Amazons Fire OS 6 will debut on the 3rd-gen Fire TV in October
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One relatively small but significant announcement, that might have been missed during Amazons new hardware announcements yesterday, is that the new 3rd generation Fire TV will be released with Fire OS 6. This will be the first product to run Amazons new operating system, since all other devices, including the soon to be released Fire HD 10 tablet, run Fire OS 5. Fire OS 6 will be based on Googles Android 7.1.2 Nouget operating system and will support API level 25, which are both the latest released versions. While Google has announced that Android 8 Oreo will be released later this year, its unrealistic to expect Amazon to incorporate it into Fire OS anytime soon, considering how different Fire OS is compared to stock Android. About 15% of all devices running Android are running Android 7 and less than 2% are running the latest Android 7.1 version, so its reassuring to see that the new 4K HDR Fire TV will join the top-tier at launch. |
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Having access to the latest APIs isnt as important for a device like the Fire TV, since most 3rd-party apps focus on video playback which rarely necessitates the latest APIs. Fire OS 6 will be more important for Amazons Fire tablets, whenever it inevitably arrives on those devices, since tablet apps tend to cover a wider gamut of capabilities. |
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