Black Tears Kodi Addon on Firestick/Android – Is It Safe & Legal?

This in-depth report of the Black Tears Kodi Addon will provide you with everything you need to know about this add-on on Firestick, Fire TV, Android TV Box, or any other device.

Is Black Tears Kodi safe to use?  Is Black Tears Kodi Addon legal? How do I install Black Tears Kodi Addon?  We will answer those questions and more in this article.

The reason why we ask legal questions is due to the fact that Black Tears isn’t available in Kodi’s official repository. This is oftentimes a warning sign.

Since this add-on can’t be installed through the official Kodi repository, it must be installed from an external provider which we display in the screenshot guide below.

Black Tears is a video addon for Real-Debrid users located within the Chains Repo, which contains other popular addons like Chains Sinisters.

Because it stays updated and is full of content, Black Tears is listed as one of TROYPOINT’s Best Kodi Addons.

If you don’t have Kodi installed on your device, we suggest viewing our popular Kodi tutorials below.

How to Install Kodi on Firestick/Fire TV
How to Install Kodi on Android TV Box

Below you will find a screenshot guide to install Black Tears on your Kodi device. We are using an Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K.

These same steps also work for those using the Firestick Lite, 3rd Gen Fire TV Stick, Fire TVs, Fire TV Cube, and any Fire TV device.

This process also applies to those using Android devices such as the NVIDIA SHIELD, MECOOL Boxes, Chromecast, Android TV Boxes, phones, tablets, and more.

Is Black Tears Kodi Addon Safe to Use?

Before I install this, I first want to scan their repository URL with VirusTotal.

Here is the screenshot of the scan results.

VirusTotal did not find any suspicious files or malware within the Black Tears repository URL.

However, this does not mean we shouldn’t protect ourselves when streaming content from this unverified 3rd party add-on.

The best way to protect yourself when using Black Tears Kodi is with IPVanish VPN.

IPVanish will provide you with an anonymous connection while streaming or downloading while using questionable add-ons such as this.

How to Install Best VPN on Firestick/Android

Now, here are the steps we went through to install the Black Tears Kodi Addon through their repository.

Black Tears Kodi Addon Installation Guide

• Launch Kodi
• Click the settings icon  

• Click System

• Hover over Add-ons menu item and turn on Unknown sources if not already on

• Read this important Warning prior to proceeding.

Add-ons will be given access to personal data stored on your device!

This is why it is so important running IPVanish VPN if you’re going to use a 3rd party addon such as Black Tears.

IPVanish VPN won’t allow these 3rd party addons to gain access to your personal data.

• Click back on remote to go back to the System page
• Select File Manager

• Click Add source

• Click <None>

• Type the following URL exactly how it is listed here – http://thechains24.com/ChainsRepo and click OK
• Thechains is the official source of this repository

• Highlight the box under the source that you just typed in and enter a name for this media source, type “ChainsRepo” or any other name you would like to identify this source as and click OK  again

• Click your back button on the remote or keyboard until you are back on the System screen
• Choose Add-ons

• Click Install from zip file

• Choose ChainsRepo or another name you assigned the media source in the previous step

• Click the zip file URL – repository.chainsrepo.zip

• Wait for the “Chains Repo Add-on installed” message to appear

• Click Install from repository

• Choose Chains Repo

• Click Video Add-Ons

• Select Black Tears

• Click Install

• Wait for the Black Tears Add-on installed message to appear

• Return back to the home screen of Kodi and select Add-ons

• Choose Video add-ons

• Then click Black Tears

• If this message appears just click the back button on your remote

• That’s it! You have successfully installed the Black Tears Kodi Addon

Black Tears Kodi Addon Description & Details

Black Tears contains a simple interface with a variety of categories to choose from.

The categories available within this addon include TV World, Movie World, Trakt, Search, Search History, and Settings

Many cord-cutters jailbreak their Fire TV Sticks & Fire TVs and this is one of the most popular Kodi addons used.

Jailbreak Firestick Guide

For best results, Using Real-Debrid will bring the highest quality links for a buffer-free experience.

How to Setup Real-Debrid on Kodi

If you are a Trakt user, you can also integrate your account within Black Tears which will keep all your content in sync.

Overall, Black Tears is an awesome Kodi addon that works fabulously on all devices including the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4k.

Is Black Tears Kodi Addon Legal?

It’s impossible for TROYPOINT to determine whether these unverified addons/apps hold the proper licensing.

If and when an add-on is deemed illegal, we notify our users immediately and update reports on our Website to reflect that information.

At first glance, it would appear that Black Tears is distributing copyrighted works without consent.

Users can always access titles that are available for free in the public domain.

Works such as this are not protected by copyright laws and may be downloaded, streamed, and shared without any legal ramifications.

In conclusion, the end-user is responsible for all content accessed through add-ons such as the Black Tears Kodi Addon.

Black Tears Kodi Addon FAQ

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