# Netflix and Kindle Fire?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-and-kindle-fire/775519>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 24, 2016, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-and-kindle-fire/775519 "2016-12-24T07:11:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-and-kindle-fire/775519/1 "2016-12-24T07:11:55Z")

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Is there a reason I’m missing as to why my dad isn’t able to find any download options in the Netflix app on his Kindle Fire? It works just fine on his iPad, but all the stuff involved with downloading seems to be absent from the KF. I’ve checked the OS and app versions, and they seem up to date. Google has been of minimal aid.

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**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-and-kindle-fire/775519/2 "2016-12-24T15:37:04Z")

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I’m not sure what you are asking. Netflix works fine on my kindle fire. Maybe this will help: [Early Generation Fire Tablet Help - Amazon Customer Service](https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201730460)

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**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-and-kindle-fire/775519/3 "2016-12-24T20:36:43Z")

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The big problem may be the term “kindle fire”. Amazon hasn’t made a tablet with that designation for several years.

Find out if it is a Kindle (unlikely) or a Fire tablet. Then go to Amazon and enter the right phrase: e.g., “Netflix for fire tablet”.

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**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-and-kindle-fire/775519/4 "2016-12-24T20:40:07Z")

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Yes, I wasn’t specific enough. My dad got the capability to download videos from Netflix, but doesn’t seem to have the capacity or option to do so in the app, except on the iPad.

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2016, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-and-kindle-fire/775519/5 "2016-12-25T06:43:04Z")

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I can download on mine, but I installed Netflix from the Google Play Store. Maybe the one on Amazon’s App Store hasn’t been updated yet.

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**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2016, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-and-kindle-fire/775519/6 "2016-12-25T14:36:43Z")

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I updated today and the first thing it did was notify me I can now download.