How To Update The Kindle Fire Hd Or Kindle Fire Hdx?

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Like the other tablets, Amazon Kindle also introduces the occasional updates for Kindle Fire device which adds new features to the device and improves security. Kindle Fire update installs automatically. But, in a few cases, you need to Update Kindle Fire manually. The process of Kindle Update is not lengthy or hard. You just need to follow simple on-screen guidelines and your device will be up to date to use the exciting features.

In this guide, we are going to share the simple instructions that will help you to Update the Kindle device without any hassle.

Update Kindle Fire HD and Fire HDX
Before you start with the update process, it is important to check the current software version just to make sure that the update is not already installed on your device. To check the update, you can do the following:

Swipe down from the top of the screen and click on the Settings option.
Go to the Device section and click on System update.
At the screen’s top, it must be reading the device OS version.

Update ...
... Automatically
When your Kindle Fire device is connected to the wireless network, the device will update on its own without the user’s input whenever the new update is there.

Update Manually
If the update does not get installed automatically, you can install it yourself using the settings option.
Go to the Settings>>System Update>>Check Now/Update. The Latter option will appear on your screen if you update for Kindle is already downloaded.
The device will restart for applying the updates. After the device restart, you will get a message saying ‘Install System Update’.

Update Using the PC or MAC

1. If you are using the MAX with the Operating system 10.5 or later, you have to download and install the ‘Android File Transfer’ on your device.

2. Visit the‘ Fire and Kindle Software Update page’. Scroll down to find the specific device. Click on that device. Download the software update you will get on the device page.

3. Turn on your device and unlock it. After that, connect the PC or MAC to the device using the USB cable.

4. On your system, open the Device Driver known as ‘Fire’.

5. If you are using a MAC device and you have installed Android File Transfer in it, then the program must automatically open when you connect the device. Drag the downloaded file of the software update and move this file to the internal storage folder present on the device.

Important - Do not put the software update in some other folder on the Kindle Fire device.

1. Once the file transfer process is completed, you can disconnect the device

2. Go to the ‘Settings>>System Update>>Update to start the installation. The tablet will automatically restart and you will receive a message ‘Installing System Update’.

With these simple instructions, you can Update Kindle Fire. The mentioned steps are very simple and easy to execute. Just make sure you do not miss any otherwise it cause you trouble in the update process.