After 5.0.5.1 Updrade My Kodi Icon is Gone - Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

We all know with 5.0.5.1 firestarter disappears but we can all see 3rd part apps we've loaded. The problem is that does happen with Kodi. I've even tried to sideload the APK. I can see it in my manage applications screen but not in the main App Library. Anyone know what I could do?

I solved this... I basically needed to remove the old Kodi version (that was pulled from the Amazon app store) in their app portal. Once I did that the Kodi icon started showing up

rocket31337 said:
We all know with 5.0.5.1 firestarter disappears but we can all see 3rd part apps we've loaded. The problem is that does happen with Kodi. I've even tried to sideload the APK. I can see it in my manage applications screen but not in the main App Library. Anyone know what I could do?
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rocket31337 said:
I solved this... I basically needed to remove the old Kodi version (that was pulled from the Amazon app store) in their app portal. Once I did that the Kodi icon started showing up
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Same boat as you kind of, I can see Kodi in my "Recents" section & Manage Applications but it does not appear in "Apps" section. I don't have the old Kodi version in the Amazon App portal to delete. Not sure what is going on.

Same here. Accidentally removed it from the Recent Apps section and now I can't get it back no matter how many times I launch it from Settings. Any ideas?

cg2006 said:
Same here. Accidentally removed it from the Recent Apps section and now I can't get it back no matter how many times I launch it from Settings. Any ideas?
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Do you guys see it in the standard App section? I'd just launch it from there.

Was finally able to get it back by following these guidelines: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-get-kodi-to-show-up-on-the-home-screen-of-a-fire-tv-or-fire-tv-stick/

Which method did you do? I made the same mistake and I can't get it back.

Hooners96 said:
Which method did you do? I made the same mistake and I can't get it back.
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I went through them one after another as suggested and the one that worked for me was "Deregister and register your Fire TV".
No have Kodi in my "Recents" & "Apps" sections.

cg2006 said:
Was finally able to get it back by following these guidelines: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-get-kodi-to-show-up-on-the-home-screen-of-a-fire-tv-or-fire-tv-stick/
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I went through all the ideas in that article, including doing a factory reset and still cannot get Kodi to show up.
Gen 1 Fire TV
Canadian Amazon Account linked to Canadian Credit card (Could this be a problem??)
Anyone else have ideas?

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[Q] Kodi Backup's "Restore" function brings up empty window

I finally got my wife interested in the Kodi box, and she went in and added scores of movies to Genesis' "Favorites." Apparently, the thumbnails ate up all the space on my Fire TV and I started getting disc full warnings during movie playback. From the Kodi launch area, I cleared all the data (3.5 GB), and I was back to square one with my Kodi installation. Since I've been using Backup to make backups of my setup, I reinstalled Backup and pointed it to where my archived backups are. But when I hit "Restore," all I get is an empty window with the following header text: "Backup - Backup Folder Name." Any suggestions?
Skin Problem? Confluence skin? Seems more like a kodi question
desmoloch said:
Skin Problem? Confluence skin? Seems more like a jodi question
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I am using the default Confluence skin, but I don't think it's a skin problem. (Insert Proactive reference here.)
I'm not convinced this Backup add-on is quite ready for the light of day.
Raymondo17 said:
I am using the default Confluence skin, but I don't think it's a skin problem. (Insert Proactive reference here.)
I'm not convinced this Backup add-on is quite ready for the light of day.
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It's worked for me in the past on the same build--13.2 and aeon nox skin. But, yes last week the restore function brought up a blank page, no file to select. You could try adbFire for backup/restore. I was told tvaddons has this feature but I looked everywhere in maintenance tool and it just isn't there.
KLit75 said:
You could try adbFire for backup/restore. I was told tvaddons has this feature but I looked everywhere in maintenance tool and it just isn't there.
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Yes, I tried using adbFire's "Restore" function, but apparently it will not read XBMC Backup's backup files. At least it didn't work for me. I believe you have to have made the backups using adbFire in order to use adbFire for the restoration, and unfortunately, I did not.
Yes. That's probably right. Sorry. What I should've said is if you still have it setup make a backup with adbfire then restore.
're-reading the op, there is an advancedsettings that will store all your thumbnails on external. I use it myself. It does of course required root. I can send it to you if you want.
KLit75 said:
Yes. That's probably right. Sorry. What I should've said is if you still have it setup make a backup with adbfire then restore.
're-reading the op, there is an advancedsettings that will store all your thumbnails on external. I use it myself. It does of course required root. I can send it to you if you want.
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Please do! That seems to be a big issue with the Fire TV's limited space, so I'd love to avoid that problem.
Do you know whether it will store the thumbnails on my Mac that's on the network, or does it have to be on a hard drive connected to the Fire TV?
Sure. I'll pm you when I get home later.
No these are for usb drive. There maybe a way to store to a network share (that'd be cool) but I'm not sure how to amend them. Plus I'd wonder about how bad the lag would be loading them. I've got the xml on both aftvs. One's a 500gb , ones a thumbrive. I find I don't need a big drive though. I use network shares like you. I don't do much gaming.
Usb 3.0 is the way to go. And I notice at Wal-Mart, a 16gb for around 10 bucks.

