Hello there everybody
Nice to meet you all
I come before you with a grave problem: Is there another way to install apps on a rooted kindle outside the US? For sideloading, you need a free app from the Amazon App Store, which, I had to find out, was not available outside the US.
In retrospect, it was quite a stupid thing to buy the device. Lesson learned.
But maybe you might know a way? (I can't install the google market without a file explorer)
Thank you.
I contacted Unblock-Us and they told me they are working on supporting the Amazon App Store. If they do, then it's just a matter of setting your router's DNS according to what they give you and it'll be possible. They have a week of free trial which is enough to download the file explorer you want.
Outside of that, I'm in the same problem. The second option would be to have someone in America register a dummy Amazon account onto his Kindle Fire, click "buy" on the free file explorer app, then de-register, and when you register your own Kindle Fire to the same account, you could sync the app with your kindle. As far as I know, Amazon still allows syncing your bought content into the device even outside the US (I never tested this though).
If anyone can please volunteer to try the second option that would be awesome. Till then we need to wait for Unblock-Us.
Google is ur friend:
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=157358
lots of different options in the above thread. Enjoy.
Shftup said:
Google is ur friend:
lots of different options in the above thread. Enjoy.
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I don't really see anywhere in that thread where you can sideload apps without the ES Explorer or some other sort of app.. we can't download apps at all.
Another thread on that site says that you can install apps as long as you have a US account on Amazon.. which is not true. I have an account with a US address, US credit card and US location for the kindle and it says my location is not the US on the Fire, meaning it tracks IP.
Could adb be used, So download ES to the PC and use adb install ? That should work fine
or get the ES apk file from google, upload to dropbox, access dropbox from fire, it will automatically install it for u.
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or get the ES apk file from google, upload to dropbox, access dropbox from fire, it will automatically install it for u.
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Wait.. you can just download APK files and install it? Is it really that easy?
All the guides said you need ES Explorer which is what was so misleading. There's no issue here at all and you don't need an explorer for anything, just Google.
Side loading
Hi, did you try side loading the ES file explorer?
bikkou said:
I don't really see anywhere in that thread where you can sideload apps without the ES Explorer or some other sort of app.. we can't download apps at all.
Another thread on that site says that you can install apps as long as you have a US account on Amazon.. which is not true. I have an account with a US address, US credit card and US location for the kindle and it says my location is not the US on the Fire, meaning it tracks IP.
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Had you tried using a proxy? is this even posible? (to use a proxy I mean).
BTW, in wich country are you? I was going to buy a kindle fire for my wife but know I dont think so. We live in Mexico...
MacaronyMax - my hero
Just a little detail on what got my file explorer working in the UK:
Downloaded the needed apk file (don't ask - probably a really dodgy source). I copied it into my Program Files\Androidzandroid-sdk\platform-tools folder (for ease of install).
Then installing was as easy as "adb install *****.apk" (enter your filename).
Complete success, and now with my root file manager I can now do all the other things.
I'm one who has an american amazon account with bank account and everything. Seems as if some geo-ip mapping is stopping purchases from outside america, even on US devices.
Hope this helps.
You don't need additional apps to install APK files
Hey bikkou, that's right, you don't need additional apps to install APK files on your Kindle Fire. I agree, all threads out there seem misleading in this point.
I emailed myself an APK file, accessed my email account with the built in browser, downloaded the file, and then, when I tapped the file (which was listed in the downloads section) the device offered me the option to install the application.
My wife is playing Angry Birds Rio on my Kindle Fire right now
leopignataro said:
My wife is playing Angry Birds Rio on my Kindle Fire right now
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Thank you for your finding, really nice solution
IdrisBengoch said:
Just a little detail on what got my file explorer working in the UK:
Downloaded the needed apk file (don't ask - probably a really dodgy source). I copied it into my Program Files\Androidzandroid-sdk\platform-tools folder (for ease of install).
Then installing was as easy as "adb install *****.apk" (enter your filename).
Complete success, and now with my root file manager I can now do all the other things.
I'm one who has an american amazon account with bank account and everything. Seems as if some geo-ip mapping is stopping purchases from outside america, even on US devices.
Hope this helps.
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I did what you said and now I can install all the apps that I want
Thanks
Ok first maybe you would like to read the chronology:
>Rooted my kindle
>Install google apps using KFU
>Found that google play store is annoying
> Kindle unable to be uninstalled
>Go to root file explorer and delete every file that contain 'google' in it
>Reboot my kindle
>Kindle be broken, stuck in bootloop
>Serviced by a tech-guy near my house (pay $10)
>Kindle is still rooted, still with google play store
>I reset it to factory default
>Turned out that my device was still rooted
>Turned out that Play Store and Google Services Framework was still running in the background
Now the question is how do I remove those bastards because it is probably draining my battery.
I don't want to delete root files because I'm afraid the same **** will happen.
But if it is necessary then I would be happy if there is anyway to back it up first.
Thanks before.
Nevermind, just used Titanium Backup.
I have a AFTV2 and I keep getting the storage is low message and I have a nagging feeling that there are some left over files on my Fire TV from before, I did my last factory reset. I used to have a rooted ROM on my Fire TV but have been using official updates for the past few months. What would be the best way to either clear junk from my Fire TV or give it a proper reset?
You need to sideload or get a file manager from the app store and go through the file system... Mainly "elumated>0>downloads. And remove all that remains. Also go through the app manager and clear cache from everything you think would cause storage issues.
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Being an aftv2, you also need to use the available usb to expand non-app storage.
Did a factory reset from both the menu and recovery. I'm back in ES File Explorer and in being told that I have 5.59 GB of user storage with 1.69 GB already used . That's about 3.9 GB left. Only apps installed so far are, Netflix, Pluto TV, YouTube and ES File Explorer. Does this sound about right or is there something odd going on with that 1.69 GB of storage already used?
Hi all,
So I thought I was being smart and tried to install the fireos app store to try skygo on my fire stick 4k.. also stupidly installed on my fire tv (the old box one) as I was using apps2fire and had the wrong ip set!
The problem I've got now is I can't open any apps or the app menu. And to make it worse the app store I installed doesn't work either!!
Could anyone extract the FireTV version so I can reinstall it properly?
If that doesn't work, does anyone know how I can restore without having to reinstall and setup all my apps?
Cheers
Ok after a lot of troubleshooting I've managed to solve this.
For anyone who might ever manage to end up making the same stupid mistake.. I installed ES file explorer on my phone, pushed it to the fire stick (Amazon appstore version wouldn't open with busted app store). Navigate to system apps and find com.amazon.venezia, that's the appstore. Delete it!
Once I removed it, it was magically replaced with the normal one and all is good.
Hi, I bought this smart tv yesterday and I saw that it doesn't have many useful apps, including disney + and Primevideo. They are not even present on the store. Also in the system there is no app that acts as a file manager or that allows you to install external apks. I would like to know if anyone knows a way to install those apps, or change firmware, or install a file manager, or something like that. For example i see on youtube that with old smart tv they were able to downgrade the firmware and install a different store from which they install a file manager, and from this they install primevideo.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Hey @vincent99187 did you manage to install anything on this **** 43P610?
I have bought as well some weeks ago due a good offer but I totally understand why now... Are we forced to buy an external device to have something usesul a side ths chinese **** preinstalled?
I saw a video with same interface and previous 'app store' where was feasible to download 'es file explorer' to navigate and install APK so somehow I still want to believe, however now isn't available to download and I don't find any way to enable adb or to move our things here..