Amazon's Vega OS shift blocks regular Fire Stick sideloading, giving buyers a stricter streaming device that may be safer but ...

An Amazon exec says Vega OS makes Fire TV faster and safer. For users, it mostly means losing one of the biggest strengths: openness.

Amazon is blaming the threat of malware for its decision to stop releasing new Fire Sticks that support sideloading apps from ...

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 ...

Amazon explains why it made the switch from Fire OS to Vega OS on its streaming devices.

Amazon has released two new Fire TV Sticks in the past two years… and both have shipped with a Linux-based operating system called Vega OS rather than the Android-based Fire OS that Amazon had been ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Picking up an Amazon Fire TV Stick is one of the quickest and most affordable ways to convert a regular TV into a smart one. There are various ...

Like it or not, Amazon is starting to phase out the Fire TV operating system it’s been using for more than a decade. On both the new Fire TV Stick HD and the Fire TV Stick 4K Select that launched last ...

In a recent interview with Cord Busters, Aidan Marcuss, Amazon's VP of Fire TV, warned that sideloaded apps can carry malware and enable piracy. He stopped ...

Amazon has confirmed that it’s not giving up on Android for its Fire TV lineup just yet, implying that its new Vega OS might focus mainly on low-end or low-power devices. Vega OS launched about a ...

Amazon confirms that its Fire OS will stay alongside the newly launched Vega OS. Despite rumors of a complete replacement, Amazon has assured that Vega OS is designed to expand, not to replace, its ...

If you have an old Amazon Fire TV Stick that you've since replaced with newer hardware, there's still good reason not to get ...