[Q] Skip Amazon fire tv registration - Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all,
I had recently attended a Qualcomm developer conference in San Francisco and they had given an Amazon Fire TV to the attendees. But the problem is that from my home in India, I'm unable to even register the device.
I created an account on Amazon.com with a US address, but it still fails to sign in.
I tried proxy dns services like unlocator and dns4me, but no luck.
Without registering the device I cannot access any menu items , hence no way to enable adb debugging.
My goal is to turn the AFTV into a media centre box / android tv using xbmc and google play store.
Is there a way to skip the registration and enable full access either by -
1. Somehow going to fastboot mode and flashing a pre-rooted image (is that available) ?
2. Or going to recovery mode and adb sideloading a update-zip file which removes the registration hurdle ?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
I dont want a black brick near my TV which does nothing

muteX023 said:
Hi all,
I had recently attended a Qualcomm developer conference in San Francisco and they had given an Amazon Fire TV to the attendees. But the problem is that from my home in India, I'm unable to even register the device.
I created an account on Amazon.com with a US address, but it still fails to sign in.
I tried proxy dns services like unlocator and dns4me, but no luck.
Without registering the device I cannot access any menu items , hence no way to enable adb debugging.
My goal is to turn the AFTV into a media centre box / android tv using xbmc and google play store.
Is there a way to skip the registration and enable full access either by -
1. Somehow going to fastboot mode and flashing a pre-rooted image (is that available) ?
2. Or going to recovery mode and adb sideloading a update-zip file which removes the registration hurdle ?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
I dont want a black brick near my TV which does nothing
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Short answer is you'll probably need a US or Germany based VPN. Long answer is fastboot is useless because they prevent everything with a locked bootloader. And recovery is useless because ADB over USB doesn't work. Even if you were able to flash rooted builds, you still need to be able to get through registration.

Thanks. Will try the vpn route.
But just out of curiosity, how do I get to fastboot mode?
I know how to enter recovery mode by using the keyboard
alt+prtscrn+i method. Is there any similar key combination
to get to fastboot? Also, i have used the 'fastboot unlock' cmd
to unlock bootloaders before, but of course it will ask for a
password. Does any one know the unlock pwd for AFTV?
Its a long shot, I know.

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[Q] Lock Screen Password Reset?

Hi All,
My 10 y.o. son changed the lockscreen password on his Kindle Fire 2 HD 7" and is now unable to access. He has used all but 2 of the allowed unlock attempts, and is now 2 tries away from an automatic factory reset. The device has all stock settings, has not been rooted nor any other modifications. I'm trying to figure out if there is anything I can do to crack/read/reset the lockscreen PIN / password with the device in its current state, or if a factory reset is the only option? The big issue is he does not want to lose his game save data. I work in IT, and am very comfortable with both Linux & Windows command line tools. Is it possible for me to access the files on his Kindle, or to perform root modifications while unable to get past the lock screen password? I have read many posts on this forum, but cannot find one which speaks to my specific situation. Thanks in advance for any replies!
danimal71 said:
Hi All,
My 10 y.o. son changed the lockscreen password on his Kindle Fire 2 HD 7" and is now unable to access. He has used all but 2 of the allowed unlock attempts, and is now 2 tries away from an automatic factory reset. The device has all stock settings, has not been rooted nor any other modifications. I'm trying to figure out if there is anything I can do to crack/read/reset the lockscreen PIN / password with the device in its current state, or if a factory reset is the only option? The big issue is he does not want to lose his game save data. I work in IT, and am very comfortable with both Linux & Windows command line tools. Is it possible for me to access the files on his Kindle, or to perform root modifications while unable to get past the lock screen password? I have read many posts on this forum, but cannot find one which speaks to my specific situation. Thanks in advance for any replies!
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http://www.addictivetips.com/androi...e-pattern-unlock-on-android-via-adb-commands/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzdWc0ymtUU
Thanks for the link; I am not sure if USB Debugging / Enable ADB is enabled on this Kindle Fire HD device. If it is not, will this approach work? Since the lock screen password is unknown, I am not able to go into the device & check/modify this setting.
The YouTube video is not of practical use, since I am trying to avoid having to perform a factory reset.
danimal71 said:
Thanks for the link; I am not sure if USB Debugging / Enable ADB is enabled on this Kindle Fire HD device. If it is not, will this approach work? Since the lock screen password is unknown, I am not able to go into the device & check/modify this setting.
The YouTube video is not of practical use, since I am trying to avoid having to perform a factory reset.
