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[hemmerling] Google Android 9/14 - Amazon Fire TV

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Amazon Fire TV Stick Hardware

My Hardware

My Fire TV Sticks with Alexa Voice Remote

Feature Fire TV Stick 1 Fire TV Stick 2 Fire TV Stick Lite My Fire TV Stick 3 Fire TV Stick 4K Fire TV Stick 4K ( 2023 ) Fire TV Stick 4K Max Fire TV Stick 4K Max ( 2023 ) Fire TV Cube (2. Gen.) Fire TV Cube (3. Gen.) Competitors Comment
RAM ( GigaByte ) 1 1 1 1 1.5 2 2 2 2 1 ( Roku ) Browser apps are loading very slowly with 1 GB RAM :-(
microUSB Interface No Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* No Yes Yes * = by OTG
OTG No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* No Not necessary ?
Filesystem ( GigaByte ) 8 8* 8* 8* 8* 8* 16* 16 16 ? * = The filesystem may be extended by a USB stick attached to an “On The Go (OTG) USB Splitter Cable”
Filesystem - FAT32 FAT32 FAT32 FAT32 FAT32 FAT32 FAT32 FAT32, NTFS FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, EXT2, EXT3, HFS+, exFAT
Picture-in-Picture - - - - - Yes Yes Yes ? PiP of smart home camera
FireOS 7 7 8 8
Android OS 9 9 11 11
Android APK 28 28 30 30

My Luna Controller

Amazon Trade-In

My TV Set "JVC LT-32V4200"

Remote Control Integration with FireTV

Remote Control

Function Fire TV Remote JVC Remote Control Comment
Power Off Power Button Red Power Button
Voice / Text Search Microphone Button or Blue Button i Button JVC: “To use the Alexa Voice button on your remote, please pair the remote with your Fire TV” ⇒ “Pair Later” ⇒ “Text Search”
Navigation Circle Up, Down, Left, Right Buttons
Select Button Inside the Circle OK Button
Back Back Button Buttons “BACK”, “EXIT
Home Home Button Media Browser Button
Menu Menu Button / Three Bar Button TXT Button
Rewind Two Back Arrows Two Back Arrows JVC: No continous rewind, press the button several times for repeated rewind
Play Play/Pause Button Forward Arrow
Pause Play/Pause Button Pause Button
Fast Forward Two Forward Arrows Two Forward Arrows JVC: No continous forward, press the button several times for repeated forward
Volume + + Button V+ Button
Volume - Button V- Button
Mute / Unmute Volume Speaker With X Speaker With X Mute or unmute your TV’s volume
EPG Television Button :-( JVC: Not available :-(
Settings Settings ( Gear ) Button Menu Button Alexa Voice Remote Pro only
Home Button Fire TV Remote: Press and hold for about some seconds
Channel Up Channel Up Button P Up Alexa Voice Remote Pro only: -1, JVC: -5
Channel Down Channel Down Button P Down Alexa Voice Remote Pro only: +1 JVC: +5
Preset App Button #1 Apps Button “prime video” :-( Button can't be remapped :-(
Preset App Button #2 Apps Button “NETFLIX” :-(
Preset App Button #3 Apps Button “APPS xxx+” :-( Button can't be remapped :-(
Preset App Button #4 Apps Button “amazon music” :-( Button can't be remapped :-(
Restart Firestick Select + Play/Pause Buttons :-( Fire TV Remote: Press and hold simultaneously for about 10 seconds
Reset Firestick Remote (1) :-( Fire TV Remote: Unplug your Fire TV and wait 60 seconds
(2) Left + Menu + Back Buttons :-( Fire TV Remote: Press and hold simultaneously for about 12 seconds
(3) :-( Fire TV Remote: Release the buttons and wait 5 seconds
(4) :-( Fire TV Remote: Remove the batteries from your Fire TV remote
(5) :-( Fire TV Remote: Plug in your Fire TV and wait until you see the screen that says that the remote can’t be detected
(6) :-( Fire TV Remote: Put the batteries back in your Fire TV remote
(7) Home Button :-( Fire TV Remote: Press for about 10 seconds after powering up the Fire TV stick
Access hidden Resolution and Refresh Rate Up + Rewind Buttons :-( Fire TV Remote: Press and hold simultaneously for about 5 seconds
1. 1080p 60 Hz
2. 1080p 50 Hz
3. 720p 60 Hz
4. 720p 50 Hz
5. 1080p 30 HZ
6. 1080p 25 HZ
7. 480p 60 Hz
8. 576p 50 Hz
VoiceView Menu + Back Buttons :-( Fire TV Remote: Press and hold simultaneously for about 10 seconds
Screen Magnifier Fast Forward + Back Buttons :-( Fire TV Remote: Press and hold simultaneously for about 5 seconds
Switch to JVC's TV TV Button

