Tinker app for fire tablet

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Hi,

Can anyone point me at the apk file for Tinker - for Android. I know its available on the usual Google Play store BUT I have a Kindle Fire - which doesn’t give access - only to Amazon store :-((.

Just the APK will do - then I can drop it onto my web page and download direct from there.

Thanks

BR

Graham

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@jensck might have some inputs about this.

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Do what I did when I had this issue (I now just use the build ide instead of the tinker app). Load the google play store and the other google services on the fire tablet.

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Newer versions of the app require Google Play Services, but this older one doesn’t: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BySmUIpNVsbbR3oydmd1ZUpYVmc

This older APK doesn’t support the Electron, but it should work for Photon setup and Tinker-ing.

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I didn’t need to root the amazon fire tablet. It took me awhile to get the google play store (and google play services) on the fire tablet but because of this I can get pretty much any app I want from the google app store (including tinker). I was able to get the latest version on tinker on the fire tablet just by downloading it. I had no problems with it.

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Greg,

Again many thanks for your help ;-)). I know that there are ‘hoops’ to go through to get access to Google Play Store on a Fire, and what I read made it seem like a nightmare - so I avoided it 9life’s too short ;-).

I have my own web page where I can drag any APK I want then point the fire at my website and install from there. Rather short-sighted of Amazon really - but hey its a Marketing decision not technical ;-). Its how I install my own apps - developed in Android Studio…

Thanks again for your help though ;-).

BR

Graham

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I would turn on developer mode and allow apps (apks) from unknown sources.

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Hi Greg,

Already done that - I just haven’t gone through the hoops to allow access to Google Play Store :-O.

G

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It’s well worth it.