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No, the instructions there assume you have debugging enabled AND your computer is added to the list of authorized computers (on the device) to send adb commands. That's a nice little security feature Google added recently to prevent stolen devices from being hacked into
soupmagnet said:
No, the instructions there assume you have debugging enabled AND your computer is added to the list of authorized computers (on the device) to send adb commands. That's a nice little security feature Google added recently to prevent stolen devices from being hacked into
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Thanks, so if I'm reading this correctly - if I am unable to connect via ADB, I have no option except for the factory reset? Am I able to root the device while the lock screen password is unknown, or would that process also be blocked to me? The factory reset is easy enough, and I know we can reinstall his games, apps, and books - but the big problem (for my son at least!) is that he will lose all of his Dragonvale progress save data!
I have a different approach on it that may be more complicated and I don't know the full method of doing this, but if u can flash twrp onto the recovery and the custom bootloader for kf2 (is it fff?) Then in twrp u could mount the partition, plug it into your pc, and copy the data folder for that game. But I am unfamiliar with the process for modifying the boot loader on kf2's since I don't have one. I know u could probably flash twrp from fastboot, but idk if the kf2 has be booted up with adb and root to install fff. Probably could force it into recovery by softbricking it but I don't suggest doing that from fastboot because it might hard brick if u flash a bad image for all I know. Only way I can think of safely getting it to soft brick and go into twrp is to get someone else with a rooted kf2 to do something like use adb to move their framework-res.apk to sdcard and then backup the system partition while the kindle is in a broken state and pull the backup, then put their framework back, chmod it and reboot and hand u the system image that's broken so u could flash it from fastboot. Usually when you do something like this the ki dle will go into recovery. Told ya my method was really complicated and well slightly risky.
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unlock lockscreen password
danimal71 said:
Hi All,
My 10 y.o. son changed the lockscreen password on his Kindle Fire 2 HD 7" and is now unable to access. He has used all but 2 of the allowed unlock attempts, and is now 2 tries away from an automatic factory reset. The device has all stock settings, has not been rooted nor any other modifications. I'm trying to figure out if there is anything I can do to crack/read/reset the lockscreen PIN / password with the device in its current state, or if a factory reset is the only option? The big issue is he does not want to lose his game save data. I work in IT, and am very comfortable with both Linux & Windows command line tools. Is it possible for me to access the files on his Kindle, or to perform root modifications while unable to get past the lock screen password? I have read many posts on this forum, but cannot find one which speaks to my specific situation. Thanks in advance for any replies!
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As you are an IT experts, you may try to unlock your lock screen password with some free tool, such as Ophcrack. Also you can try other Windows Password Recovery tools to keep all data safe. I got this Youtube video: youtu.be/QyGptsC3VLg

Fire tv (not stick) will not except registration

Hi all!
I received a 2nd gen Fire tv that as I am now suspecting had the hosts file modified.
1) It will not pass the register screen. (Enter correct log in info, submit, and it goes back to log in info)
--Is there a fix for this??
2) I have tried the below steps but get the attached massage and can't get into recovery mode.
I found a related thread in xda regarding reset in recovery mode but the thread ended with the issue I am having with no solution.
--Would the recovery reset fix the issue of host file mod?
Thanks!!
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"Hi guys
you may know this, but in case you dont, it is very easy to get in to recovery.
you dont even have to unplug the unit from power,
click and hold alt+PrintScreen and then hit i, dont click all keys together, or it wont work.
every time splash screen comes up, hit i key and make sure you already holding the other 2 which is alt+PrintScreen
1: Hold alt+PrintScreen
2: Click i
3: fire TV screen will restart and come back, you should still be holding alt+PrintScreen and all you need to click on is i key
4: do above 3 times until splash screen will no longer come back and all you see is amazon logo in the middle of the screen
at this point, let go of all the keys and wait for firetv to go to recovery mode.
good luck!"
me too
I am having the same issue. I received a secondhand Fire TV today in pristine condition.
I type my correct username and password into the registration box and it immediately says it's incorrect. (it is correct).
I am able to do a factory reset by holding "right" and "back", but it still doesn't solve the problem.
I don't know if it was rooted or not, but I don't care about root. I just want it to work.
Are there any options for flashing a recovery image onto this thing? Stock or pre-rooted, either is fine.
-Wes
maybe someone else will chime in as i have no idea, but could it be blacklisted?
d3adpool said:
maybe someone else will chime in as i have no idea, but could it be blacklisted?
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Thanks for your reply.
I forgot to mention that I called Amazon (twice) about this, and they said the device was already registered to "another account".
The second time, I had the rep register it over the phone to my account. Neither rep mentioned anything about it being "blacklisted". It is now listed under my account on Amazon, but the device itself still wants me to register. This probably means either it doesn't know it's registered because it can't get to the server, or it isn't registered because I have the wrong DSN/serial no.
