return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoAmazon is cracking down on illegal streaming on its Fire TV Stickwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up1142arrow-down16
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minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37arrow-down2·3 days ago“the Fire TV Stick 4K Select, which runs on Linux instead of the easily-modified Android software used on previous TV streaming hardware” Ok… who wants to break it to them?
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 days agoThe Select is even more locked down, it uses Vega OS which doesn’t permit any sideloading at all. The only apps are HTML5
minus-squarea_person@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoIts not sideloading, its installing apps on your device which you bought from a company in an exchange of goods, which you should be free to modify and do what you wish.
“the Fire TV Stick 4K Select, which runs on Linux instead of the easily-modified Android software used on previous TV streaming hardware”
Ok… who wants to break it to them?
The Select is even more locked down, it uses Vega OS which doesn’t permit any sideloading at all. The only apps are HTML5
Its not sideloading, its installing apps on your device which you bought from a company in an exchange of goods, which you should be free to modify and do what you wish.