The Fire TV Sticks are getting more unusable with every update.
Why do people still use those?
I got a 4K Max one because it was only 35€. I want to upgrade to a shield pro successor which is overdue by now.
4k Max is so much faster than the Shield devices, i actually got upset that i invested so much money in two of them.
If you want to do this because of the full screen ads you may be too late.
You can easily change launchers on the Shield and remove all of Google’s nonsense through ADB as well though, unlike Amazon who locks down the OS very tight. Plus like another commenter said, you can just flat out install LineageOS and you’re good.
Isn’t a firestick basically a chromecast? I mean, google is a shitty company in matters about privacy or ethics, but amazon isn’t much better
That’s why piracy is back on the menu.
That has nothing to do with piracy or not. Its just a device to play media. You can use a firetv to 100% stream pirated content via kodi or plex and still have to see this shit.
I don’t see it. I have mine blocked from dialing home, receiving updates and autoplays have long been turned off.
Good for you. It does not change my point though that a device which can stream media having ads not really has anything to do with more piracy.