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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.
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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.
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
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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?
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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
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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.
I have installed google apps including playstore on my fire HD, but some games are on the Google play store but not on the amazon AppStore. Top eleven is one of them. When I go to watch videos or download apps to get more tokens when playing top eleven on my Fire HD it always goes by default straight to the amazon AppStore and I am unable to do anything. Is there a way around this without waiting for root and custom rom to be announced?
Cheers guys
Anyone?
Android0374 said:
I have installed google apps including playstore on my fire HD, but some games are on the Google play store but not on the amazon AppStore. Top eleven is one of them. When I go to watch videos or download apps to get more tokens when playing top eleven on my Fire HD it always goes by default straight to the amazon AppStore and I am unable to do anything. Is there a way around this without waiting for root and custom rom to be announced?
Cheers guys
Anyone?
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I would love to know how to do this too please
Android0374 said:
I have installed google apps including playstore on my fire HD, but some games are on the Google play store but not on the amazon AppStore. Top eleven is one of them. When I go to watch videos or download apps to get more tokens when playing top eleven on my Fire HD it always goes by default straight to the amazon AppStore and I am unable to do anything. Is there a way around this without waiting for root and custom rom to be announced?
Cheers guys
Anyone?
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You can make Google Play as default by disabling Amazon Appstore using Fire toolbox on your Windows 10 PC:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/development/official-amazon-fire-toolbox-v1-0-t3889604
or you can do manually:
Code:
adb shell pm disable-user com.amazon.venezia
or using pm hide:
Code:
adb install C:\Users\<username>\Downloads\com.amazon.unifiedsharefacebook.apk //or you can install on your Fire tablet
adb shell
run-as com.amazon.unifiedsharefacebook
id
pm hide com.amazon.venezia
com.amazon.unifiedsharefacebook.apk is included in post #2: https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/general/a-t3820744/post77159098
Whatever app I try to download from the play store hangs up at download pending and never downloads. Any ideas what I may be doing wrong?
Gzilla2000 said:
Whatever app I try to download from the play store hangs up at download pending and never downloads. Any ideas what I may be doing wrong?
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I had the same problem. Mine finally told me I wasn't logged in to my Google account. When I went to Google Settings > Sign in & Security it automatically logged in and play store worked after that.
Sent from my Fire HD 8 (7th gen)
rdhoggattjr01 said:
I had the same problem. Mine finally told me I wasn't logged in to my Google account. When I went to Google Settings > Sign in & Security it automatically logged in and play store worked after that.
Sent from my Fire HD 8 (7th gen)
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I checked and I was logged in. I'm still having the problem.
Anyone having problems updating Kindle bookstore app or audible? My device is not listed on Google playstore. Not sure how to get it listed. I have a Samsung S8 which has updated the kindle app, but I can't do the same on my Kindle HD 8 and 10 after installing Google Playstore. I receive the error message 505 unable to install.
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Anyone having problems updating Kindle bookstore app or audible? My device is not listed on Google playstore. Not sure how to get it listed. I have a Samsung S8 which has updated the kindle app, but I can't do the same on my Kindle HD 8 and 10 after installing Google Playstore. I receive the error message 505 unable to install.
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Are you trying to update the app that was installed via Amazon Appstore ? From my understanding you cannot update the apps from amazon which are already preinstalled on your Fire HD.
You first have to deinstall the one from Amazon (if possible and it is not installed as system app) and then install the one from Playstore again.
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Gzilla2000 said:
Whatever app I try to download from the play store hangs up at download pending and never downloads. Any ideas what I may be doing wrong?
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I had this problem while trying to use google play in the second account on my fire hd. After resetting the device completely and setting up the account as the first one it seems to work now.
Philoxenes, thanks for your reply. I received a couple of Amazon updates which helped, but it seems as though I have the latest app. The one on the Playstore is older at least it seems like it.
I thought about deleting the original app, but thought that I wouldn't be able to replace it since Playstore wasn't cooperating. So, I'm okay with keeping what I have. The updates from Amazon updated the app, although it doesn't have the same functionality as the one that is listed as the update on Playstore.
Hi,
I'm hoping someone has figured this out as its driving me crazy !
I've followed the instructions to put the google apks on via the android police website, install play store amazon fire tablet article (can't link to it as it's my first post !)
Everything initially seems to be ok, signed into google and can access and download apps from the Play store.
When I download the Google Play Games app it runs ok but switching to the Profile tab doesn't show me any profile information and all I get is the busy icon spinning constantly.
Does anyone know how to solve this ? I think this has a knock-on effect of games not working that require a google games profile.
This is on a brand new 2019 Amazon Fire HD 10.
Thanks in advance
TempesT360 said:
Hi,
I'm hoping someone has figured this out as its driving me crazy !
I've followed the instructions to put the google apks on via the android police website, install play store amazon fire tablet article (can't link to it as it's my first post !)
Everything initially seems to be ok, signed into google and can access and download apps from the Play store.
When I download the Google Play Games app it runs ok but switching to the Profile tab doesn't show me any profile information and all I get is the busy icon spinning constantly.
Does anyone know how to solve this ? I think this has a knock-on effect of games not working that require a google games profile.
This is on a brand new 2019 Amazon Fire HD 10.
Thanks in advance
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That's the problem, your Fire tablet have registered with Amazon account.
Reset your Fire tablet and bypass Amazon account registration. Do not register.
Install Google services and remove all Amazon junk:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/development/official-amazon-fire-toolbox-v1-0-t3889604
AmznUser444 Dev said:
That's the problem, your Fire tablet have registered with Amazon account.
Reset your Fire tablet and bypass Amazon account registration. Do not register.
Install Google services and remove all Amazon junk:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/development/official-amazon-fire-toolbox-v1-0-t3889604
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Hi , thanks for replying.
How do you bypass Amazon account registering/logon ? I thought it forced you to have an account.
I've used the toolbox before but only after I have signed in. are you suggesting I can somehow get to the home screen without logging in or registering and then use toolbox ?