Over 34 million people use Amazon Fire TV

guest · May 15, 2019

Over 34 million people use Amazon Fire TV
The streaming platform is number one in the US, UK, Germany, India and Japan
May 15, 2019
https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/15/amazon-fire-tv-34-million-users/

Amazon Fire TV has over 34 million monthly active users, further widening its lead over competitor Roku. Jenn Prenner, head of global marketing, growth and engagement for Fire TV, confirmed the numbers this week in a panel on the Pay TV Show.

Furthermore, Fire TV has become the most popular streaming player in the US, UK, Germany, India and Japan, at least according to Amazon's metrics. It's a big leap for Fire TV, which back in October announced it had 25 million active users.
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guest · Jan 6, 2020

Fire TV passes 40M users as Amazon expands its streaming media device to cars
January 6, 2020
https://www.geekwire.com/2020/fire-tv-passes-40m-users-amazon-expands-streaming-media-device-cars/

Amazon’s push to control the television-viewing experience is expanding beyond the living room and into cars.

Amazon is partnering with BMW and Fiat Chrysler Automotive to bring Fire TV to vehicles for the first time. The program includes hands-free voice control of the digital assistant Alexa, a touch screen interface, the ability to stream content over a vehicle’s WiFi or LTE connection and downloading capabilities.
Amazon’s quest to grow the influence of Fire TV appears to be working. The tech giant disclosed Monday that it now has 40 million users, a 33 percent rise over a year ago.

By making it easier for partners to build Fire TV devices, Amazon is following the playbook that helped establish Alexa is the leader in the nascent digital assistant market.
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TechCrunch: Fire TV Edition expands to more soundbars, plus cars, cable boxes and more

In 2020, Amazon says more brands will launch Fire TV Edition smart TVs in the U.S., Canada, India, the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, and Mexico, but didn’t announce the brand names involved.
Amazon is also now expanding its lineup of Fire TV Edition-powered soundbars.
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Amazon Fire TV Introduces Expanded Suite of Features and New Solution Providers for Fire TV Edition Partners

ronjor · Oct 8, 2020

The Roku Channel Launches on Amazon Fire TV Devices

Oct 8, 2020 Stephanie Sengwe
Two of the biggest names in the streaming world are coming together to bring customers more of what they love, as Roku announced today that The Roku Channel is now available on Amazon Fire TV. The service is now available on Amazon Fire TV streaming devices, Fire TV Edition smart TVs, and Fire TV Edition soundbars in the US.
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guest · Nov 16, 2020

HBO Max is finally launching on Amazon Fire TV
WarnerMedia’s HBO Max will begin rolling out Tuesday on Amazon Fire TV devices
November 16, 2020
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/16/hbo-max-for-amazon-fire-tv-launches-nov-17.html

WarnerMedia’s HBO Max will begin rolling out this week on Amazon Fire TV and Fire tablets, roughly six months after its launch.

HBO Max debuted in May for phones and a variety of smart TV platforms, but was notably absent from two of the largest streaming TV platforms: Amazon Fire TV and Roku. It has yet to launch on Roku.
Starting Tuesday, the HBO app on Fire devices will automatically update to HBO Max, and users can sign in with their existing HBO credentials.
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The terms of WarnerMedia’s and HBO’s deal were not disclosed. The companies had been in negotiations for several months.
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WarnerMedia: "Alexa, open HBO Max" WarnerMedia announces HBO Max is coming to Amazon Fire TV and Fire tablets

November 16, 2020 – WarnerMedia announced today that HBO Max, the popular streaming platform, will begin rolling out on Amazon Fire TV streaming devices, Fire TV Edition smart TVs, and Fire tablets on Tuesday, November 17. This launch brings HBO Max into the living rooms of tens of millions of Amazon device customers.
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ronjor · Nov 21, 2020

In a concession to WarnerMedia, Amazon will remove HBO from Amazon Channels next year

Alex Sherman@sherman4949 Nov 20 2020
In a victory for AT&T’s WarnerMedia, HBO will no longer be available as an Amazon Channel after their current placement deal expires next year, according to people familiar with the matter.
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guest · Jun 23, 2021

NBCUniversal’s Peacock Is Finally Coming to Amazon Fire TV
June 23, 2021
https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/peacock-amazon-fire-tv-deal-1235003734/

Almost a year after NBCUniversal launched Peacock nationwide, the streaming service is finally coming to Amazon’s Fire TV set-tops and Fire tablets.

Under an agreement between NBCU and Amazon, Peacock will launch on the Amazon devices in the U.S. starting Thursday, June 24. In addition, the two companies reached a distribution agreement for NBCU’s 15 network apps for Amazon Fire TV and Fire tablet devices including NBC, Bravo, NBC News, NBC Sports and Telemundo.
The media company plans to stream a slew of live Olympics-related events and programming on Peacock, in addition to its family of traditional networks.
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The lack of an easy way for Amazon Fire TV users to access Peacock has represented a big black hole for NBCU: Amazon boasts more than 50 million active monthly users of Fire TV devices.
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guest · Nov 4, 2021

Amazon promises at least 4 years of security updates for Fire TV hardware
November 4, 2021
https://www.ghacks.net/2021/11/04/a...ars-of-security-updates-for-fire-tv-hardware/

Amazon Fire TV hardware, such as the newly released Amazon Fire TV Stick 4k Max, will be supported for at least 4 years by Amazon.

Amazon Fire TV devices are powered by Google's Android operating system. Guaranteed support periods differ widely between Android device manufacturers, with some devices receiving two years or even less of support.
Recent sustainability trends have improved the situation, but support periods are not streamlined still on Android.
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Amazon answers the question on the official Amazon Fire TV Software Security Updates page on the company's website.

The most important sentence is right at the top:

Amazon Fire TV streaming media devices, Fire TV Recast, Smart TVs, and Soundbars with Fire TV built-in receive guaranteed software security updates for at least four years after the device is last available for purchase on our websites.
It confirms that Amazon will support its devices by at least four years. Support means that the company will release security updates for the devices in the support period.
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stapp · Jun 22, 2022

Amazon hides Developer Options on Fire TV devices by default.

A new update for Amazon Fire TV devices hides the Developer Options on the device by default, which makes it difficult to enable sideloading and use other development related features.
Previously, Developer Options were accessible directly on the devices for all users.

One of the main uses of Android's Developer Options for home users is to enable the sideloading of apps on Fire TV. Many apps, including apps to watch YouTube without advertisement, are not available in the Amazon App Store. To install these apps, users need to unlock the sideloading option in the Developer Options, as these applications refuse to install otherwise.
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https://www.ghacks.net/2022/06/21/amazon-hides-developer-options-on-fire-tv-devices-by-default/

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