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[Fire General] DB126:
Nothing to do with signing; related to framework architecture, permissions and quite possibly what Google permits. A simple solution on unrooted FireOS is to uninstall/reinstall components that: 1) do not self update; and 2) can not be updated in place.
[Fire General] TexD:
Hi, thanks for this tutorial, could anyone please tell me if the Amazon fire consumes more battery with the play services/play store installed?

If yes, does the battery life descrease noticeably?

Thank you
[Fire General] DB126:
Yes as Play Store will regularly check for app updates even if you have auto install disabled. However, the drain is not excessive in my experience.
[Fire General] wjp123:
Troubles with New Fire 8 Fire OS 5.4.0.0

I see others on the site have been successful in loading the Google Play store on similar devices but I'm not getting it to work.

I have the just released Fire 8 HD 7th gen running OS 5.4.0.0

I changed security settings to allow external sources and downloaded the 4 APK files shown at the beginning of the thread.

I loaded a file manager and opened the first file, but it refuses to install. I see all of the permissions listed, and at the bottom I get Cancel or Install (not greyed out) but when I hit install it does nothing. I can hit the Cancel button to leave, but it will not install.

Any suggestions?
[Fire General] wjp123:
Managed to solve it with a simple reboot.
[Fire General] DanDietrich:
This isnt working with a new 8" Kindle HD. I downloaded the newest version of the first file and got to the permissions screen when I ran it, but could not get a response from the install button. Thanks for any help

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Sorry. Didn't see the above post. Will try reboot
[Fire General] ashatter:
Is it fixed after reboot?:confused:
[Fire General] ashjas:
Will this method work on this ?

All-New Fire 7 Tablet with Alexa, 7" Display, 8 GB, Black

amazon link..

Thanks.
[Fire General] DB126:
Currently yes but no assurance it will continue to work through future releases of FireOS. Amazon would prefer you secure apps from their store.
[Fire General] ashjas:
Hi, wjp123,

I am planning to purchase the same version of tablet, that you have.

Please let me know, that were you able to finally get all the 4 apks mentioned in this thread installed, and google play working on this tablet?

Please let me know.

Thanks.
[Fire General] ashjas:
Thanks for confirming,

Can you please mention the exact apk versions that you get all this to work?

Thank you very much.
[Fire General] c-stam:
I've had this set up since January, should we be manually updating to the latest apks? There are new versions of each on apk mirror.
[Fire General] DB126:
If working well no reason to update. That said, there have been cosmetic tweaks to the Play Store that may not present themselves on older builds.
[Fire General] Trina9:
I haven't updated anything but there's been changes automatically.
[Fire General] wjp123:
Got it working

Yes I did get it working. All it needed was a reboot and it worked fine. Used the versions of the APK's from the top of the thread.
[Fire General] VooDooCC:
Used the links provided in the first post. Works great on a Fire HD 10, all excepet for chrome. It installs and opens, but won't load any websites.
[Fire General] nachinn:
Thank you!

Thanks,

it works with Fire 8 7th Generation fireos 5.4.0.0

All oficial google aplication and more.
[Fire General] JP3G1:
Worked for me on fire 8 HD 7th gen
[Fire General] spamsheva:
nice work, works me too :D

i have only one problem, i installed netflix from play store and i don t see "cast icon".

meanwhile with other apps, like youtube , i can cast to chromecast.

anyone can help me?

thanks
[Fire General] dankerschen:
Unfortunately didn't work on my new HD 8 - Getting a error message about the administrator not giving acces to the items in the play store...
[Fire General] AhmedAdel291:
What if my fire tablet doesn't install the apps even after I opened the security option for other sources ??? I have fifth gen fire 7 tablet 16 GB
[Fire General] JaylanPHNX:
Did you reboot after changing the setting? Bet you didn't.
[Fire General] fBx:
I installed it without any issues on three 2017 Fire HD 8, worked just like on my 2016 model.
[Fire General] Capnwalker:
I just did this for my Wife's Kindle Fire HD8 (2017) running fire OS 5.4.0.0. Once I rebooted after changing it to allow unknown sources (thanks JaylanPHNX!) it worked like a charm!
[Fire General] ihatelolcats:
so does netflix casting work? what about hbo go, hulu, etc?
[Fire General] Shalifoe:
I have a fire HD 8 (6th gen) Fire OS 5.4.0.0.. I downloaded and allowed security options for other sources, installed in the order as shown. Restarted the tablet and signed into Google Play, but i go to install an an app and it says download pending.. Where did I go wrong?
[Fire General] ecs1984:
Bump for a great question, would love to know the answer to this. Anyone can check/confirm? I imagine Amazon is selling a crapload of new tablets with today's Prime Day discounts (I am one of them :cool:)
[Fire General] DB126:
Amazon customer reviews suggest a no-go aside from YouTube. Root may change the calculus.
[Fire General] ecs1984:
My tablet arrived today (Prime Now is amazing!) and I can now confirm that YouTube, VICELAND, Google Play Music, and my random 3rd party podcast app (AntennaPod) all are casting perfectly to my Chromecast. Also casting perfectly to my Google Home as a speaker for the audio apps.

