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I saw that WWE Network App came out for the Amazon Fire TV, has anyone attempted to sideload that apk to the ouya?
Looks like its tied to the amazon app store app, it wont launch unless you have the amazon app store installed.
UPDATED Got it to work outside of the fire tv:
Modified the apk to work on other android devices. i belive it only works on 4.2 and above (Sorry Ouya stock people)
*Updated with 1.0.1 Version*
Download Here
Hope this isnt against any forum rules. the application is free and wont work unless the person pays for WWE Network Subscription. Which i DO

mejdam said:
I saw that WWE Network App came out for the Amazon Fire TV, has anyone attempted to sideload that apk to the ouya?
Looks like its tied to the amazon app store app, it wont launch unless you have the amazon app store installed.
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anyone? I have an android 4.4.2 box and this is basically the only app i care about that i cannot get to work, assuming the fire tv one would work flawlessly!

penskyc said:
anyone? I have an android 4.4.2 box and this is basically the only app i care about that i cannot get to work, assuming the fire tv one would work flawlessly!
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i modified the apk to play on other boxes but it needs android 4.2. so i cant test on the ouya (4.1) Will you be willing to test the apk for me? Link on the first post.

mejdam said:
i modified the apk to play on other boxes but it needs android 4.2. so i cant test on the ouya (4.1) Will you be willing to test the apk for me? Link on the first post.
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I actually have another post up on the amazon fire tv forums asking for an extraction and someone was kind enough to provide the apk for me, since i 'bought' the app on the web app store despite not hacing a device able to run it and also having the amazon app store on the device, i was able to run it. i did have lots of issues and while video technically works, i was not able to pause fast forward etc only go back here is the post:
So i was able to purchase/own the wwe network app from the online amazon store despite me not technically having a device it would run on, this box can also install the amazon app store no problem, though it obviously only sees the android wwe network app and not this one.. GOOD NEWS is that the app is working on my account! its def a bit wonky but i am hoping it is some stuff i can fix with some DPI xposed changes or something of the like, thanks so much very appreciated, and def works!!
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So what exactly did u modify in the file? if it is to just get it to run, i have that already, if it is dpi changes or anything like that.. than it may be worht checking out!

penskyc said:
I actually have another post up on the amazon fire tv forums asking for an extraction and someone was kind enough to provide the apk for me, since i 'bought' the app on the web app store despite not hacing a device able to run it and also having the amazon app store on the device, i was able to run it. i did have lots of issues and while video technically works, i was not able to pause fast forward etc only go back here is the post:
So what exactly did u modify in the file? if it is to just get it to run, i have that already, if it is dpi changes or anything like that.. than it may be worht checking out!
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this apk is modified so amazon app store isnt required. i havent tested is another box but it worked on my Samsung s5.

You were able to view other tabs besides home? Even on my HTC one m8 the homepage looks fine but the images dont load on the other tabs. Such as shows and schedule
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mejdam said:
this apk is modified so amazon app store isnt required. i havent tested is another box but it worked on my Samsung s5.
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Howdy from the FireTv Thread
Did you have a chance to test it on a Fire TV
After Root app still not playing
Will show whats on stills what I can watch, all menus ok
Plays the warning
Plays the PG 14 warning a bit jerky with sound
then error playing this video.
Cheers

o-I-c said:
Howdy from the FireTv Thread
Did you have a chance to test it on a Fire TV
After Root app still not playing
Will show whats on stills what I can watch, all menus ok
Plays the warning
Plays the PG 14 warning a bit jerky with sound
then error playing this video.
Cheers
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I started to have this issue on my Tronsmart android tv box shortly before summerslam it stopped working and is still not, maybe there was an update to the app and i twas not updated here?

Today I looked at my Fire TV and look at that...
I can now Dload WWE app from AFTV store and use it.:good:
Have done nothing to my boxes.
Cheers

mejdam said:
i modified the apk to play on other boxes but it needs android 4.2. so i cant test on the ouya (4.1) Will you be willing to test the apk for me? Link on the first post.
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I know this post is from 100 years ago, I'm trying to remove the amazon dependency from the APK but I'm having trouble figuring out how to remove the "check". Can you tell me what you changed in the APK so it will run without the Amazon app store being installed?
Edit: NVM, I got it.

jpetrone said:
I know this post is from 100 years ago, I'm trying to remove the amazon dependency from the APK but I'm having trouble figuring out how to remove the "check". Can you tell me what you changed in the APK so it will run without the Amazon app store being installed?
Edit: NVM, I got it.
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Any chance you could post your edited version? I have been trying to find this for so long.

bumb0b said:
Any chance you could post your edited version? I have been trying to find this for so long.
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It would login and then never actually play the video. I ended up exporting the apk from my fire stick and side loading it to my android box. I also had to install the Amazon underground app in order for the apk to work.

