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832 Amazon Launches Vegas OS, Its Android Replacement For Fire TV With No Sideloading

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 09/30/2025 19:00 EDT

Amazon Launches Vegas OS, Its Android Replacement For Fire TV With No Sideloading

Amazon is replacing Android on new Fire TV hardware with its own Vega OS, debuting on the Fire TV Stick 4K Select. While major streaming apps are supported, sideloading is gone "because, well, this isn't Android anymore," notes 9to5Google. The company says "only apps from the Amazon Appstore are available for download." From the report: The company hasn't fully detailed all of the ins and outs of Vega, but Amazon hints that this is a move in the interest of performance. In a post, Amazon touches on Vega bei

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