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[Fire TV General] vitalik3k:
I develop plugins for personal use and waiting for a moment when I would able to boot into my app bypassing Amazon app. Fire TV has quite impressive specs, all my previous experiments with streaming 1080p videos failed even with ARMv7 Neon codec.

Many SoC for Android have limitations decoding H.264 video, I really hope that Fire TV would be able to stream 1080p from my home server via my app. Maybe even 4K..
[Fire TV General] dhayman11:
I got the radio feature to work but was unable to play any of my actual playlists
[Fire TV General] the_gunner:
So the app loads properly and you can control it, but you can't login to your account? Or were you able to login to your account?

Which Spotify apk did you try - Play version or Amazon tablet version?
[Fire TV General] dhayman11:
I used the play version. I was able to log in (using a wireless mouse/keyboard), though the login screen wasn't oriented properly. After the initial login the screen was correctly oriented but navigation was awkward and clicking shuffle all or clicking on a song title wouldn't do anything. But clicking on the radio icon played the radio fine.
[Fire TV General] the_gunner:
Thanks for your efforts! If you get a chance, try the Amazon tablet version and let us know how it works: http://www.amazon.com/Spotify-Kindle-Tablet-Edition/dp/B008RBZA4A/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
[Fire TV General] DeVSS:
Retroarch arm7 v1.0.0.2-r34 - Working perfectly with XboX 360 controller. The Amazon game controller is recognized but the buttons do not work. (I tried to manually configuring the controller. All the buttons allow me to map except for the L2 and R2. When I push those buttons they dont register when I try to bind them. Everything else binded though and I was able to play snes with the amazon fire tv remote).

Google Drive - Not Working says cant find account and fails to launch

WWE Network - Not working properly - launches but launches vertically and wont go to landscape mode.

Twit Pro - Working everything works perfectly.

Watch ABC - Not Working Properly - loads up correctly but can not navigate the buttons with the remote.

NBC - Not Working Properly loads up correctly but can not navigate the buttons with the remote.

CBS - Not Working Properly loads upside down.

Shadowgun Deadzone - Not Working Properly can't click on the download data button once the game launches.

The Respawnables - Not Working Properly launches, downloads data, then crashes.

VLC For Android v0.9.1 arm7 - Working perfectly. Remote buttons work and I tested a 1080p video (with dts 4.1 audio) file and it played perfectly.

SOPcast - Working perfectly. Loads up and plays just fine. Tried 3000kbps stream and streamed perfectly.

Beach buggy blitz - Not Working - crashes on start up.

Temple Run 2 - Not Working Properly starts sideways.
[Fire TV General] PHAMOS1:
Harmony 550

So I used the USB dongle from my old Windows remote(see link below) with Fire TV. And programmed my Harmony 550 to use instead of the Windows remote and hot dam if everything did work properly. I set up an activity to turn on my TV, control the volume, choose HDMI input etc. So far so good, only thing I need now is a Harmony with a keyboard....... wait , there is one for $150. Sure the number keys work but I want.a full keyboard.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00224ZDFY/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1
[Fire TV General] Bama29:
I have the same ORtek dongle that you have in your link and am using my Harmony One. Everything works except I am having a problem with the UP/Down/Right/Left buttons on the Harmony. When I use them to scroll up and down or left and right it skips an entry. Normally for every click it goes two selections. I have tried the troubleshooting link to change speed of the input, memorizing from the actual ORtek remote that does scroll properly and memorizing the input RAW. I can't seem to find a solution that works. However the ability to change inputs on TV, Reciever, apply power to applicable devices with one click from a programmed Activity is great.
[Fire TV General] PHAMOS1:
That's odd I I'm going to look in my Harmony settings and see what the direction pad looks like and get back to you.
[Fire TV General] Call Me Charlie:
I already posted about this one a few days ago.

You can force the correct rotation with "Ultimate Rotation Control". It doesn't work with the remote. You'll need a keyboard/mouse to navigate the app. Everything besides the live stream/VOD works. That section is blocked off with a GPS requirement and I was unable to get past it with a GPS spoofer. I guess it look for an actual chip?

I'm still trying to figure out a way to access it with a web browser on Fire TV but Phony with Firefox didn't work. The site still directs me to download the app. .

