Kindle Fire OS & Silk Browser Walkthrough
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The Kindle Fire Runs Android 2.3, but really it is its own operating system. android is heavily layered on the Kindle Fire to the point of no resemblance. So in the video below we take a good look at what Amazon has down with the OS for the Kindle Fire and also take a good look at they much touted Silk web browser. Looking at its speed, functionality, flash rendering and more.
The first thing you will notice with the Kindle Fire once you turn it on is the singular home screen, with a notification bar on top that slides down when tapped on the right to reveal your volume, brightness Wi-Fi, Sync and setting controls; as well as quick music controls. Tapping on the upper left hand corner which shows your name when a number is highlighted bring sup your download notification screen. Below the notification bar is your search bar and category row. You can search within the device as well as the web. Your categories are broken down to Newsstand, Books, Music, Video, Docs, Apps (Amazon App store not Android app Store), Web( Silk Browser).
Below that is your activity carousel, which show in order or all the activities you have conducted o the Kindle fire with the most recent being in front. You can pin any of those items to your favorites which is right below the carousel. The Silk Browser is an interesting beast, since it is powered by Amazon' servers to give you a faster browsing experience. I did get varying browsers speeds. But that could be attributed to everyone getting their Kindle fires and the system adjusting to the in-flocks. The Browsers has all the Browser setting you need and adjust to either a mobile or desktop site. Enjoy the video below and the tour of the Kindle Fire OS and Silk Web Browser