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In this step-by-step guide, I will show you how to install Kodi 18.4 Leia and Kodi 17.6 Krypton on FireStick within 2 minutes. The same guide will also work for new FireStick 4K, Fire TV, and Fire TV Cube. Before we start the installation steps, let’s start with a brief introduction.
Amazon Fire TV / Stick has already taken the video streaming market by storm. Ever since it came on the scene, it has been selling like hotcakes, thanks to its incredible ease of use and support for popular entertainment services like Netflix, Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video, and many others. To top it all, the Amazon FireStick comes with Alexa support. So just lie down on your couch and start navigating through everything just using your voice. You won’t even need to lift your fingers now. Isn’t it super cool!!!
However, as alluring as it might sound, there is just one slight bit of problem. Although a great amount of multimedia content is available free of cost, the premium contents come with premium price tags. This is definitely a bother for most users and the biggest reason why users install Kodi on Firestick. Kodi is one of the best Amazon Fire Stick apps, which will open a new world of free multimedia content that might not even be available in your region or comes with an exorbitant price tag.
If you are already using Kodi on your Fire TV or Fire Stick and looking for just a simple update to 17.6 Krypton or Kodi 18.4 Leia, you should read this – How to update Kodi on FireStick.
How to Install Kodi on FireStick / Fire TV
Kodi for Fire Stick offers lots of streaming opportunities. The multimedia content offered by Kodi is indeed staggering. If you’ve decided to jailbreak Amazon Fire Stick, you are just at the right place. You’re about to learn how to install Kodi on Fire Stick in as many ways as possible. You can choose any of these methods to install Kodi on your Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick. So just hop on. And yes, before you start thinking, let us tell you that jailbroken Fire Stick is not illegal.
Note: We don’t encourage to use any software/hardware/service for accessing the illegal content. Please be a good judge of your actions.
STEP 1: Prepare Your Fire TV / Stick for Kodi Installation
Attention FireStick Users: Read before you continue
Governments and ISPs across the world monitor their users' online activities. If found streaming copyrighted content on your Fire TV Stick, you could get into serious trouble. Currently, your IP is visible to everyone. I strongly recommend you to get a good FireStick VPN and hide your identity so that your movie viewing experience doesn’t take a bad turn.
I use ExpressVPN which is the fastest and most secure VPN in the industry. It is very easy to install on any device including Amazon Fire TV Stick. Also, it comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. If you don't like their service, you can always ask for a refund. ExpressVPN also has a special deal where you can get 3 months free and save 49% on annual plan.
Read:How to install and use Best VPN for FireStick
First of all, if you just purchased your Fire TV or Fire Stick, here’s how to set up Fire Stick for the first time. Now that you have set up your Stick successfully, prepare it for Kodi installation. You’ll have to make four tweaks. Enable ADB debugging, Turn ON Apps from Unknown Sources, Turn OFF Device Usage Data, and Turn OFF Collect App Usage Data. You can easily do all of this by following these steps:
#1: Just navigate to Settingson your Fire TV/Stick. Then select My Fire TV / Deviceand choose Developer Options.
#2: Now you’ll be required to do two things. First of all, enable ADB debugging(optional) and then turn ON Apps from Unknown Sources (mandatory)
#3: Now navigate to Settingsand open Preferences > Privacy Settings. Now, just turn OFF the Device Usage Data and Collect App Usage Data.
Your Amazon Fire TV is now all set. Now we are a step closer to the Kodi installation.
STEP 2: Download and Install ES File Explorer
This is by far the most popular, easiest, and fastest method for installing Kodi on Fire TV Stick. If you follow all the steps carefully, it won’t take more than 2 minutes. ES File Explorer is an amazing app and is available free of cost on the Amazon App Store. It makes the Kodi installation process very smooth and convenient.
Just head to the Amazon App Store and search “ES File Explorer” for it. To go to Amazon Store, select Search option in the top-left corner of your FireStick home-screen.
Once you have downloaded and installed ES file explorer on your Fire TV or Fire Stick, we are just one step away to install Kodi.
STEP 3: Install Kodi 18.4 Leia / Kodi 17.6 Krypton on FireStick
In this step, we will learn to download and install Kodi 18.4 Leia / Kodi 17.6 Krypton on your Amazon Fire TV Stick. For those who are not aware, Leia 18.4 is the latest stable version as on the date.
