Has anyone here been able to get Modern Combat 5 to work with the Nyko Gamepad Pro on their Fire TV? I download the game last night because it looks really good, and it recognizes the gamepad way at the beginning when I press a button to skip ahead, but during the beginning of the actual game play when it tells you to shoot with the R2 trigger, nothing happens. I've used the same controller with all the other games I currently have installed, including Dead Trigger 1 and 2, Beach Buggy Racing, Roboto. and several others. They all work fine and I know this game supports game pads, but I don't know how to make it work. Thanks in advance for any help with this.
Forgot to ask, but has anyone also tried to play Overkill 3 on their Fire TV? I tried to play it last night, but it just hung when loading.
I can't be the only one who's tried to play the Google version of Modern Combat 5 Blackout on the Fire TV. From what I've played on my Tab 3, it looks like a pretty good game, I just don't what could be so different about the one from the Google Play Store that could prevent someone from playing it. The only thing I'm able to do is look around with the mouse, but not fire the gun. I think the game is detecting my controller, because it's giving me prompts to shoot with the R2 trigger, but nothing happens when I do.
Are you rooted with the Play Store installed? If not then its not gonna work. Gameloft and several other app makers require you to have the play store and google services installed to play. I am guessing you do have the play store installed so thats probably not the problem. Have you tried a different controller? I haave some controllers that work on certain game while other will not. Go to settings/system/about/controllers, cause every since the latest update some of my controllers do not show up in the list anymore, but always did on past updates. Since they have given us usb support for storage, I have had issues with bluetooth and USB controllers. They work mostly just not like they used to.
porkenhimer said:
Are you rooted with the Play Store installed? If not then its not gonna work. Gameloft and several other app makers require you to have the play store and google services installed to play. I am guessing you do have the play store installed so thats probably not the problem. Have you tried a different controller? I haave some controllers that work on certain game while other will not. Go to settings/system/about/controllers, cause every since the latest update some of my controllers do not show up in the list anymore, but always did on past updates. Since they have given us usb support for storage, I have had issues with bluetooth and USB controllers. They work mostly just not like they used to.
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You're right me having the Play Store installed. All the other games I have installed that support controllers work fine, as well as Asphalt 8 Airborne. I use a Nyko Play Pad Pro and it shows in the Amazon controller setting and the other Android Settings.apk. I did try a USB gamepad I have, but it's for my computer so it didn't work. I considered getting a wired XBox controller, but I don't want to spend money on something I may not use that often, especially when my bluetooth gamepad works so well. The game works very well with the controller on my Tab 3 8.0, and Beach Buggy Blitz also works well with it, which I also downloaded from the Play Store. It's not the end of the world if I can't get it to work, but it would be nice.
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You're right me having the Play Store installed. All the other games I have installed that support controllers work fine, as well as Asphalt 8 Airborne. I use a Nyko Play Pad Pro and it shows in the Amazon controller setting and the other Android Settings.apk. I did try a USB gamepad I have, but it's for my computer so it didn't work. I considered getting a wired XBox controller, but I don't want to spend money on something I may not use that often, especially when my bluetooth gamepad works so well. The game works very well with the controller on my Tab 3 8.0, and Beach Buggy Blitz also works well with it, which I also downloaded from the Play Store. It's not the end of the world if I can't get it to work, but it would be nice.
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If I were you I would ask someone on here for the Fire TV version of Modern Combat 5. There is another thread on here where some guy is asking for the apk, but its pretty clear that he never paid for the game in the first place, cause he said he seen it for free on amazon, which I know is a lie cause I has just paid the same price to get the Fire TV version as it was selling for in the play store. Nobody gave it to him, but you miht have better luck if you ask since its clear you have actually paid for it. They used to sell it on amazon, but for some reason took it down. I actually need the Modern Combat 5 Fire TV edition too, cause I accidently uninstalled it. It sucks paying for something then losing it.
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If I were you I would ask someone on here for the Fire TV version of Modern Combat 5. There is another thread on here where some guy is asking for the apk, but its pretty clear that he never paid for the game in the first place, cause he said he seen it for free on amazon, which I know is a lie cause I has just paid the same price to get the Fire TV version as it was selling for in the play store. Nobody gave it to him, but you miht have better luck if you ask since its clear you have actually paid for it. They used to sell it on amazon, but for some reason took it down. I actually need the Modern Combat 5 Fire TV edition too, cause I accidently uninstalled it. It sucks paying for something then losing it.
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Actually, the only reason I installed it is because I noticed it was free on the Google Play Store one day when I was updating a couple other apps last week. Otherwise, I may not have done it.
