Amazon Vega OS - updates and discussion

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Amazon is building an alternative OS for Fire TVs, other devices

Scoop: Amazon is ditching Android for Fire TVs, smart displays

Amazon has developed a new operating system for Fire TV and Echo Show devices to replace the Android AOSP-based Fire OS.

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Vega OS: Amazon Plans To Dump Android Completely From Fire TV, Smart Screens, Suggest Report; Here's What We Know

Vega OS: Amazon Plans To Dump Android Completely From Fire TV, Smart Screens, Suggest Report; Here's What We Know

Vega Operating System: Amazon is working on its in-house OS with the aim to substitute Google's Android on its tech products, according to a report. Marked internally as Vega, the new OS is undergoing testing on Fire TV adapters, and it could be available in some TV offerings next year.

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[Esmail]

So long as they can get all major OTTs to develop and support apps for the new OS it should be fine without any component of Android in it. Considering it's Amazon, we can expect a quality product.

 

[iDJ]

So long as they can get all major OTTs to develop and support apps for the new OS it should be fine without any component of Android in it. Considering it's Amazon, we can expect a quality product.

Biggest con will be lack of third party Android app support.