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[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] vijay555:
I can't recall if we brought in any new moderators specifically for the Wizard forums, but we did recently promote a few.

We are aware of the problems and do discuss them in the Moderator forums, but it really is difficult to moderate individual posts unless they're brought to our attention - reading every post in every thread would melt anyone's brain. So we moderate threads we come across/read, those that are reported, those that obviously look spamdulous, etc.

If you've got examples of specific threads, always feel free to PM a mod. We do discuss these things, but as stated, it's become almost pointless trying to moderate some of the wave of noobishness... since Crossbow came out, the number of posts daily has shot up considerably :(

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[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] hanmin:
Agree, so you may want to comment here as well

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=272524
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nico231995:
hello everyone can anyone share to me a flashable note 3 keyboard? because i dont like s5 keyboard on s5 rom. thanks:D:D
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roozbeh158:
Flashable note3 keyboard for other rom or other phone.plz.....
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ooo_Pepi:
For CM hlte ROMs.

Thank you.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fefuzzo:
+1
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shafez:
Samsung Keyboard requires Samsung Framework which is not available in CM and AOSP rooms.

Regards
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nico231995:
hello everyone can anyone share to me a flashable note 3 keyboard? because i dont like s5 keyboard on s5 rom. thanks:D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yaro014:
Hi, Can any one tell me if is there a way of viewing system mounts with partition type without access to terminal, an app perhaps ?
[Fire TV General] AFTVnews.com:
Amazon has announced the Fire TV Stick this morning. It is capable of the full Fire TV experience. It's $39, but for 2 days only Prime members can pre-order it for $19. It has 1GB RAM, 8GB storage, a dual-core processor, and dual band MIMO wifi.

It comes with a basic remote that doesn't support voice search, although it is compatible with both the voice remote and game controller. There is no ethernet or optical audio. It cannot be powered through HDMI, so it needs external power.

Here is a comparison chart.
[Fire TV General] legendnexus:
Since xmas is coming...

This could be a too much of a wish, but I was wondering sth:

I have a Motorola Lapdock and I see people use that device with the andorid TV sticks together as a portable laptop/tablet kinda device. I was looking for those sticks but most of them have bad reviews and outdated hardware for today. Amazon's fire stick make me excited, because the very first thing come to my mind, hacking this stick, install an android OS and use with Motorola Lapdock as a portable laptop.

I wonder such thing would be possible with this device. I ordered 2 with this great introduction price, and I am waiting to hear from you if such wish would become true?!?!?!

(santa hear me!)
[Fire TV General] locofocos:
What's the chance of being able to sideload apps, install Google Play Store, root it, etc?
[Fire TV General] shopkins82:
I ordered one and may order more (even at $40) to replace a couple of ATV2s around the house which are running XBMC. My main hope is for MHL/HDMI-CEC control allowing for at least basic control through the TV remote... otherwise I won't be buying more than the one because I use Harmony remotes in pretty much every room in the house and won't allow the addition of something like LIRC or other IR receivers like the full Fire TV does. Even if I can't sideload full XBMC, I'll be fine running SPMC which is already free in the Fire TV section of the Amazon App Store, or even PLEX as a worst-case as it's already confirmed for the Fire TV Stick.
[Fire TV General] DEREKTROTTER:
Would live something like this where i can simply install openelec and boot straight into xbmc.

Also looks like this is only for USA members which sucks lol. I have amazon prime but UK
[Fire TV General] mk92595:
Pre-ordered. I hope I can get XBMC on it
[Fire TV General] mejdam:
just ordered 2, $40 is a steal for two of them!! This will look good right next to my FireTv, Ouya, Mojo, chromecast and nexus player.....wait how many ports does my TV have?!?! lol
[Fire TV General] rotor00ter:
I would order a few of these if they would ship to Canada but unfortunately they don't. I even have a US prime membership. If anyone would be willing to ship me a couple please PM me. I'll pay for shipping, etc. no problem. I would really like to get in on the 19$ deal they have on right now.
[Fire TV General] Solidsnake726:
For what its worth, it does run on android. Exactly the same as the Fire TV does apparently.

This is from their Dev Channel: https://developer.amazon.com/public...-in-the-Living-Room-with-Amazon-Fire-TV-Stick
[Fire TV General] forkandbowl:
Can this mirror my android screen without wifi present? or with a wifi router that has no internet?

