Hello,
I have a question about the Hisense 58" Android TV from Costco (model 58H6550E). I have used Roku TVs (namely TCL) and I'm very, very happy with them, but I'm thinking of switching to an Android based TV. I have a couple of questions:
- Is there a list of officially supported apps for this model of Android TV?
- I think I've read that you can side load some apps, but they may not function / work / etc due to some type of check that is performed (however, the apk can be modified to get around this check).
- Is this TV easy to root? Also, I believe I read that if it is rooted, an app such as Netflix won't give you 4k content due to something related to Widevine encryption.
Thanks in advance!
gil_happy said:
Hello,
I have a question about the Hisense 58" Android TV from Costco (model 58H6550E). I have used Roku TVs (namely TCL) and I'm very, very happy with them, but I'm thinking of switching to an Android based TV. I have a couple of questions:
- Is there a list of officially supported apps for this model of Android TV?
- I think I've read that you can side load some apps, but they may not function / work / etc due to some type of check that is performed (however, the apk can be modified to get around this check).
- Is this TV easy to root? Also, I believe I read that if it is rooted, an app such as Netflix won't give you 4k content due to something related to Widevine encryption.
Thanks in advance!
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Wrong Forum, this one is only for Nvidia Shield Android TV BOX, not TV.
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Is this possible? I have the TV Out cable and (as far as I know) it only works with Incredible framework, but as we all know stock is extremely boring, so is there any way to get Sense 3 or even 2/2.1 features ported over to the leaked GB build, and (in case) do any of the Sense 2> ROMs have the TV Out in Settings> Display?
Sorry for the long Question and my "noobiness", any answer is appreciated
Can we get a bluetooth driver that isn't limited in functionality by HTC while we're at it?
illuminarok said:
Can we get a bluetooth driver that isn't limited in functionality by HTC while we're at it?
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I only ask because the two are related
You can't sync a Wii remote on anything besides AOSP ROMs, but you can't use TV-Out on anything but stock. Which means, you can't play video games with game controllers on a TV with your friends even though the hardware supports both actions.
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I only ask because the two are related
You can't sync a Wii remote on anything besides AOSP ROMs, but you can't use TV-Out on anything but stock. Which means, you can't play video games with game controllers on a TV with your friends even though the hardware supports both actions.
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TO USE THE INCREDIBLE AS A N64! I get it, but the post ^^ was still pretty hilarious
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Yeah, it did make me laugh, too
I use my jailbroke ATV 2 with XBMC and the video add ons to watch all my tv. Is XBMC working good on Fire TV and do they video add ons like 1 channels work as well as they do on the ATV2?
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I use my jailbroke ATV 2 with XBMC and the video add ons to watch all my tv. Is XBMC working good on Fire TV and do they video add ons like 1 channels work as well as they do on the ATV2?
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XBMC on FTV works very well. It is far superior to the ATV2. All addons/plugins work as expected.
Thank you so much for the reply, can you link me to an easy tutorial. I used xbmchub's install wizard on my Apple TV and it installed the add ons and all
The only issue I've had so far is that the remote doesn't seem to work on the onscreen keyboard in xbmc. My network share is password protected and when the keyboard comes up to enter the password the fire remote won't move the key selection
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JJ-KwiK said:
Go in to "Settings" select "System" and under the "Input Devices" tab, enable "remote sends keyboard presses"
From there, the FireTV remote will work with the onscreen keyboard.
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Oh awesome, thanks!
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Hello friends, i have just bough a firetv2 and i am having some problems with Neflix (displays with a lot of artifacts) and vevo (does not display at all). See attached images for clarity on my problem. the rest of the apps i have tried so far work well. and in the case of netflix, once i pick a stream, it displays as it should, the problem is in the menu section
I'm on 5.0.5.1 with updates disabled and not rooted. i will root when i get a cable, and then i will install TWRP and the latest prerooted rom
any idea on what i could try? i already deinstalled netflix and reinstalled, changed the firetv resolution, rebooted firetv
thanks!!!
