Amazon has recently made a controversial change to Fire TV, blocking a basic Android capability present since 2014 that no other manufacturer has issues with. This change has left popular Fire TV apps useless without warning to the affected developers, all under the guise of enhanced security. This update prevents Fire TV apps from establishing local ADB connections to execute advanced tasks like clearing app caches for internal storage space. Amazon claims this change is for security, but it appears to be a move to protect profit by preventing alternate home screens. The handling of this change and treatment of developers affected by it has been poor, showing a lack of care and foresight by Amazon.
https://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-blocks-long-running-fire-tv-capability-breaking-popular-apps-with-no-warning-and-giving-developers-the-runaround/