Once it’s installed you can tap the home button on your Kindle Fire and choose between the Amazon launcher and the GO Launcher. You don’t even need to venture outside the Amazon Appstore.Īll you need to do is download a free app called GO Launcher EX.
If you’d rather have a different launcher that looks more like the Android interface seen on most phones and tablets, you can do that. That Amazon book case that greets you every time you turn on the tablet? It’s just an app called a Launcher.
OK, now you have all the information you need to install third party apps that aren’t available in the App Store - but here’s something you may not have realized. I just did this and now my Fire looks almost the same as my Droid Bionic.
In it they tell you how to change the Amazon launcher and use a more “standard” Android one – Go Laucher EX, for example. Well, these days most people are not familiar with ADB, so first, we going to setup ADB in our system (desktop or laptop).The best article on modifiyintg your Kindle Fire that I’ve seen is the one just published in Liliputing. The process is little tricky but who are familiar with ADB, will be able to do this very easily.
Now, go back to your PC, we are going to connect your Android TV to your PC via ADB. Tap Clear defaults to remove the default.
Click on the current default launcher and then scroll down to the Launch by Default section. In the case of our example device, the default launcher is the Google Now Launcher. Scroll down and look for your current application launcher. The file will download to your Kindle Fire. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. Select the latest version, then the Download button. total newbie lol, how do i make Microsoft Launcher the default app on amazon fire, options take me to fire settings menu then im lost, help plz This thread is locked.
Open the Silk browser and go to the page to download Apex Launcher from APK Mirror. Finally, go back to the About section and tap on Status to get the IP Address. If you don’t like the way the newly installed keyboard looks and feels, you can bring back the original keyboard pretty easily. First, you need to navigate to Settings > Apps > All. From the Home screen, open Settings > Security and set the Apps from Unknown Sources option to On.You can see your Kindle Fire has turned into Android tablet 3. Just skip the greetings and then the Kindle Fire will turn back to the new home screen. You'll get into the GO Launcher EX setting interface. Now, enable USB debugging and Network debugging. Pitch on 'Use by default for this action' and choose 'GO Launcher EX'.After enabling, go back to the Device Preferences menu and open Developer Options.Now, repeatedly press it until Developer Options are enabled.Then go to Build Version under the About section.Open Device Preferences of your Android TV.So we are going to disable the default Android TV launcher to set the new Google TV launcher as the default launcher. You will not find any way to set it as the default launcher, the thing we see on an Android device. Set Google TV Launcher as Default Launcherīut it will work as a third party launcher, you will have to open the Home app every time to enjoy the new Google TV Launcher. It’s as simple and easy to navigate as on Android TV set-top. Next, configure the Nova Launcher: Swipe down on the screen and select the gear for Settings. One excellent choice is Leanback Launcher by XDA Member rockon999: a fully-featured Android TV launcher for Amazon Fire TV devices. Turn on To detect home button press and when prompted, select the Nova Launcher. Open it and there you have the brand new Google TV running on your Android TV. Swipe down on the screen and select the gear for Settings.