Hello All,
has anyone got the TV controls for the new remote to work on the Firetv box Second generation? Weird that its not supported. I can pair it but cant control my TV? any work around?
You meant you can pair but can't control the Fire TV right? Its very sad that Fire TV 2 isnt compatible. Is it the Fire OS Version? Maybe we need Fire OS 6 for the new remote control to work?
Yes very sad! Theres no way to load fire os 6 on the fire tv 2?
I bought a fire tv stick 4K this week, because keeping the remote and selling the stick seemed to be cheaper.
I can confirm, that you can pair the new remote with the FTV 2 box.
In order to get the remote buttons for volume etc. for your TV set to work, you first have to configure the remote on an officially supported device. I did the complete installation procedure on the stick.
Obviously the infrared code of your TV is saved on the remote. When I connected it to the FTV2 box afterwards I could still control the TV (mute, vol +\-, power works).
Known issues:
- Voice search doesn’t work
- Remote loses connection when box goes into sleep mode - Box doesn’t wake up by pressing any button (Box is put into sleep mode when i power of the TV by pressing the fire remote power button)
- Remote loses connection from time to time.
I’m not sure wether the connection problems depend on my box (rooted, fw 5.2.6.6). Had similar issues with my Xbox-Controller some time ago, which I had to re-pair after every restart of the box (before it worked flawlessly with auto-by-connection for some weeks).
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I know that the Fire TV Stick remote works with the Nexus Player:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-player/accessories/fire-tv-remote-nexus-player-t2939508
What I'm wondering is:
1. Does the Fire TV Stick remote have the same disconnect issues as the Nexus Player remote? The LED on the Nexus Player remote will flash fairly frequently, which I understand to mean it's lost connectivity with the Nexus Player. It always seems to reconnect on its own, but I've noticed it can often be slow to respond. For example, if I'm watching something and then pause it, it can sometimes take up to 10 seconds to pause. Every once in a while it doesn't work at all and I have to press the button again.
I don't have the same disconnect issue with the Nexus Player gamepad, so I'm guessing the problem is the remote itself. The Fire TV Stick remote is cheap enough that I wouldn't mind picking it up if it solved this problem.
2. This isn't very important but I'm also curious if the menu button on the Fire TV Stick does anything on the Nexus Player. For sideloaded phone apps, perhaps?
SenorChang said:
I know that the Fire TV Stick remote works with the Nexus Player:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-player/accessories/fire-tv-remote-nexus-player-t2939508
What I'm wondering is:
1. Does the Fire TV Stick remote have the same disconnect issues as the Nexus Player remote? The LED on the Nexus Player remote will flash fairly frequently, which I understand to mean it's lost connectivity with the Nexus Player. It always seems to reconnect on its own, but I've noticed it can often be slow to respond. For example, if I'm watching something and then pause it, it can sometimes take up to 10 seconds to pause. Every once in a while it doesn't work at all and I have to press the button again.
I don't have the same disconnect issue with the Nexus Player gamepad, so I'm guessing the problem is the remote itself. The Fire TV Stick remote is cheap enough that I wouldn't mind picking it up if it solved this problem.
2. This isn't very important but I'm also curious if the menu button on the Fire TV Stick does anything on the Nexus Player. For sideloaded phone apps, perhaps?
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in my experience with NP and NP remote and when i could pair the FTV box remote i always do/would loose connection even on the phone remote app along with constant audio dropouts. sad how google fails to release a solid rom for this device and or fails at correcting major issues. i have since lost my NP remote so im stuck using remote app or my samsung Tv remote via cec connection
the menu function can be used in kodi with addon keymap editor
i do have a samsung BT keyboard that may take up to 10 seconds to wake from sleep however battery life is very poor only lasting 1-2 weeks if that.
In case anyone cares, I bought the Fire TV remote (https://www.amazon.com/Replacement-Remote-Amazon-Fire-Stick/dp/B00LORGAG6). The menu button on the Fire TV remote doesn't work and there's no voice search, but it seems to be quicker to respond and has less issues overall, although there are still occasional issues: every once in a while it'll be slow to respond or if you press a direction the Nexus Player will act as if it's been pressed multiple times.
So it's not perfect but it does seem to be a lot better than the stock Nexus Player remote from ASUS and I pretty much only use the Fire TV remote now.
