Giving your kids gadgets can sometimes be a difficult task. You would want to spend as little money as you can for a cheap device – particularly a tablet that functions perfectly. For many parents, the Amazon Fire Tablet seems to be the best option, as they are cheap tablets that can usually do most of the basic functions. However, when it comes to certain services, particularly Google services, you will notice that these services are not available on Amazon’s range of Fire tablets.
With these Fire Tablets lacking Google services, your kids will not be able to enjoy content that has been made specifically for kids via the YouTube Kids app. So, what do you do, and how do you get the YouTube Kids app on your Amazon Fire tablet?
Let’s know everything in this guide.
Get the YouTube Kids App on the Amazon Fire Tablet
The simple way to get Google services as well as the YouTube Kids app on your Amazon Fire tablet is by sideloading the APK files to your Fire tablet. First, let’s take a look at how you can enable the sideloading of the APK files on your Amazon Fire tablet.
Enable Sideloading on Amazon Fire Tablet
- From the app drawer of your Fire tablet, launch the Settings app.
- Now, scroll and tap on Security and Privacy.
- You will see the Apps from Unknown Sources option.
- Make sure to switch the toggle towards the On position.
- Make sure that your web browser is in the list of apps that are allowed to install APK files.
Now that you have enabled sideloading on your Amazon Fire tablet, it’s time to download and sideload the necessary APK files, which will help you get the YouTube Kids app.
Before we dig into those steps, make sure that your Fire tablet is running on Fire OS 7 or newer. Fire OS 7 is the forked version of Android 9. It is important to download the APK field that corresponds to your device’s Android version.
Download the Google Account Manager App
Now let’s begin downloading the APK field to your Amazon Fire tablet. The best and most trustworthy place to get all your Android APK files is from the APK Mirror website.
- Launch the web browser app on your Fire tablet and head over to the APK Mirror website to download Google Account Manager.
- Make sure you tap on the latest available version.
- Click on the version number where it says APK to open the download page.
- Tap on the big red button that says Download APK.
- In a few moments, the APK file should be downloaded to your tablet.
- Pull the notification drawer and tap on the Download Complete notification. You will be prompted to install the file. Tap on the Install button.
Now you need to follow the same steps, but for the three other APK files that need to be sideloaded.
Before you download the APK files to your Amazon Fire tablet, make sure that the version of Android supports the particular APK file that your Fire OS 7 tablet is running.
In this case, ensure that the apps have support for Android 6 and above, as the apps will work just as fine on your Amazon Fire tablet. Please note that you have to download and install the APK files in the order that we have mentioned.
With all the apps installed in the correct order, you need to reboot your Amazon Fire tablet. To forcefully restart your Amazon Fire tablet, simply press and hold the power button. The device should power off and In a few moments should power back on.
Downloading The YouTube Kids App
Once the device has restarted, you need to now follow these steps very carefully.
- From the app drawer of your Amazon Fire tablet, tap on the Google Play Store app icon.
- A screen should appear asking you to sign in with your Google account. You can either choose to enter your or your own Google Account.
- With the sign-in successful, you will be able to make use of the Google Play Store.
- Simply tap on the search bar and type in YouTube Kids.
- From the results, tap on YouTube Kids, and, finally, the Install button.
- The YouTube Kids app will be installed on your Amazon Fire tablet.
Simply launch the YouTube Kids app from the app drawer, and you are good to go. You can also update the YouTube Kids app via the Google Play Store as and when there is an update available on the app.
Closing Thoughts
This candles the guide on how you can get the YouTube Kids app installed on your Amazon Fire Tablet. Yes, it has a lot of steps involved, but that is the only way if your kids are using an Amazon Fire tablet.
If you do not want to go through all these steps, you can simply choose a cheap Android tablet or Apple iPad. These tablets support installing the YouTube Kids app directly from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.
If you have questions, feel free to leave them below.
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