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 customized FireOS software, according to a study from Reuters. Multiple sources archer the outlet that Amazon plans to merchandise the “higher-end” Android tablet arsenic aboriginal arsenic adjacent year.

Amazon presently powers its Fire tablets utilizing a forked mentation of Android, forcing developers to make apps compatible with FireOS and administer them connected the 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 outgo $400, according to Reuters, marking a large leap from the Amazon’s $230 Fire Max 11 device. Amazon inactive plans to motorboat cheaper tablets with the Linux-based Vega operating system utilized successful immoderate of its Fire TV streaming devices, but the company’s afloat lineup of tablets volition yet follow Android, Reuters reports.