A Amazon has been using Android since 2011. However, as reported by the journalist Janko Roettgers, the e-commerce giant has been considering abandoning it for more than five years.
Nicknamed Vega, it will be based on Linux, will have support for Web applications, and will debut in 2024, on Amazon devices. Furthermore, the new operating system will replace the current version of Fire OS, based on Android, thus ensuring greater freedom for the company.
Having its own operating system will give Amazon greater control over applications and security updates, as well as reducing development and maintenance costs.
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According to sources, the Amazon project involves hundreds of people. One of them is Zibi Braniecki, a former Mozilla employee who worked on Gecko and Firefox OS. According to a forum post Blind, most of the work should already be completed, so Vega will already be in its final stages, expected to arrive with the next generation of Fire TV, next year.
The same journalist, Janko Roettgers, said that Amazon's plans are not limited to consumer devices. In turn, it aims to implement its new Vega, for example, in car infotainment systems.
