03, _04 so I remembered what order the install should go in.

now, the Playstore, which is the 04_ file, go back to that website and follow the link again to the playstore, however, this time grab the latest one, which, at the time of this post is Google Play Store 8.9.24-all [0] [PR] 184891514 (240-480dpi) (Android 4.0+) . Copy that to your local folder and rename it PlayStoreNew.apk.

2. Log into your GOOGLE main account. If you have not set up Family Link in GOOGLE yet, you need to do this. So, add any child profiles you are going to eventually create on your FIRE HD tablet in your GOOGLE family. This will make sure your kids will have access to apps bought in the Google store(family link capable that is).

3. Log into your Amazon account and create your child profiles. This will make Amazon APPs available on your kids profiles.

4. Log into your main profile on the FIRE HD

5. Plug your FIREHD into your PC via the USB cable

6. Open FIle Explorer on your PC and look for the FIRE ICON, you should be able to navigate to a DOWNLOAD folder on the FIRE.

6. Copy the 5 APKs, 1-4 and PlayerNEw from your desktop to the DOWNLOAD folder on the fire.

7. On your main account on the FIRE, install ES File Viewer and GoToAPP. Now, some people have found a free version of the GoToApp. All I can find is the $2 paid version, I just paid the 2 bucks.

8. Unplug your FIRE HD from your PC USB port.

9. Swap to your child account on the Fire HD.

10. Plug the USB back into the fire HD.

11. THe FIRE icon should show up again in Windows Explorer, and navigate to the DOWNLOAD folder again. You will notice this folder is empty, each user has their own set of folders.

12. Copy just the 4 APKs into the FIRE download folder. The ones with prefix 01_ through 04_

13. While on the child profile, go to settings and install ES File Viewer for now. Launch it.

14. Using ES file viewer, Navigate to the DOWNLOADs folder and install 01 through 04. After installing Google Play Store, be sure to select OPEN and NOT DONE, enter in your childs GOOGLE account information through the set up screens. If the Playstore window minimizes or disappears on the FIRE HD, don't worry. It's there, we'll come back to it.

15. Go back to your main profile on the FIRE, open ES FILE VIEWER.

16. Navigate to the download folder, install the 03_ file (Services) and the NewPLayStore.apk (DO NOT USE THE 04 version, you MUST HAVE different versions between the accounts).

17. Set up your Google Play account at the prompts.

18. Go to settings, Device Options and click on SERIAL NUMBER numerous times. A prompt will come up telling you are a developer, just keep clicking. Eventually a new option will appear below SERIAL NUMBER, called DEVELOPER Options. CLick on that. Turn on the setting "Allow Mock Locations".

19. Reboot the FIRE HD.

20. Log into your main profile on the Fire HD.

21. Find the GOogle Play store and launch it. It should start no problem. Go download anything, don't care what, anything, verify download works.

22. Swap to the child profile on the FIRE HD

23. Go to settings, manage content, and add GoToApp to child's account.

24. App now appears in child profile, click on it. In that app, Google Play store should be there. Click on it.

25. Choose something, anything, and see if download works, it should.

Someone mentioned clearing our the Cache/data for the app HOME PAGES. I did this, but, mostly in frustration on trying to get everything to work and I don't think it's necessary unless on your MAIN account, the Google Play icon doesn't show up in your Home screen.

Remember, the GOOGLe PLAY icon WILL NOT appear in the child profile, the only way to get to that app and any other app you load via Google Play is by using the GoToApp app.