Apps

Im sure this is a silly question but is there an actual regular app store or do you just have to browse though the panels?
There just doesnt seem to be many apps at all to install I figured there must be some better way of getting them more like playstore.
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I cant get regular playstore working after following the guide. It either flashes and returns to apps list or occasionally goes to the account details screen but no further.

There's the Amazon app store.

Fire TV Apps
jarayn said:
Im sure this is a silly question but is there an actual regular app store or do you just have to browse though the panels?
There just doesnt seem to be many apps at all to install I figured there must be some better way of getting them more like playstore.
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I cant get regular playstore working after following the guide. It either flashes and returns to apps list or occasionally goes to the account details screen but no further.
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Yes, there are other/new places to look for getting Fire TV apps, but unfortunately because of being new in this forum I'm not yet permitted to place external links in my posts (which would be the easiest way to assist) So, just do search on 'fire tv apps 2014' and/or 'fire tv app options' which will lead to some info that should hopefully help? In addition, I found a few recent and relevant links on the 1st page in a Google search for 'finding apps for fire tv'. But as far as there being a store solely for Fire TV apps, I'm not sure if there is one yet

If you can install from unknown sources,there is 1mobile,appchina,wandoujia,voga360,and aptoide.
You can also use evozi and/or apkleecher to get free apps from the Play Store.
And you can even get your purchased apps by signing up at the Evozi APK Downloader page!

jarayn said:
Im sure this is a silly question but is there an actual regular app store or do you just have to browse though the panels?
There just doesnt seem to be many apps at all to install I figured there must be some better way of getting them more like playstore.
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I cant get regular playstore working after following the guide. It either flashes and returns to apps list or occasionally goes to the account details screen but no further.
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acasey78 said:
Yes, there are other/new places to look for getting Fire TV apps, but unfortunately because of being new in this forum I'm not yet permitted to place external links in my posts (which would be the easiest way to assist) So, just do search on 'fire tv apps 2014' and/or 'fire tv app options' which will lead to some info that should hopefully help? In addition, I found a few recent and relevant links on the 1st page in a Google search for 'finding apps for fire tv'. But as far as there being a store solely for Fire TV apps, I'm not sure if there is one yet
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KarlP said:
There's the Amazon app store.
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retroben said:
If you can install from unknown sources,there is 1mobile,appchina,wandoujia,voga360,and aptoide.
You can also use evozi and/or apkleecher to get free apps from the Play Store.
And you can even get your purchased apps by signing up at the Evozi APK Downloader page!
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Update: @jarayn informs me that it is not a launchable app.
And just to bring it full circle. The Amazon Appstore comes preloaded on the AFTV. It's just very hidden. This is the location on the latest FW.
Go to: Settings / 4) Applications / Manage All Installed Applications / Apptore ( Just scroll down till you find it & launch)

Y314K said:
And just to bring it full circle. The Amazon Appstore comes preloaded on the AFTV. It's just very hidden. This is the location on the latest FW.
Go to: Settings / 4) Applications / Manage All Installed Applications / Apptore ( Just scroll down till you find it & launch)
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Thats not a launchable app on my fire tv.
Are you saying you can open that and actually browse through apps?

What other "treasures" await those poor schmucks or pre-rooted winners who get the latest firmware?

jarayn said:
Thats not a launchable app on my fire tv.
Are you saying you can open that and actually browse through apps?
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Humn... Didn't try to open it. Guess it is there but everything is dealt thru the UI. Wonder if there is another app to sideload that might act like an actual appstore. No point though....

I side-loaded the regular appstore apk from Play. Kinda messed things up. Had to Unzip Rbox's pre-rooted ROM to retrieve the correct one from Apps. Then had to R/W with Root Explorer to remove the side-loaded one and replace with the correct one.
Be careful messing with AFTV specifc apps.

