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tubemonkey · 03-25-2013, 08:23 PM

For my KFHD8.9, I got the OtterBox Defender case. It's very rugged and adds a lot of bulk and weight to the Fire; which is what I want. I got this Fire primarily to stream videos when I'm at home, both indoors and outdoors. I wanted maximum protection in case it takes a spill while I'm lounging outside.

To improve its functionality, I added 1Mobile Market and ADW Launcher. So far, all of the apps I've loaded from both Amazon and 1Mobile work just fine; and I've had no problems with scalability either.

I added 1Mobile to get apps that aren't available on Amazon: like YouTube, Google Maps, Nook, Aldiko, Kobo, etc. This app store is easy to add. Just go to its website on the Fire's browser and download the APK directly to the tablet. No computer or cables needed.

I added ADW Launcher (from 1Mobile) because I most thoroughly despise the Fire's carousel and its total lack of anything even remotely resembling app organization. With ADW, I get a stock Android layout and can easily organize my apps into folders.

Neither of these additions require root and the Fire is still stock. All in all, I'm very pleased with this tablet-case-market-launcher combo.

03-25-2013, 08:23 PM	#2
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,777 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	For my KFHD8.9, I got the OtterBox Defender case. It's very rugged and adds a lot of bulk and weight to the Fire; which is what I want. I got this Fire primarily to stream videos when I'm at home, both indoors and outdoors. I wanted maximum protection in case it takes a spill while I'm lounging outside. To improve its functionality, I added 1Mobile Market and ADW Launcher. So far, all of the apps I've loaded from both Amazon and 1Mobile work just fine; and I've had no problems with scalability either. I added 1Mobile to get apps that aren't available on Amazon: like YouTube, Google Maps, Nook, Aldiko, Kobo, etc. This app store is easy to add. Just go to its website on the Fire's browser and download the APK directly to the tablet. No computer or cables needed. I added ADW Launcher (from 1Mobile) because I most thoroughly despise the Fire's carousel and its total lack of anything even remotely resembling app organization. With ADW, I get a stock Android layout and can easily organize my apps into folders. Neither of these additions require root and the Fire is still stock. All in all, I'm very pleased with this tablet-case-market-launcher combo. Last edited by tubemonkey; 03-25-2013 at 08:26 PM.