Amazon Makes Major Change to Fire Sticks in Continued Crackdown on Illegal Streaming

Amazon makes major change to Fire Sticks in continued crackdown on illegal streaming

All future Fire TV Stick devices will instead run Vega OS, a change from Amazon’s Android-based Fire OS.

'This device prevents sideloading': Amazon warns Fire TV Stick HD buyers that it can't be turned into an illegal 'Fire Stick' for free streaming

It's been confirmed that the new Amazon Fire TV Stick HD runs Vega OS and prevents sideloading.

Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick HD signals the end of sideloading

Credit: Amazon TL;DR The new Fire TV Stick HD is the second Amazon streaming stick to launch with Vega OS. Some customers looking to buy the device are being warned that they won’t be able to sideload apps. Amazon has also announced that it will continue to support a majority of Fire TV streaming sticks and cubes until 2030. A few days ago, Amazon announced the new Fire TV Stick HD. This will be the company’s second streaming stick with Vega OS…