Second, even when the app you want is available in the Amazon Appstore if it isn’t approved for use on the Fire TV line then you can’t download it. Kodi, the media center software formerly known as XBMC, is a perfect example of this. RELATED: HTG Reviews the Amazon Fire TV: Beefy Hardware Primed for the Amazon Ecosystem There are many developers who simply haven’t opted to port their apps over to the Appstore (or the apps contain some element that Amazon vetoed). First, despite the size of the Appstore it doesn’t compare to the Google Play store and there are many, many, apps only available via Google Play. While the Amazon Appstore has a wide selection of applications there are two big issues Fire TV owners bump into. Make no doubt about it, however, that Amazon designed the devices to be very Amazon-ecosystem centric and there is a strong push toward you only using apps from the Amazon Appstore. The Amazon Fire TV and TV Stick are both robust Android-based streaming devices that pack a lot of power into a small footprint.

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