The Google Play Store version of Modern Combat 5 Blackout is a nice game and works well on my Tab 3 8.0, but I would like to be able to play it on my Fire TV. As I stated before, the game is actually free on the Google Play Store, and I just checked it again a little earlier to verify. The game installs and loads fine on the Fire, but when it comes to actually controlling it, nothing happens aside from my being able to move the camera around a bit with the mouse. I think the game is detecting my game pad, which is a Nyko Play Pad Pro, but after hitting a button to skip something in the very beginning it acts like it's not there. I don't want an illegal copy of this game, otherwise I would've downloaded it already. If anyone can tell me how they got a Google version to work on their Fire TV, it'd be appreciated. Otherwise, I will give up on it and move on.
i'm also looking for a way to use my xbox wireless controller working with gameloft games. missed the chance to get the firetv version. google playstore version is free.
several tricks didn't work for me (use wired keylayout from xbox360 and so on)
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I remember a long time ago, someone got the OUYA store running on a phone. Back then there were no games on the store, so it was just out of curiosity. But today there are many games on the store. So I was wondering, is there any way I could get the OUYA store on my phone, use it to download and legally buy games, and play those games with a PS3 bluetooth controller and mhl output? Effectively turning my phone into an OUYA handheld. If so, how exactly could I do that?
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I remember a long time ago, someone got the OUYA store running on a phone. Back then there were no games on the store, so it was just out of curiosity. But today there are many games on the store. So I was wondering, is there any way I could get the OUYA store on my phone, use it to download and legally buy games, and play those games with a PS3 bluetooth controller and mhl output? Effectively turning my phone into an OUYA handheld. If so, how exactly could I do that?
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I think the official developers are working on this, but it's not ready just yet. It's gonna be called "OUYA Everywhere"
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I remember a long time ago, someone got the OUYA store running on a phone. Back then there were no games on the store, so it was just out of curiosity. But today there are many games on the store. So I was wondering, is there any way I could get the OUYA store on my phone, use it to download and legally buy games, and play those games with a PS3 bluetooth controller and mhl output? Effectively turning my phone into an OUYA handheld. If so, how exactly could I do that?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/general/ouya-store-amazon-fire-tv-t2806575
This is the closest you can get. Just install the apks in the zip at that link. Works on lots of devices. It isn't an official release so there are some bugs occasionally.
Hey guys, I got myself the firetv yesterday, and have gotten to rooting the device, and have set up xbmc.
One of the main apps that I want to use is hbogo, and I understand it is possible to do so using the google play store. I have got the google play store all downloaded and ready to go, and used the market helper app technique to trick it to thinking its an ASUS tablet, as outlined below:
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-install-the-google-play-store-on-the-amazon-fire-tv/
and used
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-trick-google-play-store-into-allowing-all-apps/
However, the play store still says the device is not supported. I have tried clearing caches and data files but to no avail. Any advice will be appreciated. TIA
Actually, I got it to work- the key was to refresh it using google dashboard, and wait for a bit until the system reads it.
However, as I was using the hbogo application, I noticed that the resolution on the downloaded videos are not hd. I first thought it was because the device setting was for the nexus 7 tablet, but I saw that that device has a 1280 by 800 resolution, and therefore hbogo should stream at HD quality, correct? I have a 720p tv, so I don't need to go to 1080p, but I can definitely notice a lower streaming quality when comparing hbogo from the firetv vs the past when I used a roku 3.
Any help will be appreciated.
If both use apps,you can't properly compare them to each other as the same thing because Roku is Apple while Fire TV is Android.
The two apps are much different from each other.
It must be a quality issue with the Android app in comparison to the Roku app.
Edit: DERP
^ wut?
Roku has nothing to do with apple. They're actually direct competitors with apple tv lol
Anyone having issues with Google Play restoring back to its Fire TV state without reboot?
Market Helper notes say that it should not restore back to Fire TV, unless there is a reboot or you actively restore it back to normal.
However, I have noticed that my Play Store/ Android Device Manager reverts back to Fire TV state even without reboot...
For example, I have a full Play Store with many compatible apps one evening, and then the Fire TV goes to sleep (not rebooted) and the following day, the Play Store is back to its state in which there are lots of non-compatible apps. I then have to use Market Helper to set it to be recognized as a Nexus 7 again.
Thanks.
Here is what my needs are :
Netflix
XBMC reading files off a NAS/SMB or USB drive, or some other video player
Some emulators using a Ps3 controller.
Is this still a good solution for this, or should I just go with something like this - http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00OTK8OZ0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1F1P6OW46LBLQ
My wife is in the States this week so I can get her to pick a Fire TV up.
Thanks.
Netflix/xbmc/smb/nas all fine and run great. I would recommend spmc over kodi/xbmc though, but try both.
videos from USB drive can be done but only with root and StickMount. Root is only possible on older fire tvs. If this is something you want/need, maybe ask your wife to check the serial numbers on the boxes shes finds (my gf would just laugh at me if I asked ;P). Here is a guide: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-decode-an-amazon-fire-tv-or-fire-tv-stick-serial-number/
PS3 controller can be paired with an aftv, but also required root access and has some slight annoyances (like needing to launch the sixasis app first before each use and stopping it after each use, plus the remote doesn't work at the same time). Thread about it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2710632
But you have other options. PS4 controller works better, and I think does not need root. 360 controller (which I know has a crappy d-pad for emulators) or the official controller. Or even something like the NES30.
