Amazon Fire Tablets have always used FireOS, which is a forked version of Android. This has always alienated developers who often have to do lots of custom coding to bring their existing apps into the ...

Amazon’s potential abandonment of Fire OS represents a seismic shift in the company’s hardware strategy, signaling recognition that proprietary software limitations have hindered tablet sales and ...

Amazon has been selling tablets with a forked version of Android called Fire OS since 2011. The current lineup includes a mix of budget and mid-range devices with starting prices between $60 and $230.