AGK Launcher [Now visible in You Apps of Fire TV 5.0.5.1]

Pushing/Installing "AGKFireLauncher_amazon_1.0.6.apk" will show up in your apps. This could be a temporary fix until Fire Starter can be reinstalled on the fire tv.
It is a simple app drawer for Fire TV/Stick to view all your side loaded apps. Nothing Fancy.
Get it @ http://www.amazon.com/Gopi-Adusumil...8&qid=1427118106&sr=8-1&keywords=agk+launcher
Just side load the app to your Fire TV/Stick using your preferred side loader (Since this app is not approved for Fire TV/Stick).
Sync you Amazon Content in the Fire TV/Settings.
You should see AGK Launcher in the recent section of your Fire TV/Stick.
adusumilli said:
It is a simple app drawer for Fire TV/Stick to view all your side loaded apps. Nothing Fancy.
Get it @ http://www.amazon.com/Gopi-Adusumil...8&qid=1427118106&sr=8-1&keywords=agk+launcher
Just side load the app to your Fire TV/Stick using your preferred side loader (Since this app is not approved for Fire TV/Stick).
Sync you Amazon Content in the Fire TV/Settings.
You should see AGK Launcher in the recent section of your Fire TV/Stick.
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Nothing fancy but very convenient! Especially if youre not using a launcher...thanks for sharing!
Where can I find the apk for sideloading?
Thanks!
I did not realize the free promotion ended yesterday on amazon. I have created new one, but it won't start till 26th. So please be patient.
theremix said:
Where can I find the apk for sideloading?
Thanks!
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Added the apk to OP.
I synced my account, but it is not showing up automatically in the recent list.. Is there anything I need to clear or reset to get it to show up?
kizer8 said:
I synced my account, but it is not showing up automatically in the recent list.. Is there anything I need to clear or reset to get it to show up?
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Unregister and register back on.....
adusumilli said:
I did not realize the free promotion ended yesterday on amazon. I have created new one, but it won't start till 26th. So please be patient.
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Did the free promo end again? Bought new Fire Tv's for Family and Friends who want me to give them the same setup I use.
Mars S Malo said:
Did the free promo end again? Bought new Fire Tv's for Family and Friends who want me to give them the same setup I use.
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Its should be back again now.
adusumilli said:
Its should be back again now.
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thanks man, sending $5 donation your way.

[Q] Kodi Disappearing from Fire Stick?

