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  2. Amazon reportedly plans to dump Android for a homemade Fire ...

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    For example, the current-gen Fire TV software is based on Android 9, Google’s big software update from five years ago. Switching to Vega could also let Amazon cut underlying bloat from its OS ...

  3. List of custom Android distributions - Wikipedia

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    List of custom Android distributions. This is a list of Android distributions, Android -based operating systems (OS) commonly referred to as Custom ROMs or Android ROMs, forked from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) without Google Play Services included officially in some or all markets, yet maintained independent coverage in notable ...

  4. Fire OS - Wikipedia

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    Fire OS is a mobile operating system based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). It is developed by Amazon for their devices . Fire OS includes proprietary software , a customized user interface primarily centered on content consumption, and heavy ties to content available from Amazon's storefronts and services.

  5. Fire Phone - Wikipedia

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    Similar to the Kindle Fire tablets, the Fire Phone uses a forked version of Android called Fire OS. The Fire Phone was preloaded with version 3.5 of Fire OS, which is based on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The fork replaces Google's default UI with a carousel of recently accessed content and apps (called "Home Carousel"), and also serves to promote ...

  6. Amazon’s upcoming tablets will include a more modern Fire OS 8

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    Amazon’s new Fire 7 tablets — due to arrive this summer — will be equipped with improved software. According to a report on AFTV News. tablets will come with Fire OS 8, an entirely new ...

  7. Galaxy Tab A7 review: You get what you pay for - Engadget

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    Few companies are even making budget Android tablets anymore. Amazon’s Fire series is the best-known in the space, and its sub-$200 devices are great for kids to play on. But Amazon’s Fire OS ...

  8. Amazon says fear of Google putting off vendors from TV ...

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    Amazon, which operates Android-powered Fire OS that ships stripped of any popular Google mobile service, evaluated internally whether to license Android OS and GMS “because of the barriers ...

  9. The Top 6 Alternatives To The Kindle Fire | TechCrunch

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    It was a hit. That’s what Amazon hopes to do with the Fire and successive tablets. Velocity Micro Cruz T408. The Cruz T408 runs Android 2.3 on a 4:3 8-inch screen. There’s a 1GHz Cortex A8 CPU ...