Fire Tv Android 14 Operating System

Amazon has, for the first time, provided select developers access to a farm of virtual Android 14-based Fire TV devices to use for testing their apps on the new operating system before it's released. This is an excellent new resource that should greatly help to avoid the common app issues typically seen with new major Fire OS releases from. The upcoming Android 14-based Fire TV will also be the first in several years to utilize a 64-bit operating system.

While all Fire TV models have 64-bit capable hardware, only the 2nd generation Fire TV from 2015 used a 64-bit OS. This shift to 64-bit will increase resource demands, potentially limiting its use to higher. Developing for Amazon Fire TV Devices Running Android 14 Android 14.

Amazon has confirmed that a new Fire TV operating system based on Android 14 is in development, putting to rest any question that the company might be moving away from Android entirely. Amazon has been quietly working on ditching the Android-based software its Fire TV streaming devices run on in favor of its own OS, and a new report claims the replacement will launch later this year. New hardware, new softwareWe don't yet have any Fire TV devices running on Android 14 - the version of Google's ubiquitous operating system that launched in 2023.

Amazon confirms that future Fire TVs will use an Android 14-based operating system, with exclusive 64. Interestingly, Fire OS documentation also mentions Android 14, suggesting that some Fire TV devices may continue using Google's operating system rather than transitioning entirely to VegaOS, Amazon's in-house Linux-based platform. Currently, no Fire TV devices run Android 14, and the last Fire TV Stick release was the HD model in 2024.

Fire TV with Android 14 Amazon has updated its developer documentation (link) to confirm that Fire TV will transition to Android 14. This ensures users can still sideload Android apps and access other features. Fire OS 8 is currently based on Android 11.

Upgrading to Android 14 will enable new system-level features, including the standardized refresh rate switching introduced with Android 12. Amazon's support documents hint that an Android 14-based version of Fire OS may be in the works. The company was reportedly planning to ditch Android on Fire TVs, according to a 2023 report.