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Amazon rumored to be dropping Google's Android OS for their Fire devices

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www.engadget.com

Amazon reportedly plans to dump Android for a homemade Fire OS replacement

Amazon reportedly plans to remove the Android core from its Fire TVs, smart displays and other devices. Inside sources, job listings and other materials support Amazon’s alleged move to a new Linux-based operating system codenamed ‘Vega.’
www.engadget.com www.engadget.com

article says they have developed Vega, an inhouse developed Linux built that is 'mostly' complete and ready to go.
 
I'm not sure Amazon will see a ton of success over this. I feel like a lot of fire owners (myself included) bought it mostly as a fairly inexpensive and reliable android tablet.

I'm not much of a tablet person, but if I ever got another one, I'd probably want something within the android system. Allow me to keep my already purchased google play games, google apps, etc.
 
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FreeKnight said:
I'm not sure Amazon will see a ton of success over this. I feel like a lot of fire owners (myself included) bought it mostly as a fairly inexpensive and reliable android tablet.

I'm not much of a tablet person, but if I ever got another one, I'd probably want something within the android system. Allow me to keep my already purchased google play games, google apps, etc.
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agreed...however they could possibly roll-in some sort of Android app compatibility, no?
 
I agree too. The conflict is really the access to apps/content. I don't care what flavour of Android it's running I'd just prefer it be able to talk to the Google Play Store. You can make the current tablets do it, I know, but I'd still prefer it without the workaround.

If Vega links you only to the Amazon content, it's not terrible, but is limiting.
 
Last cheap tablet was a lenovo, way better than the Kindles I have bought previously.

ESPECIALY the parental controls on the kindle is a headake. On an actual Google device magnitudes better.
 
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Last cheap tablet was a lenovo, way better than the Kindles I have bought previously.

ESPECIALY the parental controls on the kindle is a headake. On an actual Google device magnitudes better.
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+ the fact that their Fire HD tablets don't support alexa voice commands in Canada......

It's really disappointing though that the great majority of reasonably priced tablets still don't ship with over 4GB of ram. If it's become standard for even budget phones, chances are a tablet is going to need 6GB+ to prevent issues with new apps.
 
this is not a surprise really when you think about what Amazon has been doing from designing their own CPUs, there really trying to control and bring everything in-house which kinda makes sense with AWS being such a large part of their business model.

amazon fire7/8 tablets are really only good for young kids. I thought Kindle were just E-readers cause my wife has one and loves it
 
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