Amazon launched its new Fire TV Stick HD this week as its slimmest one yet. It brings Wi-Fi 6 support and is also claimed to be 30% faster than the previous generation model. However, one detail that was left out in the announcement is whether it ran on Android or Vega OS. A new report says that the new Fire TV Stick HD runs Vega OS. That’s not it; the report adds that Amazon plans to ditch Android on all future Fire TV Sticks.
Future Amazon Fire TV Sticks will no longer boot Android
The Amazon listing for the new Fire TV Stick HD doesn’t clearly mention whether it runs on Android or Vega. The listing reportedly showed sideloading support to some users, while not showing it to others, seemingly at random. This added to the uncertainty. Amazon has now confirmed to Lowpass that the device runs on Vega, not Android.Â
Furthermore, the report, citing sources within Amazon, goes on to add that all future Fire TV Stick devices will ditch Android. Instead, they’ll run on Vega OS. This is despite Amazon still actively supporting Android builds, for now.
The latest Fire TV Stick HD runs on Vega OS
This doesn’t come all of a sudden, as reports have hinted it for almost three years now. It may not have a massive impact on Fire TV users, as most average users won’t notice the difference anyway. The ability to sideload apps is a main loss, but users relied on it for piracy purposes anyway.
As a refresher, Vega OS debuted on Fire TV Stick 4K Select last year, with a promise to offer better performance and efficiency. However, users are not big fans of it, as it blocks the ability to sideload apps and lacks many native apps, often relying on a clunky workaround for others. But then, it seems Amazon is going all-in with Vega OS.
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