I work at a fire station which has no internet, i have a data signal on my cell phone, but im not leaving my cell phone there when im not there. So can you connect an android device directly or if I have a spare router plugged in but not connected to anything? Or send videos from my GS5 to it?

Thanks!
[Fire TV General] spyder3:
I don't see it say that you have access to the App Store...do we have any confirmation that you can download/sideload apps to it? That one feature will make this either a great deal or just a good one.
[Fire TV General] Eat it iPhone:
Id imagine it has some sort of app store as they mention gaming (200ish games) and i cant imagine they preloaded 200 games onto it with 8GB storage total.

I just ordered 2 @ $40 as well. Might even replace my Vizio Co-Star with one if it works well. Ashame the remote doesnt allow voice control but at $20 for the device and remote i wont complain. Also impressed this is stand alone unlike the Chromecast. Looks like my expected delivery isnt until Dec 10th though, almost a month after release :(
[Fire TV General] skeptic_always:
I just ordered one. Probably end up being a waste of money, I'm hopeful that Google Android TV will be better than FireTV in which case I'll swap out my current Roku/FTV boxes for GATV boxes, but for $20 I figured why not...

edit: My assumption is they are the same OS/functionality as the original Fire TV boxes, just lower hardware specs. If you can run something on the FTV you should be able to run it on the FTV streamer, possible performance issues aside. If you can side-load it on the FTV, you should be able to side-load it on the FTV steamer.
[Fire TV General] superkoal:
Maybe they add usb mass storage support to the fire tv now as there are not a lot of reasons to buy the fire tv instead of the new stick...
[Fire TV General] spyder3:
200 games isn't a lot. It sounds like a reduced library App store.

I guess my line in the sand is whether we can get XBMC/SPMC on it, or not. I tried streaming from my desktop to the Chromecast before, and the latency was no bueno. I couldn't even watch it. Adb/sideloading function would make this thing scream.
[Fire TV General] BonezMontana:
My mother in law just picked up 1 for herself and one for me. Can't beat $20 a piece. Hopefully XBMC won't be a problem on the latest firmware.
[Fire TV General] spyder3:
Yeah, no kidding. I wish that we knew this before I plunked down my $20 though.
[Fire TV General] mk92595:
I bought it even tho I don't need it. $20 isn't anything tbh
[Fire TV General] BonezMontana:
I'll take my chances anyways though because I don't watch tv in the bedroom anyways unless I'm sick lol. I was gonna get the playstation tv until i heard the ps4 streaming sucks. So the roku stick was an alternative, since I have 2 of them in my kids rooms. I just wish I had the knowledge to unlock this thing lol. In regards to XBMC though I'm getting confused as I see that some users were able to get it to work by disabling some setting.
[Fire TV General] skeptic_always:
Would be nice if they add usb storage to the FTV, that's my number one complaint. However, think of the FTV streaming stick like the Roku streaming stick. Cheaper, smaller, lower power cpu, no lan, and in the case of FTV no optical out. If our (my) assumptions about the FTV stick are correct, it will be a better option for a lot of people.
[Fire TV General] Solidsnake726:
It does sideload apk's. It's nearly the same exact system as the normal Fire TV box.
[Fire TV General] spyder3:
Rock on! Just placed my order...

EDIT: They are limiting quantities now. Amazon changed my order to just 1.
[Fire TV General] legendnexus:
does anyone know we can use blue-tooth mouse keyboard with it?
[Fire TV General] retroben:
Is this Amazon's answer to Chromecast?
[Fire TV General] dirtybudha:
AND the Roku stick. It seems that the stick is an afordable alternative to a full system like Fire TV, Roku (1-3), and Apple TV.

I have a Chromecast but the Chrome Tab feature doesn't always work. I'm hoping this will have a better effect. Regardless, $19 ain't that bad!
[Fire TV General] Eat it iPhone:
Id imagine its similar to the play store, that some games are deemed not compatible with the TV stick. However my point wasn't whether 200 games is alot of games overall or not, but that for 8GB storage pre-loading 200 games is very unlikely, thus its very likely it will have access to either the same store as the FTV or a special version for itself. Im almost positive it wont be 8GB available wither as the OS/pre-installed apps are likely on the same memory.

