Install Android market on Kindle Fire

Those who are hungry for more apps on their Kindle Fire can now get access to Android Market (which has been disabled in favour of Amazon appstore). BriefMobile has posted steps to install Android Market and access wide range of Android apps (albeit with few incompatibilities) on Kindle Fire tablet.

Do remember that you need to root your Kindle Fire to install Android Market and rooting should be done at your own risk as it voids warranty.

Prerequisites

• Root your Kindle Fire
• Download the following apks
• GoogleServicesFramework.apk
• Vending.apk (Latest Version 3.3.11)
• Root Explorer App (or similar that lets you change ro/rw permissions)
• Side Loading Apps activated on Kindle Fire
• On the Kindle Fire Settings screen, go to “Device” and turn On “Allow Installation of Application From Unknown Sources”

Instructions

1. Transfer the .apk files to your Kindle Fire via PC / Mac (remember where you put them)
2. Open Root Explorer App, and navigate to the transferred .apk files
3. Select the GoogleServiceFramework.apk and install
4. When complete, click “Done” and return to the file location for Vending.apk
5. Long-press Vending.apk and select the “Move” option on pop-up menu
6. Navigate to /system/app folder
7. Change mount option from RO to RW (read-only to read-write)
8. Paste Vending.apk into the /system/app folder
9. Long-press Vending.apk and select “Permissions” from pop-up menu
10. Change permissions to match all other apps in this folder (rw-r–r–)
11. Reboot your Kindle Fire
12. Once reboot is complete, select Market App and log-in as usual.
13. Enjoy!

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