Amazon's Vega OS Replaces Android on Fire TV, Blocks Sideloading

Amazon launched Vega OS, replacing Android on Fire TV devices for better performance and efficiency, but preventing app ...
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Linux-based Vega OS replaces Android-based Fire OS in Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select

Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select is a new MediaTek MT8698 media streamer running Linux-based Vega OS instead of Fire OS based ...
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You Got Your Phone OS in My Laptop! Here's How Android and ChromeOS Will Merge

CNET spoke with Google's Sameer Samat and Qualcomm's Alex Katouzian about why they're combining a phone and laptop OS and how they'll do it.
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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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Amazon’s new Fire TV OS streams Android apps on worse hardware for the same price… why?

Amazon's Fire TV is getting a rebirth with Vega OS, but it sounds like the experience at launch might not be what some fans ...

This fundamental Android feature is 'absolutely not' going away, says Google - but it is changing

About a month ago, Google announced that the rules around sideloading apps -- the ability to install apps from unverified developers, bypassing Google's Play Store -- onto Android devices were set to ...
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From Security to Cool Tweaks — OnePlus 12’s September Update Is Here

The OnePlus 12 is now receiving the OxygenOS 15.0.0.860/861 update globally, bringing the September 2025 Android security patch along with several improvements. The update enhances animations for Live ...