PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Fire OS in its current version (8.3.2.1 on Generation 12 devices) does not correctly support mDNS (.local) domain resolution in its browser or in third-party applications when using the default resolver library. This bug, which was fixed in Android mainline several years ago, …

Hello @dgatwood / @John_Hanley Thank you for your patience. Please note that Fire OS 8 was built on Android 10 (API Level 29) and Android 11 (API Level 30) , which was released in 2020: [image] SDK Platform release notes | Android Studio | Android... Discover release information abou…

Hi, Thanks for the question and welcome to the Amazon Appstore community space! We are looking into this, and will get back to you as soon as we have an update. Best, Moses

Hi John, I have pinged the team again, we’ll let you when they respond. Thanks, Moses

Fire OS 8 does not appear to support mDNS lookups in its main DNS resolver

Fire Devices & Appstore Q&A

John_Hanley December 19, 2024, 3:45am 7

Moses,

What is the status of this? mDNS is important.

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Fire OS 8 does not appear to support mDNS lookups in its main DNS resolver

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