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MagineTV on Fire TV

Hey
Is anybody of you able to use the MagineTV App on your Fire TV?
I was able to install the .apk with adbFire and lunching it also works without any problem.
But then its necessary to enter your email and password to enter MagineTV.
This is were I fail , because selecting the windows were the password/email has to be entered can't be done with the remote control.
Greets

mrmaks said:
Hey
Is anybody of you able to use the MagineTV App on your Fire TV?
I was able to install the .apk with adbFire and lunching it also works without any problem.
But then its necessary to enter your email and password to enter MagineTV.
This is were I fail , because selecting the windows were the password/email has to be entered can't be done with the remote control.
Greets
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use a keyboard and mouse

Magine TV with Fire
mrmaks said:
Hey
Is anybody of you able to use the MagineTV App on your Fire TV?
I was able to install the .apk with adbFire and lunching it also works without any problem.
But then its necessary to enter your email and password to enter MagineTV.
This is were I fail , because selecting the windows were the password/email has to be entered can't be done with the remote control.
Greets
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I haven't tried it yet, but I don't see why it wouldn't work? Although some apps are more Fire friendly than others, there's usually a way around everything However, the solution may not always be as easy or convenient as we'd prefer. And in this case, you may have to go the "old-fashioned" way by hooking up a keyboard in order to be able to enter the info that is required, or if you insist on remaining wireless you can now get a Smart Keyboard for a pretty fair price!

Fire TV Side Loader APP [Android]-[Version 1.5.15][Now Supporting Marshmallow ]

The app should now work on most Marshmallow devices. Please report any issues with your device name and android version?
New tab for browsing fire TV/ Stick SDcard to pull/delete files.
Now you can play any http video on FireTV/Stick by selecting AGK fire as option..(Need MX Player installed on the Fire TV/Stick)
Auto Find FireTV/Stick. You still can add custom IP address.
Two new tabs. Has an Expert mode/Basic mode. Can be changed from settings.
You can Lunch/Uninstall apps on FireTV/Stick in expert mode.
I need to updated the help file. Please give me some time, I will update it.
New version added with ability to push files/folders to FireTV/Stick. Let me know what works and what doesn't.
Finally got it back on Google Play as paid version
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.googletv.sideloader
Added a new version. In this new version You can export apps for sharing.
Now a Paid ad free version(if you want to support) @
http://www.amazon.com/Gopi-Adusumil...=UTF8&qid=1420754153&sr=1-2&keywords=agk+fire
Just added an ads support version. No new features. Just still working on few issues. Don't download this, if you hate ads. If you want to support me, please download this. I will try to post new version with with multi IP support and Auto IP discovery soon.
The App is now avilable on Amazon app store too.
http://www.amazon.com/Gopi-Adusumil...d=1418414099&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=agk+fire
Anyone having issues on moto phones, Can you please, try the attached moto version.
I have created this little android app for my own use. The main purpose of this app is to install any app that is on you android phone/tablet to FireTV/stick. All you need is the adb turned on your FireTV/Stick and Allow installing apps from unknown sources.
Here are steps copied from Amazon
Turn on ADB Debugging
You must enable ADB on the Fire TV device before you can connect to the device.
From the main (Launcher) screen, select Settings.
Select System > Developer Options.
Select ADB Debugging.
Get the IP Address
You need the IP address of your Fire TV device on your network to connect ADB to it.
From the main (Launcher) screen, select Settings.
Select System > About > Network. Make note of the IP address listed on this screen.
Now Just open the AGK fire app attached below, enter you FireTV/Stick IP Address and select the app you want to install on your FireTV/Stick.
Credits goes to alexjlockwood for "https://github.com/alexjlockwood/AppListLoader" which is the backbone for my app.
Also Thanks to all the wonderful tutorials on android app development on the web.
Any Suggestions are welcome. I will try to address as soon as I can.
I don't know how many people tried this app and felt it to be useful, but I am posting a new Version of this app. One small request if you use the app, please post a comment , any comment greatly appreciated.
Changes in version 1.1:
Added new menu option when you can select an apk file to install to your firetv. (Thanks to jfmdev for https://code.google.com/p/afiledialog/wiki/UserGuide)
Changes in version 1.2:
Aimed at using the app on FireTV/Stick (Thanks to AFTVNews.com for valuable suggestions and promoting my app)
Added an option to lunch apps or install when you select an app.
Still troubleshooting the problems some users are reporting. Will fix them ASAP.
Changes in version 1.3:
Made changes to adb install as per AFTVNews.com suggestion.(Hoping it will fix all the problems that some users are having. Please let me know it is still not working).
Changes in version 1.4:
Ability to push files/folders to Fire TV/Stick
Ability see all apk files
Export/Share apks.
Changes in version 1.5.11
Auto Find FireTV/Stick. You still can add custom IP address.
Two new tabs. Has a expert mode/basic mode. Can be selected from settings.
You Can lunch/Uninstall apps on FireTV/Stick in expert mode.
Changes in version 1.5.12
New tab for browsing Fire TV/ Stick SDcard to pull/delete files.
Now you can play any http video on FireTV/Stick by selecting AGK fire as option.(Need MX Player installed on the Fire TV/Stick)
Changes in version 1.5.15
The app should now work on Marshmallow devices

