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[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tapesong:
I'm having a FireTV shipped to the UK and I'm planning to install XBMC on it. However I'd like to use the native Netflix app on the device rather than go through XBMC. I was considering buying a subscription to Unblock US so I can access the US Netflix (I mainly use US Netflix, sometimes the UK one) through the FireTV. However I've heard that you can install Hola! for free on the FTV and use that to access US Netflix.

Does anyone have experience with this? How does it work? If it's glitchy, I'd much rather pay for Unblock.

Also any other UK-ers with a FireTV, how is it working for you? Apparently the iPlayer app from the Play Store works brilliantly on FTV.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adit18:
Hello I'm in the UK and have a couple of fire TVs running. First things first I used the TZC time zone changer app to get the right time zone. Then I side loaded xbmc and installed all my sources.

For the last year I have been looking for devices to beat my Apple TV2s, tried OUYa and Pivos XIOS DS, but fire TV wins hands down.

Have sold my two ATV2s this week and not looking back.

Purchased the 'AirReceiver' app through Amazon app store and that's Airplay sorted (well almost).

Question for you, why on earth would you want to use Netflix (US or UK) when you have xbmc with various add ons all with HD content?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tapesong:
Awesome! Do you have any UK-specific apps on your FireTV, such as BBC iPlayer? Do you have any other tips to make the FireTV more UK-friendly?

I have Neflix because I travel a lot, so I like having Netflix on my laptop and tablet. Since I pay for the subscription, I figure I might as well use it on my tv too. Also, I really like the Netflix recommendation feature - sometimes I don't know what I want to watch so I'll just select something from my suggested movies. I watch a lot of documentaries and it's harder to find those in HD online than movies/tv. I also like that it has full series, such as Fringe and 24, meaning I can easily marathon a few episodes just by letting Netflix autoplay. I agree, Netflix isn't necessary but since I pay for it, I might as well use it on my tv.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibroxkev1:
Can't get XBMc addons to run

Guys I'm in need of some help. Been using XBMC for many years on ios, windows and the PI but received my AFTV yesterday from the stated and have been using adbfire to root and install xbmc etc.

I'm having real problems with xbmc addons (have tried Frodo12.2 & latest Gotham). I can get mashup working etv without any problems but the majority of other addons from fusion etc just don't load any data. For example if I search for a tv show on GoTV the search returns a blank.

Can anyone help?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibroxkev1:
XBMC not Installing add ons correctly

I've now tried every version of xbmc available and despite numerous reboots and factory resets, it's still not loading apps correctly. Everything appears as it should but the apps are just not running.

Using the AFTV in the UK at the mo, has anyone else experienced a similar problem?

The box roots and I can run the play store etc but It was bought for XBMC
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sc0rp10:
I had some problems initially downloading addons from fusion and mashup repos. I just downloaded the zip file on my laptop using a browser and loaded the addon through smb share and it installed immediately. Now all addons work fine and even auto update.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] candyman112:
Hello!

Have recently purchased a fire tv thats is rooted and installed XBMC everything works super with the except that the sound is out of sync in xbmc. Is this a known problem? is there a fix or setting that I missed? All tips received gratefully. aftv is coupled to a pioneer reciver with HDMI
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KarlP:
There's a setting in XBMC to adjust the sound forward or backwards if this is a global issue. I haven't noticed it on any of my XBMC boxes, but they are all going right to a TV.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aerick79:
Sometimes it could be the source of the media, or what I do is stop playing it, then restart sometimes it re-sync the audio.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KillerJoeBR:
Myself and others have a constant audio delay around 200ms (my case). In the audio menu i adjust the audio offset by 200ms and set it to apply to ALL videos. Doing this once and problem solved.

I still dont know why some people have this issue and others dont. (Tv brand? Hdmi cable? )

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[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aerick79:
Intresting... Sorry mate.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illuminerdi:
It's a mixed bag, and much of the experience depend's on the user's tolerance for dealing with "quirks".

For instance, if you DO use Netflix - running a movie/video in XBMC and then leaving XBMC via the "home" button on the remote will cause Netflix to stop working. As far as I can tell, basically XBMC is hijacking the video playback parts of Android to keep whatever it was running paused or queued up. The fix is just to go back into XBMC and exit it using the "power" button of the XBMC main screen, but it's a "quirk" that is completely counter-intuitive that would certainly frustrate someone who wasn't aware that this was a necessary step.

Launching XBMC also requires going into several sub-menus, unless you want to hack it onto your home screen somehow, and this hack might disappear after a firmware update, so this too may frustrate someone who isn't savvy enough to deal with this, or who doesn't want their app buried within the "settings" menu.

Plus, the mere act of loading XBMC onto the system requires pushing it via ADB, and updates are done in a similar fashion, so even bugfixes are hard to deploy, and until Amazon puts/allows it onto the App store (which I personally don't see being very likely) you'll never have an easy time updating or reinstalling.

