Don’t like the home screen on the Kindle Fire? Neither do I. So I changed it to make it look like the stock Android screen. You can easily do this using Go Launcher EX. And you don’t even need to root the device to do this.
1. Go to your settings gear > More > Device and set the Unknown sources option to On.
2. Download the Go Launcher EX apk file. You can use the Kindle Fire browser to do this and save the file directly to the device. You can also use your computer, then transfer it over via USB cable.
3. Download and install ES File Explorer from the Amazon appstore.
4. Open ES File Explorer and navigate to where you saved the file in step 1. Tap the file to launch the installer, then walk through the steps to install the app.
5. Tap Done, then tap the Home button at the bottom of the screen. You should get a prompt that asks whether you’d like to complete the action using GO Launcher EX. Check the Use by default for this action box then tap Go Launcher EX.
6. The Home screen of the Kindle Fire will now look like stock Android.
Note that some functions don’t work like Shortcuts. But you can add widgets and applications by tapping and holding on the Home screen. If you ever want access to the items on the old Kindle Fire Home screen, tap the app slider then select Launcher.
Last modified April 30, 2013
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I got no prompt after I clicked done upon installing Go Launcher EX…
I cant install widgets… it keeps saying I haven’t accessed the google play store, which I have.
I keep trying to access the launcher app from my kindle fire, but it keeps telling me that I have no devices registered and that I have to click on the shopping bag icon? WTF?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
How do I keep the picture though. As soon as my kindle shuts off or “sleeps” and I turn it back on the old lock screen pictures are back. :(
Sure, just remove the app or set the Kindle Launcher as the default launcher.
is there a way to change it back?