Ever since Amazon launched its new Linux-based TV operating system, Vega OS with the new Fire TV Stick 4K Select, many questions have arisen about the future of Fire OS, its Android-based operating ...

Amazon’s Fire TV and Fire Tablet devices run a modified version of Android called Fire OS that allows you to stream music and video from Amazon, Netflix, and a wide ...

A major update is throwing a wild card into the deck.

For the longest time, Amazon's tablet and TV devices used a slimmed, somewhat locked-down variant of Android called Fire OS. This was useful for end users for general familiarity and ease of use, and ...

Amazon has clarified that its Fire OS will continue to exist, even after the launch of its new Linux-based Vega OS. The new Vega OS on Fire TV Stick 4K Select is designed to prevent users from ...

Amazon’s Fire TV devices have been running a fork of Android since the company began offering these products in 2014, but it’s now ready to move to its own operating system, at least according to a ...

Android TV seems a lot less common as a smart TV OS these days. There are a few reasons why that is, and why it may not be as ...

Amazon has been selling tablets with a forked version of Android called Fire OS since 2011. The current lineup includes a mix of budget and mid-range devices with starting prices between $60 and $230.

It's an interesting move. We have one FireTV and the fact in runs Android means that support for nth-tier third party services is pretty good even without jailbreaking. A lot of things like: non-us ...

Amazon has officially announced Vega OS. Vega is the new operating system the company developed to replace Android. The Fire TV Stick 4K Select is the first Fire TV device to use the software. Last ...

Most Fire TV Sticks get four years of software updates from Amazon, after which slower performance and app compatibility ...