Amazon Disabling/Blocking Certain Apps

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You may have recently noticed that Amazon has started blocking, disabling or even deleting certain applications. To bypass this do the following


  • Go to Settings

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  • Select Applications

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  • Select Manage Installed Applications

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  • Find the app in question and select it

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  • Select Clear Data

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  • Select OK

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  • Select Uninstall

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  • Select Confirm

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  • Go back to your Home Screen & select Settings again

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  • Select Preferences

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  • Select Privacy Settings

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  • Select Manage sharing from apps

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  • Select "Share app viewing and content" (which should currently be set as ON)

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  • Turn it off

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  • Go back one screen back to PRIVACY SETTINGS & turn off the following:
  • Cookie consent
  • Device usage data
  • Collect app usage data
  • Interest based ads

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  • Now go to Settings on your home page again

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  • Select My Fire TV

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  • Select About

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  • Select Storage

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  • Turn off Automatic Offload by clicking on it once

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  • You should now be able to reinstall the app using instructions/Downloader found on this site. You may still see a message saying it has been disabled just click on the KEEP button
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