Amazon has explained why it moved to a new Vega OS for its Fire TV Stick 4K Select, moving away from the traditional Android-based interface.

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 ...

Amazon uses an Android-based operating system called Fire OS for its Amazon Fire line of tablets and Fire TV line of smart TVs. But a few years ago we learned that the company was looking to move away ...

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 ...

Amazon is preparing to ditch Android on its Fire TV gadgets and shove in a home-grown Linux-based system codenamed Vega OS. Most Fire-branded kit, including Amazon’s tablets, runs Fire OS, which is a ...

Summary: Amazon is reportedly planning to ditch the Android-based Fire OS soon. Its first streaming device running on Vega OS is said to be launching later in 2025. Amazon is also working with ...

When Amazon launched the Fire TV Stick 4K Select last month, its main highlight wasn't its specs (which are mediocre); it was that it runs on an entirely new operating system called Vega OS. Vega OS ...

Piracy is a major problem for Amazon's Fire TV devices, and the Fire TV Stick 4K Select is the first step in its plan to eliminate it.

Most smart TVs also have a USB port, so if you don't want to set up a media server, you can always load your media files onto ...

Amazon could be on the verge of making a huge change to its popular Fire tablet lineup. A multiyear higher-end tablet project internally codenamed Kittyhawk is hinting at a high possibility of the ...

Rumor mill: Analysts say Amazon could close long-standing gaps with higher-end competing tablets by using Android and thus delivering broader app support and better hardware, potentially reshaping its ...