![]() ![]() ![]() It’s worth turning off this feature when you’ve finished working through our instructions so you don’t unintentionally install any other unauthorised (and potentially dangerous) apps in the future.Īuthorise Amazon’s Silk browser to install unknown apps Tap ‘Silk Browser’, then tap the slider next to ‘Allow from this source’ (see screenshot below) so it slides to the right. Return to Settings and, from the first screen, tap ‘Security & Privacy’ followed by ‘Apps from Unknown Sources’. However, with Android-based tablets, including Kindle Fire, it’s usually possible to unlock this feature. That’s why most, including Amazon, set up your device so it will only download apps from an official app store, rather than allowing you to ‘sideload’ apps from unofficial sources the way you do on a PC when you download programs from the web. Tablet manufacturers take your security seriously. Wait until the backup has finished before moving on to the next step. The top line will be replaced by a progress bar showing how many photos still need to be backed up. Tap the Enable link to the right of this. If your images aren’t being backed up to Amazon’s servers, you’ll see an option to ‘Auto-save your photos’ at the top of the screen. Return to the Fire home screen and tap Photos. You should also make sure your photos are backed up online. Optionally, also tap the slider beside ‘Save Wi-Fi Passwords to Amazon’ and your passwords will be stored on Amazon’s servers so they’ll be recognised by any new Amazon devices you buy, such as Echo smart speakers. Tap the slider beside ‘Backup & Restore’ on the following screen (1 in our screenshot) and your Kindle will be backed up once a week when it’s in standby mode and connected to Wi-Fi. Now, scroll down and tap Device Options, followed by ‘Backup & Restore’. Swipe down from the top of the screen to reveal the Control Panel, then expand it by swiping down again to show its full set of icons. Tap the top slider to make sure your Fire tablet is backing up online However, your settings and bookmarks are a different matter – if you don’t back these up, they could be lost, and it may take you some time to set up a new device – or restore your existing tablet -the way you want it. You don’t need to back up content such as books and audiobooks, because these are stored on Amazon’s online servers. You can support the site directly via Paypal donations ☕. TNR earns Amazon affiliate commissions from qualifying purchases.This is a precaution you should already be carrying out regularly so that, should your Fire be damaged or lost, you can recover your data on a different device. Back up your Amazon Fire tabletĪlthough what we’re going to do here shouldn’t damage your tablet, the standard advice applies about backing up before tinkering with fundamental features such as an app store. It means you can buy apps through just one store, regardless of which device you’re using, and enjoy them on both – just as Apple users are able to do when they share apps between their iPhone and iPad.īefore you get start, however, bear in mind these instructions only apply to Fire tablets released from 2018, starting with the eighth-generation of the Fire HD. This tutorial It is suitable for any Amazon Fire tablet, be it the 7 ″ screen or the new 8 ″ 9th generation Tablet Fire, so let's move on.Happily, with a little tinkering you can install the Play Store on your tablet, just as we’ve done on ours (pictured left). In this tutorial and video I have used the Amazon Fire HD 8 of which I already I got my first impressions a short time ago. How to install the Google Play Store on any Amazon Fire HD tablet By the way, you won't even need to be ROOT nor use ADB commands. Not all is lost, since, if you have a Fire HD tablet from Amazon, you can install the Google Play Store if you follow all the steps below or the video made for the same. This store is not bad at all, but it lacks many applications and all that great content that Google's dedicated to Android offers. One of the small handicaps of these tablets, even having a fork version of Android, is that we cannot access the Google Play Store, since it has its own Amazon store. A tablet that offers great performance for the reproduction of all types of multimedia content and that at the price they are, the Fire HD 8 of this entry is right now at € 99.99, it is almost impossible not to buy one for the whole family. This tutorial is updated as of June 1, 2020Īmazon tablets they have been sold like donuts, almost as much as the chinese tablets, since they were launched just over a year ago. ![]()
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