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Kindle Fire HD has been rooted, access to Google Play unlocked

Discussion in 'TechSpot News and Comments' started by Shawn Knight, Sep 20, 2012.

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  1. Shawn Knight TechSpot Staff Posts: 1,686

    Amazon's decision to ship the Kindle Fire HD with a locked bootloader has done little to stop the hacking community from gaining full access to the device. The company's new flagship tablet has been rooted less than a week after...

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    Shawn Knight, Sep 20, 2012
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  2. Guest

    Amazon's *****ic refusal to allow me to add apps from the Play store prompted me to sell our Kindle Fire and buy a Lenovo tablet instead. I'll never buy another Kindle.
    Guest, Sep 20, 2012
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  3. Guest

    You can add apps if you root it. You're just lazy
    Guest, Sep 21, 2012
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  4. mojorisin23 Newcomer, in training Posts: 22

    Think his point is he shouldnt have to root it...
    mojorisin23, Sep 21, 2012
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