I keep seeing references towards "Fire TV 1, Fire TV 2, ect". I have a Toshiba Fire TV Edition, I can't figure out what version of Fire TV this it's supposed to be, could anyone let me know? Thanks.
The references to "Fire TV 1, Fire TV 2, ect" that you see all refer to the stand-alone boxes and sticks that plug into HDMI ports. Your Fire TV Edition television is none of those "versions." Your Toshiba TV can best be described as the 2nd-generation Fire TV Edition. The 1st-gen Fire TV Edition televisions came out in 2017 and were made by Element and Westinghouse. Your TV is one of the 12 models of Fire TV Edition televisions released in 2018 by Toshiba and Insignia.
Going further, you can split all Fire TV devices into 2 categories: Fire OS 5 devices and Fire OS 6 devices. This refers to their operating system, since the older devices were never updated from Fire OS 5 to Fire OS 6. Fire OS 5 is based on Android 5.1, while Fire OS 6 is based on Android 7.1. To the user, there is really no difference between the two versions of Fire OS.
Fire OS 5 devices are: Fire TV 1, Fire TV 2, Fire TV Stick 1, Fire TV Stick 2, and 1st-gen Fire TV Edition televisions by Element/Westinghouse.
Fire OS 6 devices are: Fire TV 3, Fire TV Cube, Fire TV Stick 4K, and 2nd-gen Fire TV Edition televisions by Toshiba/Insignia.
Funny enough, I literally just submitted a new app I made to the Fire TV appstore called "Informer" that tells you which device you have, its specs, and other info about it, to help people figure out what they own. Assuming it gets approved by Amazon,, it should be in the appstore by Monday.
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Funny enough, I literally just submitted a new app I made to the Fire TV appstore called "Informer" that tells you which device you have, its specs, and other info about it, to help people figure out what they own. Assuming it gets approved by Amazon,, it should be in the appstore by Monday.
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Thank you. That sounds like a very useful app.
So is my version of Fire TV unrootable?
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The references to "Fire TV 1, Fire TV 2, ect" that you see all refer to the stand-alone boxes and sticks that plug into HDMI ports. Your Fire TV Edition television is none of those "versions." Your Toshiba TV can best be described as the 2nd-generation Fire TV Edition. The 1st-gen Fire TV Edition televisions came out in 2017 and were made by Element and Westinghouse. Your TV is one of the 12 models of Fire TV Edition televisions released in 2018 by Toshiba and Insignia.
Going further, you can split all Fire TV devices into 2 categories: Fire OS 5 devices and Fire OS 6 devices. This refers to their operating system, since the older devices were never updated from Fire OS 5 to Fire OS 6. Fire OS 5 is based on Android 5.1, while Fire OS 6 is based on Android 7.1. To the user, there is really no difference between the two versions of Fire OS.
Fire OS 5 devices are: Fire TV 1, Fire TV 2, Fire TV Stick 1, Fire TV Stick 2, and 1st-gen Fire TV Edition televisions by Element/Westinghouse.
Fire OS 6 devices are: Fire TV 3, Fire TV Cube, Fire TV Stick 4K, and 2nd-gen Fire TV Edition televisions by Toshiba/Insignia.
Funny enough, I literally just submitted a new app I made to the Fire TV appstore called "Informer" that tells you which device you have, its specs, and other info about it, to help people figure out what they own. Assuming it gets approved by Amazon,, it should be in the appstore by Monday.
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I installed your informer app on my Fire TV, and it's telling me it's;
Fire TV Edition - 2nd Generation - Toshiba HD
Release September 4, 2018
Alias; Fire TV Edition 2 HD, Codename Blanche
CPU AmLogic T950Z
Do you know if this version is rootable? Thanks.
AFTVnews.com said:
The references to "Fire TV 1, Fire TV 2, ect" that you see all refer to the stand-alone boxes and sticks that plug into HDMI ports. Your Fire TV Edition television is none of those "versions." Your Toshiba TV can best be described as the 2nd-generation Fire TV Edition. The 1st-gen Fire TV Edition televisions came out in 2017 and were made by Element and Westinghouse. Your TV is one of the 12 models of Fire TV Edition televisions released in 2018 by Toshiba and Insignia.
Going further, you can split all Fire TV devices into 2 categories: Fire OS 5 devices and Fire OS 6 devices. This refers to their operating system, since the older devices were never updated from Fire OS 5 to Fire OS 6. Fire OS 5 is based on Android 5.1, while Fire OS 6 is based on Android 7.1. To the user, there is really no difference between the two versions of Fire OS.
Fire OS 5 devices are: Fire TV 1, Fire TV 2, Fire TV Stick 1, Fire TV Stick 2, and 1st-gen Fire TV Edition televisions by Element/Westinghouse.
Fire OS 6 devices are: Fire TV 3, Fire TV Cube, Fire TV Stick 4K, and 2nd-gen Fire TV Edition televisions by Toshiba/Insignia.
Funny enough, I literally just submitted a new app I made to the Fire TV appstore called "Informer" that tells you which device you have, its specs, and other info about it, to help people figure out what they own. Assuming it gets approved by Amazon,, it should be in the appstore by Monday.
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BTW I like your app, it's very useful. Maybe I'm just confused, but under the software tab it lists the 5.x.x.x versions instead of the 6.x.x.x versions, which is what my Fire TV has, and also lists it as Generation 2, but everything else I've found online seems to imply (or I'm mistaken) that Generation 2 is the 5.x and Gen 3 is the 6.x? I dunno, it's pretty confusing tbh, but I think I've figured out that this version is not rootable.
Hi all,
I bought an TV with android TV, brand name "Silver".
Does anyone have one and knows if there is any custom ROM to this TV?
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Amazon launched the recent fire tv sticks with Fire OS 7 based on Android 9. The hardware specs for the new devices are almost the same as 4K stick.
I was wondering if it would be possible to flash 4K stick with the Fire OS7, considering the similar H/W specs between the two?
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Amazon launched the recent fire tv sticks with Fire OS 7 based on Android 9. The hardware specs for the new devices are almost the same as 4K stick.
I was wondering if it would be possible to flash 4K stick with the Fire OS7, considering the similar H/W specs between the two?
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No I don't think it would be possible, I think it's to do with there being a different bootloader.
There is also different hardware involved that would have to be considered as well.
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Hello there, can somebody help me to flash a custom rom like LineageOs 14 ( I've heard that it is possible ) on a Amazon Tablet ( Fire HD 10 7'th Generation - 2017 )?
I hope we can do this together.
JonnyBoy1984
Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development
Original Android development for the Amazon Fire HD 8 and HD 10
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Just gotta read. Also, you will want to make sure you have the right version. For example, the HD8 7 Gen 2017 is codenamed "Douglas". HD 10 Gen 7 is called Suez.