Amazon is escalating its war on Fire TV apps used for piracy. Last year it started blocking sideloaded apps that had been blacklisted from launching. Now you can't even install those apps on Fire TV devices in the first place. https://www.aftvnews.com/fire-tvs-now-block-piracy-apps-on-installation-instead-of-at-launch/ #AmazonFireTV #FireOS #FireTV #Piracy #MediaStreamers

https://www.wacoca.com/media/533685/ 新登場の「Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select」、冬休みに動画を楽しむ #AmazonFireTVStick4KSelect #FireOS #television #tv #TVPrograms #VegaOS #テレビ #テレビ番組

Amazon Fire TV intensifica il blocco delle app pirata
#Amazon #AmazonFireTV #AppPirata #Copyright #FireOS #FireTV #Sideloading #Streaming #TechNews #Tecnologia

https://www.ceotech.it/amazon-fire-tv-intensifica-il-blocco-delle-app-pirata/

I've said it before and I'll say it again, the Fire OS Twitch app fucking sucks.

#Twitch #FireOS #Amazon

Reminder: Snapchat Now Available on Amazon Fire Tablets

https://newsroom.snap.com/snapchat-available-on-amazon?lang=en-GB

#snap #snapchat #tech #technews #amazon #amazonfire #amazontablets #fireos #amazonstore #snapchatnews #tablets #amazongadgets

Amazon Fire TV: ecco perchè Vega OS al posto di Android
#Amazon #Android #FireOS #FireTV #Linux #Pirateria #Sideloading #StreamingIllegale #TechNews #Tecnologia #VegaOS

https://www.ceotech.it/amazon-fire-tv-ecco-perche-vega-os-al-posto-di-android/

Amazon Fire TV: stop ad app pirata anche in Italia
#Amazon #AmazonFireTV #App #AppPirata #DirittiDAutore #FireOS #FireTV #Italia #Novità #Pirateria #Sideloading #Streaming #TechNews #Tecnologia

https://www.ceotech.it/amazon-fire-tv-stop-ad-app-pirata-anche-in-italia/

📬 Neuer Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select mit Vega OS stoppt illegales Streaming
#Entertainment #Streaming #Amazon #FireOS #FireTVStick4KSelect #NickHerm #SkyUK #VegaOS https://sc.tarnkappe.info/5fead8

Amazon patches the exploit that supercharged Fire TV and Fire Tablet hacking

Well it was fun while it lasted. Last month xda-developers forum members Pro-me3us unveiled a method for gaining system user privileges on Fire OS devices, giving users more control over the software that runs on their Amazon Fire TV devices and Amazon Fire tablets. Among other things, it allowed users to replace the default home screen and disable certain Amazon apps and services.

But the […]

#amazonFire #amazonFireTv #amazonTablet #fireOs #fireTabletHacks #fireTvHacks

Read more: https://liliputing.com/amazon-patches-the-exploit-that-supercharged-fire-tv-and-fire-tablet-hacking/

Fire Toolbox: libera tu Amazon Fire y disfruta de Google Play en minutos. Herramienta gratuita para Windows/Linux. #FireOS #Android https://www.movilesdualsim.com/tema/fire-toolbox-libera-tu-amazon-fire-y-disfruta-de-google-play-en-minutos.222022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

O que é Vega OS? Saiba como funciona o sucessor do Fire OS, da Amazon

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://tecnoblog.net/responde/o-que-e-vega-os-saiba-como-funciona-o-sucessor-do-fire-os-da-amazon/

Fire Toolbox 42 makes Amazon Fire tablets more like Android tablets by disabling & replacing Amazon apps

Amazon’s Fire Tablets are some of the cheapest tablets worth buying, especially if you can get one when it’s on sale. But part of the reason Amazon’s tablets are priced so competitively is because they ship with a custom version of Android called Fire OS that’s tightly integrated with Amazon’s app, eBook, music, and video services rather than Google’s.

While that tradeoff is fine for some […]

Amazon Fire TV devices are about to change forever – and I'm not sure how I feel about it.
https://www.t3.com/tech/tvs/amazon-fire-tv-devices-are-about-to-change-forever-and-im-not-sure-how-i-feel-about-it

#Amazon #FireOS #VegaOS

Fire OS hack lets you install custom launchers on Fire TV and tablet devices, disable OTA updates, and install blocked apps

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 range of other services. You can download and install third-party apps from the Amazon Appstore, and while Amazon doesn’t publicize this fact, it’s also possible to sideload third-party apps.

