Feature-stuffed Fire OS update makes Amazon's tablets even more kid-friendly
The Amazon Fire tablets’ blend of affordable pricing and its killer FreeTime parental controls have long made them a top choice for a child’s tablet—I picked one up for my daughter just last year, in fact. Some new features that Amazon’s starting to roll out today help to amplify that kid-friendliness.
The Fire OS 5 “Bellini” update for the Amazon Fire HD 10, Fire HD 8, and Fire tablets most notably adds a new child-centric browser within the cordoned-off FreeTime section, though you’ll have to activate it. Amazon teamed with Common Sense Media to hand-pick more than 40,000 curated websites and YouTube videos for children, which can all be accessed for free via the FreeTime browser. Parents can also whitelist specific websites of their choosing.
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