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1. Download Kindle Fire Utility 0.9.6 or later.

Kindle Fire Utility is a free tool from xda-developers forum member Vashypooh. It automates the process of rooting the Kindle Fire, installing Google Apps (including the Play Store), and installing custom bootloader and recovery tools.

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While the Fire Utility is designed to run on Windows computers, some of the tools may also be useful for Mac or Linux users. But that’s beyond the scope of this tutorial. For now I’ll assume you’re running a Windows computer.

2. Install Kindle Fire drivers

If you’ve previously rooted your Kindle Fire using a Windows PC, you probably already have the proper drivers installed and you can skip ahead to the next section.

If not, the first thing you’re going to need to do is plug your Kindle Fire into your PC with a USB cable and navigate to the folder where you unzipped Kindle Fire Utility. Then double-tap the fie called “install_drivers.bat.”

This will attempt to install driver so that your PC can recognize the Kindle Fire.

It can be persnickety though. You can check to see if the drivers were installed correctly by firing up Kindle Fire Utility in the next step and seeing if the ADB Status is listed as “online or offline.” If it’s offline, the drivers you need aren’t installed and you can try this:

1. Open your Windows Device Manager by typing “device manager” into the Windows run box and hitting enter.
   
2. Look for an item labeled “Amazon” or something similar. It should have a yellow exclamation point next to it.
   
3. Right-click on that item and select “update driver.”
   
4. From the following menu choose “Browse my computer for driver software.”
   
5. On the following screen choose “Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer.”
   
6. From here I selected “Android Composite ADB Interface.” The “Android ADB Interface” option might work as well, but I can confirm that the Composite option does work.
   
7. Click Next and wait for the installation to complete.
   

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3. Run Kindle Fire Utility and install permanent Root/TWRP

Now go back to the Kindle Fire Utility folder and double-click the run.bat file. It will open up a black window with red text and after a moment it should show you a menu with a number of options.

Check to make sure that ADB Status is shown as “online.” If it isn’t then your Kindle Fire isn’t plugged in properly or your drivers aren’t installed properly. Go back to step two for help configuring the drivers.

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To root the tablet, choose the option that says “Install Permanent Root with Superuser.”

Next we will need to install the latest TWRP Recovery, we will need this to flash our Android ROM and Google Apps. To install TWRP chose the option that says "Install the latest TWRP Recovery"

This will root your tablet and install a custom bootloader and recovery. These are the first steps toward installing the Google Play Store or custom ROMs.

Warning: Wait for the Fire Utility to tell you it’s safe to unplug your device before you do anything else!



4. Back It Up!

The next thing I’d recommend doing is entering TWRP Recovery and making a backup of your device before doing anything else.

You can do this by pressing and holding the power button on your tablet and choosing the shut down option.

Once your device is off, press the power button again to turn it on. Press it again to enter the boot options. The press it until you chose to boot into Recovery. TWRP will then boot.

Then choose the backup option to create a backup of your device.

If anything ever goes wrong with your tablet you can enter the custom recovery again and restore from this backup to bring your Kindle Fire back to the condition it’s in right now.


5. Installing our ROM


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Make sure your kindle is plugged into your computer
In TWRP chose "Mount" and then "Mount USB Storage", your kindle should now connect to your computer. Drag and drop the ROM and JBApps to the root of your kindle. Once it is complete chose "Unmount" in TWRP.

Go back to the main menu of TWRP and chose "Whipe"
Whipe the Cache, the Dalvik Cache and Factory Reset.

Once that is completed go back to the main menu of TWRP and chose "Install". Your ROM and JBApps should appear.
Flash the ROM first and do not check any of the boxes.
After flashing the ROM flash the JBApps, this will install the default google apps (Play store, browser, etc...)


6. Reboot

Reboot your kindle and the Android boot screen should appear! Make sure you DO NOT POWER OFF THE KINDLE UNTIL EVERYTHING IS SETUP. If you do you will risk bricking your device. After the Android ROM is finished booting follow the on screen instructions.

7. Enjoy your Kindle fire with Android!

That is all