The problem is, the DSN number (serial no?) is NOT on the Fire TV. It is only printed on the box, and I can't be certain that the Fire TV is the same one that originally came in that box, so I don't know if the DSN I registered is actually the DSN of the Fire TV or just one that's printed on the box. Is there any way to get the DSN out of the Fire TV itself without being able to get to the home screen/settings screen? This is a stupid problem.
Honestly this problem sounds like what the OP suggested; if someone rooted it before and altered the hosts file, it wouldn't be able to verify my password or register, and it's behaving like it's "rejecting" my login before it ever gets sent to the server.
I was successfully able to bring up the "recovery" menu using the <ALT>+<PrtSc>+<i> method mentioned. Do I have full access to ADB from there? Can I load recovery images from there?
In summary:
Is there any way to extract the DSN/Serial no. from the Fire TV itself without access to the settings screen?
Is there any way to edit the hosts file from the recovery console or via ADB?
Is there any way to flash a stock image or rooted stock image to the device from the recovery console?
Thanks a bunch,
-Wes
Anybody have Anything we can at least try?? (Besides the soldering)
Thanks

Problems with my Fire Tv Stick with Alexa

Hi everybody!
Hi got a brand new fire tv stick with Alexa and when powering it on i'm able to select the language and to connect it with wifi but then i get an error when it check new updates. I'm able to enter the setup menu through the fire tv app on my smartphone but i can't enable adb to skip ota (i read some thread here). I see that there are no apps and i can't login with amazon account. I live in a country where it isn't still released and so amazon support said that they can't help me... I just want to connect the fire tv to internet to use some basical app like spotify or youtube... can someone help me please?
Calciovita said:
Hi everybody!
Hi got a brand new fire tv stick with Alexa and when powering it on i'm able to select the language and to connect it with wifi but then i get an error when it check new updates. I'm able to enter the setup menu through the fire tv app on my smartphone but i can't enable adb to skip ota (i read some thread here). I see that there are no apps and i can't login with amazon account. I live in a country where it isn't still released and so amazon support said that they can't help me... I just want to connect the fire tv to internet to use some basical app like spotify or youtube... can someone help me please?
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I don't know of anyway around registration of the stick. In settings you can not enable ADB? You will have to root it to disable the OTA (firestick2 is rootable). The other option is set a VPN to let you register it. Just some ideas...
Michajin said:
I don't know of anyway around registration of the stick. In settings you can not enable ADB? You will have to root it to disable the OTA (firestick2 is rootable). The other option is set a VPN to let you register it. Just some ideas...
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Hi thank you so much for the reply! I tried to connect it with a wifi with VPN (hotspot with rooted smartphone with vpn, i checked the ip and the position) but it still gave me error. In settings i can enable developer options but i can't find them... Can you help me to root it? What should i look for?
Calciovita said:
Hi thank you so much for the reply! I tried to connect it with a wifi with VPN (hotspot with rooted smartphone with vpn, i checked the ip and the position) but it still gave me error. In settings i can enable developer options but i can't find them... Can you help me to root it? What should i look for?
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I don't know how to get past registration. Here is the rooting thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/development/unlock-fire-tv-stick-2nd-gen-tank-t3907002
Also, did the VPN actually do the hotspot VPN? Did you check with a 3rd device? I have done VPN hotspot and my connected devices are not in the VPN.
hi! I tried thousands times to adb my fire stick on wifi. But it never pop up the adb authorize window. Finally, I pull out the usb line from charger and plug into PC. Then adb link again, the window pop up on TV and you can select "agree" to allow the adb debug.
Michajin said:
Also, did the VPN actually do the hotspot VPN? Did you check with a 3rd device? I have done VPN hotspot and my connected devices are not in the VPN.
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thank you for the link, i'll take a look. However yes, the connected devices to hotspot were connected in vpn.
jjccblws said:
hi! I tried thousands times to adb my fire stick on wifi. But it never pop up the adb authorize window. Finally, I pull out the usb line from charger and plug into PC. Then adb link again, the window pop up on TV and you can select "agree" to allow the adb debug.
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Hi! Can you explain me what do you mean in ''adb link again''? I connected fire tv with my pc but then i hadn't pop-ups
Calciovita said:
thank you for the link, i'll take a look. However yes, the connected devices to hotspot were connected in vpn.
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With rooting and unlocking you can get into ADB VIA TWRP. You might run into an issue on connecting to ADB and still having keyboard access with a powered hub to power the stick and have ADB sideloading, it can be done though. but you can also work in advanced in twrp-terminal. You also have file manager. I am still not sure how to get past the setup though. I find it weird that it wont let you register it though...