#1. Launch ES File Explorer and then open menu situated on the left. Navigate to Tools> Download Manager> +New
#2: Now a pop-up menu will appear asking for Name and Path.
#3: To install Kodi Leia 18.4, in the Path field, enter https://www.firesticktricks.com/kapk and in the Name field, just put Kodi and click ‘OK’.
To install Kodi Krypton 17.6, enter https://www.firesticktricks.com/old in the Path field instead
#4: Now select Download Now which will begin the downloading process.
#5: Once the download is finished, click “Open File”
#6: Click “Install.”
#7: Once again, click “Install” and it will install the Kodi app on your FireStick in a few seconds.
You won’t find the Kodi app on your home screen, so just head to Settings -> Applications -> Manage Installed Applications -> Kodi -> Launch.
You may also press down the Home key/button on your remote for 5 seconds and click Apps on the pop-up screen to access Kodi.
How to Use Kodi on FireStick
Now that you have installed Kodi, it is the time that you know how to use it on Fire Stick for safe and sound entertainment. With Kodi, you will have access to the huge world of free content ranging from movies to TV shows and a lot more.
But, before you start using Kodi on your Fire TV / Stick, I would like to warn you that whatever you stream on Kodi is visible to your ISP and Government. If caught watching copyrighted content (free movies, TV shows, Sports), you might end up in some serious legal troubles.
Thankfully, there is a way to continue enjoying your favorite content through Kodi without having to worry about who might be looking. What you must use is a trusted VPN service, which will mask all your internet activities from the web snoops. A VPN helps you bypass Internet Throttling, online surveillance, and content geo-restrictions.
I personally use and recommend ExpressVPN. It is the fastest VPN, which is the most important thing for a smooth streaming experience.
We never promote or encourage copyright infringements. But, we don’t want you to end up in the legal hassles either. Furthermore, we believe in the right to privacy and are its strong proponent.
So, before you start using Kodi on Fire TV / Stick, let’s see how to use ExpressVPN to keep your streaming activities hidden from prying eyes.
Step 1: Click HERE to subscribe to ExpressVPN service. There is a 30-day, full, no questions asked money-back guarantee. If you are not satisfied with it (which I see no reason why), you can request for the full refund within the first 30 days.
Step 2: Power ON your Fire TV / Stick and navigate to the magnifying glass (Search icon). You will find it on the extreme left. Now start typing “Expressvpn” (without quotes) in the search bar and select ExpressVPN when it shows up in the search results
Step 3: Click “Get” to download and install the ExpressVPN application on your Fire TV / Stick
Step 4: Once installed, launch the ExpressVPN app and login with Email ID/password that you created while buying the ExpressVPN subscription.
Step 5: Now click the Power icon to connect to a VPN server (see the image below). You can also change your preferred location by clicking “Choose Location” as shown in the image below. That’s all. Your connection is now secure with the fastest and best VPN for FireStick.
You can read more about using ExpressVPN with FireStick.
Now that your online activities are private, it is time to learn what to do next with Kodi on Fire TV Stick. As I mentioned earlier, you will not find any content on Kodi as it is a simple media player. To stream movies, TV Shows, or Sports, you will need to install different Kodi Addons / Builds. If you are totally newbie, here’s my step-by-step beginners guide to use Kodi.
Wondering how to get the best Kodi Addons or Builds on your Fire TV / Stick? Check out the links below which will help you install popular Addons and builds which are working fine and pulling quality streams.
Also Read: FireStick Cord-Cutting Guide for Free Movies, TV, Sports & More
Video Guide For Installing Kodi on Amazon Fire TV Stick
You have successfully installed Kodi on Fire Stick. If this method doesn’t work, you can try other methods given below.
How to Install Kodi on FireStick Using Alternate Methods
ES File Explorer is a reliable app and you should normally face no difficulty installing Kodi on FireStick through it. But, just in case something goes wrong or you are looking for more installation options, here are the alternative methods.
How to Install Kodi on FireStick Using Downloader
Downloader is an app which can make the Kodi installation process almost a breeze. It can be used as an alternative to ES File Explorer. You can use this method if the above-mentioned method doesn’t work for you. You can learn more about Downloader app in our guide How to Sideload Apps on FireStick.
