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[Q] Tricky one .. how can I play videos overseas?

Hi.
I am based overseas and I know there are restrictions placed on video streaming outside of US. If there are some ways to bypass this restriction, please share .... thanks

Not sure, but I'd say VPN, but it's more trouble and costly than it's worth. And I always feel like the VPN servers are snooping at what I'm doing. :-D

I live in Japan and Unblock-us works great for me, we watch netflix, amazon videos, etc, very easy to set up and it works perfectly on Kindle fire.

feliciadon said:
I live in Japan and Unblock-us works great for me, we watch netflix, amazon videos, etc, very easy to set up and it works perfectly on Kindle fire.
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Can't seem to find the app on Andriod market. DO you have the apk ? I would appreciate if you could provide instructions on how to set it up ?
Thanks

charmainelooi said:
Can't seem to find the app on Andriod market. DO you have the apk ? I would appreciate if you could provide instructions on how to set it up ?
Thanks
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Try google. Everything you need is there.
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feliciadon said:
I live in Japan and Unblock-us works great for me, we watch netflix, amazon videos, etc, very easy to set up and it works perfectly on Kindle fire.
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Same here, works like a charm!
charmainelooi said:
Can't seem to find the app on Andriod market. DO you have the apk ? I would appreciate if you could provide instructions on how to set it up ?
Thanks
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Register on unblock-us for a one week trial, change your DNS with the ones provided and then, if you thinks it's worth it, pay for an annual subscribtion ( as I did ). And honestly is worth every single cent, since I can also stream HD videos on my PS3 ( using the Netflix app ) with no glitches or interruptions.

charmainelooi said:
Hi.
I am based overseas and I know there are restrictions placed on video streaming outside of US. If there are some ways to bypass this restriction, please share .... thanks
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Hi! Like Stocaprimo said, you can try the service for free first, just go to their website, unblock-us. I tried for maybe 15 minutes just to see if it really worked and was very happy with it, I could watch Netflix on apple tv for the first time and on kindle fire too and it's only five dollars a month, I changed the DNS on my router (netgear)with the one they provided and now all the computers and tablets plus iPads work great, it's like we were back in the US. Hope it works for you.

Alternative Options for video streaming of U.S. channels outside U.S.
charmainelooi said:
Hi.
I am based overseas and I know there are restrictions placed on video streaming outside of US. If there are some ways to bypass this restriction, please share .... thanks
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I was facing similar problem as I am a big fan of US netflix but when I moved to sweden, was missing it. Then I tried various options to get access and thank God an expert suggested me unotelly. It is a DNS service, now I can get access to netflix, hulu and rest of the popular US channels without any glitch. try their free 7 days version and you will love it for sure. If you need any help, just let me know I will assist you to install it.

Amazon Video Wrapper

Hey Guys,
I am an active member of kodinerds.net (German Kodi community) and the users Sandmann and dimbo developed a Video Wrapper to launch a stream with the official Amazon Instant Video App from within kodi.
So basically a Wrapper app is started to launch the Amazon Instant Video app and parse the url of the stream to it.
Updated Wrapper with FireTV2 Support
And It works great

What videos does this open? Amazon prime? Links to streaming videos Addons that are not amazon video?

smartymcfly said:
What videos does this open? Amazon prime? Links to streaming videos Addons that are not amazon video?
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When you choose a movie or TV episode from the amazon instant plugin of kodi it will open the amazon instant android app on your device to play back that episode.
The important point is that you are able to to it from within kodi so no need to close kodi open amazon instant search for a movie an play it
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jantheg said:
When you choose a movie or TV episode from the amazon instant plugin of kodi it will open the amazon instant android app on your device to play back that episode.
The important point is that you are able to to it from within kodi so no need to close kodi open amazon instant search for a movie an play it
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I install this and it appears to work but I am in the USA, is there a way to get it to link with the American amazon instant.
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never mind, I installed the test version and it has option to select country.

How can I download the Kodi Plugin, my Repo-List ist empty and the Menu-Item "System -> Addons -> Get Addons" are not in 15.2. available to force the repo new

Do the Amazon videos play in Full HD-1080p with this wrapper?

mjbxx said:
Do the Amazon videos play in Full HD-1080p with this wrapper?
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If you have the Amazon Instant Player Android App.
I think it works best on Fire TV but it should be for general Android devices.

If you have KODI set to shutdown due to inactivity it shutddown while watching the video, any wsy to have your pluging keep KODI awake while the video plays?

This is superb! I cant believe this thread has gotten so little attention. Worked brilliantly right from the start... havent had much time to play but am I able to integrate my free prime content into the kodi library? Thanks!

krawhitham said:
If you have KODI set to shutdown due to inactivity it shutddown while watching the video, any wsy to have your pluging keep KODI awake while the video plays?
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Hmm. Thats strange. I'm not having that issue and I set my shutdown timer to 5 minutes just to make sure.

KLit75 said:
This is superb! I cant believe this thread has gotten so little attention. Worked brilliantly right from the start... havent had much time to play but am I able to integrate my free prime content into the kodi library? Thanks!
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Sandmann plans to integrate it into his next Version. He said it is currently a Android specific bug

Playing doesn't seem to work for me.
All I get is the screen flashing white (wrapper app), but no video.
Any ideas?

jantheg said:
Sandmann plans to integrate it into his next Version. He said it is currently a Android specific bug
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Is there a source (forum) that's in English? Think the one I found was in German.
shadow# said:
Playing doesn't seem to work for me.
All I get is the screen flashing white (wrapper app), but no video.
Any ideas?
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Did you install the repo? You need to use the test version for english, choose USA then it'll ask for your amazon email and password.

