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VIDEO INDEX:
00:46 – Price and hardware overview
00:54 – “Special Offers” Advertising on lock screen
01:13 – Same hardware as last year (and the year before that)
01:46 – Display quality
02:26 – Software changes vs. 2017 version
02:42 – Alexa voice controls
03:31 – FireOS 6, Android operating system but no Google Play
04:09 – Weight
04:24 – Ports and connectors
04:34 – SD card slot supports 400 GB cards
05:41 – Battery life
06:05 – Performance: Web Browsing
07:04 – No native YouTube app
08:09 – Performance: Amazon Prime Video
08:36 – Gaming: Minecraft
09:00 – Gaming: Retro games
09:19 – Fewer free apps on Prime
09:43 – Gaming: 3DMark Slingshot Benchmark
10:07 – Echo Show Mode
11:39 – Conclusion and Final Thoughts
11:58 – Recommendations for families
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Man I love those disclosures!
Is the software update coming to older fire hd 8? I have 6th generation but no updates past fire os version 5.6
I have the 2017 version. It’s an OK tablet for the money. My biggest complaint was the display. I don’t think it’s all that good. I gave Amazon negative feedback on that. For a little more $ they could have provided a better display. I wish they’d bring back an HDX variant like they had before.
Why the fuck would u EVER use always listening mode..
Hi Lon! Thanks for this Fire update.
Can you link me to a video by you that runs down some of the very best, yet affordable tablets from either this year or 2017?
Thanks so very much! We love your work & appreciate all of the time & consideration that you put forward in your videos.
Much love from Pennsylvania!
Mark & Teresa
Y’all realize you can just sideload Google Play and install the full version of YouTube on that?
Nothing is showing in the store? https://store.lon.tv/
Is it hackable?
So do you have also issues installing the eBay app?
One thing I do t like about fire tablets when factory rest they become bricks
just get the ad version and wait for root or a custom recovery so you can flash a vanilla version of android….easy
keep up the good work! first!
thanks
Is Amazon phasing out the Echo Show?