This is BAD NEWS for Amazon Firestick owners ........😡😡
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 พ.ค. 2024
- There is a reason apps like Mouse Toggle no longer work on Amazon Firesticks. I think it is time we all consider moving to Android TV!!
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The new updates for anyone on FireOS 8 and above means that apps like Mouse Toggle will no loner work. Amazon have blocked the use of ADB on the new Amazon Firesticks, including the 4K max.
This is not good news for fans of the Firestick who like to Jailbreak the Amazon Firestick or install third party apps.
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Is this too far for Amazon???
Yes I am switching to Nvidia shield as soon as I can. It was better already than the fire stick to start with. Don't need a OTG cable. To add more storage. Don't need one to hardwire to network. All around is just a better box. A lot bigger but still.. and since there's no ways to sideload the Roku. That's probably going to have taken over anyways.
Yup, Amazon went too far just with the bloat ware you can't uninstall. Went with ONN 4k box and I never been happier.
Yes, Amazon are dirty , greedy bastards. I hope what they're doing comes back and bites them on the arse.
Yes. This is another dirty underhand move.
Just buy a computer wireless mouse wtf..no problem damn mtf...😅😂
I stopped using my fire stick when they forced ads before prime movies. I already pay for prime, I shouldn't have to pay more for Amazon to not show me ads. They're trying to get paid twice, once by me and a second time by forcing ads onto me. So at this point, I'm paying just for two day shipping. I don't need to watch prime. I will use it to see what I want to see and then find it on the internet so I don't have to watch their ads.
So true
True, but all the services are doing it now, even Netflix.
@@alansach8437 I’ve got Netflix, I don’t see the ads.
i have prime. I used to watch some show on prime video but now i use Plex to watch prime video content on my tv without ads. I dont feel bad because i already pay for the service but i refuse to pay extra $ to remove ads.
I finally had it with companies trying to mess with a product that I paid for. I had three Firesticks in use in my house and I disconnected all three. I replaced two with the G1 android box, which I am very happy with, and will put one on my third tv soon. I am sick of companies blocking what I have a right to do. Roko is just as bad. They are bricking your Roku if you do not accept their arbitration rules. Can you believe that? These companies think that that they own you and what they sell you.......I won't even buy a piece of clothing that has a companies name on it for everyone to see. I'm not their walking FREE billboard. As long as people continue to accept these kinds of abuses, they will keep abusing you. BELIEVE IT!
Were do I get one from please
I ordered mine from Amazon. The name is Kinhank Android tv.
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I'm an Nvidia Shield man myself. I have two different models...but I've seen what Amazon have been doing with their recent updates and killing off the mouse toggle and other apps such as Tech Doctor's stuff...I can see peeps stepping off from their Fire devices....keep up the good work my man.
Am a nvidia shield man me sen
I've been a Nvidia Shield user since 2015 and still get updates to both my boxes 9 years on. Get rid of your CRAP 💩 Firesticks and buy the Shield. You will NEVER need to buy another box for life and save yourself the hassle from Amazon, which is just going to get worse 😢.
Got rid of my fire sticks in 2018 and got the Nvidia Shield, best advice I can give to anyone with a fire stick!
On my nvidia shield pro it's behaving alot like the firestick it want let me download certain apps because of play protect 😢
@@Thug2u Turn OFF PLAY Protect in setting...
I dumped Amazon in every respect. Sold my Cubes. Dumped Amazon prime. Refuse to buy anything from the greedy gits. Android all the way.
What range of products do android sell with next day delivery ? As QVC & the relaunched Ideal World shopping are getting stale.
Nah I'm all about that next day deliv
Agreed
@@jebtaifanc56 I have bought a ton of shit from Amazon over the years and never once received it next day
@@jebtaifanc56 QVC .... are you having a laugh ? I buy my android boxes thru AliExpress .... never had a problem ...... not next day, but look what you are getting. A totally customizable android box on which you can install your own wallpaper and launchers. The default is now 4Gb/32Gb ...... use proprietary streaming apps or use some custom apps to watch whatever ..... your choice, not Amazons. I watch U.S TV from E Europe ...... no problem.
