The 3rd generation Amazon Fire TV is currently receiving a new software update. The update retains the same 6.2.1.2 software version as the previous update, put increases the build value from NS6212/926 to NS6212/927. Read more ›
Yet another new software update rolls out for the Amazon Fire TV 3
Just a few days after the last software update for the Fire TV 3 made its way to most devices, another new update has just started rolling out. This latest update carries the same 6.2.1.2 version number as the last update, but its build number has increased from NS6212/916 to NS6212/918. A new update coming out so soon after the last is usually an indication that something was wrong with the last update or it didn’t fully fix an issue that was thought to be resolved. Read more ›
Software update 6.2.1.2 rolling out to the Amazon Fire TV 3
The Amazon Fire TV 3 is receiving a new software update. The update takes the latest version number from 6.2.1.0 to 6.2.1.2. It has a new build number of 6212/916. Amazon has now updated their Fire TV Software Page to list this new Fire TV 3 software version, as well as the new 5.2.6.1 update that has been rolling out to all other Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, and Fire TV Edition models. Read more ›
Amazon Fire TV 3 (2017) is on sale for $49.99 — TODAY ONLY! [Expired]
The Amazon Fire TV 3 is on sale for $49.99 for today only. That’s 29% off of the regular price of $69.99 and it’s the first time that Amazon has ever put it on sale. The Fire TV 3 was very briefly available for $59.50 as part of Target’s site-wide Cyber Monday sale, but this current discount is the new lowest price that it has ever been. This is very likely the lowest price the Fire TV 3 will ever be for a long while. This sale ends tonight at midnight.
Amazon’s Fire TV 3 might go on sale tomorrow for Cyber Monday
The Amazon Fire TV Stick sale for $24.99 is one of the highlights of this year’s Black Friday sale, but if you’re one of the many who are disappointed that the all-new Fire TV 3 did not go on sale this year, there’s still hope. There is a small but not entirely unlikely chance that Amazon will briefly discount the Fire TV 3 tomorrow for Cyber Monday. Read more ›
Another minor software update is rolling out to the Amazon Fire TV 3
Less than a week after the previous update, another new software update is currently rolling out to the Amazon Fire TV 3. This update carries the same 6.2.1.0 software version, but bumps the build number up by one digit from NS6210/401 to NS6210/402. Read more ›
New software update NS6210/401 rolling out to Amazon Fire TV 3 devices
As is commonly the case after a new Fire TV model is released, Amazon is continuing to fix bugs and push out software for the new 3rd generation Amazon Fire TV. A new update with the same 6.2.1.0 version number but a new build number of NS6210/401 is currently rolling out to those devices. Read more ›
Amazon working on “Cinema Mode” for Fire TV to sync frame rate between video and TV
Deep in the source code of Fire OS 6 on the all-new 3rd generation Amazon Fire TV is an unreleased new setting called “Cinema Mode.” Based on the setting’s description, it appears to enable synchronization between the frame rate of the video being played with the refresh rate of the television. This is a feature that home theater enthusiasts have been wanting for a long time. Read more ›
New software update rolling out to the Amazon Fire TV 3
A new software update is starting to roll out to the Amazon Fire TV 3. The new update still carries version number 6.2.1.0 but it changes the build number from NS6210/397 to NS6210/399. Since only the build number changed, that’s usually an indication that the update contains only bug fixes without introducing any new features. Read more ›
Amazon’s new Fire TV 3 is not going to damage your HDMI port
In the comments of the various articles I’ve written so far about the new Amazon Fire TV 3, I keep reading concerns that the device’s size and hanging form factor is going to damage the TV’s HDMI port. Amazon says it won’t, and I believe them. Read more ›
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