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Nancy B.10's avatar
Nancy B.10
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

Trouble installing on Kindle Fire

I followed the install directions (Allow Installation of Applications from unknown sources is ON), but when I press "Download for Android" it loads for about 2 seconds then stops and it seems like no...
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  • Mariedb's avatar
    Mariedb
    10 years ago

    Hey there!

    To install Dropbox on your Kindle device, please take the following steps:

    • Open the Kindle's main Setting app. On most devices you can find the settings by tapping "Apps" at the top of the Kindle's home screen, then selecting "Settings."
    • From the Settings app, tap "Applications".
    • Toggle the setting labeled "Apps from Unknown Sources" to "On". This enables your device to install apps not in Amazon's Appstore.
    • Next return to the Kindle's main screen and launch the built-in Silk browser.

    • In your browser, open the following URL:

      https://www.dropbox.com/android

    If you cannot access the link above, try downloading the app directly using this link instead: 

     https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6993309/Dropbox.apk
    • Once you've downloaded the app file, return to the Silk Browser window and tap the Sidebar Menu button (three horizontal lines icon in upper-left).
    • Tap "Downloads.”
    • From here, tap the "Dropbox.apk" file that just downloaded to launch the Dropbox installer.
    • You will be prompted to confirm the installation of the Dropbox app. Tap the "Install" button to continue. When the installation is complete, click "Done" or "Open".

    Please note the Dropbox app is not optimized for Kindle devices and may experience performance issues on older Kindle devices.

    I hope this helps!

M S.12's avatar
M S.12
New member | Level 1
9 years ago

After about 20 (seriously!) attempts to do the direct download and having it fail partway through, I had an "aha" moment after reading some of the comments on this thread.  I went to the display sleep settings and changed them to 30 minutes.  The next time I downloaded it, it succeeded and it is now installed.  Now I'm gonna change the settings back to a shorter time.  But it's good to know how to do that.
But finding that "apps from unknown sources" toggle was the very hell to find.  It was (as pointed out above) under Security.  

So after the security, sleep and download issues, I am now happy.

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