Maybe Chrome with a changed user agent would work? There has to be some way to trick it into thinking you're on a PC.
[Fire TV General] PHAMOS1:
My setting are the basic Up= Up Direction Down=Down Direction so I don't see why your One is doing that. Did you do in custom buttons for that activity? I remember one time I had to make it so my Harmony sent a command twice every time I pushed a certain button to get a possessed receiver to act right.
[Fire TV General] DeVSS:
Oops sorry I missed it. Was just going off the list on the main page. Hopefully it gets updated soon so we can tell at a glance what works and what doesn't.
[Fire TV General] Bama29:
I think I explored in custom buttons as well but will take another look for possibilities. Did you set your Harmony up to see a Media PC (Ortek VRC-1100) device?

Edit: I found a solution. Looking through the Logitech Forums I found a post where a guy said that when "Learning" the buttons it required a VERY quick key press. I had been deliberate before when pressing the keys so ran through the process again. Apparently the Vista MCE remote that comes with the dongle has a quick key repeat. After four very quick key "Taps" and a Harmony remote update all worked as it should. Go figure, a very touchy process...

Also:

For those trying to get the Harmony up to speed...

To emulate the Back button on the Fire TV remote assign the clear key from the ORtek.

To emulate the Home Button on the Fire TV remote assign the Browser command from the ORtek. It is also the upper left key on the remote. The "e" with a circle around it.

On my Harmony One I assigned Home to the Menu key and Back to the Exit key. Neither were being used for the ORtek device.
[Fire TV General] S1ack:
Working Hardware:

IOGear GKM561R (2.4GHz multimedia keyboard)

Shift key as others have reported does not seem to work. The embedded mouse does work fine. Including right click.
[Fire TV General] Koying:
@OP

Please use SPMC 12.4.2 ( http://filez.semperpax.com/5r4ln85l ) instead of 12.3.3 if a Frodo build is preferred for XBMC.

12.4.x is based on Frodo 12.3 and fixes a nasty video decoding bug.

[EDIT]

Also, to avoid confusion, it's probably best to remove the reference to "XBMC on Ouya". It's basically the same as SPMC 12.3.3 (which was created because Ouya had to remove DTS/AC3 decoding due to licensing), so superseded by SPMC 12.4.2, too.
[Fire TV General] mejdam:
made those changes, thanks again for all the work you've done for us with the XBMC version of FireTV. adding DTS/Ac3 passthrough was all i needed left to change from the ouya version to the gotham version you released.
[Fire TV General] S1ack:
+1 DTS passthrough on Gotham. Many thanks.
[Fire TV General] mr3p:
is there a particular advantage/disadvantage of SPMC 12.4.2 vs. xbmc-20140412-1d32fd0-AmazonFire-armeabi-v7a
[Fire TV General] Syk69:
I also switched to Gotham version. So far its been the best one at playing my movies. Even though I still get very minor slightly jerky/studder occasionally on 1080p high bitrate files with DTS passthrough. They are very random but definite much better than previous versions of xbmc. On wired connection. Hopefully in time the hardware decoding will be better optimized.
[Fire TV General] jeebuspwnz:
The xbmc for fireTV version runs so much worse than the frodo variant for the ouya. Video is choppy and jittery vs perfectly smooth. Why even bother with the Gotham builds if they don't run well?
[Fire TV General] mejdam:
Spmc is frodo and the amazon build is Gotham. Frodo has been shown more stable for some plus have a ton more plugin support and skins to choose from.
[Fire TV General] mejdam:
Gotham isn't a finish product yet, if you prefer frodo that's valid but let's not say insulting things like why are they wasting time.

Question. Did you disable mediacodec from video acceleration? If not please do so and report again.
[Fire TV General] Methanoid:
Anybody tried PPSSPP the PSP emulator? SToid or UAE4droid? Retroarch? Would be nice to be able to use that extra processor power!
[Fire TV General] carbanm:
SuperN64

SuperN64 works great, loads Super Mario 64 at full speed to the first screen.(I don't have a controller at my disposal to test further)
[Fire TV General] MrMichaelJames:
I'll have to try it, still looking for a good solution to organize roms and emulators besides copying the roms to the fire tv.
[Fire TV General] adfurgerson:
Have you seen this?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2578612
[Fire TV General] MrMichaelJames:
Yeah i get an error from advanced launcher about not being able to find the config xml (don't remember what it is call) and another error about not being able to find the rom. I was going to try it again, just haven't yet.
[Fire TV General] Dhickory:
OUYA XBMC

Is it possible to download the newly released XBMC version for the OUYA if you don't have an OUYA? The OP version has been the most stable for me, but would like to see what this update brings along with the multichannel passthrough.

