CCW 11/5/2021: Which streaming device lasts the longest?

This week on TechHive: Streaming device software support, ranked

Jared Newman

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November 5, 2021

Earlier this week, Amazon went where no other streaming device or smart TV maker has gone before.

The company now guarantees at least four years of security updates for its Fire TV devices, starting from its last available sale date on Amazon’s website. That adds up to at least eight total years of updates for the second-generation Fire TV Stick, seven total years of updates for the Fire TV Stick 4K, and five years for the current Fire TV Stick, which launched in 2020. The guarantee even extends to Fire TV Edition televisions from third-party brands such as Insignia and Toshiba.