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How to install Google Play on 12th-gen Amazon Fire tablets (2022 models running Fire OS 8)

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The 12th-gen Amazon Fire tablet is the first device to ship with Fire OS 8, the latest version of Amazon’s tablet operating system, and it’s now available from Amazon for $60 and up. While Fire OS continues to put an emphasis on Amazon’s apps and services, making Fire tablets most useful for customers who stream […]

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Google Play Store can be installed on 2022 Amazon Fire tablets again

by Brad Linder 8 Comments on Google Play Store can be installed on 2022 Amazon Fire tablets again

Amazon’s Fire tablets ship with a modified version of Android called Fire OS. It’s tightly linked with Amazon’s apps and services including the Kindle, Prime Video, and Amazon Music apps. It also features Amazon’s Appstore instead of the Google Play Store. But folks have been installing the Play Store on Amazon’s tablets for years. Up […]

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Remix Mini loses Google apps in latest OS update

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Remix OS is a modified version of Google Android designed to make Google’s mobile operating system feel like a desktop OS. It has a taskbar, a desktop, and support for running apps in windows that can be moved or resized. Remix OS developer Jide launched a version of the operating system that can be installed […]