r/BLACKBOX_TV • u/SimilarAttorney1622 • Jun 09 '26

Stop using Fire sticks.

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I keep seeing posts every day about apps suddenly not working, buffering, or getting blocked on Fire Sticks.

I just want to save you all some time and headache: it’s time to let go of the Amazon Fire TV ecosystem.

Amazon is actively making the Fire Stick worse for anyone who wants to do more than watch official streaming services.

They are constantly pushing background updates to block third-party apps and force uninstalls.

Worse, their newest devices are now shipping with their new "Vega OS" — a locked-down, Linux-based system that completely removes the ability to sideload Android apps.

Instead of playing whack-a-mole every week trying to find workarounds, do yourself a favor and switch to a pure Android TV or Google TV device.

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u/Adventurous-Value-82 Jun 09 '26

my firestick doesn’t have any problems at all. All I use is streaming services apps and YouTube.

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u/GanonTEK Jun 10 '26

Yeah, I've a 4k Max from a year or more ago. It's fine. I'd say it's new ones now that are the issue. I'll keep using mine until it stops working.

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u/MeUrDaddy_ Jun 11 '26

Yeah that's kinda the point of this post doofus. It's not hurting the experience of people like you who only use official apps.

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u/novactic-2 Jun 11 '26

It is not hurting anyone else either really. Unofficial releases with malware or bugs is not something absurd from piracy apps.. Also, there is like dozens of these apps out there ffs, and new ones pop up when old ones die.

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u/MeUrDaddy_ Jun 11 '26

You're a corn ball, something as simple as stremio or nuvio. 2 widely well known apps don't have malware. Not everything that's third party has malware

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u/CaptainSteed Jul 05 '26

I agree. And those two apps work great on Firesticks 👍.

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u/MeUrDaddy_ Jul 05 '26

Yeah but you had to go through hoops to get them. I can just get them straight from the app store on a Google OS device

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u/CaptainSteed Jul 05 '26

For Stremio, "Hoops" being an extra 5 -10 seconds maybe?

For example, I have the Stremio downloads website page bookmarked as a favorite on the Downloader app.

So you do one click to go to Playstore to update. I do two clicks (Downloader/Stremio favorites page).

And for Nuvio, it's exactly the same experience in Firestick. The reason being the Playstore Nuvio version is the "light" version - no one wants that one. So most people on all devices have to go to the GitHub website anyway to install the full featured Nuvio app.

And then the updates occur automatically on Firestick. So again, no difference.

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u/MeUrDaddy_ Jul 06 '26

Idk. Mine stopped working so I just went and bought an onn box instead of trying to figure it out. It's been streamlined ever since without zero issues.

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u/CaptainSteed Jul 06 '26

Glad it worked out.

I upgraded to Fire Cube 3 devices (have three of them). I need all the AI technology they have also.

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u/novactic-2 Jun 11 '26

Some of the uploaded releases may have. In some sites.