- Amazon releases Vega OS update, adding VPN support
- Users can now use a VPN on Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K Select as well
- Only NordVPN and IPVanish have already released a Vega OS app
Amazon has finally launched VPN support for its new Fire TV Stick 4K Select, more than a month after its launch.
Unlike previous Amazon streaming devices, the next-generation Fire TV Stick runs on the Linux-based Vega operating system, which did not support VPN apps at launch. Until today, at least, when Amazon enabled it through an update.
This will undoubtedly be a relief for all streamers looking to enhance their experience with one of the best VPN services on the market.
However, not all VPN providers are ready yet. Since launching in October, only two services have created a new app that can run on Vega OS: NordVPN and IPVanish.
The good news doesn’t end here either. Both NordVPN and IPVanish have reduced their prices with great Black Friday VPN deals.
Why use a VPN with Amazon Fire TV Stick?
A VPN is a security tool that encrypts your Internet connection and masks your real IP address, which can significantly improve your streaming experience.
Companies like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, and similar platforms apply geographic restrictions to their libraries. However, with a VPN, you can unblock foreign catalogs and continue watching all your favorite shows while traveling abroad.
But not only that. VPN encryption ensures that snoops can’t spy on your streaming habits. Plus, services like NordVPN and IPVanish come with advanced tools to block intrusive ads and web trackers that can put your privacy at risk and ruin your streaming marathons.
While we rate Surfshark as the best VPN app for Fire TV Stick, the company has not yet released an app compatible with Vega OS. That said, NordVPN is TechRadar’s highest-rated VPN overall, thanks to its excellent performance and security, and it’s now at its lowest price of the year. Here are all the details:
We test and review VPN services in the context of legal recreational uses. For example: 1. Access a service from another country (subject to the terms and conditions of that service). 2. Protect your online security and strengthen your online privacy when you are abroad. We do not support or condone using a VPN service to break the law or conduct illegal activities. Future Publishing does not endorse or approve the consumption of paid pirated content.
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