I have bought at a yard sale 2 fire tv sticks (1 working,1 bricked).The bricked one gets past the white amazon logo,but gets stuck infinitely at the colorful fire tv stick boot animation. I have tried everything that there was to try (the official amazon tips,the aftv news guide,and adb),but absolutely nothing worked. The firesticks did not come with a remote. Can this firestick be unbricked???
thanos49 said:
I have bought at a yard sale 2 fire tv sticks (1 working,1 bricked).The bricked one gets past the white amazon logo,but gets stuck infinitely at the colorful fire tv stick boot animation. I have tried everything that there was to try (the official amazon tips,the aftv news guide,and adb),but absolutely nothing worked. The firesticks did not come with a remote. Can this firestick be unbricked???
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Yes likely... You should get a remote or a OTG but goto here to unlock and install TWRP
[UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire TV Stick 2nd gen (tank)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/development/unlock-fire-tv-stick-2nd-gen-tank-t3907002
(dont worry the opening and shorting are easy-i used aluminum foil)
Then install a pre-rooted rom from here
Fire TV Stick 2 (tank) Prerooted Stock Images [5.2.7.2_r3]
https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/development/fire-tv-stick-2-tank-prerooted-stock-t3912271
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Hello,
My kiddo seems to have lost my remote for the fire tv. I have since been using USB wireless keyboard. However, I have found some apps do not work well with it. I see the remote is sold for $30. For another $55 I can just buy a 2nd system. If I buy a 2nd fire tv, can I use the remote that comes with it on both fire tv devices?
Yes. But it is a pain and not with sync-resyncing effort. Keep looking. Or grab a game controller for $20 off amazon till You find remote. Staples is sell whole firetv for $71 with coupon. Code.
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When you pair the remote with the second Fire TV, the first Fire TV will no longer see the remote. Since the first Fire TV has no remote attached it will be searching for one, so you just need to hold the home button on the remote for a bit for the first Fire TV to see it again. You'll have to do this everytime you switch to a different Fire TV. This is the behavior I observed when powering on a Fire TV that has no remote. I'm not sure if the remote-less Fire TV can find the remote if it is already on or sleeping. You may need to reboot the Fire TV every time you switch.
Wsup XDA!!!
Got my Fire TV 2nd Gen yesterday! I purchase the gaming bundle and was kind of dissapointed it didn’t come with the regular small remote control.
Also the gaming controller is glitchy.
Don't know what to try to improve it but if you guys figure something out let us know please.
Appreciate all your help!
Thanks!
My small controller is also glitchy, loses connection frequently. Think I will have to return the box till it's sorted.
sudman said:
My small controller is also glitchy, loses bt connection frequently. Think I will have to return the box till it's sorted.
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i bought 3 fire tv 2.0 and one of them has a remote that is extremely bad. takes 5-6 presses when you first starts.
Trying to play Castle of Illusionwas impossible on the 2nd Gen Fire TV. Not only did the game run worse than my 1st Gen but I keep dying when Mickey Mouse was racing to get away from the falling apple. Moving him was like he was on ice so I gave up. So glad I send this beta product back and I am back to the more reliable 1st Gen Fire TV.
Fellas, try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63166410&postcount=9
The new Amazon fire tv game controller 2015 edition works, I get it to pair, but then I can't get sound to work at all.
Not through the headset, nor through my TV.
I'm super bummed. I picked up two of these expecting them to work.
I got my new fire tv about a month ago and discovered that you can play games from the Amazon store. I spent nearly $40 on an official Amazon game controller only to discover that it was discontinued with the latest update to the fire tv.
I also have an Xbox 360 controller, but there's nowhere on the fire tv to plug it in, and I'm not sure if it'll pair with the fire tv.
Is there a workaround that will let me actually use the Amazon controller, or am I out of luck?
http://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-fire-tv-game-controller-no-longer-works-with-the-amazon-fire-tv/
Hi humans i have kindle fire hdx i have some beef when i have it plugged in charger works like a dream but by it self screen stops working in some places or it freezes in i have never had beef with it me thinks its software do i reinstall os just to see if it fixes the issue