Amazon Fire TV hardware, such as the newly released
Amazon Fire TV Stick 4k Max, will be supported for at least 4 years by Amazon.
Amazon Fire TV devices are powered by Google's Android operating system. Guaranteed support periods differ widely between Android device manufacturers, with some devices receiving two years or even less of support.
Recent sustainability trends have improved the situation, but support periods are not streamlined still on Android.
Amazon releases new Fire TV hardware regularly, and customers may wonder for how long their purchased devices are supported by the company.
Amazon
answers the question on the official Amazon Fire TV Software Security Updates page on the company's website.
The most important sentence is right at the top:
Amazon Fire TV streaming media devices, Fire TV Recast, Smart TVs, and Soundbars with Fire TV built-in receive guaranteed software security updates for at least four years after the device is last available for purchase on our websites.
