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How to manually update your Kindle Fire or check which operating system you're using

Written by Steven John
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You can update your Kindle Fire through its settings. Hollis Johnson/Business Insider
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Updating a Kindle Fire's operating system allows it to work with all the latest files and data and also can remove any glitches found in past versions of the OS. 

With regular updates, your Kindle Fire tablet should stay in good working order for a number of years, even as newer apps and software are released. 

Also, updating the Fire takes only a few seconds, so why not keep your tablet running on the latest operating system possible.

Here's how to update your Kindle Fire.

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How to manually update your Kindle Fire

1. Ensure your Fire is connected to Wi-Fi and open the Settings app.

2. Scroll down and tap the "Device Options" tab.

3. Tap "System Update." 

4. At this step, you can note your current OS as well as the date of your last update.

5. Tap the "CHECK NOW" button and, if a new version is available, select it.

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Tap "Check Now" or the option for a available update.  Steven John/Business Insider

 

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Steven John has been a freelance writer for more than a dozen years and has been a regular contributor to Business Insider since 2017. His work includes a focus on the tech world, covering companies including Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Google, and others. He also reviews restaurants, shares how-to cooking articles, and writes general interest pieces.Steven also writes for publications including Architectural Digest, The Daily Beast, Forbes, and more. In the past, he also wrote for New York Magazine, Mashed, U.S. News & World Report and other outlets. He runs his own outdoor lifestyle site, Dad Gear Review, and co-hosts the Fact Trekkers podcast with his son. He has had two novels published, Three A.M. and Outrider. He graduated from Emerson College with a degree in communications focused on filmmaking.He is an avid outdoorsman and can be frequently found in a kayak or on a mountain trail, often with his family along for the adventure.Expertise:Tech industryTech hardwareOutdoorsCookingRestaurantsDIYPopular articles:Microsoft: A history of the software giant co-founded by Bill Gates, its products and services, jobs, layoffs, and moreYouTube is a major entertainment force. Here's the platform's history, plus how to create a channel and upload videos.Inside the life and career of Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, billionaire, and philanthropistTim Cook net worth: How the Apple leader earns and spends his moneyBecoming an Amazon seller is a simple process. Here's what's involved, plus how you make money and get paid.