Tried it and its awesome!!!
Imagination is your limit.I have installed Chrome Beta, Xfinity TV (which covers lot of subscribed live channels like ESPN, ESPN2, CNN ( YOU NEED TO HAVE SUBSCRIPTION) etc), TWMC (XBMC for Android) and all of them works well. Great Job!!!!

Thanks for this. I will try this when I get home.

Android TV
Will this work for Android TV devices as well?

andyosier said:
Will this work for Android TV devices as well?
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It should work. I haven't tested any. I have fire stick only. Any device that has adb over network turned on should work.

I'll try it tonight and let you know. I have an ADT-1 Developer Kit.

I think ADT-1 uses port 4321 so when you set your ipaddress add :4321 to the end of it. Thanks for testing.

Looks great. Super simple. Saves a bunch of time, thank you

Can't get it working
I have enabled adb and install of unknown apps, but no apps are installing to My Fire TV. When I select an app to install, I see a window pop up very briefly that says "Installing app", but then nothing.

It's awesome
adusumilli said:
I have created this little android app for my own use. The main purpose of this app is to install any app that is on you android phone/tablet to FireTV/stick. All you need is the adb turned on your FireTV/Stick and Allow installing apps from unknown sources.
Here are steps copied from Amazon
Turn on ADB Debugging
You must enable ADB on the Fire TV device before you can connect to the device.
From the main (Launcher) screen, select Settings.
Select System > Developer Options.
Select ADB Debugging.
Get the IP Address
You need the IP address of your Fire TV device on your network to connect ADB to it.
From the main (Launcher) screen, select Settings.
Select System > About > Network. Make note of the IP address listed on this screen.
Now Just open the AGK fire app attached below, enter you FireTV/Stick IP Address and select the app you want to install on your FireTV/Stick.
Credits goes to alexjlockwood for "https://github.com/alexjlockwood/AppListLoader" which is the backbone for my app.
Also Thanks to all the wonderful tutorials on android app development on the web.
Any Suggestions are welcome. I will try to address as soon as I can.
I don't know how many people tried this app and felt it to be useful, but I am posting a new Version of this app. One small request if you use the app, please post a comment , any comment greatly appreciated.
Changes since last version:
Added new menu option when you can select an apk file to install to your firetv. (Thanks to jfmdev for https://code.google.com/p/afiledialog/wiki/UserGuide)
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It's awesome. It works fine.

geezman said:
I have enabled adb and install of unknown apps, but no apps are installing to My Fire TV. When I select an app to install, I see a window pop up very briefly that says "Installing app", but then nothing.
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I get exactly the same behavior. Doesn't work.

This didn't work for me on my moto x 2014 but worked great on my galaxy tab 4 10.1 thanks

ddubz said:
This didn't work for me on my moto x 2014 but worked great on my galaxy tab 4 10.1 thanks
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Hmm, doesn't work on my 2013 Moto X also. :crying:

Amazing app! Thank you!
Sent from my HTC6525LVW using XDA Free mobile app

Thank you! This worked flawlessly (version 1.1) on FireStick. Much faster than upload/download from Dropbox.
I haven't tried the direct apk, only apps installed on my phone (oneplus one).
edit: Had a moment where it would toast "installing", but then fade and do nothing. Killed app and restarted FireStick, and worked again. Not sure which of those two actions fixed it.

