Alternative keymaps for Fire TV remote

Amazon Fire TV

Alternative keymaps for Fire TV remote

Alternative keymaps for the Amazon Fire TV remote, as suggested by the community.

Note: To make the remote work with XBMC's on-screen-keyboard, go to XBMC -> Settings -> System -> Input devices and enable Remote control sends keyboard presses

Keymap 1

Cut and paste the following into a new text document and save as keyboard.xml and place in userdata/keymaps/

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<keymap>
  <FullscreenVideo>
    <keyboard>
      <menu>SmallStepBack</menu>
      <backspace>Stop</backspace>
      <up>VolumeUp</up>
      <down>VolumeDown</down>
    </keyboard>
  </FullscreenVideo>
</keymap>

What it does

Changes from the default are shown in bold print.

Global

3. Directional pad:

• Up
• Down
• Right
• Left

4. Select

6. Context menu

7. Fast forward

8. Play/pause

9. Back

10. Rewind

Video playback

3. Directional pad:

• Up: Volume up
• Down: Volume down
• Right: +30 seconds
• Left: -30 seconds

4. On-screen-display menu/select

6. SmallStepBack (go back 7 seconds)

7. Fast forward

8. Play/pause

9. Stop

10. Rewind

Keymap 2

Cut and paste the following into a new text document and save as keyboard.xml and place in userdata/keymaps/

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<keymap>
  <FullscreenVideo>
    <keyboard>
      <menu>CodecInfo</menu>
      <backspace>Stop</backspace>
    </keyboard>
  </FullscreenVideo>
</keymap>

What it does

Changes from the default are shown in bold print.

Global

3. Directional pad:

• Up
• Down
• Right
• Left

4. Select

6. Context menu

7. Fast forward

8. Play/pause

9. Back

10. Rewind

Video playback

3. Directional pad:

• Up: Next chapter or go forward 10 minutes
• Down: Previous chapter or go back 10 minutes
• Right: +30 seconds
• Left: -30 seconds

4. On-screen-display menu/select

6. CodecInfo screen

7. Fast forward

8. Play/pause

9. Stop

10. Rewind