Follow the steps below to install Kodi on your FireStick:
- Power on your Amazon Fire TV Stick
- Go to Settings > My Fire TV
- Open Developer Options
- Turn On Apps from Unknown Sources
- Go to the Fire Stick homepage and navigate to the “Search” icon on the top left of your screen.
- Type “Downloader” and click on it when shows in the search results.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to install the Downloader app on FireStick
- Once the Downloader app is installed, launch it. Now, click the blank space for URL
- A pop-up menu will appear asking to enter a URL
- Type firesticktricks.com/kapk for Kodi 18.4 Leia OR firesticktricks.com/old for Kodi 17.6 Krypton.
- Click GO
- Wait while Kodi is downloaded on FireStick
- Click Install when prompted
- That’s all. Kodi is now installed on your FireStick / Fire TV.
How to Install Kodi on Fire Stick Using AppStarter
If you’re somehow unable to hack/jailbreak Amazon Fire Stick using the above-mentioned methods, you should give this one a try. AppStarter allows the installation of third-party apps and hence makes the Kodi installation process quite simple and smooth.
Note: This method will only install the latest version of Kodi, which is Kodi Leia 18.4 as of this date. This method does not work for the installation of Kodi Krypton 17.6 on FireStick.
Needless to say, you will once again be required to turn ON Apps from unknown sources and switch Off Collect App Usage Data as mentioned in the first method. Once you’ve done this, install ES File Explorer as shown above in the first method.
After that just follow these steps to easily install Kodi 18.4 Leia on your Fire Stick and jailbreak it using AppStarter:
STEP 1: Launch the ES File Explorer
STEP 2: Click Downloader icon on the right side
STEP 3: Now a new Window will appear asking you for Path and Name. Put ‘https://firesticktricks.com/as4.apk’ for Pathand put ‘appstarter’ for Name. Now click “Download Now”
STEP 4: Once the AppStarter is downloaded, click ‘Open File’ and then click “Install.”
STEP 5: After AppStarter is installed, launch it.
STEP 6: To install Kodi, first, go to “Updates” in the left side menu of AppStarter. Now click “Install” on the right side where it displays Kodi.
Kudos as you’ve successfully jailbroken your Amazon Fire Stick and installed Kodi on it using the AppStarter. However, if this trick also doesn’t work and you’re unable to jailbreak Amazon Fire Stick, then you can go to the next method.
How to Install Kodi on Amazon Fire TV / Stick With FileLinked
FileLinked is an effective file sharing tool, which you can also use to sideload apps on FireStick. Here is how you can install Kodi 18.4 and Kodi 17.6 on FireStick using FileLinked app.
STEP 1: The first thing you want to do is install FileLinked on FireStick
STEP 2: Launch FileLinked
STEP 3: When you see the following screen, enter the code 54780130 and click Continue
STEP 4: Click the Download icon next to the Kodi version you wish to install
STEP 5: When the download is finished, click the Play button next to the version of the file you downloaded. Follow the onscreen instructions to install Kodi on FireStick
Conclusion
This is it. You can easily install Kodi on Amazon Fire Stick using any of the above-mentioned methods. Now sit back and enjoy the plethora of amazing multimedia content offered by Kodi. However, we will recommend you to stay wary of accessing pirated or illegal content. If you are new to Kodi, here’s my beginners guide on how to use Kodi. Also, check out how to use real-debrid to fix Kodi buffering issues. If you face any errors in the future, you can reset Kodi on FireStick and it will be as good as new.
All of these methods to install Kodi have been tried and tested by us and are perfectly working.
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Active16 days ago
I have a program working in the Android Emulator. Every now and again I have been creating a signed .apk and exporting it to my HTC Desire to test. It has all been fine.
On my latest exported .apk I get the error message 'App not installed' when I try to install the .apk. It runs fine on the emulators.
As I have mainly been testing on the emulators and only every now and again exporting to a real phone I am not sure when this happened. What is the likely cause of it not installing on a physical phone but running fine in the emulators?
I have tried rebooting the phone & removing the existing .apk, does not fix the fault.
