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[Fire TV General] LordElysian:
I wasn't aware such a thing existed. Is there one available on the Fire TV App store, or is it an apk I need to sideload?

EDIT: I tried the Ultimate Rotation Control mentioned in this forum and that fixed the orientation, but now the app throws an error that it can't retrieve any content and while remote navigation works, there's no clear indicator of what on-screen button you're currently hovering over.
[Fire TV General] soulassasin187:
Has anyone tried the FOX NOW or ABC apps? I have tried installing FOX NOW but it keeps staring in portrait mode and I can't even get ABC to install.
[Fire TV General] kario:
Free rotation control app for xda memebers

Try this one -

Here is a link to an rotation control app (free for xda members}. -
[Fire TV General] Fitefreak:
How did you get past the first screen? I'm using the FireTV remote and have a mouse installed. I also have orientation manager installed but I can't seem to get past the first screen that says "Thank you for your interest in AT&T U-verse. This application is designed and available for Android tablets that are 9" or greater in size." My FireTV is connected to a 42" Vizio.
[Fire TV General] Bray90820:
Apps I have tested

Work

Root explorer

Subsonic media streamer

Working - Has Limitations

Rhapsody - Requires mouse and keyboard

Android IRC - Requires keyboard

HDHomerun - Requires Mouse keyboard and video is choppy

Facebook - Requires mouse to post staus

Foozle - Requires Mouse

Retro game + Advanced (GB/GBA Emulator) - Requires mouse to select rom

Tumblr - Requires Mouse and Keyboard

Twitter - Requires mouse and keyboard

Does not work

Slacker Radio - APP is sideways

Google play Movies and TV - App crashes upon start

Racing Rivals - Can't sign in

Monopoly Bingo - Can't pass welcome screen

Candy Crush - App crashes upon start

Keep - Requires google play services

Simpsons tapped out - App crashes upon start
[Fire TV General] chilinski:
Carcassonne tile-placing game works.. I did not try the in-app purchasing feature, however. Not allowed to post a link so you'll have to search for it on google store.

A mouse is needed to rotate the tiles.
[Fire TV General] retroben:
Just do what I've been doing,place stars and bolded x like so...

h**t**t**p://www.xwebsite.condition

The "condition" is com,net,org,or whatever your site is.
[Fire TV General] Eskimo_Joe:
Has anyone tried to get BBC iPlayer working? Sideloaded it but the streams are "not available at this time". I'm using the latest android apk and a uk-based IP.

Perhaps a Kindle version of the app would work? (I can't locate one)
[Fire TV General] mikespe:
I wanted to add that POcket Casts works GREAT but you need a keyboard/mouse (I used the Logitech K700)...

I do have a question though...how do you transfer paid apps over to the FTV? I couldn't find the apk of my purchased version of Pocket Casts so I had to find an older APK through Google....Where does Android store the paid apps & is there a way to get around any encryption? I figure it was done that way to prevent piracy.
[Fire TV General] mikespe:
Thanks for the tip about SnapPea...I never heard of that before & it might be useful in the future. Unfortunately it won't export Pocket Casts. Just to make sure I was doing everything right I tried exporting Netflix since it was free & it worked fine. I might try again with another paid app to see what happens...
[Fire TV General] snowf0x:
Any one get FIOS Mobile working?

Hey All,

Engadget mentioned both Fios Mobile and Xfinite TV works fine. But i couldnt get FIOS to work. I download apk from APK Downloader Website, side loaded to Fire TV, when i launch the app from fire tv, i got a error message saying No Network activity... Fire Tv is connected via ethernet. I will try to using WIFI.

Anyone have this working?
[Fire TV General] hang10z:
Just wanted to say that the bitcasa app works well once you use an app to rotate it to landscape. Not sure if anyone else uses the service..

Also the built in media player/streamer works great, makes the firetv awesome because I can stream all my media directly from the "cloud" storage.

bitcasa app

needs rotation app

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bitcasa.android
[Fire TV General] retroben:
Grand Theft Auto III 10th Anniversary 1.3 works flawlessly besides minor lagging when many cars and people are nearby.

I maxed out the settings with no dynamic shadows and no frame limit,and I occasionally get an extremely smooth framerate when in the more empty areas.

The controls on a Logitech K400r keyboard and maybe others are as follows...

