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Hans India
3 days ago
- Hans India
Netflix to End Support for First-Generation Fire TV Devices Starting June 3
If you've been holding on to one of Amazon's first Fire TV devices, now might be the time to upgrade. Netflix has confirmed it will discontinue support for some of the earliest Amazon Fire TV models beginning June 3, as first reported by German outlet Heise and later confirmed by ZDNet for U.S. users. The move affects devices that are over a decade old. In a statement to a famous publication house, Amazon spokesperson Jen Lurey Ridings said: "Netflix will be discontinuing support for some first-generation Fire TV devices, which were introduced more than 10 years ago. Netflix remains available on all other Fire TV devices." This includes the first-generation Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, and Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote. Users with these models may be eligible for a discount on newer Fire TV Sticks and are encouraged to contact Amazon customer service for more details. For those unsure whether their device is affected, you can check under Settings > My Fire TV > About to confirm your model. While Netflix hasn't specified the exact reason for the discontinuation, a recent update to its help page hints at compatibility issues with aging hardware. The company explained that it may drop support for devices that "can no longer get necessary updates from its manufacturer or support new features." Netflix also added error codes R4, R12, and R25-1 to flag unsupported devices. Netflix has not released any official statement on the decision.
Android Authority
3 days ago
- Android Authority
PSA: Your old Fire TV devices will soon lose Netflix support
Eric Zeman / Android Authority TL;DR Netflix will soon stop working on older Fire TV devices. The streaming service is withdrawing support for the first-gen Fire TVs and the 2016 Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote. The good news is that an upgrade will cost you only $20. Are you still using a Fire TV Stick or Fire TV Box from 2014? Or maybe the 2016 Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote? If so, Netflix support on your device is about to end. According to reports, Netflix is emailing users with older Fire TV devices to inform them that the service will stop working on these models starting June 3, 2025. As ZDNet reported, the company didn't provide a reason for the change in its email. 'According to our usage data, you have used Netflix on a first-generation Fire TV streaming media player in the past 12 months. Netflix will discontinue support for these streaming media players on June 3, 2025,' reads the email sent to affected users, according to It's not exactly shocking that Netflix is phasing out support for these decade-old Fire TV devices. They likely can't handle the latest audio and video formats the platform now uses. Amazon also stopped updating them years ago, so if you're still holding on to one, this might be the right time to upgrade. The good news is, you can get a new Fire TV from Amazon for just $19 for the HD version. The 4K version is also fairly affordable at $29. So, if you're looking for an upgrade in the same ecosystem, you might want to check out these devices.
The Verge
4 days ago
- The Verge
The oldest Fire TV devices are losing Netflix support soon
It's finally time to upgrade for many owners of the earliest Amazon Fire TV devices, as Netflix is ending support for them next month, reports German outlet Heise. The cutoff for US users is June 3rd, according to ZDNet, which writes that the company has been emailing those who would be affected by the change. Netflix is specifically ending support for the 1st-generation Fire TV streaming box and Fire TV Stick, as well as the 2016 Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, ZDNet writes. If you didn't get the email but want to be certain whether your Fire TV device is one of those reportedly losing Netflix, the outlet writes that you can check the 'About' section under Settings > My Fire TV. According to Heise, Amazon is offering discounts on new Fire TV Sticks to those affected by the change. Amazon didn't immediately respond when The Verge reached out to ask whether that's true for US users, as well. In a FAQ added to a Netflix help page sometime in the last couple of months (March 15th is when it first showed up on The Internet Archive), the company says it may end support for devices that 'can no longer get necessary updates from its manufacturer or support new features.' The company also added new references to error codes R4, R12, and R25-1.
