The best part of installing the Play Store on your Fire Tablet is that it doesn’t require any in-depth “hacking” like rooting or running scripts from a PC. It’s just a matter of downloading and installing a few APK files from the tablet itself, and you’ll be up and running with the Play Store just like your regular Android phone or tablet! Let’s get started.

Download the Play Store Files

Before we begin, make sure your Fire Tablet is from 2014 or later. This process may not work with old Kindle Fire tablets as you need to enable “Apps From Unknown Sources.”

First, open the “Settings” app from the “Home” tab on the home screen.

Now go to “Security & Privacy.”

Select “Apps From Unknown Sources.”

With that out of the way, we can start downloading the Play Store files. There are four APK files we will need to get the Play Store up and running, and they’re specific to your Fire Tablet.

Google Account Manager

Google Services Framework

Google Play Services

Install the Play Store

Select “Downloads” from the side menu and switch to the list view for the files. You should see the four files we just downloaded.

It’s important to install these APKs in a specific order. For each APK, follow this process: Tap the file > select “Continue” > tap the “Install” button. After it installs, tap “Done.” Don’t open the Play Store yet.

Install the files in this order (the file names on your device will be longer):

com. google. android. gsf. login com. google. android. gsf com. google. android. gms com. android. vending

With all the APKs installed, it’s time to reboot the tablet. Hold down the power button and select “Restart.”

If You’re Using a Fire 7 2022 (12th Gen)

If you’re using the Fire 7 2022 (12th Gen) tablet, you’ll need to manually grant permissions before using the Play Store. Tap and hold the Play Store icon and select “App Info.”

From the App Info page, select “Permissions.”

Select both “Phone” and “SMS” and switch them to “Allow.” You can now proceed with the rest of the tutorial.

Sign In to the Play Store

After following the above instructions, open the Play Store from the home screen and sign in with your Google account.

You may experience some problems when trying to use the Play Store right away. The Play Store and Google Play Services will automatically update themselves in the background, so just give it some time. This may take as much as ten minutes.

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