As many of you know, Amazon tablets have been updated to a new version that includes the Alexa voice assistant. This has been a big change for users, but even more so for those who had the Play Store installed on their devices.
The new update on the device has caused certain apps to stop working properly , especially those that were manually installed. In particular, the Google Play Store has stopped working, a service that is quite important for some users.
Several users have complained about the situation. A solution has been found on the XDA Forums . It's not an official solution, but it works and will function smoothly at least until the next update.
Alexa onboarding causes issues with the Play Store on Fire tablets
The solution involves installing the latest versions of two apps included in Google's GApps suite: Google Account Manager and Google Services Framework . Updating these apps will restore the Play Store to working order.
To install Google Play on Kindle Fire, first download the packages from here and here . Once you have the APK file, transfer it to your device. Before installing, go to Settings and then to the Security menu, which allows the installation of files from sources other than the Amazon Appstore. After enabling this, install the downloaded APKs and restart your device.
Once we've restarted the system, our Fire will have the Play Store working again, and we'll be able to download any app from the store, as well as other types of content . This is something many users prefer to the Amazon Appstore. In any case, if you can, I recommend downloading all the Google Apps and updating the applications on your Fire to avoid any major problems.