I was looking at how Google TV interacts with its own control app, and was curious as to whether we might be able to install the Anymote protocol onto the Fire TV in order to have it interface with the Google TV Remote application? I'm as my name says a Nooblet, so I haven't a clue as to how one might go about doing this.
Related
Is there a way to control the Amazon Fire TV from my PC? Would like to use it to change the channel I'm watching via the Dish Anywhere app, rather than having to grab the bluetooth keyboard.
Slow, but may be it is what you want
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/themes-apps/windows-app-simple-adb-remote-t2898206
I have a few firetv sticks. Today I noticed something peculiar. One is located in my garage and I was using an IPTV app on the device. I picked up the tv remote to set the timer. I backed out and realized was backing out of a menu app on the firetv. I also have an RCA universal 6 device remote and it worked as well. I know I programmed the rca to control a roku. But I don’t recall doing anything for the firetv. I certainly never did anything to the Panasonic remote (it’s an older plasma tv). Anyone ever seen this? I have many of the universal remotes and it would be great to program more to work with other firetv sticks.
What you're seeing is called HDMI-CEC. It allows the TV to send basic navigation commands to the Fire TV over the HDMI connection. No programming is needed. You can verify this is what is happening by disabling HDMI-CEC in the Fire TV's display settings. See here: http://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-fire...able-hdmi-cec-in-new-5-2-4-0-software-update/
Remember Aereo? It offered streaming over-the-air TV service. The TV networks sued and Aereo lost 5-4. They soon went out of business.
Not there's a not-for-profit (i.e., FREE) version of this: Locast.
It works great on my PC and Android device. I sideloaded the apk on my Fire TV. The interface is smart enough to work with the Fire TV remote, but the streams will not play. I'm not sure why. Maybe it needs to verify location and can't? There are no errors displayed.
It would be great to get this working. I have a rooted Fire TV 1, so I can try installing apps to (maybe) spoof location info. If anyone has advice, please let me know.
Locast released their app for the Fire TV officially. Thread closed.
hi ,
I have got the fire tv version 1 remote with voice, when I try to connect this to my shield tv as a Bluetooth accessory it shows in the accessory but It fails to connect to the fire tv remote.
I keep pressing the home button on the ftv remote for it to go in to pairing mode,
I have tried the shield accessories as well but I think the fire tv remote is only Bluetooth.
has anyone set up a ftv remote verison 1 with voice to work with the shield tv and how.
thanka
Hi,
Is it possible to use an Application or something, that could utilise Bluetooth hardware of a smartphone and enable it to function as Fire Tv / Fire tv stick Remote.
I came upon various apps on playstore that acts as remote, if both fire tv / fire tv stick are connected to same wifi network but couldn't locate any app that converts one's smartphone to Bluetooth remote.
Isn't it Possible??