At $40 this isnt a must have for me, at $20 its hard to not buy it. $20 to stream the services i use most (netflix, amazon prime video, youtube) as well as acting as a plex client is a steal. I especially like that unlike Chromecast its standalone, your not streaming everything to it. The portability is nice too, my entire movie collection (via plex) and all my streaming content can follow me anywhere i go (with an internet connection).

I currently have a Vizio Co-Star that i may consider replacing with this. I love GTV but its dying a slow and painful death. I wish someone else would have HDMI passthrough so you can use 1 HDMI port for the device and cable. The GTV Prime Time guide is really nice (basically overlays on live TV a guide of whats on including poster, time left, brief description). My GTV also has amazon prime video, netflix, youtube and plex but the remote can be difficult to use sometimes (for my wife) and it has its bugs and glitches.

I figured $40 for 2 units even if i end up not liking them is worth it. Unfortunately i may have to wait til mid December for mine to show up.
[Fire TV General] skeptic_always:
You are correct, even the original FTV is limited to 8G, which is really more like 6.5G available for apps. Worse, even the original FTV (currently) doesn't support external storage without rooting, and some of the games are over 1G. Until something is done about the storage, maybe even allow game/app data on a network share, these boxes are extremely limited for games. It's too bad really, aside from the storage issue the FireTV is surprisingly good at gaming, depending on your expectations. It's not "throw away your PS4/XBOX one" good, but it's much better than I thought it would be.

To be completely honest, it's my FireTV that has me hopeful for Google Android TV. The FTV is almost exactly what I want in a micro-console, perhaps Razer or one of the other GATV boxes can one-up the FTV?
[Fire TV General] Eat it iPhone:
Unfortunately im not too excited about GATV. I want to be, but i just cant be. It feels to me like GATV is them compromising and trying to fit in, not trying to innovate. The biggest disappointment to me is it appears as if GATV is aimed like everything else as a streaming box, not a TV companion like GTV is. GTV and some of its features (like Prime Time) are wonderful concepts but not well implemented and supported. I use my GTV guide/prime time instead of my cables guide as its way better. I also like that I dont have to switch TV inputs to get to apps like netflix and amazon prime video, and going back to live TV is a single button. However i think Google is ditching the concept of complimenting live TV.

To me if anyone is gonna compete in this space (streaming boxes/TV Companions,etc) they either need to do something innovative or they need to have a bargain price. Amazons TV Stick hits the bargain price. Google did it somewhat successfully with Chromecast, though they will really need to revise it to keep competitive, as FTV Stick for $5 more is standalone and likely a smoother experience.

Well looking forward to FTV Sticks release, hopefully based on the volume of pre-orders they seem to be taking it will get a large dev backing.
[Fire TV General] spyder3:
You were lucky to get in on 2 units before they limited quantities. I wonder why they are making us wait a month after release date to get them?

Anyway, you're right. $20 is nothing. Hopefully the firmware will be exploitable! :D
[Fire TV General] RuKuS4Life:
About to pre-order one of these. My only concern would be that they come pre-loaded with the most recent firmware found on the FTV, and not be able to be rooted. Let's hope that's not the case.
[Fire TV General] swicago:
I was about to order, but it says in checkout expected delivery Jan.5.2015 LOL no thanks

Also note, this is a dual core with 1GB ram, where as the fireTV is a quadcore with 2GB ram
[Fire TV General] RuKuS4Life:
LOL...best to just wait then...it's not that serious. The $19 price tag is a nice deal though. I actually may reconsider waiting....lol...need to make up my mind.
[Fire TV General] retroben:
Too bad it does not have 2GB ram.

This is Fire TV without Qualcomm processors.

How strong is the dual-core and integrated GPU besides clock hz?

Perhaps Reicast will run w/o rebooting since 1GB minimal RAM and no sucky Qualcomm drivers.
[Fire TV General] Eat it iPhone:
Yea i got lucky. I imagine the limitations and delays are to help them meet demand. I mean they can only manufacture so many units in a short period of time. Its also possible it turned out to be more popular then they expected.

