Select: How to Install Kodi on an Amazon Fire Stick

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Part 1of 3:

Allowing Kodi on Your TV

1. Turn on your Fire TV. This should load the Amazon Fire TV home screen.
2. Scroll over toSettingsand select it. It's five tabs to the right from the home screen. This will open the Settings menu.
3. Scroll over toApplicationsand select it. This will open the Applications menu.
4. SelectCollect App Usage Data. It's the top option in the Applications menu. A pop-up window will appear.
5. SelectTurn Offwhen prompted.
6. Return to the Settings menu. Press the "Back" button to do so.
7. Scroll over toDeviceand select it. The Device menu will open.
8. Scroll down toDeveloper optionsand select it. It's near the top of the Device menu.
9. SelectADB debugging. This will turn it on.
   • If you see ON below this option, ADB debugging is already on.
10. Scroll down and selectApps from Unknown Sources. Doing so will prompt a pop-up window.
    • If you see ON below Apps from Unknown Sources , you don't need to turn it on.
11. SelectTurn On. This allows you to install non-Play Store apps, including Kodi.
12. Return to the Amazon home screen. Press the "Back" button until you reach the home screen, or press the "Home" button if available.

Part 2of 3:

Installing the Downloader App

1. Open Search. Select the "Search" tab, which resembles a magnifying glass in the upper-left corner of the screen. A text box will appear.
2. Typedownloaderinto Search. As you type, you'll see a progressively shorter list of app suggestions below the on-screen keyboard.
3. SelectDownloader. It should be the only app suggestion below the keyboard. Doing so searches the app store for the Downloader app.
4. Select theDownloaderapp. This is an orange box with the word "Downloader" and a giant arrow on it. Selecting this app will open its app page.
5. SelectGet itorDownload. It's on the left side of the screen, just below the Downloader app description. This will begin downloading the Downloader app onto your Fire TV.
6. SelectOpen. Once the Downloader app finishes downloading, this option will appear; select it to open the Downloader app, from which point you can download the Kodi app.

Part 3of 3:

Installing Kodi

1. SelectOKif prompted. This will close the new features announcement.
2. Select the URL box. Your cursor will automatically appear, so just press your remote's middle button to open the on-screen keyboard.
3. Enter Kodi's download address. Typekodi.tvinto the URL box, then select Go . This will take you to Kodi's webpage.
4. SelectOKwhen prompted. You can now interact with the webpage.
5. Scroll down to theAndroidicon and select it. It resembles the Android figure.
6. Scroll down and selectAndroid. Again, this is the Android figure, though it's green this time. The Kodi for Android download page will open.
7. Scroll down and selectARMV7A (32BIT). It's below the "Kodi v17.4 'Krypton'" heading. Kodi will begin downloading onto your Fire Stick.
   • If you have the larger Amazon Fire TV box (rather than the Fire Stick), you'll select the 64BIT version.
8. SelectINSTALL. It's in the bottom-right corner of the screen. This will begin installing Kodi. The entire installation process should only take a few seconds, after which point you can open Kodi by selecting OPEN at the bottom of the screen.
   • You can also press the ? button on your remote when prompted to open Kodi.