Missing "Open App" button

:backhand_index_pointing_right: Missing “Open App” button


1. Summary

On the Vega Fire TV device, inside the app details page in “Settings > Applications > Manage Installed Applications” I’m not able to find the “Open App” button, like we use to have on Android-based Fire TVs.

App Name:
This applies to all the apps installed on the device (from the store or sideloaded)

Bug Severity
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  • Impacts operation of app
  • Blocks current development
  • Improvement suggestion
  • Issue with documentation (If selected, please share the doc link and describe the issue)
  • Other

2. Steps to Reproduce

  1. Install an app from the store (or sideload an app using CLI or any other method)
  2. Go to “Settings > Applications > Manage Installed Applications”
  3. Select the app you just installed

3. Observed Behavior

The first button avaialble is “Force stop”, and there’s no “Open App” button in the list

4. Expected Behavior

I’m expecting an “Open App Button”

4.a Possible Root Cause & Temporary Workaround

When using an app downloaded from the store, you’ll find it under “Your App and Channels” and then you can open it by selecting it. When using a sideloaded app, the app doesn’t even show there, so the only solution we found is to launch it from CLI.

5. Logs or crash report

Not applicable

6. Environment

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  • App State: Not applicable
  • OS Information
NAME="OS"
OE_VERSION="4.0.0"
OS_MAJOR_VERSION="1"
OS_MINOR_VERSION="1"
RELEASE_ID="10"
OS_VERSION="1.1"
BRANCH_CODE="TV Ship"
BUILD_DESC="OS 1.1 (TV Ship/514)"
BUILD_FINGERPRINT="4.0.187305.0(3072cab629675a74)/514N:user/release-keys"
BUILD_VARIANT="user"
BUILD_TAGS="release-keys"
BUILD_DATE="Fri Nov 21 00:42:14 UTC 2025"
BUILD_TIMESTAMP="1763685734"
VERSION_NUMBER="1001010051420"

7. Example Code Snippet / Screenshots / Screengrabs

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:backhand_index_pointing_right: Playback Issues


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:backhand_index_pointing_right: Additional Context


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Hi @maxgallo,

Welcome to the Amazon Developer Community!

Thank you for the detailed bug report regarding the missing “Open App” button on Vega Fire TV devices in Settings > Applications > Manage Installed Applications.

We understand this is impacting your development workflow, especially for sideloaded applications that cannot be launched from the UI. Our team is investigating this issue and will provide an update as soon as we have more information.

Thanks for helping us improve the Vega platform and for providing such comprehensive details including the OS version and reproduction steps.

Best regards,
Aishwarya

Hey @amen is there any update on this one? We’re still experiencing this problem