And lastly there are the strange XBMC quirks themselves - I get weird behavior from this program, recently it put doubles of every movie in my library on the list for no apparent reason. Why? Who knows. I never even figured out a fix, I just ended up wiping the FTV (for a separate issue) which fixed it, but bugs like this can/will crop up, and the aforementioned lack of easy updates means that it can be hard to squash any bugs that do occur.

That said, there IS a lot to like about FTV+XBMC. It presents a very complete media viewing solution for your TV, and I consider XBMC an essential part of any set-top-box capable of running it that isn't otherwise able to stream the same breadth of content.

Personally though, I would wait. Unless you're already heavily invested in the Amazon "ecosystem", with Android TV right around the corner I guarantee your experience will be FAR better with that than with the FTV. Loading and updating external software like XBMC will be 10x easier, and there will be 10x more apps available for Android TV than the Fire TV. With Prime Instant Video coming to Android soon as well, you're essentially not missing anything - the only thing the FTV has an edge in is if you already have a bunch of Amazon purchased content.

Plus, the FTV is used to push devices like the Kindle tablet and phone, and it isn't terribly communicative with other devices, so if you want those nifty little features like the "second screen" experience, you'd better have a Kindle Fire tablet. Again - Amazon ecosystem.

tl;dr: Wait for Android TV unless you already have a bunch of Amazon products and like dealing with quirks and hacks from putting software on there that Amazon isn't ever going to allow via other channels.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ipse_Tase:
I get that sometimes with my Denon AVR...but I tried to set the audio delay in the receiver and it does NOT apply to all media or Netflix. Annoying, mostly because I tried to use Toslink and while if fixes SPMC audio, Netflix does not work in DD+.

Something quirky here...
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KCFish:
The first issue is by design. If XBMC is actively playing a video, and you switch to something else without stopping the video or completely closing XBMC, of course it's going to retain priority on video playback.

The second issue can be resolved in several easy ways if navigating to Settings\Manage Apps is too much work. You can use another system app to launch XBMC so it's in the Home menu, per these instructions: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=53105524 Or you can just download SPMC from the App Store like a normal app. That way it will show up in the Home screen normally, and receive auto updates like normal.

That also eliminates the need to load XBMC via ADB. Loading via ADB is very simple in its own right, to be honest. Updating is very simple and takes less than a minute.

I've never seen the weird behavior you're describing in XBMC itself. Sounds like you might have listed some sources twice. You could find out by looking at your log file.

Personally, I think the FireTV is hands down the best media/XBMC box available right now under $200. There are resolutions to each of the issues you present above, if you're curious.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illuminerdi:
I am well aware that there exist fixes for these issues, but they aren't GOOD fixes, IMO. I want XBMC, not SPMC. So I have to load it via ADB, and either use the sub menus to launch it or hack it into my launcher. I find these things annoying and cumbersome - other users might find them to be a complete dealbreaker

That was my entire point - whether or not the FTV is a *good* device for someone looking to run XBMC frequently is highly dependent on their tolerance for dealing with things like this.

Also XBMC retaining video priority even after the user has gone back to the launch is very poor design IMO. If I start Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Hulu, Crackle, or ANY OTHER VIDEO APP on ANY Android device, then hit the home button and launch a different video app, NONE of them behave this way. It is either a very stupid "feature" that I would want to turn off if possible, or a bug - but saying that it "should" retain video stream priority flies in the face of pretty much the entire rest of the Android ecosystem.

In a related complaint: XBMC keeps the FTV awake indefinitely while operating, even if video is paused/stopped, which, again, is clearly a flaw or bug. It should not instigate a wakelock when it isn't actively performing a task such as playing/streaming/downloading/etc - allowing it to keep a device awake even when it is idling is just...antiquated. It's no wonder Google won't approve XBMC for the App Store - until they fix bugs like this it would seriously interfere with the expected operation of devices.

Imagine how mad you would be if this was your phone, and the battery drained to nothing in 2-3 hours because you paused a video and locked your phone and forgot to "shut down" xbmc.

I'll have to look into SPMC, though I'm usually leery of forks of already buggy projects, since they tend to be worse and not better, but it might be a better option in this case.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KCFish:
The fixes work flawlessly and were very simple to implement. They're not annoying at all and only require an initial setup to work.

SPMC is XBMC. That's the point. It's Gotham 13.3.2 that has been tweaked specifically for FireTV. It's available from the App store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.semperpax.spmc&hl=en So there's no ADB loading required, and it stays in the FireTV Home menu like any other app.

Video priority is dependent on both the device and the app. Some apps will completely close when you hit the Home button. Others will not. XBMC does not close itself when you hit the Home button. Many other apps operate in the same manner. This is the first I've ever heard anyone even mention this, let alone complain about it.