Fire Tv Stick - Awesome setup and Must have apps

This is the Best Setup and Top apps for the Fire Tv / Stick for none rooted devices.
Here is the video how to, Enjoy
http://youtu.be/DZx3E6z6k6I
Also you can download the following apps, Please let me know if you have a question
Download using apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader/ :
Amazon App Store
http://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/get-appstore/android/ref=mas_rw_ldg
Clean Master
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cleanmaster.mguard&hl=en
Winking Remote
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wukongtv.wkremote.client&hl=en
Amazon Fire Tv Remote
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.storm.lightning.client.aosp
TVMC (XBMC)
http://www.tvaddons.ag/tvmc-android/
Dolphin Browser
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser&hl=en
ES File Explorer
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop&hl=en
Watch how to video :
How to Sideload and Install XBMC or any other app
http://youtu.be/JGIgNaweISM
How to enable Screen Cast from android Phones & Tablets
http://youtu.be/jDS6U3HnITo

Is it possible to uninstall the other Amazon app store and go back to the original one? If so, how?

You can uninstall Amazon app store and restart your Fire Tv and everything will be back to normal.

How did you get your Apps screen to view like an app drawer. Mine is in like ribbon formatting, and doesn't show any sideloaded apps.
EDIT; I have the Fire TV Stick if that makes a difference.

Installed amazing store now my showtime app won't open.. Says Amazon appstore:internal failure

FatalIll said:
How did you get your Apps screen to view like an app drawer. Mine is in like ribbon formatting, and doesn't show any sideloaded apps.
EDIT; I have the Fire TV Stick if that makes a difference.
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1- Make sure you have Es File explorer is installed, by following (watching how to install xbmc any other app ) video
2- install Amazon App Store from Es file explorer
3- Enjoy
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I gave this a quick try and it does work, but I think the FiredTV launcher + Llama works better. Yeah, having all the apps on the main screen is nice, but using Llama and a sacrificial app (Classic TV) makes getting to all your apps only an extra button. What I don't like with the Appstore method is it changes the look of app info/purchase pages and is less remote-friendly.Both methods work well though.
I'm curious what would happen if you installed the tablet version of amazon videos. Would it alter the home screen too? Personally, I am annoyed with all the recommendations that saturate the home page. Give me a row of my apps, then a row of categories/genres, I like keeping it simple.

inwisso said:
1- Make sure you have Es File explorer is installed, by following (watching how to install xbmc any other app ) video
2- install Amazon App Store from Es file explorer
3- Enjoy
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TuneIn, Pandora and any else apps for Fire TV stick won't run using remote anymore

dony71 said:
TuneIn, Pandora and any else apps for Fire TV stick won't run using remote anymore
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You have to get Winking Remote for your Android phone or Tablet to get the mouse
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wukongtv.wkremote.client&hl=en

xm41907 said:
I gave this a quick try and it does work, but I think the FiredTV launcher + Llama works better. Yeah, having all the apps on the main screen is nice, but using Llama and a sacrificial app (Classic TV) makes getting to all your apps only an extra button. What I don't like with the Appstore method is it changes the look of app info/purchase pages and is less remote-friendly.Both methods work well though.
I'm curious what would happen if you installed the tablet version of amazon videos. Would it alter the home screen too? Personally, I am annoyed with all the recommendations that saturate the home page. Give me a row of my apps, then a row of categories/genres, I like keeping it simple.
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Yes hopefully someone can try the tablet app, it might be better as you said

inwisso said:
Yes hopefully someone can try the tablet app, it might be better as you said
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I gave it a shot, it didn't do anything additional. I liked having all the apps under the home menu, but it messed up the app description/purchase screen, so I went back to my Fired launcher with llama/Classic TV method.

HOW do you get ES File explorer onto the Fire Stick?

fluidj said:
HOW do you get ES File explorer onto the Fire Stick?
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in the very first post there is this at the top
Here is the video how to, Enjoy
http://youtu.be/DZx3E6z6k6I

cbarth3 said:
in the very first post there is this at the top
Here is the video how to, Enjoy
http://youtu.be/DZx3E6z6k6I
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He doesn't show how to install it. It's already installed and he navigates to it. Decent video, but would be nice if he showed how to get the key app installed in the first place. After some googling, I figured it out and got it installed.

