• MichaelScotch@lemmy.world
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    18 days ago

    And it’s a piece of shit. The only thing the Amazon fire tablets ever did well was shop Amazon. And I stopped shopping on Amazon years ago. These are a waste of money at any price

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      17 days ago

      Is it possible to remove the amazon OS, install Linux/Android and get rid of the bloatware or is it OS locked like iPads etc.?

      We don’t have Amazon in my country so I’ve never seen those tablets.

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        17 days ago

        I don’t know, I doubt it. It’s actually an older android os that has been modified by Amazon, so I don’t think you can get around it. You used to be able to jailbreak them and use google play store, but I don’t think that’s possible anymore

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      17 days ago

      Eh, they’re pretty good for kids IMO. Put some restrictions on them so they can only use them for a certain amount of time, and they feel happy that they have their own device without monopolizing/breaking your nicer ones.