Amazon only sells two Fire TV Sticks that still run Android, but that might not be the case for much longer.

No sideloading on new Fire TV and other sticks don't match what Google TV offers.

Amazon’s new Fire Sticks are starting to close off one of the device’s biggest unofficial perks, installing apps from outside Amazon’s Appstore. The change comes with Vega OS, Amazon’s newer ...

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 ...

The new Amazon Fire TV Stick HD is a $35 media streamer that plugs directly into the HDMI port of your TV, allowing you to stream video from Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, and a bunch of other sources.

Amazon says Vega OS improves performance and security, but its biggest trade-off is the loss of Android app sideloading. The company argues most users won’t notice the change, though Fire TV ...

The new Fire TV Stick HD is the second Amazon streaming stick to launch with Vega OS. Some customers looking to buy the device are being warned that they won’t be able to sideload apps. Amazon has ...

Amazon is blaming the threat of malware for its decision to stop releasing new Fire Sticks that support sideloading apps from outside Amazon’s Appstore. Amazon has released two Fire Stick models that ...

The writing was on the wall, and now it’s on Amazon’s website. Newly released Fire Sticks will not support the sideloading of Android apps or any other software from outside Amazon’s official app ...

Surfshark's new app brings "core VPN capabilities" to Amazon Fire TV devices running the new Linux-based Vega OS. When Vega OS replaced Fire OS as Amazon’s underlying software for Fire TV streaming ...