What's New in Development
New Fire TV Devices
Many new 2019 devices have just been announced. See the post Fire TV Announces More Than 20 New Products for the latest Fire TV device details.
Amazon Fire TV Documentation Updates
The following table lists significant updates or new pages to the general Amazon Fire TV documentation. Updates related to Fire App Builder, Web App Starter Kit for Fire TV, or Amazon Creator are provided in the release notes section of their documentation.
| Date | Page | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 24, 2019 | Updates to code samples in Testing Audio Focus | The abuse of background services has made Google deprioritize background services; only foreground services are started by intents. Code samples have been updated accordingly on this page. |
| Sept 18, 2019 | Developing for Amazon Fire TV Devices Running Fire OS 7 | 2019 Fire TV devices will run on Fire OS 7, which is based on Android 9 Pie. This documentation provides guidelines for ensuring your app is compatible with FOS 7. |
| July 9, 2019 | Device Specifications for Fire TV | Updated the specs for Fire TV Edition - Toshiba 4K (2018/2019) to indicate support for Dolby Vision for some models. Also changed year in name to "2018/2019." |
| July 7, 2019 | In-App Voice Scrolling and Selection | Updates to doc content regarding testing steps and rollout. | </tr>
| May 29, 2019 | Deep Linking with Featured Content in the Fire TV UI | Deep linking refers to links that direct users past the homepage of an app to specific content inside the app. |
| January 22, 2018 | In-App Voice Scrolling and Selection | Support for voice-based scrolling and selection in your app. |
| November 21, 2018 | AV Synchronization in Android Applications | Replaced the content here with an updated version. |
| October 3, 2018 |
- Fire TV Stick 4K (2018) - Distribute Your App Internationally |
Specifications for Fire TV Stick 4K. Updates to Fire TV Edition Toshiba smart TV availability in the Canada marketplace. |
| October 2018 |
- Fire TV Edition - Insignia 4K (2018) - Fire TV Edition - Insignia HD (2018) - Fire TV Edition - Toshiba 4K (2018) - Fire TV Edition - Toshiba HD (2018) |
Specifications for the 2018 Fire TV Edition smart TVs |
| July 13, 2018 | Managing Audio Focus | Updated and simplified the content. |
| June 7, 2018 | Device Specifications for Fire TV Cube | Added device specifications for Fire TV Cube |
| June 7, 2018 | Voice-enabling Your App and Content | Provides information on two approaches for voice-enabling your app — the Video Skill API and MediaSession API. |
| June 7, 2018 | Naming Conventions for Fire TV Devices | "Fire TV Cube" refers to a new category of Fire TV devices. |
| May 30, 2018 | Device Specifications for Fire TV Edition - Toshiba 4K | Added device specifications for Fire TV Edition - Toshiba 4K Smart TV |
| May 30, 2018 | Naming Conventions for Fire TV Devices | "Fire TV Edition" refers to any smart TV with Fire TV integrated, whether Element or Toshiba. |
| May 30, 2018 | Identifying Amazon Fire TV Devices | Included details for Fire TV Edition - Toshiba 4K |
| May 10, 2018 | Testing Audio Focus | Evaluate whether your app handles audio focus correctly with the Audio Focus Requester tool. |
| April 24, 2018 | Device Specifications for Fire TV | Reformatted the page from a tabbed layout to a drop-down-selector layout to accommodate the growing number of Fire TV devices. Added general descriptions for each device. |
Amazon Fire TV Blog Updates
You can follow the latest news about Fire TV by reading the Fire TV category on the blog.