Completely agree. Amazon are basically changing the product after you've bought it. Imagine buying a UHD television and after an update a few months later it only has FHD capability. That's effectively what Amazon have done by blocking ADB. I've lost my custom launcher and several other great apps that rely on ADB. If Id known this would happen I would never have bought my Fire stick.
There’s another issue that needs to be addressed with ALL products we purchase today. You buy something for its features and capability. Then the company then reaches in at some point and grabs a feature away!!! Why are we permitting this??? We need better laws that protect the product investments we choose. Options or capabilities should never go away!!
Looks like you made it to 100k. Congrats to you and thanks Lee!
Congratulations on reaching 100k Lee, well deserved. Superb achievement buddy🎉
Since I currently have four cubes in my home, I decided to get the Walmart Onn box as a backup. Once Amazon totally cuts out the ability to add programs, etc., those boxes will become extremely scarce. Better to be prepared in advance than to wait until there was a rush on them. I have hooked up one so that I could become familiar with it. The rest stay put away until such time as they are necessary. Sadly, I wanted to replace the cube with a Nivida Shield but with other more pressing items needed this is a simple solution for me at this time. I have already cut back on Amazon as I do not like the direction they are taking.
Now I know why mouse toggle stopped working on my device. Thanks for the great videos!
OT: I'm not on TikTok, but wanted to say thanks for your 4/14 post about getting Ring Doorbell notifications on my Fire TV Stick. I spent hours on this until I saw your post. THANK YOU!
I moved to the MECOOL box 4ram 32rom. The fire stick is still usable. Just add the minimum programs you use. 5 or 6? Then, it's easy to clear the cache and stop all programs. Get a mini keyboard with track pad, and then there is no need for mouse toggle. Hook the keyboard via the 2.4 dongle as the Bluetooth has reconnect every time you want use the keyboard and it's a slower process then the 2.4 dongle. The new MECOOL box is everything Amazon should be.
I have 2 shields and 1 firestick. If this becomes an issue for me, I will ditch the firestick. I have alternatives which make the decision easy, but think this "corporate greed" within the streaming market is just fricken outrageous! The Netflix, Amazon, and Peacock "pay to not have ads" move just pushes me to support devs who can deliver us "ad free" content! Firesticks move is a dev averse move, much like the Apples OS in my opinion.
I'm with you, pissed off. I run Chromecast and Firestick. I just may have to jump full time on over to the prior.
Have 4 firesticks in the house - They even screwed the ability to add memory in my older models. Bought an ONN box to see how I'd like it. I'll be using android or Google android boxes from here on out
Which 1 u recommend that u can install good streaming apps like firestick like flexoid or cinema hd?
How was the ONN box? Were you able to install things such as Kodi?
@@ernestleal6890you can install anything you like on the Onn stick.... I dumped the Amazon fire stick and using the Onn myself.
Ditto same here! At $20 the ONN 4k is nothing to sneeze at.
@@ernestleal6890yup no problem there, I have the 4k box and it runs Kodi way smoother that a 4k max
Depends on one's level of use. If one does not us a launcher or infrequently uses mouse toggle, not a big deal. On the other hand, if one is a developer or a more high tech user, it is a big deal..
Cheers Lee for the info I'm getting fed up-with Amazon.
Already started! Thank you for the information
Great video Lee - in your opinion what's the best Google TV dongle/box ..? I have a google tv and its far more polished than Android tv - especially the 'apps only' option. But I want something portable that can play BBC iPlayer, ITVX, CH4, CH5 OD.
Would appreciate your thoughts fella..?
That is why I went and got a onn 4k streaming box for $20.00
( that's only twenty bucks)
At Wal-Mart. A little harder to get for our friends across the pond because of shipping cost, but still cheaper than the firestick at regular price.
This thing works great. I side loaded some apps for movies and the browser apps work 1000× better than the scrappy Amazon silk browser. I used to get so mad at that browser at how slow it was. I'm very happy with this new onn 4 k box, and the price is awesome.
Oh! I was gonna upgrade to the firestick 4k to run Kodi for my personal video collections, I don’t think it would affect me but they just can’t leave things alone, maybe I’ll look for something else.
just bought a Firestick to replace my 5 or 6 year old model which was side-loaded with the Pro live sports app (which recently stopped working) and other streaming apps. Will this new Firestick be a problem for me to side-load the aforementioned apps for streaming?