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I only encountered the
App not installed
error when trying to install an apk on my phone which runs on 4.4.2 aka KitKat, but my friend did not encounter this error on his phone which runs on 6+. I tried the other solutions such as removing the old/debug version of the app because the apk was a release version, clearing the debug app's data, and even clearing all of my cached data. Then, finally I realized all I had to do was select both signature versions when building my signed apk.Before I only had
Chris GongChris GongV2 (Full APK Signature)
selected, but after selecting V1 Jar Signature
as well, I was able to successfully install my signed APK on my 4.4.2 device. Hope this helps others!5,8684 gold badges19 silver badges40 bronze badges
For me, On Android 9 (API 28), disabling Google Play Protect from play store app worked the trick, and i was able to get rid of the
App not Installed
error.To disable Google Play Protect. Open 'Play Store' application => tap on Menu button => select 'Play Protect' option => Disable the options 'Scan device for security threats'.
QasimQasim4,1574 gold badges20 silver badges43 bronze badges
I had a similar issue and it was because I was trying to install an apk on a phone with a previous version of the same apk, and both apks hadn't been signed with the same certificate. I mean when I used the same certificate I was able to overwrite the previous installation, but when I changed the certificate between versions, the installation was not possible. Are you using the same certificate?
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Clearly there are many causes of this problem. For me the situation was this: I had deployed to my nexus 7 (actual device) from within the Android Studio (v1.3.2). All worked fine. I then created a signed apk and uploaded to my Google Drive. After disconnecting my nexus from the usb, I went to the settings/apps and uninstalled my app (App1). I then opened google drive and clicked on my App1.apk and chose to install it (need to ensure you have allowed installation of apks in settings). Then I got the dreaded message 'App not Installed'
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Solution for me: go back into settings/apps and scroll though all apps and at the bottom was a pale version of my App1 (note the original App1 was at the top in Alphabetical order which was deleted as above). When clicking on the pale version it said 'Not installed for this user'. (I had set up my nexus to have more than one user). But in the top right corner there is a three dot button. I pressed this and it said 'Uninstall for all users'. Which I did and it fixed the problem. I was now able to click on App1.apk and it installed fine without the error.
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I faced the issue when I update my android from 2.3.2 to 3.0.1 . If this is the case the IDE will automatically considers the following points.
1.You cannot install an app with android:testOnly='true' by conventional means, such as from an Android file manager or from a download off of a Web site
2.Android Studio sets android:testOnly='true' on APKs that are run from
if you run your app directly connecting the device to your system, apk will install and run no problem.
if you sent this apk by copy from build out put and debug folder it will never install in the device.
Solution :go Build ---> Build APK(s) ---> copy the apk file share to your team
then your problem will solve.
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Surya ReddySurya Reddy
I faced with the same problem. The problem was the main activity in my AndroidManifest.xml file was written twice. I deleted the duplicate.
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christophechristophe
This can happen if you have your MainActivity declared twice in your AndroidManifest.xml.
Another possible reason: you changed the launch activity. Hint: never do it with already published applications! Reasons discussed in Android Developers blog.
Sergey GlotovSergey Glotov17.5k11 gold badges76 silver badges91 bronze badges
I had the same problem. I did not realise that an app must be signed even for testing.
After self signing it, it installed fine.
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I had the same problem and here is how solved it : Go to the Manifest file and make sure you have the 'Debuggable' and the 'Test Only' attributes set to false. It worked for me :)
ThinkcompleteThinkcomplete
I know this is an old post, but for new users may be useful. I had the same problem: my application worked fine while debbuging. When I signed the APK I got the same message: 'Application not installed'.
I fixed that uninstalled my JDK (I was using jdk-6u14-windows-x64) and installed a new one (jdk-6u29-windows-x64). After export and sign the APK again, everything was ok!
Resuming, my problem was in JAVA version. Thank's Oracle!!
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For those who are using Android Studio 3.
Suryanarayana Reddy's Answer is correct thought it doesn't state steps to solve it, hence.
in your AndroidManifest.xml under the application tag add
testOnly='false'
and android:debuggable='true'
like so:Edit
then in AndroidStudio's menubar Build > Build APK(s)
then in AndroidStudio's menubar Build > Build APK(s)
Akshay MoreAkshay More
My problem was that I have multiple user accounts on the device. I deleted the app on 1 account, but it still was installed on the other account. Thus the namespace collided and did not install. Uninstalling the app from all user fixed it for me.
