How do I connect to Kindle Fire for development?

Question

What do I need to do to use my Kindle Fire for android development? (Specifically for testing my apps on the device.)

In addition to the below, for me it was necessary to reboot my computer to get it to recognize the new USB settings. I resisted doing this for quite awhile as it should ideally be sufficient to restart the particular service(s). If all else fails, try that. — MarkHu, Jan 09 '13 at 18:20

score 45 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 18 '11 at 16:43

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You can find the instructions for connecting Kindle Fire to the ADB in a PDF of instructions provided by Amazon.

Paraphrased from the document:

Edit the adb_usb.ini file (located in ~/.android/)
Add the lines:
```
0x1949
0x0006
```
Save the file.

Run these commands to restart adb:

adb kill-server
adb start-server 
adb devices

NOTE: For Windows 7 users you need to download an additional driver.

edited Nov 18 '11 at 16:43

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answered Nov 16 '11 at 12:18

Josh Metcalfe

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It's perfectly ok and encouraged to answer your own questions to document things *(just for anyone who doesn't know)*. I won't upvote this though since [answers which only contain a link are bad](http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/8231/are-answers-that-just-contain-links-elsewhere-really-good-answers). This answer gets useless when the link goes down. Which is probably the time people start searching for docs how to actually do that on alternative sources. – Nov 16 '11 at 12:22
@alextsc Thanks for the comment. I've updated the answer to include the necessary changes attempting to cut out the verbosity from the linked document. – Josh Metcalfe Nov 16 '11 at 15:38

score 16 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 04 '14 at 18:43

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Linux uses a different way to set up the device. According to Using Hardware Devices, you need to set up your Linux system as follows:

Edit /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules as root, and add the following line (create this file if it does not exist):
```
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="1949", MODE="0666"
```
Change the permission of this file by executing the following command as root:
```
chmod a+r /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
```
Reload the rules by executing the following command as root:
```
udevadm control --reload-rules
```
Run these commands to restart adb:
```
adb kill-server
adb devices
```

If everything is ok, you will see your Kindle Fire listed as a device.

edited Dec 04 '14 at 18:43

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answered Dec 05 '11 at 20:57

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This ain't working... I did exactly what you said. My KindleFire is still not showing up in the list of attached devices. – Sudarshan Bhat Feb 23 '12 at 06:42
just used also adb start-server before adb devices and everything worked fine on ubuntu. thanks! – CoPLaS Jan 19 '13 at 20:55

score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 27 '12 at 20:50

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I was also looking forward how to connect Kindle on the ADB, so what I had to do is:

Go to Settings->Security and Enable ADB.

answered Nov 27 '12 at 20:50

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 14 '12 at 16:33

I use a Mac, this probably works similarly from a Windows box.

First I configured the Kindle Fire to allow sideloaded apps. This isn't the default behavior, you have to click a checkbox in the settings.

From the Fire, I went to the app store and downloaded a DropBox app (free.)

From my dev machine, I registered on the DropBox website (also free.)

This gives you a dropbox folder on your dev box that will be synced automagically to your dropbox folder on the web.

Then, to develop, I compile the app to make a new apk, drag it to the dropbox folder, and use the DropBox app on the Fire fetch the apk file. It loads with the click of a button. It takes about 15 seconds tops to get the apk to the Fire. I don't need any extra cables, etc.

... and there's no way to get a debug console this way. – Rocco Jan 19 '13 at 20:19 — Rocco, Jan 19 '13 at 20:19

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jan 29 '14 at 10:58

You must add a user defined site in Android SDK Manager:

Launch Android SDK Manager >> Tools >> Manager Add-on Site >> User defined>> add http://kindle-sdk.s3.amazonaws.com/addon.xml

Then download the Amazon Kindle drivers from Android SDK Manager

Then then enable ADB from kindle settings.

Settings >> Device >> Enable ADB

And run \extras\amazon\kindle_fire_usb_driver, run KindleDrivers.exe

More info

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Sep 10 '14 at 10:33

Follow the PDF

In eclipse go to android SDK manager, select Tools -> Manage Add-on Sites -> select User Defined sites.

Select New and add the url as http://kindle-sdk.s3.amazonaws.com/addon.xml.

After adding that go to packages->Extras

Download Kindle Fire USB Driver.

Go to android SDK folder->amazon->install the drivers.

Last step: You can see the device at In Device Manager, under Kindle Fire, verify that the device appears as Android Composite ADB Interface.

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