I was wondering if there is a way to activate a sleep timer that works in xbmc? Something we can download? As we know the firetv won't sleep automatically if its in xbmc, it'll have to be at the firetv screen...
Are you rooted? If so: http://kodi.wiki/view/Amazon_Fire_TV#Sleep_while_XBMC_is_Open_.28Requires_root.29.
See note 4.1
Related
just got my fire tv yesterday and love it. i have xmbc loaded and it works perfectly other than one thing. after being at idle for more than 30 minutes, it does not go to sleep
i've googled it and i see that other's have this issue. but the thing that confuses me is there is no option within xbmc to close, sleep, or shut down after set period of time?. on my window based HTPC downstairs, i am able to set a time on which the computer will either close the program, sleep, shutdown whatever.
is there a way i can add that function back to XBMC or an add on ? i tend to use XBMC to watch a movie or listen to music while falling asleep and it would be nice to have the fire tv sleep rather than staying on.
thanks
Valkyrie743 said:
just got my fire tv yesterday and love it. i have xmbc loaded and it works perfectly other than one thing. after being at idle for more than 30 minutes, it does not go to sleep
i've googled it and i see that other's have this issue. but the thing that confuses me is there is no option within xbmc to close, sleep, or shut down after set period of time?. on my window based HTPC downstairs, i am able to set a time on which the computer will either close the program, sleep, shutdown whatever.
is there a way i can add that function back to XBMC or an add on ? i tend to use XBMC to watch a movie or listen to music while falling asleep and it would be nice to have the fire tv sleep rather than staying on.
thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
XBMC does have a timed quit function, but it's not visible in the settings by default. Go to XBMC's "Settings", then to "System". In the bottom left will be "Settings level". Change the settings level to either "Advanced" or "Expert". Then go to the "Power saving" menu and at the top is the setting you're looking for. Set "Shutdown function timer" to some value in minutes, and set "Shutdown function" to "Quit".
I have my screensaver set in settings to activate after 5 minutes idle time, but for some reason it turns on after 1. I'm rooted and have xbmc as my launcher. This happens when I'm browsing around in the amazon launcher. I would like for it to behave as it should. Is anyone else seeing this?
Is there a way to cast the screen of the FTV to your phone/tablet and then use touch controls on the phone/tablet to navigate the FTV? Similar to the mouse apps, but actually have the FTV screen actually show up on the phone/tablet.
Thanks in advance.
People are gonne need more info before they can answer. Is you device rooted?
Yes, my FTV is rooted.
Finally got Google Play Music working, but the sleep timer activates 30 minutes after the screensaver even when music playing. Is there a way to disable the sleep timer, or make sure it doesn't activate when music is playing?
I tried the shell command "settings put system screen_off_timeout [num]" and I can use the "get" command to see that my changes are in fact being made, but they don't change the device's behavior at all.
Any other ideas? Thanks!
(EDIT: using AFTV2 running rbox 5.0.5_r4)
Install the app "Stay awake". This app prevents the firetv going to sleep mode.
bigwillie1 said:
Install the app "Stay awake". This app prevents the firetv going to sleep mode.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Awesome, thanks!
bigwillie1 said:
Install the app "Stay awake". This app prevents the firetv going to sleep mode.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I just tried this on my Fire TV 2 which is rooted & after waiting a few seconds the screen Just goes blank? I've just turned the wallpaper to "never" in the settings & it does turn on when the fire tv isnt being used instead of using an app.
I have recently moved to the Middle East and have a new TV (Samsung Smart TV) and my first Firestick (4k model bought 6 weeks ago). It has not been taken out of the Amazon app environment so I am only using the apps freely available on the Amazon store. I am using ExpressVPN.
The setup is great for getting me live and catchup TV from home as well as the usual Netflix/YouTube etc.
I discovered the screen saver facility and loaded a pile of photos to my Amazon account so I can see family and friends from home (I am batchelor status here). I love it.
The problem is that the screensaver only works for a certain short period of time before the screen blacks out. If I am listening to a radio app on the Firestick the radio continues after the screen blacks.
I've checked the TV and Firestick settings and cannot find a setting which creates a timeout.
I would like the the screensaver to continue for longer. If I use the Amazon photos app in slideshow mode I can't listen to the radio app at the same time.
Any idea why the screen is blacking out and what settings need changing?
Navrig said:
Any idea why the screen is blacking out and what settings need changing?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You need to increase sleep timeout, that's the option in secure settings:
settings put secure sleep_timeout 3600000 # 1h
etc.
But it's not easy without root. You need apk which can write secure settings and grant needed permissions to it.
With root just set desired timeout via adb with settings util.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/kinkeadtech.com/how-to-prevent-fire-tv-stick-from-going-to-sleep/
Seems like you can achieve this with just adblink?
There is a program called "Stay Alive!" that you just install, run, and it will keep you stick on. It will complain about "no Google play services" but the default settings are fine and it runs in the background. I can confirm this has kept my FS2 awake for a couple years now. No root.
hxps://apkpure.com/stay-alive-keep-screen-awake/com.synetics.stay.alive