Android-based operating systems pushing aside core Android features is nothing new. Huawei is going down that route with HarmonyOS, but Amazon did it first with its Fire OS ecosystem. The operating system is used by Amazon’s Fire TV streaming sticks and TVs, as well as Amazon’s Fire tablets—the company even attempted to make a Fire Phone at one point, but that was a disastrous failure and we don’t talk about it. The latest “improvement” to the OS seems to be restricting basic Android app functionality.
