ijeff@lemdro.idM to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 year agoScoop: Amazon is ditching Android for Fire TVs, smart displayswww.lowpass.ccexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up140
arrow-up140external-linkScoop: Amazon is ditching Android for Fire TVs, smart displayswww.lowpass.ccijeff@lemdro.idM to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareDrugsMcChrist@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·1 year agothe reason why they’re doing this and the reason why it probably won’t save the product line are the same: the only reason people were buying Amazon TV devices and smart displays was to side load apps
minus-squarepassepartout@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoI was even trying to go one step further by rooting it and just use plain android tv since i only needed it for jellyfin but it didn’t work lol.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYou could just … install Jellyfin
minus-squarepassepartout@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoYes I did that before but i wanted to get rid of amazons bloat and login constraint
minus-squareCCatMan@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoYeah, my parents went from Roku to Amazon to have the option of side loading. Good thing jellyfin is all I need.
the reason why they’re doing this and the reason why it probably won’t save the product line are the same: the only reason people were buying Amazon TV devices and smart displays was to side load apps
I was even trying to go one step further by rooting it and just use plain android tv since i only needed it for jellyfin but it didn’t work lol.
You could just … install Jellyfin
Yes I did that before but i wanted to get rid of amazons bloat and login constraint
Yeah, my parents went from Roku to Amazon to have the option of side loading. Good thing jellyfin is all I need.