The Google Play Store gets frequent updates, which is excellent news. The not-so-great news is that it can take weeks, or sometimes even longer, to get the latest iteration. The basic functionality ...

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If you own an Amazon Fire Tablet, you will be restricted from using the Amazon Appstore, but it runs on Fire OS, which is a custom version of Android. That means that you can install the Play Store ...

Amazon Fire tablets lack the Play Store, but they do support sideloading apps. Using Fire Toolbox you can easily install the Play Store for more app options. Even with the Play Store addition, Fire OS ...