FireTV Software Notes - Revision history

Mikeagner at 01:55, 28 October 2017

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	==Where Can I Find A History Of Firmware Versions?==		==Where Can I Find A History Of Firmware Versions?==
	* [https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201497590&tag=aftvn-20 Amazon's Official page of Fire TV Firmware versions]		* [https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201497590&tag=aftvn-20 Amazon's Official page of Fire TV Firmware versions]


			==Related Links==
			* [http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-downgrade-apps-like-kodi-on-the-amazon-fire-tv-or-fire-tv-stick-firestick/ How to downgrade apps like Kodi on the Fire TV or Stick]
			* [http://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-fire-tv-3-and-fire-os-6-support-sideloading-apps-like-kodi/ The FireTV 3 and Fire OS 6 support sideloading apps like Kodi]

Mikeagner at 11:39, 15 July 2017

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	==What is Jailbreaking?==		==What is Jailbreaking?==
	* '''Jailbreaking''' is actually a term borrowed from the iOS community. ~~It refers to any platform that has had a media player (like Kodi) installed within it~~.		* '''Jailbreaking''' is actually a term borrowed from the iOS community. See this [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_jailbreaking definition] from Wikipedia.

Mikeagner at 02:27, 14 July 2017

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	==Can the FireTV Version of Alexa Interface with Kodi?==		==Can the FireTV Version of Alexa Interface with Kodi?==
	* Not yet; however, there have been many experiments with folks using the Amazon Echo and Echo Dot to communicate with Kodi.		* Not yet; however, there have been many experiments with folks using the Amazon Echo and Echo Dot to communicate with Kodi. In addition, Amazon just added Entertainment Capabilities to Alexa so developers can start writing applications. See this [http://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-adds-entertainment-capabilities-to-alexa-so-skill-developers-can-better-control-tvs-and-media-players/ article] for more information.

Mikeagner at 16:51, 12 July 2017

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	== Copying files ==		== Copying files ==
	The easiest ways to copy files onto the Fire TV for Kodi is to use the Kodi '''[[file manager]]'''.		The easiest ways to copy files onto the Fire TV for Kodi is to use the Kodi '''[[file manager]]'''.


	==Can the FireTV Version of Alexa Interface with Kodi?==		==Can the FireTV Version of Alexa Interface with Kodi?==

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	== Copying files ==		== Copying files ==
	The easiest ways to copy files onto the Fire TV for Kodi is to ~~either~~ use the Kodi '''[[file manager]]''' ~~or use ES File Explorer from the Amazon app store~~.		The easiest ways to copy files onto the Fire TV for Kodi is to use the Kodi '''[[file manager]]'''.


	==Can the FireTV Version of Alexa Interface with Kodi?==		==Can the FireTV Version of Alexa Interface with Kodi?==

Mikeagner at 16:40, 12 July 2017

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	==Can the FireTV Version of Alexa Interface with Kodi?==		==Can the FireTV Version of Alexa Interface with Kodi?==
	* Not yet; however, there have been many experiments with folks using the Amazon Echo and Echo Dot to communicate with Kodi~~. See these [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=alexa+controls+kodi YouTube Videos] on this subject~~.		* Not yet; however, there have been many experiments with folks using the Amazon Echo and Echo Dot to communicate with Kodi.

Mikeagner at 01:11, 10 July 2017

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	{{see\|HOW-TO:Install Kodi on Fire TV}}		{{see\|HOW-TO:Install Kodi on Fire TV}}


			==How Do I get Kodi onto the FireTV Home Screen?==
			* [http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-get-kodi-to-show-up-on-the-home-screen-of-a-fire-tv-or-fire-tv-stick/ Get Kodi to show up on the FireTV Home Screen] Note that this also applies to the FireTV Stick

Mikeagner at 01:54, 9 July 2017

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	* Not yet; however, there have been many experiments with folks using the Amazon Echo and Echo Dot to communicate with Kodi. See these [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=alexa+controls+kodi YouTube Videos] on this subject.		* Not yet; however, there have been many experiments with folks using the Amazon Echo and Echo Dot to communicate with Kodi. See these [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=alexa+controls+kodi YouTube Videos] on this subject.


			==Where Can I Find A History Of Firmware Versions?==
			* [https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201497590&tag=aftvn-20 Amazon's Official page of Fire TV Firmware versions]

Mikeagner: Created page with "{{TOCleft}} ==What is Sideloading?== * '''Sideloading''' is a term used to describe loading Android software (such as Kodi) on the FireTV that is not recognized by the Amazon..."

2017-07-08T18:38:00Z

Created page with "{{TOCleft}} ==What is Sideloading?== * '''Sideloading''' is a term used to describe loading Android software (such as Kodi) on the FireTV that is not recognized by the Amazon..."

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==What is Sideloading?==
* '''Sideloading''' is a term used to describe loading Android software (such as Kodi) on the FireTV that is not recognized by the Amazon community as a FireTV application. This works because the FireOS is actually a fork of Android. There are numerous methods for sideloading applications; see the [[HOW-TO:Install Kodi on Fire TV]] article for more on this topic

==What is Jailbreaking?==
* '''Jailbreaking''' is actually a term borrowed from the iOS community. It refers to any platform that has had a media player (like Kodi) installed within it.

==Can I install more than one instance of Kodi?==
* If the space is available, the answer is Yes. One way to go about this is to install the latest version of Kodi, then install one of the many forks. See the [[Forks]] article for more on this topic.

== Installing Kodi ==
Kodi can be installed on any Fire TV or Fire TV Stick. Root is not required.

{{see|HOW-TO:Install Kodi on Fire TV}}

== Launching Android apps within Kodi ==
{{main|HOW-TO:Launch Android apps}}
{{#lst:HOW-TO:Launch Android apps|extended intro}}
{{-}}

== Copying files ==
The easiest ways to copy files onto the Fire TV for Kodi is to either use the Kodi '''[[file manager]]''' or use ES File Explorer from the Amazon app store.

==Can the FireTV Version of Alexa Interface with Kodi?==
* Not yet; however, there have been many experiments with folks using the Amazon Echo and Echo Dot to communicate with Kodi. See these [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=alexa+controls+kodi YouTube Videos] on this subject.

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*Return to [[Amazon Fire TV]]
*Return to [[FireTV Hardware]]
*Go to [[FireTV Maintenance and Kodi Performance]]
*Go to [[Little Known Fire TV Options and Links]]
*Go to [[FireTV Known Issues]]

[[Category:Fire TV|*]]