A new Fire TV pop-up takes over your entire screen at startup, and it could be the beginning of the end — here’s why users think Amazon could open it up to third-party advertisers

A new pop-up has appeared on Fire TV devices, and users are worried that more third-party advertisers are about to block your view.
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‘Essentially, they wanted us to read their minds’: Roku is rolling out a huge free upgrade to the Home Screen on its TVs and streaming devices — and the company explains how it arrived at the new personalized, sometimes AI-driven, redesign

Roku unveiled its biggest Home Screen update in a decade, and it leans into personalization and some AI.

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Apple is introducing useful accessibility features in tvOS 27 for Apple TV 4K that will appeal to everyone, including larger text and auto-generated subtitles — but some major streaming apps don’t use Apple’s own app tech that enables them

Apple is introducing useful accessibility features in tvOS 27, but some streaming apps don’t use Apple’s app tech

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Google rolls out a fix for 1st-gen Chromecast dongles, while the 4K Chromecast with Google TV gets a big Gemini upgrade

There’s news for both the very first Chromecast and the last model Google launched before ending the series.

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‘Rest in peace good buddy’: original gen 1 Chromecasts are now failing after 13 years, as Google apparently pulls the plug

Support for the first-generation Chromecast ended a while ago, but now the gadget is falling for many users.

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Looks like Google TV could get Wii-style pointy controls, just like my LG TV’s Magic Remote that drives me and my kids mad

Google has told app developers that Google TV will be adding support for “pointing remotes” that sound very similar to LG’s Magic Remote
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Roku is releasing two new projectors and a free update for its devices, all in time for the World Cup

Roku is bringing two projectors to the market, plus a free update for existing devices, to make World Cup watching easier.
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There’s a massive 35% off the newest Amazon Fire TV Stick so you can stream all your favourite shows for less

You can now grab Amazon’s newest streaming stick for a record-low price of £25.99.

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Older Amazon Fire TV devices are set to lose support for HBO Max, due to a lack of software updates as Amazon switches to its new ‘Vega’ operating system, and it could affect ‘millions’ — I hope you already caught up with The Pitt…

HBO Max is no longer supported on older Fire TV devices that run version 5 of the Fire OS

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‘This device prevents sideloading’: Amazon warns Fire TV Stick HD buyers that it can’t be turned into an illegal ‘Fire Stick’ for free streaming

It’s been confirmed that the new Amazon Fire TV Stick HD runs Vega OS and prevents sideloading.

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