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Fire OS version	Base Android Version	Android API level	Compatible Devices	Notes
1	2.3.3 Gingerbread	10	Kindle Fire	Reported as "Based on Android"
2	4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich	15	Kindle Fire HD	Reported "Based on Android"
3	4.2.2 Jellybean	17^[1]^[2]^[3]	Fire HD (2nd generation), Fire HDX	Reported as "Compatible with Android"
4	4.4.2 KitKat	19^[4]^[5]	Fire HD (3rd generation), Fire HDX (2nd generation)
4.5.1	4.4.3 KitKat	19^[6]^[7]^[8]
5.0	5.1 Lollipop	22^[9]	Fire 7 (7th generation)
6	7.1.2 Nougat	25^[10]	Fire HD 8 (8th generation), Fire 7 (9th generation)	Devices shipped with Fire OS 6 were later upgraded to Fire OS 7 when Amazon abandoned development.
7	9.0 Pie	28^[11]	Fire 7 (9th generation), Fire HD 8 (8th generation), Fire HD 8/8+ (10 generation), Fire HD 10/10+ (11 generation)
8	11	30	Fire 7 (12th generation) Fire HD 8 (12th Generation)	Some Android 11 features such as File Based Encryption (FBE) are not supported in Fire OS 8 ^[12]

The releases are categorized by major Fire OS versions based upon a certain Android codebase first and then sorted chronologically.

Fire OS 1 – based on Android 2.3 Gingerbread: system version = 6.3.1; system version = 6.3.2 – longer movie rentals, Amazon cloud synchronization; system version = 6.3.4 – latest version for Kindle Fire (1st Generation) (2011)

Fire OS 2 – based on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich: system version = 7.5.1 – latest version for Kindle Fire HD (2nd Generation) (7" 2012); system version = 8.5.1 – latest version for Kindle Fire HD 8.9" (2nd Generation) (2012); system version = 10.5.1 – latest version for Kindle Fire (2nd Generation) (2012)

Fire OS 2.4 – based on Android 4.0.3(?)

Fire OS 3 Mojito – based on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean: 3.1^[13]; 3.2.8 – rollback point for Kindle Fire HDX (2013); 3.5.0 – introduces support for Fire Phone; Android 4.2.2 codebase; 3.5.1 – Fire Phone maintenance version

Fire OS 4 Sangria – based on Android 4.4 KitKat: 4.1.1; 4.5.5.1; 4.5.5.2; 4.5.5.3 – latest version for some tablets released in 2013, Kindle Fire HDX (3rd Generation), Kindle Fire HDX 8.9" (3rd Generation), Kindle Fire HD (3rd Generation); 4.5.5.5 – latest version for some tablets released in 2013 (e.g. some Kindle Fire tablets of 3rd Generation); 4.6.6.0 – Fire Phone; 4.6.6.1 – latest version for the Fire Phone

Fire OS 5 Bellini – based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop: 5.0^[14]; 5.0.5.1 – introduction of Fire TV; 5.0.1; 5.1.1^[15]; 5.1.2; 5.1.2.1; 5.1.4; 5.2.1.0 – Fire TV devices; 5.2.1.1; 5.2.1.2; 5.2.4.0; 5.2.6.0; 5.2.6.1; 5.2.6.2; 5.2.8.4; 5.3.1.0; 5.3.1.1 – August 2016; 5.3.2.0 – November 2016; 5.3.2.1 – December 2016; 5.3.3.0 – March 2017; 5.3.6.4 – version for Fire HD 8 (6th Generation); 5.3.6.8; 5.3.7.0; 5.3.7.1; 5.3.7.2 – for Fire HD 8 & Fire HD 10 (7th Generation); 5.4.0.0 – June 2017; 5.4.0.1 – August 2017; 5.5.0.0 – November 2017: Only for Fire HD 10 (2017) with hands-free Alexa; 5.6.0.0 – November 2017; 5.6.0.1 – January 2018; 5.6.1.0 – March 2018: version for tablets released in 2014 (e.g. some Fire tablets of 4th Generation); 5.6.2.0 – July 2018: Hands-Free Alexa For Fire 7 & HD 8 (2017) only; 5.6.2.3 – April 2018: Latest version for first and second generation Fire TV devices; 5.6.3.0 – November 2018: for Fire 7 (5th to 7th Generation); Due to a mistake, this version was accidentally released as 5.3.6.4 on some Fire tablets instead of 5.6.3.0, but includes the same update features.; 5.6.3.8 – April 2019; 5.6.4.0 – May 2019, September 2019: for Fire HD 8; 5.6.6.0 – May 2020; 5.6.7.0 – August 2020; 5.6.8.0 – November 2020: Latest version for Fire (5th Generation), Fire HD 6 (4th Generation), Fire HD 7 (4th Generation), Fire HD 8 (5th and 6th Generation), and Fire HD 10 (5th Generation)^[16]; 5.6.9.0 - December 2020; 5.7.0.0 – February 2022: Latest version for Fire HDX 8.9 (4th Generation), Fire (7th Generation), Fire HD 8 (7th Generation), and Fire HD 10 (7th Generation); 5.8.6.8 – July 2019; 5.8.7.9 – August 2019; 5.7.8.2 – September 2019

Fire OS 6 – based on Android 7.1.2 Nougat: 6.2.1.0 – October 2017, released on third generation Fire TV; 6.2.1.2 – December 2017^[17]; 6.2.1.3 – May 2018^[18]; 6.3.0.1 – November 2018; 6.3.1.2 – July 2019: version for Fire 7 (9th Generation); 6.3.1.3 (information needed); 6.3.1.4 (information needed); 6.3.1.5 – September 2019: last version of FireOS 6 for Fire HD 8 (8th generation); 6.5.3.4 – September 2019: Last version for Fire 7 (7th generation); 6.5.3.5 – November 2019

