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lkmiller · 04-15-2026, 06:02 AM

So far I've only seen 5.16.2.1.1 reported and of course 5.18.5 and up. A mention that 5.12.2.2 stopped working, but no confirming log.

Ma'am-I-Am · 04-17-2026, 06:31 PM

Can Kindle for Android be sideloaded to an Android TV? I couldn't find it by searching on my TV. It's just an idea I want to play with and maybe try reading on it. What if you could sideload the app and access downloaded books from there? Maybe xfr to USB w/a file explorer or access the TV from a PC? Would Blue Stacks work again? Would you even need it?

axu2 · 04-17-2026, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Ma'am-I-Am

Can Kindle for Android be sideloaded to an Android TV? I couldn't find it by searching on my TV. It's just an idea I want to play with and maybe try reading on it. What if you could sideload the app and access downloaded books from there? Maybe xfr to USB w/a file explorer or access the TV from a PC? Would Blue Stacks work again? Would you even need it?

I tried to sideload Kindle to my Android TV way back (Onn 4K box 2021). I never got it to work back then.

The Pocketbook app worked fine though and was available in the Android TV store.

hondabf · 04-18-2026, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DNSB

One friend of mine who also has a PW4 has found yesterday that DRM removal no longer works for them while my jailbroken PW4 still allows me to remove DRM. I suspect that this is due to having disabled OTA updates. They are both on 5.18.1.

Running 5.10.0.1 on a PW4. DRM removal still works, I wonder if I will have to update to latest 5.18 once they drop support for the older kindles

04-17-2026, 06:31 PM	#3377
Ma'am-I-Am Preferred pronouns: We/Us Posts: 242 Karma: 533346 Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: <--- Over There, USA Device: Kindle PW 2	Can Kindle for Android be sideloaded to an Android TV? I couldn't find it by searching on my TV. It's just an idea I want to play with and maybe try reading on it. What if you could sideload the app and access downloaded books from there? Maybe xfr to USB w/a file explorer or access the TV from a PC? Would Blue Stacks work again? Would you even need it? Last edited by Ma'am-I-Am; 04-17-2026 at 06:39 PM.

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04-15-2026, 06:02 AM	#3376
lkmiller Laura Posts: 1,691 Karma: 24000000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Kobo Sage, Kobo Elipsa, Nook Glowlight 4 Plus, Kindle Oasis 2	So far I've only seen 5.16.2.1.1 reported and of course 5.18.5 and up. A mention that 5.12.2.2 stopped working, but no confirming log.