As for the firmware, im not really sure id gain anything from rooting it anyway. As it comes i will have access to all the streaming services i use and plex, i dont intend to use it for any other purpose. Still nice to have the option
[Fire TV General] Nomedias:
Considering how they have a ton of Fire Phones no one wants, they probably didn't want to get burned again on overstock.
[Fire TV General] skeptic_always:
I see what you are saying, and agree to a point, but I'm looking at GATV as an opportunity for various companies to make a better FireTV. Improve the UI a bit, more internal storage and/or support expanded storage, Google Play store. I don't think GATV needs to be revolutionary compared to FTV. Honestly, I think the biggest issue to overcome may just be the name. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of devices being sold as Android TV boxes - simple cheap boxes you connect to your TV running a tablet version of Android. This may work itself out in a year or two if all those generic boxes are eventually running actual Google Android TV instead of generic phone/tablet Android, but I see confusion and more than a few unhappy customers in the near future.

I really think Amazon beat Google to the punch with FireTV. It's android based, the specs are quite good for the price (with the exception of storage), voice search right from the remote (slowly improving)... One area where GATV has a big advantage is brand name. Yes, everyone knows Amazon and the Kindle Fire line is popular enough, but as mentioned above the Fire phones are a bit of a dud. Compare that to how popular Android phones and tablets are. It's yet to be seen how well they all play together, but building on what they know with Chromecast I expect GATV to be a natural extension of Android phones and tablets. I could be completely wrong, but for good or bad I expect GATV to take a huge bite out of the streaming pie. AppleTV, Roku, FireTV - all should be a bit concerned.
[Fire TV General] mikespe:
I got in on the deal even though I already have the Fire TV...but I got in when it said delivery date of Dec 24....I was ordering something else anyway so I didn't mind adding only $20...I figured if I don't like it it was only $20...
[Fire TV General] retroben:
The earliest ones out there who get it,please try Reicast with Sonic Adventure 2 to see if it runs decently.

Since the stick does not have bad Qualcomm-ity,it should hopefully not reboot during gameplay.
[Fire TV General] spyder3:
I'm going to use it exclusively for XBMC in my master bedroom. I read that one of the more recent firmware updates killed XBMC repos, so rooting it would fix/stop this from ever happening. It is very silly that companies still try to lock us out of our own devices.
[Fire TV General] Eat it iPhone:
Yea i understand why they do it though. Its in an effort to prevent people who dont know what they are doing from breaking things and to try and offer some level of security for those users. If phones came widely unlocked then id imagine thatd make it even easier for malicious software to sink its hooks in. I do however think some companies take securing things too far.

I know alot of people swear by XBMC but ive found plex to be a much better solution for me. Ive got a server with all my media and all my devices can play it through a nice uniform interface or via a browser. Its also dead simple to setup and just works. I even have a domain assigned to it so i can access my plex from outside my network via internet.

The more i wait for the FTV Stick the more i find myself looking for reasons to not like my GTV :/
[Fire TV General] skeptic_always:
Supposedly on UK FireTVs (or any non-US FireTV??) only. Not sure where you are, but if in the US you are fine for now.
[Fire TV General] Montisaquadeis:
After reading posts on that issue it was not a fire tv problem but a ISP problem with BT and Smarthub or something.
[Fire TV General] spyder3:
Ok, that puts me more at ease. I'm in the US, but I'm going to keep my OpenDNS blocking the updates just in case some smart people figure out how to root the distributed firmware. This is actually the first time that I've been on the bleeding edge of a tech launch since HTC released the first EVO's. Kinda brings back memories of that for me.
[Fire TV General] Nomedias:
Something weird I noticed. After ordering my $19 Fire Stick, " David's 2nd Fire TV" appeared in "Your Devices" in my Amazon account. I am able to rename or unregister it just like my other devices. Delivery isn't until December 23rd, but they already have a specific serial number assigned to my account?
[Fire TV General] Seyiji:
It's because the Fire TV Stick they send you will have your Amazon Account pre registered to it so it is ready to go out of the box.

