Lannouncer and Fire 8 (6th Edition)

[justynkearney (Justyn)]

I tried loading Lannouncer on my Fire 8 tablet (6th Edition) and the play store is giving me the message that Lannouncer is not compatible with my device? Any suggestions?

[JDRoberts]

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