Thanks for the information. I am new and will be following you from now on.
Amazing! Welcome and thanks
Hi! Lee I am appalled that Amazon are treating their subscribers with the news i can no longer download items onto my Firestick!! Like many people i have a few firesticks. I would NEVER have bothered with them in the first place if I had known. Now they are in the BIN!! I now have an android box that I can use, and have used to download various shows etc etc ..Mike
The Vega system being based off the Linux system similar to roku system is a closed system, just like roku you can enable third party apps- a functionality mainly used by developers, I been working with roku this past year and have managed to add three third party apps for streaming but you have to reload it daily, it has to get the recertification from the App Store/OS system for the app to work, yes With Vega you will be able to jailbreak it to a degree and watch some third party apps to a degree m(will be very few workable apps) and then you will need to do it every single day, it won’t be feasible to jailbreak for other people, would be a pain in the ass to do that daily.
I switched to the Walmart Onn 6 months or so and don’t regret it at all.
I still have some FireSticks in the house, but my primary device is the Onn.
i agree the onn 4k box damn best 19.99 i ever spent i have it hooked up to my 4k supported projector and its runs great got the projector under $60.00so for under $82 i have a 1080p 7 ft screen on wall
i still have 1 firestick 4k i want to see what the new bs
Can you run iPlayer / itvx on the Onn?
I was wondering what happened with mouse toggle. It's bad enough they went up on their membership, now they're trying to control everything with the firestick. Getting close to finding something else. Thanks for the info.
Do you know if the Fire TV Stick can display the Ring Doorbell camera in a PIP? I read that only certain Fire TVs and sticks have that capability.
New this was coming Lee si bought myself an Android box T95 plus,everything works fine on there ,so Amazon are going to lose how many customers?😅
what is even the point to these box and sticks i mean if you don't have a smart tv i guess i see the point to them but most tv have built in apps and you can also side load on some are least hook up your media to them i am not sure the point maybe i am doing something wrong lol.
Hi, I'm new to the channel and recently upgraded to fire stick 4k max. I beginning to wish I'd done a little more homework. As long as my current apps continue to work as normal it can stay connected, but my research for a replacement begins right now. I left Sky because they were taking the piss, and now it looks like Amazon are doing the same.
Went from a 3 Firestick Home. To Android Onn Box User.. No going back...
How stable are they. They sales will go down once we stop buying the sticks
@@forevercaptured3890they would go up if they sold them w 16GB hard drive...I think fed up Firestick users would flock to it!
kinkhank or MEcool good ? do they have malware ? firestick can go screw without 3rd party
ADB is not disabled in the USA yet. I have several updates in the past two weeks and there were no interruptions of my programs or installing new apps or using any of the programs you mention.
New app and programs aren't the problem. Try mouse toggle. It won't work.
Yes …mouse toggle is done no more ADB
love your plain talking all big companies just get greedier like you say not that they need it TY
I have 5 newer FireTV sticks. I have everything I want running fine on them, so I will be waiting for a number of years before I replace them. As of yet, none of the cons are swaying me otherwise.
Don't hold your breath friend, them rats are blocking us from watching everything now
I have one thing installed on O2 I have a VPN and Kodi. And I am down to less than a gigabyte of storage. That's garbage
Just subbed today and hope you make the 100k this weekend! Yes, they are dirty b'stardos. I'm looking to ditch and every alternative streaming device I've looked at has almost all.. but not every UK official streaming app: Shield and Google Chromecast both lack the official Channel 4 app. If they had that one app all my fire devices would be gone yesterday..
My man!! Legend. I'll be doing more on this and testing alternatives mukka
Just subscribed pal! Amazon have become proper greedy hunts!
Thank you brother!!!
Does this update also impact Spotify? My Spotify app no longer plays sound after the update… Bot sure if it’s an Amazon or Spotify problem. Any one know a fix?
I have had no issues with my fire tv stick so not switching yet but i have onn sticks and will be buying a nivieda shield at some point
ADB still works on Fire TV even after all the updates. Not sure why its just the firesticks and not fire tv
It works on my firestick 4k. I just had to re-enable it. That was the same on my 3 other ones. As far as I can tell it wasn't a permanent switch off. It was just disabled by the update ,and I re-enabled it. Simple. Also, because it's based on, albeit a heavily modded version of android I'm sure it's in their contract that there has to be ADB access on any device using that software.
