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Amazon Fire HD8

joco728 — Fri, 31 May 2019 21:05:19 GMT

I just ordered 2 of these tablets to upgrade older ones that had some apps that I could not download. I figured with this version I could use these apps. My fitbit device won't sync on it and I tried to download the MyFitnessPal app and it says it is not available. I am so disappointed. I am so tired of ordering things and having to send them back. This does nothing more than the old tablets I have.

Re: Amazon Fire HD8

donniesmom — Fri, 31 May 2019 21:23:45 GMT

I just received mine too. It is my understanding that the only apps you can download are from Amazon only. Nothing from Google etc. Hope this helps.

Re: Amazon Fire HD8

gardenman — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 00:14:06 GMT

You can sideload the Google Playstore and then gets apps directly from Google. Just Google "Sideloading Playstore on Kindle Fire" and you can find out how. There are lots of youTube videos showing the whole procedure that I'd suggest watching first. Watch several of them also as the more you watch, the more comfortable you'll be doing it.

Re: Amazon Fire HD8

CLHS68 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 00:22:55 GMT

@gardenman I have an older Amazon Fire 7 & it completely froze. I cannot do anything with it even turn it off. Any suggestions? Should I just buy a new one & if so how can I get my ebooks transfered to the new one? I don't want to buy the books a secound time.

Re: Amazon Fire HD8

gardenman — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 01:25:18 GMT

@CLHS68 wrote:
@gardenman I have an older Amazon Fire 7 & it completely froze. I cannot do anything with it even turn it off. Any suggestions? Should I just buy a new one & if so how can I get my ebooks transfered to the new one? I don't want to buy the books a secound time.

If you press and hold the power button for what seems like an eternity, it will typically shut down. Worse case scenario is the battery will eventually die and you can recharge it and see what happens then. Kindles and Fires are pretty resilient little devices.

The good news is your ebook purchases should be stored on whatever cloud you bought them from. If you got them from Amazon you can typically redownload them. I say typically because sometimes a book will go out of print or be pulled and then you're out of luck. If you go to Amazon and click on Kindle E-readers and Books, then way, way down at the bottom of the pop-up menu should be "Manage Your Content and Devices." You should find your e-books all listed there ready to be downloaded again if need be. Just click on the "Actions" button to see what you can do.

Re: Amazon Fire HD8

CLHS68 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 01:34:51 GMT

@gardenman Thank you so much for your help. I knew if anyone would know it would be you. I will see what happens & maybe upgrade.

Tomorrow is June 1st getting closer to Big Brother. See you there.

Re: Amazon Fire HD8

joco728 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 13:03:51 GMT

Kept getting error messages when I clicked on the Playstore app but after a while when I tried again it worked. Thank you so much!

Re: Amazon Fire HD8

apple1964 — Sun, 02 Jun 2019 11:34:33 GMT

I would think a factory reset might help the problem? If people want the "play store" they need to get a android tablet not a amazon tablet that only supports the amazon platform of games and apps. I mean it might work for awhile but, then the tablet fails and then its unusable what good is that? If people want the playstore they can get a very inexpensive tablet as a RCA which works pretty well because I have had them. Hope this helps.

Amazon Fire HD8 on Waitlist or Advance Order

Sophied21 — Sun, 02 Jun 2019 16:20:20 GMT

I was wondering if anyone has heard about the availabity of this Tablet? Ordered mine and it went on Advance Order. After a few days it went on Waitlist? Mine is a birthday gift for my Grandnephew and I sure hope QVC & Amazon doesn't let us down?? Any info QVC or Bloggers, please reply! Thank you!

Re: Amazon Fire HD8 on Waitlist or Advance Order

Ilovetea — Sun, 02 Jun 2019 16:36:53 GMT

@Sophied21 wrote:
I was wondering if anyone has heard about the availabity of this Tablet? Ordered mine and it went on Advance Order. After a few days it went on Waitlist? Mine is a birthday gift for my Grandnephew and I sure hope QVC & Amazon doesn't let us down?? Any info QVC or Bloggers, please reply! Thank you!

I ordered the red that was already in advance order and it went to processing and shipping all in a few days. It was quicker than when I have ordered from available stock in the past with other non Amazon items.

Re: Amazon Fire HD8

Jordan2 — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 20:34:48 GMT

I got the new tablet from QVC today. I had no problem registering it, I have two other Kindle Fires HD. However not all my apps transferred over from my other Kindles, I had to download the apps myself. Also my bookmarks didn't transfer either, I had to go to each website and create a bookmark.

Re: Amazon Fire HD8

apple1964 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 11:43:57 GMT

My niece got a fire tablet from Amazon last month. Honestly I see no real difference then when I had them back in 2015. The only difference I see is the "Alexa" which you could use hands free. She does have "Prime" and she loves that. But, Amazon could have done better after four years with screen resolution which is very lackluster compared with android tablets. JMHO.