Amazon Fire TV Remote:

Back Button=Pause Menu

Keyboard:

On Foot/In Vehicle:

Cursor Keys or WASD=Walk/Drive

Hold or Press 1=Run/Forward

Press 2=Punch/Shoot? (I do not have a gun yet to see if this is right)

Press 3=Jump/Reverse

Press 4=Enter or Steal Vehicle/Exit Vehicle (haven't tried stealing vehicle yet)

Press 5=None?/Change Radio Station

Press 6=Change Weapon/Different View

Press 8=Change Weapon/Different View

Press 0=None?/Honk

IJKL=1st Person View/Not Tried Yet

I am having so much fun with this on my Fire TV!

Maybe after getting root and then 4.4.3 Android or some other improved replacement,it might run even smoother.

I wish that Simpsons Hit and Run was on Android.

As for finding and obtaining GTA3,Google is your friend.

Edit:Found more controls.

ENTER/C=Change Camera View

type words=PC Cheats

chittychittybb=Flying Car when holding up cursor key (It does not seem to work all that well,if at all)

boooooring=Faster Gameplay.actually causes slow motion movement (the pill item,but longer)

Have fun!
[Fire TV General] snowf0x:
Hey I tried using wifi connection. now the error message is gone, but the app stuck with forever waiting circle. Could you give a try of this app.

Thanks!
[Fire TV General] dknlght:
google tv apk

can anyone tell me how you can download the google tv version of the apk for those that doesn't have google tv to install and extract from?
[Fire TV General] mattngsx:
What google tv app are you talking about?
[Fire TV General] retroben:
Did you even read it?

I did use a keyboard.

This from my own post->The controls on a Logitech K400r keyboard and maybe others are as follows...

The controls are on my Logitech K400r -->KEYBOARD<-- :D

Something Wild:I am currently trying to get Granad Thetif Atuoh Five Mobile working.

I can't get past the loading bar at all.

There is a guy on YouTube called Renaldo Dagi who has a video of GTA5 Mobile in action!
[Fire TV General] skeptic_always:
DroidTV works perfectly with the standard remote. The only caveat, it downloads shows to the FTV itself so until Amazon releases an upgrade to let us use USB storage you may run into disk space issues.
[Fire TV General] retroben:
Derp.

I missed the word only.

The point is I can't get a controller because I am gaming in secrecy,and getting a controller would make it completely obvious.

I also neglected mentioning that the back button on your Amazon remote taks you to the pause menu for all of the settings.

I am having some minor issues with GTA3.

After playing long enough,you might run into a problem where the options are all greyed out and you can't save or do anything else other than keep playing or press Home.

This only seems to happen when I glitch out certain conditions,like using the unmentioned bangbangbang cheat to explode the rival vehicles and killing myself off simultaneously and completing the mission.

It also happened when I hit a tutorial circle when entering the save room.

I may be wrong,and it just stops working after long enough. (probably Qualcomm's fault)

The upside is that your last event has an auto-save slot that can be loaded and officially saved after exiting and force stopping the app.

What version of Qualcomm is on Fire TV anyway?

Is it an older version,v66,or a newer version somehow?

There was a Qualcomm beta update just a few days ago.

I hope Freedreno gets OpenGLES3 support soon. (they are close to)
[Fire TV General] dknlght:
well any google tv compatible apps. I'm looking at the working apps list and it's mentioned most of the google tv versions of the apps work fine so I wanted to get a few of them. for example viki and dramafever app for google tv

yes, I have looks like they are emulating t-mobile but probably not using a device id that's compatible with google tv apps.

I installed the apk download plugin for chrome but again it doesn't work because none of the devices I have in my google account are compatible with google tv apps.
[Fire TV General] michaelpat87:
Sorry if this has been asked but some of these apps require a mouse and keyboard. Does anyone know if a USB wireless mouse and keyboard (specifically an all in one from the like of Logitech) will work or if a bluetooth mouse will work with these apps?
[Fire TV General] michaelpat87:
Comcast Xfinity TV

How is the qualify of streaming On Demand and Live TV?
[Fire TV General] retroben:
I have been using a Logitech K400r keyboard this whole time.

It has a built in trackpad mouse as well.

You can also get a USB hub (I have a 4-slot Targus) for hooking in multiple USB devices,but I have not been able to test the USB mouse I have yet because I don't remember where it is.
[Fire TV General] michaelpat87:
Download paid APK without Android Device

Hello,

I have the Fire TV but I do not have an Android device anymore, work has me on iOS. I use to use Pocketcast when I was on android, loved that he first developed for Android before he came to iOS. I use the iOS app now, but I have now way to export my paid version of Pocketcasts now that I don't have a device. Is there any legal to get my APK?
[Fire TV General] bobq1979:
Hello

I have the same problem.