Hello! I recently configured 5 Fire Sticks with Kodi for a friend. I have done this on a couple Fire TVs as well. I have never had any issues. But on 2 of his Fire Sticks, he is saying that Kodi completely disappeared. It is no longer listed in the Manage All Applications list. Has anybody heard of this? I am fairly certain that system updates will not remove user-installed apps. Maybe he turned off the developer options? Could that remove Kodi? Does anybody have nay ideas on how he might have "accidentally" removed it? Thank you!
i had the same thing happen to both my firesticks does anyone know the reson/s behind this please help asap.
jrellz13 said:
i had the same thing happen to both my firesticks does anyone know the reson/s behind this please help asap.
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No one will help you ASAP...
ASAP
ldeveraux said:
No one will help you ASAP...
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Seems a fair request to me.
As soon as possible, what's wrong with that?
alandmo said:
Seems a fair request to me.
As soon as possible, what's wrong with that?
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i think there is nothing wrong with that, but i think if someone knows, what happend with the kodi installations, there will help "asap" even without the "asap" in a help request.
I dont think, that kodi deinstalled/deleted it self or were deleted by an update, i never have any kind of this problem on any android device.
Maybe he deinstalled by exident, when he try to "force close" the app and selected the wrong button. Another possibility is a defect memory section, so that android think the apk is broken and wont list it anymore under the apps or the apk became corrupt cause of a powerlost when the app was running/loading.
But i think a reinstallation is done quick and when the apps wont vanished again it will be a unsolfed mystery why it gone the first time ^^
did you find a cure for this???
jrburke99 said:
Hello! I recently configured 5 Fire Sticks with Kodi for a friend. I have done this on a couple Fire TVs as well. I have never had any issues. But on 2 of his Fire Sticks, he is saying that Kodi completely disappeared. It is no longer listed in the Manage All Applications list. Has anybody heard of this? I am fairly certain that system updates will not remove user-installed apps. Maybe he turned off the developer options? Could that remove Kodi? Does anybody have nay ideas on how he might have "accidentally" removed it? Thank you!
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Did you find a way round this mate?
kirkydman said:
Did you find a way round this mate?
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The only solution I've found thus far is to factory reset the fire stick and reinstall/restore kodi via adbfire. The problem is Kodi no longer is listed as an application.. ANYWHERE. I've pushed settings.apk and it's not listed there. All the files are still in place and viewable via es file explorer, yet the apk doesn't even show up using ADBfire to uninstall. I'd wager this was intentionally done by amazon to curb piracy on their devices. It's way too specific and all other apps including firestarter remain intact.
soundahfekz said:
The only solution I've found thus far is to factory reset the fire stick and reinstall/restore kodi via adbfire. The problem is Kodi no longer is listed as an application.. ANYWHERE. I've pushed settings.apk and it's not listed there. All the files are still in place and viewable via es file explorer, yet the apk doesn't even show up using ADBfire to uninstall. I'd wager this was intentionally done by amazon to curb piracy on their devices. It's way too specific and all other apps including firestarter remain intact.
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My other apps went with it, its only when you update to the 5.0.5, but im reading on other forums peoples Kodi isnt disappearing.
My app data all stayed there too, once i factory set it and downloaded Kodi through ES file explorer (you have to open web browser it wont let you download it direct) its fine now.
I'm new to the whole kodi on fire stick thing and I experienced same thing but on my device (1st gen) kodi was still listed when I went to uninstall it. All I did was to manually reinstall kodi using es explorer and restart firestarter app.
Old thread but for future people that run into this problem go down to apps it should be in there still if not sorry this was my fix when it happened for me maybe just lucky.. But in main screen in fire stick go down to the apps icon and move te toggle to right hope this helps !! Good luck guys run into several issues and always find answers online so hope to return favor to someone !!! Good luck

