Your Fire TV Stick just lost an often abused feature – Amazon's anti-piracy crackdown continues

The crusade against dodgy Fire TV Sticks rolls on, with Amazon making new steps to keep them secure from piracy ...
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7 game-changing Fire TV Stick apps you didn’t know existed

Transform your Fire TV Stick into a powerhouse with these unexpected tools.

Amazon launches a new crackdown on piracy apps for Fire TV Sticks

For many users, sideloading has become a popular way to access pirated content on Fire TV devices. And in late 2025, after ...
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Amazon Fire TV is now blocking the installation of some sideloaded apps

In late 2025, Amazon started cracking down on sideloaded piracy apps by blocking the use of apps. On opening the app, a ...
Android Authority

Amazon tells us what we already knew: It ditched Android because of piracy (Update: Amazon's statement)

Amazon has revealed it created a new OS for its Fire TV Stick 4K Select to counter piracy. The new Vega OS prevents users from installing unauthorized apps on their TV Sticks. While Fire TV OS has ...