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[Fire General] XtianDD:
Will try... any suggestions on the GPS mockup app?

I dont know what else to do. Spent the whole afternoon trying to make a Sideloaded Youtube app to work (it kept saying it couldnt sign in because i had an out of date play services-which i couldnt update cause the store doesnt work, so i dowloaded the mos recent apk fro apk mirror). It is now signed in to youtube, and playing videos.... but still "download pending" on the Play Store. It blows my mind how it can be connected and signed in to youtube, and still giving problems on the play store.

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I do get a prompt saying something like: "on your last device your location services were deactivated, do you want to activate location services now" ..... of course i say yes every time!

What worries me, is that everything was working fine the first time i installed it on my main profile.

Do you think something might change if i use a different google account sign in? (re-installing the play store, and signing in with a different account)
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
Just look for GPS emulator. Will have a map pin wearing a black hat. I know it works on the fire tablets.

Also have Google app and chrome installed. The idea is to get your cards to load. If on Nova launcher, Google 'Google Nova Companion.'
[Fire General] XtianDD:
Ok DragonFire and Davey... New update:

I have installed: Google App, Chrome, Google Maps, and YouTube.... ALL of which have successfully located me. Country, state, city and pinpoint on map. They all are running seamlessly, no problem whatsoever. I have a feed of cards on the Google app based on my location, Chrome has selected my location to give me search results accordingly through google, Maps pinpointed me and is giving me traffic suggestions, and YouTube hasn't stopped playing videos.

Everything works perfectly... Except the Play Store, which is still on "Download Pending". I tried uninstalling the Play store, reinstalling while all other Google apps are running, but the same results. Strange enough, the play store recognizes that the YouTube app needs an update, but when i press it... "download pending"

At this point i really don't think the issue has anything to do with Google locating me or my device.

That said, i found the GPS emulator app you mentioned, but it needs me to allow mock locations, which can only be set through Developer Options, and the Developer options can only be opened on the Main Profile, not on the secondary which is the one im using.

Do you think if i mock the GPS location on the main profile it will carry to the second profile? Where do you need me to do place my "new" location? Another country or my exact location again?

Thanks in advance.
[Fire General] DB126:
The issue likely remains with the Play Store (or related components) not being able to confirm your location. The suggested workarounds have proven to be effective for some but not all for reasons that are not fully understood. Toss in recent FireOS updates, variations in install procedures/device config, different device types, use of multiple profiles...you get the point.

You have invested a lot of effort & shown great patience but it is time to move on. Three options:

- factory 'reset' and start over (not confident this will work)

- reload FireOS and start over (wipes everything; true fresh start)

- install an alternate/legitimate app store; side load content from Google Play

The last option involves installing F-Droid which offers access to thousands of open source applications. Good stuff. Within F-Droid install the Yalp Store which permits sideloading content from the Google Play store. I don't have a lot of personal experience with Yalp but reviews are generally positive from folks who prefer not to run Google's bloated (arguably intrusive) Play Services framework.
[Fire General] ikariw:
I had the exact same problem as you where I had installed Play on the primary profile and could then not install on the secondary. I uninstalled services and store on the primary which allowed me to install on the secondary but it then always got stuck on "Download Pending". i did a lot of messing around but pretty sure the following fixed it:

make sure location services are enabled

switch back to primary and reinstall the services and store (i had to install the latest store - Google Play Store 8.5.39.W-all [0] [PR] 178322352 (240-480dpi) (Android 4.0+) rather than the link above). I'm not sure if this is necessary but i wanted the store available in both profiles anyway)

Then reboot

Then in primary, go to developer options (settings > device options > tap a load of times on Serial number) and enable "Allow Mock Locations".

I was then able to download in both profiles. I guess enabling mock locations in the primary account carried something through to the secondary account.

I've now (finally!) got the store working in both profiles. Thanks everyone who has made suggestions.
[Fire General] XtianDD:
Thanks [MENTION=8826130]ikariw[/MENTION]. Glad you made it work for you.

So please walk me through it.

Did you install all 4 components (or just the 2 mentioned) on the primary profile, while still having it installed on the secondary? Or did you unistall everything on the secondary and then started over on the primary, and followed with the secondary? Or did you do a Factory reset and started from scratch?

If it was the first route? How were u able to install the play services in the primary profile (being then a second one in the same device)?

For the location mock up... Did you use an app? , or did you only use the developer options? (if you used an app, did you place it on your same location?)

