[Q] Instagram Android on Kindle Fire 6.3

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Hello!

I've been using Instagram on my Kindle Fire running version 6.2 (works great!); however I have a reader on my site that left a comment that Instagram keeps Force Closing upon opening - he's running 6.3.

So...I was wondering if any of you folks might be able to help us out - does Instagram work well with Kindle Fire running firmware 6.3?

Thank you in advance!!

Cheers

Just installed it on mine to test it out for you. Works perfectly for me.

Originally Posted by kwheel596

Just installed it on mine to test it out for you. Works perfectly for me.

Thank you SO much, @kwheel596 for trying it out for me! Much appreciate the extra effort and quick reply! Cheers!! #thumbsup

dont work for me forces close

Thry updated the app a few hours back. Try again or fill a complaint in the playstore... they are putting a lot effort in perfecting it

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Originally Posted by therethere

dont work for me forces close

My commenter reports that he's still having the same Force Close issue across all 3 versions of Instagram (1.0 to 1.0.3) as well...ugh. Has anyone been able to circumvent the bug by any chance?

Much appreciated!

still forcing close after sign in. tested in all instagram app versions. now on 1.0.6

Originally Posted by therethere

still forcing close after sign in. tested in all instagram app versions. now on 1.0.6

Yeah unfortunately a couple of our readers had the same issues. There was one success report by a reader, however, who shared what she did that eventually got Instagram to work. Unfortunately I wasn't able to reproduce the success with our other readers.

Pretty much what she did was, she tried enabling Google Play on her Kindle Fire and in the process, she needed to restart the Kindle. After a couple restarts, Instagram magically started working.

I followed instructions on this video (Youtube "How To Install Google Music / Play On Your Kindle Fire!" v=6TcQPFHd9G4) and they provided download links to their apk files. Wish I could remember if I shut the kindle down any other time I tried to get Instagram to work; but after loading these apk files, that may have been the first time I shut it down completely...?

Bets of luck to your readers!

This procedure did not work with our other readers but I hope this works with yours! Looks very non-technical and does seem like a fluke but hey, it worked for our reader, M.

Good luck and please let us know if you get it work somehow!

Cheers