A lot of people are using Google Meet recently for video conferencing but if you only have an Amazon Fire Tablet on hand, you might feel left out. You can only download apps that are available at Amazon’s Appstore, which means, Google Meet is out of the question.
But, Amazon Fire Tablet is running on Fire OS, which is based on Android. So, if you come to think of it, you can actually use an Android app on your Fire Tablet including Google Hangouts and Google Meet. All you need to do is a bit of tweaking so you can install the Google Play Store in an Amazon tablet.
Once you have the Google Play Store on your Fire Tablet, you can now install and use Google Meet for your video meetings. So, how to do this? Follow the steps below.
Enable Downloading of Apps from Unknown Sources
Before you can download Google Play Store on your Fire Tablet, you will need to enable its permission first. To do this, open your Amazon Fire Tablet.
- From your home screen, swipe from the top down and select Settings.
- Go to Security & Privacy.
- Under Privacy, look for Apps from Unknown Sources.
- Toggle it to the right to enable the function.
- Exit Settings.
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Keep in mind that the Apps from Unknown Sources is disabled by default to protect you from downloading harmful apps to your tablet. After you have downloaded the apps that you need, you can toggle it back to disable. Otherwise, make sure that you only download apps that are trusted and safe.
Install Google Play Store on Your Fire Tablet
Before you can install Google Play Store, you will first need to know the version of your Fire Tablet. This will allow you to download the right APK file compatible with your tablet version.
SEE ALSO: Use Amazon Fire Toolbox to Install Google Apps on Fire Tablets
- To know your Fire Tablet’s version, go to Settings on your Fire Tablet.
- Next, choose Device Option.
- Select System Updates.
- Take note of the version number found on the screen.
- Now, go to the Silk browser on your tablet.
- Go to APK Mirror to search for the Google Play Store APK files.
- You will need to search the right version of these APK files in this proper order: (1) Google Account Manager (2) Google Services Framework (3) Google Play Services (4) Google Play Store
- Download each APK file by scrolling the page at the bottom and click Download APK.
- During the download process, you will be notified that the files can harm your device. Simply click OK to continue with the download.
- After downloading the four APK files, you can now install them to your Fire Tablet.
- From the main screen, look for Docs and click to open.
- Select Download.
- Click Local Storage.
- You will find the four APK files. Install each APK file but most importantly, do this in the same order as you have downloaded them.
- Once the installation is done, Google Play Store will appear on your Fire Tablet.
Download Google Hangouts Meet
- Now, you can download Google Meet by opening the Google Play Store.
- On the search bar, type Hangouts Meet.
- Click Install and wait for the process to finish.
- Once done, you can now use Google Meet.
With Google Play Store, you can easily download and enjoy Android apps on your Amazon Fire Tablet. Was the article helpful? Let us know in the comments below.
It got installed. But when adding account no response. Checking info is continuously loading and not moving to next page
I had this same thing happen on our version 7.
It is installed, but I can’t join meetings nor can it show me my scheduled meetings.
Worked like a charm on the Amazon Fire Tablet. I went by date on the Google Play apk because there’s no version 20 on the tablet (version 7).
Installed, but it will not let me type in a Meet code, so I cannot join meetings. Did I choose an incorrect version of an APK?
This is recurrent. I experienced the same over and over.
does google play will harm the tablet please reply
thanks i followed the steps and it was successful
“You will need to search the right version of these APK files…”
And how one knows which version is “the right one”.
?!?
Hi Gabriel! Just choose the latest version from the APK files.
I keep getting this message saying there was a problem parsing the package when I try to open the first all file. I download the version 7.1.2 of the Google Account Manager and I’m doing this on a Fire HD 10 7th generation tablet. Could someone please help?
Same issue …. were you able to figure it out? I’m trying but no luck
Hi guys! For those of you who are having an issue following the methods in this post, you can also try using the Amazon Fire Toolbox. It will allow you to accomplish the same thing, install Google Meet on your Amazon Fire tablet. Here’s a complete guide on how to use it: https://www.windowsdispatch.com/use-amazon-fire-toolbox-install-google-apps/
Excellent article. I made it work on Fire 7 tablet. Never thought Google apps can be run on Fire tablet.
Instructions
– Choose the versions latest and select Android 6.0 +, NoDPI, noarch for the first 3, for google play store i used Android 5.0 +
I followed your instructions but it did not work. Did Fire OS change something? I Got the Play Store to install, but it will not launch.
Same issue here. This article is awesome—worked like a charm … until I tried to open the app. It just flashes and then shows me the main Kindle screen again.
Not getting true
HELO, followed the steps and installed but when i click to open playstore it just hangs up