My bad fluidj the one I watched showed how to do it just figured this one did
you can use this on windows
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2736774
or look for AGK Fire in the amazon store on your phone

LAN video
My method for viewing movies.
I have a linksys smart wifi router which i have a 2tb backup drive attached to it full of movies.
To view movies off it, i sideloaded ES file explorer and MX video. I then hit network/scan on ES file explorer and use MX to watch the vids. All kinds: divx, xvid, mkv,avi....

Do be cautious if you install Clean Master or better yet do not install it at all. I ran the app & after a reboot, all my settings, files were gone.

SPMC On Fire TV Home Screen

Here is how I have found you can get SPMC on the Fire TV/Fire TV Stick
Install latest SPMC 13.3.3
Open SPMC at least once (you may get a OBB not found error. You will have to copy that folder from another device if you have one)
I copied mine from my Nook hd+ running SPMC
go to Amazon.com and deregister your fire tv
restart the fire tv
re register with your same account
restart the fire tv
start SPMC from the settings apps menu
close SPMC
restart fire tv
SPMC should show up in your Recent menu on the home screen
note: you may have to restart the Fire TV a few times before SPMC shows up in Recent on the Home screen
I have SPMC on the Home Screen of both my Fire TV and Fire TV Stick. I can't post screenshots but this method has worked for both
Hope this will help someone. BTW I am not rooted! On the latest firmware

Interesting work around, I wonder how that works and other methods have not. I wonder if we can get this to work with other sideloaded apps also.
Thanks for sharing this

This has been the case for me with the firetv for a long time. I don't know if all versions work, because i upgraded spmc one time and the app didn't show up anymore. The version i had was a sideloaded app that i had installed to my phone through the amazon app store. I think that right there is the main reason it works and shows up.
Thinking back, i may have upgraded the spmc from chrome when it didn't show up.
Its good to see it works on the stick too. Waiting until jan 6th for mine....

You sure got my attention! Question, please...
dk1keith said:
I copied mine from my Nook hd+ running SPMC
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Can you elaborate on that please? How do you copy an app from the HD+ to the Fire TV?

I didn't do anything special.
I downloaded the APK from -> http://spmc.semperpax.com/ and Side loaded it to my FireTV Stick using -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2736774
After using it a few times it showed up in Recent on its own.
Note: I did unplug my Stick once, but I'm not sure if it was before or after installing/using SPMC.
EDIT: I did "purchase" via Amazon's app store on the PC prior to side loading. Amazon did tell me that it wasn't compatible with my devices. I continued anyway.

Can you try this with any other sideloaded app to see if it works? Seems like if this trick worked for SPMC, it would also work for Kodi

mr3p said:
Can you try this with any other sideloaded app to see if it works? Seems like if this trick worked for SPMC, it would also work for Kodi
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It didn't work for the XBMC apk I had originally sideloaded.

KidJoe said:
It didn't work for the XBMC apk I had originally sideloaded.
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Confirmed. (XBMC/Kodi)

i sideloaded the spmc apk, after that i installed SPMC from amazon appstore,
sync on fire tv and there was SPMC in the launcher

areon said:
... i installed SPMC from amazon appstore ...
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I *strongly* suspect that makes all the difference.

How do you copy an app from the HD+ to the fire tv
wellersl said:
You sure got my attention! Question, please...
Can you elaborate on that please? How do you copy an app from the HD+ to the Fire TV?
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I used an App called Airdroid to download the SPMC app from my HD+ to my pc. then I adb copied the SPMC app to the fire tv and installed it. I then used the file manager ES File Explorer to copy the OBB to the Android OBB directory on the Fire TV.
Hope that answers your question.

t3ch42
t3ch42 said:
This has been the case for me with the firetv for a long time. I don't know if all versions work, because i upgraded spmc one time and the app didn't show up anymore. The version i had was a sideloaded app that i had installed to my phone through the amazon app store. I think that right there is the main reason it works and shows up.
Thinking back, i may have upgraded the spmc from chrome when it didn't show up.
Its good to see it works on the stick too. Waiting until jan 6th for mine....
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You may be right regarding why it shows up if downloaded from amazon app store. I could never get it to download to the Fire TV and I have no other amazon devices so I downloaded it from the Google Play Store. I think that is also why it asks for the OBB file when you run SPMC for the first time after install. What is great about this is that it does not require root. Neither my Fire TV or Fire Stick are rooted.

dk1keith said:
I used an App called Airdroid to download the SPMC app from my HD+ to my pc. then I adb copied the SPMC app to the fire tv and installed it. I then used the file manager ES File Explorer to copy the OBB to the Android OBB directory on the Fire TV.
Hope that answers your question.
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Yup. That answers it. Thanks.

