Amazon has released their Silk web browser out into the wild for those of us that own a 1st or 2nd generation Fire TV or 2nd generation Fire Stick. However, it’s not compatible with the latest pendant version of the Fire TV, but is expected out next month for this device. All in all this is a nice addition to the Fire TV family and if you are tired of having to get up to go search something on your computer you can now do it from the comfort of your couch/bed using that nice big screen TV.



Launching the browser loads Bing.com, the default search engine, and a pop-up message that informs you to press the menu button on the remote “to search the web, enter URLs, and more.” The default search engine can be changed from Bing to either Google or Yahoo in the app’s settings. While the browser loads Bing.com the first time it’s launched, there doesn’t seem to be an option to set a home page. Instead, the app remembers the last page you viewed and reloads it the next time you open the browser, even if you force quit the app.

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