Kindle Driver
Setting up your Kindle Fire device for testing and debugging is a simplified process thanks to Android Debug Bridge (ADB) support. Since questions around ADB driver support have come up on Stack Overflow and our developer forums I thought it would be beneficial to walk through the setup process.
File URL: HTML Code. Windows will install the compatible device driver for your Kindle Fire. If you do not want to use the manual way to update the driver, you can try to use Driver Booster to update Kindle Fire driver on Windows 10.
Certain development tools referenced in this post are provided by third parties, not by Amazon. Any links to these tools will take you to third-party sites to download and install them.
Note – this post was updated on April 16th, 2014 to reflect changes in the Amazon Android SDK addon.
First, ensure your development computer has at least one package of Kindle Fire system images installed. This is critical because the package includes the vendor identification needed for ADB to recognize any of the physical Kindle Fire tablets. This is done through the following steps:
- Ensure you have the Android SDK already installed
- Launch the Android SDK Manager
- Under Tools, select Manage Add-On Sites, and enter the following url: http://kindle-sdk.s3.amazonaws.com/addon.xml
- Select Close and wait for the list of available packages to refresh
- Select Kindle Fire USB Driver, Kindle Fire Device Definitions, and optionally the Amazon AVD Launcher.
- Select at least one Kindle Fire image so that vendor information is available for ADB. I’ve chosen to select the three Kindle Fire 3rd Generation images (API Level 17).
- Accept the license agreements and install.
For complete information about setting up your development computer and installing the SDK packages, see Setting Up Your Development Environment.
If you installed a previous version of the Kindle Fire USB driver then take the following steps to remove the previous USB device driver and force re-installation of the driver.
- Connect your Kindle Fire tablet to the USB port on your development computer.
- On the development computer, from the Start menu, right-click Computer, and then click Manage.
- In the left pane, under Computer Management, expand System Tools, and then click Device Manager.
- In the right pane, expand Portable Devices.
- Next, Right-click Kindle and then click Properties.
- In the Kindle Properties window, on the Driver tab, click Uninstall, and then Confirm.
- Finally, unplug your Kindle Fire tablet from your computer.
Next, we need to turn on ADB support on our actual Kindle Fire device. Follow these steps:
- On your Kindle Fire tablet, go to Settings.
- On a third-generation Kindle Fire tablet, tap Device. On a second-generation Kindle Fire tablet, tap Security. First-generation Kindle Fires already have ADB enabled by default so no action is needed.
- Set Enable ADB to On, and then accept the pop-up warning message.
As a security precaution, you should set Enable ADB to Off when you are not trying to connect to the Kindle Fire tablet to your development computer.
First, ensure you have enabled ADB on the Kindle first as described above. For the USB driver to install correctly, Windows must recognize the device as Android Composite ADB Interface during installation. If ADB is not enabled, Windows instead recognizes the device as Portable Devices.
Do the following to install the Kindle Fire USB driver:
- In your Android SDK directory, at extrasamazonkindle_fire_usb_driver, run KindleDrivers.exe, and then follow the instructions on the screen.
- Connect your Kindle Fire tablet to a USB port on your development computer.
- From Start, click Control Panel, and then select Device Manager.
- In Device Manager, under Kindle Fire, verify that the device appears as Android Composite ADB Interface.
Next, do the following to detect your Kindle Fire tablet through ADB:
- Open a command prompt window.
- Change directory to your Android SDK platform-tools directory.
- Run the following commands and confirm that the serial number for your Kindle Fire tablet appears in the list of devices.
adb kill-server adb start-server adb devices |
If the serial number does not appear after running adb devices, do the following:
- Change directory to your Android SDK tools directory.
- Run the following command:
android update adb |
- Change directory back to your Android SDK platform-tools directory.
- Run the following commands:
adb kill-server adb start-server adb devices |
If your Kindle Fire device still does not show up you may need to reboot your development machine and then try again.
Perform the following steps if your development computer runs OS X:
- Connect your Kindle Fire tablet to a USB port on your development computer.
- Open a terminal shell and navigate to your Android SDK tools directory.
- Run the following command to update ADB.
./android update adb |
4. In the terminal shell, navigate to your Android SDK platform-tools directory.
5. Run the following commands and confirm that the serial number for your Kindle Fire tablet appears in the list of devices.
If your Kindle Fire device does not show up in the list of devices you may need to reboot your development machine and then try again.
You should now be able to fully test with your Kindle Fire device over the Android Debug Bridge. For additional information on enabling ADB for Kindle Fire Devices, see Setting Up Your Kindle Fire Tablet for Testing.
-Dave (@TheDaveDev)
Connecting Kindle Fire to PC can transfer files including e-books, music, video, and photos. But sometimes, when you connect the Fire HD 10 Tablet or Kindle Paperwhite to the Windows 10, the computer cannot recognize it or the Kindle Fire is not showing up on PC at all.
