Netflix has announced that The official Netflix app will stop working on Fire TV devices sold between 2014 and 2016as part of a future update that will eliminate support to its video and audio formats.
Specifically, the devices in which Netflix will stop working are the following: The 2014 Amazon TV TV, the 2014 Amazon TV Stick, and the Amazon Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Voice Remote of 2016.
Users of these devices will not be able to continue using the Netflix app As of June 2, 2025. There is no way to skip this limitation, apart from buying a newer device.
Most recent Fire TV devices users can continue using Netflix app without problems, Just keep the app updated to the latest version available in the Amazon apps.
Netflix has not explained the decision to abandon users of these devices; But everything indicates that the key is in video and audio formats compatible with old Fire TVs.
Many current video streaming apps use more efficient and modern video codecs, such as AV1; however, Only the most recent “hardware” is compatible with those codecsand the devices that will lose compatibility are not.
In short, if we want to continue watching movies and series in Netflix, We will have to buy a new device; Whether one of the new Fire TV, or a Google TV -based model that maintains Netflix compatibility.
Actually, this news is not surprising. The affected TV FIREs are ten years old and have long stopped receiving updates. Netflix has already abandoned users of some smart televisions for the same reason.
In addition, Amazon right now is focused on developing its new operating system for Fire TV, which will no longer be based on Android and whose launch is expected by the end of the year.
The TV Fire are not the only ones that are in the middle of a revolution. Recall that last year Google abandoned the Chromecast, opting for a new type of player called Google TV Streamer.
Therefore, it is advisable to find a new device to replace our old Fire TV, and thus access both Netflix and the new functions that are possible with the latest system updates.