*strongly* suspect that makes all the difference.
wellersl said:
I *strongly* suspect that makes all the difference.
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I think you're right but I installed my SPMC from the Google Play Store. That may be why I had to do the extra steps to get it to show up on the Home Screen. I have no way of uploading to the forums or I would give the SPMC app and the OBB files to someone else to see if they can get it to work.

areon said:
i sideloaded the spmc apk, after that i installed SPMC from amazon appstore,
sync on fire tv and there was SPMC in the launcher
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How do you do this? I admit, I am not fully sure I understand how Amazon appstore works, but I have several devices that are registered (phone, kindle tablet, fire tv, fire tv stick) and when I go to Amazon.com and search for SPMC, it shows that it is only compatible with my phone - does not give me option to deliver to my other devices.

Youd need to pull it from another device and push it over to the FireTV unless someone is kind enough to post the needed files then you just need to push them over.

MadFlava said:
Youd need to pull it from another device and push it over to the FireTV unless someone is kind enough to post the needed files then you just need to push them over.
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There is an app I saw in another thread called AGK Fire which will allow you to push installed apps to your Fire TV by simply entering the I address of the Fire TV. Perhaps I misunderstood. I thought the poster was able to install SPMC directly from the Amazaon app store, like one would normally install an app directly from Google Play store.

I just tried this trick and it works!
Thanks dk1keith
I created an Android VM with VirtualBox, loaded the Amazon app store and downloaded SPMC.
I backed up the APK file and sideloaded it to my Fire TV stick and after de-registering my device and re-registering, SPMC now shows up in the recent app list.
Other apps like ES File Explorer show up as well.
This is great as it eliminates the need for Llama for sideloaded apps.

Other apps like ES File Explorer show up as well.
binary01 said:
I just tried this trick and it works!
Thanks dk1keith
I created an Android VM with VirtualBox, loaded the Amazon app store and downloaded SPMC.
I backed up the APK file and sideloaded it to my Fire TV stick and after de-registering my device and re-registering, SPMC now shows up in the recent app list.
Other apps like ES File Explorer show up as well.
This is great as it eliminates the need for Llama for sideloaded apps.
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Wow that is really interesting. Only SPMC shows up in my recent? I may try VirtualBox to get some of the other apps on the homescreen.
Thanks for the tip!

jpage101 said:
There is an app I saw in another thread called AGK Fire which will allow you to push installed apps to your Fire TV by simply entering the I address of the Fire TV. Perhaps I misunderstood. I thought the poster was able to install SPMC directly from the Amazaon app store, like one would normally install an app directly from Google Play store.
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The FireTV isnt on the compatible list in the Amazon store so you have to pull it from another source.

Fire TV Stick side loaded apps on the main menu how to with out root

Not sure if this is known already but i found a way to make my side loaded apps appear under apps on my fire stick main menu using agk fire app.
I download and installed the amazon store apk on my phone then side-loaded it on my fire tv stick, after that you will be able to see all the side-loaded apps under app section thus eliminating the need to use fired tv launcher or llama app,
I am not sure if it works with the fire tv but i guess someone can try and report back.

stress1ner said:
Not sure if this is known already but i found a way to make my side loaded apps appear under apps on my fire stick main menu using agk fire app.
I download and installed the amazon store apk on my phone then side-loaded it on my fire tv stick, after that you will be able to see all the side-loaded apps under app section thus eliminating the need to use fired tv launcher or llama app,
I am not sure if it works with the fire tv but i guess someone can try and report back.
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This has been reported before. I believe it may stop some of the amazon services from working properly (installing apps, watching videos, etc.) I have never tried it personally though.