Also when you say "make sure location services are enabled" which specific setting are you referring to?
[Fire General] ikariw:
So originally I had all 4 installed on the primary. I installed google account manager and google services framework on the secondary but could not install google play services. i uninstalled play services and play store from the primary (then reboot) which then allowed me to install those 2 on the secondary (reboot). i then got stuck with "download pending". installing services on the secondary does not seem possible when it's already installed on the primary but it worked fine the other way round (installing on secondary first).

i didn't use an app for the location, just enabled the option in the development options. i also played around in the secondary profile with apps that use the location (like the maps app) but as these are not google apps (they are the built in ones) I'm not sure this had any effect.

re: "make sure location services are enabled" i mean Settings > Wireless > Location-Based Services and switch on in there
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
Second profiles are tricky. You can try to do it on the main profile, but few have rarely succeeded in getting dual profiles like this to work properly.
[Fire General] XtianDD:
Well... My ppl... That did the trick :laugh::good:

For everyone with the same issue:

- Install first on the second profile

-Then install all play store (updated apks) components on the main profile.

- Reboot (Don't be afraid if play store app icon doesn't show. At least for me it doesn't appear on the main profile)

- Enter Developer Options on primary profile and allow mock locations.

- Switch to the secondary profile and problem should be solved for you.

Thanks for all your help [MENTION=5488402]Davey126[/MENTION] (we can't ever give up man), [MENTION=8165603]DragonFire1024[/MENTION] and the cherry on the topping [MENTION=8826130]ikariw[/MENTION].

Happy new year!!
[Fire General] ikariw:
Awesome, glad it's working
[Fire General] mentalcase87:
I can't sign the second one in because it's a children's profile and the versions need to update first and only do that once I've logged into mine. Once I log in and give it some time they update and I would be able to log her in.
[Fire General] Rabblerouser:
A note should people find this solution to Google Play icons not showing up on the Home Screen. You will lose all organization you had previously on your homescreen!

All app icons will be taken out of folders and out of their previous order! They will be sorted alphabetically. You'll see the new apps that haven't had their icons created yet, though.

Just if you want to do this and retain your old organization, I'd advise to screenshot each page (Power + Volume button closest to the corner!) so you have a guide to go by when reordering it or something?

The solution works! :D It just reorganizes all your icons, so beware of that.
[Fire General] Evandy0:
Thanks to all for the tips here. Brand new Kindle fire 10 which Amazon updated to a new version of fire os, and I was able to get it working.

Per the instructions from davey126 and dragonfire1024, got it set up on a secondary account for my daughter. Definitely had to use the newest versions of the APKs, not the ones on the first post.

If anyone else wants to get two Google accounts set up, you can do this via the Gmail app. Google docs, play store, etc. Can switch the account but crash when trying to login to a second one.
[Fire General] DB126:
Glad you got it (mostly) working! Tip-of-the-hat to [MENTION=8826130]ikariw[/MENTION] who supplied the missing link that solved the puzzle. My contributions were minimal at best.
[Fire General] mentalcase87:
I think I have been misunderstanding what you guys were trying to do and was explaining what I wanted to do incorrectly. I believe you are trying to install play on 2 different profiles and that I am trying to install it on only 1 but use 2 profiles in play. My children both have a fire 7" 5th gen that is fully up to date. At the moment they both have that childrens profile and I wanted to do away with that and start using family app link. I can't seem to figure out a way to make a profile for them on the tablets and end up having them use the one in my name. I don't personally mind this because I put the parental controls in place and remove everything but the amazon apps, I would rather it not say my name on their tablet if its easy to setup and I am just not understanding.

I also have a hd10 that is mine and was able to install play on and get 2 accounts working in just 1 profile but that was maybe 2 months ago. My current issue is that with the links on the original when I log in to the google services I could not use my daughters account and was told the version was not high enough. I sign in under mine wait a few minutes everything is up to date now and when I attempt to click add account it just throws me to the apps screen, manage does the same thing. I am certain when I setup the 10 3 weeks ago this was not the case I clicked add account and it worked without issue.

Any help on this will be greatly appreciated, my children will not stop begging me to install minecraft, and I do not want to buy it from the amazon app store.
[Fire General] maxmal23:
Hi , I'm on 5.6.0.0 Fire 8 2017

I installed Google play without any problem but after time pass about 3 minutes showing in home screen greyed out and said "The SD card where app was installed was removed" but I don't have SD card installed on the tablet.

Does anyone have similar problem?

Please any solution?

I resolve, downloading another four apk from another source :)

thanks for the help!
[Fire General] ErrolErrolson:
What four apk did you download and which other source did you use? A little info would help other people with the same "The SD card where app was installed was removed" problem.
[Fire General] sga999:
I don't know what that post means about the 4 apks. This thread shown below is about this problem. For the Home Pages app, I cleared the cache and data and did a force stop. Someone further down in that thread says that merely clearing cache is enough.

https://xdaforums.com/hd8-hd10/help/fire-10-2017-google-play-apps-wont-due-t3721053
[Fire General] elocutio:
Hi, I appreciate any help. I followed the steps above and had no isses, but after installation and restarting the only google icon that was on my home screen was Google settings...any insight?
[Fire General] MaxineR:
I've downloaded the files. Have gone to install, the install button is orange but it isn't working. Please help
[Fire General] DB126:
Search before posting; topic has been raised and addressed many times in this thread.

