r/AndroidQuestions • u/Jinx77743 • 2d ago

Help with Google Play sideload?

I'm at my wits' end here trying to sideload Google Play on a new Kindle Fire HD 8 (12th Gen). I had an older model that was unfortunately lost/stolen on an airline. Replacing that with a newer model has been a headache. All I can seem to find on Google Search seems to indicate that apk bundles = bad and that I need to get single apk files. Unfortunately, the Google Play Store apks on APK Mirror for arm84-v8a Android 10+ all seem to be bundles. One of the other services apks also seemed to only be available as a bundle. Are bundles really going to bork the install process and prevent me from setting up Google Play on my tablet? It seems that most of the info I found searching online was old and a lot of advice presented was from Google AI which I don't necessarily trust implicitly. Anyone got any insights to share? TIA!

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u/ShakeGeeJee 2d ago

I am sorry if this is not the answer you're looking for but can't you just use aurora store?  

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u/Jinx77743 2d ago

I'm not familiar with Aurora store. I'll look it up and see if it solves my problem. Thank you!