Unfortunately I don't currently have a Hulu or HBO account to test with.

But Netflix... I am very confused about Netflix. So I tapped the Chromecast button in the Google Play version of the app, and it gave me the option to cast... to the Roku Stick in my bedroom? Huh? That will be useful no doubt, but I was trying to send to the Chromecast in my living room. My Chromecast unit is not showing at all in the Netflix options, despite it showing for all the other apps mentioned above.
[Fire General] tzh2231:
I have a HD 10 running vanilla 5.0.0, successfully rooted, but having trouble install these google thingy.

Tried the versions in the 1st post, also another older set from another article, nothing worked.

Anyone had luck with installing on fire OS 5.0.0?
[Fire General] DB126:
Wrong forum - post HD 10 questions here.
[Fire General] Taypo2k:
New HD Fire 8 showed up yesterday running 5.4 and this worked like a champ, along with the LaunchHijack and Nova install.

Only thing I've found that doesnt work is the Gmail app, which is apparently a known issue.

Thanks guys.
[Fire General] Randman99:
Can someone confirm that Play movie downloads are working using this method? My Fire HD 8 7th Gen arrives tomorrow. Yep... I'm also a Prime Day "victim".
[Fire General] StefanV3:
Hi,

I have a new fire HD 8 gen 7,

i have read an article that says that installing Google play apps will void warranty.

Is it possible to remove Google apps when there is a problem with this tablet and it needs to be returned to Amazon?

Thanks

StefanV3

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[Fire General] DB126:
Installing the Google Play Store and any associated content will not void the warranty. The former is simply an app; Amazon imposes no restrictions on what apps can be installed (nor could they in most countries/regions).

As for warranty claims Amazon offers a no-questions-asked exchanged policy during the first 90 days (most countries/regions). After that you're on your own.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
A factory reset will remove google apps when the non root method was used to install them
[Fire General] obvious:
Also getting a problem with gmail here on my new 7th gen hd8

It opens and closes without an fc message.

Is this being discussed or worked around anywhere?
[Fire General] DB126:
Known problem; likely a dependency on a component now included in the OP. Best work around is to go with the Gmail mobile web site (with some loss of functionality) or use one of the many fine mail clients in the Play Store.
[Fire General] borderjs:
I had this issue but I let it sit for awhile and it eventually started the download for me.
[Fire General] cjbauk:
Location services problem

Hi - installed everything as suggested, and seemed to be working perfectly. But location services was disabled. It wouldn't let itself be turned on (the button would switch and light-up for a fraction of a second, then turn off again). There seemed to be some conflict between the Fire's location services and Google's (as I had pop-up messages from both). Has anyone else found this, or found a way round it? Very many thanks!
[Fire General] crezo1:
latest v7 hd8 issues

I followed all the steps through here on a new 16gb v7 hd8 and the app stores wasn't getting stuck on the 'checking info...' section.

If anyone else has the same issue, remove the files and reboot, then make sure you download the LATEST versions of the files on the links from the first page from the bottom of the pages where they state there is an update. Worked a charm!

Thank you for this page, hugely helpful!
[Fire General] qwertyaas:
Thanks for this - just got the HD8 kids and want to get some playstore apps for them - especially YouTube kids that needs Google Play Services.

