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* [http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-access-the-hidden-developer-tools-menu-on-the-amazon-fire-tv-and-fire-tv-stick/ How to Access the Hidden Developer's Menu on Fire TV and Fire TV Stick] | * [http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-access-the-hidden-developer-tools-menu-on-the-amazon-fire-tv-and-fire-tv-stick/ How to Access the Hidden Developer's Menu on Fire TV and Fire TV Stick] | ||
* [http://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-fire-tv-stick-can-now-monitor-data-usage-and-alert-you-when-youve-reached-a-data-cap/ Data Cap Alert] For those that have data caps on your network, this utility will monitor your data usage and alert you when you've hit a limit that you set | * [http://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-fire-tv-stick-can-now-monitor-data-usage-and-alert-you-when-youve-reached-a-data-cap/ Data Cap Alert] For those that have data caps on your network, this utility will monitor your data usage and alert you when you've hit a limit that you set | ||
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Say12RImnyo Mouse Pointer for your FireTV (YouTube Video)] Use an apk to make your fire stick remote work like a mouse. Note that it doesn't work on the FireTV home page. | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Say12RImnyo Mouse Pointer for your FireTV (YouTube Video)] Use an apk to make your fire stick remote work like a mouse. Note that it doesn't work on the FireTV home page. | ||
* [https://developer.amazon.com/public/solutions/devices/fire-tv/docs/fire-tv-system-xray System X-Ray] This option allows you to view information about your network, your data speed, and at what rate your videos are playing, among others. Useful for debugging network issues without having to sideload another application | * [https://developer.amazon.com/public/solutions/devices/fire-tv/docs/fire-tv-system-xray System X-Ray] This option allows you to view information about your network, your data speed, and at what rate your videos are playing, among others. Useful for debugging network issues without having to sideload another application | ||
** [http://tinyurl.com/y9ukz693 MyNetLyzer] is a free app that can display channel congestion in a chart for each frequency range, MAC addresses and other useful information | ** [http://tinyurl.com/y9ukz693 MyNetLyzer] is a free app that can display channel congestion in a chart for each frequency range, MAC addresses and other useful information | ||
; Video Playback Options | |||
*[http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-access-hidden-resolution-options-on-the-fire-tv/ Adjust the Video Resolution on your FireTV] | |||
* [http://www.aftvnews.com/you-can-now-select-from-3-video-quality-settings-on-the-amazon-fire-tv-and-fire-tv-stick/ Select from 3 Different Video Quality Settings] | |||
Revision as of 02:53, 12 July 2017
These links aren't very well publicized, but they have a great deal of potential to help if you are running into performance issues in Kodi, want to adjust your video quality, or even monitor the data you're using, if your ISP has imposed a data cap on your account. Some system hacks are also shown here.
- Data Cap Alert For those that have data caps on your network, this utility will monitor your data usage and alert you when you've hit a limit that you set
- Mouse Pointer for your FireTV (YouTube Video) Use an apk to make your fire stick remote work like a mouse. Note that it doesn't work on the FireTV home page.
- System X-Ray This option allows you to view information about your network, your data speed, and at what rate your videos are playing, among others. Useful for debugging network issues without having to sideload another application
- MyNetLyzer is a free app that can display channel congestion in a chart for each frequency range, MAC addresses and other useful information
- Video Playback Options
- Return to Amazon Fire TV
- Return to FireTV Hardware
- Return to FireTV Software Notes
- Return to FireTV Maintenance and Kodi Performance
- Go to FireTV Known Issues