Get Fire TV Stick's IP Address

Seriously needed additional Hardware

HDMI 2 AV Converter for legacy TV Sets & AV 2 HDMI Converter for legacy VHS Video Recorders

HDMI 2 AV
AV 2 HDMI
Resources

On The Go (OTG) Cable ( BUY !) / On The Go (OTG) Hub ( DON'T BUY ! )

These OTG Cables are suitable for use with Smartphones, Tablets and HDMI Stick
Useless unsuitable crank OTG Cables and OTG Hubs, which don't provide Power Supply by USBmini - DON'T BUY !
Smartphone App

USB Drive

Keyboard and Mouse

Virtual Keyboard, Remote Keyboard
Bluetooth Keyboard ( & Mouse ? )
USB & Wireless Keyboard ( and Mouse ? ) via "On The Go (OTG) Cable" / "On The Go (OTG) Hub"

Fire Stick TV & Alexa Smart Speaker

Alexa Hardware & Software

Resources

Some other Hardware

Amazon

Suggested additional Hardware

Picture-in-Picture Feature ( Fire TV Stick 4K Max, Fire TV Cube (3. Gen.) )

You may just store "Games" on an external USB sticks :-(

The Limit

Hardware

How to move Apps to external USB Sticks

How to save Internal Memory Space?

Fire TV Stick - 3rd Gen (2020)

Fire TV Stick 4K Max - 2nd Gen (2023) - 16 GB

How to prevent In-App Sales?

Amazon Appstore App @ Android Smartphone ( offtopics here )

Amazon Fire TV

  1. Select the original “Englisch (US) FireTV IME” as standard keyboard.
    1. Select the FireTV settings.
    2. “Account & Profile Settings” ( “Konto - und Profileinstellungen” ) or “Preferences” ( “Benutzereinstellungen” ).
    3. “Parental Controls = ON” ( “Kindersicherung” = “AN” ). Enter your 4-digit key ( e.g: “0000” ).
    4. PIN Protect Purchases = ON” ( “Einkäufe mit Pin schützen” = “AN” ).
  2. Select the FireTV settings.
    1. “Preferences” ( “Benutzereinstellungen” ).
    2. “Privacy Settings” ( “Datenschutzeinstellungen” ).
    3. “Cookie Consent = OFF” ( “Zustimmung zu Cookies = AUS” ).
  3. Select your favourite keyboard as standard keyboard.
  4. Reboot the FireTV Stick.
    1. Either by switching the FireTV Stick off and on.
    2. Or select the FireTV settings.
      1. “My Fire TV” ( “Mein Fire TV” ).
      2. “Restart” ( “Neu starten” ).

Software

How to install Software on Fire TV?

  1. Dedicated FireTV apps by Amazon Store.
  2. (1) Install Android Smartphone app via appstore “Google Play” on your Android smartphone, (2) APK upload of installed Android Smartphone apps to Amazon Fire TV Stick, by Android app “Apps2Fire”.
  3. Download APKs at third-party appstores, by “Downloader” browser app, with instant installation and option to delete the download afterwards.

How to update Software & Software Apps on Fire TV?