I don't know how to download apk's from play store.I've paid several app but I can't download them

Have fun
[Fire TV General] bobq1979:
Thank you very much for your help.

I am going to try it

Have fun
[Fire TV General] dieterl:
Watch Disney Junior works (recently released on the Google Play Store) for streaming live TV and individual episodes. You do need a mouse to navigate / select episodes though.
[Fire TV General] mikespe:
This did not work with Pocket casts...I posted this a few pages back I believe. It might work on an app to app basis but it failed on PocketCasts
[Fire TV General] retroben:
More GTA3 keyboard controls on Fire TV...

Touch the left half of the "screen" with the trackpad or a mouse to use analog for precise aiming with the sniper rifle.

You can also press 7 to open sniper mode when it is equipped.

I made it to the 2nd area,and I managed to stuff 3 cars in the 2-car garage LOL!

It normally prevents a 3rd car from entering,but I glitched it in somehow.

I have the black car,the red&white stinger,and the sports car in there.
[Fire TV General] jrgx19:
HideMyAss! Pro VPN -- Opens and able to log in to account but closes when connecting to a server :confused::crying:

It would be nice for use overseas. I have my entire house behind my VPN but it would be cool if this worked
[Fire TV General] TriOptimum:
Slingplayer

I am running Slingplayer for phones 2.6.2 ("build 160 - patched") and it works great, I have both audio and video, very responsive. Does require a mouse. Thanks for the thread!
[Fire TV General] SanDiegoSteve:
Cox Cable TV app

The Cox Cable TV app works. I can't remember if it worked with the FireTV remote or if I used my KB/mouse. I'll try to remember to check.
[Fire TV General] michaelpat87:
Xfinity App - Ethernet?

I have been using the Xfinity app, it works well with mouse and keyboard. However I can only use it on wifi, it gives an error if I am on ethernet. Anyone else running into these issues with Comcast or any other apps?
[Fire TV General] Sir a teema:
UFC TV app and the newer Spotify Music app works too, but both requires a mouse and keyboard, and orientation change.

---------- Post added at 07:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:40 PM ----------

Spotify will work with remote play and pause button after app starts and it's running music.
[Fire TV General] Akuinnen:
MAME4droid (0.139u1) works. Tested Pac Man, TMNT and TMNT Turtles in Time. Auto magically detected wireless xbox 360 controller.
[Fire TV General] retroben:
Simpsons Tapped Out works perfectly,but it takes 900MB+ of storage.
[Fire TV General] jrgx19:
Nova Launcher -- Works great to get to installed apps, no widget or wallpaper support works better with mouse

Apex Launcher -- Works great to get to installed apps, no widget or wallpaper support works better with mouse

Smart Launcher 2 -- Works great to get to installed apps, no widget or wallpaper support works better with mouse

GO Launcher EX -- unusable

Pandora -- works

SiriusXM Internet Radio -- Works

What's my IP Address -- Works

TuneIn Radio -- Unusable
[Fire TV General] bobq1979:
The app of Excontrol works great with mouse.It's perfect if you want control your house with arduino.

I don't know if I can write here a link to this forum.

All is free.There are a lot of info in Spanish but if someone are interested I can help.

Have fun
[Fire TV General] rsohne:
I have the same problem with the xfinity app.
[Fire TV General] peguero1471:
AirPlay/DLNA Receiver (PRO)

Tried AirReceiver but for unknown reason sometimes it said: "Can't play this video" so I decided to try this one. Bought AirPlay/DLNA Receiver (PRO) on my Android, opened it once on my android, then backed it up with ES File Explorer and installed it (Side Load) on my Fire TV.

It opens without any problem, mirrors my iPhone and play all the videos that I've tried (mkv, mp4, avi, etc... using Infuse on my iPhone) and also shows the Album Art, Artist Name and Album of the song that I was playing on the Home Screen of the Fire TV.

The problems that I've found is that it doesn't shows the subtitles, the controls with the remote doesn't work (fast forward, rewind, play/pause) and that when you try to change the name of the device it doesn't appear the virtual keyboard to be able to input the name.

