So, Wednesday night we our yearly Christmas dinner with friends. Each year we get together at Christmas and usually share what we’ve bought or learned during the year. It’s like adult show and tell. New computers, phones, tablets, any books read, etc. are all on the table for discussion.
This year I got a Kindle Fire for Christmas. Well really I got it November 21st – way before Christmas. So I am showing the apps section when wouldn’t you know my friends spot the one app that my husband shamefully – and regretfully – bought, The Playboy app. Yes, Playboy has an app and it is not very good. Not a lot of nudity – so my husband is completely disinterested in it. Maybe it has good articles because they are really famous for that. But it shows up on my Fire in the cloud. He bought it for his tablet and I have never downloaded (and will ever download) for my Fire. But ofcourse this is the one app that my friends notice and get a good chuckle from. It was a little embarrassing and made me wonder just how do you get rid of unwanted apps from your Fire?
Since this app is something that my husband cares nothing about, I didn’t mind if it was permanently deleted – which is a good thing since that seems to be the only way to remove apps from the cloud. I logged into my Amazon account, manage apps, and clicked the options beside the app in question. There is an option to delete the app. I did click it and got a warning that I may have to re-buy it or may not be able to use it if I continue. I clicked on through and now the app is gone.
This could be a good way to get rid of free apps that you install but do not care for. I am not sure I would do it with another paid app unless I just really didn’t like it. Amazon may add this feature in future updates to the Fire. It would be nice to be able to hide it from the cloud. At least there is a way to get rid of it although it’s permanent.
