How-To Geek on MSN

Your Amazon Fire Stick has an expiration date—here's where to find it

What to know about support, and when it'll end.
Hosted on MSN

Amazon sued over early Fire TV Stick support—will you get paid?

Amazon is facing a proposed class action lawsuit in California state court for allegedly forcing early Fire TV Stick users to upgrade by dropping software support. Plaintiff Bill Merewhuader claims ...

Amazon Drops the Fire TV Stick 4K Max Streaming Device to a Record Low as If Prime Day Came Early

Platform-wise, it comes with quite a few options (Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, HBO Max, and more) pre-installed. The spacious 16GB storage capacity also lets you download more without a problem. But ...
Ars Technica

Amazon won’t release Fire Sticks that support sideloading anymore

The writing was on the wall, and now it’s on Amazon’s website. Newly released Fire Sticks will not support the sideloading of Android apps or any other software from outside Amazon’s official app ...
Austin American-Statesman

Amazon sued over claims it 'bricked' older Fire TV Stick devices, class action says

Amazon is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging the company intentionally degraded older Fire TV Stick devices by ending software support while continuing to market them as offering “instant” ...