HD How to tell IF a Fire is Stolen! - Page 2

Barbara1955 · 06-08-2014, 09:48 PM

OK so how does it Differ from the current one the Fire has on it?

booklover6 · 06-09-2014, 07:40 AM

There is no comparison between stock Kindle Fire OS and Android KitKat. They are completely different operating systems. Kitkat is 100% better. But I am biased because I hate the Fire interface. My son (13) didn't hate it, he didn't care about it at all, but when I put kitkat on his Fire, he was very pleased, and he would not go back. It turns the locked down plodding Fire into a true android tablet. The way I did it, it is basically the n2a skin, but that is fine.

Yes it can be done without n2a, but that may be difficult for the average person. So I do recommend the n2aOS method for the average person. (Believe me, I have spent hours trying to put kitkat on my Nook HD+ and no success. But I was able to easily put n2a KitKat on my Nook HD).

So anyway, I used to really dislike my 2012 Fire HD, but now I love it. It is as good as my 2013 Nexus 7.

Here is the website.

KlondikeGeoff · 06-09-2014, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Katie1

Klondike Is that the one where you can us an SDCard? Love to have one LOL But really I still use my K3 for reading.

Blossom whats a KitKat?

Unfortunately, mine was one of the first and did not have the card slot. All I ever used it for was reading books. Fact is, I rarely use my Fire for much except reading. I am old-fashioned, and use a real computer for everything else.

Barbara1955 · 06-09-2014, 05:09 PM

Klondike I understand that. But I Read a LOT! Find the Batteries last longer in the K3 [15 hours] Than the Fire [8-9 hours] which always dies just at a good point in the book LOL Also When I fall asleep reading on the Fire I always have to play hunt for the last thing I remember reading! Touch screens drive me crazy!!

BL I not techy as you well know so guess I pass. LOL Trying for $75 but advertising it for $100 obo.. Trade in on Amazon is only $44

Barbara1955 · 06-11-2014, 09:27 PM

I just posted it in the MR Flea Market for $75... I pay postage But wont ship out of the USA! I inc HDMI cable to connect to TV USB charging cable & Wall plug will ship it in the box my new fire was in!

Barbara1955 · 07-02-2014, 06:25 PM

Sold it Today! Ended up getting $65 still not bad.

Tarana · 07-29-2014, 08:40 PM

I know this is a bit of an old thread now, but keep in mind, if she never used it, that the battery may be a bit stale and need to be recharged more often. That's how today's batteries work - use it or lose parts of it. Happened with both a Kindle and a 4th gen nano.

Barbara1955 · 08-02-2014, 02:51 AM

Fire Battery seems fine tho I have yet to put it to the real test as its mostly plugged in.

06-09-2014, 07:40 AM	#17
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	There is no comparison between stock Kindle Fire OS and Android KitKat. They are completely different operating systems. Kitkat is 100% better. But I am biased because I hate the Fire interface. My son (13) didn't hate it, he didn't care about it at all, but when I put kitkat on his Fire, he was very pleased, and he would not go back. It turns the locked down plodding Fire into a true android tablet. The way I did it, it is basically the n2a skin, but that is fine. Yes it can be done without n2a, but that may be difficult for the average person. So I do recommend the n2aOS method for the average person. (Believe me, I have spent hours trying to put kitkat on my Nook HD+ and no success. But I was able to easily put n2a KitKat on my Nook HD). So anyway, I used to really dislike my 2012 Fire HD, but now I love it. It is as good as my 2013 Nexus 7. Here is the website. Last edited by booklover6; 06-09-2014 at 07:46 AM.

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06-08-2014, 09:48 PM	#16
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	OK so how does it Differ from the current one the Fire has on it?

06-09-2014, 05:09 PM	#19
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	Klondike I understand that. But I Read a LOT! Find the Batteries last longer in the K3 [15 hours] Than the Fire [8-9 hours] which always dies just at a good point in the book LOL Also When I fall asleep reading on the Fire I always have to play hunt for the last thing I remember reading! Touch screens drive me crazy!! BL I not techy as you well know so guess I pass. LOL Trying for $75 but advertising it for $100 obo.. Trade in on Amazon is only $44

06-11-2014, 09:27 PM	#20
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	I just posted it in the MR Flea Market for $75... I pay postage But wont ship out of the USA! I inc HDMI cable to connect to TV USB charging cable & Wall plug will ship it in the box my new fire was in!

07-02-2014, 06:25 PM	#21
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	Sold it Today! Ended up getting $65 still not bad.

07-29-2014, 08:40 PM	#22
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,038 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	I know this is a bit of an old thread now, but keep in mind, if she never used it, that the battery may be a bit stale and need to be recharged more often. That's how today's batteries work - use it or lose parts of it. Happened with both a Kindle and a 4th gen nano.

08-02-2014, 02:51 AM	#23
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	Fire Battery seems fine tho I have yet to put it to the real test as its mostly plugged in.

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