Most people love Android devices because they can be highly customizable to the taste of their holders. Android is an open-source operating system which means that developers can play around with it. I know most of you smart homeowners would want this for your smart home hub so that you can have more control over the operating system that controls your smart devices.
If you would like to learn more about Fire HD 10, check out this article.
Google Android
To further explain this, Android comes in two types. There’s the “Google Android” which is certified by Google to be used on most high-end devices such as Samsung, HTC, LG, etc. and they come with Google mobile services such as Gmail, Google maps, play store, or other Google apps.
Android AOSP
Then there’s the Android Open Source Project which is known as AOSP. This code is licensed under a permissive open-source license which means that anybody can make use of this code, and do whatever they want.
Why Does Fire HD 10 Use Fire OS Instead of Google’s Android?
How Do I Install Google Play On My Fire tablet 10?
You don’t also need to “hack” or “root” your Fire tablet, and this works for even older versions of tablets such as the 2014 versions upwards.
To install Google Play on your Fire Tablet 10, do this:
Make sure you remove your SD card when performing this process. You may encounter some issues immediately when you launch the Google Play store app. This may be as a process of the app automatically updating by itself so give it some time.
Conclusion
The Fire HD 10 tablet certainly does not run the traditional Android you may know, but its Fire OS was created from the Android operating system. There are certain things you can do to change the interface of your Fire tablet to make it look more like the Android you are accustomed to.