Amazon at the moment runs Fireplace OS, an Android fork, on its Fireplace TVs and tablets. Fireplace OS units assist most Android apps because the working system relies on Android Open Supply Venture. The e-commerce juggernaut, nevertheless, might be planning to maneuver away from Google’s OS. In response to a brand new report, Amazon plans to switch the Android-based Fireplace OS on Fireplace TVs and different units with a brand new working system. The brand new OS is reportedly at a sophisticated growth stage and will ship on supported units in 2024.
In accordance the Lowpass publication, Amazon is within the technique of changing Android OS with a brand new working system on Fireplace TVs and different supported units. The brand new OS, internally generally known as Vega, has already undergone testing on Fireplace TV streaming adapters and might be seen on choose Fireplace TVs subsequent yr. The report mentions that Amazon has knowledgeable choose companions that it is engaged on transitioning to a brand new OS for its units within the close to future.
The corporate has been engaged on a brand new OS for years and is claimed have held talks with chipmakers about the identical in 2017. The event efforts for the OS appears to have picked up tempo not too long ago. The report cites an Amazon worker, who talked in regards to the OS on a tech employee discussion board, saying that the corporate was engaged on an “iOS / Android competitor for all units and IoT,” whereas including that growth on the OS was in its closing phases.
In response to the report, Vega could be a Net-forward OS for sensible dwelling and different units. Amazon reportedly intends to maneuver away from Android utterly throughout all its units. Along with Fireplace TVs and shows, Vega might additionally run on in-car leisure methods and different future units.
Presently, Fireplace TVs, Fireplace TV stick, Echo Present sensible shows, and Fireplace tablets run on the Android-based Fireplace OS. As Amazon’s OS relies on open-source Android, the newest model of the working system, Fireplace OS 8, relies on Android 10 (API stage 29) and Android 11 (API stage 30). There isn’t any official phrase from Amazon in regards to the Vega OS or its launch timeline, however the report says the OS will arrive on choose units as early as subsequent yr.
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