Anyone using an Amazon/Kindle Fire tablet?

[Torvy]

I am typing this on my Fire HDX 8" (iirc). 7th Fire we have owned. The OS is a version of Android, but proprietary to Amazon. Some apps work fine, others, not so much. When this one breaks, I will probably spend the money on a larger Samsung tablet. My eyes are not getting any younger.

 

[Pixguy]

Read my post, third one down............Mike

I guess I didn't get what you were saying. So go on that site and download the correct version and launch ?

 

[mrmikey]

So go on that site and download the correct version and launch ?

Yup, the latest version which is currently V28.9. There's lots of videos on youtube on the procedure, this one is an old one but is one of the easier ones to follow

 

[stuckmotor]

I didn't think there'd be enough Fire tablet users too get so many responses. If enough users keep putting up what you're good at we'll know who to ask when we get into a pickle.

My current project is getting used to a wireless keyboard and mouse.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

If you shop specials on Amazon, the Kindle Fire is the cheapest high quality android tablet on the market. I think I paid something like $129 for the Fire 10 HD 32 gb. with cover and plugged in a 64 gb. card for extra storage. There will be holiday specials coming up this fall. It's not surprising they have sold a lot of them.

 

[Torvy]

I wouldn't personally run a 3rd party OS overlay. You have no idea what they are really doing. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. You can buy a Fire without ads, but it costs more.

 

[stuckmotor]

THE MESSAGE BELOW IS NOT A QUOTE FROM TORVY, IT'S A QUESTION TO TORVY FROM STUCKMOTOR.

If you've found an add on or a way to remove all of or even most of the ads please give me a link. I don't recall seeing a no ad option when browsing for Fire tablets on Amazon.com. and would appreciate you pointing that out to me as well.

 

[stuckmotor]

My message above illustrates one of the infurating problems I have with my Fire 8 tablet. I attempted to delete and edit some of my message only to delete part of Torvy's quoted text as well. I couldn't delete and start over on the tablet because I haven't been able to find "delete message" on this forum in days. I found my cursor in the quote box and typed there. After sending the message my tablet had changed my salutation "Torvy" to "Torvy said".
I'm on my smart phone now and on the phone it reads simply "Torvy".
End of explanation/rant and I feel better now,
Stuck

 

[Torvy]

Here you go...

 

[stuckmotor]

Torvy,
Thanks!
Before I started having all of that trouble with my tablet, my message included basically the following that I didn't retype because my nerves were shot.

Several years ago, I installed an add-on that cost approximately $15.00 and couldn't tell much difference. I think it was the same as the one that can be bought with the tablet . Aren't lock screen ads the ones that go away when I put in my unlock screen password? They don't bother me much anyway? (Please correct me if I'm wrong about what they are.)
It's the pop-up ads that drive me crazy and as best I can remember, I still had plenty of them.