Kindle susceptible to virus?

[PPBart]

My wife and I both have had Kindle Fire tablets for a couple of years, no problems or serious complaints. We use them primarily for reading e-books, email and watching videos. My brother bought a Kindle Fire several months ago, and is now complaining that his tablet "has a virus" (apparently, it abruptly shuts down at random). I never thought much about the risk to our tablets, so my first question is: Can a Fire get a virus?

 

[beers]

I'd look more at hardware failure than a virus, a lot of people just blame something at random when they have no idea how it works.

 

[PPBart]

[QUOTE="beers, post: 2043363, member: 119513... they have no idea how it works.[/QUOTE]

That certainly would apply here -- my brother is definitely not into technology; in his 70s, he just got his first computer about 5 yrs ago. But my question is not whether his complaint is valid, but rather how vulnerable are tablets like Fire to virus? I don't think I've heard or read of any cases, just curious.

 

[Darren]

I've seen some Android devices infected with viruses but it's rare and usually just the form of a really pushy app with lots of notifications or control that they granted too many permissions too. Kindle's in particular are probably pretty safe given their locked down app store and unable to install from 3rd parties by default.

If he's having issue, software reset. If that doesn't fix it probably hardware and just replace it. Kindles kinda suck anyway and usually don't last long.

 

[PPBart]

...Kindle's in particular are probably pretty safe given their locked down app store and unable to install from 3rd parties by default... Kindles kinda suck anyway and usually don't last long.

Kindle safety is good to know (guess I can watch porn after all ). As for their longevity, both of ours were gifts -- wife's is maybe 5 yrs old, mine about 2, and both get used a lot -- so we'll see how long they last. I previously had a Nook (also a gift) that after a couple of years the battery wouldn't take a charge, so it got tossed.

 

[Darren]

Kindle safety is good to know (guess I can watch porn after all ). As for their longevity, both of ours were gifts -- wife's is maybe 5 yrs old, mine about 2, and both get used a lot -- so we'll see how long they last. I previously had a Nook (also a gift) that after a couple of years the battery wouldn't take a charge, so it got tossed.

Lol just don't click on anything extra/ads and you're usually safe on most devices....

So I hear at least. Wouldn't know from personal experience or anything.