Amazon's new Alexa Tablets drop the Fire branding but are more Android than ever
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- Amazon killed its app store, so Google Play it is.S1
- Amazon first got into the tablet game with the Kindle Fire. It later dropped the “Kindle” branding to emphasize that its tablets do more than its e-readers. And now the company is changing tack again with the introduction of the Amazon Alexa tablets. As you ca...S2
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Amazon's new Alexa Tablets drop the Fire branding but are more Android than ever
Amazon killed its app store, so Google Play it is.
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Amazon's new Alexa Tablets use the Google Play Store and are more capable than Fire tablets
Amazon first got into the tablet game with the Kindle Fire. It later dropped the “Kindle” branding to emphasize that its tablets do more than its e-readers. And now the company is…
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Published Oct 8, 2026
What to know
- Amazon killed its app store, so Google Play it is.S1
- Amazon first got into the tablet game with the Kindle Fire. It later dropped the “Kindle” branding to emphasize that its tablets do more than its e-readers. And now the company is changing tack again with the introduction of the Amazon Alexa tablets. As you ca...S2
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