Using the nexus7 zip I was able to get Charter TV app to run on gen 1 Kindle. DVR doesn't work, or even show up yet. Still trying to get Charter to figure that one out. I was flashing the nightlies and live tv was working beautifully. About the time the CM11 snapshot came out I am getting audio sync issues on live tv. Youtube is fine. I wiped and tried 0104 and the issue still remains. The video is late, or audio is fast. Is this an issue with the kindle or Charter. Is anyone here on Charter?
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I've had a Chromecast since the device was launched and mirroring was really the one thing I wished that device did. I find that streaming from my phone or tablet to be slow on that, overall, so I was intrigued with the Amazon Fire TV launched and Koush was able to get mirroring to work with very little latency. He praised the Fire TV for being having better streaming quality and capabilities than Chromecast, Roku, or Apple TV, when streaming media from Android devices.
I then saw the YouTube video him using the mirroring features from the app AllCast on his Amazon TV and it looked flawless. He advertised that mirroring was available via the app, but I haven't actually run across anyone that has been able to get this to work using his apps. On top of that, I've had problems with my phone (HTC One) or tablet (Nexus 7 1st Gen) recognizing my Fire TV when connected through my Comcast router. It seems to work via my Amped Wireless Router, but not Comcast, for whatever reason.
Next, streaming seems very poor overall. buffering times are no better than what I was getting with my Chromecast using the AllCast app.
Has anyone had better luck with AllCast and their Fire TV? Has anyone gotten mirroring to work? If so, how?
I've been posting on the Google+ page here and have not had any luck.
https://plus.google.com/110558071969009568835/posts/cbwdhJvg2vk
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I've had a Chromecast since the device was launched and mirroring was really the one thing I wished that device did. I find that streaming from my phone or tablet to be slow on that, overall, so I was intrigued with the Amazon Fire TV launched and Koush was able to get mirroring to work with very little latency. He praised the Fire TV for being having better streaming quality and capabilities than Chromecast, Roku, or Apple TV, when streaming media from Android devices.
I then saw the YouTube video him using the mirroring features from the app AllCast on his Amazon TV and it looked flawless. He advertised that mirroring was available via the app, but I haven't actually run across anyone that has been able to get this to work using his apps. On top of that, I've had problems with my phone (HTC One) or tablet (Nexus 7 1st Gen) recognizing my Fire TV when connected through my Comcast router. It seems to work via my Amped Wireless Router, but not Comcast, for whatever reason.
Next, streaming seems very poor overall. buffering times are no better than what I was getting with my Chromecast using the AllCast app.
Has anyone had better luck with AllCast and their Fire TV? Has anyone gotten mirroring to work? If so, how?
I've been posting on the Google+ page here and have not had any luck.
https://plus.google.com/110558071969009568835/posts/cbwdhJvg2vk
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For me it worked right at least sending videos and photos, the connection between my nexus 5 and FTV was quick, but I didn't try the mirror. I'm using for router an asus rt-ac66u and is coneccted wired.
It doesn't work very well for higher quality/HD video streaming - buffer and lag issues. It is good for photos and whatnot though. Using my S4 and the Fire.
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For me it worked right at least sending videos and photos, the connection between my nexus 5 and FTV was quick, but I didn't try the mirror. I'm using for router an asus rt-ac66u and is coneccted wired.
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I had some major issues when I first got it. Was visiting my in-laws this weekend and bought the Amazon Fire TV to be able to share pictures and videos of our baby with family. I spent 2 hours trying to get my AllCast to recognize the Amazon Fire TV and Allcast app on the device, no luck. didn't work with my Nexus 7 as well. I ended up resorting to uploading my pictures to Amazon Cloud Drive and showed the pictures/vidoes that way. The buffering time was horrible for videos, though.
When we finally got home Sunday night, I tried it on our TV and noticed I had the same issue when connecting to my Comcast router (same one my MIL has at her house). Luckily I have a separate router I use as a Wifi extender, so was able to get it to recognize my Fire TV with that connection.
Overall, I haven't been very impressed with the Fire TV, as compared to my Roku, Chromecast, or my dad's Apple TV. The one "must have" feature I wanted that this one seemed to have, as well as the apps and other features, was mirroring Android. If I'm not able to get that to work similar to how Koush was able to in his YouTube video, I'll probably pack it up and take it back to Best Buy for a return. Bummer, because it is a nice device, just already have too many other devices that do the same thing.
The AllCast app is finally available on Amazon Appstore (with the optional premium in app purchase) to work with AllCast for Fire TV app. Finally I can use my Amazon coins for something other than games!
AllCast and Amazon's version of Youtube have the ability to cast from Android devices to the Fire TV, just like Chromecast. They work great!
Hi all. I have a perfectly working rooted firetv and xbmc, however every now and then the airplay service stops and the youtube push to tv also disappears.
