Amazon Fling discontinuation & Matter Casting replacement

Amazon Appstore Q&A
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Amazon Fling will be discontinued on March 5, 2026 and recommend integrating Matter Casting as a replacement.

So there are some question for the same

Q1: Once the Amazon Fling SDK is discontinued on March 5, 2026, will it still be supported on older devices?

Q2: Does the discontinuation affect only the casting of photos and videos, or will other features be impacted as well?

Q3: If the entire Fling SDK is deprecated, will all related code also become deprecated or unusable?

Q4: Since Matter Casting is recommended as a replacement, from which Fire OS version will it be supported, and on which Fire TV devices?

Q5: Will Matter Casting be supported on all Amazon devices such as Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Cube, etc.?

Q6: As Matter Casting is supported on Fire OS 7.0 and above, can older Fire OS versions continue using the Fling SDK, or will they lose casting support entirely?

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Hello @Moses ,

I have seen your this link: 📲 Amazon Fling discontinuation & Matter Casting replacement

I have a few questions mentioned above. Could you please take some time to review them and provide detailed answers? Your insights would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

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Hello S_K,

Thanks for posting! Please find the answers below:

Q1: Once the Amazon Fling SDK is discontinued on March 5, 2026, will it still be supported on older devices?
A1: Fling will be removed from Fire OS 6 and higher devices, 12 months after the deprecation announcement in Q1 2025. It’s unclear if Fling will continue working on Fire OS 5 and below after the sunset date, so it’s probably worth reaching out to the Fling team directly. My assumption is that Fling will continue being available on Fire OS 5 because it does not receive any further software updates, so whatever is available there, will stay there. However, it also means that no bug fixes, or security updates will be provided for Fling on Fire OS 5, and if a Fling based app crashes or behaves unpredictably, there will not be any support provided.

Q2: Does the discontinuation affect only the casting of photos and videos, or will other features be impacted as well?
A2: Fling enables various casting features like discovering Fire TV devices, playing media, controlling playback, and remote app installation. All of these features will no longer work in apps that don’t replace Fling with an alternative solution like Matter Casting.

Q3: If the entire Fling SDK is deprecated, will all related code also become deprecated or unusable?
A3: Yes, after the service sunset, the Fling SDK will no longer be available for download, and apps cannot use the Fling dependency anymore. The entire Fling SDK and related code will become deprecated and unusable.

Q4: Since Matter Casting is recommended as a replacement, from which Fire OS version will it be supported, and on which Fire TV devices?
A4: The Matter Casting has already launched on Fire TV in 2024. In general, Matter Casting is the recommended replacement for Fling.

Q5: Will Matter Casting be supported on all Amazon devices such as Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Cube, etc.?
A5: Yes, it should be supported on all Fire TV devices.

Q6: As Matter Casting is supported on Fire OS 7.0 and above, can older Fire OS versions continue using the Fling SDK, or will they lose casting support entirely?
A6: Fling will continue to run on Fire OS 5 devices as they won’t receive system updates beyond the sunset date. For Fire OS 6 devices, Fling will be removed in one of the future OS releases (about 12 months after deprecation announcement). Older devices (Fire OS 5 and possibly some Fire OS 6 devices) may retain Fling functionality, while others will lose casting support entirely if Matter Casting isn’t available for them.

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Hello @Emma ,

Thank you for your details answering of each question.

I have been trying to find developer support contacts for both the Fling SDK and Matter Casting SDK teams, but I haven’t been able to locate any direct contact information. As you previously mentioned the possibility of reaching out to these teams directly, I would greatly appreciate it if you could provide any links or contact details. That would be very helpful.

And one more question on official doc mentioned below line

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Hi S_K,

Thanks for your follow up and apologies for the confusion: there is no direct contact information for the Fling SDK or Matter Casting SDK teams. If you have any additional questions – please post them here, and we will assist you.

As for the list of devices and their specifications (including the OS version they run, for example Fire OS 7, etc), you can find all that information here:

Please let us know if you have any other questions. Thanks!

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Hello @Levon & @Emma ,

Thanks for your reply.

Fire TV Stick Detail
Model: Fire TV stick HD (1st Generation)
Fire OS: 7.6.9.7 (PS7697/4800)

I have one confusion: Devices running Fire OS 7 or higher still do not currently show the Matter Casting option. If I integrate the Fling SDK to cast photos and videos as of now, will it still continue to work on these devices after the Fling SDK is officially discontinued in March 5, 2026, especially if Matter Casting support is not available on those devices? Or will the casting functionality stop working completely?

Also, I have one more question: If a device supports Matter Casting, will both the Fling SDK and Matter Casting SDK work on that device for cast Video/Photo, or will only one of them be supported?