HOW-TO:Install Kodi on Fire TV

2016-02-11T19:33:18Z

Vandalay17: /* Install Kodi without a PC */

{{mininav| [[Amazon Fire TV]] }}
<section begin="intro" />This page describes some of the methods to install Kodi onto an Amazon Fire TV (box) or Fire TV Stick. The Fire TV uses Kodi for [[android]] and does not require root. All Fire TV products allow sideloading, so no hacking or modification is required to install Kodi.<section end="intro" />

{{notice|The easiest method to install Kodi is to just install the '''[https://github.com/sphinx02/FireStarter/ FireStarter]''' {{small|[https://github.com/sphinx02/FireStarter/releases (download)]}} replacement launcher. You'll want it anyways to make it easy to launch Kodi. From within FireStarter you can then install and update Kodi.}}

== Install Kodi without a PC ==
See: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-sideload-apps-like-kodi-onto-the-fire-tv-using-nothing-but-the-fire-tv/
or http://www.hackmyappletv.com/hack-amazon-fire-tv-stick-install-kodi/

== Enable Debugging on the Fire TV ==
In order to install apps from outside the Amazon app store, we need to enable these options:

# From the Fire TV Home screen, select '''Settings'''
# Go to '''System''' -> '''Developer Options'''
# Enable both the '''ADB Debugging''' and the '''Apps from Unknown Sources''' options.
# Go to '''System''' -> '''About''' -> '''Network''', and take note of the Fire TV's IP address

== adbFire (Win/Mac/Linux) ==
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adbFire is a companion program for FireTV and Android Kodi & forks. It allows you to sideload Kodi (and other apps) without the bother of downloading the Android SDK and other tools. Additionally, it allows you to copy files to and from Kodi, backup Kodi, root the FireTV, mount USB drives and more.

'''Download website link: http://jocala.com/adbfire.html'''

Tutorials for using ADBFire to install Kodi:

* http://www.tweaking4all.com/home-theatre/xbmc/kodi-on-amazon-fire-tv/

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== ADB command line ==
These are steps to manually install Kodi using the ADB command line tool, as an alternative to using an app like adbFire.

'''General Steps'''

# Setup the ADB Utility via OS-specific instructions below, or install the Android SDK for your platform: https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
# Follow these instructions to connect ADB to your Amazon Fire TV: https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/asb/connect-adb.html
# Follow these instructions to install the Kodi app onto the Fire TV (using the ADB tool): https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/asb/app-install.html

=== Setup ADB on Your Host ===
'''Note:''' Your host must be connected to the same network as your Fire TV.

{{ADB setup}}

=== Download Kodi ===
*Current stable version: '''{{current version}}'''
*Download link: '''{{download link|Android}}'''

=== Install Kodi to the Fire TV ===
'''Note:''' If your APK file name contains spaces, make sure you put quotes around it in the adb commands. On OS X and Linux, you may need to prepend <code>./</code> to the adb commands.
# On your host (PC or other Android device), download your desired Kodi APK
# Open a Command Prompt (Windows), Terminal (OS X/Linux), or Terminal Emulator app (Android)
# Navigate (CD) to the directory with your Kodi APK (In Terminal Emulator on Android you only need to run the adb commands)
# Run the following commands
#:<code>>adb kill-server</code>
#:<code>>adb start-server</code>
#:<code>>adb connect <ip-address-of-fire-tv></code>
# ADB is connected when it reports the message "connected to <ip-address-of-fire-tv>:<port>"
# Run the following command
#:<code>>adb install <apk-file-name></code>
# Installation is complete when it reports the message "success"

('''Note:''' For Android you need to type in the full path. e.g. >adb install /sdcard/Download/apk-file-name.apk)

=== Launch Kodi on the Fire TV ===
# From the Fire TV Home screen, select '''Settings'''
# Select '''Applications'''
# Find and select your Kodi installation (it may be named "Kodi" or "SPMC")
# Select '''Launch Application'''
'''Note:''' Users have reported that you can [http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=191109&pid=1677974#pid1677974 autostart Kodi] after boot using an Android automation apps such as Tasker, AutomateIt, or Llama. Alternately, you can use [http://diegomejia.globat.com/android/AutoPilot.apk Autopilot] to autoboot to Kodi.

'''Launching Kodi from Fire TV Homescreen:''' You can also have Llama (and probably others) [http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=191109&pid=1721346#pid1721346 launch Kodi] when a native Fire TV app like '''Flixter''' is launched from the Fire TV homescreen. Some apps [http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=191109&pid=1721962#pid1721962 work better] than others.

=== Upgrading Kodi ===
Kodi can be upgraded through ADB without losing your settings. To do this, you must use a newer version of the package already installed on the machine.
# Download the package to your machine
# Make sure ADB is connected to the Fire TV
# Run <code>adb install -r <apk-file-name></code>
# Installation is complete when it reports the message "Success"

Kodi will still go through the "first run" screen the first time it is launched but your settings will remain intact.

=== Downgrading Kodi ===
If you wish to downgrade your version of Kodi (because you installed a test version that didn't work properly, for example) and keep your settings, the following commands will allow you to do so.

:<code>adb uninstall -k org.xbmc.kodi
:adb install <apk-file-name></code>

If you are downgrading using an Android device, you will need to use the "shell" command.

<code>adb shell pm uninstall -k org.xbmc.kodi</code>

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