yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilde68:
Install Kodi, then use download the plugin.audio.googlemusic.exp-1.7.2.zip and install it. After you have set up your password it work great.

https://app.box.com/s/hchh3jdrocgdgcug9vs8rv8uwqlihqk9
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kocrachon:
Will give that a shot. Thanks
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr150:
In what order should I install these?

Do you have a link to the instruction set?.....

Will this have Google Play installed as well?.....

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Do you have a link to an instruction set on how to install this within KODI?....
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sviper:
Thanks for this info. It worked well for me without any issues.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djwyman:
I used this method to get Google play music running on both my fire TV stick and my first gen fire TV. But even better I got it to work for Google play movies on the stick. It didn't work on the regular fire TV for some reason though. Everytime I tried to watch a movie all you got was sound. But installing the YouTube app for Android TV on said fire TV I am able to play my play movies under the purchases section. So anyone wanting play movies on their fire TV using the above method for the music also works on the YouTube app for sure and may or may not work for play movies
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dickinson78:
For me the google play music apk doesn't install. After starting the installation process it stops with showing "app don't intstalled". Any ideas?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcrh:
Has anyone had any luck getting the search to work? It appears to be a voice search only and doesn't work on the FTV.

Additionally, I can't find a way to browse "stations". It recommends a few for me but they seem to be based on my personally uploaded library.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davejc:
Followed the steps and was able to get Google Music installed. I have 2 followup questions tho.

1. Is there a way to get the newer version of Google Music? I use Stations more than I individual artists. I tried installing the latest version from APKMirror, but it won't actually connect to anything.

2. I keep getting notifications that I need to update Play services. Is there a newer apk I should be using?

For what it's worth, I'm on Fire OS 5.2.4.0
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcrh:
The google play music app won't work. You need to find the "leanback" version.

I haven't been able to find one newer then the one in this thread. Maybe someone with a nexus player or shield can help us.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davejc:
I had a feeling that would be the case. Was looking for an AndroidTV APK, but couldn't find anything.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcrh:
the apk in this thread is from 2014. It seems weird that the leanback version hasn't been updated.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davejc:
I'm still new to the terminology with the TV systems.... "leanback" is the qualifier for Android TV Apps??
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RED ZMAN:
Funny that we are all looking for the same thing. Has to exist right?

I've got a friend with a Nexus Player, let me check with him.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcrh:
"leanback" is what Google calls their versions that are made to work with a remote (& do not require a touch screen).

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That would be a christmas miracle! ;):good:
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davejc:
It really would be. I like the Fire TV a lot, I just wish I could have Google Music rather than Amazon Music.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] batebate:
Ups , Im new here, i cant post urls.

if someone contact me i will send the file.

read below

-----------------------------------------

so yes:

From my Nvidia Shield, working correctly on my FTV stick 2016. Search doesnt works.

I want to update the google services, and the other 2 files.

I tried with this from apkmirror, but doesnt work:

com.google.android.gms_10.0.84_(030-137749526)-10084030_minAPI9(armeabi-v7a)(nodpi)_apkmirror.com

If anybody can indicate the updated files to use, it would be great.

cheers
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davejc:
Not sure which file for the Google Services, but if you can PM me a link to the Play Music APK that would be awesome.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcrh:
And you make sure you report back if it works.;)
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RED ZMAN:
My friend has been real busy getting ready for Christmas but he got me a screen shot today. Guess what, looks like it is much newer than the version we're using. He's willing to extract and send us the APK for us to try if somebody knows how to do that on a Google Nexus player. Anyone?

5.7 is what I've got installed.

His is 5.9
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcrh:
Here's some options.

http://receivetipstricks.com/extract-apk-android/
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RED ZMAN:
He told me he thought he found a way to do it with ES File Explorer and he is going to give it a shot. I'm trolling around the Nexus player forums trying to find that file in one of the zips for flashing on there.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] batebate:
i sent the link to davejc

the version from the Nvidia Shield is: Google Play Music_5.9.1863R.3304973

cheera
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RED ZMAN:
Think you can share with me too?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcrh:
I can't wait to hear if it works.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] batebate:
RED ZMAN Please share it on the forum.

AND IT WORKS, I USING IN MY FTV STICK 2016
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davejc:
Apologies for the delay. Holiday party was yesterday.

From batebate: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_pETCT74gYaY1Nzd1I2WTBudjA/view?usp=sharing

Google Music v 5.9. Library, Recommended, Radio all work. Search does not.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcrh:
It looks like only the gpm apk is different.

I'll try to install in later today and will report back.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RED ZMAN:
I'm editing my post because it looks like everyone else already went and got the file and it worked fine. The website just felt kinda hinky and I'd never heard of that file share place before so glad it worked.

