Amazon bricks long-standing Fire TV apps with latest update

Ars Technica
By Scharon HardingFeb 27, 2024, 1:54 pm341 pts
Enlarge / The Fire OS home screen advertising Ford. (credit: Bodhi Wire/YouTube) Amazon has issued an update to Fire TV streaming devices and televisions that has broken apps that let users bypass the Fire OS home screen. The tech giant claims that its latest Fire OS update is about security but has refused to…

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