Fire OS 7 – based on Android 9.0 Pie: 7.3.1.0 – October 2019: First version for Fire HD 10 (9th Generation)^[19]; 7.3.1.1 – October 2019: Second version for Fire HD 10 (9th Generation); 7.3.1.2 – February 2020: Third version for Fire HD 10 (9th Generation); 7.3.1.3 – April 2020: Fourth version for Fire HD 10 (9th Generation); 7.3.1.4 – June 2020: Fifth version for Fire HD 10 (9th Generation); 7.3.1.5 – August 2020: First version of FireOS 7 for Fire HD 8 (8th Generation); 7.3.1.6 – October 2020; 7.3.1.7 – November 2020; 7.3.1.8 – February 2021; 7.3.1.9 – May 2021; 7.3.2.1 – September 2021; 7.3.2.2 – November 2021; 7.3.2.3 – May 2022; 7.3.2.4 – August 2022; 7.3.2.6 – November 2022; 7.3.2.7 – February 2023 The deletion of skippable ads; 7.3.2.8 - April 19, 2023 Latest version for 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th Generation Fire Tablets^[16]

Fire OS 8 - based on Android 11 (Red Velvet Cake ^{[note 1]} ^[20]): 8.3.1.0 - June? 2022: Included on some 12th Gen Fire 7 units out of the box; 8.3.1.1 – June 28, 2022: Known first version for the 12th Generation Fire 7; 8.3.1.2 - September?, 2022; 8.3.1.3 - November 26, 2022; 8.3.1.4 - March 7, 2023:; 8.3.1.9 - April 28, 2023:; 8.3.2.0 - September 24, 2023: Latest version for 12th Generation Fire Tablets

Notes

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References

^ Hollister, Sean (September 28, 2011). "Amazon's Kindle Fire UI: it's Android, but not quite". This Is My Next.
^ "Amazon confirms Kindle Fire HD models use Android 4.0 under the hood". Engadget. 6 September 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
^ "Kindle Fire Device and Feature Specifications". Amazon developer portal. Amazon.com Inc. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
^ "Updating Your App for Fire OS 4 – Amazon Apps & Services Developer Portal". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
^ Wiygul, Henry (September 17, 2014). "What's new with Amazon's Fire OS 4.0 "Sangria"?". Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
^ Adrian Kingsley-Hughes. "Amazon begins rollout of Fire OS 4.5.1". ZDNet.
^ "Amazon.com Help: Fire HD 6 (4th Generation) Software Updates". Amazon.
^ "SDK Platform release notes". Android Developers. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
^ "Devices | Amazon Appstore Developer Portal". developer.amazon.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
^ "Developing for Fire tablets". Amazon. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
^ "Fire OS 7 for Fire Tablets". Amazon. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
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^ "What's new in Amazon Fire OS 5 Bellini? – Pocket-lint". www.pocket-lint.com. September 17, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
^ "Amazon.com: Customer Discussions: Fire OS 5.1.1 Available for Download". www.amazon.com. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Fire Tablet Software Updates". Amazon. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
^ Saba, Elias (December 17, 2017). "Software update 6.2.1.2 rolling out to the Amazon Fire TV 3". aftvnews.com.
^ Saba, Elias (May 16, 2018). "New software update 6.2.1.3 released for the Amazon Fire TV 3". aftvnews.com.
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^ "Android 11 is codenamed Red Velvet Cake — but Google won't call it that". July 24, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2022.

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[1] Hollister, Sean (September 28, 2011). "Amazon's Kindle Fire UI: it's Android, but not quite". This Is My Next.

[engadget-kindlefire40-2] "Amazon confirms Kindle Fire HD models use Android 4.0 under the hood". Engadget. 6 September 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2013.

[kindlefire-specs-3] "Kindle Fire Device and Feature Specifications". Amazon developer portal. Amazon.com Inc. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.

[4] "Updating Your App for Fire OS 4 – Amazon Apps & Services Developer Portal". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2014.

[5] Wiygul, Henry (September 17, 2014). "What's new with Amazon's Fire OS 4.0 "Sangria"?". Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

[6] Adrian Kingsley-Hughes. "Amazon begins rollout of Fire OS 4.5.1". ZDNet.

[7] "Amazon.com Help: Fire HD 6 (4th Generation) Software Updates". Amazon.

[8] "SDK Platform release notes". Android Developers. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

[9] "Devices | Amazon Appstore Developer Portal". developer.amazon.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

[10] "Developing for Fire tablets". Amazon. Retrieved November 21, 2018.

[11] "Fire OS 7 for Fire Tablets". Amazon. Retrieved October 30, 2019.

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[13] "Redirect | None". developer.amazon.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

[14] "What's new in Amazon Fire OS 5 Bellini? – Pocket-lint". www.pocket-lint.com. September 17, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.

[15] "Amazon.com: Customer Discussions: Fire OS 5.1.1 Available for Download". www.amazon.com. Retrieved November 11, 2016.

[:0-16] "Fire Tablet Software Updates". Amazon. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.

[17] Saba, Elias (December 17, 2017). "Software update 6.2.1.2 rolling out to the Amazon Fire TV 3". aftvnews.com.

[18] Saba, Elias (May 16, 2018). "New software update 6.2.1.3 released for the Amazon Fire TV 3". aftvnews.com.

[19] "Fire OS 7 for Fire Tablets (Fire Tablets) | Fire Tablets". developer.amazon.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

[21] "Android 11 is codenamed Red Velvet Cake — but Google won't call it that". July 24, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2022.

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