I have the Shield TV Pro 2017 model for a week now and aside from being a great product, I'm trying to put my TV and my Marantz amp on sleep mode when I put my Shield TV on sleep mode (and also wake them when I woke up my box). After many tries, I think that the IR commands doesn't come from the box's IR blaster but from the controller (not the remote) itself ! So that if the controller is not in front of the devices, the commands aren't captured by them.
Am I right ? Do I miss something here, like an option to switch from controller's IR blaster to box's ? Thanks in advance for your help and maybe tips & tricks around that useful feature
I was under the impression the box only had a receiver.
I have the 16gb version 2017 and the remote that ships has an IR blaster built in. Which is basically just for switching off tv and receiver.
The new controller also has IR blaster. But the shield TV doesn't have a receiver. It also can't shutdown, just sleep or restart. (technically you can through settings, but you can only turn it back on by reconnecting the power cord.
Maybe the IR (receiver?) is only on the pro version to turn it back on when shutdown? And that it doesn't transmit? Else you should try facing the shield tv toward the receiver to test if it transmits. But to be honest it wouldn't really make sense, it isn't in direct line of sight probably most of the times.
That AVR of yours does it support HDMI? If so, and seeing how it's an AVR wouldn't also not support CEC (Power I/O)? Alas you have to dig into the Settings of everything in the Link Shield TV, AVR, TV etc..) and, make sure CEC is turned on.
Otherwise I would humbly suggest scouring Fleebay for a used Harmony 900 with Bluetooth Hub, which when compared to what it was when it came out like 10 years ago is almost being given away now. As you can set that remote to either turn on a chain of Devices, or off again with just the One Button. In case you don't have full CEC throughout.
Hi, I'm trying to pair the new Fire TV remote (the one with volume control buttons) with my Asus T-100TA win10 PC to control KODI witch I use in the kitchen or while we go on a vacation. The old Fire TV remote (from Fire TV 4K) work only partialy and don't have the volume buttons.
The problem is I can't pair the new remote, it appears while adding a new bluetooth device screen as an AR controller, but has an error while pairing. I've tried to pair it with na new Dell laptop but had the same problem. I did however maneged to pair it with a Samsung android phone! all the buttons worked. I think there is a problem with Win10 bluetooth drivers, but I have no idea how to change them or what to look for.
The new Fire TV remote would be perfect for my Asus PC, it's small, has grat buttons and everything I want with a remote, and right now I'm not using it (I control my Fire TV via CEC protocol and a Harmony One remote).
Any help on how to pair the FTV remote witch a PC would be great.
Aleksej3
My Samsung TV remote (model RMCSPK1AP1) used to be able to control the Fire Stick. A couple weeks ago this functionality stopped and I am no longer able to control the Fire Stick with the Samsung remote. How can I pair these two back up?
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My Samsung TV remote (model RMCSPK1AP1) used to be able to control the Fire Stick. A couple weeks ago this functionality stopped and I am no longer able to control the Fire Stick with the Samsung remote. How can I pair these two back up?
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The remote description says it's IR, so it must have been controlling the FireStick via CEC. Go into you Samsung TV settings & the FireStick settings, and make sure CEC control is enabled on both.
Finnzz, thanks for the reply. I have CEC turn on on both the TV and the Firestick.
If you already have full CEC input enabled then my only other advice is generic troubleshooting.
Power off the TV and Stick completely, including unplugging them for at least 10sec. Move the Stick to a different HDMI input.
Maybe there is a problem with the I2C bus handling the CEC communication. Following the steps above cover a couple possibilities.
If that doesn't help, you might want to give more information about your setup so others have a better chance of helping.
What is the FireTV Stick model and firmware version? What is the Samsung TV model?
Alright so I got a smart hisense android tv but I don't use the smart part of it because it's got terrible hardware but I got a good deal on the TV. Anyway I have a good android tv box that I have plugged into the tv and I use it for everything. The remote the android tv box came with works with the hisense tv for volume but I'm looking for an alternate remote that includes a keyboard and air mouse functions. I've tried [this](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09XMF5YN1?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share) and I can't get this to copy the hisense tv IR signal for volume, I found 2 different guides that supposedly work on this remote to copy signals for buttons and it just doesnt work.
Like the title states I'm looking for a remote for android tv boxes and it need air mouse and it has to work with a smart tv volume. I did verify the smart hisense tv is controlled by an ir blaster on the front