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  1. Android News

    Amazon reverses course on encryption for its Fire tablets

    Just days after Amazon stated that it would be removing encryption in Fire OS 5, Amazon has reversed course and announced an update would be rolled out in the Spring which would allow for devices to be encrypted once again.
  2. Android News

    Encryption will no longer be an option on Amazon's Fire OS 5

    Encryption is a very hot topic nowadays and we've seen tech company after tech company join the side of Apple as they battle it out with the FBI. Today though, Amazon has made a surprising mode and has removed the encryption feature from its Fire OS 5 operating system.
  3. Android News

    Amazon brings Fire OS 5 to the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick

    Fire OS 5 is based on Android 5.1 Lollipop and Amazon is starting to push the update to both generations of the Fire TV Stick, as well as the Fire TV set top box. The update will now let owners use Amazon's voice remote and game controller with the 1st gen Fire TV and Fire TV Stick. The 2nd gen...