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=74749618&postcount=611
[Fire General] buttzmckenzie:
Hey, sorry to bring a new issue into the mix but I am having a problem only one other person in this 70+ page thread has mentioned (and never got an answer too)...

I downloaded and installed the first 3 APKs no problem, but after i clicked install on the forth one, it loaded for a second then stated "app not installed" and only gave me the option to click "done".

How do I fix this?

PS I'm using an HD 8 (7th generation)

Thanks gang, I love you guys and what you do!
[Fire General] DB126:
Assuming the Google Play Store is the problematic install. Thoughts:

- possible the file is corrupt; try downloading again

- be sure to use the latest version (8.7.10 as of this writing) vs the older build linked in the OP

- reboot and try again; amazing how many things that fixes :)
[Fire General] joeldf:
I loaded this on a 7th Gen HD 8 just yesterday. We got it for Christmas, and it updated to 5.6.0.0 the day we started it up on Christmas day.

It updated to 5.6.0.1 a few days ago, and I loaded the whole Google package from the OP yesterday. Right from the Silk browser, and installed from the "downloaded" list in the pulldown.

Rebooted, and logged into my Google account. Of course, my Samsung S8 dinged about access to my Google account from another device. And, of course, I OK'd it.

It all worked, and is working great. I won't bother trying to change the launcher or anything like that. Just having access to new apps is enough - Hulu, Netflix and IMDB already updated to newer versions that what's on Amazon.

However, tonight, it wants to update Amazon Alexa. Not so sure I want to let it do that (auto-update is turned off in the Play Store), because I assume the one on the Kindle from Amazon is optimized for it (the Play Store says its version may not be optimized for my device).

Just posting my experience.
[Fire General] DB126:
Probably a wise choice. At present (and historically) the generic versions of Alexa, Kindle and other Amazon branded apps have been less capable than their native counterparts. It can be a bear to restore the original version once replaced short of performing a factory reset or sideload. Future updates to Alexa will likely arrive via OTA update.
[Fire General] Blue_Two:
Worked great on my HD10 so far. Procedure installed Google settings and Play, then I installed Firefox using Play. Would agree that you need to avoid cross-contamination (update Google apps thru Google, Amazon apps thru Amazon), turn auto-update off in both stores.
[Fire General] toeknee1:
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I received my new Fire HD 10 2017 edition (with Alexa) on Friday and using your instructions am now able to access the google play store. The tablet is now GREAT.
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
You can root it too.
[Fire General] FatGuy870:
I just wanted to tell you thankyou very much for the info and the help on this as my son reset my rooted kindle and i lost everything and i was unaware that u could install google play without root !!!!! so again i say thankyou and best wishes :D
[Fire General] cinoaz:
Following the instructions. All is good. Tried to stop/start home pages, however, on the child account GOOGLE play store still not showing up? I can see the app is running, but, no icon for it.

1. Installed 2 APKs, Service and Store on secondary account. No problems

2 Installed same 2 APKs on primary account, no problems

3. Opened Play store on primary account (Icon on home screen) works no problem

4. Go to child account, no play store icon.

5. Clear Cache and Data for Home Pages, forced stop, rebooted, still no google play icon.
[Fire General] HulkSmashBurgers:
What's the long-term viability of this? I bought my mom a Fire HD8 and I want to put the Play Store on there, but I'm worried about it breaking in the future. Have FireOS updates or anything been known to cause the PS to stop working?
[Fire General] DB126:
Yes - but it's not common. The linked components typically self update/self heal but various situations within and outside your control can cause that to break. Any mods you make over/beyond what is provided by Amazon carry a similar disclaimer. The Play Store does not seem to be any less/more susceptible to spontaneous failures. But they do happen.
[Fire General] nazu3215:
I already installed google play on my mobile thank you very much

Moderator Edit:

Please don't promote non-official Appstore sites that could result in a user having security issues.