I have a few suggestions:
1. Go into your XDA settings and enable the donation button. You deserve compensation for your efforts. This is a great app.
2. When the app executes any adb command, like "adb install ....", you should target the IP address specifically. Some Android devices, including the Fire TV, will already be connected to an emulated adb device if developer mode is turned on. So when the app connects to the Fire TV, your adb commands will fail because there are two connected devices. I think this is the source of many peoples issues. You can direct adb commands like this:
Code:
adb -s <ipaddress:5555> ...
Note that the port number is required for this to work.
3. The app can be used on a Fire TV to install Fire TV only apps onto a Fire TV Stick. However, navigating with the remote is a bit broken. When the app list initially loads, make it so that the first item is selected/highlighted by default. This will allow the Fire TV remote to move the selection down the list. I found a workaround that allows this to work for now. If you press the menu button on the Fire TV remote and go to the apps settings, when you return to the app list, the selector will be present.

AFTVnews.com said:
I have a few suggestions:
1. Go into your XDA settings and enable the donation button. You deserve compensation for your efforts. This is a great app.
2. When the app executes any adb command, like "adb install ....", you should target the IP address specifically. Some Android devices, including the Fire TV, will already be connected to an emulated adb device if developer mode is turned on. So when the app connects to the Fire TV, your adb commands will fail because there are two connected devices. I think this is the source of many peoples issues. You can direct adb commands like this:
Code:
adb -s <ipaddress:5555> ...
Note that the port number is required for this to work.
3. The app can be used on a Fire TV to install Fire TV only apps onto a Fire TV Stick. However, navigating with the remote is a bit broken. When the app list initially loads, make it so that the first item is selected/highlighted by default. This will allow the Fire TV remote to move the selection down the list. I found a workaround that allows this to work for now. If you press the menu button on the Fire TV remote and go to the apps settings, when you return to the app list, the selector will be present.
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Thanks for the help. I will try to add all the suggestions in the next release.

ddubz said:
This didn't work for me on my moto x 2014 but worked great on my galaxy tab 4 10.1 thanks
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Can you please check if you can start adb on your phone from terminal app. It would be a great help.

Really need to support upcoming developers... Donated... You can buy a pack of beer.

adusumilli said:
I think ADT-1 uses port 4321 so when you set your ipaddress add :4321 to the end of it. Thanks for testing.
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Aha! I will try that. I had no idea about the port.
BTW, your app looks much nicer than the Fireinstaller app that is available on Google Play. Maybe you should make it available there. Make it work for both Fire TV and Android TV. Call it "Sidestaller TV".
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Dude! Your app has been posted on AFTVnews!
aftvnews.com/agk-fire-app-lets-you-transfer-apps-from-an-android-device-to-an-amazon-fire-tv-or-fire-tv-stick
(Cut an paste the URL, I don't have enough posts to post links outside XDA, apparently.)

New KODI Tool Easy Kodi Install to Fire TV device! Includes 700 Nintendo games

I wrote a batch script that allows you to install Kodi apk (Hacked icon)
Install NES EMU Emulator; A Nintendo (Old School) Emulator along with 700 games whichh you can play with Fire TV Remote, just need to configure the emulator
Install SNES9x; A Super Nintendo Emulator along with 15 Super Nintendo games which you can also with Fire TV remote - also needs to config the emulator
Installs Fire Starter which allows you to just press home button to take you to installed apps
It is in a .rar archive
Just unzip and run KODI.BAT
Be sure to enable adb and unknown apps in developer settings before running bat file.
Type IP address of Fire TV or Stick when batch file asks for it
Press enter and sit back while the script does all the work for you!
https://copy.com/r62k8RmnmLjyyIdZ/Kodi.rar?download=1
Enjoy
I am bluedangerforyou!

You can play with the remote? Can you flip it on its side to make it more like the nes controller?
Im not 100% clear on this... Do you have a preliaded skin that supports emulators with fan art? Sounds interesting though.

KLit75 said:
You can play with the remote? Can you flip it on its side to make it more like the nes controller?
Im not 100% clear on this... Do you have a preliaded skin that supports emulators with fan art? Sounds interesting though.
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The emulator is not within Kodi, but an App on the fire TV.
I suppose you can flip the remote. But when you open emulator, you will need to go into options to turn off the onscreen keyboard, go to input devices so you can map the keys to your remote, then go go load games and choose the roms-nes folder to find the games. Same applies to the snes. Also, it is best to change the options, video options and set aspect to full screen.

