Content

• Steps
• Method 1 of 2: Updating Apps Manually
• Method 2 of 2: Activating Automatic Updates
• Tips
• Warnings

Updating apps on your Kindle Fire allows you to instantly benefit from the improvements and changes made by the developers. Apps on the Kindle Fire can be updated manually from the Apps menu or by turning on automatic updates.

Steps

Method 1 of 2: Updating Apps Manually

1. 1 Click the Apps tab at the top of the screen. In the inactive state, the tab will be transparent.
2. 2 Tap the “Store” option in the upper right corner of the screen.
3. 3 Tap the menu icon at the bottom of the Store screen. The menu icon looks like a rectangle with three horizontal bars.
4. 4 Select the “My Apps” section to go to the list of your applications.
   • On some Kindle Fire models, this section may be called “App Updates”.
5. 5 Click on the "Available Updates" tab right below the "My Apps" section.
6. 6 View the update status of your apps. There will be an Update button next to each application waiting to be updated.
7. 7 Tap the Update button next to each such application and they will be updated. Repeat this process for each update-ready app to update all of them.

Method 2 of 2: Activating Automatic Updates

1. 1 Tap the Settings icon to go to the Kindle settings. The settings icon looks like a gray gear and is located on the desktop. If you turn on automatic updates for each app, you don't have to update them manually, and the app version is always up to date.
2. 2 Tap Apps and Games. Scroll down the settings menu to find this section.
3. 3 Tap Amazon Application Settings to go to the app store settings.
4. 4 Tap the App store menu to open the App store settings.
5. 5 Tap "Automatic Updates" to open the automatic update settings.
6. 6 Check the box next to Enable Automatic Updates. If this setting is already enabled, then the applications should update automatically. If not, then you turn on automatic updates!

Tips

• If you have not turned off automatic updates, then applications should update automatically.
• While apps are updated regularly on other platforms (such as iOS and Android), this doesn't happen as often on the Kindle Fire. This can be extremely discouraging because applications may not sync across platforms.

Warnings

• Keep track of your Kindle memory consumption. Regularly updating all applications can quickly consume all free space on your hard drive.