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Amazon's Vega OS Replaces Android on Fire TV, Blocks Sideloading

For years, Amazon’s Fire TV platform has secretly relied on Google‘s Android operating system. While the interface looked completely different—a heavily customized version designed solely for Amazon‘s ...
Android

Amazon Fire TVs May Replace Android with New Vega OS Soon

Amazon is reportedly set to replace its Android-based Fire TV OS with Vega OS, a new Linux-based system. The upcoming operating system, which has been in development for years, could be officially ...
Liliputing

Lilbits: ChromeOS isn’t dead (yet), Amazon blocks installation of Fire TV apps used for piracy

Following a 2025 crowdfunding campaign, the Abxylute 3D One is now shipping to backers. It's an unusual handheld gaming PC with an 11 inch, 2.5K glasses-free 3D display, Intel Lunar Lake processor, ...
Android Authority

Amazon's Fire TVs are getting ready for Android 14, but what does that mean for Fire OS?

Amazon developer documentation has confirmed that future Fire TVs will run an Android 14-based OS, quelling rumors of a full switch to Vega OS. Amazon has avoided referring to the upcoming version as ...
9to5google

Amazon will keep using Android on Fire TV as new Vega OS focuses on low-end devices

Amazon has confirmed that it’s not giving up on Android for its Fire TV lineup just yet, implying that its new Vega OS might focus mainly on low-end or low-power devices. Vega OS launched about a ...