14 DAY TRIAL // A new service called N2Aos allows Kindle Fire owners to install Android on their devices and unlock the slate's full potential.
Most Kindle Fire users love what this little tablet has to offer. Except maybe for its extremely customized native operating system.
Let's face it, you can't connect to your Google account from it or have access to the rich app database that is Google Play. But now for only $20 (€15) all that hassle can become history.
Paradoxically, the Kindle OS is built on Google's Android blueprint, but most Google connections in there have gone missing.
Instead, they have been replaced with Amazon links (for apps, books, music). That's all fine and dandy until you realize that there aren't many of them and you start missing Google Play and all that comes along with it.
Dave Vizant of N2Aos states that he gets “that Amazon has to subsidize for their hardware. But their ecosystem is not as advanced as Google's...and a lot of people want to play Candy Crush.”
That's why they have come up with this option. VentureBeat explains that in order to enjoy the full Android experience, users will have to completely wipe off the Kindle OS from their devices, plus all they have ever downloaded so far.
That means that if you are a subscriber to Amazon Prime streaming video, you will lose access to it. The same goes for the Amazon Instant Video app, which doesn't have an Android counterpart yet.
Don't worry about books, they can be restored to your device by using the Kindle app. With Android installed on the Kindle, readers will now have access to content from Barnes & Nobles, Kobo and much more.
In case you are skittish of trying this out, you should know that N2A also offers the Restore2Stock service, which will swiftly reinstate back the Amazon OS.
For only $20 (€15) this is definitely something worth trying out if you are looking to get out of the Amazon-infused environment.