FireStick remains to be the cheapest streaming devices of them all, while Kodi being the best streaming app the world has ever seen. Kodi 18 Leia is the new stable version that has been launched in 2019. This guide will combine the two streaming giants and will provide 10 ways on how to install Kodi on FireStick. Click Go button after typing in address and Kodi download will begin. Step 12 Click Install on Kodi setup page. Step 13 Kodi will begin installing. Step 14 Click Done once Kodi has been installed. Video – How To Install Kodi On Fire TV or Firestick With AppStarter.

Installing Kodi on your Firestick doesn’t have to be difficult. Follow our simple step-by-step instructions and you’ll have your choice of Kodi 17 (Krypton) or Kodi 18 (Leia, beta version) easily installed on your Firestick within minutes. The same steps will work on your Fire TV as well.

If you’re using a Firestick that comes with Alexa, you won’t even need to get up off the couch to complete the installation. Simply use your voice to guide your Firestick remote through the easy-to-follow steps we’ve outlined below, complete with screenshots.

Using a VPN with Kodi

A VPN will allow you to access geo-restricted content on Kodi, opening up a world of new entertainment possibilities. Yes, that means you’ll be able to access Netflix USA or BBC via their add-ons just by connecting to a VPN server in the US or the UK, respectively.

Perhaps more importantly, a VPN will keep your connection private and secure, protecting you from the risks that come with using Kodi.

Using Kodi is perfectly legal, and the official Kodi add-ons, such as ESPN or YouTube, shouldn’t get you in any trouble.

However, add-ons created by third-party developers can throw you into a legal gray area. Some of them allow you to stream pirated content – and with an unprotected connection, you never know who could be keeping tabs on your activity. You wouldn’t want to face legal trouble just for watching an episode of your favorite TV show.

Here at vpnMentor, we don’t encourage illegal activity – but we do believe in supporting your online privacy and freedom.

It’s also important to remember that third-party add-ons sometimes come with malware or spyware, and they could even leave your device vulnerable to hackers. Once you connect to a VPN, you don’t have to worry about any of that.

Our top recommended VPN for use with Kodi and a Firestick is NordVPN .

NordVPN features military-grade security features and a blazing fast connection, and it can easily bypass geoblocks and VPN blocks – meaning you can stream Netflix USA, BBC, and just about any other streaming content from around the world. This is one of the many reasons users love it.

With the 30-day money-back guarantee, you can easily test the waters and experience the benefits for yourself.

How to Install Kodi on Firestick

Here’s our step-by-step guide on how to install Kodi versions 17 (Krpyton) or 18 (Leia) on your Firestick.

Getting Started

The initial installation steps are the same for both versions:

1. Click on Settings from your Firestick’s homepage

2. Select My Fire TV

3. Select Developer Options

4. If Apps from Unknown Sources is turned off, select it:

5. Click Turn On.

6. At this stage, click the home icon on your Firestick remote to return to the home screen and click on the Search Icon:

7. Type in Downloader and select the first matching option.

• If your Firestick doesn’t have the Downloader App installed already, click the Downloader Icon for it to begin to download.
• Click Open to launch Downloader
• If a warning pops up, click Allow
• Click Okay on the Quick Start Guide

9. Under “Enter the URL of the website you want to load or the file you want to download” press the select button on your remote to make a keyboard appear and type in the URL: https://kodi.tv/download

Installing Kodi 17 (Krypton) on Firestick

If you’re interested in installing Kodi version 18 (Leia), click here or scroll down to the section below.

To install Kodi 17 on Firestick, follow these steps:

10. Once you’ve completed the initial steps above, the Kodi website will now appear. Scroll down the page and select the green Android Icon

11. Now you’ll see all the download options for Kodi. Depending on which version of Firestick you have, you need to choose between ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit. For the older versions of Firestick, choose ARM 32-bit. For the more recent version of Firestick, choose ARM 64-bit.

12. The Kodi app will now begin downloading.

13. Once downloaded, click Install at the bottom of the page.

14. That’s it, you’ve now successfully installed Kodi 17 on your firestick. You can open and the run the app from the Recent section of your homepage.

Installing Kodi 18 (Leia) on Firestick

Kodi 18 Leia is currently in beta mode. This means it is relatively unstable, and you may encounter bugs and other problems. However, if you want to watch Netflix through Kodi, version 18 is still your best bet.

To install Kodi 18 on Firestick, follow these steps:

10. Once you’ve completed the initial steps above, the Kodi website will appear. Scroll down the page to the “Older Releases” section and click the word here.

11. Under File Name, select android/

12. Under File Name, select arm/

13. Under File name, select Kodi-18.0-Leia_beta5-armeabi-v7a.apk

14. The file will now begin downloading.

15. After the file has downloaded, select Install in the window that pops up.

16. Select Open

17. You’ve now successfully installed Kodi beta version 18 on your Firestick.

The Best VPNs for Kodi

Using a VPN with Kodi will not only allow you to access geo-blocked content – it’s also critical if you want to protect yourself from ISP and government internet surveillance and the threat of malware or hackers sneaking into your device via Kodi third-party add-ons.

