How Do I Remove Apps From My Kindle Fire 7

Many users download applications that they rarely use and these apps just sit on the device taking up storage space and slowing it down. Hence, it is important that you uninstall apps on Kindle Fire, in order to declutter your device and free up storage space.

Uninstall Apps on Kindle Fire

Kindle Fire is basically an Android device and the methods to Uninstall Apps on Kindle Fire are similar to other Android Phones and tablets.

Depending on your requirements, you can use any of the methods as listed below to Uninstall Apps on Kindle Fire.

1. Uninstall Apps on Kindle Fire From Home Screen

The easiest way to Uninstall Apps on Kindle Fire is to do it right on the home screen of your device.

1. From the Home screen, tap on the Apps Tab.

2. On the Apps screen, tap and hold on the App that you would like to uninstall and then tap onRemove from Device option

Remove From Device Option on Kindle Fire

That's it, the Application will be removed from your device.

2. Uninstall Apps on Kindle Fire Using Settings

Another way to Uninstall Apps on Kindle Fire is to do it from the Settings screen.

1. From the Home Screen, tap on theSettings App.

2. Go toApps & Games > Manage All Applications

Manage All Applications Tab on Kindle Fire

3. On the Manage All Applications screen, tap on the Downloaded tab and then tap on the App that you want to Uninstall

List of Downloaded Applications on Kindle Fire

3. On the next screen, tap on the Uninstall button to remove the App from your device

Uninstall Application on Kindle Fire

Note: If you do not find the option to Uninstall, the App is a native system App and it cannot be removed.

3. Uninstall Apps on Cloud

Some of the Apps that show up on your Kindle Fire device reside on Amazon's cloud servers.

To uninstall such Apps, you will need to login to your Amazon Account and visit the Manage Your Apps page.

Once you are on "Manage Your Apps" page, tap on the Actions menu located next to the App that you want to remove and select the Delete option.

In case the App is still showing, restart your device and you will no longer see the App that you just deleted.

Hide Stock Amazon Apps on Kindle Fire

While you can Uninstall downloaded Apps on Kindle Fire, above methods do not work for uninstalling stock Amazon apps.

In fact, it is not at all possible to Uninstall Stock Amazon Apps without rooting Kindle Fire.

However, since most users do not want to root their devices, we are providing below the steps to hide Stock Amazon apps by moving them to a designated folder.

While this method does not help free up storage space, it allows you to declutter the Home screen of your Kindle Fire device.

1. Tap and hold on any stock Amazon App until the App's icon gets bigger

2. Once the App's icon gets bigger, place the App icon over another App to create a folder

3. Once the folder is created, you will be prompted to name the folder. Enter a name for the Folder.

Uninstall Option Greyed Out On Kindle Fire

As mentioned above, native Apps that came installed with your device are part of Kindle Fire operating system and cannot be uninstalled.

For these Apps, you may find the Uninstall option Greyed out or totally missing.

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