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don_ernesto said:
Hello friends, i have just bough a firetv2 and i am having some problems with Neflix (displays with a lot of artifacts) and vevo (does not display at all). See attached images for clarity on my problem. the rest of the apps i have tried so far work well. and in the case of netflix, once i pick a stream, it displays as it should, the problem is in the menu section
I'm on 5.0.5.1 with updates disabled and not rooted. i will root when i get a cable, and then i will install TWRP and the latest prerooted rom
any idea on what i could try? i already deinstalled netflix and reinstalled, changed the firetv resolution, rebooted firetv
thanks!!!
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Try a different version of Netflix http://www.apkmirror.com/?s=netflix&post_type=app_release&searchtype=apk look for one with NODPI. Looks like latest one is OK. Sideload it.
Try your box in a different TV. You need "full scan" or equivalent. 16/9 not good. Don't choose 'auto' either.
Had the exact same problem, it went away after updating to 5.2.1.0.
I am on 5.0.5. Do not want to update. I like my Firestarter so installed this version. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3402834
Delivered by my Silver S7.
Thank you guys!! I went with 2.5.0 version and it worked (versions higher than 3 gave problems as well).
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I recently bought a Fire Stick Tv 4k in my city's marketplace and apparently it's blocked, because I tried to log into it and it never works, I thought about installing another rom on it, but when trying to install TWRP I got the following error here wanted to know if anyone knows how to solve this error or suggest me some other method to unlock my device
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I recently bought a Fire Stick Tv 4k in my city's marketplace and apparently it's blocked, because I tried to log into it and it never works, I thought about installing another rom on it, but when trying to install TWRP I got the following error here wanted to know if anyone knows how to solve this error or suggest me some other method to unlock my deviceView attachment 5671055
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This error usually means that the sticks OS is at 6.2.8.7 or later, but in your case it may be that your stick is on a really old OS, which isn't vulnerable to the new 'without-shorting' exploit...
Have you checked the sticks serial? Take a look into the unlock OP.
Maybe your stick is still vulnerable via kamakiri 1.x 'with' shorting...
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This error usually means that the sticks OS is at 6.2.8.7 or later, but in your case it may be that your stick is on a really old OS, which isn't vulnerable to the new 'without-shorting' exploit...
Have you checked the sticks serial? Take a look into the unlock OP.
Maybe your stick is still vulnerable via kamakiri 1.x 'with' shorting...
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I'm kind of a noob... could you give me more details on how to check if it's still possible to unlock my fire stick
Dont use ubuntu to unlock it. Use the iso of the jailbreak creator
I am trying to connect a fire stick 4k max to a 5.5 inch 4k lcd (where the hdmi interface is provided by a MI-PI board). However, here's what i get :
While booting :
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The lcd is working on windows. Also, after struggling with display configuration, I managed to make the lcd work on a RPI 4, at the desired resolution (i.e. [email protected]). I am pretty sure that it should also work with a fire tv 4k max, regarding to the first image which is in 4k (I think), but with rotation and wrong pixel positionning issues; I had something very similar on RPI4 before changing some parameters in /boot/config.txt file.
I am a total noob at android. I tried however to set the resolution and the density via adb shell,
but it didn't work...
Any Ideas or suggestions? I can send some logs if needed. Thank you in advance.
Try FireTVs resolution cycler. Hold 'up'+'rewind' on the FireTV remote for 5sec, while in FireOS.
This will cycle through all the FireTVs supported resolutions and refresh rates. It stops on each one for ~+10sec, so it will take a couple minutes. See if any return a usable picture.
I don't know about an option in FireOS to rotate the picture. That's easier done in vanilla Android. That orientation appears to be a property of the display.
Thank you for your reply. Actually, I've already tried that, but it didn't work. I also tried to force the rotation using
adb shell settings put system user_rotation 1
but still havig the same problems...