Android is, for the most part, an open platform. You can use the Google Play Store to install apps and games, or you can go off the reservation and install APKs on ...

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Amazon has steadily improved its lineup of Fire tablets since 2022. But specs are only part of the equation. Without better software, these slates are as good as useless. Getting the Play Store on ...