Anyone remember these?
I have one and I’d like to press it in to service to play Audible (and other) audiobooks.
The problem is, it’s a very old phone. And I’m not all that good with phone-y things.
Can anyone point me to how to get the Audible app on there? Preferably without wiping the original OS, because the pseudo-3D effect is cool. But if that’s the only way, so be it.
In theory, there should be a configurable option in the Fire OS settings to allow you to install applications independently of the Fire app store.
After that, it becomes a question of how to find someplace that can make apps available for web download outside of an app store. There are several, but I don’t have any recommendations. I will say that the extreme age of the operating system (equivalent to Android 4.x Jelly Bean, no later than 2013) will be a huge limiting factor as to whether an app will install on the device.
The Amazon devices use a proprietary version of Android that shunts you to a potentially limited app store. One option is to replace the OS which is very involved and potentially risky, the much safer option is the first response: sideloading of app files, which on Android have the extension .apk.
Then you can Google up the apk for Audible, but as .apk is essentially the same as .zip, there is risk in getting sketchy software just like on a computer. So you should use a semi-curated, valid website instead. APKMirror usually a recommended one. You might also want to check for compatibility if your OS is older, Fire OS versions do not match up to Android versions.
Edit: looks like newest FireOS supported is 4.6.6.1 (if not carrier locked to AT&T?) which is Android 4.4 “KitKat”. So older but available. And the “Universal” and “nodpi” versions are likely the most compatible.
Thank you!! I’ve been sideloading (or attempting to sideload) different versions of the Audible .apk file, but didn’t know where I was going wrong. I suspect now that I’ve been trying to use too “new” an Android version.
I’ll try your suggestions tonight!