r/fireTV

I think I would get this simply just to have it as it would be the last fire device with fireOS and it would be Android 16 at that considering come 2027 of January fire devices and fireOS will officially be EOL. The only thing that was supposed to run fireOS after January 2027 was fire TVs, which is still the case. However, I love that they’re pumping Android 16 out on the cube ( not VegaOS which is what was told & expected).

That information was given to us as Amazon employees or people who work with Amazon as Indies , marketers, distribution, testers, as far as we were all told this was not happening and here we are. :) Out of all devices I own my 3rd gen cube hasn’t had many problems if any issues at all with sideloading or what to use other than the free stuff closing down which I don’t use, all premium stuff works.

This has me pumped, a cube on Android 16 still able to be sideloaded on is a good move. I would definitely pick up the new cube as it’s supposed to also be a powerhouse of an upgrade running Android 16 , the information listed as far as the components is not accurate from what we have I do know that but then again, who knows this wasn’t supposed to exist but Android 16 is now just a huge bonus that would also mean running higher architecture APKs and again, for some reason, whether it be my experiences in multiple areas, beta testing, development, coding, whatever, the cubes never really gave me issues, they just work. In fact, I kind of really like the cube lineup.

I’m so curious to see how this pans out when released but the point is I’m actually excited about this product. I already walked away from fireOS because I have so much other hardware but then you gotta keep in mind with the Android/Google situation this month and next month that’s gonna be an issue for a lot of certified devices which I think uncertified android devices are going to make a comeback, keeping this move quiet even from the internal people that work with this company was kind of genius and releasing it. Such a great time with the whole developer and power user issue that GoogleOS is about to experience,. but the point is this is pretty darn cool and even smarter timing and choices when it comes to business, this very well should be the very last fireOS device (Other than TVs) running Android 16. Absolutely awesome. Smart play Amazon. In any case, I thought I would at least share see what people thought.thought.

My wife wants to watch stuff I've downloaded on our fire tv. What's the absolute simplest way to do this? Download to a formatted USB drive and plug into the Fire TV USB port? She's not the most tech savvy so trying to keep it easy for her.

For people who have used a Fire TV Stick for a while, what change made the biggest real-world difference in performance?

Was it freeing up storage, reducing background apps, changing display settings, restarting regularly, using Ethernet, or simply upgrading to a newer Stick?

I’m especially interested in changes that improved app launch speed and general responsiveness without doing anything risky to the system.

Our family have lost a couple remotes into the void of the couch and I can find very large and colorful remotes for all sorts of TV, including even Roku smart TVs, but I haven't found any such remotes for Fire TVs. Does anyone else have a remote like this or have seen a remote like this out there? Thank you!

Youtube stopped working today on Firecube. Anyone else running into this?

A new quick root has been released for the Fire TV Stick 4K Max 2nd Gen, It runs directly on the device to give temporary root access, which can be used to disable app packages and regain control over your device.

Root itself goes away on reboot, but anything you disable stays disabled. With this it's possible to use custom launchers, disable bloatware and block OTA updates (the exploit disables OTAs for you automatically).

This works on the Fire TV Stick 4K Max 2nd Gen on quite a few Fire OS 8 builds, including the latest one: https://xdaforums.com/t/temp-root-firetv-stick-4k-max-2nd-gen-karat.4798627

Rooting a device you own isn't illegal and has nothing to do with piracy, before anyone reports this :)

When I use my blue tooth speaker for YouTube on my insignia fire tv the sound quality is scratchy and poor. I've made multiple adjustments on the TV and the YouTube app. I've deleted and reinstalled YouTube. Cleared Data & the cache. Nothing helps.

The Bluetooth speaker is only a $20 Bolabutty brand. Do you think it's the speaker? It works fine with everything else. Just not youtube.

Has anyone else had this issue?

Hey everyone,

I’m looking for recommendations for the best paid VPN to use for streaming on my Firestick 4K Max.

I mainly want something that protects my data without killing my internet speed or affecting streaming quality. I’m not particularly techy, so ideally I’d like something that’s simple to set up and doesn’t require messing around with loads of settings.

The ones I keep seeing recommended are ExpressVPN, NordVPN, IPVanish and Surfshark, but they all seem to have pretty mixed reviews.

For those of you who use a VPN for streaming, which one would you recommend and why? Ideally looking for something reliable, fast and easy to use

P.s im in the UK

My current budget TCL FireTV looks like I’m watching Giada or QVC when I’m trying to watch
films. I have to constantly reset picture settings on any steamer such as HBO Max. Ads or any change in camera will trigger it to bring motion smoothing back. Despite being in cinema mode with MS off. Which brand has a “movie” setting that will reliably keep it real?

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I’ve got the Fire TV Stick 4K Max, the latest version.. but for some reason the WiFi speed check function shows a download speed of 34mbps. But I’ve just got super fast internet and Google tells me it’s 725mbps. Anyone else having this issue? AI is telling that’s normal.. but I don’t trust it.

For a few days I noticed that my tv (Westinghouse) randomly turns off by itself after some time (even after one hour of use) I mainly play youtube on it, and I get that tv’s do naturally shut off sometimes but it’s been pretty frequent lately and I have the latest firestick remote (and update)
so for whatever reason, every time I turn it back on I have to go into settings> manage tv> tv> hit yes for turn on/off for tv>volume test> hit no> then finally do the ten seconds wait then the volume works and it’s so tedious to do. Why is the tv randomly shutting off? I feel like it shouldn’t this much but if anyone can help that would be great!

I found a post here from about 2 years ago with a similar situation. Edit to add that no one had any idea why, except that a few people also had similar happen.

I turned on my Samsung television with a fire stick that is a few years old, and the home screen opened normally but there was a man singing a Middle Eastern song. The song continued playing until I navigated to a specific channel and program. When I selected the program the music stopped and has not come back.

It was very weird. Combined with the fact that I live in a very rural area in Colorado with literally no Middle Eastern neighbors for at least an hour drive away I have no idea what just happened. No one else in my household would have been streaming Middle Eastern music, and we were watching Red Sox highlights on YouTube when we turn the television off last night.

Do any of you have any idea what caused this?

I heard there’s a new uni update, if I update my fire tv cube will it replace android with vega os