EDIT: Or was the OP version the newest for the OUYA? To clarify, I just saw the OUYA got an update and it read like the XBMC version for it did as well. I'm getting confused with all these versions...
[Fire TV General] tarvoke:
go back 1 page on this thread. from the mouth of the master:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51864223&postcount=222
[Fire TV General] Dhickory:
thanks! nothing like following a thread and missing the question posted about:cyclops:

EDIT: so it appears the OUYA XBMC did get an update, but more or less playing catch up to the latest SPMC.
[Fire TV General] Call Me Charlie:
I can confirm that Dish Anywhere works. Used an APK I found here. It only works with a keyboard/mouse.

A slightly weird issue is that the guide will desync if you scroll anywhere besides the area right between the channel names and the channel guide.
[Fire TV General] tarvoke:
no worries brother, this thread needs to go away and die. it's just too random and chaotic, about everything and nothing. no fun to read when 99% of the posts are not-about The Thing You Need To Read About. ;)

lol even now that this forum got created With Categories, everything is still all chaotic and wild west. we need order! and stickies! and moderators!

xbmchub has a thread exactly like this one. and then they finally created a firetv forum too. and they also kept the thread. ha.
[Fire TV General] gts24:
Has anyone actually used the wifi usb dongle with the fireTV and successfully used a 360 controller?
[Fire TV General] 2fastkuztoms:
Yes there some guys that confirmed that it works.
[Fire TV General] wizwor:
I'm trying to get PlayOn.tv to work. Every video says I need flash installed (in chrome). I side loaded a flash apk (install_flash_player_ics.apk) which seems to install. If i run that app, it opens chrome but just hangs at settingsDOTadobeDOTcomSLASHflashplayerSLASHmobile

wrong apk?
[Fire TV General] FrostyOrDie:
Try dolphin browser. Enable flash in settings first then go to website
[Fire TV General] tarvoke:
I like the basic no-name AOSP browser, and Chrome. but Firefox and Dolphin and Opera all also work with the flash plugin - pick your favorite.

like FrostyOrDie said, make sure flash is enabled in your browser settings.

2 other things I had to do otherwise flash would not work:

- make sure the "plugins" setting is changed to always-on, not on-demand (different for different browsers)

- make sure the browser is set to desktop mode not mobile. (this is usually in the popup when you press the menu button, rather than if you are looking in the actual full settings menu. if that makes sense). stupidly, this one seems to reset itself to mobile every time you open a new tab or quit the browser.
[Fire TV General] wizwor:
I might be doing this the hard way. I am trying to get playon.tv on the fire tv. I tried using m.playon.tv like I do with my Fires, but I get the flash message. Does anyone have the apk? maybe I can just side load that?
[Fire TV General] Call Me Charlie:
Just to save some people some time, it's impossible to watch the WWE Network through a browser on the Fire TV.

It detected that I was on a mobile browser and directed me to the download the app so I had to get Phony for Firefox.

Then it detected that my screen resolution was too small and directed me to download the app so I had to go into about:config - find layout.css.devPixelsPerPx and change the value to 1.0

That had the fun side effect of making text very small on the screen but it reported that it was 1080p

Then it detected that I had "a touchscreen" and directed me to download the app so I had to go back into about:config - find dom.w3c_touch_events.enabled and change the value to 0

That had the fun side effect of disabling my mouse clicks while on a web page.

So I tab my way through, log in and it works! Only the video is about 20% of my screen real-estate. Tab to the full screen button, get a black screen. Try to zoom, no way to without a touchscreen. And after about five minutes, the audio starts crackling.

So that's that. Guess I'm stuck waiting for the official app :eek:
[Fire TV General] xiaNaix:
It doesn't work on any box other than Roku at this point. The app does not support HDMI out. Amazon promised it was coming to Fire TV "soon" though.
[Fire TV General] anton6162:
Which version of DishAnywhere did you use? I didn't see a link in your post. Tried a version I downloaded from the play store and sent over. After putting in my username/pw it says "There seems to be a library missing, please update your application."
[Fire TV General] Call Me Charlie:
Can't remember where I downloaded it from but it's v2.1.23

Maybe it needs Adobe Flash installed to work?
[Fire TV General] Dixon Butz:
Dish Anywhere works!

