How to Install Android Market on Kindle Fire

by Jeff Benjamin on November 17, 2011

This tutorial will show you how to install Android Market on Kindle Fire.

Unfortunately, Kindle Fire comes bundled only with Amazon’s Appstore, which is missing many useful apps like Gmail, Spotify, YouTube, and many more.

Inside, I’ll show you how to get Android Market on your Kindle Fire with just a few easy steps…

How to Install Android Market on Kindle Fire

Note: I did this on a Windows machine, but if you’re on a Mac, you can do the same with Parallels and a Virtual Windows installation.

Step 1: Connect your Kindle Fire to your PC and root your Kindle Fire using this tutorial. You may need to “re-root” your device using SuperOneClick by clicking “root” in the upper left hand corner. It may say “Your device already appears to be rooted!!! Are you sure you want to continue?” Just click yes. Otherwise you may receive the error “remount failed: Operation not permitted” when performing a remount in step 4. Once rooting is verified, proceed to the next step.

Step 2: Download and extract the Android Market APK folder and save it to your C:\ drive as C:\market\<files>

Step 3: Open a command prompt (start, run, CMD), and perform the following commands. The first two commands are just showing you how to navigate to your Android SDK directory. Your SDK directory may be different depending on where you installed the SDK during the rooting tutorial.

cd /
cd Android/platform-tools/
adb remount
adb push c:\market\GoogleFeedback.apk /system/app/GoogleFeedback.apk
adb push c:\market\GoogleServicesFramework.apk /system/app/GoogleServicesFramework.apk
adb push c:\market\Vending.apk /system/app/Vending.apk
adb reboot

Step 4: Install Go Launcher EX from Amazon Appstore. This allows you to see the Android Market app. You can then configure Go Launcher EX as your default launcher (recommended).

Step 5: Login to Android market using your Google ID and start downloading apps like Gmail, YouTube, Spotify, and much, much more!

If you have any questions, be sure to watch the video tutorial, as it highlights every step in great detail.

Was this helpful to you? Let me know in the comments!

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    • http://www.facebook.com/Eagleabel Abel Barrera

      I just downloaded the apk and it works on my kindle fire.

      No Root.
      Just dragged and dropped it onto my Kindle. :D

      • Mystro

        didnt work for me

      • http://www.youtube.com/myjailbreakmovies/ Jeff Benjamin

        That’s interesting. I couldn’t get it working. What exactly did you do? Can you post it step by step? I’d like to see if I could duplicate it.

      • http://www.anishvshah.com Anish

        Sweet! Where did you get the market apk?

    • Kingkong

      Is there anyway to enable multi language keyboard support??
      I can read foreign language, but can’t type it..

    • Sawdemdead

      android market is on but wont let me add an account

      • http://twitter.com/Chad_Taylor Chad Taylor

        I’m having this same issue. any suggestions?

        • User

          Did you find a solution to this problem, I have the same problem.

      • Dwaine

        Having the same problem. Aneroid market crashes after I try to add an account

    • Caf360

      after you root and add Market place can you still get into the cloud?

      • http://www.youtube.com/myjailbreakmovies/ Jeff Benjamin

        Yes, but you will have to unroot to use Amazon VOD. But that’s fine because once you have Android Market installed, you don’t need root to use it.

    • SpaceCadet0

      WTF? I just rooted my Kindle Fire, but cannot find Go Launcher EX in Amazon App store. Got Claystone Launcher and it worked ok, but then I got into Amazon app store in Silk, tried to download Go Launcher EX and then Amazon won’t let me download it because it says it’s incompatible. What am I doing wrong?

      • Vascdoc

        i got the same problem

      • Mystro

        Dont use silk/amazon. If you did steps correctly, just use the Android store in Claystone

    • Justin

      After I have gone through step 1 – 3, during step 4, I wasn’t able to find GO Laucher Ex at the app store. How can I get Go Laucher Ex? Thanks.

    • Isonomia

      Did amazon remove Go launcher from the store?

      • http://www.youtube.com/myjailbreakmovies/ Jeff Benjamin

        Wow, looks like they did! Anyway, just try my Ice Cream Sandwich launcher tutorial instead. That way you can get Android Market and get Go Launcher and whatever else you want.

    • Kangmul

      Greatest KF’s Guide
      Thanks^^

      • http://www.youtube.com/myjailbreakmovies/ Jeff Benjamin

        Thank you :)

    • Eharden991

      when i type in cd Android/platform-tools/ in the command promt i get and error messege that says its not a valid path, i know thats the name of the file and everything, im running on windows xp, could that cause any issues? cause when i followed the rooting tutorial, i had to do some of the steps a little differenty

    • Fghdfgh

      Nice work Jeff, I really appreciate all your tutorials. Honestly I have to say that this forum is the easiest/best forum for the Kindle Fire. Very Simple and straight forward.