I have heard that Amazon are making their own proprietary operating system for next gen fire TV roducts, and also it may also be getting flashed to the current generation aswell to replace what it's running now. Whether or not that happens remains to be seen.
Been an Apple TV guy for around 6 months now - the fire cube is on another tv which tbh I’m hardly using now. This action doesn’t surprise me & a reason why I decided to go with Apple TV
Just subscribed so you can hit 100000 good luck . I won't be buying anymore firesticks thinking about the new onn cube from walmart as my next buy .
Thank you!! Need to look at alternatives for sure
@@leetvofficial
Hi, Lee. My problem is that I have THREE Echo Dot speakers to wirk in conjunction with my FireSticks. Even though 'Alexa' is always a 'passive-aggressive, b*tch-c*nt', I have grown rather dependent on the alarms, timers, TV control, 'Recast' DVR control, and other 'smart-home' type stuff.
Do you know if I can use these speakers somehow with 'Google-TV' devices (Chromecast or ONN 4K box)?
I would hate that money to go to waste as I'm living pretty close to poverty-level. Don't have money to replace them with 'Google Home Mini's'!
I had read back when the first 'Chromecast w/Google-TV' sticks came out, that you could use some 'Alexa' voice commands with them (in addition to their main 'Hey, Google' voice assistant), but don't know how restricted that might be, if it works at all?
I was curious, if basic Android-TV or Google-TV can make use of the Echo speakers. I really can't see throwing them out and trying to resell them is just not worth my while for what little I'd probably get for them. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHATEVER YOU CAN!
*Lastly, you CAN still turn Mouse Toggle on for the OS 6 and OS 7 FireSticks. You just use the 'Remote ADB Shell' app downloaded to your Android phone (not positive about Android OS 14, but anything earlier works for sure) and you can CONNECT to your FireStick's 'IP Address' .... type in some specific commands and the Mouse will work w/the 'double-click' again!
The only issue is, if you need to reboot your device for any reason, you'll need to do the commands again.
This is less inconvenient that you'd think, as 'Remote ADB' app REMEMBERS the commands you input the first time (you just 'long-press' on the command line and the pop-up menu lists them)!
Also, the Mouse Toggle stays active despite your FireStick going into 'Sleep' mode! You only have to do the easy redo steps, if you had to Reboot the stick!
Sounds like many people are unaware of this option. I find it MUCH more convenient than using my bluetooth mini-keyboard/mouse combo (for assorted reasons)!
Keep up the good vids. Been a long-time subscriber! Cheers!
With the new update the only thing that we have had trouble with is that we are not able to turn the tv on/off with the remote on and off button. Any suggestions on how to fix it?
Have you tried going into settings to set-up remote ? Equipment Control….
hi lee i have had firesticks since 2012 but ive had enough of amazon so looking at other streaming i already have a google tv stick but also looking at other streaming devises but think its a bye bye for me for amoson fire devices
I had 2 Firesticks stopped using them end of Dec/23 , I knew this was coming I'm using Superbox S5 Max and Vseebox V3 Pro , way better no buffing and much faster. They both come with over 1300 North American channels, and loads of movies . I use my vpn and no issues .
I’ve subbed, great content
I used it a lot before and it was my main streaming device but since I have an Apple TV, I stopped using the Firestick. I must have 3 Firesticks at home from normal to max, and I only use 1 to watch content on the computer.
For all the reasons you have already stated Lee,I have binned the firestick and moved over to nvidia shield,totally had enough of them 👍
I just ordered a shield myself after being with Amazon cubes for years but like yourself after there recent changes what’s next waking up to a locked device where you can’t sideload anything, not to mention how greedy they just got
Good for you,I'm behind you 100% on your decision to dump firestick,after years of perseverance I just threw in the towel,enough was enough,you will find the nvidia sheild pro and absolute joy in comparison plus the added bonus of retro gaming if desired.well done and good luck 👍
@@terrencerivers2358 thank you looking forward to coming tomorrow
It enables you to be a developer again, but I have fire TVs so I don’t know if I can do it because I don’t see the things that that you have on the fire stick that’s not on the TV but I’ve asked that gentleman to send me how to do it.
