To do that, you have to download the app’s APK installer and sideload it yourself. However, while the Google Play Store can get you other apps, it won’t allow you to put those apps into the FreeTime interface.
The good news is that it’s really easy to get the Play Store and Google Play Services installed on a Fire Tablet, effectively turning it into a full-fledged Android tablet for not a lot of money. RELATED: How to Install the Google Play Store on an Amazon Fire Tablet It’s basically a watered down app store with apps that are often outdated compared to their Google Play counterparts-if the app you want is available at all. Instead, they use the Amazon Appstore for app downloads, which is…not very good. The biggest omission here is the lack of Google Play Services, the Play Store, and basically everything else Google-the things that make most Android tablets, well, Android. Basically, while Fire Tablets are based off of Android, they’re not actually Android tablets in the sense you may have come to think of them. Tap on the three-dot menu to open Settings and tap on Call settings. Now, you may be asking yourself why kids may need to access sideloaded apps-an understandable curiosity. Data Saving Mode If bandwidth or speed continues to be a problem, you can try the data saving mode inside the Duo app.