By Luis Rijo
Publication Date: 2026-10-09 03:14:00
Amazon on October 8, 2026 opened pre-orders for two Android tablets designed for children, priced from $229.99 and $329.99, each sold with a protective case, a one-year subscription to its Kids+ content service and parent-managed access to the Google Play store, according to a post on the company’s news site.
In Short
Amazon is selling two new tablets for children that run Android and can download apps from Google Play, but only after a parent approves each download. The tablets matter to families choosing a first device, and also to app makers and advertisers, because the rules on collecting data from children apply to whatever runs on them. Orders are open now, deliveries start October 14 in four countries and October 19 in five more, and the announcement says little about how a new voice-driven story tool handles children’s voice data.
What Amazon published on October 8
Amazon posted the announcement on October 8, 2026, under the byline “Amazon Staff”, with a stated reading…