Amazon offers a lot of great Fire TV apps through its official app store, but that’s not the only place you’ll find them. To unlock the true potential of your Fire TV device, you might want to consider sideloading apps like Kodi, Allcast, and even some OS emulators.
How to Sideload Apps on a Fire TV Stick
Sideloading a Fire TV device isn’t all that difficult, but it is a lot more complicated than downloading and installing official apps.
Sideloading is a process that allows you to install applications that aren’t available through the official Amazon app store. This allows you to run Android apps that you wouldn’t otherwise have access to, such as Kodi.
The two easiest ways to sideload a Fire TV device are to use a downloader app or to sideload directly from an Android phone. The first method uses an app from the Amazon App Store to download APK files to your Fire TV. Once you’ve downloaded an APK file, you can install it. The second method sideloads apps directly from an Android phone to a Fire TV device over your Wi-Fi network.
