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imposed a data cap on your account. Some system hacks are also shown here.
imposed a data cap on your account. Some system hacks are also shown here.


==Adding and Manipulating Content==
* [http://www.aftvnews.com/fire-tv-mod-playing-with-fire-adds-android-tv-interface-and-google-play-store-without-losing-amazon-appstore/ Add Android TV Interface and Google Play Store Without Losing The Amazon Appstore]
* [http://troypoint.com/how-to-add-fire-tv-applications-to-home-screen/ How to add FireTV Applications to the Home Screen]
==Diagnostic Tools==
* [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://www.aftvnews.com/fire-tv-mod-playing-with-fire-adds-android-tv-interface-and-google-play-store-without-losing-amazon-appstore/ Add Android TV Interface and Google Play Store Without Losing The Amazon Appstore]
* [http://tinyurl.com/yatkrvxa CPU Usage Meter] Shows CPU usage by application; dual or quad core data is shown


==2nd Generation FireTV Features==
* [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
* [http://troypoint.com/how-to-add-fire-tv-applications-to-home-screen/ How to add FireTV Applications to the Home Screen]


* [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


; 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/how-to-access-hidden-resolution-options-on-the-fire-tv/ Adjust the Video Resolution on your FireTV]
**If you have the latest 5.2.4.1 firmware, you will find that playing a 1080p video at 24Hz resolution doesn't work well. There is a bug in the update, and it's discussed [http://www.aftvnews.com/fire-tv-update-5-2-4-1-causing-poor-24p-video-playback-in-mrmc-kodi-and-spmc/ here]
**If you have the latest 5.2.4.1 firmware, you will find that playing a 1080p video at 24Hz resolution doesn't work well. There is a bug in the update, and it's discussed [http://www.aftvnews.com/fire-tv-update-5-2-4-1-causing-poor-24p-video-playback-in-mrmc-kodi-and-spmc/ here]
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; FireTV Remote Controller Utilities
==Remote Control Utilities==
 
* [http://unlockfiretv.com/remote-control-your-firetv-through-usb/ Remote Control Your FireTV Through USB]
* [http://unlockfiretv.com/remote-control-your-firetv-through-usb/ Remote Control Your FireTV Through USB]


Revision as of 22:25, 6 August 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.

Adding and Manipulating Content


Diagnostic Tools

  • MyNetLyzer is a free app that can display channel congestion in a chart for each frequency range, MAC addresses and other useful information
  • CPU Usage Meter Shows CPU usage by application; dual or quad core data is shown


2nd Generation FireTV Features

  • 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
  • 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


Remote Control Utilities


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