      Keep up the good work man.

    • Kangmul

      As this…
      Result is;
      Not Compatible/ GO Launcher EX is incompatible with your device. You cannot purchase this app from this device.
      …
      Why not buy the GO Launcher EX at Amazon App Store???

    • Mark

      Everything worked great until I tried to find Go Launcher EX from the Amazon Market. Do you think they removed it? and is there a work around?

      • Mark

        I just noticed the Ice Cream Sandwich comment posted earlier and gave it a try. Everything is working beautifully and the Ice Cream Sandwich Launcher is awesome! Thanks for putting this altogether for us. My Kindle is a new beast and so far I love it.
        Great Job, Jeff!

        Mark

    • Angkin73

      Everything worked great. very easy to follow. I did have to use Claystone Launcher instead, but its working rally well.

    • jik lee

      I cannot download Go Launcher EX. Because I live in Korea. Kindle says ” The amazon Appstore is no yet available in your region.” please upload me Go Launcher EX apk file!!!

      • gaby

        did u find any solution for that? pls let me know tnx

    • Chris

      Fantastic, Mr. Benjamin! Your guide is impeccable in detail and extremely helpful! The only recommendation I could possibly make is to put a note (possibly in Step 4) about Go Launcher EX being removed from the Amazon Appstore. I watched your other video on the ICS Launcher, then went and got Go Launcher…Other than that, immaculate. I TRULY appreciate it!

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FHLUYUI3BQ25BGS4H6BB7SYHR4 Nigel

      After I unrooted my Kindle Fire I tried to download Go Launcer- I see the Go Launcher looks like it has been moved. I then tried the Ice Cream Sandwhich- But had problems with this; it seemed very buggy and I couldn’t get all transition screens to work. I THEN tried Claystone but I don’t see an Android Market in the claystone?? Any help?

    • Jjjimbo

      Amazon does not download Go Launcher when you try to purchase it (free).

    • Anonymous

      Amazon did not download Go Launcher for me either. My device (Kindle Fire) locked up and had to be reset when I tried to force an install.
      I worked on this for hours and this is the fix for me.
      Follow all of the instructions above including rooting your device again.
      Download Ice Cream Sandwich to your Windows computer. I used the Free, Stable one.

      http://syndicateapps.com/main/ICS_Releases.html

      Copy the .apk to a directory on your device. I made a directory called Downloads.
      Install a file manager app on your device. I am using the ES File Explorer from Amazon app store.
      Using the file manager navigate to the .apk file and install it.

      Register your Google account and enjoy.

    • Romantikhonov

      Where can i find this Android Market APK folder that i need to download?

    • Romantikhonov

      The link to download the Android Marketplace does not work for me. Where can i download this? Thank you.

    • Miro

      I followed your guide and everything is working until I log in – it looked ok but when I want to open market it comes force quit

    • Miro

      My market is still force quitting. It seems its caused by googlefeedback.Apk which is impossible to install for me. Is it possible to be caused from this reason?

    • Khoa

      i installed market, but when i try to install some apps from the market, it stop in “downloading” then nothing happen

    • 2156key2156

      there is no go launcher. how can i do? T.T

    • http://www.booksandbeyond.net Fran Coleman

      I JUST went to Android Market on my tablet and looked for GO LAUNCHER & found about 10 versions of it! Halloween version,cartoon version, etc.etc.
      What version do I use & I have another ?? it seems after ppl do all of these steps they cant find GO LAUNCHER, what then? I can find about 10 of them NOW in the market so why does it NOT show up when doing the steps?
      What IS the alternative to GO?
      Is Marcus Woodsons advice & link sound &safe?

      • Anonymous

        See my update. I hope it helps if you haven’t figured it out yet.

    • Robert Lear

      step 4 . install Go Launcher from the amazon app store. unfortunately i do not have access to the the amazon appstore living in the UK, is there any other way of launching.

    • SuperDave27360

      It appears that Amazon has marked Go Launcher EX as not compatible with the Kindle Fire and it no longer appears in a search for launcher from the amazon Appstore on the Kindle Fire. If you try to install it via the browser it has a read X on it next to the kindle fire meaning that it is no longer compatible.

    • http://www.facebook.com/sukardi Sukardi Cou

      i followed the steps, but didn’t find go launcher ex in the store, what happened ?

