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Originally Posted by DNSB
I was under the impression from looking at the source code downloads that Amazon used Linux not Android as the operating system on their eInk ereaders. I don't see any packages in the open source code or in the downloaded firmware that would allow running Android apps on a Kindle eInk ereader. Check out Source Code Notice for the various downloads for both their Fire tablets and eInk readers. |
I don't see anything Android at all in the Kindle firmware (thank goodness). Original Kindle used Linux kernel 2.6.x and the newest (at least on my Kindle Basic) uses 3.10.x. The B&N Nook (on the other hand) was based on Android – at least from the Simple Touch on up. And so were the T1 series Sonys.
Amazon's Fire OS is definitely based on Android.