[FTVS2] Black screen on Apps section

Hey guys, just bought the ftvs2. I get a black screen when i select the apps section on the device. I have tried clearing cache, data, etc. Also have done factory reset twice lol. Please help me. I have to sideload all apps otherwise
regalstreak said:
Hey guys, just bought the ftvs2. I get a black screen when i select the apps section on the device. I have tried clearing cache, data, etc. Also have done factory reset twice lol. Please help me. I have to sideload all apps otherwise
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Will need a bit more info.
Are you blocking updates thru the router or opendns method ? Had you blocked updates thri the router &/or opendns for other FTV(S)'s before and left things in place ? Are you running a VPN on it? What app market location are you in or are trying to access?
Y314K said:
Will need a bit more info.
Are you blocking updates thru the router or opendns method ? Had you blocked updates thri the router &/or opendns for other FTV(S)'s before and left things in place ? Are you running a VPN on it? What app market location are you in or are trying to access?
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Why will I block updates and all lol. Just unboxed and plugged it in. Didn't mess up with dns and other blocks and stuff too.
It's just that the screen is black. Apps install fne through recommendations. I'm using English (India) so maybe indian market
regalstreak said:
Why will I block updates and all lol. Just unboxed and plugged it in. Didn't mess up with dns and other blocks and stuff too.
It's just that the screen is black. Apps install fne through recommendations. I'm using English (India) so maybe indian market
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If you had worked on FTV's before. You could had left update blocking up on your router. So had to ask to clarify.
http://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-fire-tv-stick-and-amazon-appstore-launch-in-india/
The app selection on the Fire TV Stick in India is much more limited than in any other country because paid apps and apps with in-app purchasing are not yet supported in the Indian Amazon appstore. Although my Downloader app is 100% free, it does have in-app purchasing enabled to accept donations, so my Downloader app is not yet allowed in India. I’ll try to find out when apps with in-app purchasing will be allowed on Indian Fire TVs. If it seems like something that won’t be available for a while, I’ll release a version of my Downloader app in India with the donation buttons removed.
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Change to English(UK) & see if that helps. Not sure if you will have to add a UK address in you account for it to work right. Also read the comments to see what others are experiencing. Seems the India FTV App Store is bare bones at the moment.
Y314K said:
If you had worked on FTV's before. You could had left update blocking up on your router. So had to ask to clarify.
http://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-fire-tv-stick-and-amazon-appstore-launch-in-india/
Change to English(UK) & see if that helps. Not sure if you will have to add a UK address in you account for it to work right. Also read the comments to see what others are experiencing. Seems the India FTV App Store is bare bones at the moment.
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I'll try that. Btw thanks for the link.
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Do you know any way I could get an android TV apk of a certain app? I've tried market helper, it won't work as google has blocked it's access token. No hopes with build.prop edits. I've tried emulating android tv on avd but that too sucks as play store is not proper over there. It's stuck at sign in.
App I need: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.balaji.alt
This is for my mom.
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regalstreak said:
I'll try that. Btw thanks for the link.
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Do you know any way I could get an android TV apk of a certain app? I've tried market helper, it won't work as google has blocked it's access token. No hopes with build.prop edits. I've tried emulating android tv on avd but that too sucks as play store is not proper over there. It's stuck at sign in.
App I need: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.balaji.alt
This is for my mom.
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I believe this is what your looking for:
https://m.apkpure.com/altbalaji/com.balaji.alt
Should be the latest version. Just sideload it & install it. It's probably not the AndroidTV version. Will see if that one is out there later.
Y314K said:
I believe this is what your looking for:
https://m.apkpure.com/altbalaji/com.balaji.alt
Should be the latest version. Just sideload it & install it. It's probably not the AndroidTV version. Will see if that one is out there later.
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Nah that too is the phone version.
Do y'all have any Telegram or whatsapp group for the ftv tho?
If not we should have a telegram group at least. Also thanks a lot for helping me. You look like a future RC to me
One last question: (noobish) How do i make normal casting work/screen mirroring on ftvs work in background all the time
Idk but after 2 days the app store automatically started working lmao. Maybe they blocked it for the first day

Firestick 2 Won't run without google play services which are not supported by device