KLit75 said:
Did you install the repo? You need to use the test version for english, choose USA then it'll ask for your amazon email and password.
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I'm on Amazon Germany, my content shows up.
It's just playing the actual videos that doesn't work.
I have a Fire TV 2, latest software.

KLit75 said:
Is there a source (forum) that's in English? Think the one I found was in German.
Did you install the repo? You need to use the test version for english, choose USA then it'll ask for your amazon email and password.
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Amazon email and password ? You mean the same one linked to your credit card and account you buy things off amazon from and can ship to places other than your home Fruk That Ship.

Thanks for this, though I am having the same issues as shadow#. I installed Amazon-test from the repo, entered my credentials, region set to native US, and playback using Android. Upon playback, all I get is a white screen flash.

johnnywayne28 said:
Amazon email and password ? You mean the same one linked to your credit card and account you buy things off amazon from and can ship to places other than your home Fruk That Ship.
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Yes. I considered that immediately (although in my case I keep only a prepaid that currently has $20 bucks.) Too easy to order stuff and got tired of reporting accidental purchases to amazon.
Use at you're own discretion I guess but my gut tells me the password AND email are encrypted once entered. Under that in settings theres an option to "store credentials" and it explicitly says it's unsecure. The way I understand it is this is just a more sophisticated shortcut to prime. Probably worth investigating if you have a CC attached.

KLit75 said:
Yes. I considered that immediately (although in my case I keep only a prepaid that currently has $20 bucks.) Too easy to order stuff and got tired of reporting accidental purchases to amazon.
Use at you're own discretion I guess but my gut tells me the password AND email are encrypted once entered. Under that in settings theres an option to "store credentials" and it explicitly says it's unsecure. The way I understand it is this is just a more sophisticated shortcut to prime. Probably worth investigating if you have a CC attached.
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Thanks for the details, even though this would be an awesome add on to have I use my Amazon for way to much shopping to have it linked right now, but I'm definitely going to follow the development.

KLit75 said:
Yes. I considered that immediately (although in my case I keep only a prepaid that currently has $20 bucks.) Too easy to order stuff and got tired of reporting accidental purchases to amazon.
Use at you're own discretion I guess but my gut tells me the password AND email are encrypted once entered. Under that in settings theres an option to "store credentials" and it explicitly says it's unsecure. The way I understand it is this is just a more sophisticated shortcut to prime. Probably worth investigating if you have a CC attached.
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Okay I can understand it.
But you can open up his amazon test addon and find it out for yourself. Kodi Addons are written in python and therefor no need to decompile it.

shadow# said:
I'm on Amazon Germany, my content shows up.
It's just playing the actual videos that doesn't work.
I have a Fire TV 2, latest software.
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You should check out kodinerds Forum (in German) Sandmann can help you way better than me

[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.

Sizzlechest said:
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?

TimmyP said:
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?

[APK Request] USA Network

Anyone have a copy of this? Would really appreciate it.. want to see if it works on nvidia shield

Im looking for this usa network for android tv as well. Appreciate if somebody can extract it. I really wants it to watch some series in there.
Thank you.
Regards,
Fikree

Akupikree said:
Im looking for this usa network for android tv as well. Appreciate if somebody can extract it. I really wants it to watch some series in there.
Thank you.
Regards,
Fikree
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https://mega.nz/#!WzJgAa5a!XENorH9vUecGw6pQm7ZhbDLh1ZM8tESuMIseBM8YeZ0

Thank you for this. Appreciate it. But when open, its says "app not owned" really have no idea how to solve it.

Akupikree said:
Thank you for this. Appreciate it. But when open, its says "app not owned" really have no idea how to solve it.
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Two things:
1) You need to install the Amazon Appstore app on your device
2) Purchase the app (yes I know it is free) through the desktop Amazon website. This will then tell Amazon's servers that you own the ability to use the app.
The Amazon Fire TV apps use license verification with the AppStore servers to verify that you have rights to use the app.

GenesisDH said:
Two things:
1) You need to install the Amazon Appstore app on your device
2) Purchase the app (yes I know it is free) through the desktop Amazon website. This will then tell Amazon's servers that you own the ability to use the app.
The Amazon Fire TV apps use license verification with the AppStore servers to verify that you have rights to use the app.
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Hi,
The reason i asked for apk is because i cant download it directly from amazon appstore due to the geo restriction. Even with vpn it still failed hence i wanted to sideload with the extracted apk. Im sorry i kinda noob an new about this but all other sideloaded apk works fine except this.
Regards.,
Fikree

Akupikree said:
Hi,
The reason i asked for apk is because i cant download it directly from amazon appstore due to the geo restriction. Even with vpn it still failed hence i wanted to sideload with the extracted apk. Im sorry i kinda noob an new about this but all other sideloaded apk works fine except this.
Regards.,
Fikree
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I get that you are in a geo-restricted area. Unfortunately, Amazon makes it a bit more difficult to get Fire TV apps working correctly outside of Fire devices as is... and being geo-restricted doesn't help. :-/
I own a shield, which is why I responded in this thread, and I had been looking for an updated USA Network app myself.
There are technically ways to remove license verification, but I believe that type of discussion is frowned upon on XDA due to piracy concerns.
That said, I tried the apk myself as I own the app in my Amazon account. It doesn't go past the animated splash screen. There is probably more that needs to be fixed for it to work correctly.