![]() Ask Amazon to Remove Ads From Your Kindle (for Free)īefore you use this method, check whether or not you see the Special Offers option, as described under the third point below, for your Fire. Thus, it only takes a few tweaks to install the Google Play Store and remove lock screen ads- no root access required.Ģ. More importantly, rooting can void your warranty and-in the worst case-brick your device.įire OS, the operating system running on the Amazon Fire, is a custom version of Android. ![]() While rooting the Amazon Fire tablet allows you to install a standard Android version and thus the Google Play Store, doing so loses the interface optimized for consuming Amazon Prime content. For some, that's a deal breaker and a reason to prefer Google Play over the Appstore. ![]() While Amazon preps the Fire with its own Appstore, several Google apps (including Gmail) are not available on Amazon's market. If these methods didn't work for you, check the comments for help with other Kindle Fire or Fire OS versions. Log into your Amazon account and go to “ Manage Your Content and Devices.”Ĭhoose the “ Devices” category (it’ll default to Content) and then select your Kindle devices.Ĭlick on the Kindle you want to remove ads from and under “Details” you’ll see a box called “Special Offers.”Ĭlick the button called “Remove Offers” and it’ll tell you if there is a charge (usually $20).This guide demonstrates how to install the Google Play Store on a 5th generation Kindle Fire 7" (Fire OS version 5.3.6.4, from November 2018) and remove the lock screen ads, all without rooting. Second, you can remove ads from your Kindle yourself (but it will likely cost you $15-20). It usually takes about 3 minutes total.Īnd the upside is that they’ll almost always do it for free! There are two ways to remove ads from your Kindle – here’s how to do it:įirst, you can just contact Amazon customer service, tell them you need the ads removed from your device (you can mention that the ads are inappropriate if you want, but I promise they don’t really care if you have a reason or not for wanting them off), and they’ll remove ads from your Kindle with a click of a button. They appear on the lock screen of your Kindle when you’re not reading, and I had an ad supported Kindle for years and it never bothered me for one second.īut plenty of people would prefer to remove the ads from their Kindle, whether it’s personal preference, they’re bothered by the books being suggested (they often are romance novels, with many a bare chested man on the front) or their child or teen is using their Kindle and they don’t want ads on it while it’s been used by someone else.Īnd the good news is that it’s VERY easy to get rid of the ads on your Kindle. Lots of people are annoyed at the idea of an ad supported Kindle, but it’s less intrusive than you’d guess – they’ll never show up while you’re in the middle of the book. I also love saving money, which is why I’ve always opted for the ad supported Kindle when I’ve purchased one (it’s usually a $20 difference). I love the ability to get library books without leaving my house, having an entire library at my fingertips while I’m at the playground and being able to take a dozen books with me on vacation without packing an extra bag. ![]() One of my favorite reading inventions ever is the Kindle ereader.
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