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Downloaded it installed it and it seems to work great. Nice to have more options in there now. Anyone going to start looking for updated versions of the other apks that will work?

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I didn't see anyone else posted but this one also has manage subscriptions at the bottom now if you have a subscription to Google Play Music.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcrh:
5.9 works on a first gen firetv. But I'm not sure there's much different. Still no radio stations. Instant Mix list (playlists) created on your phone or online are not available. Search still doesn't work.

So while it's nice to have an update I hope we can all keep looking for a 6.x version of the gpm leanback apk.

Maybe someone with a Nexus player will have a newer version.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RED ZMAN:
This is the latest version from the Nexus player. I've noticed about five new things and all of them work here. I don't really use too many radio stations unless I create them on the fly from another song. I do wish there was some way to cast to The Fire TV from my Google homes though.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcrh:
Five new things? Really. I must be terribly unobservant.

I'd love to see a quick list of what's new.

Thanks.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RED ZMAN:
Just above...

It was 4 new things.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcrh:
So strange. My 5.9 has

Search (doesn't work)

Recent Activity

Recommended

My Library

Instant Mix

Settings.

The 5.7 version had all of this except Instant Mix. And the instant mix doesn't carry over from those I create on my phone nor on the website (so it really doesn't add much).

Could there be two different 5.9's here? One from the Nexus play & one from the Shield? I pulled this one from batebate. i think it is from the Shield

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_pETCT74gYaY1Nzd1I2WTBudjA/view?usp=sharing

Red Zman could you repost a link to your apk from the nexus player?

Thanks.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RED ZMAN:
I'm using the one in the above link, I thought they said it was from the Nexus player. The version number of that one is identical to the one my friend sent me from his Nexus player so it's the same APK.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcrh:
Totally strange. I'm pretty sure batebate says its from an nvidia shield.

Did you check the version number all the way through release digits (5.9.1863R.3304973)?

If the R.... part is different could you post that one? I'd like to sort this out.

Oh, do you have a google music subscription?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] batebate:
Hi

The current updated version from my Nvidia Shield is : Google Play Music_5.9.1863R.3304973

Remember that the Shield and the Nexus both are Android TV.

The Shield on the newest firmware version, running Android TV marshmallow.

I dont know on the Nexus, but i suppose that use the same gooMusic version.

cheers.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RED ZMAN:
I don't understand what's so strange. You and I downloaded and installed the same file of course it's the same version number. I said above it's the same version number. I'm the one that posted the screenshots on the previous page so I know how to read this version numbers all the way to the end.

Yes, I have a Google Play music subscription for my family.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcrh:
What's totally strange is that we're running the same version and have different features. You have radio stations... I don't. You have instant mixes that work... I don't. etc.

To me that seems strange.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NascentesMorimur:
Is anybody else having the issue in which the Fire TV goes to sleep while playing music? I've tried using Caffeine, but am unable to give it app usage permissions in order to only keep it awake while using Play Music. I could keep it awake at all times, but would prefer a more elegant solution. Thanks.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RED ZMAN:
I used the latest version of Google Play music for about 8 hours yesterday while I was telling working and this problem got Beyond frustrating. Between this and the things that just don't work since it is side-loaded I'm seriously considering picking up one of those new Shield boxes from Nvidia.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcrh:
For what you're going to spend on that box you could pay for almost three years of Amazon Music Unlimited and just keep using your fireTV.

New gadgets are always sexy but so is cash in pocket.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RED ZMAN:
I'm already using Google play music The Family version with five other members of my family on it and prefer it to Amazon's Music Unlimited from what I've tried on both of them. I like the fact that when I search for songs using Google Now I'm prompted to go right into adding them and that doesn't happen if I'm in Amazon unlimited customer.

The price of its kind of inconsequential I don't really mind. The old Fire TV will go get hooked up to my wife's gaming TV, and then I can get rid of one of my Google homes and give it to my son and once the smart things stick comes out I can also get rid of my SmartThings box. massively simplify my entertainment center wiring and layout.

There's a lot of my use case scenarios that this thing will make better in the long run especially when the spot mics come out if I feel I need more coverage around the house.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jfchandler:
The above file download link appears to be dead.... Is there a valid link somewhere?

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This same link is likewise dead....
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beardfromfargo:
Look Mom, no root!

Got the Music and Movies/TV apps working, even with voice search!

Fire TV OS version: 5.2.4.1

Google Play Services: 10.2.98 (030 version)

Google Play Store: 6.0.2-leanback

Google Play Music version: 5.9.1854R

Google Play Movies & TV: 3.25.3-tv

oh and install "Voice Search" from google, search any APK site.

In case you haven't read the thread, on first log in to the store app, it'll fail and that's OK. Just hit the home button and start using Google Play Music, Movies & TV!

