Amazon has taken the step that had been ruminating for years: Vega Osits own operating system, debuts on Fire TV and leaves behind the Android base that supported Fire OS. The premiere comes with the Fire TV Stick 4K Selecta new economic dongle that promises faster apps starts and a more fluid and light use experience. For the user, the message is clear: Amazon gains more control over the platform, which implies the elimination of applications sideloading.
It is convenient to clarify the scope: for now, Vega you just premieres on the Fire TV Stick 4K Select. The rest of the catalog – new omni qled, 4 -series and 2 -series televisions, in addition to existing sticks and cube – continues with Fire OS (Android base). Even so, this movement marks a new stage for the Fire TV ecosystem and raises reasonable doubts about Apps compatibility and the future of the developer platform.
Amazon Vega Os: and its main novelties
Vega is a system Based on Linux and designed by Amazon for house devices. Why does it matter? Because when controlling the entire battery, the company can optimize the experience even in very modest hardware. In fact, the 4K Select incorporates less memory than other Fire TV, but Amazon ensures a more agile interfacefluid menus and Apps Starts “Notably faster”.
The counterweight is in the applications. Amazon guarantees support for Large streaming services (Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+, YouTube, Apple TV+, among others) and announces integration with Alexa+ and the arrival “Soon” of Xbox Gaming and Luna. Nevertheless, Sideloading disappears: In Vega, only apps from the Amazon Appstorewhich forces to rebuild or carry applications for this new platform. For advanced users and for those who installed APKs, it is a significant change.
What about Fire and Android?
Amazon talks about a strategy Multi -us: Vega will live with Fire OS. That means that, in the short term, they will continue Fire TV devices with Android base and others with Vega, according to the product. It is a staggered transition that will allow developers to migrate using specific tools, such as React Native for Vega and web support, which will allow the user to choose according to their priorities: Catalog of apps today or performance promises tomorrow.
Fire TV Stick 4K Select: Features and Technical Card
The new stick represents the entrance door to Vega OS and the most economical 4K option of Amazon. It loses some benefits compared to higher models, but earns in price and, according to Amazon, in speed of use.
Technical Fire Tab Stick 4k Select
- System: Vega OS (Linux)
- Resolution: Up to 4K with HDR10/HDR10+
- Memory: 1 GB of RAM
- Storage: 8 GB
- Connectivity: Wi -Fi 5Bluetooth
- Audio/video: up to 4k HDR; Without Dolby Vision in this model
- Apps: facility Only from Amazon Appstore (Without Sideloading)
- Confirmed services: Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+, YouTube, Apple TV+ and other main
- Functions: voice control with Alexa and future integration with Alexa+; Announced support for Xbox Gaming and Amazon Luna Later
Price and availability
He Fire TV Stick 4K Select It can already be reserved. Its launch price is 39.99 dollars (some 37 euros to change) and in Europe is 55 euros as PVP. Shipments are planned For mid -Octoberand the new Fire TV televisions presented Fire OS (Android) for now.
A movement that affects Android TV … and the user
What was previously an interesting alliance between Google and Amazon where we could the different platforms such as YouTube and Prime Video In the respective devices of these brands, it seems now that things will change, but it could honestly work.
The arrival of Vega Os A Fire TV is the news of the season in streaming. For Amazon, he supposes Technological independence and margin to optimize the millimeter. For the user, the experience promises to be faster even in modest hardware, but the Ecosystem closure (Without APKS or third -party stores) it can be a brake if you depend on apps that are not yet in the Amazon Appstore of Vega. In any case, the rest of the Fire TV range continues with Android, so there is no immediate rupture.
Does a faster Fire TV attracts even if the sideloading is lost, or do you prefer to continue with Fire/Android by apport catalog? We read you in the comments.
