Forgive me for the newbie question. I'd like to sideload a couple of paid Google apps that aren't available for Fire TV. I searched through the forum, but couldn't find an answer. Is it possible to do this?
When I try, I get INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NO_CERTIFICATES
Yes it can be done but you will have to get your hands on the APK for it to work. This is because Google Play Store does not exist for the FTV. So to get around this:
1. Get on a PC and log into your Google Play Store.
2. Find the app you want to load onto the FTV.
3. Copy the URL of the webpage of the app you want the APK for.
4. Now go to: http://apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader/ and plug that URL in.
5. Download the APK to your PC.
Now it is just a matter of pushing the APK to the FTV to install the app. That's about it. Remember, just because you can get your hands on an Android app and install it on the FTV does not mean it will work 100%. All you can really do is install it and see if it works or not.
Thanks. I'll give it a try.
ok peeps ive install uktv now apk file onto my firestick but for some reason it comes up with no internet error and wont connect to my network yet kodi helix is running sweet
anyone got this running on the firestick or know how to solve this
thanks in advance
allnighta said:
ok peeps ive install uktv now apk file onto my firestick but for some reason it comes up with no internet error and wont connect to my network yet kodi helix is running sweet
anyone got this running on the firestick or know how to solve this
thanks in advance
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I've never had this problem. I'm assuming you're registered & logged in? i'd suggest re-downloading the apk (maybe you've an old or corrupt one) or failing that - switching it off & on or hitting it
I have installed UK-TV-NOW3 apk file onto my FireTV 2nd Gen, but for some reason it has requested to use/have the MX Player APP...
The problem is that if I try to sideload the MX Player, the APP is not installed because it says that is not compatible with the FireTV2...
So I would like to know how can I use this UK-NOW3 APP, if I can not install MX Player on my FireTV 2nd Gen. Unit?
Does anyone is currently using UK-NOW3 on FireTV2 BOX or knows how to solve this annoying problem with MX Player?
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: Problem Solved!
As I said before, I could not sideload the MX-Player APP, because I always got the following message:
"This application is not supported by this device."
So I decided to use the "Apps2Fire" APP, to send via WIFI the MX-Player to my FireTV2, and surprisingly MX-player finally was installed without any problems!
I wanted to mention this here, because the same thing happened to me before with other apps, that I could not install them directly, and I was forced to install via WIFI using "Apps2Fire" or "AGK Fire"...
Installed the apk. Seems to only work in portrait mode. Seems only interesting in Landscape. Please share if anyone knows how to do that.
Not much interaction possible without a mouse, but at least its a start.
Hi,
I've tried sideloading the app for this using ES File explorer on my Fire tv (1st Gen) but I get an "error parsing the package" error and haven't gone any further. How did you manage to get it on your device please?
The same apk worked on my Fire HDX tablet so i know its not corrupted and I thought the OS on the AFTV was ok as it states on the play store its for Android 4.3 and above.
I used adb Fire
Hi, any chance someone could post this apk? Want to see if it works on the nexus player.
thanks!
http://www.uktvapps.com/ , although I'm not sure if it's the same version you get from the Amazon.co.uk store: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Media-Applications-Technologies-Ltd-iPlayer/dp/B009SPY7PW
yeah that is not relevant to what i am looking for at all. thanks anyway.
was hoping someone could extract the apk from their firetv. I've tried doing it myself in the past but i'm too dumb so it never worked.
I sideloaded iPlayer but it doesn't work, it wants to be connected to your Amazon account
was searching to see if this had been tried.. Bummer..
No hope of installing the amazon store ?? Tieing an amazon account.. and retrying ??
Phat Phreddy said:
was searching to see if this had been tried.. Bummer..
No hope of installing the amazon store ?? Tieing an amazon account.. and retrying ??
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jasenko said:
I sideloaded iPlayer but it doesn't work, it wants to be connected to your Amazon account
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hendoben said:
yeah that is not relevant to what i am looking for at all. thanks anyway.
was hoping someone could extract the apk from their firetv. I've tried doing it myself in the past but i'm too dumb so it never worked.
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Here is the BBC Iplayer app for fire tv
Obviously if you're not in the UK you will need a vpn connected to the UK
You also need a BBC account to be able to log in
TheFixItMan said:
Here is the BBC Iplayer app for fire tv
Obviously if you're not in the UK you will need a vpn connected to the UK
You also need a BBC account to be able to log in
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Superb.. Is that the direct one extracted from FireTV ??
I had seen some talk about nulling the Amazon calls.
Phat Phreddy said:
Superb.. Is that the direct one extracted from FireTV ??
I had seen some talk about nulling the Amazon calls.
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Yes I extracted it
I downloaded bbc.iplayer.android_4.53.0.1-45300001_minAPI16(armeabi-v7a,x86)(nodpi)_apkmirror .com.apk from apkmirror .com, obviously, (remove the space before .com) and I use a UK vpn (ExpressVPN, I live in the US..) and it works great! (also, I made an account... duh) Just need to use a mouse, or Mouse Toggle, or Cetusplay because it's an Android TV apk, and not the Fire TV one. I'm currently trying to patch the Fire TV version TheFixItMan provided (thanks!!) to unlink it from the Amazon Appstore by installing the apk on a rooted phone of mine and using Lucky Patcher as described here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/help/bbc-iplayer-sideloaded-app-owned-error-t3315474
I'll post a link to it if I'm successful :fingers-crossed:
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Here is the BBC Iplayer app for fire tv
Obviously if you're not in the UK you will need a vpn connected to the UK
You also need a BBC account to be able to log in
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Thanks for the .apk file. It installs and launches without any problem but an Amazon UK account has to be linked to the application. So it doesn't work with e.g. Amazon Germany account. Maybe I should change my country to UK, download the app from Amazon appstore and try it again. Even if it works, it will probably not work any longer, as soon as I change the country to Germany.
