Hello,
I have tried to send german special characters (like Ä. Ö. Ü...) via 'adb shell input text' command to my (german) Fire TV, but that does not work. Maybe this has to do with the fact that Fire TV has an english keyboard layout and so far I have not found a possibility to switch to german keyboard. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Wolfgang
wolfgang_0852 said:
Hello,
I have tried to send german special characters (like Ä. Ö. Ü...) via 'adb shell input text' command to my (german) Fire TV, but that does not work. Maybe this has to do with the fact that Fire TV has an english keyboard layout and so far I have not found a possibility to switch to german keyboard. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Wolfgang
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I develop alternative software keyboard to Fire TV and Fire TV stisk - Fire TV Style keyboard. I can add any layout on the keyboard, I also try to implement the German keyboard layout for the hardware keyboard. While you can try to modify another keyboard for a hardware keyboard. All this should work without Root permission. If you are interested in this - contact me via private messages.
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Fire TV and German Keyboard Layout
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Hi,
Devices: FireTV with actual firmware (non root) and K830 keyboard.
Works flawless (keyboard an mouse), but ...
I got german keyboard layout and the layout in FireTV is english.
Its ok, but it would be much better to get a german keyboard layout.
Any ways to get that without root (or even with root, although i guess its impossible to get it for me)?
Thanks in advance.
I actually have a question about logitech k830 itself.
Does it work without any issue with Amazon Fire TV?
Prof. Dr. YoMan said:
Hi,
Devices: FireTV with actual firmware (non root) and K830 keyboard.
Works flawless (keyboard an mouse), but ...
I got german keyboard layout and the layout in FireTV is english.
Its ok, but it would be much better to get a german keyboard layout.
Any ways to get that without root (or even with root, although i guess its impossible to get it for me)?
Thanks in advance.
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Yes. Keyboard and touchpad are working as expected.
Hello,
I also would like to know if and how it is possible to change tje layout for an external keyboard to german.
Thanks,
Wolfgang
wolfgang_0852 said:
Hello,
I also would like to know if and how it is possible to change tje layout for an external keyboard to german.
Thanks,
Wolfgang
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See this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/help/send-german-special-characters-to-fire-t3404473
Hallo
an app in Kodi installed another virtual keyboard over the original fire tv one.
This layout has no signs and i see no way to change it to the original one. :crying:
I changed the layout from german to english but it has the same result.
Is there a way to get the original layout at my box?
petzi0865 said:
Hallo
an app in Kodi installed another virtual keyboard over the original fire tv one.
This layout has no signs and i see no way to change it to the original one. :crying:
I changed the layout from german to english but it has the same result.
Is there a way to get the original layout at my box?
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The keyboard has changed to qwerty in Kodi, switch back to the default skin named Confluence.
And encourage the skin maker of the skin you are using to update it for Kodi.
Anyways not FireTV related at all.
realtuxen said:
The keyboard has changed to qwerty in Kodi, switch back to the default skin named Confluence.
And encourage the skin maker of the skin you are using to update it for Kodi.
Anyways not FireTV related at all.
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Sorry this doesnt worked for me.
I get a way to get my keyboard only with a reset of the Fire TV.
Now it works like new.
petzi0865 said:
Sorry this doesnt worked for me.
I get a way to get my keyboard only with a reset of the Fire TV.
Now it works like new.
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Was it the overall aFTV keyboard that went blank.
The one you use in FireOS and not Kodi? Or both? And are you rooted?
The reason I'm asking is that a addon or skin change in Kodi can not break anything else but the keyboard in Kodi because these are 2 different keyboards one buildin to Kodi the other is a Android service. Maybe by accident some app disabled the Android keyboard service but that should still leave you with a keyboard in Kodi if you use a compatible skin. The reason I am asking is because I thought what happened was the other way around ie. no Kodi keyboard only. That and I'm curios because it sounds odd and I like troubleshooting.
Anyway glad you got it working, although you had to factory reset.
I just spoken with Amazon live chat about keyboard layout.
My German keyboard as a different set out to UK keyboards and therefore some letters are different and the Fire TV uses UK or US layout.
Eg. Z & Y are opposite.
