Amazon Fire Tabs on sale for Prime Members 7" $35 8" $55

7" Fire $15 off
8" Fire HD $25 off

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GEW27DA/ref=nav_swm_ods_gw_swm_aus_ftpr?pf_rd_p=90844b9a-e02c-44b3-b78d-644c4b0b56fd&pf_rd_s=nav-sitewide-msg&pf_rd_t=4201&pf_rd_i=navbar-4201&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=KX62AW80CAYQ8EG8GMMB&pf_rd_r=KX62AW80CAYQ8EG8GMMB&pf_rd_p=90844b9a-e02c-44b3-b78d-644c4b0b56fd

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Only complaint is the limit of 1 $15/$25 discount per account.

Those are the prices with Amazon ads on the 16GB size. Without the ads they are $15 more and the 32GB is another bump in price.

I’ve rooted mine. Just take a few mins. Removed ads and added google play store apps

http://rootjunkysdl.com/files/?dir=Amazon%20Fire%205th%20gen/SuperTool

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Being able to get play store apps instead of just amazon store is a good incentive to root. Most I would need this tablet for can be done with what’s available on amazon but sometimes google play store is needed.

$55 for a 8" tablet that I can root and just use for SmartThings in place of my old alarm system keypad is a great deal. Thanks for posting.

FYI - this is for the 5th gen tablet. These new ones are 7th gen and arn’t rootable yet. But should be able to add the play store to.

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Found this. Haven’t tried it.
http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2017/06/09/how-to-install-google-play-on-2017-fire-tablets-in-5-minutes/

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I installed Google launcher and Play Store/Services without root on all 3 of mine. XDA threads lay the process out well.

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Got my tablet today, followed the above instructions to get play store installed and then got SmartThings working. 8" tablet for $53 shipped is a really good deal. Thanks!

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FYI - you can’t root these but you CAN remove the ads, add Google Play Store, and some other things. I got mine auto launching FireFox with ActionTiles for my security system. Will update that post on how I did it.

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Tried it. It works.