How to Install Kodi on an Amazon Fire Stick
Part 1 of 3:
Allowing Kodi on Your TV
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Turn on your Fire TV. This should load the Amazon Fire TV home screen. -
Scroll over to Settings and select it. It's five tabs to the right from the home screen. This will open the Settings menu. -
Scroll over to Applications and select it. This will open the Applications menu. -
Select Collect App Usage Data. It's the top option in the Applications menu. A pop-up window will appear. -
Select Turn Off when prompted. -
Return to the Settings menu. Press the "Back" button to do so. -
Scroll over to Device and select it. The Device menu will open. -
Scroll down to Developer options and select it. It's near the top of the Device menu. -
Select ADB debugging. This will turn it on.- If you see ON below this option, ADB debugging is already on.
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Scroll down and select Apps 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.
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Select Turn On. This allows you to install non-Play Store apps, including Kodi. -
Return to the Amazon home screen. Press the "Back" button until you reach the home screen, or press the "Home" button if available.
Part 2 of 3:
Installing the Downloader App
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Open Search. Select the "Search" tab, which resembles a magnifying glass in the upper-left corner of the screen. A text box will appear. -
Type downloader into Search. As you type, you'll see a progressively shorter list of app suggestions below the on-screen keyboard. -
Select Downloader. It should be the only app suggestion below the keyboard. Doing so searches the app store for the Downloader app. -
Select the Downloader app. This is an orange box with the word "Downloader" and a giant arrow on it. Selecting this app will open its app page. -
Select Get it or Download. 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. -
Select Open. 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 3 of 3:
Installing Kodi
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Select OK if prompted. This will close the new features announcement. -
Select the URL box. Your cursor will automatically appear, so just press your remote's middle button to open the on-screen keyboard. -
Enter Kodi's download address. Type kodi.tv into the URL box, then select Go. This will take you to Kodi's webpage. -
Select OK when prompted. You can now interact with the webpage. -
Scroll down to the Android icon and select it. It resembles the Android figure. -
Scroll down and select Android. Again, this is the Android figure, though it's green this time. The Kodi for Android download page will open. -
Scroll down and select ARMV7A (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.
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Select INSTALL. 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.
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