    • Bosco Baek

      Hi, Jeff

      I’ve been following your instruction and by now Amazon adnroid market does not provide the “Go Launcher EX.” How can I install it now?

    • Chunlong_eric

      Could u mind upload a new link of “Download and extract the Android Market APK folder ”
      thank you!

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_DV6WU76JPOJ5PHEUQP733RMXMA Recine

      The link (Step2) to download Android APK folder is not working.

    • Robert Lear

      for the first command i had to put cd not /
      if you get a remount failed message go back and root again, worked for me.

    • Juuzbe

      not able to go on with “adb remount”, says remount failed. tried re-rooting many times still not able to. :(

    • Alx1836

      the link in step 2 is not working. Please update.

    • A17sniper

      you need a new link

    • Alx1836

      Hi people,
      Below is a link where you can download the go launcher (no amazon app store required) and the apk files required to install the android market on your Kindle Fire. (copy and paste the link in your address bar)

      http://www.wmlcloud.com/mobile/how-to-install-android-market-google-apps-on-kindle-fire/

      on this webstite, downlaod:
      (i) the “Google Apps plus a few more Android Apps” – it’s a ZIP file which contains the “go launcher” and the “GoogleServicesFramework.apk” as well as other apks which is not essential to install the android market on your kindle
      (ii) the “Android Market app”. Once downloaded, this file will appear as “vending.apk”

      1. copy the go launcher to your kindle via usb. Locate the file by tapping on the app tab on your kindle homepage and using the quick office app and by tapping browse (already pre-installed on your kindle). And install the go launcher on your kindle

      2.Create a new folder in your computer’s c: drive and rename it “market” (with small ‘m’)

      4.Copy the vending.apk and the “GoogleServicesFramework.apk” and the “vending.apk” to the market folder in your c: drive (the one you’ve just created)

      4. follow Jeff’s step 1(see above tutorial) to re-root your kindle. Skip his step 2 because you have already done it and proceed to Jeff’s step 3

      5. follow Jeff’s step 3 (see above tutorial) except skip the 4th line; “adb push c:marketGoogleFeedback.apk /system/app/GoogleFeedback.apk
      This is because you do not have the googlefeedback.apk in the market folder in your c:drive.
      Note that this apk is not at all essential to install android market on your kindle.

      Once you have completed, your kindle will reboot

    • kindddle

      link doesn’t work

    • http://www.youtube.com/myjailbreakmovies/ Jeff Benjamin

      Sorry guys, I re-uploaded it and added the link above. Thanks for your patience, I’ve been really busy. Lots of exciting things planned for KFW, so stay tuned :)

    • Qms Berlin

      HI, Evey thing is ok.After installing the Android Market , when you download it i am getting Error
      Sorry,
      The Application Market (process.com.android.vending)has stopped unexpectedly.Please try again.

      I have already rooted even though i receive this error.

      Regards,
      Berlin

    • Wally Man

      Thank you. Thank you. After the secret update to 6.2 I had to re-root. The market didn’t work anymore until I just followed your instructions. Thank you so much. Keep the great videos coming.

    • User

      Android market crashes after I try to add an account why does this happen?

    • Comadrejallorona

      I ‘ve follow each step and everything works exactly as the tutorial except that I can’t find Go Launcher Ex in the store, I’ve tried to download another launcher but the Amazon message “There was an error purchasing. Please verify your payment method” I need help with this, I’ll be very grateful

    • Loadiesinc

      will this work with any .apk file? i (knowing better) froze the stock launcher with titaium backup.
      fire will not boot up, only gives me the “kindle fire” loop.
      thanks

    • Alan

      Go Launcher is no more. You can use Claystone launcher instead.

      • http://nihilistsguide.tumblr.com/ Nihilist’s Guide

        You can Sideload Go Launcher. Get it at GetJar.

    • Fot Chyi

      Dear Jeff,

      Thanks very much for the resources and information you provided on your website. Your instructions and video tutorials on “How to Root Kindle Fire” and “How to Install Android Market in Kindle Fire” were clearly clear, and together with the guide provided by Alx1836 below, I was able to root my Kindle Fire and install the Go Launcher EX app without any problem. Thanks to you and Alx1836, now I can make better use of my Kindle Fire (e.g. install Android apps) which is otherwise not available to user outside the US (I am based in Singapore), instead of just having it as an e-book reader or expensive paper weight :-) .

      Thank you once again.