Link deleted, thanks.
[Fire General] Colton4444:
On my Amazon fire phone it won't work. It allows me to download but then I can't find them in my docs and when I just try to click on notification instead it tries but says "there was a problem with parsing the package" or something like that. The only one that it allows me to install without saying that is the actual Google play store app itself which it'll then appear on my home screen but of course I can't use it. Please help?
[Fire General] DB126:
This forum is for 5th/7th gen 7" Fire tablets. Ask here: https://xdaforums.com/fire-phone
[Fire General] Hazel0017:
Hi I have a fire hd8 32g and I installed Google play. I opened it and it says "checking info" and it won't do anything else. What can I do? I've tried downloading newer framework but when I try to install it says "parse error"
[Fire General] porshjosh:
After installing all the apk's did you restart your device and then open google play ?
[Fire General] Hazel0017:
Yes still does the same thing
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
Download a YouTube APK. Install it via adb. Make sure your online and open YouTube. If you don't get asked to update Google play services, close YouTube, reboot tablet then open the play store. Wait bout 30 minutes for all the APKs to update and sync. Should work
[Fire General] Hazel0017:
Ok it did ask me to update so now I'm trying to update how long should I wait?
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
Once it does that, play services will eventually update in the background. I usually just let it sit for a bit with the screen off when I'm reinstalling.
[Fire General] Hazel0017:
Thanks is been like 3 hours so far
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
Try force closing all 4 APKs. Reboot then open play store.
[Fire General] Hazel0017:
Ok tried that still says checking info. You tube still says I need to update.
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
Locate Google settings. Icon is like a gear. Tap it. Tap top right dots, help and feedback, open in play store. Play services will pop up. See if this works.
[Fire General] Hazel0017:
Google settings will not open at all.
[Fire General] triwbe:
I have installed this solution on a number of Fire tablets very successfully. But now I want to change to another Google account. How do I sign out from the Play Store? Of course there is no option in the Fire settings.
[Fire General] DB126:
Two ootions:

- Perform global logout from your Google account via web interface which should prompt for new credentials. You may (probably will) have to disassociate the device from your account by revoking permissions in the device section.

- Perform a factory reset on the device. Note this will remove the Google Play store along with all non-system apps and personal data.

There are other convoluted approaches that sometimes work, sometimes not. Not a fan of those.
[Fire General] Hazel0017:
Google play still says checking info and Google settings won't open.
[Fire General] DB126:
Suggest uninstalling/reinstalling all of the Google Play Services components (four items outlined in OP) with reboot between. If still no joy perform a factory reset and start over.
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
Without root or a custom ROM, you really can't. You would need to sign out of and clear the data of any Google app you can then uninstall them. Then you have to go into Google account on the web and remove your device. Done this a few times? Each time you redo the services, you create another android id. So it will take 30 days for your devices to clear account history. It's a nightmare to actually ever get sign out.

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I know exactly what the issue is, too. Amazon overruns the thing with location services and Google can't tell which is which and they fight over each other. I managed to get the stock Android location settings to appear last night on my rooted HD 10. Just needed to change a fragment. From there I was extatic to be able to turn on high accuracy. Solves all the syncing problems.
[Fire General] Hazel0017:
Would it be easier to do using my computer?

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I Uninstalled everything and redownloaded everything and I'm still checking info. I don't get why this isn't working for me.
[Fire General] DragonFire1024:
Here's an idea. Just to enlighten me. Enable mock location in developer options. Download a gps spoofer from apk mirror and set your location. Force close the google apps you're able to and try opening play store.
[Fire General] DB126:
Factory reset would be the next (traditional) step. Be aware this will remove all personal apps and data from the device.
[Fire General] egandb:
For some reason this morning, the Play Store wouldn't start on my Amazon Fire 5th Gen/2015. The loading icon kept spinning and spinning. Reboots (yes, multiple) didn't help or fix anything. I installed both of these:

Google Play services 12.5.27 (020300-192236476) (006)

https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/googl...0300-192236476-android-apk-download/download/

~and~

Google Play Store 9.6.11-all [0] [PR] 192200375 (240-480dpi) (Android 4.0+)

https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/googl...6-11-all-0-pr-192200375-android-apk-download/

… rebooted my Fire and all is well now. Hopefully this will help others here.

EDIT: This all happened due to the fact Gmail wasn't working. The pop-up there said the Google Play Services needed to be updated before Gmail would work.
[Fire General] DB126:
The Google Play store, services and related components self update on a regular basis (in general a good thing). Typically this occurs silently and without incident. On occasion one or more components will fail to update properly and become 'out-of-sync' with the others. In most cases there are no notable side effects and the effected component(s) self update at another time. On rare occasions there is negative fallout which is most likely what you and others have experienced. Happens on all Android devices but much more frequently on Franken-Kindles that are a hybrid of Amazon and Google frameworks. On a 'pure' Android device clearly Google Play Store and/or Services storage will usually rectify the problem. On unrooted Amazon devices running FireOS it's often best to reinstall/update the effected components.
[Fire General] triwbe:
It worked very well, thanks. When I had to login again, I was able to go back and introduce another account, no problem.
[Fire General] unfrozencaveman:
I have a new fire 10, i rooted it, installed nova launcher and the google play store. Most apps work but a couple say update required. The play store doesn't show any updates for the apps. i compared the version number with the version listed in the play store and they are up to date. The play store itself updated and amazon bloat including apps store was removed. Is there something i can do to "update." Other apps update, i tried the youtube apk trick and it updated through the play store. Thanks