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Still Waiting on HBO Go

I know Amazon promised HBO Go by the end of the year, but is anyone else slightly annoyed that it isn't available yet? They advertise Fire TV as the device that is ready to take over as your primary streaming device, but how could that be the case without one of the most content rich streaming providers in existence? I have sideloaded the HBO Go android app and it works, but having to use an air mouse is annoying and the video quality is nowhere close to HD. My guess is the average Fire TV user has no idea how to sideload apps and doesn't have an air mouse. That means they would still have to rely on either a Roku, Apple TV, or Chromecast for HBO Go. I feel like Amazon really dropped the ball on this one by forcing users to rely on another streaming device to handle a large portion of content. For a device to truly thrive it needs to be feature rich and idiot proof. We currently have a Fire TV, 2 Fire TV Sticks, a Chromecast, an Apple TV, and a Roku Stick. If any non-techy person asked me which streaming device they should buy I would tell them Roku Stick because it is inexpensive, has every streaming service available, and is idiot proof. /rant

Would also be nice if they had Fxnow on it also with live TV sideloading the apps gets it done but it's not the same

bradwatson said:
I know Amazon promised HBO Go by the end of the year, but is anyone else slightly annoyed that it isn't available yet? They advertise Fire TV as the device that is ready to take over as your primary streaming device, but how could that be the case without one of the most content rich streaming providers in existence? I have sideloaded the HBO Go android app and it works, but having to use an air mouse is annoying and the video quality is nowhere close to HD. My guess is the average Fire TV user has no idea how to sideload apps and doesn't have an air mouse. That means they would still have to rely on either a Roku, Apple TV, or Chromecast for HBO Go. I feel like Amazon really dropped the ball on this one by forcing users to rely on another streaming device to handle a large portion of content. For a device to truly thrive it needs to be feature rich and idiot proof. We currently have a Fire TV, 2 Fire TV Sticks, a Chromecast, an Apple TV, and a Roku Stick. If any non-techy person asked me which streaming device they should buy I would tell them Roku Stick because it is inexpensive, has every streaming service available, and is idiot proof. /rant
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Agreed it IS annoying! They shouldn't have said by the end of the year if they weren't sure...
As for non-techy people, I still tell them apple tv because although roku is better, I believe comcast still doesn't support HBOGO on roku devices. I have one collecting dust and last checked I couldn't get HBOGO. But my atv has had it for awhile now. Got it hooked up in my living room with a rpi openelec--not super fast but still my most stable, low cost xbmc device.

Side loading HBOGO does not get it done. It is impossible to navigate with the remote and needs added peripherals to get it to do anything. Amazon needs to come through with this like yesterday.

Trying to use FXNOW sideload on my Fire tv with a remote mouse app and I can't get it to let me select sign on... Any luck with this?

[Q] Where do I start? KindleFire HDX 3rd gen cant use google play

Hello, I don't know a lot about this as I've never unlocked a device before, but I am reasonably savvy on the PC if given pointers.
I tend to just use the PC (w7-64) when I have time, or my Galaxy S3 when I am about. Recently we bought my daughter a Kindle Fire HDX. Under device model it lists itself as a 3rd Generation.
We however cannot get it to do many of the things we'd like it to do because it cannot use the android store. It's extremely frustrating for her and us. It appears that is because Amazon does not permit it to, even though I unlocked "Apps from Unknown Sources" we are still running into all kinds of blocks.
We dont use the Amazon FreePlay, though it would be nice if that could work if this device ran as a native Android device just in case, but can live without it if not.
I have read Kindle Fire for Beginners ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547) but the thread is from 2012 and Im not sure how things have changed from the generations of Kindle Fires.
So....
Where do I start?
I need a set of pages (or threads) with walkthroughs for a 3rd gen. Browsing through the site here, I saw a thread for 1st gen devices, and a lot of threads about unbricking from ROMS, Im not sure I fully need a ROM and probably just root permissions, on the other hand a ROM may be nice. One thing I dont have is a lot of time, and if it's too difficult I can sell the Kindle and buy a Samsung tablet at Costco or something. I just hate to waste money though.
Thanks for your time and help!

You need to go to the kindle fire hdx forums.

Amazon Prime Profiles

I have 3 Fire TVs all have the same Amazon Account since I have Prime. However if I watch a series like Braking Bad in one Fire TV and my wife watches Breaking Bad in the other Fire TV, we always run with the problem that I start watching were she left off and she starts watching where I left off, basically ruining the series for me since she is 3 seasons ahead. Is there a way like Netflix and it's profiles within Amazon Prime that I can use to split my Amazon Prime account. Any feedback is appreciated. I don't see why I would need to pay another account to fix this. And yes I have Kodi but some series are in Prime and load faster there.

Will Amazon ever release a Fire Phone 2?

Just wondering, is Amazon still planning on making a new Fire Phone?

I doubt it. The app store is lacking in apps and developers, which attracts people to thr device. Without those fundamentals, fire phone 2 will be another failure.

Why is it impossible to root the Fire TV Stick 2?

What are the technical reasons that make it impossible to root the Fire TV Stick 2?

I was just wondering the exact same thing. I have a brand new, never been plugged in to anything Gen 2 that I wanna do something with. Everytimei start looking at specs and such I end up at other devices that their is root for Examples Kindle FIre 7" I believe about a week ago it was the Nexus 5 I was led to. I guess I can debloat it or something but thats boring.

According to this page, the Fire TV Stick 2 is impossible to root. @aftvnews is very knowledgeable, so I don't doubt it. I just want to know why it's unrooteable and learn some.