Amazon’s Next Tablet Might Run Android

Is Amazon moving distant from FireOS?

Amazon is preparing to motorboat a caller tablet that could tally connected Android alternatively of its civilization FireOS software, according to a study from Reuters. Multiple sources show nan outlet that Amazon plans to merchandise nan “higher-end” Android tablet arsenic early arsenic adjacent year.

Amazon presently powers its Fire tablets utilizing a forked type of Android, forcing developers to create apps compatible pinch FireOS and administer them connected nan Amazon App Store. The company’s upcoming tablet could soon alteration this, perchance giving users entree to a wider assortment of Android features and apps.

The updated Fire tablet could costs $400, according to Reuters, marking a large jump from nan Amazon’s $230 Fire Max 11 device. Amazon still plans to motorboat cheaper tablets pinch nan Linux-based Vega operating system utilized successful immoderate of its Fire TV streaming devices, but nan company’s afloat lineup of tablets will yet adopt Android, Reuters reports.