Amazon Kindle Fire does not have Android Market but have Amazon Appstore instead. So you can either sideload Android Market applications and games to unrooted Kindle Fire manually. Or install Android Market on Kindle Fire permanently then install apps and games from there. Having Android Market on Kindle Fire is easier, right? Yes, but you need to have root access on Kindle Fire first in order to install Android Market. Anyway, rooting Kindle Fire is not hard, just follow below step by step guide will do.
Prerequisites
- Kindle Fire with root access
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How to install Android Market on Kindle Fire?
- On Kindle Fire, tab Quick settings.
- Click on More…
- Go to Device.
- Make sure that Allow Installation of Applications ~ From Unknown Sources is ON.
- Go to Amazon Appstore.
- Install ES File Explorer (or you can also sideload and install it with apk).
- Download these 3 files here (use 7-Zip to extract).
- Copy all 3 files to Kindle Fire Download folder.
- Launch ES File Explorer.
- Bring up Menu then select Settings.
- Check both Root Explorer ~ Only for rooted devices and Mount File System ~ Mount / , /system as writable.
- Go to Download folder.
- Click on GoogleServicesFramework.apk and install it.
- Click on MarketOpener.apk and install it too.
- Copy Vending.apk and paste it to /system/app/.
- Hold on Vending.apk until Operations menu pop up.
- Select Properties.
- Change Permission to rw- r– r– (just like other system apps).
- Reboot Kindle Fire.
- That’s all.
Actual Android Market App won’t be able to show up on default Kindle Fire Launcher. So we have Market Opener which acts as a shortcut to Android Market to help us. Well, enjoy Android Market on Kindle Fire.
Hi Jayce,
I get an error on Step 11 when I try to enable “Root Explorer” – am prompted for SU permissions but then get the message “Sorry, test failed. This feature cannot run on your phone”. Am rooted, v.6.2.1 haven’t installed any ROMs yet. Thanks in advance!
Hmm… Do you have issue with other applications that require root access like Titanium Backup? Suspect is your root access issue.
Followed the guide to the letter to root and install market place but each time i try to download any files on the android market place all i get is “App” could not be downloaded due to an error. (-101). any ideas whats gone wrong?
If everything is the same as mine, no idea. Sorry…
I NEED HELP DO THIS
What help do you need?
in step 11, when i tried to paste vending.apk , i got an error: vending.apk paste failed.
do you know how can i fix it?
regards
Hi nicolas, did you enable write access?
Thanks joyce. How can i do that? I can’t find it
Hi Nicolas, please refer to the step by step in the article.
Hi Jayce
I cannot install ES File Explore to my kindle Fire, as I am outside US.
Is there other way I can do?
thanks,
Google for EX File Explorer APK file. Then use it to install.
Hi Jayce
I have downloaded EX Explore APK to my Kindle Fire, but I cannot tick “Mount file system”. What happened?
It also pop-up a window to ask me to select ROM Canogen Mod or Hiapk when I tick Root Explorer. which one should I choose.
I did use Kindle Fire Utility to root my kindle Fire. But when I follow http://www.kindlefirewire.com/2011/11/17/how-to-install-android-market-on-kindle-fire/ to install, it shows remount fail: operation not permitted. How can I fix it up.
thanks,
Hi Jason, please consult that website owner…
Hi Jayce
I got stuck at step 11.
I have downloaded EX Explore APK to my Kindle Fire, but I cannot tick “Mount file system”. What happened? Does that mean I did not root correctly? Please tell me what I should do?
It also pop-up a window to ask me to select ROM Canogen Mod or Hiapk when I tick Root Explorer. which one should I choose.
thanks,
Suspect your Kindle Fire does not have root access. Root it.
No idea.
do u need to root
Didn’t you read?
are steps 7&8 on a PC or on the Kindle?
PC.
please where could i find /system/app
Hi Ziyad, do you have root access?
Hello. I really need a simple way to get the game nova 3 or any other game. I live outside the us so it says I can’t download any games. Not even free games. Give men it step by step please. Still a teen with not much knowledge of computer science.
I’ve done all the steps except for the copy and paste into the system/apps. Do I open this is the ES File App or do I go into the main system ? Either way I can’t find it.
Hi Aaron, do you have root access in the first place?
I’ve run the permanent rooting utility for the kindle and it installed super user onto it. I can select which kind of boot I want the kindle to do at start up and I selected the access the root apps from the device options. How can I tell if it’s rooted or not ?
Use Root Checker to find out.