How I got "incompatible" apps onto the Fire HD 8 tablet

[Jim Barr]

I was very disappointed that I couldn't install the Google+ app from the Google Play Store on my Fire HD 8 tablet, because Google Play said that the app wasn't compatible with my device.

So, I installed Ankit Kumar's "APK Extractor Lite" app from the Google Play Store onto my Droid Turbo 2 phone, extracted Google+ to an APK, uploaded the APK to a Google Drive folder, then downloaded it onto my Fire HD 8 tablet. It installed without error, and I now have a "proper" version of Google+ on my tablet.

I also did this for WeatherBug Elite, the now abandoned and generally unavailable ad-free version of WeatherBug. It runs like a champ on my Fire HD 8, except that I do need to manually refresh the map when displaying a radar map--small consolation for having an app that I like.

Obviously I got lucky, and not all apps will extract or install correctly. And time will tell if I have any issues or if the apps update properly through Google Play. YMMV, of course!

 

[Chewieez]

Have you tried downloading the apps from a site like Apkmirror? It may save you a bunch of time.

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[sd_shadow]

Apk mirror
http://www.apkmirror.com/

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[VeganStar]

Non-Amazon Android App. Issue...

I have been trying to download an app. that you need to get through the Google store, and tried doing some convoluted "apk" that I foynd online, but it didn't work (though it's possible that the files just didn't completely download because the device often shuts itself off :-\). If anyone might be able to tell me how to get the Blue Jeans (web conferencing) app. onto a Fire HD 8, that would be incredibly hrlpful.

 

[VeganStar]

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[ssb13]

I have been trying to download an app. that you need to get through the Google store, and tried doing some convoluted "apk" that I foynd online, but it didn't work (though it's possible that the files just didn't completely download because the device often shuts itself off :-\). If anyone might be able to tell me how to get the Blue Jeans (web conferencing) app. onto a Fire HD 8, that would be incredibly hrlpful.

Have you tried this? https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/development/install-google-apps-adb-pc-t3314420

or this http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...4D42D34BAB8CC8D847B04D42D34BAB8CC8D&FORM=VIRE
http://apps.goodereader.com/?s=blue+jeans