Michajin said:
With rooting and unlocking you can get into ADB VIA TWRP. You might run into an issue on connecting to ADB and still having keyboard access with a powered hub to power the stick and have ADB sideloading, it can be done though. but you can also work in advanced in twrp-terminal. You also have file manager. I am still not sure how to get past the setup though. I find it weird that it wont let you register it though...
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Thank you! I'll try this!

Philips 40PUK6400/12 - Unable to sign into Google Account

Hi XDA-Developers,
my brother gave me his Philips 40PUK6400/12 to replace my old bedroom tv.
It's an older modell from around 2015 that runs Android 5.1.1.
After factory resetting the tv I am unable to sign in with my Google account. I always receive an error stating my username/password combination is incorrect. This happens during initial setup as well as when I try to open the play store. So far I have tried to to multiple factory resets and to use the wipe tool for Philips Android TVs. After entering my credentials I even get an email informing me that a new device has signed into my account, but the TV doesn't seem to log in.
My brother has also removed the TV from his Google account but this also didn't help.
Any ideas how I might be able to sign into my account?
Edit:
I was able to solve this. It is related to the stock Google Play Services on the TV being too old after a factory reset. In case anyone else has issues with signing into their account on an older Android TV, here is how to solve this:
1. Enable developer options and enable debugging
2. Allow unknown apps in security settings
3. Download the latest Android TV Google Play services apk here: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-services-android-tv/
4. Connect to your tv: adb connect x.x.x.x (put in your tv's IP adress which you can find in the network settings) - you will receive a notification on your tv which you'll have to accept.
5. Use ADB to sideload the play services apk to your TV: adb sideload -r C:\path\to\your\file.apk
Now you should be able to sign into your account again. You might get a force close of the Play Store on the first start but everything should work on the second attempt.
Hi,
good finding... I think, the old play services do have problems, when 2FA is disabled...
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Bl4ckX said:
Hi XDA-Developers,
my brother gave me his Philips 40PUK6400/12 to replace my old bedroom tv.
It's an older modell from around 2015 that runs Android 5.1.1.
After factory resetting the tv I am unable to sign in with my Google account. I always receive an error stating my username/password combination is incorrect. This happens during initial setup as well as when I try to open the play store. So far I have tried to to multiple factory resets and to use the wipe tool for Philips Android TVs. After entering my credentials I even get an email informing me that a new device has signed into my account, but the TV doesn't seem to log in.
My brother has also removed the TV from his Google account but this also didn't help.
Any ideas how I might be able to sign into my account?
Edit:
I was able to solve this. It is related to the stock Google Play Services on the TV being too old after a factory reset. In case anyone else has issues with signing into their account on an older Android TV, here is how to solve this:
1. Enable developer options and enable debugging
2. Allow unknown apps in security settings
3. Download the latest Android TV Google Play services apk here:
4. Connect to your tv: adb connect x.x.x.x (put in your tv's IP adress which you can find in the network settings) - you will receive a notification on your tv which you'll have to accept.
5. Use ADB to sideload the play services apk to your TV: adb sideload -r C:\path\to\your\file.apk
Now you should be able to sign into your account again. You might get a force close of the Play Store on the first start but everything should work on the second attempt.
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I have to thank you a lot @Bl4ckX !
I had the same problem for a few days and I'm not familiar with adb so I didn't try your way but it worked perfectly on my model 50puh6400/88
I just adapted it a bit since sideload wasn't available (I'm not sure why)
I choosed the command
Code:
adb install xxxxxxx.apk
to install some file explorer and then I managed to install the last Google service using my usb key.
I hope my alternative method can help some and I thank you again a lot for this inspiration !
Hi,
you both do not activated 2-Factor-Authentication in your Google Account, right?
https://tpvcrmplus.force.com/Philip...account-on-a-Philips-TV-Android-L?language=en
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@Toengel
Indeed it wasn't activated on my account and I wasn't aware of this method.
I'll try it if I'm stuck again someday.
Thanks
Toengel said:
Hi,
good finding... I think, the old play services do have problems, when 2FA is disabled...
[email protected]
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Thank you so much.
I have enabled 2FA and finally I can log in on my account using old Philips TV PUS7150/12
I was trying to fix this in the last 3 days, after I did factory reset.
Thank you, one more time.
Bl4ckX said:
Hi XDA-Developers,
my brother gave me his Philips 40PUK6400/12 to replace my old bedroom tv.
It's an older modell from around 2015 that runs Android 5.1.1.
