FireTV Software Notes
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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. See this definition from Wikipedia.
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.
How Do I get Kodi onto the FireTV Home Screen?
- Get Kodi to show up on the FireTV Home Screen Note that this also applies to the FireTV Stick
Launching Android apps within Kodi
Main page: HOW-TO:Launch Android apps
Copying files
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?
- 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 article for more information.
Where Can I Find A History Of Firmware Versions?
Related Links
- How to downgrade apps like Kodi on the Fire TV or Stick
- The FireTV 3 and Fire OS 6 support sideloading apps like Kodi
- 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