Does it matter if my tablet is up to date with amazon updates?
[Fire General] DB126:
Nope - should work with any recent build of FireOS v5.
[Fire General] mammabear:
I have a Fire HD 8 I tried to download total commander and it says it's currently unavailable for my device? And I tried two other file commanders and I followed the steps and still don't have the Google play app
[Fire General] datavortex:
I have a 32GB Fire HD 8 2017 (7th Generation) and this worked for me. Everything works great now. Google Play Services and Google Play Store both had much newer versions. Installing these worked immediately, didn't even need to reboot.

Agreed, this thread is a lifesaver, and thanks to you , crezo1!
[Fire General] Mr Global:
Thank you. This worked on my new HD8 2017 (7th gen) running Fire OS 5.4.0.0
[Fire General] JaylanPHNX:
The built in file explorer should work. Did you reboot after selecting to allow other sources m
[Fire General] spyrou007:
Thanks, working on Fire HD 8 (2017) on Fire OS 5.3.3

Thank you Gilly10,

Your guide is very straight forward, and worked first time on my brand new (cheap) Amazon Fire HD 8 (7th generation - 2017) on Fire OS 5.3.3.0.

So far, I only have an issue with Gmail that automatically quit after being launched.

This has been reported here

Apart from this app, all others (Google or else) are working fine.

Cheers
[Fire General] Stacman:
I posted this in another thread, but I see now this is more appropriate.

I have the Fire HD 8 (7th Generation) that won't let me install any apk (Install button not working). Is this a common problem with this? Is there a fix for it? I realize I'll have to wait until someone comes up with a root solution, but I can't even install the Google files necessary to install Play Store. I tried this very method, but install doesn't work. I have a lot of my own paid android apps I bought that I'd like to use.

I've seen some things about screen filtering, but there's really no way to know which of the Amazon bloat apps use screen filtering, and even if there are there's no way to disable them. Obviously, I haven't installed any screen filtering offenders.

Thanks!

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Apparently, I answered my own question. As with an Android device, the first thing I do is set "Allow Unknown Sources" for third party apps, but I didn't restart to have the changes take effect...

Thanks!
[Fire General] appextrill:
help

I did this however when I click install nothing happens... but the cancel button works just fine... I made sure I have access to unknown sources so whats going on? I'm using ES

nvm I just realized I need to restart too.. will be back if doesn't work.
[Fire General] spacebeard:
I followed this guide to the letter for my new Fire 8 running 5.4, and unfortunately all of my downloads from the Play Store (be it updates or new installs) are perpetually stuck as 'Download pending.' Some Googling reveals that this happens to a few people, and that there does not appear to be a solution. Anyone else running into this?
[Fire General] Strangorth:
Worked great on my Fire 7 (7th Gen)! Only problem is now i've installed it all and rebooted, how do i actually open the google store again? Is there a way to add app shortcuts to play store + apps installed via it somewhere on the home tiles?
[Fire General] ronpat:
I was able to get past this by "Restoring to Factory Defaults" and installing the four apps from the links below this YouTube video:

Amazon Fire HD 8 with Alexa (2017) - Install Google Play Store! (Sorry, can't post links yet. A Google search brings up two videos and I followed the 3:59 version, in case there are differences between the two.)

I downloaded them directly from the Silk browser and installed from the Downloads folder in the order shown blow the video. The versions are out of date, but I was able to install apps from Google Play. I've got my fingers crossed that the play play store will auto update, and I will still be able to download apps when/if it does.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
stay away from ES, there are several better file managers
[Fire General] horseflesh:
Can anyone recommend a file manager that will work on the 2017 Fire 7? The Total Commander recommendation on the first page shows that the device is unsupported. I installed ES temporarily to install the APKs then uninstalled that cancer right away!
[Fire General] mwrobe1:
I recommend FX File Explorer. Does everything that ES does/did without the bloat.
[Fire General] bmc@:
I am seeing this too. Play store opens, but apps will not download.
[Fire General] horseflesh:
Installed, thanks. I can use this on a couple of other devices too!
[Fire General] Neo3D:
Is APKmirror trustworthy or am I installing a bunch of malware APK's?
[Fire General] DB126:
APKMirror is very trustworthy. No malware, albeit copious ads on download pages to support (free) operations.
[Fire General] Trina9:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.fx
[Fire General] DB126:
Excellent choice. Another worthy option: Solid Explorer
[Fire General] Runnerralph:
Location Services issue

Any update here?
[Fire General] lauries:
hvg problems installing Google apks on Gen2 Kindle Fire

I have followed directions, had problems, deleted, re-downloaded the 4 apk files, had problems. I have a Gen 2 Kindle Fire OS 10.5.1. Every time I try to install the first file I get a Parse Error..."There is a problem parsing the package". I get no further. Is this just not compatible with my version of Kindle Fire??

