Amazon updates Kindle Fire HD to support Swype, Camera app

12/07, 11:27am

Child-friendly walled garden FreeTime Unlimited support also added

Amazon has updated its Kindle Fire HD 7-inch tablet to include a number of new features. Swipe support, the camera app that previously appeared on the 8.9-inch version, and the addition of the child-friendly Kindle FreeTime Unlimited service have been put into the latest over-the-air upgrade, putting the handheld's operating system at version 7.2.2

Amazon updates Kindle Fire HD with FreeTime walled-garden

10/23, 12:23pm

FreeTime prevents access to unsuitable content, limits usage

Amazon has released an update for the Kindle Fire HD. Alongside the optimizations to performance and functionality included in a usual software update, the change to version 7.1.5 adds in the Kindle FreeTime mode, a walled garden interface designed for children to use without the need for parental supervision.

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