This results in a new resigned version of the original APK. The easiest way to resign an APK is to follow my guide for changing the app icon. The simplest way to prevent automatic updates is to resign the Google Play Store APK before installing it. This is troublesome because you usual don’t want the app to update since the latest version tends not to work well with the Fire TV.
The second issue is that the Google Play Store automatically updates itself with no option to disable this feature. I’ve found version 5.10.31-leanback to be the best one to use right now, but that may change in the future. Note that the ones marked “leanback” are made for Android TV and are better suited for the Fire TV. You can find various Google Play Store APKs to try here.
What’s worse is that different versions of the Google Play Store APK reveal different app libraries, so you may need to experiment with different Google Play Store APK versions if you’re looking to download a specific app.
This results in many apps being hidden when browsing the store with the Fire TV. Before you begin, it’s important to know about a couple issues with the Google Play Store app running on the Fire TV.įirst off, since the the Google Play Store does not officially support the Fire TV, it does not know which apps are or aren’t compatible with the Fire TV.
