How to Use the Amazon Fire Tablet for Beginners

For people who have never used a Fire Tablet before — sometimes called a Kindle Fire — figuring out how to work it can be frustrating. The Fire Tablet is nothing like other tablets such as the iPad and Galaxy Tab, and it isn't the same as its Kindle counterpart either. Simple tasks like browsing the web and finding the right apps can trip up a new user, and if you don't know how to manage your Fire, that unfamiliarity can get costly. Many people don't realize that as an Amazon Prime member you can watch thousands of TV shows, movies, and documentaries for free on your Fire, listen to thousands of songs for free, and download thousands of books to read right from the device.

Surfing the web on the Fire can be simple and enjoyable once you know the basics of the Silk Browser — using multiple tabs, setting bookmarks, and choosing a site's app over its mobile version for easier use.

For a new Amazon Fire user with no experience on newer Amazon products, it can take months to learn most functions on your own — there isn't much real instruction out there, just marketing videos about what your Fire can do, not how to do it. You might figure out how to take a picture, but do you know how to share it with friends, upload it to Facebook, or remove red-eye? All of that is covered, step by step, in our interactive teaching guide.

What is "How to Use the Amazon Fire Tablet for Beginners"?

How to Use the Amazon Fire Tablet for Beginners is an interactive video guide created by our FVG Development Team — Amazon Fire users of all ages who worked to build a video that teaches the basics of the Fire tablet. Follow along while watching and you'll have a full understanding of your Fire in 30 minutes: surfing the web, downloading apps, watching movies and TV, listening to music, downloading and reading books, using Alexa, and exploring every feature. We guarantee it 100%. Don't waste time struggling to learn on your own — you might even mess up your Fire's settings in the process. This guide will help you.

Here's some of what the guide will teach you

Setting up your Amazon Fire with optimal settings
Using your fingers to navigate your Fire
Using "Motion Control"
Creating a contact list
Email — setting up, sending/receiving, multiple emails, management
Web browsing — Silk Browser, zooming, links, bookmarks, browsing speed
Photo taking and video recording
Editing and sharing photos, videos, web pages, and files
Personalization — notifications, display, and do-not-disturb settings
Downloading and reading books
Finding and watching TV shows, movies, and documentaries
Keeping up with the news on Newsstand
Shopping on Amazon with your Fire tablet
Organizing your music, books, photos, and videos
Downloading and using apps, free and paid
Using Alexa and exploring everything it can do
Tips, tricks, and much more

Ready to become a pro at using the Amazon Fire in 30 minutes?

Watch How to Use the Amazon Fire Tablet for Beginners, shot in high-quality 1080p and explained in simple terms. Get a full year of access to the video guide for one flat payment — less than the price of a premium app, and 1/10 the price of an Amazon products class. Covers all Amazon Fire models, including the Fire Max 11, HD 10, HD 8, and the classic Kindle Fire.