Amazon launches a faster Fire TV Stick 4K with a new remote design
Amazon has launched a faster Fire TV Stick 4K with a redesigned remote, running its own Vega operating system rather than Android. That switch also removes sideloading, and the Digital Markets Act cannot require Amazon to restore it, because none of its operating systems is designated.
Amazon has launched the Fire TV Stick 4K, which it says reaches content 20 to 40% faster than a rival stick at a similar price. It comes with a redesigned remote and shipped today in Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. It cannot install apps from outside Amazon’s store.
The remote has an asymmetric shape, a metal home button and a customisable star button, and sells alone for $14.99. The stick drops Android for Amazon’s Vega system, and 9to5Google reported that Vega kills sideloading.
Amazon’s announcement does not mention that. It told The Athletic the switch was to support creators and protect customers, because...
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