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Originally Posted by bcbob
Thanks for the information. I take it HDX is not the $50 tablet?
I found these detailed instructions on how to sideload:
http://www.lovemyfire.com/google-pla...ndle-fire.html
Looks pretty complicated requiring installing programs on my PC and helper apps on the Fire.
It might be doable though. I do have to consider whether perhaps just buying a general purpose Android tablet that can download from the Google Play store directly is a better idea. |
You don't need to get anywhere near that complicated for most apps.
You can download the APK for any apps that are free on Google Play by going to
http://apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader/ and pasting in the Google Play URL to get a download link.
For paid apps it can get more complicated.
There is a thread in the Fire forum that has a link to installing the Play store on your Fire which people have reported success with too so that might be an option as well.
I run OverDrive (from Amazon's store), Moon+ Pro, Mantano & Zinio on my Fire and have run others like Aldiko, Alreader, Pocketbook, Scribd, etc.
There are also third party app stores that can be installed to get apps from as well.
That said. If the majority of the apps you'll want aren't available directly from Amazon for the Fire then it doesn't make a ton of sense to go the Fire route, not when there are plenty of "regular" Android options out there running the Play Store by default.