They told me after a lot of waiting that the USB does not work/should not work. It will be passed on to the technical department, and maybe in future the problem will be addressed.
Anybody in the UK and US with keyboard connected are all the keys in the right place?
Thanks
Thilly1 said:
I just spoken with Amazon live chat about keyboard layout.
My German keyboard as a different set out to UK keyboards and therefore some letters are different and the Fire TV uses UK or US layout.
Eg. Z & Y are opposite.
They told me after a lot of waiting that the USB does not work/should not work. It will be passed on to the technical department, and maybe in future the problem will be addressed.
Anybody in the UK and US with keyboard connected are all the keys in the right place?
Thanks
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Keyboard working as expected here in the US. Did an Amazon rep really tell you that a USB connected keyboard should not work on the Fire TV?
Yes,She said she as spoken with the technical department and they say it is not yet in use, it maybe in the future though.
I have plugged my Lenovo N5902A into my PC to check the layout and windows recognizes it as a German keyboard and the layout is correct.
The @ keys are:
@ German is Q key
@ UK is in the bottom right hand side.
@ US is 2 key
My Fire TV @ is the number 2 key. What do you have and which country are you in?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3118675&stc=1&d=1421443897
Thanks for addressing this topic and contacting support. I would love a solutions for my german K400.
Please keep us updated
Hi guys,
I have a simple question. I couldn't find the the answer in google. Does amazon fire phone (with fire OS 3.6.8) support polish language? I mean both display and keyboard input. I would be graceful if you could check it for me in your device.
Thanks in advance
slavetto said:
Hi guys,
I have a simple question. I couldn't find the the answer in google. Does amazon fire phone (with fire OS 3.6.8) support polish language? I mean both display and keyboard input. I would be graceful if you could check it for me in your device.
Thanks in advance
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There is no Polish support for the system language. However, there is a polish keyboard supported. It's not available onboard but all you need is to download it from the download more language buttons
same as my mother tongue, Vietnam
Hello,
is it possible to switch the (german) Fire TV keyboard layout from english to german? This would make it possible to use a german keyboard and enter german special characters (Ä, Ö, Ü...) from an external keyboard, and z and y were at the correct position.
Thanks,
Wolfgang
Hello,
I have tried to send german special characters (like Ä. Ö. Ü...) via 'adb shell input text' command to my (german) Fire TV, but that does not work. Maybe this has to do with the fact that Fire TV has an english keyboard layout and so far I have not found a possibility to switch to german keyboard. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Wolfgang
Hi
i have created some german layout for the Logitech K830.
As written under hint you can try to use the kcm file as generic one or rename the files accordingly to your keyboard Product/Device ID.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/general/root-custom-keylayout-logitech-k830-t3406944
Hi,
thanks for sharing the info and your files.
I am not yet decided if I want to root the AFTV, maybe I give that a try next weekend.
Regards,
Wolfgang
wolfgang_0852 said:
Hello,
I have tried to send german special characters (like Ä. Ö. Ü...) via 'adb shell input text' command to my (german) Fire TV, but that does not work. Maybe this has to do with the fact that Fire TV has an english keyboard layout and so far I have not found a possibility to switch to german keyboard. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Wolfgang
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I develop alternative software keyboard to Fire TV and Fire TV stisk - Fire TV Style keyboard. I can add any layout on the keyboard, I also try to implement the German keyboard layout for the hardware keyboard. While you can try to modify another keyboard for a hardware keyboard. All this should work without Root permission. If you are interested in this - contact me via private messages.
sem_top7 said:
I develop alternative software keyboard to Fire TV and Fire TV stisk - Fire TV Style keyboard. I can add any layout on the keyboard, I also try to implement the German keyboard layout for the hardware keyboard. While you can try to modify another keyboard for a hardware keyboard. All this should work without Root permission. If you are interested in this - contact me via private messages.
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Any news on this?
iwl said:
Any news on this?
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Hi, sorry read your message is to late. I recommend using this keyboard https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.liskovsoft.androidtv.rukeyboard manual for installation is same as for Fire TV style keyboard, require to change only name of app package.
Best regards,
Andrii
This is the solution.
Working perfect