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Does installling Google play on a kindle invalidate the warranty?

Hi folks,

As you all know the Kindle tablet comes without google play, but easy enough to install it, without rooting just a matter of installing a few apps downloaded on the kindle itself.

Just wondering though does Amazon consider this as voiding your warranty, since the kindle does have a setting to install apps from unknown sources, and in effect that is all you are really doing.

Of course they don't like it, and I don't intend to ask them, but what do you think?


Thanks.

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  • AndyPix
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    I would be gobsmacked if that were the case
  • DoaM
    DoaM Posts: 11,863 Forumite
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    I've done it on mine - they're cheap as chips these days so hang the warranty. :)
  • Well just got mine, is there any easy way other than parental controls to disable accidently clicking, on a sign up, or buy now ad?


    Parental controls seem to more or less disable everything, including things you want to do


    Thanks
  • Well just got mine, is there any easy way other than parental controls to disable accidently clicking, on a sign up, or buy now ad?


    Parental controls seem to more or less disable everything, including things you want to do


    Thanks

    You can turn off in-app purchasing from your Amazon account which may help.
  • jshm2
    jshm2 Posts: 479 Forumite
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    No. Provided you do not root the device, you're within warranty.
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