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Amazon Launches Vega OS With Cloud-Streamed Apps on $40 Fire TV Stick 4K Select

A new cloud program fills the app catalog via AWS-hosted clients during the transition to native React Native builds.

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Overview

  • Amazon will deliver many unported Android apps to Vega through small container clients that stream the app interface from AWS while video plays directly on the device.
  • The Cloud App Program is free to publishers for at least nine months, with potential fees later based on monthly active users.
  • Amazon can auto-enroll eligible popular apps, labels them as cloud-hosted in the Fire TV store, and shows enrollment status in the developer portal.
  • The Fire TV Stick 4K Select debuts Vega at $39.99 with Wi‑Fi 5, 1 GB RAM, and HDR10+ support, raising questions about performance and value versus existing Fire TV options.
  • Vega is Linux-based with React Native for apps, does not support sideloading outside the Amazon Appstore, and native Android games are excluded as Luna and Xbox Game Pass are expected soon after launch.