I updated DA on my HP Touchpad, snagged the apk and installed to FTV.

There was a message about Google Play not supported on this device. Just ignore it.

I used a ri keyboard which works fine. It has a built in touchpad.

This is the latest.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/wjf1uvwv7gt4har/Anywhere_3.3.15_10095.apk
[Fire TV General] mejdam:
yes, i have. and it works with the OEM wireless dongle.
[Fire TV General] mejdam:
That is correct, after Ouya received the latest update called Chupacabra i am now able to use pass-through without using SPMC or an earlier version of XBMC on Ouya. I did run some tests and it seemed to run a lot faster, also seemed to play a DTS-HD ma file i had when i had truehd and dts-hd enabled in pass-through, i'll check today if its really passthrough is working of if its just stereo. I was unable to play bluray remux files in vc1 or avc without drop frames but i don’t know if that a limitation of that version of xbmc or if the Tegra 3 soc just cant handle those files. I'll rip the apk today and test is on the fire tv.
[Fire TV General] Dhickory:
I appreciate the response. I have moved to the latest gotham nightlies, and everything seems to be working pretty good.

I will say that the original OUYA version did run very smoothly, and would be nice to have that as a stable build if you could share..sometimes I forget what all I've done/changed in the nightlies. I keep telling myelf I'll stop changing things, but one thing leads to another and the xbmc forum is very lively.

I came from xbmc on a Pi, and it was very easy to SSH in and grab files to edit and was wondering if the same is possible on the FTV? Or would it just be better to install an ftp app? Adb is easy on a tablet, but would like to avoid typing the directories out every time for push/pull..
[Fire TV General] gts24:
Ok ,

I hadn't used my wireless dongle in quite awhile. It works but it definitely comes with a caveat... It's a chinese knockoff I mistakenly purchased.

(here's the guide to get it working under windows and the associated "hacked" driver to assist with that process: http://www.selfsimilar.org/2011/07/counterfeit-xbox-360-wireless-receiver-drivers/comment-page-2/ ) .

Basically this thing works under windows now but I can't seem to get it to work at all with the firetv, which I'm sure has to do with it being a "knockoff"........

Is there any way to make this happen?
[Fire TV General] Dixon Butz:
Did you restart the FTV after plugging in the dongle?

I have a fake and it works after a restart after I plug it in. YMMV
[Fire TV General] gts24:
Ok , steps I took after your post:

1. powered down everything (fireTV and xbox 360 controller)

2. powered up firetv , waited a minute then fired up a controller by pushing the big round xbox button thingy in the middle

FireTV seems to immdiately recognize it as a "controller" as it pulled up a sort of gaming area and I can move around with my xbox 360 controller.

One issue I have is that now my xbox 360 controller has a constantly blinking "halo" around the round xbox button (**NOT the rotating low battery indictator)..... seems that would drain the battery quite a bit faster right? Does yours do this? anything I'm missing here? (again It's NOT the low battery warning either, I just put new batteries in, it's the warning that it is ATTEMPTING to connect to a console but presently isn't able to) I'm using it to control the Fire TV but it still isn't happy and that light is blinking

thanks
[Fire TV General] Dixon Butz:
Yes, mine does that too. I have seen other post that says theirs flashes also.
[Fire TV General] mejdam:
im using an OEM microsoft adapter and i get the same thing. i have rechargable batteries so i dont care how fast it drains.
[Fire TV General] ahoslc:
I usd the TNT app on my android phone to watch NBA Playoffs. Can someone try to side load it and let me know if it's working? Also Has anyone been able to get Pocket Casts or Google Music working?
[Fire TV General] atoy74:
[/COLOR]It would be great if someone can try sideloading the ViMu APK (from Google TV) onto the FTV and report back.[/QUOTE]

Has anyone tried this yet? I've been searching but nothing's coming up so far.
[Fire TV General] gts24:
I hooked up my lenovo thinkpad usb keyboard

It works great as well. (useful for HBO Go app)
[Fire TV General] cb00:
Hi guys,

I've been sideloading a lot of Google TV apps and so far they are working out well.

One's I've tried so far:

Viki for Google TV

DramaFever

Youtube (can view videos but can't login to your account)
[Fire TV General] EvgeniX:
I did try on other android box but app have hard coded check for googltv and when I start app its looks working but show notification "it can run only on googltv " and close.

