The shortcoming of Fire tablets is that even though they're technically running Android at their core, they don't have access to Google's Play Store, instead relying on Amazon's smaller and more ...

It also features Amazon’s Appstore instead of the Google Play Store. But folks have been installing the Play Store on Amazon’s tablets for years.

Amazon's line of Fire tablets have one huge shortcoming: No access to the Google Play Store. It is possible to sideload it unofficially, though.

Amazon uses their own app store, but Fire tablets are Android at their core, and can just as easily work with the Play Store.

Improve your Amazon Fire tablet experience by installing the Google Play Store for access to more Android apps. Make sure to prepare your tablet, download necessary APK files, and install them in ...

How to Install the Google Play Store The good news is that installing the Play Store on a Fire Tablet doesn't require any hacking or “rooting,” or doing anything from your PC.