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Amazon’s Fire OS to stay with a dual-OS strategy for enhanced security

Amazon Fire OS is a widely popular operating system powering most of the old and new Fire TV devices. The latest Fire TV Stick 4K Select debuted with the new Vega OS, in-house developed by Amazon.

Why this smart TV maker is moving away from Android OS

Just like smartphones, each smart TV has its own operating system. One major brand in this market recently announced it's transitioning away from Android's.
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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 ...