Amazon Fire TV Channels Adds Sidebar Navigation and 400+ content providers

Amazon recently launched its Fire TV channels app

Amazon Fire TV Channels is a free, ad-supported streaming platform

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Amazon add some content providers

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Amazon add a new sidebar on Fire TV Channels app.

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Amazon Fire TV channel categories on the sidebar are News, Sports, Cooking, and Entertainment.

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Sidebar makes it easy to find your favorite content on Fire TV channels

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Fire TV Channels is available on Fire TV devices in the US

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You can give Alexa the voice command to "play Fire TV channel" to open the app and browse free content.

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