The other day when we were sitting in the plane waiting to push off from the gate, I ordered an Amazon HD 10.1 tablet. I was prompted by the fact I'd turned my sister on to a photo editing app called Snapseed. I do love how easy it makes doing quick edits. However, I was unable to do much on my Asus 7-inch tablet because of the poor screen resolution.
I knew I needed something with at least 1080P and so many Android tablets come with pretty crappy screens. I noticed the Amazon Fire sported a standard HD screen and a bit more space for viewing the image. The new device arrived yesterday. I'm pretty familiar with Android devices but Amazon has really tied down this Fire. Of course, they sell cheaply in order to promote their series of services.
Getting to plain old stock Android is hard. In fact, after an update last night I lost the functionality of my replacement launcher. I guess I can get used to the Amazon setup. I did manage to add enough Google to the little devil to be able to stream music to my Minis and Chromecast. The Netflix app, however, refuses to cooperate by providing the Chromecast icon. There's been something in the news about the standoff between Amazon and Google soon ending. They are burying the hatchet and allowing each other's devices to cooperate. It'll be a while before that software makes it onto my tablet. Still, the Fire provides a lot of bang for a few bucks.