So can anyone help to remove this check?
[Fire TV General] gts24:
I just sideloaded the TNT app, it does the exact same thing as the Conan app which I cited here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51786853&postcount=186

so in other words... not good at present.
[Fire TV General] cb00:
you can fix the TNT app using an orientation fix. I managed to get it working (just loaded it but didn't login to cable service) but it needs a keyboard and mouse for any kind of navigation..
[Fire TV General] mattgyver:
Since a search of the thread doesn't yield results, I'll ask - has anyone tried loading Fusion into XBMC on the FireTV? If so, are you using a full keyboard?

With only the FireTV remote, I can't actually input Fusion.xbmchub.com to be able to load the XBMCHub wizard. I can't add any additional sources. The Done button remains highlighted, and the directional buttons don't move the cursor.
[Fire TV General] silverphoenix98:
I was able to load Fusion into XBMC and the XBMCHub wizard loaded nicely. I wasn't sure if I should load the wizard for OUA or Android, so I tried Android and everything seems to have loaded correctly. Been streaming using PFTV for the last few days now without any bugs. I did have to use a keyboard to input the address.
[Fire TV General] Dixon Butz:
Go to system, system, input devices in XBMC. Select "Remote control sends keyboard presses". Now add Fusion.
[Fire TV General] mattgyver:
Awesomesauce. :good: you rock! I must not have searched using the right keywords....
[Fire TV General] lgoodkni:
Yes I have a small unpowered hub connected and usb mouse/keyboard work fine but drives do not work. I use net connections to net drives to move files etc.
[Fire TV General] mkhopper:
How well does Flash work in Dolphin (or other browser)? Is it capable of streaming HD content from various providers? (Thinking sports in particular)
[Fire TV General] tarvoke:
sorry can't help about sports ;) I only ever used it for amazon video, I don't think I even used it for youtube or anything else.

a while ago, amazon changed from the "ok here is 1 page set for the SD versions of episodes of your show, and here is 1 different page set for the HD versions", to, well, now they try to autodetect your net speed and cpu/rendering power, and choose for you, and there's a little dropdown in the flash player where you can switch between. (except of course in some cases where the SD versions are free/prime but the HD versions they still want to charge usd1.99 to stream lolol)

anyway: browser+flash+android, amazon always ended up deciding to auto-set it to HD version for me (good) but only showed 3 out of 4 bars (not necessarily bad, just that 3 bars is 480p and 4 bars is 720p (I think)) - this is probably due to my internet speed or possibly my home wireless speed (other people doing youtubes and rokus all over the place) - it was the same exact behavior on the ouya as well. picture was excellent, though.

ps - link to the last ever flash for android, in case I forgot before:

http://download.macromedia.com/pub/...roid/11.1.115.81/install_flash_player_ics.apk

http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html
[Fire TV General] ilovemymac:
Anyone figure out how to port firetv apps to other boxes like minix x7 rooted?

I really hate the crackle and smithsonian apps in google play but they work nice in fire TV.
[Fire TV General] mejdam:
flashdrives, external hdd will not work. amazon fire tv can only be used for mouse and keyboards
[Fire TV General] tennisbgc:
that descion by amazon make no sense to me at all and is keeping me from buying one
[Fire TV General] ilovemymac:
anyone load teamviewer quicksupport on here?
[Fire TV General] krelvinaz:
Yes. I had never used it before. It works fine, but is limited in what it does. I was not impressed, but again, I had never used it before. I've used Teamview itself and thought it would be more like that. it is not.
[Fire TV General] ilovemymac:
maybe i wouldnt need it but my idea is for friends and family who have one of these running xbmc when a new version comes out or if there is an error that i would need to help with like i do on the computer i just use teamviewer but might not work like that on here.
[Fire TV General] Trauma_Hound:
Showtime app works with URM

The reason I sided loaded the showtime app is because the one that is for the fire tv doesn't support my cable company for some reason. I'm on comcast, and it's not listed. However I was able to side load the one from the google market that I have installed on my nexus 7. It however is orientated wrong, and requires the ultimate orientation manager. Live TV works, as well as watching show archives.

Mouse required. It doesn't work with the remote, and you need a mouse to navigate.
[Fire TV General] iggypop123:
Its weird too cause that would only help them sell more. Those who want amazon only content already bought it. You just have holdouts like us ready to hand our money over
[Fire TV General] ilovemymac:
Has anyone been able to grab the apks from the fire to port to other boxes?