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Your deviceAmazon Fire HD 8
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What to do now

Prepare the device

Connect to Wi-Fi and plug into power if the battery is low.

Device-matched visualAmazon Fire HD 8 · Fire OS
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Fire OSBefore updating
Wi-Fi connected
Battery charged
Power cable if needed
A carefully recreated Fire OS screen for Amazon Fire HD 8, based on the manufacturer's current guidance. The highlighted control shows exactly what to use next. A software update may move it slightly.