Overview
- Amazon announced the Fire TV Stick 4K and a redesigned Fire TV Remote on Wednesday, Sept. 30, with the stick shipping immediately in multiple countries.
- The new stick uses a quad-core 1.7 GHz chip, 8 GB storage, Wi‑Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, and supports 4K at 60 fps and modern HDR formats to shorten app launches and playback times.
- Fire TV Stick 4K is priced at $59.99 and is available now with a limited U.S. Prime Big Deal Days price of $29.99; the redesigned remote can be preordered standalone for $14.99.
- The device ships with Amazon’s Vega OS, which Amazon says improves speed but also removes the ability to sideload apps, a change that will affect power users who install unofficial apps.
- Amazon will begin a staged rollout of the Alexa+ on-screen hub in November for higher-end Fire TV models and expand to the new 4K stick and more countries early next year, while a premium Fire TV Remote Plus with a Find My Remote feature is due in early 2027.