I got rid of Amazon 6 yrs ago. They are too controlling. Thanks for sharing. Keep the content coming. Hope you have an incredible weekend. Much love and RESPECT
What would you recommend as a replacement Lee
To be honest, I'm going to test out the Nokia. Looks mint for £59
I won't buy new ones for my home. But honestly I had already moved on to the Onn anyway for a number of personal reasons.
I quit running power to my firestick after the latest update and am now running my Walmart device. I will now watch the video to see how much more Amazon has screwed up
Since Amazon enabled the extra adds ($3 mo to get rid of) and enabled the previews that play on the home screen I decided to get rid of Fire TV and all of my Echo devices. This has been in the back of my mind since Amazon got rid of the Fire TV Recast OTA DVR. That was the reason I went with amazon. Most likely going with Apple TV and staying in Apple ecosystem since phones, tablets, and computers are all Apple. Although I might get an Nvidia Shield to play with as well.
Mouse toggle gone - I am devastated
That why i think to change fire stick to mecool box could you review it
Just subscribed and liked. 5764 views in last 6 hours. Hope you hit your target. Wikk follow you . Thanks for the advice. Amazon are going money mad. I think that some of the best paid for VPNs are also having trouble with Firesticks.
As I have the second generation fire stick and I've never updated the os even though the updates are available my question is with the new fire sticks and fire cube are the updates automatic and you can't turn them off because if you can turn them off then isn't the simple answer to do so
Hey I’m new and subscribed to help you good luck. I just bought a Hoowel google tv 55” I’ve been trying to find reviews for it with no luck. Had to get this tv cause of my budget right but i tapped my other tv and bam fell right I’ve and of course it didn’t work after that. So i needed a tv fast. I’m gonna get an LG in a few weeks. I heard there tvs are the best right now. I had a Vizio that’s the one that broke. Didn’t like it very much anyway so I’m kinda glad i broke it 😅 lol
Binned my firestick a month ago for an android alternative 👍 best decision ever!
Amazon will be dumped all together when my current prime ends.
Doesn't really bother me. I have a Fire Cube Gen 2 and will continue to use it.
New follower. Thanks for sharing.
Is this why the Roku channel on the fire stick is giving an error?
yeah it pissed me off when my mouse toggle stopped working. im going to go get the Onn android box at walmart and be done with Amazon firestick. they have went to far.
keep up the great work, love the updates.... hope for 100K really soon !!
Smart move my friend. The ONN box is a great buy for $20 and you can side load all you want and install alternative launchers and everything else.
Yes, I see the day coming when I'll abandon the Fire stick. If I did it now I'd probably get an Nvidia Shield Pro. Amazons updates sometimes add something good for the user but increasingly are pushing out more crap that isn't. More ads, less ability to control the look, more to block extra apps.
I stopped using my firesticks back in mid 2023 when they started messing with the firesticks and I won't be buying any new ones that release in the future. I still have Amazon prime for the shipping only. I don't watch any movies or shows. Mostly anything that I want to watch says rent, buy, or you need a subscription. I am paying for Prime and now they are making money from commercials. I should be able to watch the movies and shows for free from the money they are making from the ads. Once they start messing with the shipping, this is when I will be done. Amazon is kicking themselves in the butt as more and more people move on to other devices and services. They will see a lose soon and will maybe think twice about what they are doing. Although a lot of people aren't paying attention to what is going on so they will keep supporting the firestick. It will catch up to them eventually though.
I wonder if you can do a factory reset and turn off updates in order to get adb back
You will probably get the latest update again …so I think that’s useless !!
was that a miniture ayidale i saw behind you?
Just subscribed good luck
Can you still watch free tv on the firestick
I have the newest os on my firestick and i still can do anything i want on it. I still use custome launchers and app killers
Dumped my 4k max first gen. bout a month ago, Got a ONN 4k box from Walmart and will never look back. It just works and doesn't struggle with Kodi like my 4k max did. $20 for the ONN box $6 for a otg and $8.99 for Kingston 64gb flash drive. Best money I ever spent, it just works. Bye Amazon on to Happy trails and no forced bloat ware you can't uninstall. I encourage everyone to at least try one. Don't like hey take it back to Walmart and exchange it however you won't cuz it's dam nice to have something that works right every time you push the on button!
