Amazon is reportedly planning a major overhaul of its Fire tablets, potentially abandoning its custom Fire OS for a standard version of Android. This shift, a response to years of user and developer ...

FILE - The logo for Amazon.com Inc. is displayed on a screen at the Nasdaq MarketSite, July 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) (Richard Drew, AP) SAN ANTONIO – Amazon announced it would be ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. What could have been one of the biggest alternative app stores is finally shutting down on Android. Amazon originally shared plans to kill off ...

Amazon launched Vega OS, replacing Android on Fire TV devices for better performance and efficiency. The new OS, debuting on the Fire TV Stick 4K Select, is remarkably fast but comes with a major ...

After 14 years of trying to compete with Google Play, Amazon is pulling the plug on its Android Appstore. The tech giant announced that starting August 20, 2025, the alternative app marketplace will ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Amazon will be shutting its Appstore for Android and its Coins program this week, the company has said. Appstore Apps "will not be guaranteed to operate on Android devices" as of Wednesday, August 20, ...

After years of rumors and reports, Amazon has officially announced Vega OS, its replacement for Android on Fire TV hardware, and it’s going to make some big changes. Fire TV has always been based on ...

Amazon will shutter its Appstore for the Android operating system, as well as its Coins program this week to funnel services through Fire TV and Fire Tablet devices. Advertisers targeting Android ...

It’s finally time. After years of rumors, reports, and plenty of evidence, Amazon is reportedly gearing up to announce “Vega OS” as its replacement for Android on Fire TV next week. While Amazon isn’t ...

Amazon Fire tablets have so far been cheap and cheerful devices, often bought for children. Running a heavily-customized version of Android known as Fire OS, they haven’t achieved much traction in the ...