Applications Organizer Pro FireTV edition does this too. You can enable single click launch in the app settings last time I checked it was on sale for $0.99. It is native. I wish FiredTV was approved as native
Edit: link
http://www.amazon.com/Application-Organizer-Pro-Fire-Edition/dp/B00Q3907T6

Hey I did install the appstore apk and it did make all the apps appear on the main menu under apps. However it just goes away after the fire tv stick is restarted. Not sure what is wrong, is there any other option which needs to be changed?

goodhur said:
Applications Organizer Pro FireTV edition does this too. You can enable single click launch in the app settings last time I checked it was on sale for $0.99. It is native. I wish FiredTV was approved as native
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Yes the app certainly makes things easier than going through settings etc.. . Since its a native app to FTV, it shows on the main apps homepage. Nice.. If the developer could add a "Dashboard View" that can be displayed on startup, and allow the user to tag specific apps to show on the dashboard, this would satisfy me. It would allow the most used apps to be launched with two clicks from the home page apps category.

I'm running vanilla FireTV, no root, no Organizer Pro, nothing special. I've noticed, as others have as well, that if you sideload an Amazon app store app it will show up in "Recent" on the main AFTV menu. Between this and the AGK Fire side-loading app on my Android phone this is good enough for me. Just install an app from Amazon on my phone, then with a few clicks AGK Fire pushes it to my AFTV and I'm good to go. Now if only Amazon would push out an update to let us use USB storage for apps or at least app data without rooting I'd be completely satisfied.

How are you guys able to sideload the amazon appstore apk onto the FireTV
I downloaded the Amazon appstore apk from the Amazon website onto my computer and tried sideloading using ADB. When trying to sideload, the command states "FAILURE [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY-EXISTS]"
Is it because the amazon appstore is currently installed on the firetv?
Edit: I just used the AGK Fire app and it worked perfectly. Is there anyway for Kodi to appear on the recents menu?

EFEXR said:
How are you guys able to sideload the amazon appstore apk onto the FireTV
I downloaded the Amazon appstore apk from the Amazon website onto my computer and tried sideloading using ADB. When trying to sideload, the command states "FAILURE [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY-EXISTS]"
Is it because the amazon appstore is currently installed on the firetv?
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adb install -r [apk goes here]

goodhur said:
Applications Organizer Pro FireTV edition does this too. You can enable single click launch in the app settings last time I checked it was on sale for $0.99. It is native. I wish FiredTV was approved as native
Edit: link
http://www.amazon.com/Application-Organizer-Pro-Fire-Edition/dp/B00Q3907T6
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I keep seeing people say the firedTV launcher should be a native app, but that will never happen. There is a better chance of Amazon sellling Fire TVs at buy one get two free than them approving another laucher to be a native app. They do not want other launchers to be used, and for good reason, they are a business that is selling entertainment and their product is incorporated in to their launcher, so why would they be dumb enough to approve a launcher that does nothing to help sell their products? Approving the fired TV launcher to be a native app would be beyond stupid for Amazon to do. I do not like the default launcher at all, but the day Amazon approves a third party launcher as a native app for the fire TV, is the day I lose respect for them as a business, and so would all their investors.
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EFEXR said:
How are you guys able to sideload the amazon appstore apk onto the FireTV
I downloaded the Amazon appstore apk from the Amazon website onto my computer and tried sideloading using ADB. When trying to sideload, the command states "FAILURE [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY-EXISTS]"
Is it because the amazon appstore is currently installed on the firetv?
Edit: I just used the AGK Fire app and it worked perfectly. Is there anyway for Kodi to appear on the recents menu?
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You do not really have to uuse adb to sideload apps, just download them from your browser and install em, cause its much easier. I have sideloaded two apps, a browser and a file manager, and if you have those to apps there is no need for using adb.

porkenhimer said:
I keep seeing people say the firedTV launcher should be a native app, but that will never happen. There is a better chance of Amazon sellling Fire TVs at buy one get two free than them approving another laucher to be a native app. They do not want other launchers to be used, and for good reason, they are a business that is selling entertainment and their product is incorporated in to their launcher, so why would they be dumb enough to approve a launcher that does nothing to help sell their products? Approving the fired TV launcher to be a native app would be beyond stupid for Amazon to do. I do not like the default launcher at all, but the day Amazon approves a third party launcher as a native app for the fire TV, is the day I lose respect for them as a business, and so would all their investors.
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That is just wishful thinking. I agree with you and do not expect it to be approved in it's current design. A substitute launcher that hijacks the home button will not be approved by Amazon ever, even is just an option that is disabled. (I posted that in the Fired TV thread). It would interfere with the advertisement of paid content. All I want is simple grid "sublauncher" for sideloaded apps like chainfire did for the Nexus Player, but native. I think that fact that App Organizer was a passive app allowed it through.