Every time you try, it just says the device cannot be recognized. Or for some users, you may find this PC doesn’t detect Kindle Fire after the Windows 10 upgrade. That is why you cannot access the Windows Explorer or directory OPUS even when you have checked for updates for Windows systems.
There are several solutions you can try to make your computer see the Kindle Fire or Kindle Oasis eReader or Paperwhite the minute the Kindle device is connected to Windows 10.
Solutions:
Solution 1: Reconnect Kindle Fire to PC
When you are in the circumstance where suddenly the Amazon Kindle won’t connect to Windows 10, 8, 7, you can do this thing at first to solve the Kindle Fire missing from your computer.
1. Unplug the Kindle Fire from the PC USB port and then re-plug it to another USB port.
2. If the computer does not identify your Kindle Paperwhite or Kindle Fire, try to change a different USB cable and reconnect it to the PC USB port. If the USB cable is broken, you can buy a new one cable to replace it. You can get it from here: Kindle 5ft USB to Micro-USB cable, which is designed to Fire Tablets and Kindle e-Readers.
3. Keep connecting the Kindle Fire to PC, and hard shut down the Kindle Fire by holding down the Kindle Fire power button for a while.
4. After a while, reboot the Kindle Fire, and Windows will detect the device and install the MTP driver again.
5. If the problem persists, try to charge for the Kindle Fire for more than 30 minutes, and then do the step 4 again.
6. If all the above cannot help, try to plug it to another computer to test if it works.
It is possible that this way of hardware checking can help you fix the computer not recognizing Kindle Fire issue on Windows 10.
Tips:
You might have noticed there are two series of USB Port, USB 3.0 and USB 2.0. In light of the reports from various users, it is difficult to arrive at a conclusion which USB port is better for your Kindle Fire or Kindle Paperwhite.
As for this situation, the wise thing you are to do is trying to plug in the device alternatively with both of the USB 3.0 and the USB 2.0 and observe carefully which one can afford the recognition or detection of Windows 10 for the Kindle Fire.
May your Kindle Fire can be detected or found after you chose the right USB Port for it.
Solution 2: Install the Kindle Fire Driver for Windows 10
If your computer cannot detect your Kindle Fire or Kindle Paperwhite, maybe it is due to the Windows 10 Kindle driver is missing or install failed. In this case, your Kindle Fire is missing. You will see a device with a yellow exclamation or an MTP or USB driver with an exclamation under Portable Devices in Device Manager. So try to update Kindle Fire driver to help to fix this Kindle not showing up.
1. Open device manager, expand the Portable Devices. And you will see the Kindle Fire or MTP device.
2. Right-click the Kindle Fire or MTP device and choose Update Driver.
3. Choose the second option: Browse my computer for driver software.
4. Choose the bottom option: Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer.
5. In this window, check Show compatible hardware, and the right model will list. Here choose MTP USB Device. Then click Next.
6. In the Update Driver Warning window, click Yes. Windows will install the compatible device driver for your Kindle Fire.
If you do not want to use the manual way to update the driver, you can try to use Driver Booster to update Kindle Fire driver on Windows 10. The application scans you computer’s devices and update its driver automatically from a database of over 3,000,000 drivers and game components. It will quickly update the Kindle Fire drivers so as to further fix Kindle Fire not recognized error.
1. Download, install and run Driver Booster on your computer.
2. Follow Scan > Update steps to download and update the Kindle Fire MTP USB drivers automatically.
After that, try to check whether you are enabled to sync the Kindle Fire to PC or not. Make sure nothing is wrong that can lead to Kindle Fire bricked and not showing up when it is connected to Windows 10.
Solution 3: Download the latest version of Kindle Fire Application
The Kindle Fire application may also make Windows 10 does not recognize or detect the Kindle Fire. Sometimes, the improper Kindle Fire App gives rise to the issue saying the Kindle Fire is charging but not be recognized.
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But the reality is that you have to use this application to transfer files or video from Kindle Fire and your computer. So even if the Kindle Fires software is problematic or outdated, and you failed to connect your Kindle Fire to Windows 10, what you are supposed to do is figuring some ways to tackle this issue.
Now that the problem lies in the Kindle Fire application, just to make sure you have already installed the latest version of Kindle and updated the transfer application.
Solution 4: Connect Kindle Fire to PC as Camera
If the computer cannot recognize Kindle Fire, you can try to connect Kindle Fire to PC as a camera to see if this time the Kindle device is working well on Windows 10. So when you plug the Kindle Fire to the computer, choose the Kindle Fire as a camera from the drop-down menu. And if you cannot find it from the drop-down list, try to select it from Settings > Storage on your device.
Hope these ways can help you solve the Kindle Fire does not be found or detected problem. But if you still cannot connect PC to Kindle fire, try to use it with the wireless network and upload the files online and then you can download it on the PC.
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