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The ultimate guide for installing the Google Play Store on Amazon Fire tablets
Updated for the 10th Gen Fire HD 8 and HD 8 Plus

Corbin Davenport Corbin Davenport
The ultimate guide for installing the Google Play Store on Amazon Fire tablets

This story was originally published and last updated . 

Amazon's Fire tablets are incredibly popular, mostly because they're incredibly cheap. However, none of them come with access to the Google Play Store, which is how most Android devices download and install applications. Instead, Fire tablets come bundled with the Amazon Appstore, which has a much smaller library and lacks any Google-made apps and services. No YouTube, no Chrome, and so on.

The good news is that it's not incredibly difficult to install the Play Store on a Fire tablet, and the whole process can take as little time as 10 minutes. This complete guide for installing the Play Store on Fire tablets has detailed instructions for every model produced since 2014, with added troubleshooting steps if you run into issues.

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Woot is offering brand-new Amazon Fire HD tablets for less than $50
And they come in yellow, the best color

Caleb Potts Caleb Potts
Woot is offering brand-new Amazon Fire HD tablets for less than $50

Google may have given up on tablets, but Amazon is still holding on for dear life. The company's Fire tablets have always been about providing value to customers for low price points, and right now Woot is offering some of the lowest prices around on older generation Fire tablets — including the 2018 Fire HD 8 for just $49.99.

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Amazon releases Pie-based Fire OS 7 for Fire HD 8 2018 and Fire 7 2019
Just in time for Android 11

Corbin Davenport Corbin Davenport
Amazon releases Pie-based Fire OS 7 for Fire HD 8 2018 and Fire 7 2019

Amazon's Fire tablets rarely receive major OS updates, mostly because they are sold as simple media consumption devices, and Netflix or TikTok doesn't need Android 10 to function. However, the company has now surpassed everyone's low expectations by delivering Android 9 Pie to two of its older tablets.

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The newest Amazon Fire HD 8 is $30 off in its first Deal of the Day
The Kids Edition is $40 off

Jules Wang Jules Wang
The newest Amazon Fire HD 8 is $30 off in its first Deal of the Day

Amazon's latest refresh of the Fire HD 8 is on sale for the first time in both its regular and kids editions. To top that off, the platform is also discounting a few other Fire tablets from the days of yore.

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Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) review: The good, cheap Android tablet Google won't build
The first new Fire HD 8 tablet in two years isn't bad at all

Corbin Davenport Corbin Davenport
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) review: The good, cheap Android tablet Google won't build

This story was originally published and last updated . 

I think it's fair to say that Amazon's lineup of Fire tablets don't have the best reputation, particularly in the tech community. Fire tablets have historically paired bottom-of-the-barrel hardware with outdated versions of Android, and Amazon's extensive changes to the operating system aren't widely loved. The tablets also don't ship with the Google Play Store, though that at least is a quick fix.

Amazon has been selling the same Fire HD 8 since 2018, but the company finally released a new model last month. It brings most of the improvements from last year's Fire HD 10 to the 8-inch lineup, including USB Type-C and faster performance, and I think it's a pretty great buy for $90.

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Amazon releases new Fire HD 8 tablets with Android 9 Pie, USB Type-C, and Qi charging

Corbin Davenport Corbin Davenport
Amazon releases new Fire HD 8 tablets with Android 9 Pie, USB Type-C, and Qi charging

The Fire HD 8 is one of Amazon's most popular hardware products, but it has been overdue for a hardware refresh. Now the company has finally released a new version of the Fire HD 8, and there are even some features you don't normally see in a tablet — like Qi wireless charging.

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Amazon updates its 2017 7th generation Fire tablet lineup to FireOS 6 (Update: Not Nougat)
Amazon rarely delivers major OS updates to its Fire tablets

Corbin Davenport Corbin Davenport
Amazon updates its 2017 7th generation Fire tablet lineup to FireOS 6 (Update: Not Nougat)

Amazon's Fire tablets are media consumption devices first and foremost, and given their extremely low prices, it's perhaps not surprising that they rarely receive major OS updates. The last Fire tablet to receive a system upgrade beyond minor features was the 2014 Fire HD 6, which was updated from FireOS 4.x to 5.x. However, it seems like Amazon's entire line of 7th-generation Fire tablets is now receiving an update to Nougat.

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Amazon's Fire HD 8 tablet is $50 for today only
Keep the kids entertained while you work from home

Corbin Davenport Corbin Davenport
Amazon's Fire HD 8 tablet is $50 for today only

Amazon's Fire tablets are incredibly cheap for the hardware you get, and the current-generation Fire HD 8 isn't actually a bad device — as long as you stick to media consumption and gaming. The Fire HD 8 has been discounted to just $49.99 in a one-day sale, $30 below the usual price.

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Amazon announces gargantuan list of Black Friday deals (Update x2: More items)

Zach Laidlaw Zach Laidlaw
Amazon announces gargantuan list of Black Friday deals (Update x2: More items)

With Halloween in the rearview mirror and November speeding like a freight train toward Thanksgiving, the official holiday shopping season will be here before you know it. To help you get a jumpstart on your wishlist, we have a sneak peek at some of the Amazon device deals leading into Black Friday.

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Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet with Show Mode charging stand is $80 ($30 off) on Amazon

Richard Gao Richard Gao
Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet with Show Mode charging stand is $80 ($30 off) on Amazon

Amazon is basically the only reputable company that sells super-cheap Android tablets, and one of their volume sellers just got even cheaper. The Fire HD 8 is currently discounted to $79.98 with the Show Mode charging stand bundled in, a discount of $30 compared to its regular going price and $40 compared to MSRP.

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