[Edit]

I wanted to clarify my findings, as you might have tried above versions before with different results than I got.

In Fire OS (v5.2.4 at least), some older versions of Google Play Music are crashing, and some are acting weird. Looks like some versions of Music would fail to open the search bar (I mean ... that really REALLY sucks) but you could technically play some music from your library, but it would crash randomly. Other versions would fail to start entirely. Both times, ADB logcat pointed me towards the missing "android.speech.action.RECOGNIZE_SPEECH" intent consumer app. Installing Google Voice Search fixed this.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcrh:
Any chance of putting together a zip of the working APKs?

I found

Google Play services (Android TV) 10.2.98 (836-146496160)

http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...-836-146496160-android-apk-download/download/

Google Play Store: 6.0.2-leanback

http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...lay-store-android-tv-6-0-2-release/#downloads

Google Play Music version: 5.9.1854R

http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...music-5-9-1854r-1904527-android-apk-download/

Google Play Movies & TV: 3.25.3-tv

http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...gle-play-movies-tv-android-tv-3-25-3-release/

Voice Search

http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...ease/voice-search-2-1-4-android-apk-download/

I'm going to try this when I get home.

***update***

Well that didn't work. The playmusic version above wouldn't install. I tried v5.9.1863 and it installed and would run but didn't give me access to any of the streaming content in PlayMusic. The search did work but only looked through my only library. Also, I can only launch the app by going into Settings/Apps/installed apps. There is no icon on the launcher.

Hopefully someone will find a newer version of playmusic that works.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] analogue5:
Can someone please reupload the 5.9 apk?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psychodelicrock:
Ditto. Can anyone please upload the 5.9.1863R.3304973 apk again or pm it to me? Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HoanPiTa:
My phone not popular so it haven't CWM. Please help me.Tks

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HoanPiTa:
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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HoanPiTa:
Noone help me :(

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[Meizu MX] S@lwos:
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[Meizu MX] RastHacker:
nice news!!
[Meizu MX] silso:
great news! thanks a lot man!
[Meizu MX] derdigga:
how can i flash it? i have meizu mx4 flyme os 5.6A installed

Edit: for everyone with the same problem, downgrad to first 5.1.22 then to 4.2.8

now im stuck with fcs, google service making problem, i already gave gapps full permission....
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dblackburn965:
I have access to a 3D printer, and I was thinking of designing a case with a bare flash drive built in. If I cut one of the USB OTG cables down that allows usb and charging simultaneously and fit it in the case design would I be able to have the USB connected and still be able to charge? If that is a possibility, is there a way to trick Android into thinking that the USB drive is instead an SD card? If we could trick Android into thinking it was an SD card wouldn't we be able to merge the flash drive with the internal storage and increase the storage capacity of the phone? My other thought for this idea was using multirom, and just sticking a 256gb flash drive in the case and just booting off of that. Do either of these ideas sound like they would work well at all? I just have the 32gb model and it just isn't enough.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noidea24:
No. The phone will not charge while in USB host mode, if you try to just throw in voltage you'll burn out the flash drive and or damage your phones micro USB port.

You're multirom idea wasnt bad. But all multirom does is allow a system partition to be installed with an image to a flash drive, and then boot it from the flash drive. It still reads data cache and such off your devices partition.

How are you using your storage? I got use to the "no expandable storage" with my lg and Galaxy Nexus.

Are you encrypted? Unencrypt your phone, you'll save 1.5-2gbs of storage capacity. Use Google photos to backup your photos and videos in HD quality and have it delete files after backup. Do you flash roms? Go through your android/data and Android/obb folders and delete everything related to apps you don't use.

It's not a bad idea to backup music/photos/videos to a PC, then wipe internal storage and restore all the photos and such. You would be amazed at how much storage our phones will use that you can't find and delete without digging around.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dahawthorne:
Deleted as apparently useless...
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dblackburn965:
I am un-encrypted so I do have that little bit of extra space. I have a lot of music on my phone for listening in the car. LTE is spotty where I live, so streaming isn't a great option. I was under the impression that with a modified kernel it is possible to charge and access a device at the same time. Doesn't the nexus 7 have a kernel that allows that? If that is in fact possible is there a way to trick android into thinking that it's an sd card instead of a flash drive?

This is one such kernel for the nexus 7

https://mehrvarz.github.io/usb-host-mode-power-management-nexus7/

I think my solution my work great if there is a kernel that works with charging and we could get the USB to integrate.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeprius:
Encryption takes up more space?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StykerB:
adb shell sm set-force-adoptable true

lets you use any external storage device as adoptable storage letting you use a OTG drive as internal storage. Could've just been my drive but it stalled at 20% for a couple minutes, mighta finished but my OTG adapter is kinda flaky and lost connection. After a bit of reading I've learned it might be since my phone isn't encrypted and adoptable storage is encrypted by default.