KLit75 said:
You can play with the remote? Can you flip it on its side to make it more like the nes controller?
Im not 100% clear on this... Do you have a preliaded skin that supports emulators with fan art? Sounds interesting though.
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Yes with nes.emu you can program the remote so once the app Is open you can use it sideways.

defaultzero1 said:
I wrote a batch script that allows you to install Kodi apk (Hacked icon)
Install NES EMU Emulator; A Nintendo (Old School) Emulator along with 700 games whichh you can play with Fire TV Remote, just need to configure the emulator
Install SNES9x; A Super Nintendo Emulator along with 15 Super Nintendo games which you can also with Fire TV remote - also needs to config the emulator
Installs Fire Starter which allows you to just press home button to take you to installed apps
It is in a .rar archive
Just unzip and run KODI.BAT
Be sure to enable adb and unknown apps in developer settings before running bat file.
Type IP address of Fire TV or Stick when batch file asks for it
Press enter and sit back while the script does all the work for you!
https://copy.com/r62k8RmnmLjyyIdZ/Kodi.rar?download=1
Enjoy
I am bluedangerforyou!
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Just an fyi its not a good idea to distribute roms , because now your hosting illegal content from your copy.com account. I know every one does it but I wouldn't "openly" host it.

monkey1230 said:
Just an fyi its not a good idea to distribute roms , because now your hosting illegal content from your copy.com account. I know every one does it but I wouldn't "openly" host it.
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Does this include ROMs? I was under the impression that it was merely a script to make the Fire TV remote work with certain Nintendo emulators.
EDIT: Never mind, I just saw the title. You do realize that what you are distributing could get you into trouble?

Thanks

So this would work with the Fire Stick and FS Remote as well?

Script not working for me. Stuck at 'System cannot find the batch label specified - color'. Also can we replace the kodi apk version to 16 before running the script?

"720 files pushed. 0 files skipped.
2648 KB/s (252325037 bytes in 93.055s)
The system cannot find the path specified.
FINDSTR: Argument missing after /a"
Receive that as it's wrapping up.
Priyamjani: Just wait and it will bypass that error, least it did for me.

Fihnakis said:
"720 files pushed. 0 files skipped.
2648 KB/s (252325037 bytes in 93.055s)
The system cannot find the path specified.
FINDSTR: Argument missing after /a"
Receive that as it's wrapping up.
Priyamjani: Just wait and it will bypass that error, least it did for me.
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Thanks Fihnakis, will try it later tonight!

great post but copy has shutdown there services.. possible to share another link maybe.. thanks a ton

I also try to deliver the quality solutions that is the reason i always believe to share the research work and till always one week i daily check my reply again and again each day and waiting for the comments either i am wrong or right and when i see 0 reply i understand that my reply is Ok. Today for giving a solid solution i just copy a content from a website to maintain the quality. Actually i am saying all of these thing due to a notification when i login to this forum so i hope you understand the clarification what i did.
Here’s how to Install Kodi on Firestick:
1- Plug the Amazon Fire Stick into your television
2- Now access Settings, select System and tap on Developer Options
3- From Developer Options, enable all three options namely ADB debugging, USB debugging and Apps from Unknown Sources
4- Now, from the top of Fire TV screen, tap on the search box, type ES File Explorer and hit enter
5- Next, Install ES File Explorer that is displayed with a blue icon
6- Once the installation is completed, launch ES File Explorer and from top left corner of the screen click on add favorite
7- A new window will appear, type in http://kodi.tv
8- Click on Next; you will be asked to enter a name for favorite. Enter any name for e.g. kodi7
9- Finally, a confirmation window will appear displaying Add to favorite, proceed by clicking on Add
10- Now, from left menu pane, find the freshly created Kodi favorite and tap on it. You will see Kodi page on preview side, click on Downloads, as shown in picture below
11- Next, Downloads page will open, scroll down and click on ARM version for Android OS. As show in picture below
12- Now, go to menu from bottom of the page, click on Open in browser and wait for few seconds
13- Next, Kodi download will start. Once the download is finished, click on Open file and proceed by installing Kodi
14- Now wait for few seconds till installation is completed
15- Once installation is finished, you’re all set to enjoy the greatest entertainment platform on earth
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Reference: https://www.vpnranks.com/how-to-install-kodi-on-firestick/
I hope the above mention solution can be helpful to you for the proper installation of kodi on Fire TV or Firestick

5.0.5 breaks a lot???

