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Originally Posted by jswinden
I'm running Google Play on my Fire HD 6. It is fairly easy to install though you will need to sideload a few files. No biggie though. No jailbreaking is required. Just google "installing Google Play on Amazon Fire tablets" and follow the instructions. Only takes a few minutes, then you can thumb your nose at Amazon's app store! See my attached screen capture and look at the bottom-right portion of the screen.
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I may try this on my HD6, certainly Amazon's crappstore is one reason I'm not inclined to get another Fire tablet, but by no means the only one.
Since the update to FireOS 5 there have been annoying problems with collections and immersion reading, even after several updates (and maybe there will not be any more). Battery drains excessively when not in use (I have taken to shutting it down) and it charges slowly. I was hoping for an 'improved' HD6 but it looks like that will never happen. And for some reason the Page Flip feature has never appeared (though others report otherwise). My overall impression is that Lab126 has moved on to Echo and Fire TV and other unseen projects and Fire tablet development is a low priority. Ironically the iOS and Android apps seem to get more focus and frequent updates - but those are software-only teams.
Do the apps installed from GP work normally? And specifically Play Books? I side load a few but notifications do not work and some of them complain when launched. Well, I should just try it and see for myself.