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How To Root “Jailbreak” Amazon Kindle Fire On 6.2.1


This post will walk you through the simple steps required to root your Amazon Kindle Fire running on 6.2.1 and gain Superuser access - it’s the Android equivalent to Jailbreaking iOS devices.

Steps (Windows only):

1. Download and extract the latest version of Kindle Fire Utility from the download section below

2. Plug your Kindle Fire into your computer via a Micro USB cable, open the Kindle Fire Utility folder and run the “install_drivers” Batch File

3. Click “Yes” every time a User Accounts Control prompt pops up

NOTE: When installing the drivers on your computer, it might differ slightly from what’s demonstrated in the tutorial (it’s very self-explanatory though)

4. Run the Batch File inside of the Kindle Fire Utility folder that’s called “run”

5. Type “3″ and hit return (or enter) to install a permanent root with superuser

You have now successfully rooted (Jailbroken) your Kindle Fire! Also, Kindle Fire Utility can do additional things (as demonstrated in the video) – however, use the other options with caution.

Download Section:

Click here to be taken to my video tutorial on YouTube

Stay tuned for more awesome Amazon Kindle Fire tutorials.

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  • kindle

    when i hit run then 3 and enter, it works but then it says “oops, something went wrong. we cannot locate your kindle” even though it is plugged in and my computer rescission it. my internet is running also. Help! my email is jleeturtles@gmail.com

  • Jose Pablo99

    drivers doesen t work says the current language is not suported for the drivers installation

  • Shawn Mcknight33

    WHY DOES MY KINDLE FIRE KEEP SAYING OFFLINE? HELP ANYBODY?

  • http://www.facebook.com/miroslav.balkanski Miroslav Balkanski

    Thanks !!! Worked on 6.3

  • JL12

    When I click run it does not show everything and automatically closes. I try hitting 3 enter but it does not root my device but does the same thing

  • Kona

    Kindle device, Select the Android Policeman Icon,Getting a dialog box ” BurritoRoot3, Please run /data/local/tmp/BurritoRoot3.bin –root through adb to start the process?”  Then an Exit button. Exit button takes me back to the kindle launcher. If I select the search icon the the dialog box disappears but nothing else happens.

  • Aubreyliefting

    What number of the kindle fire utility do i need?

  • Greenway8483

    same here with trouble running the instal_driver
     

  • Woruga

    does it work on 6.2.2, because i’m having trouble running the install_driver, it keeps on saying error on Google App (WinUSB) error…and wen I select run.bat my device is offline eventhough I have installed the driver for the Android composite ADB Interface…please help…

    • skiffle

      try following 
      ces post; it worked for me when I was having similar trouble

  • Rileycurits

    What does rooting it actually do?

  • bmc

    I have successfully rooted the device, but when I attempt to use the Android Market app, it says I need to add an account and do I want to add one now?  When I click yes, the device just goes back to the home screen.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_7V36H2PAPQFCSRJG4DCA43KTXM larell

    you know my kindle fire already had the 6.2.1 software when i brought it so just seen that video made me think it was easy,so any ideas best tech info on how to root it or anybody thank you

  • Tom

    I finally rooted my kindle but after tinkering around with it for a bit. I don’t like it, is there away to unroot it?

  • Mikeraboy

    On my computer in Device Manager, I don”t see Android

  • Mikeraboy

    It seems so easy to do, why are these people having trouble.

  • Jon

    Not working for me either… would have been nice

  • Starstremr

    can you reverse the rooting on the kindle fire if you needed to?

  • ces

     
     
    1.     Expand first :install_drivers (Open kindle fire utility, the folder the u dowloand)
    2.     go thru control panel,
    3.     then open device managerExpand
    4.     android phone then android composite ADB Interface,
    5.     hit right click, and then  update driver software,
    6.     then hit search automatically for update driver software and hit x
    7.     and after run.bat (kindle fire utility)
    8.     then follow the step 3, and later step 6.
     

  • Rell

    Please can we get somebody from best tech info to give us some help rooting our kindle fire please because it is totally different from the video.

  • http://www.facebook.com/tkw2004 Tabby Webb

    I’ve tried several times to root my Kindle, and when I try to run the root, it says “the system cannot find the path specified.” What can I do to fix this?

  • http://www.facebook.com/tkw2004 Tabby Webb

    I’ve tried several times to root my Kindle, and when I try to run the root, it says “the system cannot find the path specified.” What can I do to fix this?

  • ces

    android phone then android composite ADB Interface, hit right click, and then  update driver software, then hit search automatically for update driver software and hit x

  • ces

    go trhu control panel, then open device manager, android and the open and hit right and update

  • ces

    guys i found the solution

  • Snkbarr

    Hi, I tried to root my kindle fire with no success. I am not real tech saavy. I downloaded the drivers   I extracted the files and tried to follow your video without success. Any ideas?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_7V36H2PAPQFCSRJG4DCA43KTXM larell

    Hi,the rooting of a kindle is difficult because the begin with the kindle fire utility i dont no what to do because i downloaded the kindle fire utility and open up drivers it was totally different from the video so i guess do you drag the file to your kindle folder because when i plug my kindle in it doesn’t show any drivers folder like it shows on the video and im running windows 7 on my computer so can you help me because i would like to see how this project ends up thank you

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