By FireTV Update & Amazon Store

By APKUpdater

Resources

Software Tools for Smartphones ( so not for Fire TV Stick )

Amazon Freevee for Google Android OS

Remote Keyboards - Using another Android Smartphone as Remote Control for FireTV

Official "Amazon Fire TV" Remote Control App
Cetus Play
Remote for Fire TV & FireStick
Remote for Fire TV ( formerly: Remote Mouse for Fire TV )

Apps2Fire

Screen Casting by Android Smartphones

Display Mirroring by Android Fire, by "Miracast" Protocol

Amazon Fire TV Stick √
Using the Android 7.1.1 Setting "Cast" √
Using the Android Setting "Cast" on some other Android Smartphones
Offical Amazon Support Website "amazon.com/firetv/mirroring"

Cast to TV Set by "Google Chromecast" √

Using "Google Home" Android App √
Using Android 7.1.1 Setting "Cast" √

Cast to Windows10 PC √

Windows Setup
Using Android 7.1.1 Setting "Cast" √

How to install Google Play on FireTV

Tools

Resources

General

Google Play

Rooting

How to install a German / international Keyboard for FireTV

General Setup

  1. FireTV device:
    • Set “My Fire TV / Developer options / ADB debugging” = “On”.
    • Read the IP address of the FireTV device at “My Fire TV / About / Network” ⇒ e.g “192.168.178.43”.
  2. Your smartphone:
    • “Settings / About Phone” and tap the “Build Number” 7x to activate Developer Options.
    • “Settings / System / Developer Options / USB debugging” = “On”.
    • Install “Remote ADB Shell” ( Google Play, Cameron Gutman "Remote ADB Shell" ).

How to install a German / international Keyboard Driver

  1. FireTV device:
    • Install “External Keyboard Helper Pro”.
    • Install “Keyboard Switcher” by Kunzisoft.
    • Activate the apps at “My Fire TV / Developer options / Install unknown apps”, if necessary (?).
    • Error message on FireTV when calling the App, if “External Keyboard Helper Pro” is not yet enabled: “External Keyboard Helper Pro input method is not enabled. Launching settings”.
  2. Your smartphone:
    • Run “Remote ADB Shell” ( Set IP address, e.g “192.168.178.43” ).
    • Enable the keyboard driver “External Keyboard Helper Pro”: “ime enable com.apedroid.hwkeyboardhelper/.IME”.
    • Set the keyboard driver “External Keyboard Helper Pro” as standard keyboard: “ime set com.apedroid.hwkeyboardhelper/.IME”

How to install a German / International On-Screen Virtual Keyboards

  1. FireTV device:
    • Install ”“Hacker's Keyboard”.
    • Install & configure “LeanKey Keyboard Pro” by Yuriy Lyskov.
    • Activate the apps at “My Fire TV / Developer options / Install unknown apps”, if necessary (?).
  2. Your smartphone:
    • Run “Remote ADB Shell” ( Set IP address, e.g “192.168.178.43” ).
    • Enable new virtual keyboards:
      • Enable the virtual keyboard “LeanKey Keyboard Pro”:
        • ime enable com.liskovsoft.leankeyboard/.ime.LeanbackImeService”.
        • “ime enable org.liskovsoft.androidtv.rukeyboard/com.liskovsoft.leankeyboard.ime.LeanbackImeService”.
      • Enable the virtual keyboard “Hacker's Keyboard”:
        • “ime enable org.pocketworkstation.pckeyboard/.LatinIME”.
        • “ime enable org.pocketworkstation.pckeyboard/org.pocketworkstation.pckeyboard.LatinIME”.
      • Enable the virtual keyboard “Englisch (US) FireTV IME”: “ime enable com.amazon.tv.ime/.FireTVIME”.
    • Set one of the keyboards as standard keyboard:
      • Set the virtual keyboard “LeanKey Keyboard Pro” as standard keyboard:
        • ime set com.liskovsoft.leankeyboard/.ime.LeanbackImeService”.
        • “ime set org.liskovsoft.androidtv.rukeyboard/com.liskovsoft.leankeyboard.ime.LeanbackImeService”.
      • Set the virtual keyboard “Hacker's Keyboard” as standard keyboard: “ime set org.pocketworkstation.pckeyboard/.LatinIME”.
      • Set the built-in keyboard “Englisch (US) FireTV IME” as standard keyboard: “ime set com.amazon.tv.ime/.FireTVIME”.

Tools

Resources

Development

Error Messages

Resources

Forums, Newsgroups


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