# 📰 January 2025 @AmazonAppDev Newsletter

**URL:** <https://community.amazondeveloper.com/t/january-2025-amazonappdev-newsletter/9206>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Tags:** appstore-newsletter\
**Created:** [March 12, 2025, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.amazondeveloper.com/t/january-2025-amazonappdev-newsletter/9206 "2025-03-12T22:16:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.amazondeveloper.com/t/january-2025-amazonappdev-newsletter/9206/1 "2025-03-12T22:16:53Z")

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## App performance

New guides and tools for upleveling your app, testing across devices, and monitoring performance

⏱ **Optimize your Fire TV app performance**  
Get answers to common issues to ensure your app provides a smooth, responsive streaming experience. [Read more ›](https://developer.amazon.com/apps-and-games/blogs/2024/12/optimize-fire-tv-app-performance)

✅ **Testing made easier with Appstore Quality Central**  
Explore the new suite of tools for testing your app across virtual devices. Test results can help you improve quality, increase stability, and optimize user experience for a streamlined certification process. [Read more ›](https://developer.amazon.com/docs/app-testing/understanding-appstore-quality-central.html)

## Inspect performance with the App Health Insights dashboard

Monitor key performance metrics for your Fire TV, Fire tablet, and Android apps with the App Health Insights dashboard.

[Read more ›](https://developer.amazon.com/apps-and-games/blogs/2025/01/app-health-insights-dashboard)

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## Beyond “Hello World!”

**eBook 📖 Mastering the Big Screen**

We partnered with [Callstack](https://www.callstack.com/community) to address the unique challenges and solutions for creating high-quality streaming apps using React Native.  
[Download your copy ›](https://www.callstack.com/ebook/mastering-the-big-screen-react-native-for-tv-guidebook)

**Bare React Native projects for TV**

Bare React Native can be ideal for projects that require specific build processes or have unique performance requirements.  
[Read more ›](https://dev.to/amazonappdev/how-to-develop-a-react-native-app-for-tv-4njp)

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### Developer highlights

🗓 **2025 look ahead**  
[@chris\_trag](https://x.com/chris_trag) shares upcoming events and developer courses he’s excited about for the new year.  
[Read more ›](https://dev.to/amazonappdev/2025-look-ahead-top-dev-events-courses-for-android-react-native-and-genai-4bd3)

📈 **2024 Year in Review**  
ICYMI - We round up some of our favorite highlights from last year, including event tech talks, product and feature releases, and popular best practice guides.  
[Read more or watch the video ›](https://developer.amazon.com/apps-and-games/blogs/2024/12/2024-year-in-review)

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### Related resources

- [@AmazonAppDev blog](https://developer.amazon.com/apps-and-games/blogs)
- [Read our tech docs](https://developer.amazon.com/docs/apps-and-games/documentation.html)
- [Amazon Developer Community](https://community.amazondeveloper.com/c/amazon-appstore/17)

> 💡 _Visit the [Amazon Developer Portal](https://developer.amazon.com/apps-and-games) for all the updates, documentation, and resources._