The two most important pieces of android are the Linux kernel and the android app runtime. The article says that this new initiative from Amazon will use the L

The two most important pieces of android are the Linux kernel and the android app runtime. The article says that this new initiative from Amazon will use the Linux kernel and I would think they would have to maintain android app compatibility, so it’s hard to see that it’s much different then their existing FireOS. React native could be a way for them to build their shell and some core apps, but it really doesn’t replace android app compatibility.