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Cloud gaming expands with GeForce Now coming to Fire TV and Xbox Game Pass coming to (one) Google TV www.aftvnews.com/cloud-gaming...
Cloud gaming expands with GeForce Now coming to Fire TV and Xbox Game Pass coming to (one) Google TV
There have never been more options for cloud gaming on streaming devices, and the list continues to expand. Nvidia has announced that its GeForce Now cloud gaming service is finally coming to Fire TVs...
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January 7, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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Google TV will be able to change settings using voice commands, plus other new Gemini-powered features www.aftvnews.com/google-tv-wi...
Google TV will be able to change settings using voice commands, plus other new Gemini-powered features
Google has announced a few new upcoming Google TV features for its Gemini voice assistant. The AI-powered help arrived on Google TV streaming devices late last year with natural language understanding...
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January 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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Amazon unveils new framed lifestyle Fire TVs with matte screens for displaying photos and art www.aftvnews.com/amazon-unvei...
Amazon unveils new framed lifestyle Fire TVs with matte screens for displaying photos and art
Amazon has announced its first lifestyle framed Fire TVs to compete with similar offerings such as Samsung's The Frame and Hisense's CanvasTV. The new Ember Artline Fire TV, as it's called, is a 4K QL...
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January 5, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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Fire TV Remote App will soon let you browse content, manage your watchlist, and more www.aftvnews.com/fire-tv-remo...
Fire TV Remote App will soon let you browse content, manage your watchlist, and more
While the biggest Fire TV news of the day is the upcoming interface redesign, Amazon will also be giving the mobile Fire TV Remote App some much-needed attention.
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January 5, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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Amazon reveals new redesigned Fire TV interface — The first major update in 5 years www.aftvnews.com/amazon-revea...
Amazon reveals new redesigned Fire TV interface — The first major update in 5 years
Amazon has announced a significant interface redesign coming to Fire TV devices in the coming months. While Amazon constantly tweaks the Fire TV home launcher with minor changes and improvements throu...
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January 5, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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Fire TV Stick 4K Max is $29.99 for select customers — Lowest price ever www.aftvnews.com/fire-tv-stic...
Fire TV Stick 4K Max is $29.99 for select customers — Lowest price ever
Amazon is offering the Fire TV Stick 4K Max for $29.99 with promocode MAX4KFTV for select customers. Most accounts will not qualify for this promotion, but if you do, you'll be getting the most powerf...
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January 2, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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Amazon is forcing Alexa+ on Prime members whether they like it or not www.aftvnews.com/amazon-is-fo...
Amazon is forcing Alexa+ on Prime members whether they like it or not
Amazon announced Alexa+ earlier this year as its new upgraded AI-powered voice assistant. The service, which is free for Prime members and costs $20/month otherwise, began slowly rolling out through a...
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December 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Xbox cloud gaming is now available on select Amazon-made Fire TV Smart TVs www.aftvnews.com/xbox-cloud-g...
Xbox cloud gaming is now available on select Amazon-made Fire TV Smart TVs
Amazon has announced that the Xbox app has expanded to support the Fire TV 4-Series and Fire TV Omni QLED Series smart TVs. The cloud gaming service initially launched on the Fire TV Stick 4K Plus and...
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December 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Fire TV's updated Alexa Home Theater feature for the latest Echo Studio and Echo Dot Max is now available www.aftvnews.com/fire-tvs-upd...
Fire TV’s updated Alexa Home Theater feature for the latest Echo Studio and Echo Dot Max is now available
When Amazon revealed the new Echo Studio and Echo Dot Max earlier this year, it also announced updates to the Alexa Home Theater feature that lets you use Echos as speakers for Fire TV devices.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Fire TV app sizes are ballooning, and Amazon is now advising developers on shrinking them www.aftvnews.com/fire-tv-app-...
Fire TV app sizes are ballooning, and Amazon is now advising developers on shrinking them
Most Fire TVs, both new and old, have only 8 GB of internal storage. After you factor in the operating system, system components, and pre-installed apps that can't be removed, users are left with abou...
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December 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Stremio is now in the official Fire TV Appstore www.aftvnews.com/stremio-is-n...
Stremio is now in the official Fire TV Appstore
Stremio is a video player that aggregates movies and shows from various streaming sources into one interface. The app has been available in the Google Play Store for years and was recently added to th...
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December 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Google replaces the "Discover" tab with a new "Free" tab on older Android TV devices www.aftvnews.com/google-repla...
Google replaces the “Discover” tab with a new “Free” tab on older Android TV devices
Google is continuing to make changes to its older pre-2020 Android TV interface. The older home screen, which is still used by devices like Nvidia's Shield TV, received a big overhaul in 2021 to make ...
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December 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Instagram launches its first TV app for watching Reels — Coming first to Fire TVs www.aftvnews.com/instagram-la...