After factory resetting the tv I am unable to sign in with my Google account. I always receive an error stating my username/password combination is incorrect. This happens during initial setup as well as when I try to open the play store. So far I have tried to to multiple factory resets and to use the wipe tool for Philips Android TVs. After entering my credentials I even get an email informing me that a new device has signed into my account, but the TV doesn't seem to log in.
My brother has also removed the TV from his Google account but this also didn't help.
Any ideas how I might be able to sign into my account?
Edit:
I was able to solve this. It is related to the stock Google Play Services on the TV being too old after a factory reset. In case anyone else has issues with signing into their account on an older Android TV, here is how to solve this:
1. Enable developer options and enable debugging
2. Allow unknown apps in security settings
3. Download the latest Android TV Google Play services apk here: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-services-android-tv/
4. Connect to your tv: adb connect x.x.x.x (put in your tv's IP adress which you can find in the network settings) - you will receive a notification on your tv which you'll have to accept.
5. Use ADB to sideload the play services apk to your TV: adb sideload -r C:\path\to\your\file.apk
Now you should be able to sign into your account again. You might get a force close of the Play Store on the first start but everything should work on the second attempt.
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Any walkthrou on this... Trying to follow but I totally have no idea where I can find the developer options and enable debugging.
Hi,
you need to press OK 7x on the build number in the INFO menu.
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Hi, i did the first 4 points of this guide..but i can't install the apk! First question: the apk must be on my pc or in my smart tv?
Second question (the apk is on my pc): is correct this command "adb sideload -rC:\Desktop\GooglePlayService.apk" (i renamed the apk downloaded below in GooglePlayService)? It appears this message
Hi,
you missed a blank after -r
-r C:\
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if I use -r*space*C.\path file, promt doesn't recognize the command.
If I don't use -r, now it appear this (I'm trying to install alternatively es-file-explorer but the message is the same)
Hi, I hope somebody can offer some advice. I have a similar problem to the OP. My TV is a 48PFT5500 with Android 5.1.1, last updated on 13 July 2018 which is the last version avilable from Philips. But now I can no longer log into Google Play Store. When I enter my username and password, it says my username or password is not correct. I have tried many times. I can log into my Google account without problems from other devices, so I know I am using the correct credentials.
After reading this thread, I guess I need to update the Play Services app. But obviously I cannot do this directly from the Play Store because I cannot log into it from the TV. Also, I cannot find any type of File Manager app on the TV, so I cannot even install the Play Store app from a USB drive, nor can I install a File Manager app.
Also I tried switching on two-step verification on my Google account, but this made no difference.
I tried clearing the Play Services app cache on the TV, but it did not help.
I switched on the Developer options and allowed unknown sources and USB debugging, then I tried to connect with adb over wifi. But it doesn't work, adb says "No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it". No message is displayed on the TV to accept the incoming connection.
Maybe there is another way to connect the pc to the TV with a USB cable ... maybe with a type-A to type-A (male to male)? Would that cause a problem due to both devices trying to output 5V over the cable? (Also I don't have such a cable at present.)
Please, any useful suggestions would be much appreciated.
on every reboot(tv) I had to toggle usb debugging off and then on again for adb connect to work, perhaps you can try that. but I had slightly different error, just saying unable to connect.
android_slave said:
Hi, I hope somebody can offer some advice. I have a similar problem to the OP. My TV is a 48PFT5500 with Android 5.1.1, last updated on 13 July 2018 which is the last version avilable from Philips. But now I can no longer log into Google Play Store. When I enter my username and password, it says my username or password is not correct. I have tried many times. I can log into my Google account without problems from other devices, so I know I am using the correct credentials.
After reading this thread, I guess I need to update the Play Services app. But obviously I cannot do this directly from the Play Store because I cannot log into it from the TV. Also, I cannot find any type of File Manager app on the TV, so I cannot even install the Play Store app from a USB drive, nor can I install a File Manager app.
Also I tried switching on two-step verification on my Google account, but this made no difference.
I tried clearing the Play Services app cache on the TV, but it did not help.
I switched on the Developer options and allowed unknown sources and USB debugging, then I tried to connect with adb over wifi. But it doesn't work, adb says "No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it". No message is displayed on the TV to accept the incoming connection.
Maybe there is another way to connect the pc to the TV with a USB cable ... maybe with a type-A to type-A (male to male)? Would that cause a problem due to both devices trying to output 5V over the cable? (Also I don't have such a cable at present.)
Please, any useful suggestions would be much appreciated.
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Hi man, i have the same TV and had the same problem. To fix this you have to unplug the TV and try 1 or two times. I did everything by Wi-Fi, after reading your post i purchased the USB cable but was not necessary.
