If you use an Amazon Fire TV, you can access a wide range of apps – including some piracy ones. Now, the company has announced that these types of applications will disappear from the selection.
Amazon Fire TV Removes Piracy Apps
Piracy apps provide illegal access to copyrighted content. For Amazon Fire TV, this means free streaming of movies and series through software that isn’t officially listed by the provider. Users typically install these onto their devices through sideloading.
That’s coming to an end now, as Amazon told the magazine heise online in a statement. Starting October 31, 2025, the company stepped up its efforts against these apps. To do this, it will compare all installed applications on Fire TV devices with a blacklist from the anti-piracy coalition ACE (Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment).
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Users who have installed these apps will first receive a warning message from Amazon that using them is illegal. After a currently unspecified warning period, access to them will be permanently blocked, so they can no longer be used for streaming pirated content.
The reason for this measure is not only to protect copyright, but also to keep users safe from malware. Piracy apps often come with security risks like viruses, which could harm Amazon Fire TV devices.
As Amazon told heise online, sideloading applications from other sources will still be allowed, since it’s a valuable tool for developers. Only piracy apps will be blocked.
Source: heise online
This article was originally published on futurezone.de / 4P.de and has been carefully translated.