Im new to ur channel, i hope i can still watch my tv stuff as ive got 2 firecubes and cancelled sky
Still have 2018 Fire Stick 4k's so unaffected
People, if you can afford it get an Nvidia Shield. If not get an ONN box. I'm not sure if my friends on the other side of the pond can get the ONN box but at least Americans can.
Walmart stopped selling the onn stick. Imho the onn stick was a POS, worse than a firestick. Way to restrictive.
@trixiek942 Thanks. I did not know that. Do those apps work on Firestick? If so that is strange because Firestick and ONN have the same underlying operating system.
@@tuskinc3860 I wasn't referring to the ONN stick. I was referring to the ONN box. Sorry for the confusion.
you typed onn box,the dude was just too anxious to be obnoxious
@@john26262
What's the deal with the giant microphone?
Thank you
Amazon has gotten greedy
Just subscribed to help ya out ! Hope you reach your goal 🤞😊
I've started to remove Alexa from my home including firestick
AMAZON DELETED An App Off Of My Fire Stick!! I Don't Know How And I Can't Get IT Back!! So unless someone can tell me how to restore my app ..F*** THE FIRE STICK!!! Thanks for the info and Congratulations on your 100k🎉🥳🎉
I've still got ADB debugging as an option on mine (though for some reason my Firestick hasn't updated in about a month)
We all have mate, it just don't work
@@leetvofficial What would you recommend as an alternative Android device? For me, the Firestick has most of the apps i need - I'm from the UK and from reviews i've seen, most don't have the range of UK apps including iPlayer and ITVX - I can't afford the Shield.
I have several.firesticks. No idea on whatbyoubare referring too, nevervused any of that, and firestick works fine for every app on it i need, never an issue. Never heard of the ones you are referring too at all, and not blocking anything farcas i can tell. Same now as it was years ago.
What is better to use than Amazon?
Thanks for info, subbed too.
Nice 1 mate
TIME TO PROTEST
Totally Done, Lee!
I'm not having that.
Can't watch my usual Sat viewing today as a result of ADB and M Toggle. Slightly reluctant to write that 👀
Ok. Leads me to the next question... what, in your opinion is the best (economical) android box on the market?
I'm not interested in N Shield.
I wouldn't recommend shield mate, too over priced. I need to do some testing first. Pros and cons with all. Big one is license for netflix and processing power. Let me get testing first before recommending brother
@@leetvofficial take your time, bro. I can still use RD etc. I'm just looking for a good fast box with all the capabilities for side loading. I'll watch this space for your thoughts. 👍🏼
I will still use it and roku I just use it to watch movies on subscription services not trying to freeload
Sir I must agree Amazon really gave a blow below the proverbial belt. Once the product is in the consumers' possession people have the right to customize their own property. You dont see GM going after their consumers if they customize their product. To change the program for those that have bought firesticks is wrong! Sure if this change was implemented to new users and they are aware of the situation thats fair. At least people can move on before purchasing firetv devices. It seems very unjust and misleading. I think I will go android after using cubes for over 5 years.
I have no faith in Amazon. I will not buy another FireStick ever!!!
Just got a Nvidia shield tv and wish i got one sooner
Still using as have the speakers set up. Have canceled my subscription for now
I ditched the Internet on my dumpster fire TV. I wont give up my 4k tv. But it doesnt have internet anymore .. the ads was enough. And the blasting of video ads pissed me off. So i cut internet from it LMAO
FIRESTICK was ditched ages ago
Hi there I'm jv from palmdale calfornia ....and yes we should move on to another options
Not bad news for us its bad news for amazon - and I can enable it after reformat of one of lite sticks I have for spare room
Two things I have learned in life; Never enter into any business venture with either a government entity or a large corporation where you expand your own money. You are always at their mercy and they can change rules half way through the game.
Is there an alternative to the Amazon fire stick?
Roku
I'm already in the process of dumping my firesticks. Got a new android box with 2 more on the way. I get these new box's setup fire sticks are history. Also dumping Amazon prime . Amazin can stick it where the sun doesn't shine!
I am not having any of those issues, because I haven’t been doing any of their updates for a long time.
If you were able to install TDUK"s update blocker or another update blocker before these latest Amazon Firestick updates were pushed out then you are one of the lucky ones.