Brace yourselves, Fire TV Stick fans – Amazon may make a huge, risky software change later this year

Brace yourselves, Fire TV Stick fans – Amazon may make a huge, risky software change later this year

Amazon is planning to move to a whole new software stack for its Fire TV devices

Amazon Fire TV will probably still receive a completely new technical foundation in 2025. This could also change a lot with regard to apps. As a Reinholer: Amazon still relies on Android as a platform for Fire TV as a base. Although one dispenses with the Google services as well as the Play Store in favor of an own app store, in the end the system is still based on the operating system. Amazon would like to change this for a long time. For some …

Amazon is set to launch Linux-based Vega OS for its TVs to replace Fire OS

Amazon is preparing to announce a big change that could impact its smart device ecosystem. The company is by developing a new operating system called Vega OS, to replace the existing Android-based Fire OS for its televisions. LowPass, which is a reliable source for Amazon leaks, reports that Amazon has been working on a Linux-based OS which is codenamed Vega, since 2023. This operating system is set to launch later this year. Amazon is actively …