Amazon blocks long-running FireTV capability, Breaking apps with no warning

Re:Amazon blocks long-running FireTV capability, Breaking ap... by nickthegreek on Sunday February 25, 2024 @11:10AM (#39501936)

Then you are doing yourself a disservice. Smarttube alone makes me stay on my Nvidia Shield over my AppleTV. It would have taken you a minute to google and you would have saved yourself some embarrassment. Doubling down on ignorance is a wild move.

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Re:Amazon blocks long-running FireTV capability, Breaking ap... by shermantanktop on Sunday February 25, 2024 @12:58PM (#39503038)

I did look it up. It’s a 1-person project with many caveats about installation and functionality. It looks impressive for what is, but not an alternative to AppleTV, certainly not if I expect anyone else in my house to use it. I’d put Kodi as a lot closer.

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Re:Amazon blocks long-running FireTV capability, Breaking ap... by nickthegreek on Sunday February 25, 2024 @04:15PM (#39504842)

SmartTube is a YouTube app replacement, not an AppleTV replacement. It has a far superior interface and functionality than the default YouTube app. This is relevant to this conversation because you cannot install an app like this in an AppleTV.

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