I did this way:
1 opened cmd or powershell runned as administrator
2 runned adb connect xxxxx (IP address of TV)
3 accepted on the TV pop-up the connection
4 downloaded google service apk from apk mirror
5 used adb install -r xxxxx (location googleservic.apk dowloaded)
It worked! I tried in first attempt sideload -r but didn't worked. You have to use the command "install -r" to reinstall google service.
hi guys, i have a 55put6400 with the same problem, which version of the play services should i download, v7 or v8?
I did not understand how to use the adb install-r command, where do I find the apk file downloaded in the pc?
thank you
Hi,
you can also try:
- reinstall TV
- short install TV with network connection
- wait 1-2 hours (TV is on) and do not press any key
- TV should download the latest Google services in the background
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unfortunately the tv has been turned on much more than an hour and does not update the play services, i will update it manually shortly
edit thanks for the explanation, I updated the services and everything works.
Toengel said:
zdravo
dobar nalaz... mislim da stari play servisi imaju problem kada je 2FA onemogućen..
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Toengel said:
zdravo
dobar nalaz... mislim da stari play servisi imaju problema kada je 2FA onemogućen...
[email protected]
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šta je 2FA i kako da ga omogućim jer na PHILIPS tv imam ovaj problem sa prijavom na nalog?
HI,
2FA = 2 factor authentication - you need to set this up in your Google Account.
Turn on 2-Step Verification - Computer - Google Account Help
With 2-Step Verification, also called two-factor authentication, you can add an extra layer of security to your account in case your password is stolen. After you set up 2-Step Verification, you can s
support.google.com
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2 step verification is on but I still can't login to PHILIPS android tv showing email error and google account password

Solution for no Root and no Accessibility Service on Fire TV 4K Mantis on Version 6.2.8.1

Hi,
I recently bought a new Fire TV 4K that came with Version 6.2.8.1 out of the Box. It also has a Serial Number containing VM in it. According to some posts here this means, that it has some efuses blown and the USB Download Mode disabled in its bootrom, which makes it impossible right now to root or downgrade it.
The reason I need to downgrade is that I need to automate some tasks on the Fire TV for example with tasker. For exmaple I need the Fire TV to switch the Input at Boot automatically. It does this only when I press the home button. Automating this with tasker however requires the Accessibility Service, which Amazon has removed in current Versions of the Firmware. So the only solution is to root it or go back to older Firmwares, and both ways seem to have been blocked by AMazon right now.
Is this the latest information or are there solutions for this device to still root it?
And are there alternative ways to automate for example Home button press without root and Acessibility Service?
And which Fire Tv Stick can still be rooted right now even with the latest Firmware installed?
Any help would be appreciated.
According to this post, only versions with "VM190 or higher" have the fuse blown.
[UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire TV Stick 4K (mantis)
NOTE: There have been multiple reports of devices with serial numbers containing VM190 or higher being shipped with DL-Mode disabled in BROM. These devices cannot be unlocked using kamakiri. These devices do not show up at all on USB when...
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So maybe your unit has a s/n lower then VM190.
Yeah my Serial contains *VM081* but I bought it far later than the post you mentioned. Also that post was made before Version 6.2.8.1 was released and efuses burned, which apparently does not allow downgrading anymore. And the guy who found the exploit has not posted anymore since 2019.
My understanding is that the USB Download mode being disabled and the efuses blown are two different things.
I have not yet read any comment on wether you can root a fresh out of the box device that has Version 6.2.8.1 on it.
And additionally newer devices seem to have no USB Download mode.
Is there a way to check whether my devices efuses are blown or not? And whether my device has USB Download mode before I open and short the device. RIght now I can still send back the device, but not once I have opened it. I don't wanna find out after opening the device that I can not root it.
So before I open the Fire TV, I wanna know whether it is rootable or not. Otherwise I will send it back. I wanna know wether the rooting method does also work once the device has been updated to 6.2.8.1.
ALso it would help to know wether the efuses burning only is limted to the 4K model. In that case I could get a Lite or Version 2 of the Fire TV. Unfortunately I have not found any FAQ regarding such questions.
Spamm00r said:
My understanding is that the USB Download mode being disabled and the efuses blown are two different things.
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No, it's most likely the same thing...
Spamm00r said:
Is there a way to check whether my devices efuses are blown or not?
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Yes, you can short the stick, connect usb and watch in lsusb. It will show no sign of the stick if the efuse is gone.
You can also connect an USB TTL UART Adapter, while doing the shorting. Then the log shows you that the boot-process goes to halt.
Spamm00r said:
So before I open the Fire TV, I wanna know whether it is rootable or not. Otherwise I will send it back. I wanna know wether the rooting method does also work once the device has been updated to 6.2.8.1.
