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Amazon reportedly plans to remove the Android core<\/a> from future Fire TVs, smart displays and other devices. Writing for Lowpass<\/em>, veteran journalist Janko Roettgers cites \u201cmultiple sources with knowledge of these plans\u201d along with job listings and other materials supporting Amazon\u2019s alleged move to a new Linux-based operating system. The OS supposedly uses the internal codename \u201cVega\u201d and runs on devices like Fire TV Sticks<\/a>, TVs<\/a>, and other connected devices<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Roettgers says Amazon has been working on the idea for years, with the company supposedly floating the idea to chipmakers as far back as 2017. \u201cHundreds of people\u201d in Amazon\u2019s Device OS group have reportedly worked on the software, including Zibi Braniecki, a former Mozilla engineer who joined Amazon in 2022. Earlier this year, he allegedly posted on LinkedIn (a comment that appears to have since been deleted) that he was \u201cworking on a next generation Operating System for Smart Home, Automotive, and other Amazon Devices product lines.\u201d<\/p>\n

The report doesn\u2019t list a release timeline but mentions that \u201cmost of the OS development is already done.\u201d Amazon is now apparently focusing on readying an SDK and planning perks to convince developers to invest their time and money.<\/p>\n

The alleged move would allow Amazon to cut ties with Google\u2019s Android Open Source Projec<\/a>t, which lies at the heart of the current Fire OS. That dependence has led to Amazon\u2019s software falling several generations behind the most recent Android versions. For example, the current-gen Fire TV software is based on Android 9, Google\u2019s big software update from five years ago<\/a>. Switching to Vega could also let Amazon cut underlying bloat from its OS; Android contains code enabling it to work on many different devices stretching far beyond the relatively minimal needs of Amazon\u2019s smart-home gear.<\/p>\n

Lowpass<\/em> claims the Linux-based Vega would use React Native for app development. The Meta-created framework uses a single codebase for iOS and Android, and Amazon likely hopes that will help with cross-platform development. The report doesn\u2019t specifically address whether the OS will eventually run on Fire tablets<\/a>, which become much more versatile when users sideload the Google Play Store to run a wider variety of Android apps.<\/p>\n

Roettgers\u2019s report says Amazon plans to eventually make a clean break with Android on all new devices. The company allegedly designed Vega to run on systems as diverse as car infotainment systems and \u201cother future hardware products.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"