There's also instructions on this forum to set a sleep timer for XBMC to make it completely sleep. Although with a tiny 13watt device, it's really not that big of a deal.

You should check out SPMC though, it will solve many of your annoyances.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DHeffernan:
I did exactly that on my box, the unit goes to sleep after 10mins of being inactive. Works beautifully and was easy to setup.

I've had XBMC on the FTV now for almost a month and honestly - hands down its amazing, fast and works very well. After spending some time setting XBMC up proprly and configuring the repos/sources etc.. the unit performs well.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ipse_Tase:
Related question: am I the only one that cannot "deliver" the SPMC app to the FireTV from the Amazon Appstore? I did side-load it, but if I could properly install it from the store I would get a shortcut in "My apps".

I keep running into these situations...for the longest time I could not install YouTube (blue) and after NOT changing anything, I was able to install it...go figure.

Worst part is that sometimes I cannot install from the device - even some Free apps, as I get the geo restriction kicking in. That is with an Amazon.com account, VPN into US, etc. YouTube blue is again an example...while FireTube worked fine to install from the device.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illuminerdi:
I too cannot install SPMC to my FireTV - I just went to Amazon's website and it says that SPMC is not compatible with my FireTV.

My FireTV is not rooted and is running the latest firmware - so either it only works with older firmwares, or they previously allowed it for install but don't do that anymore.

Either way it's really annoying - I can't wait until Android TV launches so I can stop using this thing and switch to something that can use XBMC without a million workarounds and hacks.

---------- Post added at 03:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:15 PM ----------

1) I find them annoying. You might not find them annoying but I do, so try to keep in mind that not everyone thinks exactly like you do.

2) Amazon's website says that SPMC is not compatible with my FireTV and won't let me install it. So, no SPMC is not even an option for me at present. My FTV is running the latest firmware, so either it only works with older firmwares or they discontinued SPMC installs for whatever reason. Either way, it's a no go without sideloading for me, and at that point why would I bother since I already have XBMC sideloaded?

3) While it may only be a 13 watt device I do not like the idea of it remaining on when unused. I don't like the idea of wasting that power for absolutely no reason. My power bill is already barely within the scope of my budget, so having my FTV go to sleep might only save me a buck a month, but that still matters to me. Plus, letting it sleep and cool down is better for the longevity of the hardware. And frankly, I'm a pretty "green" person. While 13w might not be a ton of pollution for one house, if everyone had an FTV that never slept it adds up - I don't want to contribute to that. It can sleep, so I see no reason why it shouldn't.

I will configure the sleep timer on it, I was unaware that such a function existed - I find it somewhat baffling that it would not be enabled by default, but even then, I still feel that the app should recognize when it's been backgrounded and allow another app to claim the video stack if desired. It doesn't have to immediately kill its video when backgrounded, but it should implement whatever it needs to so that it can gracefully terminate if another video app wants to start streaming.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KCFish:
Is it rooted? If so, install Market Helper: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2146216

That will open up the Appstore to include all kinds of awesomeness. Including SPMC and much much more.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ipse_Tase:
That is for the Google Play store, not the Amazon one. Therefore the app will still not show in "My App" list - I assume....
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Lachty1:
Galaxy APPS from my SGS2. Works great with CM 11 Snapshot M9 rom. You can try. ;)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Deleted member 5861859:
Thanks, it works!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] m3stolo:
Works well, thank you.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BoilerDroid:
Is there a De-Knoxed 4.4.2 ROM for those with an unlocked bootloader?

Or, is there a firmware dependency with NE1 that will make it nearly impossible or improbable?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] landshark68:
No, no such ROM. The devs cannot get a 4.4.2 ROM to boot on an unlocked bootloader. You can check the progress here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2793084
[General Questions and Answers] XtrGamer:
Like many others, I have become a victim of 'Too many pattern tries' and have got stuck at the lock screen trying to sign in without data connection or wi-fi. Is there any way to get past this without data rewipe. It's really stupid of Google to have a security mechanism that forces you to wipe your data, meaning anyone can just pick up your phone and spam the pattern till it goes to the email screen (which is what happened in my case).

I have a rooted phone with an unlocked bootloader and USB debugging enabled and I also have downloaded Eclipse Android SDK but have no idea how to use it. It would be nice if someone gave me step-wise instructions on switching on my wi-fi through the SDK so that I can connect over the internet and log in.

