Sideloading lets you bypass the Amazon App Store and install apps over the Web, with the only issue then being sourcing the APK files containing the apps. Some apps can be 'sideloaded' with a couple of system setting tweaks. One way to get these apps installed is to root your device - and I'll be showing you how to do that soon - but there's another less drastic method if you don't want to get your hands dirty. Search for anything from Google, for example - like Gmail or Google Maps - and you'll be out of luck. The customised version of Android Ice Cream Sandwich you'll find on the tablet has been chopped down to restrict the content you're able to install, and the sprawling collection of apps available in Google Play has been replaced by a rather more limited choice in the Amazon App Store. There's much to like about the Kindle Fire HD, but while it's running Android, it's definitely an Amazon device through and through.
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