RuleRule
My problem was: I used the Debug Apk, that was generated while I did the Run command from Android Studio
Solution was: Instead of using this file, clean project and click Build > Build APK(s) from Android Studio. Then you can use the generated APK from the usual folder (app/build/outputs/apk/debug/)
The file that was generated like this installed without a problem.
Adam KisAdam Kis
If application's not installing, delete the file
.android_secure/smdl2tmpl.asec
from the SD card.If the folder
ЯegDwight.android_secure
is empty in the file manager, delete it from the PC.22.1k9 gold badges38 silver badges50 bronze badges
NnamdiNnamdi
I have also solved this issue,
The problem was that i declared my main activity twice, On as the first activity to load and i specified also an intent-filter for itAnd once again below it i declared it again .
Just make sure you don't declare your activities twice .
Avi MistrielAvi Mistriel
create keystore file through command line
keytool -genkey -alias key_file_name.keystore -keyalg RSA -validity 1000000000000000 -keystore key_file_name.keystore
export apk through Eclipse, right click on Android project Android Tools > Export Signed Application Package, then give keystore location & password.
this will crate signed apk at the same time apk will be zipaligned. And installable.
If you go through command line for all, some times you may face 'Application not installed' error.(Application not installed error can happen not only, when using command line. It can be some other reasons as well)
Chinthaka SenanayakaChinthaka Senanayaka
In the end I found out that no apps were being installed successfully, not just mine. I set the Install App default from SD card to Automatic. That fixed it.
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If you have a previous version for that application try to erase it first, now my problem was solved by that method.
Jose Luis De la CruzJose Luis De la Cruz
I had the same issue, i.e. App showed up as being installed, but would not launched when the icon was tapped. After some head-banging, I found that I had stupidly placed ' android:exported='false' ' for my main launcher activity within the AndroidManifest file.. Once I removed it, the App launched fine.
mastDrinkNimbuPanimastDrinkNimbuPani
My problem was similar to that of @Lunatikzx. Because of wrong permission tag which was written as attribute to application:
What fixed it for me was changing permission tag to separate tag like this:
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Check with the Android version.
If you are installing non-market apps, and incompatible version you will get this error.
Ex: Application targetted to 2.3.4 Your device is 2.2 Then you will get this error.
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The 'Application not installed' error can also occur if the app has been installed to or moved to the SD card, and then the USB cable has been connected, causing the SD card to unmount.
Turning off USB storage or moving the app back to internal storage would fix the issue in this case.
threeshinyapplesthreeshinyapples
I also encountered this issue. Kindly try this solution. Make sure that the package name of your project is different from your previous project that was already installed in your mobile phone. I think they get conflict in their names. It works in me.
joepadzjoepadz
You also may encounter this issue because your device manufacturer did not license the Google commercial apps, such as Play Store, YouTube, Google Maps, etc. Follow this answer to solve the problem.
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Apparently this can also be caused by renaming the APK prior to installing it. I wanted to reduce the amount of typing users had to do to get the app from our web site by shortening the file name. After that, they were unable to install it.
Once I reverted to the original file name used when creating and signing the package I was able to update the installed app.
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Open your logCat when trying to install the app. Set it to 'No Filters'. Search for 'InstallAppProgress' package identifier. If the install fails you should see an 'Installation error code'. In my case it was
From here you can use this link to find information about your specific error code.
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This can also occur when making a home screen widget, and your widget XML file has an incorrect Activity specified in its
TalkLittleTalkLittleandroid:configure
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Using Android Studio, I had previously installed the unsigned debug version of the APK (Build > Build APK) and had to uninstall it before installing the signed release version (Build Variants > Build Variant: release, Build > Generate Signed APK).
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for me the cause was that i had multiple builds using different build variants on same phone:
what happened was that some of these builds were built by me, another one was sent to me by another developer. trying to install the developers while i had other builds (built by me) caused the above error.
so the fix was simple: delete all the builds on my phone (regardless of build variant). then install the apk sent by my peer. and it worked like a charm
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In Marsmallow in owner and guest user is there.If guest installed the same app we can not install the same app in owner.I fixed this delete the app in guest
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