This requires downloading what we call an “APK” which is the install file on Android, then installing it on the Fire TV or Fire TV Stick. Sadly we can’t just have the Google Play Store on it to download any app we’d like, and instead users have to sideload them. While this is easy for some, it’s a bit technical for some average users.īoth of Amazon’s devices are running a heavily customized version of Android 4.4.2 KitKat, changed to have a clean user interface for our TVs. Of course the built-in app store has a few options, and we’ve even seen some tutorials where you’ll need a PC and have the Android Developer Bridge (ADB) software installed to manually push files to the device.
There are multiple ways to install apps to the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick. This is mainly for developers to test their apps before being certified and offered by Amazon, but it also gives regular users an easy way to add more games, content, or even apps right from your Android device onto the Fire TV with ease. With the Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV stick Amazon has actually made “sideloading” apps extremely easy. Read: Amazon Fire TV Stick vs Roku Streaming Stick However, if you want to download and install the XBMC, games, and other apps, you can do so with ease. This ensures security while delivering apps that meet a certain demand for quality assurance. When it comes to Android devices most users install apps from certain sources like the Google Play Store or the Amazon App Store, or Amazon’s store on these Fire TV devices. These two streaming devices already offer an array of content to choose from, but here we’ll explain how to side-load Android apps to the Fire TV or Fire Stick to give owners even more options. As many of you probably know, the Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick both run on Google’s Android operating system.
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