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After Putting Older Kindles on Notice, Amazon Looking to Replace Android on Fire TV Devices
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Amazon may replace Android on future Fire TV devices with Vega OS: Know-why?
Amazon is taking a big swing with its streaming devices, and it is quietly swapping out the old Android-based Fire OS and swapping in its own creation—Vega OS—on new Fire TV devices. The latest Fire TV Stick HD is already shipping with Vega OS, and that’s a clear sign Amazon wants to do less with Google over time. So what is Vega OS, exactly? It’s a Linux-based system Amazon built for its own smart devices. The company rolled it out in September…
Amazon will deliver all upcoming Fire TV Sticks with Vega. This will also lose a piece of freedom. Under Vega OS, which replaces Android as a software substructure of the Amazon Fire TV Sticks, no sideloading of apps is possible anymore. This means that you can only install apps from Amazon's official App Store. Other applications that you get from the web can no longer be used. This is a hard hit for alternative launchers, for example. Also, Ve…
Amazon is about to turn an important page for its streaming devices! As seen on an official developer page, the Fire TV Stick 4K Select marks the starting point of a new generation: all the models launched after it will abandon Android to the benefit of Vega OS, a much more closed home system.
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