I sideloaded a television providers app (Fios Mobile) installed on my device. The app was working perfectly but it just updated and I keep getting the error "Won't run without google play services which are not supported by your device".
I tried reverting back to the previous version but it was a mandatory update, so no dice. I tried sideloading the Google Play store but that did not help.
Is there a workaround for this type of error? The app does not API call any of Google Play Services. It seems like many of the TV apps are dropping support (they encouraged it a few years ago to lower bills) so you buy another Set top box. Other cable apps know you are inserting a device into a HDMI port and disable it from working that way.
I can download each individual TV app and enter my television providers password or mirror from my Android Phone but that would be a huge inconvenience.
Any suggestions? If there an app that will fool my TV app into thinking the play store is installed?
Since every channel pretty much has it's own app now, is there another app that will take its place instead of downloading each channels separate app and entering the password?
Is your firestick rooted? (Sorry, I don't know if they can even be rooted.) If so, there's an Xposed module to allow apps to work without Google Play Services.
Another idea is to get the Fios Mobile app from the Amazon App Store and side load that one onto your Fire TV: https://www.amazon.com/Verizon-Services-Corp-FiOS-Mobile/dp/B00DGVUD9I/
That one may not have any dependencies on Google apps.
Seriously? 5 seconds of looking at general...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/general/installing-google-play-service-rooted-t3574088
TimmyP said:
Seriously? 5 seconds of looking at general...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/general/installing-google-play-service-rooted-t3574088
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Seriously, you are giving me outdated information???? "Fios Mobile won't run unless you update Google Play Services". It would be nice to know where to find updated compatible versions for each. I have looked at several app stores and none seem to work. So please cut that attitude as your five-second search advice did not get me any further than I was before.
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Is your firestick rooted? (Sorry, I don't know if they can even be rooted.) If so, there's an Xposed module to allow apps to work without Google Play Services.
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Last I checked the Firestick 2 can't be routed. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Sizzlechest said:
Another idea is to get the Fios Mobile app from the Amazon App Store and side load that one onto your Fire TV: [/url]
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I tried two different app stores but not that Amazon one. Crossing fingers!!!! DARN. Just tried it and said incompatible, you can't make purchases from this device. Fios does support Kindle fire but as I suspect, they don't want the app as a box substitute like they used too.
Maybe, someone has an updated version of what Timmy P linked too. Hopefully, they will test the link first before making condescending remarks about checking older posts.
allusernamestaken said:
Last I checked the Firestick 2 can't be routed. Please correct me if I am wrong.
I tried two different app stores but not that Amazon one. Crossing fingers!!!! DARN. Just tried it and said incompatible, you can't make purchases from this device. Fios does support Kindle fire but as I suspect, they don't want the app as a box substitute like they used too.
Maybe, someone has an updated version of what Timmy P linked too. Hopefully, they will test the link first before making condescending remarks about checking older posts.
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Sorry I cant be of more help, but they are working on mine 100 percent. Good luck!
PS: Your OP said NOTHING about outdated services. Dumb piece of **** scum.
TimmyP said:
Sorry I cant be of more help, but they are working on mine 100 percent. Good luck!
PS: Your OP said NOTHING about outdated services. Dumb piece of **** scum.
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Because when I read that site from the original author it said FTV and FTV stick not 2 dumbass. Then I read the re-post on here claiming FTV 2 from MARCH 2017!! DId you not see where I said everything was working perfectly since September 4th!!!! Technology changes fast little tike. Google also updates and apps do along with it buttercup.
But I assumed someone with such a smug post must be correct but what a surprise you were not cupcake.
Since there is only 1 person who found a fix on the entire internet, it must not be a very easy fix. If it were, he could put it on APK sites for constant updates.
That is why I also asked 1: If there is a workaround. Easy/permanent if possible, so I don't need to worry about this update. Even easier if there is a 3rd party app that would consolidate all the apps and enter my default password for me.
P.S Being smug even when your correct is being an ass, doing so when you are incorrect makes you a stinky diarrhea with **** nuggets still stuck kind of ass.
I take it English isn't your first language?
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I take it English isn't your first language?
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Actually, it is but the English language can't adequately describe just how big of a douche you are.
I take it English isn't your first language?

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