Thanx... I typically give this one to friends for their kids' devices because they are easy to use and have no adult section.
Stop buying Firesticks. Amazon is disabling side loaded apps.
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Thanx... I typically give this one to friends for their kids' devices because they are easy to use and have no adult section.
Fuck Amazon. I am loving my Android box.
Thanks for letting me know about it. I have been binge watching NatGeo Wild for up to four hours at time.
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Audacy, a leading audio content provider, has officially removed its streaming app from Roku devices, a move that has surprised and disappointed many users who relied on the platform to access hundreds of radio stations, podcasts, and music content through their TVs. The Audacy app, once a...
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Before you curse something. Make sure it is not a blessing in disguise. The box I got came with an app named Onstream
Get that app. I'm binge watching episodes of shows from the 20th century. And it plays the episodes back to back.
Code:
https://www.onstreem.com/
I never liked firesticks and I don't why people sell that shit.
I like the app but that shit be for mobile and not adjusting it to be compatible for android tv.
This shit is getting crazy...A Popular Streaming Service Has Been Removed From Roku TVs & Streaming Players | Cord Cutters News
Audacy, a leading audio content provider, has officially removed its streaming app from Roku devices, a move that has surprised and disappointed many users who relied on the platform to access hundreds of radio stations, podcasts, and music content through their TVs. The Audacy app, once a...
I never tried it on my phone. I am using it exclusively on my Android box.
Yeah, I'm saying it looks the same on android box like it does on your phone.
I Like It...Its Like a Lightweight Nvidia Shield Box
I bought one. Not bad. $15 at Walmart.
Who do you have, you can inbox it to me if you don't want to share it on the board. I was sharing YouTubeTV with a friend but he keeps letting it get turned off and my old provider isn't in business anymore.
Bruh, the AI boom was a smack in the face and a kick in the ass for Shield owners. Nvidia was rumored to be working on a new box for 2022.... but those plans so far have gone abandoned.
And I don't trust a lot of those "Chinese" android boxes...... too much spyware being discovered Chinese devices as of late. But chromecast/ firesticks have their limitations as well........eeehh
2017 Shield Pro TV got an update in February, lets keep rocking until it breaks.
Yeah I stopped using firesticks 4 or 5 years ago and just started putting the same stuff on my Android TV
I have one I bought a couple years ago. Haven't used it in a while though.
Yet, there's a dumb ass on IG selling fire sticks with premium apps on it..
Amazon launches Vega OS, its Android replacement for Fire TV with no sideloading
Amazon is officially ditching Android for its Fire TV lineup, with the new Vega OS launching today and without sideloading.
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After years of rumors and reports, Amazon has officially announced Vega OS, its replacement for Android on Fire TV hardware, and it’s going to make some big changes.
Fire TV has always been based on Android, whether Amazon wanted to acknowledge that or not. Android served as a base for what became a forked version of the platform, heavily customized for Amazon’s preferences with very little of the underlying operating system coming through.
Now, Amazon is moving over to Vega OS, its own platform for Fire TV devices.
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 being “remarkably fast” despite the low-end hardware of its new Fire TV Stick 4K Select:
As pointed out by AFTVNews, the Fire TV 4K Select offers a mere 1GB of RAM, which is half as much as prior generations. So, in a way, that does speak to how lightweight this new platform is.
But the bigger question is around apps.
Amazon says that “your favorite streaming services” still work with Vega, and that Xbox, Luna, and Alexa+ will be coming “soon” (though they’re already supported on existing Android-based Fire TV devices). Amazon specifically calls out Prime Video, Disney+, Netflix, YouTube, and Apple TV+ as supporting Vega OS. HBO Max, Tubi, Pluto TV, Starz, Paramount+, and Peacock are also shown on the listing.
The overall Fire TV interface looks roughly the same on Vega as compared to the Android-based models. Amazon shows this while also teasing its new Alexa+ integration
One of the biggest changes around apps is that sideloading is no longer available because, well, this isn’t Android anymore. On the Fire TV 4K Select’s listing, Amazon points out:
Sideloading isn’t exactly a feature Amazon advertised on prior generations, but the company knows that it was widely used by many users. No such disclaimer appears on the listings for other Android-based Fire TV devices. While it seems major streaming options are in place, the lack of sideloading could be a big deal given that all apps need to be rebuilt for this new platform.
For now, though, Vega is only launching on this new Fire TV Stick.
Amazon’s other new Fire TV launches today include new Omni QLED, Fire TV 2-Series, and Fire TV 4-Series TVs, which start at just $159.99. These are all still based on Android, and Amazon’s other Android-based Fire TV devices remain available.
The Fire TV Stick 4K Select costs $39.99 and is available for pre-order now.
Amazon FS can eat a dick.
Better buy up a bunch of existing Firesticks and make sure not to update the OS if it asks. I see an increase in Android box sales though. Why would they care? People are buying Firesticks. Now it's going to be a drop in sales. And most TV's are Smart TV's these days.
Fire sticks are played out and garbage with all the restriction bullshit. Meanwhile android boxes you can side load apps and do whatever you want which is why people like myself like Android boxes better and have been using it for years.
I agree. Problem is I have 4 Firesticks setup at home and my wife loves Firesticks. I'd have to buy all new ONN's or Android boxes and have my guy transfer my app (don't ask) to those. I'll cross that bridge when it comes.
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