But Amazon also does its best to […]

#android #customLauncher #exploit #fireOs #fireTv #launcher #launcherManager #otaUpdates #systemUser #vulnerability

Read more: https://liliputing.com/fire-os-hack-lets-you-install-custom-launchers-on-fire-tv-and-tablet-devices-disable-ota-updates-and-install-blocked-apps/

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/debloating-fire-tablet-08-29-25/

I read about the Fire Toolbox utility for “debloating” and customizing Amazon Fire Tablets. That inspired me to buy a cheap ($35-40) Fiire 11 tablet from 2021 on Woot back in April or May. I finally got around to using it. Unfortunately, because of updates, some of the Toolbox’s utilities like setting a custom launcher do not work reliably. But I managed to remove a decent amount of Amazon bloat and telemetry. My goal is to set it up as a device for reading articles from my Miniflux instance as an alternative to my phone. Here are my initial key steps:

• Used Fire Toolbox to sideload F-Droid Basic
• Installed Iron Fox (web browser), Markor (markdown editor), Frigolio (Wallabag client), KDE Connect, and Syncthing
• I configured Iron Fox to my liking and imported the uBlock Origin rules I use on my phone
• I logged into Miniflux on Iron Fox (synced my clipboard with KDE Connect to get my passwords
• I synced my Markor directory from my phone to my Fire so I could save links from my browser for my newsletter workflow
• Connected Frigolio to my Wallabag server by sharing clipboard with API key and login information from my computer via KDE Connect

I gave everything a test run in the morning and it worked well. Fire tablets have low-end specs, but Iron Fox felt about as snappy on the tablet as it does on my phone (Google Pixel 6a running GrapheneOS). One potential annoyance is that when I woke my tablet up (I had set it up last night), I was presented with a screen trying to get me to log into an Amazon account. I was prompted to finally set this up because I was being tempted by a $250 sale on Google Pixel Tablets (which are supported by GrapheneOS), but if the Fire works well for my limited Miniflux purpose, I think I will opt to save the $250.

#android #androidApps #fdroid #fireOs #fireTablet #kdeConnect #miniflux #syncthing #ublockOrigin #wallabag

Tech Addicts 2025 – A Plucky Pixel Perspective

This week, Gareth and Ted unpack the latest tech buzz. Is Valve's "Fremont" console the future of gaming? The ROG Ally impresses as a solid portable Xbox experience. Plus, Ted showcases an innovative AI-powere

https://garethmyles.com/tech-addicts-2025-plucky-pixel-perspective/

#Podcast #TechAddicts #amazon #Android #Asus #BlackviewActive #dex #FireOs #fremont #google #HonorMagic #Ios #Lenovo #Pixel10 #PixelWatch #RogXbox #tapo #valve

Report: Amazon could launch a high-end Android tablet in 2026, eventually ditching Fire OS

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.

But according to Reuters Amazon could launch something different next year: a premium tablet that sells for around $400 and ships with Android rather than Fire OS.

While it’s still unclear if […]

#amazon #amazonTablet #androidTablet #fireOs #tablet

Read more: https://liliputing.com/report-amazon-could-launch-a-high-end-android-tablet-in-2026-eventually-ditching-fire-os/

Fire OS : Amazon devrait bientôt abandonner Android pour un nouveau système basé sur Linux http://dlvr.it/TKQLv5 #Amazon #FireOS

By year's end Amazon could release its first smart TV powered by the Linux-based Vega OS already used for some Echo devices rather than the Android-based Fire OS that it's used up until now. Major apps should be supported, but apps from smaller devs could be left behind. https://www.lowpass.cc/p/amazon-vega-os-2025-release-kepler-sdk #FireTV #Amazon #Vega #FireOS

From Brad Linder at Liliputing:

The Amazon Appstore allows you to download and install apps on Amazon Fire tablets and Fire TV devices. But the Appstore actually predates the Amazon Fire ecosystem. Amazon first launched the Appstore in March, 2011 as an app that could be installed on Android phones and tablets. The first Amazon Fire-branded tablet didn’t launch until half a year later. Fourteen years later Amazon has announced that it’s discontinuing the Appstore for Android.

I learned two things here. Firstly, while I know that Amazon’s Fire OS is based on Android and I have run F-Droid (a free and open source Android app store) on Fire devices, it had never occurred to me that Amazon promoted its Appstore on regular Android devices. Note that I run GrapheneOS on my phone with no Google Play Services, so I am not up to date on the proprietary app stores. Secondly, I was even more surprised to learn that the Amazon Appstore pre-dates the first Fire OS device, meaning it was originally released for main-line Android devices. Go figure. I have some limited experience with the Amazon Appstore from my old 2013 Kindle Fire HDX (see my one and only Amazon Appstore visual novel review) and BlackBerry Classic, both of which ran Android-derived operating systems and shipped Amazon Appstore as their default app stores.

[Source: Brad Linder for Liliputing (February 20, 2025)]

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/02-20-25-amazon-appstore-for-android/

#amazon #android #fireOs #google #learning2025_