![]() ![]() I very much appreciate the presence of a 3.5mm headphone jack, which is a feature I’ve missed in high-end modern phones and tablets. Compared to glass or aluminum, it is easier to grip and won’t show wear and tear as easily. It’s not fancy or premium, but the textured plastic back is actually really nice. Surprisingly, the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus is very well made in a functional sort of way. Show 2 more items Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2022) design Andy Zahn / Digital Trends Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2022) price and availability.Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2022) battery and charging.Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2022) display and performance.You can delete a downloaded item by long-pressing the item, then tapping Remove from Device. If you download a lot of content, you can make it easy for your kids to find their favorites by long-pressing an item, then tapping Add to Favorites. You can confirm that the content you want is available offline by enabling Airplane Mode, and seeing if you can access the content you want to. This isn’t true for videos those you must manually download using the steps I just described. It can then be used when offline.Īny time your child opens a book or app for the first time, it will be automatically downloaded to the device, and will then be available offline. You’ll see a progress bar while it downloads, and see a checkmark appear on the item, indicating that it’s been downloaded. To do this, long-press (tap and hold) the item (book, app, or video), and a menu will appear. So if you plan to use it offline, without Wi-Fi, you need to add content to the device ahead of time, when you’re still on Wi-Fi. This section isn’t related to security or privacy, but it may help with your family’s use of Amazon FreeTime.įreeTime content streams to your device it isn’t pre-loaded onto the tablet. Downloading FreeTime Content for Offline Use If you don’t want this to happen, go to your subscription and toggle Auto-renew to off. You may need to enable the guest network feature in your router, and not all routers have it.Īmazon FreeTime automatically renews and charges you. Likewise, if someone else in your family does something dangerous with another device, it won’t affect the Fire tablet. That way, if your child does anything dangerous with the tablet, it won’t affect other devices on your network. That will ensure that traffic to and from the tablet goes directly through your router to the Internet, and doesn’t reach other devices on your network. If your Fire tablet doesn’t need to communicate with other devices on your home network, connect it to your guest network instead. Be sure to learn from my Amazon Account Security and Privacy Guide. The security of your Amazon Fire Kids Edition tablet largely depends on the security of your Amazon account. For example, I installed the iOS app and signed into my Amazon account, but I wasn’t able to remove FreeTime content through the iOS app I had to use the FreeTime app on the Fire Kids Edition tablet to do that. But, the options may be more limited than they are on your kid’s Fire Kids Edition tablet. You can install the FreeTime app on any Amazon tablet, or any Android or iOS device. Go back to Settings, then tap Device Options, then Backup & Restore. Go back to Security & Privacy, then tap Advertising ID, then Interest-based Ads. You may choose to toggle to off if you’d rather not send data (even anonymized data) to Amazon. I generally like to share data that helps make software and services better, as long as my (or my child’s) data is anonymized. Go back to Security & Privacy, then tap Collect App Usage Data. Go back to Security & Privacy, then tap Device Usage Data. ![]() You can toggle all to off and still remotely find, lock, and erase the tablet. Toggle to off any apps that don’t truly need your location. Tap Location-Based Services, then App-level permissions. Go back to Settings, then tap Security & Privacy. I recommend toggling to off, unless you want your child to use Alexa (Amazon’s voice assistant). Set On the Lock Screen to Hide sensitive notification content. Tap the Settings app, then Apps & Notifications. If you’ll be storing any important data on the tablet, or making important data available from the tablet, I highly recommend setting a password rather than a PIN, because a strong password is more secure than a 4-digit PIN. On the Set Lock Screen PIN screen, set a PIN or password for your profile, to prevent your child from accessing it. On the Fire Kids Edition screen, tap Set up your child’s account. You can decide whether to check Auto-Save Photos and Videos (I didn’t). On the Fire options page, I recommend unchecking Save Wi-Fi Password to Amazon. Tap the Settings app, then My Account, then Register. On the Amazon Fire Kids Edition tablet, open your profile (if you’re setting up a new tablet, it will be the default profile the only one on the tablet). Utilizing Amazon Fire Kids Edition Parental Controls ![]()
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