Amazon will ditch Android on ‘all’ future Fire TV Sticks as latest model runs Vega OS
Source: 9to5Google
Amazon this week launched its newest Fire TV Stick, its second device powered by Vega OS. A report claims that all future Amazon Fire TV Stick devices will ditch Android.
Vega OS made its formal debut on the Fire TV Stick Select last year. The Android alternative was largely disliked because it blocks the ability to sideload apps and lacks many native apps, with a clunky solution for others see details.
There was confusion about whether the new Fire TV Stick HD runs Android or Vega. Amazon’s listing wasn’t consistently showing a sideloading notice, but Amazon has since confirmed to Lowpass that the new Fire TV Stick HD runs Vega, not Android source.
Lowpass reports, citing sources within Amazon, that all future Fire TV Stick devices will ditch Android for Vega. This comes despite Amazon still showing active support for Android builds see article.
It’s not a huge surprise—we’ve been hearing this for almost three years see earlier report—and it won’t have a massive effect on most Fire TV users. The main loss is sideloading, which many users employed for pirating content details. It is unfortunate for those who used Fire TV’s Android base for legitimate purposes.