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How to install the Google Play Store on an Amazon Fire tablet

You're not stuck with the Amazon App Store.
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Amazon Fire Max 11 hacks: Root Shell, bootloader unlock, and custom firmware

Amazon’s Fire Tablets ship with a modified version of Android called Fire OS. That means that while the underlying operating system is based on Android, they have a custom user interface, app store, ...