Security News > 2021 > April > Amazon drops Firefox support on Fire TV in favor of Silk browser
This month, Mozilla has announced plans to phase out support for the Firefox web browser app on the Amazon Fire TV product line.
Although Firefox will be no longer supported on Fire TV effective at the end of this month, Amazon Silk web browser app remains available to Fire TV users.
Mozilla Firefox support to end on Amazon Fire TV. In an email sent to Amazon customers this week, as seen by BleepingComputer, the company states that effective April 30th, 2021, the Mozilla Firefox app on Fire TV will no longer be supported.
Although the Firefox app will not be removed from customers' Fire TV sticks or apps, it will cease to receive security or general updates, according to Amazon.
"As of April 30, 2021, we will end support for Firefox for Fire TV and Firefox For Echo Show.".
Amazon Fire TV users who are accustomed to using the Firefox app better get themselves also acquainted with the Silk browser.