Tablets that can download apps cheap

Once you see the Amazon boot logo, you can let go of the power button, but keep holding down on the volume button until you enter the recovery screen pictured below.

On the recovery screen, scroll through the recovery menu using the volume buttons until "wipe cache partition" is selected, then press the power button to enter. Make sure you don't select the factory reset option by mistake.

You'll then be asked to confirm your choice. Once you get kicked back to the recovery screen, scroll down to "power down" and select it. Then hold down the power button again without holding down any volume buttons to turn your tablet back on. This might seem obvious, but it's worth explicitly mentioning: remove any apps you installed and don't need anymore. Most of the pre-installed applications can't be deleted and disabling them might cause problems , but you can still go through the apps and games you've downloaded.

By default, Fire tablets send data about how you use your device back to Amazon. While turning them off won't result in a noticeable speed boost, there will be fewer services running in the background, and it's just nice to reduce Amazon's personal data collection.

Here's where you can find the options:. If you've had your Fire tablet for a while, you've likely accumulated a lot of junk files — downloads, folders from games you deleted ages ago, and so on. Files by Google is a useful app that can find and clean up junk files, all in a few taps. While cleaning up unused files doesn't directly have an impact on performance, Android does start to slow down when you run out of internal storage.

Files by Google is great at finding the type of leftover data and junk that can quickly fill up your tablet's storage. If you've already installed the Google Play Store on your Fire tablet perhaps with our guide?

Most Fire tablets don't have much internal space, so many device owners choose to put in a microSD card. Older Fire tablets let you move some apps to the microSD card, but if you have one of the newer models with Android 7. However, moving apps to your SD card actually make your Fire tablet slower. As we've covered in detail , even the fastest microSD cards are slower than the internal storage used by modern phones and tablets.

We tested this 16GB SanDisk A2 microSD card A2 cards are supposed to be the best for apps with a 7th-generation Fire HD 8, and random read speeds were 3x slower than the internal storage, with even worse random write speeds. In other words, even one of the fastest microSD cards is twice as slow as the Fire tablet's internal storage. Disk benchmarks on internal storage left and Class 10 A2 microSD right. These are among the lowest-grade SD cards you can still buy, and as you can see in the screenshots below, random read performance was around 6x slower than the internal storage.

Random write speeds were unusable, at 35x slower than internal storage. As we want to store all of our music, videos, and documents here instead of on the internal storage, we're going to create new folders to link up with the appropriate libraries.

So, create 4 new folders and name them Music , Videos , Pictures , and Documents. Now, just add each of the folders to their appropriate library by repeating the following steps for Music, Videos, Pictures, and Documents:. If you'd like to save new music, images, documents, and videos to you SD card by default, you can select the newly added folder from the list in your library, and click the " Set Save Location " and " Set Public Save Location " buttons.

Now all of the music and videos you store on your microSD card will automatically show up in your Windows Store media apps.

SkyDrive is Microsoft's cloud storage system. Similar to DropBox and iCloud, you can upload large or small files, and access them anywhere, anytime from your Surface. You also get 7 GB of free storage when you sign up. Once you've linked you account to SkyDrive, you'll be able to stream any music or videos you save in you SkyDrive using the built in apps Get a lifetime subscription to VPN Unlimited for all your devices with a one-time purchase from the new Gadget Hacks Shop , and watch Hulu or Netflix without regional restrictions, increase security when browsing on public networks, and more.

I tried to follow your directions above, however, when I try to change the drive letter and path to the new folder "SD" that I made on the "C" drive, I does not allow me to select OK I seclected new folder but everything I do is still being saved to the "C" drive and not the scandisk "D".

Music for the music library, Videos for the videos library, Pictures for the I get this error: "This folder can't be included because it is on a removable device. I got the same problem as Les Urbanski on my new Surface Pro which I love by the way, no matter what the haters say. Windows 8. That said, if you still want to fake it, you can create a Virtual Hard Drive and save it to your SD card, then mount that, and Windows won't know it's removable.

CONS Poor battery life. Lackluster display and cameras. Some tablets are pro-level laptop replacements, while others do humbler duty. Inexpensive tablets make great video players for kids, ebook readers , and alarm clocks, and can even work as digital signage. There are a lot of cheap tablets out there. You'll find them stacked up behind the counter at CVS and Walgreens, or sold under dozens of different names on Amazon.

We can't recommend most of them: They tend to be slow, unreliable, have dim screens, and run old versions of Android that are full of security flaws. When you're shopping, keep an eye on screen resolution. An 8-inch, 1,by display will let you comfortably watch p HD video and read magazines, which won't be nearly as enjoyable on a 1,by screen. Also, pay close attention to storage specs. As Android often has trouble moving apps to microSD memory cards, we recommend at least 32GB of storage.

The additional RAM will let you install more apps and take more pictures and videos. Of course, a microSD card slot certainly can't hurt, especially if you want to download movies to watch on long trips. This will help you launch and run apps more smoothly, particularly if you have anything else running in the background. Battery life is another factor to keep in mind, though you can always extend the life of your tablet on the go with one of our favorite backup battery packs. We highlight all of these specs in the chart above.

Amazon's tablets aren't only the best cheap options out there, they're also the best kids' tablets we've tested. They have a simplified interface, strong parental controls, and FreeTime Unlimited, which is basically a giant bucket of content for kids.

A Parent Dashboard lets you keep track of what your children are doing and restrict their screen time. You can put multiple user profiles on the tablets as well. Other Android tablets let you set up restricted kids' profiles, and Apple's tablets have parental controls, but they aren't as comprehensive as the controls and content options that come on Amazon slates.

The one caveat with Amazon's tablets is that they use Amazon's app store, which doesn't have all the apps that are in the official Google Play store. If you want complete Google Play coverage, with unrestricted access to the best Android apps , you may need to give up some specs such as RAM, storage, or dual-band Wi-Fi on a non-Amazon tablet.