Hi all
Sorry if this is a repeat but hope not.
My AFTV updated to 5.0.5. Claims an installed date of 21 Jan 16, but only recently have I noticed a number of issues, so not sure why they took so long to show up, unless 21 Jan is actually the 5.0.5 build date, rather than install. So here's what I've found (on Fire TV and stick - got both).
1. First Llama stopped working - I used LLama events with Condition/Action setup to start Kodi whenever I started Ikono (and switched logos). Testing the condition appeared to work, i.e. Kodi fired up but the difference was that in the test BEFORE you used to see Ikono fire up for a few seconds then switch to Kodi. After the 5.0.5 the test just fired up Kodi. And then when you start Ikono in the normal way, Kodi does not fire. Same for all my other "shortcuts".
2. Wukong: would not work for a while, the mouse pointer showed up by clicks did not fire off any action on AFTV side. A few reboots and messing around solved it but even now a bit flakey, compared to solid before.
3. Side-loading: cannot side-load apps now! Can connect via ADB, but running "adb install xxxxxx.apk" results in a:
error: device not found
- waiting for device -
4. Apps that update themselves, e.g. ShowBox, are failing (probably for the same reason as 3)
So is this common? I'm assuming Amazon have put in a range of changes to lock-down the device? Are there any workarounds / fixes?
Jed

JedSpink said:
Hi all
Sorry if this is a repeat but hope not.
My AFTV updated to 5.0.5. Claims an installed date of 21 Jan 16, but only recently have I noticed a number of issues, so not sure why they took so long to show up, unless 21 Jan is actually the 5.0.5 build date, rather than install. So here's what I've found (on Fire TV and stick - got both).
1. First Llama stopped working - I used LLama events with Condition/Action setup to start Kodi whenever I started Ikono (and switched logos). Testing the condition appeared to work, i.e. Kodi fired up but the difference was that in the test BEFORE you used to see Ikono fire up for a few seconds then switch to Kodi. After the 5.0.5 the test just fired up Kodi. And then when you start Ikono in the normal way, Kodi does not fire. Same for all my other "shortcuts".
2. Wukong: would not work for a while, the mouse pointer showed up by clicks did not fire off any action on AFTV side. A few reboots and messing around solved it but even now a bit flakey, compared to solid before.
3. Side-loading: cannot side-load apps now! Can connect via ADB, but running "adb install xxxxxx.apk" results in a:
error: device not found
- waiting for device -
4. Apps that update themselves, e.g. ShowBox, are failing (probably for the same reason as 3)
So is this common? I'm assuming Amazon have put in a range of changes to lock-down the device? Are there any workarounds / fixes?
Jed
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1) Lama does not work under OS5
2) Sometimes I have to reboot as well
3) go in settings/ Developer Options/and turn off and on ADB debugging a three times ....

bula1ca said:
1) Lama does not work under OS5
2) Sometimes I have to reboot as well
3) go in settings/ Developer Options/and turn off and on ADB debugging a three times ....
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Thanks for confirming 1), I tried AutomateIt too and it seems to have the same problem, so I suppose it's some sort of OS-level blocking of the kind of hooks that Llama and others used in the past? Guess they could argue it was a security improvement as allowing one app to start another could be abused...
Re: Wukong and side-loading being blocked.... I played a bit more and similar results to you.... I don't think the OS is deliberately blocking / preventing but there may be a bug or issue. For example if I do a reboot of the box then, say, Wukong, will work fine but then tried:
adb kill-server
adb start-server
adb connect xx.xx..x.xx
and then quick test with: adb shell
and get the error: device not ready.
Do a reboot, don't connect Wukong and try the above commands and adb shell works (quick test) and then any commands like adb push / install work too. But then Wukong seems blocked, e.g. may connect as mouse pointer but using the click function does nothing, or may not connect at all.
I'll try your fix of the ADB debug off/on instead of reboot; and see how that goes.
Fun times!

Wukong seems working fine for me but the remote mouse for fire t.v. unable to click

did you carry on using your device as is with the same data from the old version?i.e. no factory reset after the update?
i ask because things often break after an OTA.
i factory reset my fire stick after the update and then again after kingroot(do not push super su on it yet if you want root-wait for a pre-rooted image if you want super su).
so after re-logging in, i enabled adb, sent kodi to the device and i can launch it from Apps on the left hand side, no need to go into settings anymore or even use llama. it's there. it won't be in the recent apps, i don't know why, but at least it shows up in apps.
i don't use wukong, but i have set up my rooted phone to be a bluetooth mouse, just encase or even use my ps4 touchpad.

