Amazon kills sideloading in new Fire Sticks (unless you’re a developer)

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/04/amazon-wont-release-fire-sticks-that-support-sideloading-anymore/

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Hylactor@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 126d

We really need to kill sideloading as a concept. It's my hardware once I buy it. That's the way it's worked for hundreds of years. I won't tolerate this malarkey.

Zachariah@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 126d

sideloading

9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 126d (1 reply)

A friend says that the Onn devices still sideload and have more memory and storage anyway.

PriorityMotif@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 126d

I switched from fire stick to onn box and it works good enough and can play emulators. I had to "side load" retroarch as the one in the play store didn't n't work as it wasn't the latest version. All I really care about is smart tube though.