Fire OS is the operating system that runs Amazon’s Fire TV and tablets. Fire OS is a fork of Android, so if your app runs on Android, it will most likely run on Amazon’s Fire devices too. You can quickly check your app’s compatibility with Amazon through the App Testing Service.

Is Amazon Fire an Android device?

Amazon’s Fire tablets run Amazon’s own “Fire OS” operating system. Fire OS is based on Android, but it doesn’t have any of Google’s apps or services. … But, in another sense, they do run a lot of Android code. All the apps you’ll run on a Fire tablet are Android apps, too.

What version of Android does Amazon Fire Use?

Fire OS 7 is based on Android 9 Pie (API level 28). Fire OS 7 was initially released for some Fire Tablet devices in 2019. Most of the Fire Tablet devices run Fire OS 5 (Android 5.1, level 22). The Fire 7 (2019) Tablet device runs Fire OS 6, which is based on Android Nougat (Android 7.1.