      Fot Chyi

    • Kniqa800

      I searched all internet and only Jef could do this! Thank you

    • Jjdeleon

      when i try to run
      c:marketGoogleServicesFramework.apk /system/app/GoogleServicesFramework.apk

      windows tells me it can’t open the program
      please help

      • Anonymous

        .apk is not a Windows file extension. You are not trying to run or open them from a Windows device. These files need to be copied to and run from your Android. You are using the command prompt on your Windows device to “push” those files to your Android.

    • Vato122

      i have a problem with the go launcher, i did everything but when i press go launcher ex it stops working
      it goes black and doesn’t do anyting

    • Vato122

      i have another problem, i deleted the go launcher, but downloaded claystone launcher, but when i press market in claystone it says there is not an app like that. pleas help me.

    • Madamelapunk

      When I click on the marketplace app, it asks me if i want to register but crashes when I click yes. HELPP

    • Domurioste

      Hello Jeff, I did everything about 2 weeks ago to get Android Market on my sons Kindle Fire and today the app market is not opening. When we click on the Market it goes to “You must add an account to the device to continue. Do you want to add one now? When we click yes it goes right back to the home screen. Help!!! What do we do to get the app Market to work again. Even his google account is not working.

      • Anonymous

        Make sure the gmail account you originally used to register is still active and hasn’t changed. The same thing happened to me, read my earlier post.

      • Bigg_j_pros

        mine too.

    • Susher

      Hi Jeff, I live out the US so i dont have acces to the amazon appstore.

      I rooted my kindle and it worked with out problems, yesterday i tried to acces the android market but i dont know how lost my register acount when i try to add it again the app crashes the same with gmail app, the others works just fine.

      Any idea? How can i fix it?

      • Notforever

        Hello, did you find a solution?

    • Wendygh_7

      hello, thanks for all of your videos! here is my problem, I bought two kindle fire as a xmas gift for my daughters, but I live in Mexico and Amazon never ever warned me about the use of kindle fire outside the USA, the thing is, the kindle fire wont work with any app, we are totally unable to download or stream any of the apps, I thought this video might help, but I do have a question, on the last step to install the Android Market, you mentioned that it is a must to install the go launcher (or a similar one) application, the thing is, once more, that I am not able to download ANY application once so ever, would I be able to download it if I already root my kindle fire, or would I be restricted as before even with the root process? please help me, this was the worst Xmas gift ever for my girls and we are very sad and desperated, I really apreciate your kind help!!!

      Wendy

    • carlos

      suoperoneclick doesn’t work, stop in the step 7 and doesn´t respond, what can i do?

      • http://www.facebook.com/rgoodnight Robert Goodnight

        Use Kindle Fire Utility option #2 (Burrito Root) – still works with newest kindle fire update, confirmed today (just went back from CM7 to stock, was having some issues with marketplace).

    • carlos

      superoneclick doesn’t work, in the step 7 stop and doesn’t respond, what can i do?

    • LanelleTaylor

      when trying to input commands for step 3 I get this error Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
      (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

      C:Documents and SettingsOwner>cd /

      C:Documents and SettingsOwner>cd Android/platform-tools/
      The system cannot find the path specified.

      C:Documents and SettingsOwner>

    • Alexander Balzan

      Hi
      As I live out the US (in Colombia), how can I do step 4, I can’t go to Amazon Appstore. Can I Install Go Launcher Ex in other way? or what can I do?

    • http://www.facebook.com/vandusen3 Alex VanDusen

      With the new 6.2.2 software update, in order to get the market on their you have to enter these commands in the prompt before entering the commands above. Make sure you are in the adb first

      adb push BurritoRoot2.bin /data/local/
      adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/BurritoRoot2.bin
      adb shell /data/local/BurritoRoot2.bin
      adb root
      adb shell id
      if uid = 0 continue, if not start over

      Also if you want to root on the new firmware go here http://www.talkandroid.com/84493-kindle-fire-update-6-2-2-whats-new-how-to-regain-root/#.TxhfBaWXQk8

      Props to Jcase for this

    • Cow_ranger

      thanks for all the tips.. but i’m not able to download go launcher ex from Kindle store.. how to resolve this problem? thanks.

    • Cutify_franzine

      great!thanks jeff :)

    • Rickbrunet

      Thank you very much for the great work. Do you will post the rooting precedure for the 6.2.2 version here on Kindle Fire Wire. Mind is already rooted but I look everywhere for severale week before I get the right way. Since your the best for explaning the step by step method, I’m sure that would be very helpfull for the futur KF owner.
      Thank for eveything.

    • Rickbrunet

      Ho a other question: I’ve install Android Market a hour ago and it still looding. Is it normal or I should reboot my KF?
      Thank you

    • ninjamon

      Can I do it if I can’t connect to a computer?

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