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Originally published by Techish Kenyatech
November 13, 2025
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Amazon Fire TV blocks sideloaded live sports streaming apps as Google eases Android sideloading restrictions
Amazon is officially moving to shut down the golden age of cheap content streaming on its Fire TV devices. In a move that will send ripples through tech..
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Amazon is ending the era of cheap streaming on its Fire TV devices by blocking apps that facilitate piracy, including those sideloaded outside its official Appstore. This move significantly impacts users in markets like Kenya who rely on these devices for affordable content access, contrasting sharply with Google's easing of Android sideloading restrictions.
- Amazon confirmed its new hardline stance, stating, “We’ll now block apps identified as providing access to pirated content, including those downloaded from outside our app store.”
- Amazon has partnered with the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), an anti-piracy coalition representing over 50 global media giants.
- Data revealed that Fire TV Stick and similar IPTV devices were responsible for over 30% of illegal streams in the UK, a figure likely mirrored in Africa.
- The crackdown will expand globally, and Amazon’s new VegaOS platform, not based on Android, will permanently prevent sideloading on future devices.
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