Liliputing

Amazon goes all-in on Vega OS for Fire TV devices (Android based Fire OS media streamer’s days are numbered)

Amazon has released two new Fire TV Sticks in the past two years… and both have shipped with a Linux-based operating system ...
9to5Google

Amazon will ditch Android on ‘all’ future Fire TV Sticks as latest model runs Vega OS

Amazon this week launched its newest Fire TV Stick and, along with it, its second device powered by Vega OS. And that appears ...

Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick HD ditches Android for faster Vega OS

The improved Fire TV Stick HD swaps Fire OS for Linux-based Vega OS. It releases at the end of April for $34.99 and is ...
Android Authority

Amazon tells us what we already knew: It ditched Android because of piracy (Update: Amazon's statement)

Amazon has revealed it created a new OS for its Fire TV Stick 4K Select to counter piracy. The new Vega OS prevents users from installing unauthorized apps on their TV Sticks. While Fire TV OS has ...