Open Evozi’s APK downloader in the second tab.In the first tab, navigate to the Apps section of Google Play.

Nowurn back to your computer. You probably have a web browser open right now, so go ahead and open two more tabs. Open the Security submenu, and check the option to allow installation of apps from unknown sources: Next, go to the Settings menu on your Fire tablet. Search for and install a file manager like 'ES File Explorer'.

Transfer it to your Fire tablet, and install it.įirst things first: Turn on your Fire tablet, and go to the Amazon Appstore. The more complicated solutions involve installing Google Play on your Fire tablet (this is also the most efficient and effective) but there is also a trick that requires a lot less work.Ī friend recently asked about this trick (he’s a new Fire owner), so I thought it would be worth sharing with everyone.Īfter identifying the free app in Google Play you want to download, go to a site like Evozi’s APK Downloader and use its download tool to get the app. While the Amazon Appstore does have most of the apps one might want, there are some apps (like reading apps that compete with the Kindle app) that Amazon won’t let us install on a Fire tablet.

Amazon’s Fire tablets have many things going for it, but they also have at least one shortcoming: they don’t come with Google Play.