Fire OS (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Fire OS" in English language version.

Last modified: 21:58:43, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

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2320amazon.com

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9to5google.com (Global: 5,648^th place; English: 4,051^st place)

Schoon, Ben (September 30, 2025). "Amazon launches Vega OS, its Android replacement for Fire TV with no sideloading". 9to5Google. Retrieved October 1, 2025.

amazon.com (Global: 159^th place; English: 105^th place)

developer.amazon.com

"Fire OS Overview | Amazon Fire TV". developer.amazon.com. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
"Fire OS Overview". Amazon Appstore Developer Portal. Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
"Fire OS 6 for Fire Tablets". www.developer.amazon.com. September 13, 2021. Archived from the original on August 22, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
"Fire OS 6 for Fire Tablets | Fire Tablets". developer.amazon.com. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
"Fire OS 7 for Fire Tablets (Fire Tablets)". Retrieved November 11, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
"Fire OS 8 for Fire Tablets | Fire Tablets". developer.amazon.com. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
"Fire OS 8 for Fire Tablets". Retrieved June 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
"Get started with Vega Developer Tools". Amazon Appstore Developer Blog. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
"Developing for Amazon Fire TV Devices Running Fire OS 14". Retrieved November 28, 2025.
"Kindle Fire Device and Feature Specifications". Amazon developer portal. Amazon.com Inc. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
"Updating Your App for Fire OS 4 – Amazon Apps & Services Developer Portal". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
"Devices | Amazon Appstore Developer Portal". developer.amazon.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
"Developing for Fire tablets". Amazon. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
"Fire OS 7 for Fire Tablets". Amazon. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
"Developing for Amazon Fire TV Devices Running Android 14 | Amazon Fire TV". developer.amazon.com. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
"Device Specifications: Fire TV Streaming Media Player | Amazon Fire Device Specifications". developer.amazon.com. Retrieved October 1, 2025.

amazon.com

"Fire Tablet Software Updates". Amazon.
"Amazon Device Terms". Amazon. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
"Create a Child Profile on Your Fire Tablet". Amazon.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
"What are Parental Controls on Fire Tablet?". Amazon.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

android.com (Global: 4,524^th place; English: 5,062^nd place)

source.android.com

"Philosophy and Goals". Android Open Source Project. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
"Licenses". Android Open Source Project. Open Handset Alliance. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
"Android Security Bulletin—March 2020". Android Open Source Project. Retrieved September 13, 2021.

androidauthority.com (Global: 4,947^th place; English: 3,657^th place)

"How to add and switch profiles on an Amazon Fire tablet". Android Authority. Retrieved March 19, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
"Amazon may drop Android and build its own next-gen smart home OS". Android Authority. November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

androidguys.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Wiygul, Henry (September 17, 2014). "What's new with Amazon's Fire OS 4.0 "Sangria"?". Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

androidpolice.com (Global: 4,455^th place; English: 3,418^th place)

Pandey, Rajesh (November 10, 2023). "Amazon is getting ready to ditch Android on its Fire hardware". Android Police. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

arstechnica.com (Global: 473^rd place; English: 338^th place)

"Google's iron grip on Android: Controlling open source by any means necessary". Ars Technica. Retrieved December 8, 2013.

cnbc.com (Global: 303^rd place; English: 191^st place)

Rosenfeld, Everett (September 9, 2015). "Amazon discontinues disappointing Fire Phone". CNBC. Retrieved March 4, 2025.

engadget.com (Global: 613^th place; English: 442^nd place)

"Amazon confirms Kindle Fire HD models use Android 4.0 under the hood". Engadget. September 6, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2013.

fortune.com (Global: 647^th place; English: 421^st place)

"Amazon's Fire HD 10 tablet a rare misfire for company". Fortune. Retrieved January 28, 2016.

googlesource.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

android.googlesource.com

"libc – platform/bionic – Git at Google". android.googlesource.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
"master – platform/external/mksh – Git at Google". android.googlesource.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
"toolbox – platform/system/core – Git at Google". Archived from the original on February 9, 2014.

howstuffworks.com (Global: 1,354^th place; English: 958^th place)

computer.howstuffworks.com

"How the Kindle Fire Works". HowStuffWorks. August 22, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

howtogeek.com (Global: 8,729^th place; English: 6,329^th place)

"How to Install the Google Play Store on the Amazon Fire Tablet or Fire HD 8". How-To Geek. November 23, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

lifewire.com (Global: low place; English: 8,195^th place)

"Here's What You Need to Know About Amazon's Fire OS". Lifewire. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

ohloh.net (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Android Code Analysis". Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2012.

pcmag.com (Global: 1,442^nd place; English: 915^th place)

Segan, Sascha (December 2013). "How To Run Free Android Apps On the Kindle Fire". PC Magazine.
"Hands On With Amazon Kindle FreeTime". PC Magazine. Retrieved December 13, 2013.

pcworld.com (Global: 1,889^th place; English: 1,323^rd place)

"Feature-stuffed Fire OS update makes Amazon's tablets even more kid-friendly". PC World. Retrieved January 28, 2016.

pocket-lint.com (Global: low place; English: 8,617^th place)

"What's new in Amazon Fire OS 5 Bellini?". Pocket-lint. September 17, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2016.

thenextweb.com (Global: 2,998^th place; English: 2,466^th place)

"Android 11 is codenamed Red Velvet Cake — but Google won't call it that". July 24, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2022.

theverge.com (Global: 208^th place; English: 158^th place)

"Amazon quietly disabled encryption in the latest version of Fire OS". The Verge. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
"Amazon pledges to bring device encryption back to Fire OS this spring". The Verge. March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
Hollister, Sean (September 28, 2011). "Amazon's Kindle Fire UI: it's Android, but not quite". This Is My Next.

trustedreviews.com (Global: low place; English: 9,292^nd place)

"What is Fire OS? The Android operating system explained". Trusted Reviews. March 1, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"Android Code Analysis". Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
"Philosophy and Goals". Android Open Source Project. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
"toolbox – platform/system/core – Git at Google". Archived from the original on February 9, 2014.
"Fire OS 6 for Fire Tablets". www.developer.amazon.com. September 13, 2021. Archived from the original on August 22, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
"Kindle Fire Device and Feature Specifications". Amazon developer portal. Amazon.com Inc. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
"Updating Your App for Fire OS 4 – Amazon Apps & Services Developer Portal". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
Wiygul, Henry (September 17, 2014). "What's new with Amazon's Fire OS 4.0 "Sangria"?". Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

xda-developers.com (Global: 6,116^th place; English: 4,375^th place)

forum.xda-developers.com

"Rapid Temporary Root for HD 8 & HD 10". XDA Forums. February 26, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
"Fire HD 8 (2018 ONLY) unbrick, downgrade, unlock & root". XDA Forums. January 27, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
"[UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire HD 8 2018 (karnak) amonet-3". XDA Forums. September 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
"Amazing Temp Root for MediaTek ARMv8 [2020-08-24]". XDA Forums. April 17, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2021.

xda-developers.com

"Critical MediaTek rootkit affects millions of Android devices". xda-developers. March 2, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2021.

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