Hope it could help others :)

P.D.: Look for the App on Google Play because as I am a new user they doesn't allow me to post any links.
[Fire TV General] krawhitham:
Max Go works for me but the video quality is poor used the Rotate Screen Orientation tool found on this site

Starz Play apps does everything but play videos, when I hit play it tells me I have no internet connection

Update

Starz will play videos if I'm on WiFi but it does not play videos if I'm connected using an Ethernet wire
[Fire TV General] jrgx19:
VyprVPN -- closes when connecting to server

Dump Truck Online Storage (from vyprVPN) works like a charm with a mouse
[Fire TV General] mikespe:
I tried the new Amazon MP3 app with the new Prime Music but it kept crashing...I would have thought there would be Fire TV support on Amazon's own apps? I have not tried the Amazon Cloud app but it would be nice for slide shows if it worked...
[Fire TV General] kairnage:
I sideloaded the new Amazon Music with Prime and the Rotate Screen Orientation app from here when it came out. It works perfect. It needs a mouse but I use my Playpad Pro in the mouse emulation mode.

Prime music sounds great through an old 1000W RCA reciever.

EDIT: Started crashing after a couple of songs :P

---------- Post added at 03:28 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:25 AM ----------

You have to force the screen orientation and have a mouse/wireless mouse attached. Or if you are really desperate you can back in and out of the app until it either crashes or gets to the main play menu and it will reorient. Until you try to leave the screen, then it crashes, LOL.
[Fire TV General] remarks:
There's no mention of Google Music or Gmail here.

Both are working for me.

I had to install:

Google Account Manager

Google Services Framework

Google Play services

Then I could install Gmail and Google Music.
[Fire TV General] mikespe:
I have the rotation manager installed...still crashes...and I use the logitech k700 keyboard with touchpad
[Fire TV General] kairnage:
Now I am getting it crashing after a couple of songs from the cloud, haven't tried local yet. Deleting cache doesn't seem to help. I am going to try deleting the app and starting from scratch.

EDIT:

Did a factory reset and now samples play but anything from the cloud crashes. I had installed the old Amazon MP3 before I wonder if that had something to do with it working better before.
[Fire TV General] LiquidXed:
Chainfires stick mount works flawless
[Fire TV General] retroben:
Dolphin Browser does indeed work,but you need root for installing it properly.

I have it working when installed directly as an unknown source.

I downloaded Dolphin Browser from the 1mobile market app and hit install.

The installation did NOT show a parsing error,and I got it installed successfully!

All of it is working with one obvious issue,the damn onscreen search will not exit,forcing you accept the current thing in the address bar.

Other than that,runs really fast and flash playback is fast by comparison,but it is the same generic flash most other browsers have. (the "on demand mode" icon)
[Fire TV General] chilinski:
OpenTTD and OpenTTD lowmen (can't post link but both are in Google Play) install and run with a mouse. OpenTTD is an open source version of Transport Tycoon.
[Fire TV General] deanemj:
Welp, there goes my productivity.
[Fire TV General] wunderdrug:
VNC Servers

I tried "VNC Server 1.0.5" and "Droid VNC Server 1.1RC0". Neither work. Both will crash right after a client connects.
[Fire TV General] cyberweasel:
Watch Disney XD - requires mouse to navigate

MLB At Bat - requires mouse to navigate. I don't have full At Bat Premium so I could only view the scoreboard, pick favorite teams, and see news. I could watch videos on the home screen. I assume MLB.tv and gameday audio will work but didn't try. Maybe I will see if there is a free game today and try it out.
[Fire TV General] jljaries42@gmail.com:
Samba Filesharing for Android

Samba Filesharing for Android(by funkyFresh) working with stickmount(ROOT req.)

Able to read/write the flash drive from windows PC or other android device.
[Fire TV General] clem_ita:
Hi, I'm evaluating the purchase of a FTV and I've got a couple of questions about sideloadable apps..

# Any news about torrent apps? I've searched trough the thread and found only a couple of messages on pages 2 and 3, but no one actually tried..

# Did anyone tried to plug a USB 3G stick and use it to connect to internet?

Thanks in advance for any help
[Fire TV General] {ParanoiA}:
I don't see it in the list, but I just tried the XFINITY TV app, the one for the new X1 platform. It seems to be working fine but does need a mouse.
[Fire TV General] michaelpat87:
Rdio Working

Rdio seems to be working, a bit hard to navigate but it will produce audio and all other functions. It does require mouse and keyboard.
[Fire TV General] jljaries42@gmail.com:
I'm testing Vuze right now.

It seems to be working OK.

Easiest to search for torrents in firefox which will let you open the torrent with Vuze.