I can't speak to the box you linked, but I love my fire tv! If you are flexible on the PS3 controller, then you I think you're good to go.
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Netflix/xbmc/smb/nas all fine and run great. I would recommend spmc over kodi/xbmc though, but try both.
videos from USB drive can be done but only with root and StickMount. Root is only possible on older fire tvs. If this is something you want/need, maybe ask your wife to check the serial numbers on the boxes shes finds (my gf would just laugh at me if I asked ;P). Here is a guide: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-decode-an-amazon-fire-tv-or-fire-tv-stick-serial-number/
PS3 controller can be paired with an aftv, but also required root access and has some slight annoyances (like needing to launch the sixasis app first before each use and stopping it after each use, plus the remote doesn't work at the same time). Thread about it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2710632
But you have other options. PS4 controller works better, and I think does not need root. 360 controller (which I know has a crappy d-pad for emulators) or the official controller. Or even something like the NES30.
I can't speak to the box you linked, but I love my fire tv! If you are flexible on the PS3 controller, then you I think you're good to go.
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Thanks for the info, for what I want it for root will most likely be needed. I will have to order it from Amazon.com and get it delivered to her hotel so checking the serial is out of the question. I am sure it is answered somewhere, but why has no root been found for newer versions?
In that case you may be lucky and get a rootable one. There are reports that Amazon.com are still shipping them, but that was a while ago (maybe 2 months ago).
I don't know the specifics as to why newer ones aren't rooted yet, but from what I understand the original firmware versions had a old Android exploit that allowed root, which was eventually patched. A new exploit hasn't been found, but awesomely dedicated people are working on it There is a hardware root, but I have no experience with it. There's a thread about it here on xda.
For the past 3 days I've been struggling to set up my PS3 contoller to work on my HTC One M8. First, I tried USB/BT Joystick Center and got the D-Pad to work, but couldn't really figure out the proper button configs so that games could detect them. Most of the other controller apps require root; therefore, I went ahead and did that. Then, I installed Sixaxis Compatibility Checker and it told me that my phone was compatible with the main app so I went ahead and bought it. Well, lo and behold it doesn't work. It seems that unless I override the MAC address of my controller, it won't let me pair up via OTG, Bluetooth-only seems to be the only way. Unfortunately, I can't do this because the drivers that I need to install to do this render my controller unusable with my PC games for some reason. I missed the refund window so I gotta make this work somehow.
You don't need OTG to link ps3 to phone. I've used the app many times on both my tablet and phone. I even use my ps3 on my laptop to play android games through emulation. I'll have to get with you later. Its 4am here, so give me time
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Anyway to root Amazon fire TV 2 (2016) with Fire OS 5.2.2.0 , actually I want to use my ps3 controller and erase some system apps , but this new version cant be rooted with KingRoot like the others
Madness_logic said:
Anyway to root Amazon fire TV 2 (2016) with Fire OS 5.2.2.0 , actually I want to use my ps3 controller and erase some system apps , but this new version cant be rooted with KingRoot like the others
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You cant root it yet and even if you did and were wanting to pair a ps3 controller wirelessly you (as far as im aware and have tried alot of ways) cant connect it (six axis won't work with aftv2).
I was under the impression that 5.2.1.1 was the most up-to-date FireOS for the FireTV2, and that 5.2.2.0 was just the stock Firmware for the FireStick2.
That aside...
I'm not sure what the bottleneck with the Dualshock 3 actually is. If it's the FireTVs' Bluetooth, Lollipop, or what. But if there is a way to use it o. The FireTV2, then that way is lost on me.
I have no idea if it's true or not, but supposedly the Dualshock 4, would work. But, by that token, it would cost the same as an Amazon Controller, so why even bother? ��
Not that it is related but is there anyway to change how the audio search results come up on fire tv2 like on nvidia or roku where it gives you multiple options and not the stupid amazon only results? I thought maybe this can be achieved by root or something.
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I can only suspect that, that is hidden deep within the FireOS, and would probably require something akin to CyanogenMod to have fixed.
Something that could at least in theory happen on the AFTV1 (Qualcomm) Box, since Qualcomm are actually pretty decent about releasing Code. MediaTek (AFTV2), however... Not so much.
At this point I would hold more hope of just getting a Dualshock 3 working on the AFTV2, then to try and, replace Echo (Or whatever Amazon wish to call their Voice Search), with Ok Google Now. Or MicroSofts Cortana. Which AFAIK might also have an Android version.
Dualshock 3 uses a non-standard implementation of the Bluetooth spec, and also requires special drivers/dongle for the PC. Dualshock 4 has a bog-standard Bluetooth mode (which needs to be toggled, mind you), and so is much easier to use. For getting DS3 working, you need specialized drivers both on Android and on the PC.
Honestly, the Ds4 gamepad is worth it - its a lot better than any other controllers (inc the terrible XB1 ones, well thats a matter of opinion i guess) and is even better than using it on the PS4, as you can actually switch off the damn light