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The root/unlock method based on BR DL-Mode (via shorting), will not work on any 4k stick running 6.2.8.0 or later, regardless of the serial number.
The new Lite Stick, the new fTV Stick and the newest fTV 4K-Max Stick are also BR DL-Mode disabled.
So its game over for the current Fire TV Stick Models in regards to rooting right?!
This wouldn't be such a big issue if Amazon hadn't removed accessibility services, which dramatically reduces the use of a Fire Tv Stick.
I guess we will have to search for alternative routes. WHile it is probably still possible to root the device via eMMC hardware method, this is way too complex for me.
I have already a few ideas.
My plan now is to use a raspberry pi in conjunction with the Fire TV and issue the automation commands via adb from the raspberry pi.
All I need is issue the Home key at certain points. Everything else Tasker can already do without root and accessibility services.
Also Tasker contains ADB over WIFI Plugin, and only needs a one time issue of the adb tcp command after every boot. After taht you have a adb client running on the fire tv itself to do the rest for automation.
My plan is to let the raspberry issue this adb command at every boot of the fire tv and after that Tasker will be able to do the rest via adb WIFI.
I hope that works out.
For further reference and anyone else stumbling over these issues. Before buying a Fire TV, I wasn't aware of these issues, that for example Accessibility services have been removed and Rooting is impossible right now. So Right now I think the better option is to avoid any Fire TV and buy a Raspberry 4 and run Android TV on it. That way you already have root access and can do anything you want on it.
Spamm00r said:
So its game over for the current Fire TV Stick Models in regards to rooting right?!
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That is valid for the current methods. There is still further development, but development needs time...
So it's best if you take a look into the xda forums from time to time
Spamm00r said:
So its game over for the current Fire TV Stick Models in regards to rooting right?!
This wouldn't be such a big issue if Amazon hadn't removed accessibility services, which dramatically reduces the use of a Fire Tv Stick.
I guess we will have to search for alternative routes. WHile it is probably still possible to root the device via eMMC hardware method, this is way too complex for me.
I have already a few ideas.
My plan now is to use a raspberry pi in conjunction with the Fire TV and issue the automation commands via adb from the raspberry pi.
All I need is issue the Home key at certain points. Everything else Tasker can already do without root and accessibility services.
Also Tasker contains ADB over WIFI Plugin, and only needs a one time issue of the adb tcp command after every boot. After taht you have a adb client running on the fire tv itself to do the rest for automation.
My plan is to let the raspberry issue this adb command at every boot of the fire tv and after that Tasker will be able to do the rest via adb WIFI.
I hope that works out.
For further reference and anyone else stumbling over these issues. Before buying a Fire TV, I wasn't aware of these issues, that for example Accessibility services have been removed and Rooting is impossible right now. So Right now I think the better option is to avoid any Fire TV and buy a Raspberry 4 and run Android TV on it. That way you already have root access and can do anything you want on it.
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You don't need to issue TCP command. By default, wireless adb debugging is turned on in Fire TV stick.
Shaikh Amaan FM said:
You don't need to issue TCP command. By default, wireless adb debugging is turned on in Fire TV stick.
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But the Tasker adb function needs it or how else can I make that Tasker function work?
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But the Tasker adb function needs it or how else can I make that Tasker function work?
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You might already knew this that in normal Android mobile phones, with "adb tcpip 5555" command in PC, you start the wireless adb on port 5555 in phone. But when you enable ADB Debugging in Fire TV from it's settings, the wireless ADB Debugging is by default started, so you don't need to run that TCP command as the wireless debugging is already on and then Tasker will use it to get it's work done.
Shaikh Amaan FM said:
You might already knew this that in normal Android mobile phones, with "adb tcpip 5555" command in PC, you start the wireless adb on port 5555 in phone. But when you enable ADB Debugging in Fire TV from it's settings, the wireless ADB Debugging is by default started, so you don't need to run that TCP command as the wireless debugging is already on and then Tasker will use it to get it's work done.
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Yes I agree the adb is active one the Fire Tv Stick and you can connect to it via wifi on port 5555.
But tasker still does not work with the adb function.
How did you make it work?
According to this:
https://tasker.joaoapps.com/userguide/en/help/ah_adb_wifi.html
You need to run this comamnd everytime you reboot.
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Yes I agree the adb is active one the Fire Tv Stick and you can connect to it via wifi on port 5555.
But tasker still does not work with the adb function.
How did you make it work?
According to this:
https://tasker.joaoapps.com/userguide/en/help/ah_adb_wifi.html
You need to run this comamnd everytime you reboot.
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I am not using Tasker. But as you said above that you'll use raspberry to issue adb tcip command to the stick to turn on wireless debugging, that's not needed.
