How to connect a keyboard or other Bluetooth device to the Amazon Fire TV
This guide will walk you through the steps of connecting a Bluetooth device, like a keyboard, to the Amazon Fire TV. Your Fire TV needs to have software version 51.1.5.0 or greater for it to connect...
View ArticleHow to remove the Banner Ad on the Fire TV Home Screen
A few months ago, Amazon enabled a banner ad at the top of the Fire TV homescreen. The banner was added with the 51.1.4.1 software update, but wasn’t activated until several months later. I personally...
View ArticleHow to install a Kodi skin on the Fire TV or Fire TV Stick
Kodi is the most popular sideloaded app for the Fire TV. Its media playing abilities are unmatched by any other app. While many are perfectly happy with its default interface, Kodi has a large skin...
View ArticleHow to repeat a video forever on the Fire TV or Fire TV Stick with Kodi
The question of how to repeat a video file forever on the Fire TV or Fire TV Stick seems to come up fairly frequently. While the default video player is incapable of doing this, the ever mighty Kodi...
View ArticleHow to setup ADB and Fastboot on a Mac or Windows computer
ADB and Fastboot are command line tools that allow you to communicate with Android devices like the Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick. The Android Debug Bridge, which is more commonly referred to as...
View ArticleHow to launch Kodi (or any app) by double pressing the HOME button
The quest to more easily launch Kodi, or other sideloaded app, seems never ending. I’ve covered several methods in the past which make launching sideloaded apps faster, but with the recent release of...
View ArticleHow to launch Fire TV Settings directly via ADB
While modifying your Fire TV or Fire TV Stick, especially when experimenting with alternate launchers like FireStarter, you may find yourself unable to enter the device’s settings section. This most...
View ArticleHow to install Fire OS 5 Developer Preview on a Fire TV or Fire TV Stick
If you’re a developer, or are just dying to sideload those shiny new Android TV apps that your Shield TV friends have been flaunting in your face, then here’s how to install the Fire OS 5 Developer...
View ArticleHow to enable Apps from Unknown Sources on an Amazon Fire TV or Fire TV Stick
Turning on Apps from Unknown Sources on an Amazon Fire TV or Fire TV Stick allows you to sideload apps onto the device from within another app, like a file browser. Enabling the Apps from Unknown...
View ArticleHow to Sideload apps onto the Fire TV with just a USB Drive — ADB & PC...
The addition of the free file browser, Total Commander, to the official Fire TV appstore now makes it possible to sideload apps like Kodi onto the Fire TV without the need to use ADB and a PC. As long...
View ArticleHow to sideload apps like Kodi onto the Fire TV — Using nothing but the Fire TV
With the recent addition of ES File Explorer to the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick’s appstore, it is now possible to sideload apps like Kodi using nothing but your Fire TV or Fire TV Stick. You don’t need...
View ArticleUltimate Sideloading Guide for Amazon Fire TV & Fire TV Stick
Installing sideloaded app files has come a long way since the original Fire TV was released over a year and a half ago. There are more options than ever for sideloading from utilities, to using USB...
View ArticleHow to temporarily fix FireStarter on Fire OS 5 and the 2nd-Gen Fire TV
FireStarter is a great way to easily access sideloaded apps like Kodi. Its killer feature is being able to accurately detect when you press or double-press the Fire TV remote’s Home button, allowing...
View ArticleHow to manually configure the IP address or DNS server on an Amazon Fire TV...
This guide will show you how to manually enter IP address and/or DNS server values for your Fire TV or Fire TV Stick’s network settings. You may need to do this to use redirecting services like...
View ArticleHow to block software updates on the Amazon Fire TV or Fire TV Stick
All versions of the Amazon Fire TV will download and install software updates automatically. There is no option to disable or reject software updates. Whether you have a rooted Fire TV or just want to...
View ArticleHow to unroot a Fire TV and switch back to stock updates From Amazon
This guide will walk you through the steps of reverting a rooted Fire TV with custom ROMs installed into a stock Fire TV that can receive regular updates over-the-air from Amazon. It will show you how...
View ArticleHow to launch any app on the Fire TV using a dedicated button with Flic
One of the beauties of the Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick being Android based products, is they get to take advantage of the vast Android ecosystem of apps and accessories. One of those accessories...
View ArticleHow to use custom icons for sideloaded apps like Kodi on the Amazon Fire TV
It’s pretty great that Amazon is now finally displaying sideloaded app icons in the Fire TV’s “Apps” section with the latest 5.0.4 software update. Unfortunately, sideloaded app icons look pretty bad...
View ArticleHow to Root the Amazon Fire TV 2
The Amazon Fire TV 2 has been rooted for several months now, but the procedure has been difficult and risky for some to follow. Now that rbox has released custom recovery and a pre-rooted ROM for the...
View ArticleHow to install/update a package using TWRP on the Amazon Fire TV
Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP) is a custom recovery that allows you to modify the operating system of a rooted Amazon Fire TV. It is most commonly used to install customized operating systems (a.k.a...
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