Tom's Guide
21-05-2025
- Tom's Guide
Some Fire TV devices are about to lose Netflix — see if you're affected
Fire TV streaming devices are great. They're consistently among the best streaming devices and come loaded with features and apps for all the best streaming services. They're so good that you might still use some old versions of Amazon's streaming devices. If you are, then Netflix might have bad news for you. In an email to select subscribers, Netflix announced that it was ending support for first-generation Fire TV streaming media players (h/t Heise). "According to our usage data," the email begins, "you have used Netflix on a first-generation Fire TV streaming media player in the past 12 months. Netflix will discontinue support for these streaming media players on June 2, 2025." First, let's get into the bad news. If you have a first-generation Fire TV streaming box or a first-generation Fire TV Stick, including models with voice remotes, you're going to lose the ability to watch Netflix starting June 2. The good news is that these devices are old. They launched in 2014 and lost software and security update support from Amazon years ago (Amazon only guarantees support for devices for four years from their date of sale). So chances are, you either aren't using these devices anymore, or you had some idea this day could come. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Unfortunately, if you are still using your first-gen Fire TV devices, there's nothing you can do to avoid Netflix ending support for your version of its Fire TV OS app. You'll need to buy a new streaming device if you want to keep watching Netflix. That might be a blessing in disguise, though. Right now, every new Fire TV streaming stick is on sale, so there's never been a better time to upgrade. To replace your old first-gen Fire TV, you could go with the Amazon Fire TV Stick HD. Right now, you can get it at Amazon for $19.99, which is 43% off the list price. At $19, the Fire TV Stick HD is a bargain. If you don't have a 4K television, it's an affordable way to access all your favorite streaming services and even comes with a voice-controlled remote. If you have a 4K TV, opt for the 4K Max model instead. The Fire TV Stick HD will give you everything you had with your first-generation Fire TV device and more, but if you're looking for an upgrade, you could go with the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K instead. Right now, you can get it at Amazon for $19.99, which is 40% off the list price. Or get a serious upgrade and get the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max for $39.99. It's pricier, but it's the Fire TV Stick I use and the one I recommend to anyone with a 4K TV. Malcolm has been with Tom's Guide since 2022, and has been covering the latest in streaming shows and movies since 2023. He's not one to shy away from a hot take, including that "John Wick" is one of the four greatest films ever made. Here's what he's been watching lately:
Saudi Gazette
20-05-2025
- Science
- Saudi Gazette
Scientists in a race to discover why our Universe exists
WASHINGTON — Inside a laboratory nestled above the mist of the forests of South Dakota, scientists are searching for the answer to one of science's biggest questions: why does our Universe exist? They are in a race for the answer with a separate team of Japanese scientists – who are several years ahead. The current theory of how the Universe came into being can't explain the existence of the planets, stars and galaxies we see around us. Both teams are building detectors that study a sub-atomic particle called a neutrino in the hope of finding answers. The US-led international collaboration is hoping the answer lies deep underground, in the aptly named Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (Dune). The scientists will travel 1,500 meters below the surface into three vast underground caverns. Such is the scale that construction crews and their bulldozers seem like small plastic toys by comparison. The science director of this facility, Dr Jaret Heise describes the giant caves as "cathedrals to science". Dr Heise has been involved the construction of these caverns at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (Surf) for nearly ten years. They seal Dune off from the noise and radiation from the world above. Now, Dune is now ready for the next stage. "We are poised to build the detector that will change our understanding of the Universe with instruments that will be deployed by a collaboration of more than 1,400 scientists from 35 countries who are eager to answer the question of why we exist," he says. When the Universe was created two kinds of particles were created: matter – from which stars, planets and everything around us are made – and, in equal amounts, antimatter, matter's exact opposite. Theoretically the two should have cancelled each other out, leaving nothing but a big burst of energy. And yet, here we – as matter – are. Scientists believe that the answer to understanding why matter won – and we exist – lies in studying a particle called the neutrino and its antimatter opposite, the anti-neutrino. They will be firing beams of both kinds of particles from deep underground in Illinois to the detectors at South Dakota, 800 miles away. This is because as they travel, neutrinos and anti-neutrinos change ever so slightly. The scientists want to find out whether those changes are different for the neutrinos and anti-neutrinos. If they are, it could lead them to the answer of why matter and anti-matter don't cancel each other out. Dune is an international collaboration, involving 1,400 scientists from thirty countries. Among them is Dr Kate Shaw from Sussex University, who told me that the discoveries in store will be "transformative" to our understanding of the Universe and humanity's view of itself. "It is really exciting that we are here now with the technology, with the engineering, with the computer software skills to really be able to attack these big questions," she said. Half a world away, Japanese scientists are using shining golden globes to search for the same answers. Gleaming in all its splendour it is like a temple to science, mirroring the cathedral in South Dakota 6,000 miles (9,650 km) away. The scientists are building Hyper-K — which will be a bigger and better version of their existing neutrino detector, Super-K. The Japanese-led team will be ready to turn on their neutrino beam in less than three years, several years earlier than the American project. Just like Dune, Hyper-K is an international collaboration. Dr Mark Scott of Imperial College, London believes his team is in pole position to make one of the biggest ever discoveries about the origin of the Universe. "We switch on earlier and we have a larger detector, so we should have more sensitivity sooner than Dune," he says. Having both experiments running together means that scientists will learn more than they would with just one, but, he says, "I would like to get there first!" But Dr Linda Cremonesi, of Queen Mary University of London, who works for the Dune project, says that getting there first may not give the Japanese-led team the full picture of what is really going on. "There is an element of a race, but Hyper K does not have yet all of the ingredients that they need to understand if neutrinos and anti-neutrinos behave differently." The race may be on, but the first results are only expected in a few years' time. The question of just what happened at the beginning of time to bring us into existence remains a mystery – for now. — BBC
