How to Install Kodi on an Amazon Fire Stick

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: December 7, 2022 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to install the Kodi media player app on your Amazon Fire Stick. Doing so will allow you to use the Kodi app on your Amazon Fire TV. In order to install Kodi on your Fire TV, you'll need to allow installation of apps from unknown sources, which can increase the risk of accidentally downloading a harmful or unsupported app.

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Allowing Kodi on Your TV

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This should load the Amazon Fire TV home screen.
It's five tabs to the right from the home screen. This will open the Settings menu.

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This will open the Applications menu.
It's the top option in the Applications menu. A pop-up window will appear.
Press the "Back" button to do so.
The Device menu will open.
It's near the top of the Device menu.
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Select ADB debugging . This will turn it on.
- If you see ON below this option, ADB debugging is already on.
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Scroll down and select Apps from Unknown Sources . Doing so will prompt a pop-up window.
- If you see ON below Apps from Unknown Sources , you don't need to turn it on.
This allows you to install non-Play Store apps, including Kodi.
Press the "Back" button until you reach the home screen, or press the "Home" button if available.

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Installing the Downloader App

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Select the "Search" tab, which resembles a magnifying glass in the upper-left corner of the screen. A text box will appear.
As you type, you'll see a progressively shorter list of app suggestions below the on-screen keyboard.
It should be the only app suggestion below the keyboard. Doing so searches the app store for the Downloader app.
This is an orange box with the word "Downloader" and a giant arrow on it. Selecting this app will open its app page.
It's on the left side of the screen, just below the Downloader app description. This will begin downloading the Downloader app onto your Fire TV.
Once the Downloader app finishes downloading, this option will appear; select it to open the Downloader app, from which point you can download the Kodi app.

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Installing Kodi

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This will close the new features announcement.
Your cursor will automatically appear, so just press your remote's middle button to open the on-screen keyboard.
Type kodi.tv into the URL box, then select Go . This will take you to Kodi's webpage.
You can now interact with the webpage.
It resembles the Android figure.
Again, this is the Android figure, though it's green this time. The Kodi for Android download page will open.
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Scroll down and select ARMV7A (32BIT) . It's below the "Kodi v17.4 'Krypton'" heading. Kodi will begin downloading onto your Fire Stick.
- If you have the larger Amazon Fire TV box (rather than the Fire Stick), you'll select the 64BIT version.
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Select INSTALL . It's in the bottom-right corner of the screen. This will begin installing Kodi. The entire installation process should only take a few seconds, after which point you can open Kodi by selecting OPEN at the bottom of the screen.
- You can also press the ☰ button on your remote when prompted to open Kodi.

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Where do I get the Amazon fire utility app from?

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If you have an Android phone, you can get it at the Google Play store.

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What do I do if everything seems to be working, but I have no movie list? Is data missing?

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Maybe the SD card or whatever you are putting the movies/TV shows on is corrupted. If it is, format the storage device, then put the videos back on. Also, you could scan the disk for errors. Or it could just be that the type of file isn't supported.

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How do I get movies after downloading Kodi?

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Search for Kodi repos, find which ones are currently working, and follow the instructions.

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