I am cyberilliterate. I used Trio Tablet for very simple tasks
- Talking on forums
- Downloading documentaries
- Watching documentaries
Trio Tablet was obtained for $40 during Sears going out of business.
It’s battery was very very bad. Now not working.
Can anyone tell me how to get it. I do have three Google accounts.
I don’t have a Kindle Fire (yet–I ordered a used Kindle Fire HD 8 for 30 bucks at the same time I ordered my Vankyo Matrixpad Z1–it was cheap enough that I thought I might as well) but this link (given earlier) seems pretty explanatory. The trick is to use the web browser to download and install the programs that you need.
I have never finagled with sideloading apps on a Kindle (or anything else without the Google Play software built-in) but I did something similar with an older tablet with no file manager. Don’t remember if I downloaded the file manager from a site or if I e-mailed it to myself from the PC then opened it on the tablet (either would work), installed the file manager, then connected the tablet to my PC to copy over the APKs that I have stored on the PC. (I download all my apps as APKs instead of letting Google manage them.) I don’t know if they would run or not without the Google Play stuff (I’ll find out in a couple of days.)
The Total Commander APK (and others) can be downloaded here. Open this link in the browser on your Kindle. Other options are Solid Explorer, FX, and CX.
Maybe try this?
I use Calibre, but it’s for a Kobo. I always download books on my computer, then transfer them to the Kobo. (The computer, of course, has an even larger capacity.) It’s easier to organize the books by “shelves”.
Wait–I see that the Kindle does have it’s own file manager. So that removes some steps. Download the APKs you need on your PC (or Mac), plug the Kindle into the computer via USB, copy the files from the computer to the Kindle, install from there.
Thank you. Downloaded.
Will do. Already on this Laptop from which I am typing.
Works very well! Came with a word editor.
Can I remove any of the multiple applications I do not use?
My Kindle Fire HD 8 (7th gen) arrived today (t is cosmetically perfect even though used). All I had to do was plug it in and copy over APKs to make them work, no need to install the Google apps yet (though these were free apps–pay apps will probably different.) Installed my comic reader and ebook reader with no problems. Even my alternate launcher works, though I have to manually start it each time. There seems to be a hack for that, though, that I will look into.
Thank you. I have now installed the Firefox Aurora Browser. Does anyone know how to work with it? No bookmarks are displayed. No add-ons work.
Piggybacking: can anyone tell me why my Fire 7 (bought in 2015) won’t connect to my Windows 10 PC? When I plug in the USB cable, the Fire gives a chime, but it doesn’t show up on my desktop File Explorer. Everything I’ve read online says it should show up as an external drive that I can then transfer files to.
Donno the answer to the above two questions off-hand but gotta say I’m loving my Fire HD. Bought the cheap used one to experiment on as an afterthought on a bigger Amazon order, and my only regret is that I bought the $65 new 7 inch tablet that was one of my primary purchases. I had never bought a fire before because I was concerned with if I could sideload the apps I wanted with it or if I would be buying a poke-based pig, but setting up my main reading apps (ComiCat and Moonreader+) was utterly devoid of problems. (Of course, the lack of GPS and Incredibly Shitty Camera limit what other apps I could add.)
For my device bought few days ago, I use
Settings –> Connected Devices –> USB –> Transfer files
All done while the device is connected.
All I get under Devices/USB is an offer to notify me if there are connection problems. This is Windows 10 Pro 1903.