One of the biggest negatives for Amazon’s Fire Tablet lineup has always been the fact that though they were based on Android, they didn’t use Google Play services, meaning Fire users had no access to the Play Store and the millions of apps listed there, including Google’s core Android apps. Instead, you had to use Amazon’s Appstore and hope your favorites were available.
In early October, however, that all changed. Amazon announced its brand-new Alexa Tablet lineup and with it a full embrace of Google’s apps and services. The new Alexa Tablets are Android devices, and despite their heavy Amazon tweaks and customization, right out of the box, they’re fully compatible with the whole Google universe of apps. You’ll find the Play Store right there on your home screen, along with a folder of Google apps. Maps, Gmail, even YouTube, they’re all there — huzzah!
I never thought…
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