I rebuilt the app without license verification by using Lucky Patchers. After opening the app it instantly crashes..
hvq22 said:
Thanks for the .apk file. It installs and launches without any problem but an Amazon UK account has to be linked to the application. So it doesn't work with e.g. Amazon Germany account. Maybe I should change my country to UK, download the app from Amazon appstore and try it again. Even if it works, it will probably not work any longer, as soon as I change the country to Germany.
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Try this one - I've removed the Amazon verification from it
You will still need to vpn to the UK
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Try this one - I've removed the Amazon verification from it
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Thanks but your version crashes after opening the app. I have successfully installed my own rebuild. First I edited the original .apk file you provided with APK Editor. I just changed app name and package name to something different without changing the length. Then I compiled the new .apk file and removed license verification with Lucky Patchers. I can login but when I click on a show I get an error. It says "Something went wrong loading this programme. Error code 02001".
hvq22 said:
Thanks but your version crashes after opening the app. I have successfully installed my own rebuild. First I edited the original .apk file you provided with APK Editor. I just changed app name and package name to something different without changing the length. Then I compiled the new .apk file and removed license verification with Lucky Patchers. I can login but when I click on a show I get an error. It says "Something went wrong loading this programme. Error code 02001".
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Same error message here. I have tried two different VPN services and one Smart DNS service. None of them worked. Each time the same error message. The only iPlayer on the Firestick that will 'work', is the web version. Not the most convenient way to get to whatever you want to watch, but it's doable. Download Firefox for Firestick, sign up for a BBC account, start your VPN and you're good to go. It still would be so much more convenient if there would be a working app on the Firestick. Is anybody still working on this, by any chance? Thanks!
In my case the "normal" Android Version works on the Fire TV Box 1st Gen. As mentioned by another user before, u have to use a mouse or in my case a bluetooth keyboard with trackpad to navigate around. But it's much stabler than the workaround with firefox and the web version.
I have a fire stick 2nd generation. I will try your option and see if that works better. May I ask where you got that app from?
Thanks!
Michel Boerebach said:
I have a fire stick 2nd generation. I will try your option and see if that works better. May I ask where you got that app from?
Thanks!
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Go back one page and read what I wrote! (What I wrote was apkmirror...)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=77310494&postcount=9
*THIS WORKS* I just checked to make sure, and yes, you can use the newest regular Android (phone and tablet) version of BBC Iplayer currently available on your FireTV, bbc.iplayer.android_4.56.2.2-45620002_minAPI16.apk as of today. The one I mentioned on the first page is outdated now. Just search for it on apkmirror. Remember, you will need to use a UK VPN service (I use Express VPN, and East London location) and a mouse or mouse emulator app (Mouse Toggle or CetusPlay) you may also need an app that controls screen orientation... I can't remember if you need it or not for Iplayer, but I use Set Orientation v1.1.4 all the time. Good luck.
Now go smoke me a kipper!
hvq22 said:
Thanks but your version crashes after opening the app. I have successfully installed my own rebuild. First I edited the original .apk file you provided with APK Editor. I just changed app name and package name to something different without changing the length. Then I compiled the new .apk file and removed license verification with Lucky Patchers. I can login but when I click on a show I get an error. It says "Something went wrong loading this programme. Error code 02001".
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This worked perfectly for me, thank you very much.
Would you be kind enough to share the process/program you used for renaming? I would like to do the same thing for the ITV hub, and if it isn't too difficult, learn to do it myself.
Thank You
markarmer said:
This worked perfectly for me, thank you very much.
Would you be kind enough to share the process/program you used for renaming? I would like to do the same thing for the ITV hub, and if it isn't too difficult, learn to do it myself.
Thank You
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Actually there isn't much to know about APK Editor. It is an app to modify package name, app name etc... You can follow this tutorial on Youtube.
new app store version required
hvq22 said:
Actually there isn't much to know about APK Editor. It is an app to modify package name, app name etc...
Thank You - I'm still bashing my head against a wall with this after trying for nearly a week now....
I've tried renaming with APK edit and also with APK tool and every time I put my edited APK's on the Fire TV I get error: new app store version required.
Your modified APK works great so I know it is something I am either doing or not doing but I'm at a loss.
I've also tried using lucky patcher on files from APKedit and APKtool but it doesn't change the error, I've tried resigning in APKtool, I've tried both Full and 'Common' methods in APKedit. I've also tried putting my modified APK's on both gen 2 and 4k versions of both Fire Sticks and Fire TV's but I get the same error on everything. Your modified APK works perfectly on all devices. I have also tried this on different APK's including originals from ITV, All4, my5 and BBC.
Any suggestions for what I maybe doing wrong or what I can try?
Thank You very much in advance.
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hvq22 said:
Thanks but your version crashes after opening the app. I have successfully installed my own rebuild. First I edited the original .apk file you provided with APK Editor. I just changed app name and package name to something different without changing the length. Then I compiled the new .apk file and removed license verification with Lucky Patchers. I can login but when I click on a show I get an error. It says "Something went wrong loading this programme. Error code 02001".
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Thanks, still working perfect :good:
Ok I have extracted an apk from the fire stick and installed it on the shield and it works well
So I thought ok I'll grab UKTV play app off there too and it installs and also opens bit it doesnt stay open here's the link to the actual app can anyone help please
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14e08-RGotUfNEBlTLfsUrRUAYlPDNuDu/view?usp=drivesdk