Rooted Kindle Fire HD with working GAPPS and Play Store

stopxwatch · Sep 18, 2012

So I gave this a shot and it worked perfectly.

1. Root your Kindle Fire HD
2. Downloaded and install the GoogleServicesFramework.apk
3. Download Vending.apk
4. Using a file explorer app on the Fire with superuser permissions AND the system file permissions set to Read-Write, move Vending.apk to /system/app.
5. Change the permissions of Vending.apk to User - Read/Write, Group - Read, Others - Read
6. Install Vending.apk
7. The Android Market should show up in your Kindle Fire HD apps. Tap on it and follow the steps.
8. Download and install the Play.apk to upgrade the the android market to the current Play market.
9. Enjoy!

GoogleServicesFramework.apk - mediafire.com/?zaumfwhraxcifqf
Vending.apk - mediafire.com/?31bn3e258jjpj8d
Play.apk - mediafire.com/?wwcqrlfwt8o1gnv

adiliyo · Sep 18, 2012

how about attaching said apks?

or at least which ones?

i'm going to guess it's the latest gapps for ICS though?

Mark930 · Sep 18, 2012

less then a week and its already been rooted and got the play store damn.

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reverendkjr · Sep 18, 2012

stopxwatch said:
So I gave this a shot and it worked perfectly.

1. Root your Kindle Fire HD
2. Downloaded and install the GoogleServicesFramework.apk
3. Download Vending.apk
4. Using a file explorer app on the Fire with superuser permissions AND the system file permissions set to Read-Write, move Vending.apk to /system/app.
5. Change the permissions of Vending.apk to User - Read/Write, Group - Read, Others - Read
6. Install Vending.apk
7. The Android Market should show up in your Kindle Fire HD apps. Tap on it and follow the steps.
8. Download and install the Play.apk to upgrade the the android market to the current Play market.
9. Enjoy!

Keep in mind that we have no way of restoring the system folder yet, so if anything goes wrong with this process, you may end up bricking your tablet. Just a warning.

adiliyo · Sep 18, 2012

so, i'm getting application not installed errors when trying to do this.

stopxwatch · Sep 18, 2012

adiliyo said:
how about attaching said apks?

or at least which ones?

i'm going to guess it's the latest gapps for ICS though?

GoogleServicesFramework.apk - mediafire.com/?zaumfwhraxcifqf
Vending.apk - mediafire.com/?31bn3e258jjpj8d
Play.apk - mediafire.com/?wwcqrlfwt8o1gnv

uhupong · Sep 18, 2012

can you install different launcher now?

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adiliyo · Sep 18, 2012

has anyone got this to work completely? i got the market to install along with the framework services, but i can't log into my account, it tries and then times out after a while.

am i missing something?

stopxwatch · Sep 18, 2012

try rebooting the fire.

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stopxwatch · Sep 18, 2012

Try adw launcher. Works for me. If you hit the home button it brings you back to the amazon launcher though. Adw gives you an app icon so you can always launch into it or add it to your favorites.

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adiliyo · Sep 18, 2012

stopxwatch said:
try rebooting the fire.

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okay, so what worked for me was reinstalling the framework services and rebooting right after, now i am signed in thanks!!

stopxwatch · Sep 18, 2012

awesome! Thanks for sharing!

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robertc88 · Sep 19, 2012

stopxwatch said:
Try adw launcher. Works for me. If you hit the home button it brings you back to the amazon launcher though. Adw gives you an app icon so you can always launch into it or add it to your favorites.

Sent from my KFTT using xda app-developers app

Worked for me as well and I'm not rooted! This is going to put big smiles on lots of folks' faces since many don't root. So this is what ICS really looks like on the KFHD!

Time to personalize with widgets and themes!

trgilman · Sep 19, 2012

robertc88 said:
Worked for me as well and I'm not rooted! This is going to put big smiles on lots of folks' faces since many don't root. So this is what ICS really looks like on the KFHD! Time to personalize with widgets and themes!

How does performance feel with the launcher?

babblin5 · Sep 19, 2012

Google Movies Issues

Can't seem to get Google Play Movies to work. It hangs at sync. Any ideas as to how to fix this? Would love to access both Amazon Instant Video and Google Movie accounts.

reverendkjr · Sep 19, 2012

babblin5 said:
Can't seem to get Google Play Movies to work. It hangs at sync. Any ideas as to how to fix this? Would love to access both Amazon Instant Video and Google Movie accounts.

Does Amazon Instant video still work after rooting? A bunch of people keep asking this.

babblin5 · Sep 19, 2012

reverendkjr said:
Does Amazon Instant video still work after rooting? A bunch of people keep asking this.

Yeah works fine after root.

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babblin5 said:
Yeah works fine after root.

I figured out how to get Google Play Movies to work as well. Place in system/app folder. set permissions to rw r r. reboot. install from file explorer launcher. If it doesn't work, reinstall again. Youtube signs in now as well using the same method!!!

YEAH BABY!

padest.com · Sep 19, 2012

Thanks for your sharing!

It's almost the same with the method for Kindle Fire 1st gen.

HtGemini · Sep 19, 2012

Which file explorer app would you recommend to do this correctly?

adiliyo · Sep 19, 2012

HtGemini said:
Which file explorer app would you recommend to do this correctly?

i used root explorer, any app that can change permissions and mount /system rw should work fine

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