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TL;DR
- Amazon has now introduced a new way to block piracy apps on Android-based Fire TV devices.
- The company now blocks the installation of these apps, having previously blocked them from launching.
- Users are advised to try different versions of these apps or rename app packages to circumvent this restriction.
Amazon recently switched to the Vega OS platform for Fire TV devices as part of a piracy crackdown. However, the company has also been cracking down on piracy apps on its Android-based Fire TV models. Now, it sounds like the company is taking more drastic action on these older models.
YouTube channel TechDoctorUK (via AFTV News) reports that Amazon is now blocking the installation of piracy apps on Android-based Fire TV models. This represents a change from the previous behavior, when the company merely blocked these apps from being launched.