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One complaint with non-Amazon videos is the menu bar remains at the bottom of the screen with an annoying bright white arrow icon in the center.
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I tested a 1080p video and it looked fantastic and played very smooth. The web browser has a bookmark for the YouTube website, but I went ahead and sideloaded the actual YouTube app from Freeware Lovers.
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I was able to sideload a test MP4 movie using Dropbox, and it played very well and looked great, but given the Kindle's meager storage space it is much more suited for streaming video than clogging up the internal storage space with large video files. One time I had a problem with the Kindle stuttering horribly with Netflix and Amazon's instant videos both. The picture isn't quite as clear and detailed as it could be, though. The Netflix app works well on the Kindle Fire. They play smooth and look great but most of the movies and TV shows are the same ones available on Netflix. The Kindle Fire comes with a free month subscription to Amazon Prime so I've had a chance to test a number of streaming videos. And Amazon Prime members can stream Amazon's collection of instant videos for free. You can stream Amazon's videos or download them to watch offline. The built-in video application connects with Amazon's video services, of course.
It also supports Adobe Flash for watching videos online. One of the things the Kindle Fire does exceptionally well is play video, and it comes with plenty of options for watching TV and movies, including Amazon's video service, Netflix, Hulu+, and YouTube.
It even fairs well with Pandora music running in the background. It does occasionally lag now and then, but nothing too annoying. The Kindle Fire makes for a decent gaming tablet, especially since Amazon gives away more games than anything else with the free daily app.Īll the games I tested on the Kindle Fire worked well-Angry Birds, Plants vs Zombies, Paper Plane 2, the highly-underrated Zombie Rider, some card games and puzzle games, and others.
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With other launchers you can bypass the Kindle Fire's homescreen and setup a typical Android homescreen to organize it however you want with apps and widgets. This includes other ereading apps like Kobo and Aldiko, web browsers, and launchers. A lot of these will work Amazon just doesn't want you to use them, so you have to sideload the apps from somewhere else. The Android apps from Amazon's appstore don't all appear in the Kindle Fire's appstore. Most of the daily freebies are games, but sometimes useful productivity or utility apps show up. That in itself makes the Amazon appstore worth using.
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The best thing about the Amazon appstore is they giveaway a paid app for free every single day. Still, the official Android Market has over 300k apps. That blows away the Nook appstore, which has less than 10% of that. The Amazon appstore has a good selection of Android apps, over 20,000.
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To install non-Amazon apps you have to go to settings, then device, and then select to install apps from unknown sources. You are not quite there yet, though. You will also need to install ES File Explorer from the Amazon App Store on your Kindle to take care of file transfers and to launch the APK’s.The Kindle Fire can install apps from Amazon's appstore as well as other third-party appstores and websites. Now you will need to install a couple bits of Google framework apps - specifically GoogleServicesFramework.apk and the GoogleLoginService.apk, both available at that link. Now tap “Device” and make sure the “Allow Installation of Applications” option is set to “On” (you’ll need to choose ‘”OK” to get through the security warning). You will need to prep the device first - head into Settings by pulling down the top bar and clicking “More”. Fortunately you not need to take this step if all you wish is to obtain are a few Google apps for your tablet. Obtaining this level of access is not terribly difficult, but nor is it something for a beginner. There are ways around this - it is, under the skin, Android, which means it can be rooted. It is not a bad thing, as the Fire line offers much that can add value, including its tight integration with Prime, making videos readily available for your viewing. The online retailer has customized its version of the mobile OS to the point of locking out the competition entirely. There is no Gmail, no Maps - not even a Play store from which to grab apps. One thing the Amazon competitor lacks, though, is something fundamental to the Android operating system - Google apps. The devices have proven popular, taking on Google’s Nexus line in head-to-head competition. Amazon has been in the news this week, thanks to the release of the new Kindle Fire HDX tablets, which come in both 7-inch and 8.9-inch versions.