Amazon is preparing the first Fire tablet that runs a standard version of Android, abandoning the company’s decade-old Fire OS, according to a Reuters report that cites six people familiar with the matter. The device, part of an internal initiative code-named “Kittyhawk,” is slated for release as early as 2026 and would carry a price of about $400—nearly double the current $230 Fire Max 11. The move represents a strategic shift for the world’s fourth-largest tablet maker, which holds 8 percent of the market, just behind Lenovo’s 8.2 percent, IDC data show. By adopting Android, Amazon aims to address long-standing complaints from customers and developers about limited app selection and poor compatibility caused by its forked Fire OS and separate Appstore. Amazon has historically sold inexpensive hardware at slim margins to drive consumption of its media and services, but it now wants a higher-performance model that can compete more directly with Apple’s entry-level iPad and Samsung’s Galaxy Tab line. Sources said the company is simultaneously developing lower-priced tablets based on its Linux-derived Vega software while planning to migrate the broader line-up to Android over time. The project could still be delayed or cancelled for financial or technical reasons, and Amazon declined to comment on the report. If it proceeds, the change would mark Amazon’s most significant rethink of its consumer-device strategy since the ill-fated Fire Phone a decade ago.