I've done this on the previous Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 models. In this how-to, we'll show you how to get Google Play running on your Amazon Fire Tablet. A $60 tablet that's capable of 95 percent of what a $330 iPad can do. (If you're going to spend $500 on a tablet, get an iPad.) At the low end, Amazon's Fire Android-powered tablets are hamstrung by the very limited Appstore, which doesn't include Google apps, among others.Īndroid tablets might be getting a boost later this year, but what if you could buy a Fire Tablet for $60 (like you generally can during Amazon Prime Day) and install the Google Play Store, giving you access to a wider range of apps? You'd have a pretty good deal. At the high end, hardware is marred by less than stellar software offerings. For the money, most Android tablets aren't a very good deal.