To make it work again, I have to reboot the firetv or I have to start the airplay app stop the service and restart it. Is there a bug or fix I can look at? Confused.
any one faced this issue? I've made the firetv for my dad and will be leaving tomorrow night.
I'll start by saying I've had my Fire TV since April and never had a single problem until about a week ago I started having problems when using Plex and Netflix. Anything I tried to play on any settings would play for about 20 seconds and then stop. I ruled out any problem with my network so it had to be the Fire TV itself which updated to the latest version a few days prior to the problems starting. I talked to Amazon support for a few hours and after all the troubleshooting they had me do they sent me a new Fire TV which got here today but it automatically updated during setup and I'm having the same exact problems I was having with the other one. Amazon instant videos won't load at all, Netflix/Plex play for 20 seconds perfectly fine then just stop, and Sling TV plays for about a second then buffers.
I'm here hoping somebody knows how or can figure out a way to downgrade because this is beyond frustrating.
My Fire TV is on Software Version 51.1.4.3_user_514020320
When I try to cast from youtube or Netflix, my livingroom aftv does not show up anymore. My bedroom aftv, fire stick and nexus player appear. The only difference between those devices is my livingroom is a wired connection. But it was working fine until it disappeared yesterday. I've tried rebooting router, aftv, my phone but it's not appearing anymore. Any ideas how to fix or theories as to why it stopped working?
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When I try to cast from youtube or Netflix, my livingroom aftv does not show up anymore. My bedroom aftv, fire stick and nexus player appear. The only difference between those devices is my livingroom is a wired connection. But it was working fine until it disappeared yesterday. I've tried rebooting router, aftv, my phone but it's not appearing anymore. Any ideas how to fix or theories as to why it stopped working?
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I had this issue and restarted my iPhone and it showed up again. Really odd since my phone called cast to my TV, but couldn't even see my Fire TV. Reboot fixed it.
I've been running a Fire Stick V1 since 2014. It came with OS 5.0.5.1, I rooted it and blocked updates. It worked just fine on a Sceptre 42" TV and later, a Vizio 50", both Smart TVs but I liked the navigation and flexibility on the Fire just a little better. Never planned on upgrading it since it supported 1080 and that's as high as my TVs go. But I had picked up a Fire Stick 4K during a promo and decided to try it, since it had the improved voice remote with CEC. So I swapped out the V1 for the 4K, which works well.
I have an old Panasonic Viera 42" plasma EDTV in a bedroom (480p only) on a Roku HD that's prone to overheating and is kind of an eyesore. Figured I'd swap out the Roku for the old Fire Stick. When I did, it named itself "Fire Stick 4K" for some bizarre reason. The really strange part is that the Home screen was completely changed from what it had been for years. It now defaults to two rows, "Featured Apps and Games" and "More Ways to Enjoy Your TV".
There are other issues...the Amazon Appstore doesn't work and while you can search for Prime Videos, you can't browse them. The app seems to have disappeared from all menus, although both of these apps are still showing up in "Manage Installed Apps".
I've tried all the standard fixes; clearing app caches and data, synching Amazon account info, de-registering and re-registering, etc. Didn't want to try a complete factory reset because I don't want to lose root.
Anyone see this kind of behavior before? It seems to have been triggered by setting up the Fire Stick 4K on the same network and TV, then repurposing the V1 on a new TV on the same network.
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Anyone see this kind of behavior before? It seems to have been triggered by setting up the Fire Stick 4K on the same network and TV, then repurposing the V1 on a new TV on the same network.
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The name is probably caused from your router.
Your picture looks like the old fireOS Launcher. I've updated all my FTVs to the latest prerooted rom from rbox months ago. On the old 5.0.5 OS I got lately errors with prime video not loading, prime music doesn't start at all, etc. It's to old, you have to update too, I guess
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The name is probably caused from your router.
Your picture looks like the old fireOS Launcher. I've updated all my FTVs to the latest prerooted rom from rbox months ago. On the old 5.0.5 OS I got lately errors with prime video not loading, prime music doesn't start at all, etc. It's to old, you have to update too, I guess
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Interesting. Wonder why it was fine until I replaced it and repurposed it?
I guess there's no compelling reason to tinker with it at the moment. When I have some time I'll probably install TWRP and flash rbox 5.2.7.0_r1, just to see what it looks like.
Thanks!
So I did eventually try a factory reset, no difference. But when my second-gen Fire Stick started doing the same thing (my Fire Stick 4K was still fine, though), I decided to change out my router. I could have just done a factory reset on the router, but I was having some connectivity problems at max range anyway so it was time for an upgrade. Fired up the new router and the problem is gone.
So for anyone else with this problem, try a factory reset on your router (or a new one) before spending too much time on the Fire Stick.