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Roku OS VS Fire OS

Compare Roku OS VS Fire OS and see what are their differences

Roku OS logo Roku OS

Roku provides the simplest way to stream entertainment to your TV. On your terms. With thousands of available channels to choose from.

Fire OS logo Fire OS

Fire OS is the operating system that runs Amazon's Fire TV and tablets. Fire OS is a fork of Android, so if your app runs on Android, it will most likely run on Amazon's Fire de...
  • Roku OS Landing page
    Landing page //
    2022-03-20
  • Fire OS Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-01

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Roku OS and Fire OS)
Video
41 41%
59% 59
Media Player
43 43%
57% 57
Watch Movies Online
39 39%
61% 61
Linux
57 57%
43% 43

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Fire OS seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 5 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Roku OS mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of Roku OS yet. Tracking of Roku OS recommendations started around Mar 2021.

Fire OS mentions (5)

  • Firestick 4K Max appreciation post
    You are correct, fire tv os is based on android os but not android tv os. https://developer.amazon.com/docs/fire-tv/fire-os-overview.html. Source: almost 2 years ago
  • A Detailed Answer to What Is Samsung Push Service & more!
    A push notification is a note which pops up on a mobile device. App publishers can send them, and at the same time, users do not have to run the app or to use their devices to receive them. They can do many things; for instance, they can show the latest sports scores as well as get a user to take action. They can also let you download a coupon, or let a user know about an event, such as a flash sale. Push... Source: about 2 years ago
  • 2nd Gen Fire TV Stick (2016) android version?
    Https://developer.amazon.com/docs/fire-tv/fire-os-overview.html helps. Source: about 2 years ago
  • Testing quick way to show Fire TV Stick model/generation
    The model name should be listed under "Device name". This works by looking up the model number from information taken from Amazon's list of Fire TV devices (here). (This is updated automatically, and should also work with Fire tablets/TVs, other Android devices etc.. Silk or other Chromium-based browsers should work, however Firefox doesn't supply this device information.). Source: over 2 years ago
  • Insignia Fire TV (2021) Old Interface
    Amazon has a list here. I got a Toshiba TV from the Prime Day sale myself for my bedroom. It looks like newer 4k fire TVs are getting Fire OS 7, but the HD versions aren't. On the stick side, the Fire TV Stick and Stick Lite have Fire OS 7, but not the aging 4k that they still actively sell as their only 4k option. It came out in 2018 and is overdue for a refresh. Source: almost 3 years ago

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Roku OS and Fire OS, you can also consider the following products

Plasma Bigscreen - Launcher controllable using voice or TV remote.

Android TV - Android TV is a version of Android made for TV's

SteamOS - We've been hard at work to deliver on our promise of a new kind of living room entertainment environment - one that is accessible, powerful and open. In making SteamOS available to you, we're excited to take the next major step towards that goal.

OSMC - OSMC is a free and open source media center built for the people, by the people.

LibreELEC - LibreELEC is ‘Just enough OS’ for Kodi, a Linux distribution built to run Kodi on current and...

GeeXboX - Dec 3, 2017 - . Author: Tomtom 1 Comment. Hi,.