Amazon's new tablets finally get Google Play

Amazon announced three Alexa Tablets on 8 October 2026, and none of them is called Fire. They run Android with the full Google Play Store and start at $229.99 in the US. Amazon's share of the global tablet market is reported to have fallen from 8% to 1.9% in a year (IDC figures via Reuters), and Amazon hasn't said whether it will keep updating older Fire tablets.

Full story at techarcade.io: https://www.techarcade.io/amazon-just-dropped-fire-os-its-new-alexa-tablets-run-real-android-and-start-at-229-99/

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