Amazon Fire TV Stick owners denounce ‘nonsense’ change, saying ‘force-feeding ads’
Owners of FIRE TV Sticks have criticized Amazon for constantly rearranging their home screens, losing many customers as soon as the gadget is turned on.
The most recent change involves pre-existing icons switching places, such as moving the My Stuff tab from the far right to the far left.
But not long ago, Amazon merged the Profile and Settings icons to make room for a new Games icon, AFTV News noted.
For that, Amazon has added a new free icon to make it easier to get to the content that doesn’t cost anything extra.
These are small changes, but the regularity is starting to get under the skin of customers.
Amazon is playing GOD again by putting unwanted ads and other nonsense on the home screen.
Alan Woods, AFTV Newscaster
Now Fire Stick owners seem to think that the home screen is not designed for the benefit of the user, but to better display ads instead.
“When I called Amazon tech support, they claimed that “since your product costs have been subsidized by Amazon, you no longer control most of the home screen,” according to one customer. claimed in response to the news.
“As a disabled user, the simplicity of a (UX) interface is a godsend for me and many others I know.”
Another added: “The home screen has nothing to do with the user.
“It’s for forcing ads. As long as that remains the case, these small changes are nonsense.”
Without the ability to customize, Fire TV customers say they’re left feeling like Amazon isn’t listening to demands — and that they’re just “tenants” of the gadgets.
“I’m wondering if I own my firestick or just rent it?” asked another customer in the comments.
“Amazon is playing GOD again by putting unwanted ads and other nonsense on the home screen, and now they’ve additionally removed ADB debugging from the devices and prevented apps already purchased from their app store from working.”
Just a few weeks ago, Amazon published a Fire Stick update that blocked third-party softwarewhich meant that an app called Android Debug Bridge (ADB) stopped working.
ADB allows app developers to access software controls and hidden settings.
Android describes it as “a versatile command-line tool that lets you interact with a device.”
That of Great Britain Mirror noted that some of the blocked features “include ways to clear cache, increase memory, and play gaming emulators.”
Another apparently blocked feature allows users to avoid Amazon’s Fire TV homepage, and as a result, the large ads the company now displays on it.
The Sun has contacted Amazon for comment.
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