Able to download a couple of videos to USB stick without WiFi requirement.

Not sure why, but system became laggy and USB activity continued (maybe torrent seeding - disabling might help)

Did not try playing videos while downloading.

Still much easier to use the PC for torrents.
[Fire TV General] servo386:
I'd just like to add that I got Tasker working on FireTV awhile ago but did not know about this list here (I posted it to a similar thread on reddit) there is a bit of a procedure you need to to go make it work:

Yes, the Tasker works on FireTV. I've just added it to the list at the top of this forum.

What you have to do:

Get an apk of Tasker. Either get the free one from Google Play store, or get the one you paid for off your (rooted) Android device. Guides on how to do this are all over the place. Also you can directly purchase it from Tasker's website.

Use this: http://forums.crackberry.com/androi...ding-google-maps-google-play-services-914930/[1] to patch your apk of Tasker so that it doesn't need GMaps to run. This is crucial, because otherwise FireTV will reject it (as it doesnt have Google Maps API).

Sideload your modified apk to your FireTV

Issues: So far almost everything works like a charm. The one thing that you cannot do on the FireTV (besides root actionsnow you can!) is build scenes. If you try to edit/build a scene, the app crashes. You can, however, import scenes you've created on another device, and use them with the "Show Scene" action. It seems that full screen scenes crash it, though. I have had success displaying Overlays and Dialogs, though.

This should open up a whole world of possibilities on the FireTV...
[Fire TV General] retroben:
Somebody needs to hack in widget support and get them working on Fire TV.

I do have all three game hacking apps confirmed as "working" but with no byte length setting.

Game Killer,Gamecih,and Game Guardian all open.

Don't use Game Killer because it causes a reboot.

Can someone figure out why all three apps have bad byte detection?

I keep trying to find a 100 health code for GTA3 for actual infinite health but keep ending up with combined bytes when reaching less results like this...

address:65DDD71E value:2519386

It is supposed to be each address with one byte,not each address with random bytes,which causes my value to be concealed in a larger byte value instead of 0-255.
[Fire TV General] JoshuaPatio:
Im new on FTV. After root, installed ucbrowser HD and work good (keyboard end mouse). I used link2sd to freeze amazon dcp

Inviato dal mio Transformer TF101 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Fire TV General] MarvinPontiac:
PCE.emu (Turbo grafx-16 emulator) works perfectly, had to map the buttons to the firetv controller but all games I've tried work great
[Fire TV General] troby86:
Anyone try AdBlock Plus to see how it works on Hulu Plus with the FireTV? If not, I'll give it a try.

EDIT: AdBlock Plus does nothing for Hulu Plus. Not sure about anything else.
[Fire TV General] retroben:
It works fine on browsers and some apps.

Kinda sad that it can't block those while Wi-Fi Adblocker can actually block them,even without needing root!

The only problem is that it makes sites like knowyourmeme unloadable for some reason.
[Fire TV General] Shinyhead:
Just curious if anyone has tried to launch "USA NOW" app? I just recently cut my cable so I was curious if I can use that app on FTV.

Thanks in advance!
[Fire TV General] troby86:
I can confirm that Utorrent does not work properly. The app is sideways and cut off.
[Fire TV General] thrashman69:
Utorrent works for me with a force landscape app.
[Fire TV General] deanemj:
Prolly can fix that with an orientation app.
[Fire TV General] rp201:
now that root is working here are some apps

I tested "addaway version 2.0" for add blocking. I noticed that my hosts file was not amended but was replaced. For people using dns host file entries to block amazon updates you may need to add the 2 address in the addaway app after installaion. for those who stopped the update service or blocked the two sites from their router, this is not a concern. keyboard and mouse recommended

I also tested "quickboot" to reboot device and start fresh.

I know this can be done with a simple script but what the hell.
[Fire TV General] clarkm:
I was able to get that USATVNOW app working wonderfully in xbmc on my fire tv if that's what you are talking about.
[Fire TV General] Shinyhead:
I need to spend time to try out xbmc, but not sure if that is the same.

The app was looking for is this one:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.usanetwork.watcher

Also I just realized hulu plus offers these shows as well :S
[Fire TV General] clarkm:
Please post the Verizon Fios Mobile app in the "Working - Has Limitations" section of this post.

It connects properly only when the user is on wifi and not ethernet. A mouse and keyboard is required, and even then the navigation is still a little wonky. I was able to get most channels to work alright though.

Thanks!
[Fire TV General] ahoslc:
What's the new one called?