Thanks for your advice.
[Fire General] DB126:
This thread is for 5th/7th gen Fire 7 devices running FireOS v5 which is based on Android 5.1.1. Your 2nd gen device is running a build of FireOS based on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Sorry, you're not going to get the Play Store running on that pup...at least not with the files linked in this thread.
[Fire General] Dr3x1:
I got a Fire 8 on prime day and when trying to install the apks the Install button won't respond. I can tap cancel, but it won't let me tap "install".

Any ideas?
[Fire General] leongp:
Add re-boot steps to instructions?

Is it possible to add re-boot step to instructions? It might help save people time rather then have to wade through all the comments.

In order to completely follow the instructions, I had to re-boot after enabling "Apps from Unknown Sources", then I was able click the NEXT or INSTALL buttons to install the APKs (otherwise, only the CANCEL button worked). Then after Google Play was installed, I was not able to install Chrome using Google Play until after I re-booted again (This last reboot was in your instructions).

Otherwise, directions were fine. Thanks!
[Fire General] no99sqrd:
For those having the parsing error, try downloading one of the older apks - that worked for me. The first two I had to use the apks from August. The last two, the most recent ones worked. Make sure to re-boot when they are all installed or it won't work. Play Services (I think that's the one) will ask to update, then you'll be good to go.
[Fire General] reesemay:
Freaking awesome!!!!

Just got my 2016 fire hd 8inch today, installed google play per your instructions perfect!!!!

Thank you for taking the time to put this all in one place and share it!

Alexa auto installed before I was able to get google play loaded, so let her install then followthe instructions....wooohoo Cant beat it for $89 :)
[Fire General] DB126:
If you have 16GB model and live in the US contact Amazon before Nov 29th for a $30 USD refund (current sale price reduction).
[Fire General] reesemay:
Thanks for the info, I got a 32 gig black Friday deal...this little thing is great! Even better with bt keyboard and Google play!!

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[Fire General] GamerKingFaiz:
Cool, seems like you answered the question I had. Updating to the latest version of Fire OS doesn't break the play store.
[Fire General] doodlydood:
Hi all - have tried these instructions on 3 x 2016 Kindle Fire HD 8's. On all three the play store will only return the Android System Webview app using search, cannot install any applications. Guidance appreciated!
[Fire General] Arbatel:
I've had success on two 6th gens running 5.3.2 and would like to offer some tips to all who are having issues:

Firstly, you should install items in the following order for best success:

1. Google Services Framework

a. Use the latest version for API 22 (original post link is correct)

2. Google Play Services (latest version works fine)

a. Be sure you are installing the correct download. 6th gen Fire HD 8's run on a v8 arm processor and the 240 builds are the correct for this architecture. The HD 10's (5th gen) and all 5th gens are built on a v7 arm and should use 230 builds.

3. Google Account Manager

a. Use the latest version for API 22 (original post link is correct)

4. Google Play Store

a. Use the latest version for API 22 (min 14 is typical and OK)

If you have attempted to reinstall per the above and that didn't work, you may have to resort to factory reset the device.

TL,DR:

Versions I installed:

#1. 5.1-1743759

#2. 10.0.84_(240-137749526)-1008424

#3. 5.1-1743759

#4. 7.1.25.I-all_0_PR_137772785-80712500

Cheers & Good Luck!
[Fire General] DB126:
Thank you. Since this material also applies to 6th gen HD 8 devices suggest posting here (this forum is for 5th gen devices): http://xdaforums.com/hd8-hd10
[Fire General] pen25:
confirm this works a treat.

6th gen hd 8 on 5.3.2.0
[Fire General] purple lady:
Worked great on my 6th gen HD 8 5.3.2 following the directions in the OP except I used Opera browser instead of the Silk browser, and tapped each download from the notification bar to install instead of using a file manager.
[Fire General] dokihara:
This worked for me on 5.3.1.0 on HD8 6th gen. Thanks!!
[Fire General] noraz123:
Battery life worse after installing Google Play, Services, and other Google Apps

This method worked great for me on my new, 6th gen Fire HD 8 (FireOS 5.3.2). Thanks! :good:

However, it seems that battery drains much faster. Has anyone else seen this? I don't know if it is due to any of the Google apps I've installed (in addition to the 4 apks listed, I have also installed GMail, Hangouts, Chrome, and Maps). I have also installed other apps too.