Of course, any other legit method is also fine, but the 'home button method' doesn't work for my phone (you know, keep pressing the home button). I have tried getting APKs that will help me bypass the lock screen but they dont work.
[General Questions and Answers] FarrukhQadri:
open playstore in your pc browser login to gmail you and on the right corner see "device manager" select your device and change the code put new password which is easy to remember .. should be all done
[General Questions and Answers] XtrGamer:
Android Device Manager is not able to pinpoint the location of my phone. Do I need wi-fi for this? The only options I see right now for my phone are to change the name, give it a ring or lock or erase.
[General Questions and Answers] XtrGamer:
I have finally found a way. No root or USB debugging required.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-coXtbKEzYg
[General Questions and Answers] FarrukhQadri:
good

thanks for sharing
[Moto X Q&A] coldblooded79:
I have a stock Att Moto X running 4.4.2. Sometimes it just powers off randomly, but several times it has powered off when plugged into the charger. Reminds me of custom kernels when the minimum CPU clock is set too low. I've factory reset it and removed Nova launcher. Any ideas?
[Moto X Q&A] Jeff5241:
Install custom ROM... If anything it's probably a corrupt stock ROM that you have so that's what I would do before coming to a conclusion... Or flash stock ROM over your current one
[Moto X Q&A] coldblooded79:
I can't disable write protection. I'm on 4.4.2 locked boot loader lol.
[Moto X Q&A] borcuxa:
did you solve your problem? i have kinda same problem ,when i plug charger it start bootlooping ! i put new kernel and rom , it doesn't help. but it charges when i plug charger 350 mah ?!?! any solution
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Darkjedi_30:
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· BACKUP YOUR CURRENT BEFORE FLASHING THIS

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[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jaspol92:
any screen available?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Darkjedi_30:
Yes you can use with any screen. You change the desc.txt in the bootanimation.zip.

If you want to use with a screen 1080x1920 you change the first line with 720x1280 ith your screen's dimension.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Darkjedi_30:
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[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] bartosz77s:
hi guys, i need some help, my wizzard wont change screen orientation automaticly after i replaced the touchscreen, have to do this manualy every time, problem with magnets?
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] aatifaneeq:
06/018/2014 22:18:29 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
06/018/2014 22:18:29 - INFO - Opening device for R/W
06/018/2014 22:18:30 - INFO - Reading device information
06/018/2014 22:18:30 - INFO - Phone ready for flashmode operations.
06/018/2014 22:18:30 - INFO - Current device : ST26i - YT9106YWYS - 1267-9559_R2E - 1263-8752_11.2.A.0.21 - WORLD-i_11.2.A.0.31
06/018/2014 22:18:30 - INFO - Start Flashing
06/018/2014 22:18:30 - INFO - Processing loader.sin
06/018/2014 22:18:30 - INFO - Checking header
06/018/2014 22:18:30 - INFO - Flashing data
06/018/2014 22:18:30 - INFO - Processing of loader.sin finished.

Trying to flash my xperia J , stock rom with ftf , it never complete flashing. stop as quoted above never proceed next step.

Green led turns off too.. any solution ?

All drivers are completly intslled. and flashing with fastboot mode also working...
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] aatifaneeq:
It worked.. :/

Two things i did. and it start flashing... do not know which one effectuate it.

1. Removed External SDcard.

2. Fastboot flash in CWM, to start phone in CWM. Here i wiped data/factory reset, wiped cache partiton, wiped dalvik cache. (I guess this thing provoke the flashing).

Started phone in flashmode, and flashed with stock ftf. Happy :) as it did not stop the operation this time .. :P
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Pthn:
Removing the external sdcard solves/solved this.

If you would've searched in the Xperia J section you would've found the solution aswell, btw.
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] M7ammad.eb:
Thanks a lot.. didn't know that SD card obstructs flashing process :D
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] squerol:
Thank You for solution man, It saved my phone's ass! ;)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mubeen_94:
Has anyone tried to port factory images of Nexus 5 4.4.3 or 4.4.4 or Android L Preview to i9506? It would be a great try. I think the devs can possibly do it. Even I'm trying to do it but don't know where to start from
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] worf_1977:
First thing, the kernel.

Second one, the ROM itself...

It's a mess when even CM doesn't know ks01lte or ks01ltexx device.

You must try to merge existing repos onto your sources...

Well, I think LOL
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mubeen_94:
Well I'm still a noob, but I think it could be done, because both Nexus 5 and i9506 are nearly identical in terms of hardware except in a few areas. So if we can have Android L ports to One M7 and S4 i9505, then the port for i9506, if happens, will be quite more functional than those
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EclipseX:
sorry to desapoint you, but in hardware they are very diferent
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mubeen_94:
Hmmm......thanks for the info, but is there a chance to port the ROMs? Leave Android L, can't we at least have 4.4.3 or 4.4.4 with stock vanilla in our beloved device
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EclipseX:
you already have cyogen 4.4.4

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2767448

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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mubeen_94:
Indeed, and I'm thankful to arter97 and solk2..........but only one fully functional custom ROM isn't a deal breaker..........we need to support our device's development if no one else does, isn't it? At least some more efforts :)