Fire TV Gets a Big Redesign That Should Make It More Usable

Amazon ’s raw Fire TV experience will begin turn over out to users today .

Amazoninitially announcedback in September that an update to its Fire TV experience was expected before the oddment of the twelvemonth . The update , which will be uncommitted on the third - generation Fire TV Stick andFire TV Stick Lite , will finally introduce multi - user profile for up to six the great unwashed to the user experience .

to boot , the whole Fire TV interface is getting an update . The novel one features a far more flowing design , a new Home Thomas Nelson Page , ripe discovery and search lineament , and a young menu ginmill situate in the eye of the page with your respective streaming apps . Amazon sound out this experience also play expanded articulation - control navigation with its build - in supporter Alexa .

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Amazon ’s Fire TV experience has been long , long overdue for quite a while . It ’s devices are super budget - friendly , sure , but with the comer ofChromecast with Google TVin the budget category this year , the older Fire TV experience feel relatively clunky and outdated . And with all cordcutters spend more time at home plate than ever before , it was smart to focalise on personalization and breakthrough for this update .

A small number of client will begin to see the rollout this week , an Amazon spokesperson told Gizmodo , before the update showtime rolling out more wide in the coming workweek . We ’ll be exhibit the new experience in the coming days as well , so keep an eye out for a more elaborated review sometime next week .

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