And the tablet does support alternate app stores including F-Droid (a repository of free and open source applications for Android), and Aurora Store (a third-party client that lets you download ...

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) plans to switch from its in-house operating system to an Android OS when it releases its new line of ...

Since the first Fire tablet launched in 2011, Amazon used a heavily-skinned version of the open-source Android platform called Fire OS, which basically stripped out Google's services to promote ...

Amazon is reportedly planning a major overhaul of its Fire tablets, potentially abandoning Fire OS for a standard version of Android.

Amazon is plotting a big change to its Fire tablet lineup following years of escalating gripes from consumers and app developers over the company's homegrown operating system.

Amazon is reportedly working on a new higher-end tablet with the codename Kittyhawk. Sources say this tablet runs on open-source Android.

Amazon is reportedly thinking about dumping its Fire OS and moving to a more standard version of Android on its popular Fire tablets.

Amazon (AMZN) plans to switch from its in-house operating system to an Android OS when it releases its new line of Fire tablets next year, according to Reuters.