Any suggestions for apps other means for figuring out if Google apps are causing greater battery drain? Or any suggestions for improving battery life in general?

To give some perspective, my Kindle 8 was showing 94% battery life this morning. I left it, with its screen off. And a little less than an hour later it was down to 91%. When I get home tonight, I'll see how much battery I lost over the course of the day without using it. But it does seem my battery drains faster than when I first got it and did not have Google services and APKs installed.
[Fire General] DB126:
Google Play Services and associated apps are notorious for frequent wakeups and persistent background activity. You can control some actions at the app level such as automatic mail sync in Gmail. Limiting other actions requires the use of geeky tools like Amplify and Greenify to name a couple. Plus learn some new vocabulary: alarm, broadcast receiver, GCM, services, wakelocks, etc. Some restrictions introduce side effects that may or may not be immediately noticeable.

Bottom line: battery will likely drain faster with Google's core components installed, both when sleeping and awake. The drain can be moderated but it takes work, experimentation and patience.
[Fire General] Samson Lau:
Is this possible install all of them as a part of system?

Thanks
[Fire General] DB126:
Only if device is rooted.
[Fire General] josemaurosr:
Is anybody else having problems removing a google account??
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
likely that factory reset is required to remove a Google account
[Fire General] josemaurosr:
I'd rather not do a factory reset since this tablet is not mine (added Play Store as a favor to somebody). Probably will root instead.
[Fire General] reesemay:
Removed

wrong thread
[Fire General] Dr3x1:
Thanks for that. It works now.
[Fire General] leongp:
After enabling "unknown apps", reboot, then you will be able to install. after installing all 4 APKs, reboot again.
[Fire General] PastrySandwich:
Found my response elsewhere.
[Fire General] luissanchez9:
Will this work on my Fire HD 7 (4th Generation)?
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
Probably, see the section for HD7
[Fire General] fifasol:
I messed up using various guides to do this. So factory reset and followed this. Worked great, thank you.

I havent tried chromecast yet, will do so when I get home with hulu live, hope it works.
[Fire General] luissanchez9:
Did chromecast work?
[Fire General] Kawailoa:
Im having some trouble with google play on my fire HD 8 (7th gen), the app works when i open it but when i want to download an app it just tells me "download pending" and never downloads. Does anyone know how to resolve this issue? I tried rebooting the tablet n even tried following different download steps for google play but nothing seems to be working.
[Fire General] fifasol:
It did not. No Chromecast icon appeared on the hulu live screen. I also downloaded chrome, didn't see any option to cast there either.

Not sure if anyone got casting to Work? I haven't tried any more sideloads, just the 4 listed in the OP.
[Fire General] Robius:
Using SuperTool from the 5th gen Fire works well to install GApps on the 7th gen.

Another option is to use Aptoide installer from the default browser.

You do need to enable installing from unknown sources.
[Fire General] BBKindle:
Accidental solution

I had this issue and solved it by accident. I was playing around with the 'Blue Shade' setting, and set the 'Automatic Activation' schedule to turn on at sunset, etc. Somehow this triggered the Google Location Service and I turned this on. When I check the 'Location-Based Services' under the 'Wireless' setting, the toggle works! It now lists all Amazon Appstore apps and also the ones I downloaded via Google Play store. All is good again! :)

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[Fire General] SetTheCat:
Forgive me if I missed the explanation, I scanned the thread and didn't see an answer...

How do you determine exactly what version of the applications to use? I tried adding the contacts app from open gapps, but it didn't appear to see the the account registered in account manager.
[Fire General] krsmit0:
I used contact sync and Google contacts from apk mirror. In the description it says what Android version. Fire has Android 5.1.1
[Fire General] David your friend:
confirm...

Works on Fire HD 6 (4th generation) on Fire OS 5.4.4.0.

:cool::victory:

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I connected my Fire HD 6 as a media device, then utilized the adb command-line interface to install the apks.

Command:

adb shell pm install /DIRECTORY/TO/APK/

:good::o