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Amazon Phases Out Fire Tablets
Amazon is phasing out its Fire Tablet line, citing that they were not meeting customer expectations. The company will transition to Alexa tablets running full Android with access to the Play Store.
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The Verge
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2026-10-08 16:08 UTC
The Verge
Amazon is phasing out Fire Tablets because they weren’t ‘giving customers what they were asking for’
In an interview with Bloomberg, Amazon's head of consumer electronics, Panos Panay, confirmed the company would phase out the Fire brand in favor of Alexa Tablets. The new lineup runs proper Android, instead of the custom Fire OS, and has full access to the Play Store, which wasn't available on Fire
2026-10-08 16:34 UTC