Guide below will provide you people instructions to root Kindle Fire, if you are on Mac or Windows system just in few simple steps. So, continue reading after the break if you are interested in to having certain applications on your Kindle Fire which is only possible after rooting the device.
Root Kindle Fire Using Mac OS X or Linux
Step-1
On your Kindle Fire home screen, tap on “Settings” icon resides in right upper corner of screen
Step-2
Select “More” > “Device”
Step-3
Toggle the ON/OFF slider to “ON” state, followed by the option “Allow Installation of Applications”
Step-4
Connect your Kindle Fire to computer via USB
Step-5
Tap on “Disconnect” button appears at the bottom of screen
Mac OS X Users
Step-1
Download KindleFireRootMacLinux.zip and extract it
Step-2
Launch “Terminal” by navigating through “Finder” > “Applications” > “Utilities”
Step-3
Type and execute following command in terminal to enter into the unzipped folder created in step 1
cd Downloads/KindleFireRootLinux
Step-4
Type and execute following commands in terminal one after one
mkdir ~/.android
cp adb_usb.ini ~/.android/.
./adb-mac kill-server
./adb-mac devices
sh runmemac.sh
Step-5
Kindle Fire will reboot, start backup and after that your Kindle Fire will be rooted
Linux Users
Step-1
Download KindleFireRootMacLinux.zip and extract it
Step-2
Launch terminal and type and execute following command to enter into the unzipped folder created in step 1
cd Downloads/KindleFireRootLinux
Step-3
sudo mkdir ~/.android
sudo cp adb_usb.ini ~/.android/.
./adb-linux kill-server
./adb-linux devices
sh runmelinux.sh
Step-4
Kindle Fire will reboot, start backup and after that your Kindle Fire will be rooted
See also:
How to Root Kindle Fire 6.2.1
How to Disable Automatic Spelling Correction on Kindle Fire
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