Instagram launches its first TV app for watching Reels — Coming first to Fire TVs
Instagram has released its first TV app for streaming devices to watch Reels on a big screen. The app is coming first to select Fire TV models and is available in the Amazon Appstore.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Amazon is now fully disabling Fire TV apps that it identifies as piracy apps www.aftvnews.com/amazon-is-no...
Amazon is now fully disabling Fire TV apps that it identifies as piracy apps
Last month, Amazon announced plans to identify and blacklist Fire TV apps that provide access to unlicensed or pirated content. Earlier this month, users began seeing warning messages about an upcomin...
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December 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Amazon Luna cloud gaming is now available on Xfinity cable boxes and the Vega OS Fire TV Stick 4K Select www.aftvnews.com/amazon-luna-...
Amazon Luna cloud gaming is now available on Xfinity cable boxes and the Vega OS Fire TV Stick 4K Select
After Amazon's recent relaunch of Luna cloud gaming, the service is expanding to even more devices. Select Xfinity cable boxes from Comcast in the US, and Rogers in Canada, will now support the gaming...
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December 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Tubi is the first to support app downloads on Fire TV through Matter Casting www.aftvnews.com/tubi-is-the-...
Tubi is the first to support app downloads on Fire TV through Matter Casting
Tubi has announced support for Matter Casting on Fire TV devices. It's the second streaming service to support the new casting standard, after Amazon was the first to support it for Prime Video.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Look for this ad on your Fire TV to get a free $5 Prime Video credit www.aftvnews.com/look-for-thi...
Look for this ad on your Fire TV to get a free $5 Prime Video credit
While you probably do your best to ignore ads on Fire TV devices, you might want to look out for the ad shown above. If you see the ad and click through, you can watch a short Mazda video to earn a $5...
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December 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Amazon pulls App Cloner, used for bypassing blocked apps, from the Fire TV Appstore www.aftvnews.com/amazon-pulls...
Amazon pulls App Cloner, used for bypassing blocked apps, from the Fire TV Appstore
In a move that shouldn't come as a surprise to many, Amazon has taken down App Cloner from the Fire TV appstore, as spotted by TechDoctorUK on YouTube.
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December 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Try changing this setting to breathe new life into old, slow Android TV and Google TV streaming devices www.aftvnews.com/try-changing...
Try changing this setting to breathe new life into old, slow Android TV and Google TV streaming devices
Modern streaming devices pack in a lot of performance, but they all inevitably slow down and start feeling sluggish over the years. This is especially true for cheap budget-friendly models, which are ...
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December 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Alexa+ on Fire TV can now jump to specific movie scenes in Prime Video www.aftvnews.com/alexa-on-fir...
Alexa+ on Fire TV can now jump to specific movie scenes in Prime Video
Amazon has announced that Fire TV devices with Alexa+ can now jump to specific movie moments on Prime Video by asking the voice assistant to do so through natural language requests.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Amazon begins warning Fire TV owners about piracy apps ahead of upcoming removal www.aftvnews.com/amazon-begin...
Amazon begins warning Fire TV owners about piracy apps ahead of upcoming removal
Amazon revealed last month that it would begin actively removing apps from Fire TV devices that it believes contain unlicensed pirated content. The app blocking process was said to start with a warnin...
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December 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Netflix removes casting from a mobile device to most TVs and streaming devices www.aftvnews.com/netflix-remo...
Netflix removes casting from a mobile device to most TVs and streaming devices
Netflix has removed the 'Cast' button from its mobile app for most TVs and TV streaming devices, as spotted by Android Authority. A recent update to Netflix's casting help page now states that Netflix...
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December 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Fire TV Stick 4K Select (Vega OS) gains VPN support www.aftvnews.com/fire-tv-stic...
Fire TV Stick 4K Select (Vega OS) gains VPN support
It should have been there at launch, but the Fire TV Stick 4K Select has addressed one of its many shortcomings by adding support for VPNs. NordVPN is the first to release a compatible VPN app for the...
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December 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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SmartTube's official APK was compromised with malware — What you should do if you use it www.aftvnews.com/smarttubes-o...
SmartTube’s official APK was compromised with malware — What you should do if you use it
Earlier this week, the developer of SmartTube, the most popular alternative YouTube app for Android TV and Fire TV devices, announced that his app's digital signature had been exposed. A new version o...
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November 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Every Streaming Service Black Friday Deal — AMC, Apple TV, Disney, ESPN, HBO, Hulu, MGM, Paramount, Peacock, Plex, Starz, and more www.aftvnews.com/every-stream...
Every Streaming Service Black Friday Deal — AMC, Apple TV, Disney, ESPN, HBO, Hulu, MGM, Paramount, Peacock, Plex, Starz, and more
Here is a roundup of every streaming service Black Friday deal I could find. Acorn TV (Billed via Prime Video Channels)Regular Price: $8.99/monthSale Price: $2.25/month Discount lasts 2 months. Requir...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM