This popular app will be shut down for good in a matter of weeks.
10:03, 15 Jul 2025Updated 10:03, 15 Jul 2025
Fire TV Stick users will no longer have excess to this popular streaming app.(Image: Thomas Trutschel/Getty Images)
Amazon’s Fire TV Sticks are one of the most popular streaming devices in the UK as they provide access to all of your favourite streaming and catch-up apps without having to fork out a lot of money on a new smart TV.
Simply by sticking this handy gadget into your telly, all of your favourite shows and films can be accessed in one place. However, some unfortunate news is looming on the horizon as one popular streaming app will be removed from the device.
Amazon previously gave the warning late last year, but an exact date has now been confirmed for when the app will be shut down for good. Freevee, which is a free-to-view app, will stop working on all UK Fire TV Sticks at the end of August, reports the Mirror.
This means that those who watch content via the app will no longer be able to do so as of September 1, 2025.
For those unfamiliar with Freevee, it is an Amazon ad-supported app that offers users a way to stream movies, TV shows and some live broadcasts for free.
Some of the shows currently on the app include Alex Rider, Hell’s Kitchen USA, Jury Duty and Bosch: Legacy.
Freevee will be shut down at the end of August.(Image: Amazon)
However, Amazon’s popular streaming device isn’t the only service being impacted, Freevee will also be shut down on all Android and iOS devices.
For those worried about missing out on their favourite shows, Amazon isn’t letting them completely disappear. Instead, Fire TV Stick users will be able to find them on the Amazon Prime Video app.
This has been done in a move to simplify the services available and move them into one app. Therefore, users will soon need to sign into their Prime Video account to gain access.
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These shows will still be available for free, but they will be mixed in with other Prime content that either requires a one off fee to view or a monthly Amazon Prime subscription.
This may be a bid from retail giant Amazon to get more people to join its Prime subscription service, which is currently £8.99 per month.
New members can currently get a 30-day free trial, which will also give them access to Amazon Music and next-day delivery on Amazon shopping.
In a pop-up message on the Freevee app, customers were told: “Prime Video is the new exclusive home for Freevee TV shows, moves and Live TV. The Freevee app will be accessible until August 2025.
Prime Video will now be the home to all of Freevee’s content.(Image: Chesnot/Getty Images)
“Continue watching your favourite Freevee Originals and our library of hit movies, shows, and live TV on Prime Video for free, no subscription needed. Download Prime Video to get started and sign in with your Amazon account.”
As of September 1, Amazon Fire TV Stick users will have no choice but to use the Prime Video app to watch their usual free content.
For those who are both a Prime Video subscriber and a Freevee viewer, this will be a welcome change as all of their usual content will be easily accessed in one app.
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