Fire OS 6 on the Fire 7 (2019) - based on Oreo or Nougat?

Hi Efjay,

Thanks for posting! There might have been a typo in that blog post, which has been corrected. Here are the Fire OS versions and corresponding Android versions:

Fire OS 5 -- Android 5.x
Fire OS 6 -- Android 7.x
Fire OS 7 -- Android 9.x

If you are a developer building an app and you encountered a bug, then you need to login to your Developer Portal account and use the "Contact Us" form to send us any relevant info. This forum is only for Appstore developers, and so if you are an end user, you will need to post post in Amazon Digital and Device Forum: https://www.amazonforum.com/ -- I hope that answers your questions. Thanks!

Reference

Fire TV Device Specifications: https://developer.amazon.com/public/solutions/devices/fire-tv/docs/device-and-platform-specifications

Fire Tablet Device Specifications: https://developer.amazon.com/docs/fire-tablets/ft-device-and-feature-specifications.html

UPDATE:

Corrected my answer to indicate that Fire OS 7 is based on Android 9. Thank you!

Hi, yes it appears to be a typo but one that is repeated a lot, so somebody needs to fix that. As I bought the device assuming it to be Oreo based, rather than the very old Nougat. Yes I am a developer, been doing that for almost 40 years but haven't published anything to the app store yet. But I am also a long time user of Amazon devices, but can find no way of submitting a bug report. I tried the forum you mentioned, they refer me to the UK forum, they say they are not Amazon staff and it is a development issue. Meanwhile the Fire 7 has a bug and I can't tell anyone. I've submitted feedback for what little that will do and spoken to several Amazon staff from the other side of the planet online, who are little more that script-reading first line support and have a poor grasp of English and zero concept of what I'm actually trying to report, not sure any of them have even seen an actual device. I do appreciate your reply, I think I'm just going to return the device and give up trying to report the bug.

Hi Efjay,

Thanks for the update! As I mentioned earlier, you can still report a bug as a developer by logging in to your Developer Portal account here: https://developer.amazon.com/home.html

You will need to upload any screenshots or device logs to your cloud storage and send us the URL(s) via the Contact Us form, after you login. Describe the context of the issue, and steps to reproduce, the exact OS version and device model, and I will forward your message to the relevant team.

Thanks!

@levon@amazon dear Levon can you please advise if Kindle fire 7 2019 will be updated to Fire OS 7 ?