Also from what I understand about OTG things is that you CANNOT charge the phone while it's connection with OTG even wirelessly.

Though with the N6 having USB 2.0 it'll likely be very very slow.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dblackburn965:
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Awesome!! Thank you. I'll do some tinkering maybe this weekend to see what I can come up with. That was exactly what I was looking for as far as adoptable storage!

EDIT: I ran the adb command you gave me through terminal emulator on the phone itself after giving it root access. All 3 flash drives I tried integrated with my internal storage just phone. All 3 were 32gb usb 3.0, but each was a different brand. I built a custom "y" cable, but you can buy them on Amazon. I'm talking with a kernel developer and it seems it is possible to charge the phone at the same time. Both the nexus 4 and 2013 nexus 7 have custom kernels that allow what's called USB OTG Host mode that allows the device to charge and use a USB device at the same time. From what I can tell it's a kernel module that needs to be added. For the nexus 4 it was just a zip file that patched whatever kernel you were currently using. I don't have a lot of experience with compiling kernels, but I'll try and find out what needs to be done and fire my Ubuntu box up.
[Networking] alec23:
my friend told me that there is this new cell phone player which has the capability to stream videos from

you tube,google,dailymotion and myspace when you search for one video but at first I thought he was kidding but later I found out that there is an cell phone application

can do this amazing stuff. This mobile application is called Avotmv and you can download this aaplication at http://www.avotmv.com it plays videos from you tube,google,dailymotion and myspace

the best news is that it's free and it will play on any phone windows mobile phone.My favorite part of about this application is that you don't have to have a specifc cell phone carrier.
[Networking] ricky34:
Holy cow!!! this is the best thing that has happen to me after a long time. I love this application this is best video search application I have ever seen so far.

it works great on my windows WM phone. It plays videos without getting stuck and it's full screen what more can you ask for?
[Networking] charleslee:
i'm connected via wifi. clicked on a video/thumbnail, but am stuck at the buffering page ..

how long does it take to stream a video?

i installed the app on storage card, could that be the reason?

thnx! looks like a wonderful app / service (if it works, that is..)
[Networking] Technology:
VTap

Check out http://vtap.com and get all the vidos on the web from all video web sites works on just about all mobile devices, even works on the Iphone and the BlackBerry..........!
[Networking] JamesHolden:
sounds like PR spin to me.
[Networking] lcohen999:
Those first two posts are the funniest I've seen in a long time
[Samsung Gear S2] dilgit:
My gear S2 won't connect(bluetooth) to my S7 Edge. It is recognized but when I

try to connect with the Gear app it is not connecting. What am I doing wrong?
[Samsung Gear S2] cwb1231:
I have had to disconnect it in the gear app on phone, reset the watch and then go through pairing like a new set up
[MX Player] :
When I tried to open an MP3 file from my music folder on MX Player, it just closed the app. I noticed that when I open audio files from other folders with fewer files it plays the audio fine so I wondered if it was because my music folder has about 1600 files. I removed a bunch and MX Player opened files fine when there were around 800 files in the folder. When I copied some back so that there are around 1200 files the problem came back. Does anyone know if there a limit to the number of files you can have in a folder for MX Player to work?
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aeroxy:
Hey, I am surprised to find that no lcp file is on Internet at this moment for Samsung S6 (Camera Raw). I wonder if anyone created one here and can upload it. If not I will make one in two weeks or so myself. :)

For those who are confused about lcp files: http://pocketnow.com/2015/02/11/how-to-make-a-lens-correction-profile
[Moto G 2015 General] abhijeetc9762:
Please share your experience about 6.0.1
[Moto G 2015 General] abhijeetc9762:
1) bug - ghost touch issue

2) battery life slightly increased

3) camera shutter sound option

4) bug - sometimes battery stat history got reset
[Moto G 2015 General] kenny_cfc:
Ghost touch issue is really sad. Especially as i haven't rooted it yet.
[Moto G 2015 General] hkr008:
What is ghost touch issue...???

can anyoone plaese tell me what is a ghost touch issue..???
[Moto G 2015 General] kryptonify:
I have no idea as well, maybe touchscreen being too sensitive?
[Moto G 2015 General] Yousvel:
Ospray???

Is this a new phone?:confused:
[Moto G 2015 General] Tel864:
Do an internet search and you'll find plenty of answers, touches where you didn't touch, erratic scrolling, etc. I've owned a lot of phones but have never actually seen it.
[Moto G 2015 General] kenny_cfc:
You don't have it even after updating to 6.0.1?
[Moto G 2015 General] Tel864:
This isn't a widespread problem with all G3's. I have 3 G3's and know quite a few people with them. They're all XT1540's but no one has seen that problem.