As far as I think, you'll have a profile of device boot event in Tasker and in it you'll have a ADB Wifi action which will have the button press command.
If that's the case then it should work without any issue.
In ADB WiFi action, set host to 127.0.0.1 ( Just saw that this is optional as well )
If it doesn't works let me know, I'll try installing tasker in my stick and test adb wifi in it.
How do you change volume in your volume change app without root?
Maybe I can issue the command for changing hdmi input the same way.
Shaikh Amaan FM said:
I am not using Tasker. But as you said above that you'll use raspberry to issue adb tcip command to the stick to turn on wireless debugging, that's not needed.
As far as I think, you'll have a profile of device boot event in Tasker and in it you'll have a ADB Wifi action which will have the button press command.
If that's the case then it should work without any issue.
In ADB WiFi action, set host to 127.0.0.1 ( Just saw that this is optional as well )
If it doesn't works let me know, I'll try installing tasker in my stick and test adb wifi in it.
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Spamm00r said:
How do you change volume in your volume change app without root?
Maybe I can issue the command for changing hdmi input the same way.
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What's the adb command to change hdmi input?
Shaikh Amaan FM said:
What's the adb command to change hdmi input?
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There is no adb command to do that diretcly, but the Fire TV switches to HDMI source, if you press home button. SO I wanna issue Home key input via adb to make it switch the HDMI source to the Fire TV Stick.
"key_home": "adb shell input keyevent 3",
As far as I know you need to have root to issue CEC COmmands diretcly. Otherwiese you ahve to make a system method do that for you.
You probably bought one with a serial number of
G4N0VM081..... which is the new blown fuse version. You need to scour ebay for serial number
G070VM190..... or lower, then follow the current rooting guide. Make sure it's BRAND NEW and never been opened or else you're SOL since used sticks have probably been updated. New rootable sticks exists. I found half dozen on ebay a few months ago.
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There is no adb command to do that diretcly, but the Fire TV switches to HDMI source, if you press home button. SO I wanna issue Home key input via adb to make it switch the HDMI source to the Fire TV Stick.
"key_home": "adb shell input keyevent 3",
As far as I know you need to have root to issue CEC COmmands diretcly. Otherwiese you ahve to make a system method do that for you.
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Ok so I just installed Tasker in my stick, tested adb wifi in it, it didn't worked. But I can develop an app which can execute provided adb command on every boot. It's night in my timezone, I'll develop that app tomorrow inshaallah.
That would be awesome.
Please keep the command to execute generic, as it may be useful to also execute other commands at boot. Let the user decide what command to execute.
Shaikh Amaan FM said:
Ok so I just installed Tasker in my stick, tested adb wifi in it, it didn't worked. But I can develop an app which can execute provided adb command on every boot. It's night in my timezone, I'll develop that app tomorrow inshaallah.
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That would be awesome.
Please keep the command to execute generic, as it may be useful to also execute other commands at boot. Let the user decide what command to execute.
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[APP][NO ROOT] ADB on Boot | Run adb commands at boot automatically
How to use? 1. Enable ADB Debugging from Fire TV settings 2. In this app, add the adb commands that you want to execute on every boot 3. Set whether you want to display a Toast message on completion of command execution 4. Test the script if...
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I have to correct myself about adb wifi out of tasker not working.
ADB Wifi does work depending on the app that you are using. Local ADB shell does not work, while Remote ADB Wifi app does work.
The adb plugin for tasker does not work, but the adb wifi action from Tasker itself does work right away. In my earlier tests, other apps were just blocking adb wifi and I was confused and thought tasker's adb wifi is not working. But you have to properly close the abd wifi session with a "exit" command. Also the windows adb tool freezes and has to be killed in taskmanager. That is a source of error for testing adb on fire TV.
Also the adb wifi of tasker will not accept semicolon seperated commands. Shaikh Amaan FM's tool however does. In tasker You will have to create new task for every command and only issue one command. I don't know why, but thats the result of my troubleshooting.
Also you have to make sure that Tasker is properly bought, a trial version or a not genuine version won't work, as Tasker has signature checks implemented which silently brakes plugins without any obvious error messages.
Plugins however also do not work in Macrodroid.
So best thing is to use Remote ADB Shell app or Tasker's built in adb wifi task. Thatway you can mostly work around the fact that Fire TV is locked down, has no root and has accessibility services disabled.
So this is the solution to:
Solution for no Root and no Accessibility Service on Fire TV 4K Mantis on Version 6.2.8.1​
Thatway I'm able to make Fire TV switch input via tasker by issuing a home button press via adb.
That's the best thing you can do under these conditions that you can't have root on Fire TV right now.

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