Hello Everybody
I was trying to replace my Apple iPad Mini with Amazon Kindle Fire tablet.
The Kindle fire was mostly offered a satisfactory experience.
But i found the built-in speaker to be inadequate for video / voice calling apps.
The applications either always uses the internal speaker or produces no sounds when connected via Bluetooth.
Please help me to use external speaker with Amazon Kindle Fire while using calling apps.
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I would like to use my kindle fire to make phone calls using google voice and a headset. Has anyone successfully done this?
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dolly3000 said:
I would like to use my kindle fire to make phone calls using google voice and a headset. Has anyone successfully done this?
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Simplest...yes any one has check out grooveip it is an awesome client that allows you to make and receive calls from your Google voice on your android devices.... as far as headphones go you will need one with a built in Mic...like one for cellphone, cellphone, in order to use it on the kindle fire 2, the kindle fire vs has a built in Mic...
aaron.thomas.webster said:
Simplest...yes any one has check out grooveip it is an awesome client that allows you to make and receive calls from your Google voice on your android devices.... as far as headphones go you will need one with a built in Mic...like one for cellphone, cellphone, in order to use it on the kindle fire 2, the kindle fire vs has a built in Mic...
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Thanks for your reply!! so you have used this method to make and receive calls?
I'm going to have to go ahead and dash your hopes *temporarily*. Currently none of the kindle fire 2 roms support wired headsets. They're working on it.
However, if you're using the stock kf2 software, then yes. Any voip Android app that supports calling out to phone numbers will work with a wired headset that has a Mic
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agentfusion said:
I'm going to have to go ahead and dash your hopes *temporarily*. Currently none of the kindle fire 2 roms support wired headsets. They're working on it.
However, if you're using the stock kf2 software, then yes. Any voip Android app that supports calling out to phone numbers will work with a wired headset that has a Mic
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire2 using xda app-developers app
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Thanks for your help! How do I know if I have the stock kf2 software or not?
On my Fire TV amazon streaming never plays in HD for longer than a few seconds. On my ipad, PS3 and PS4 its even worse stuck in perpetual fuzzovision.
Using a PC I can get flawless HD streaming by either adding '?forceBR=5' to the URL or using a user agent faker to make Amazon think i'm using a Kindle device (oddly enough)
I wonder if there is any way to force the bitrate on FireTV, perhaps with an shell command?
really is odd. Thanks in advance
I have TunedIn installed on my FireTV and I have an AirPlay speaker that I want to send the Audio to.
Is there any native FireTV app or any android app that anyone can suggest that I can use to transmit or mirror audio from my FireTV to my AirPlay speaker? Thanks!
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I have TunedIn installed on my FireTV and I have an AirPlay speaker that I want to send the Audio to.
Is there any native FireTV app or any android app that anyone can suggest that I can use to transmit or mirror audio from my FireTV to my AirPlay speaker? Thanks!
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Maybe its because i dont have any ios devices but when you say mirror does that mean just play audio through the airplay speakers? Are the speakers Bluetooth? Ive been able to pair headphones to aftv. Cant rememer if i sideloaded the settings apk or got it to work with just the stock settings.
By mirror, I meant play audio through airplay speaker I own. It is an airplay only device, not bluetooth. (http://shop.panasonic. com/support-only/SC-AP01.html)
I would think that there would software that would turn an Android device into an Airplay transmitting device, but maybe im wrong.
I use AllStream on my phone to stream to AirPlay and DLNA receivers. It forwards any sound playing on your device. Works well with Pandora, Spotify, Amazon Music etc. I am not sure if it would work on the Fire TV. It requires root and you would need a mouse to navigate it. Might also require Google Play Store for the paid version. So not a trivial project. Let us know how it goes.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kineticgamestudios.airtunes.android&hl=en
I use it regularly to stream from may phone TO the Fire TV running AirReceiver on the Fire TV which works great (I know this is not what you want, just as information for others).
(General question to choose between firestick and chromecast 2)
My main need is to be able to
1) stream/cast music and movies from both Android smartphone and Windows 10/Linux(Ubuntu) to the firestick or chromecast WITHOUT NEED OF ACTIVE INTERNET CONNECTION PREFERABLY . I have my music collection mainly in my android smartphone. i want to cast directly from music player/YouTube/soundcloud or through any other music app directly to firestick or chromecast and same for videos too with proper audio sync and no lag.
2) Able to screen mirror the smartphone/Windows 10/Linux(Ubuntu) to the firestick or chromecast without lags or frame rate drop or out of sync video.
3) To be able to connect Bluetooth headphones so i can listen to audio wirelessly through headphones and video on TV, where content is being played by firestick or chromecast through desktop or android smartphone.
4) Can connect external USB devices such as wirelss mouse,usb drive (can be accomplished on firestick with usb host otg as saw on a youtube video for ver.2 of firestick- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vSwYeJd5fI)
5) Able to use JioTV/JioCinema/HotStar by out of the box or by some mod or something.
i am confused between two.
Currently the amazon firestick is available on amazon for just 2900 with offers and Chromecast for just rs.1800 from flipkart with offers.
so about Rs.1000 price difference roughly.
What should i choose ?
Please reply ASAP as the sale ends on 16th may and so will be the cheap offers.
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what about a miracast dongle? cheap and you can stream from win10 and android devices
but back to your question.
chromecast is not as good as a miracast dongle (both are just able to stream. chromecast you´ll need internet, miracast you won´t).
firetvstick should fit the most of your needs but only a few. you should be good with a fire tv box.
texten said:
what about a miracast dongle? cheap and you can stream from win10 and android devices
but back to your question.
chromecast is not as good as a miracast dongle (both are just able to stream. chromecast you´ll need internet, miracast you won´t).
firetvstick should fit the most of your needs but only a few. you should be good with a fire tv box.
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well, fire tv isn't avaialble in India and can you suggest some good miracast dongle ? How about some popular chinese android tv box on aliexpress ?
chromecast dosent have bluetooth AFAIK
go with fire stick as it is better or spend a little more for mi box 3 to get best of both
Fire TV has out of the box support for most streaming services and otherwise it supports Android TV and phone apps. You can use AirPin to get AirPlay support for audio and video. Other apps like AirScreen have options for Chromecast and Miracast but neither worked when I tried them out for a short while. However, the Fire Stick is grossly underpowered to run background services while ensuring a smooth interface. I imported the AFTV3 though Amazon only sells the Fire TV Stick locally. The Fire TV box was too expensive when imported and I needed 4K at 60 FPS with no gaming requirement.
Chromecast is good enough for mirroring from Chrome and casting apps but requires a working WiFi connection to operate. Moreover, it can be extremely laggy when mirroring high definition content depending on local WiFi network and the streaming device. Another thing to note is that content protected apps block any sort of mirroring and hence Chromecast might not work even when mirroring the entire Android device.
The best offline wireless solutions I had researched in the past that worked with almost all phones and Windows was the Screenbeam Mini 2 as it is Miracast and WiDi certified, but I suppose you will have to import that as well at a higher price.
Hello Everybody
I was trying to replace my Apple iPad Mini 4 with Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8" (8th Generation) tablet.
The Kindle fire was mostly offered a satisfactory experience.
But i found the built-in speaker to be inadequate for video / voice calling apps.
The applications either always uses the internal speaker or produces no sounds when connected via Bluetooth.
Please help me to use external speaker with Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8" (8th Generation) while using calling apps.