Check the latest software update for your Amazon Firestick and Fire TV Device. Find your current OS version, download, and upgrade to the newest Fire TV software for enhanced performance and latest features. Hello @TB9, and welcome to the Forums! I'd be happy to help with your question about the Fire TV Stick 4K! If you're referring to the new Fire TV Stick 4K 2nd Generation, then it's current Software Version that is available is actually FireOS 8.1.0.1.
The old, previous generation 1 Fire TV Stick 4Ks are only on FireOS 6.2.9.8. Amazon revamps Fire TV OS with a faster, streamlined UI, Alexa+ integration, and new features, rolling out to select devices in February 2026. The new Fire TV OS redesign is more in line with current OS offerings from Google, Roku, and Apple.
Amazon just announced the first major Fire TV interface redesign in half a decade. The updated look starts rolling out in February 2026 to select devices. A new report says that the Fire TV Stick devices will be shipping with a completely new operating system later this year.
The devices currently run a modified version of Android, but the move will. Fire OS is an Android -based operating system developed by Amazon for their hardware devices. Fire OS includes a customized user interface primarily centered on content consumption, and heavy ties to content available from Amazon's storefronts and services.
Fire OS is the operating system that runs Amazon's Fire TV and tablets. Fire OS is a fork of Android, so if your app runs on Android, it will most likely run on Amazon's Fire de. Does Fire TV (2nd Generation) receive Fire os 7? I was trying to update my fire stick to fire os 7, but not received any update.
And last updated one was 6.7. Do we have any guide to update it? See Amazon Fire TV Development Versus Android TV Development for more details.
Targeting your app for Fire OS 7 devices Users might run your app on a Fire OS 5, Fire OS 6, or Fire OS 7 device. To maximize your app compatibility with the Fire OS version on the device, we recommend that you target the device based on the SDK level.