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TheGoogle Play Storeis a staple of the Android experience and your gateway to the world’sbest Android apps.
If I wasnt tasked with covering this subject for work, I wouldve just bought acheap Android tablet.
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For a more in-depth guide, continue reading.
Step-by-step guide
Get your tablet ready, its time to begin.
Set up your tablet
To load the Google Play Store, youll need to get your tablet ready first.
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First, youll need to know what kind of Amazon tablet you actually have.
To find out, select theSettingsapp from the home page and then pressDevice Optionsnear the bottom.
Make a note of this because itll be vitally important for the later steps.
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Next, navigateback to the Settingsapp because were not finished here yet.
Next, were making sure we can load the apps we need.
From the controls app, pressSecurity & Privacyand thenApps from unknown sourcesunder thePrivacysub-menu.
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Before we proceed, double-check that you have a decent internet connection, because well be downloading some files.
Once youre definitely connected, its time to move on.
Youll need to download four different ones, to use the Play Store on your Fire tab.
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The tricky bit is that, depending on which Fire tablet you have, the exact files are different.
Quite a few websites online let you download APKs.
The first app youll need is the Google Account Manager, and there are two options to download.
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Other tablets need v5.1.
you’re free to find these apps on APKMirrorhere.
pick the one you need.
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Then scroll down toDownload Google Account Manager [version]and select it.
On this new page scroll down toDownload APKin red and select it.
A pop-up will confirm that you really want to download the file selectdownloadand the process will begin.
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Download numero dos is Google Services Framework, which it’s possible for you to find on APKMirrorhere.
There are various apps to pick from so its time for another list.
If you have anAmazon Fire 7thats 12th gen or beyond, go for Google Services Framework V10.
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Finall,yFire Max 11is Framework v9.
Now onto download three, and its Google Play Services (not Google Play Store yet!).
So, which version does yours have?
Well, it depends on the generation.
If its in the 9th to 11th gens, itll be Android 9+.
The exception is the Fire 7, with the 9th-gen one requiring Android 6+ alongside the 8th-gen models.
Anything earlier than that needs Android 5+.
Once again, download it.
I did this and found that the best option was to simply wipe my tablet and start again.
Firstly, heres how to install APK apps on your Fire tablet.
In here, selectDownloads.
To install an app,press it, then when the disclaimer appears selectcontinue.
Youll get another disclaimer, pressinstall.
Now the app will install.
Vitally for this process, every time you install an app, pressDone and NOT Open!
Troubleshooting
What if I drop in the apps in the wrong order?
Id recommend resetting your tablet and restarting the process from the top.
What if the Play Store icon is there, but wont open?
Youll have to reset and start again.
What if I cant work out which downloads I need?
verify your software is up to date (also in the configs app) while checking this.
What if I just can’t get it to work?
There may be some cases when you follow these instructions to the letter and it just doesn’t work.
Most confusingly of all, sometimes updates will suddenly make it work or stop working on certain devices.