El_Nino9 said:
did you carry on using your device as is with the same data from the old version?i.e. no factory reset after the update?
i ask because things often break after an OTA.
i factory reset my fire stick after the update and then again after kingroot(do not push super su on it yet if you want root-wait for a pre-rooted image if you want super su).
so after re-logging in, i enabled adb, sent kodi to the device and i can launch it from Apps on the left hand side, no need to go into settings anymore or even use llama. it's there. it won't be in the recent apps, i don't know why, but at least it shows up in apps.
i don't use wukong, but i have set up my rooted phone to be a bluetooth mouse, just encase or even use my ps4 touchpad.
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Lama is broken in OS5. Are you sure about it?

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Lama is broken in OS5. Are you sure about it?
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i never said llama works under OS5.
all i said it's not needed anymore due to kodi being available to launch from the apps menu on the left hand side.

Zenroid said:
Wukong seems working fine for me but the remote mouse for fire t.v. unable to click
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My remote mouse for fire tv works fine on OS5 prerooted rom

Zenroid said:
Wukong seems working fine for me but the remote mouse for fire t.v. unable to click
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Hi that's what I get sometimes, shows mouse pointer but click does not work. I find a reboot of the fire box fixes... what i've noticed it that once you have got say Wukong working then adb will not do adb - install or push: gets the device not ready error. Again a reboot will fix but then, say, Wukong won't work properly.
So it seems like something is blocking the other process - hence why I was wondering if a bug.
Take on the point about doing a factory reset from @El_Nino9 but then I'll have to reinstall and setup Kodi and my other side-loaded apps from scratch?
Jed

JedSpink said:
Take on the point about doing a factory reset from @El_Nino9 but then I'll have to reinstall and setup Kodi and my other side-loaded apps from scratch?
Jed
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as with all factory resets, you have to redo the setup. there are tools available to back up your setups and its easy enough to adb install apps. plus you might be able to push all the latest versions of the apps back on the fire if you haven't done so already.
it depends what you want to achieve and what you want to eliminate. it all involves doing some sort of work, however i understand the more little work you have to do the better it is. no need.

El_Nino9 said:
as with all factory resets, you have to redo the setup. there are tools available to back up your setups and its easy enough to adb install apps. plus you might be able to push all the latest versions of the apps back on the fire if you haven't done so already.
it depends what you want to achieve and what you want to eliminate. it all involves doing some sort of work, however i understand the more little work you have to do the better it is. no need.
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You are right of course. Just being a bit lazy. It's mainly Kodi I worry about as I have a lots of add-ons and takes time to setup correctly. I know you can backup your Kodi configuration but never done a backup / restore of Kodi. Will take a look into it and if I can preserve my add-ons then will do factory reset and adb -install them again.

JedSpink said:
You are right of course. Just being a bit lazy. It's mainly Kodi I worry about as I have a lots of add-ons and takes time to setup correctly. I know you can backup your Kodi configuration but never done a backup / restore of Kodi. Will take a look into it and if I can preserve my add-ons then will do factory reset and adb -install them again.
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i rooted my device and would use titanium back up. however kodi within itself has various tools.
they have an addon called back up and they also have other features.
however, on the stick, you can use storage easily unless you know how to adb well.
for simple use i would recommend titanium back up and then back up to a cloud service such as gdrive.
each user has different preferences.
if you aren't rooted just use the addon back up too or there is a 3rd party app that also does similar stuff which i've never used so can't help.
if you do decide to root, do not use supersume app after kingroot. stick to king root su until a rooted system image is released for the device. i used kingroot 4.1 from xda thread and despite it saying failed i had root.
if you're not comfortable don't do it

You can use Tasker instead of llama

How can I get OpenVPN working with Kodi & Do I need to root my Amazon Fire TV Stick?

How can I get OpenVPN working with Kodi & Do I need to root my Amazon Fire TV Stick?
Hi,
Currently I've done a really weird hacky way of getting my VPN working...
1. Installed NordVPN via Apps2Fire
2. Installed KodiOnBoot via Apps2Fire
3. Setup NordVPN to Boot on Launch
4. Setup KodiOnBoot to Launch Kodi after 120 Seconds of Screen Timeout (Alternatively I can just press Home & Load Kodi manually)
NordVPN was a nussiance to get it to where I've managed to get it to so far because you can't scroll down in the settings correctly. Likewise the same problem with OpenVPN's application, I can't scroll down so I can't even get that app to boot...
However in Kodi there is an OpenVPN app you can download via https://brianhornsby.com/kodi_addons/openvpn however when trying to setup that it just tells me to Check the Log because it failed to connect to the .opvn file yet I can't find the log and I have a feeling its to do with root/su.
Any ideas what I should do to get around this?
Thanks