Check the Amazon page for Fire TV Stick it says in the section titled "Simple to set up"

" Fire TV Stick arrives pre-registered to your Amazon account and sets up in minutes. "
[Fire TV General] Nomedias:
Yeah, that was how my Fire TVs came. I just find it interesting they "pre-registered" a device that may not physically exist yet. Why push back delivery a month if you have the part on the shelf? Or is their logistics such that a serial number was assigned at pre-order for a yet to be manufactured device? Really just curious about this. How else would you pre-register a device without some uniquely identifying info on both ends (device and account)?
[Fire TV General] stanggman75:
Amazon emailed me that my delivery date chaged from Dec 9th to Dec 5th. I hope they keep moving it up. I ordered two with separate orders and only got one email saying the delivery date was changed, but as long as I get one earlier, it will be ok.
[Fire TV General] nyder:
Okay, here's how it works. Amazon has a big ass data base of all their crap. When you place an order in, that goes into the database also. Software magic allows those numbers to be read into data, like how much parts you have for such products, how many you can actually build at the time, and when more orders are coming in for it.

And yet that doesn't matter, because they don't need any phyiscal objects inside the software data to assign you numbers to objects. They got it all ready on the software side, so when the is hardware for your order, then can easily send the data to it, while the hardwares serial number then gets tied to your account.

tl;dr

Software magic & database.
[Fire TV General] scottsdca:
Did you find an answer to this question about mirroring your screen? I'm also interested in knowing. I also have a GS5. I was able to order 2, and they are shipping Nov 26. Looking forward to seeing what they're capable of.
[Fire TV General] dirtybudha:
My stick has shipped and will arive on 11/19.
[Fire TV General] ulises.rodriguez:
Anyone here have already received the Amazon-Fire-Stick??

Hi dirtybuda and all here that have ordered the Amazon FireTV Stick,

dirtybuda, since you have mentioned that Amazon.com have sent your Fire-Stick, and that probably arrive on 11/19... I would like to know if you have already received the Fire-Stick, and how it work??

Anyone here has already received the New Amazon-Fire-Stick, that apparently have been released today??:confused:
[Fire TV General] scottsdca:
Just got my two firesticks. Its already trying to update. How do I stop or doers it have to for me to try it out?
[Fire TV General] dirtybudha:
HELLO!!

Yes, I received it today. I've plugged it in and am having a bit of trouble connecting it to the wifi. Obviously the router works since I'm using it now but I'm trouble shooting it.

I'll come back when I get it connected.

Got it connected, rebooted the router, and it's updating.

I don't think you can stop the updates. Meh, I'm wanting to test drive it as stock first.
[Fire TV General] ulises.rodriguez:
Thanks dirtybuda and scottsdca for answering so fast!!

Thanks dirtybuda and scottsdca for your quick reply!

Anyone of you has already been able to update the FireTV-Stick, and has sorted out the WIFI problems, that prevented the Internet connection, to start using the Amazon-FireTV-Stick?*

What are your first impressions... Does the FireTV-Stick works flawlessly or Not?

It is actually such a good and capable product, as Amazon has said??
[Fire TV General] Elysian893:
I got mine today and love it. Sideloading apps works perfectly, I am watching The Daily Show via XBMC right now from my Samba share drive. The device is very fast, the interface is nice, and has worked perfectly for me out of the box.
[Fire TV General] retroben:
Now somebody please try Reicast to see if it runs plus does not panic and crash with both Sonic Adventure games.

Specifically with SA2 on City Escape and onwards.

Does Dolphin Emulator run on it at least with 1fps,or does it act the same as it does on FTV?

I am also really curious about Mupen64Plus AE's performance on Firestick compared to FTV.
[Fire TV General] ulises.rodriguez:
Thanks dirtybuda, scottsdca and Elysian893 for all your help and for also reply so fast!

How anyone Thanks dirtybuda, scottsdca and Elysian893 for all your help and for also reply so fast!

Since I am aware that the FireTV only use the Amazon-APP-Store and not the Google-Play-Store, I would like to know how do you have sideloaded APPs, and has installed XBMC (Kodi)?

It is possible to install and use an Web Browser APP like Chrome or Pufin on the FireTV?
[Fire TV General] sic_lic1o1:
Can you show me how to sideload apps?
[Fire TV General] Elysian893:
I followed this guide:

http://sideloadfiretv.com/sideload-apps-amazon-fire-tv-windows/

Same steps as the Fire TV. Make sure you enable ADB and sideloading apps in Development Options. If you have ADB installed already you can skip those steps (I did).

From what I can find, you have to run the apps from the Settings/Applications section, they won't show up on the main screen anywhere. I haven't tried to side load another launcher.