How do I get the Play Store on my Kindle Fire HD My wife cannot access the Google Play Store on her new Kindle Fire HD. I have found ways of rectifying this but it seems to involve serious brain surgery with warnings of potentially fatal mistakes, Should I risk it, or is there a foolproof answer for amateurs? Jim Bolton, by email Although the Kindle Fire HD uses a version of the Android operating system, first and foremost it is an Amazon product and therefore designed for downloading e-books, media and apps from Amazon's online store. You have to override Amazon's customisations to get it to behave like a regular Android tablet and this involves taking control of the operating system in a process known as rooting. Provided you follow the instructions it is a relatively straightforward and safe procedure. The real problem is that invalidates the warranty, so if anything goes wrong you are on your own. The other point to bear in mind is that some Android apps won't work on the Kindle Fire because of differences in the display and operating system and restrictions imposed by Google. There are plenty of online guides to rooting the Fire HD, I suggest that look at a few of them (this one on CNET is a good place to start http://goo.gl/zzXks) and decide if it is something you can tackle, and are prepared to take the risk, otherwise, start saving for a unfettered Android tablet.