A VPN will mask your IP address and protect your privacy while using Kodi.

Here are the top five VPNs for Kodi:

Summary

That wasn’t so bad now, was it?

Now that you have Kodi installed, you can go wild and download some amazing add-ons to enhance your experience.

But before you begin downloading add-ons and streaming your favorite shows, make sure to download a trustworthy VPN that can protect your online privacy and allow you to browse the internet freely.

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Kodi is one of the most popular media players around (and certainly the most controversial). As well as letting you access your own media files from a number of platforms (including the Xbox One), it’ll stream from hundreds and hundreds of sources across the world. It’s a powerful app and one that has attracted its fair share of erm, condemnation.

You can get Kodi on a wide range of platforms, and one of the best-suited is Amazon's Fire OS, as used by the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick (commonly known as Firesticks). Both devices are sitting proudly at the top of our list of the best Kodi boxes.

However, you can’t simply download Kodi from these devices’ app store. There are several ways to get the app on your device, though. We’re going to take you through the process using the simplest, quickest method, which should only take 10 minutes.

Step 1: Download Downloader

First, we need to get hold of an app that will let us directly download the Kodi app installer file. There are a few of these, but the one we’ll use is simply called Downloader.

It’s free, and it has a bright orange logo if you want to hunt for it manually. The quickest way to find it, if you have a mic-enabled Fire TV Stick, is to just speak into the remote while holding down the microphone button: saying “downloader” will bring it up instantly.

If your Fire TV isn’t voice-enabled it’s quickest to use the text search, as sifting through categories can take an age. Go to the Home screen display, press the up key on the remote so the navigation tabs are selected, then press the left key to get to the universal search area.

Type in 'downloader' and the app will pop-up in the results. Now just click through and install the app.

Step 2: Enable installing apps from unknown sources

The next part is where we get serious: enabling downloads of apps from unknown sources. By 'unknown sources', the Fire TV simply means any apps that are not from the Amazon Appstore.

This is an important security feature, but it needs to be disabled before you can install Kodi, as it’s not available direct from Amazon.

Select the nav tabs from the home screen by pressing up, and scroll right to reach Settings. From this menu, select Device. Next, pick Developer Options and you should see a sub-menu that includes the entry 'Apps from Unknown Sources'. Select it, making sure it reads ON underneath.

The disclaimer we need to make here is that if you’re going to start downloading apps from outside the Amazon store, make sure you’re not doing so from anywhere dodgy. Android apps can harbour viruses and malware, so download from official developer sites where possible. It’s what we’ll be doing next…

Step 3: Open Downloader

Next up, we just need to boot-up Downloader. This bit barely needs an instruction, as when you install an app you should see it pop up at the top of one of your apps feeds.

If it doesn’t, just long-press (around two seconds) the home button to get to the system shortcut menu. Select Apps, and you’ll see all the apps you have installed.

This is one thing Amazon Fire OS doesn’t do that well – actually putting your apps at your fingertips.

Step 4: Enter the Kodi URL

Now we’re in Downloader. This is an app that lets you download apps and other files through a browser-like interface, because Fire TV doesn’t actually have its own Chrome/Safari-style internet app.

On the app’s initial page you’ll see a white box into which you can type a URL. Select it and type in 'https://kodi.tv/download'.

This is the web page you’d head to on a laptop to install Kodi, and it works for Fire TV too.

Step 5: Select the right Kodi build

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If you typed in the URL correctly you should now see a webpage appear in the Downloader app. Scroll down using the remote’s D-pad to find the green Android robot and select it.

On the next page you’ll see all the available Android install builds. There are quite a few, and the one to pick depends on the version of Fire TV or Fire TV Stick you have.

The very first generation of Fire TV and Stick have 32-bit CPUs, so you’ll want to choose the ARM version labelled 32-bit. If you have a newer version, pick the ARM 64-bit build.

On this page you’ll see 'release' and 'nightly' versions of Kodi, for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. We recommend going for the 'release' version, which will have fewer bugs. The other. 'nightly' type may be newer but it's a work in progress.

Kodi Will Not Download On Firestick Fire Stick

Select the right build and the .apk installer file will start downloading. It’s an 87MB file, with the version we’re using. Once finished Downloader will automatically attempt to install it, making an installer prompt pop-up.

Press down on the D-pad to get to the Install button at the bottom of this page. Once the install is complete, don’t head right back to the Home screen but let the process take you back into the Downloader app. You’ll see an option to delete the install file, which will free up a little space – we don’t need it any more.

Step 6: Get content on your Kodi build

Pat yourself on the back – you just installed Kodi on your Fire TV. It should now appear in the Recent section on the Home page.

If you can’t find it at some point in the future, don’t forget you can access your app library by long-pressing the home button on the remote.

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What you’ll want to do now is install add-ons, which give you access to lots of streamed content – for more on this, be sure to check out our feature on the best Kodi add-ons.