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the short answer to your first question is yes. You can't get Google Play services (the store) without being Android, and there are some differences between Fir
by RyJones 10y ago
the short answer to your first question is yes. You can't get Google Play services (the store) without being Android, and there are some differences between FireOS and Android that support features of Kindle Fire but preclude the Kindle Fire from running straight CAF[0] Android.
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- andybak 10y agoIt's fairly trivial to install Google Play and associated apps on the Fire and it can be done without rooting - just by sideloading an APK.
- RyJones 10y agoyou are correct, but Amazon cannot do that. The changes to Android are small but large enough that Amazon can't call Fire OS Android.