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The Kindle Fire is a family of Android-based devices, using the Amazon ecosystem and running their AppStore for third party applications instead of the Google Play Store.

Amazon introduced the Kindle Fire on November 15, 2011. Based on the Android operating system, the original 7" color tablet device was tightly coupled with Amazon's Kindle ebook library, App Store, memberships (Prime) and web services (as a caching proxy for the Silk web browser).

In 2012 they released an Android 4.0.2 based update to the original 7" device, as well as a new HD 7" and 8.9" devices and with more emphasis on the android app eco-system.

In 2013 they released Android 4.2 based 7" HD and HDX devices and an 8.9" HDX model.

In April 2014, a smart TV device, building on the Kindle Fire brand and similarly using Android, called Amazon Fire TV was introduced.

In September 2014, they announced FireOS4 (Android 4.4) based 6", 7" HD devices and an updated 8.9" HDX, as well as beginning a roll-out of FireOS4 to the 2013 HDX tablets.

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Debugging android apps on the kindle fire

Is debugging Android applications remotely from eclipse supported for Kindle Fire platform?
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Detect app is running on Kindle Fire

Does anyone know how to detect if the app is running on Kindle Fire ? My app needs to turn off a few features if running on the Kindle Fire and I want to use the same build as Google Marketplace.
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How do I connect to Kindle Fire for development?

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

I want to configure an emulator to be compatible with the Kindle Fire, including its resolution. What do I have to change in the emulator settings (or elsewhere)?
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How to embed a high-resolution icon in a non-Amazon-AppStore Kindle Fire app?

So it looks like the Kindle Fire supports sideloading, which is great, and supports it even without the use of ADB - a user can download an APK and tap on the "download complete" notification just as on any normal Android device. However, when I…
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Emulator for Amazon Kindle

My app would work very nicely on the new Amazon Kindle Fire, but it would be nice to test it and remove any kinks before they flood onto the market! Is there an emulator of the kindle fire available?
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Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HD, think different

I'm developing an application for tablet 7 inch Kindle Fire HD and Nexus 7 . These two applications are the same size and the same screen resolution. However, I run my application, it is very different. Why? it seems this is because the nexus 7 is…
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How to distinguish if the Android app runs on Amazon Kindle Fire?

I have recently got my app rejected from Amazon Mobile App Distribution Portal with the argument that the Menu->"Rate the App" option redirects to Google Play Store. In order to be accepted it should redirect to the Amazon Appstore, the Download URL…
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Kindle Fire SilkBrowser Reading View CSS

Does anyone know how to correctly impletment CSS classes for the Kindle Fire Silk Browser Reading View? The Kindle Fire 6.3 Update added a "Reading View": With Reading View on Silk, the content that you're interested in is elevated above the…
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Push notifications / C2DM for Kindle Fire?

AFAIK, push notifications require a Google account to work (they piggyback on GTalk), so does that mean for apps for the Kindle Fire are doomed if they use the standard C2DM approach? I couldn't find any info on push in the Kindle Fire FAQ or…
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Does Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) work with Kindle Fire?

C2DM required a Google ID, and now C2DM has been replaced by GCM which apparently does not require a Google ID. Does this mean it is simply compatible with devices (such as the Kindle Fire) that does not have Google Play Appstore or the Google stack…
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ADB cannot detect my Kindle Fire on Windows 7, but Device Manager can

So I've thrown the book at this problem and think I've isolated the cause. I've downloaded and installed JDK 32 and 64 bit. I've installed the Android SDK as needed. I've modified android_winusb.inf inside of the google-usb-driver to include the…
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How can I detect kindle fire with javascript?

I'm trying to detect with javascript if my website is running on a kindle fire mobile device. I've tried with navigator.userAgent and navigator.appVersion but I get this results on kindle : 5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10_6_3; en-us)…
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SDK options is not available for Kindle Fire in Eclipse?

I have followed the procedure to set up the development environment for Kindle Fire in Eclipse from the Amazon Site. Though I added the add-on URL in 'Manage Add-On Site' option correctly, still Android SDK Manager is not displaying the following…
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Kindle Fire and File Uploads

I've tried everything I can think of to get the Kindle Fire Browser to accept uploads, no dice. The file picker shows up, but the upload errors. Every once in a blue moon it works, and I can't figure out why. I've tried both HTML5 and normal FORM…
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