[Amazon Echo] mujuli:
Hi

it is a long time ago.

Lastweek I got the fireTV update on the Amazon echo show 15. Without this change/update no chance for me to sideload apks. Funny is before the update the firmware is V7.5.5.5 and after firetv installation it is V7.5.0.1. Don't ask me why. Maybe they drunk to much.

But it took me 20 min to find a workaround to sidekoade apks.

@Amazon_Devs: Stop reading here. DO NOT BLOCK this workaround, make the launcher selectable again and bring the same Dev functions like on fireTV! THANK YOU!

I am not responsible for any damage or warranty loss

So end of the political messages.

For the first apk i would install Firefox apk(with it you can download more apps more comfortable)

1. Open FireTV Icon

2. Open appstore

3. Get Downloader, Totalus (launcher) and Total comander from Amazon fireTV appstore

(All the Apps do not work with touch.)

4. Open App Downloader

5. Select with onscreenremote "Browser"

6. Look for a page where you can get Firefox apk. I used uptodown

7. Download the apk (i recomend Firefox)

9. Go to total comander

10.Move with total comander the downloaded file from path Downloader to Downloads

11. Open totalus launcher

12. Open the blue folder (system file explorer)

13.Klick on Downloads

14. There should be your downloaded apk.

15. Install it

Ok done

When you install Firefox nextime you will have a browser which support touch functionality and when you download the next APK it will be directly stored in the Folder Downloads

Then just repeat the last steps 11-15.

Limitations:

Getting permissions is like Russian roulette storage is no problem. Special rights or higher permission can't confirmed in the system settings.

Dev options are available but it is the same **** as before.

Ok so now to the use cases:

I use this (now) awsome 15.6 zoll screen in my citchen to controll everything via homeassistant.

If you a owner of a Fritzbox Cable you can install Fritz TV apk direktly from AVM and you get a nice TV.

Homeassistant (you can enable in the app settings stay activ)

Spotify

Firefox

Total comander as an apk (not the Amazon appstore version. Remove it and install total comamder apk and you can controll it with the touchscreen)

I tired Nova launcher and Microsoft launcher

F DROID Can't install apks :(

Playstore (I think they have put playstore on a apk blacklist)

Uptodown can't install apks :(

There is some days ago another manual the suggested using Makrodroid for automations. May Tasker as well.

Also a APK which creates a storage via wifi. So with it you can transfere files from a PC to the echo show and the other way round.

Open Points:

I installed Wolf Launcher aka launcher Manager for FireTV. This launcher request the standard app for Settings.

When someone here is able to create a app which request the standard settings app and will open a selectable app like a launcher or whatever. The settings button can converted to a custom shortcut.

A custom linageOS ROM would be nice but I think

the kernel source for CPU AZ2 (some informations about processor) is not released and there is no way right now to install twrp. Correct me if I am wrong.

Some more blabla:

Echo Show 15 opened: teardown echo show 15

Her is written the hardware price is 309 Dollar. I bought it during blackweek for 199 and if you have a old echo you can make a trade in and you can get 25% discount on top.

Sideloaded apks listed in firetv as grey/black fields so you don't know which app is the correct one.

This could a workaround: Workaround icons

I also bought the usb network adapter to connect the device by LAN and I am thinking about a POE powersupply it.

There are two more guides out there:

Guide 1

Guide 2