Any German Area Fire TV users who can provide ZDF Mediathek APK?

[-beluga-]

Hi guys -

I am switching back and forth between my old Nexus TV and Fire TV because ZDF or ARD apps aren't available in the Amazon US region.
The stuff that comes up when googling is fake, not for Amazon devices and requires Google Play services.

If anyone could make the APKs available I'd be most grateful.

Thanks!

 

[Han-Droid]

Might be pointless. I could imagine there is a regio block...just my two cents..

Try a vpn that simulates Germany as your location.. It's worth a try..

 

[rainman74]

Hi guys -

I am switching back and forth between my old Nexus TV and Fire TV because ZDF or ARD apps aren't available in the Amazon US region.
The stuff that comes up when googling is fake, not for Amazon devices and requires Google Play services.

If anyone could make the APKs available I'd be most grateful.

Thanks!

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[-beluga-]

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Wow, You're the best rainman!

So ZDF (most important...) seems to work just fine.

ARD aborts with an error "You don't own this app", which kind of sucks, but oh well... I guess I'm going to watch more Heute than Tagesschau

Region-lock - The apps and programming is available in the Google App store and runs just fine on the Nexus Player (or in web browsers). It looks all good besides some Amazon nonsense enforcing ownership of the free ARD app. Does anyone know an easy hack-around? No big deal if not...

Cheers!

 

[rainman74]

Perhaps you could simply buy this app via German-VPN-Server, e.g. Frankfurt ?

https://www.amazon.de/Südwestrundfu...ps&ie=UTF8&qid=1513467662&sr=1-1&keywords=ARD

 

[-beluga-]

Perhaps you could simply buy this app via German-VPN-Server, e.g. Frankfurt ?

https://www.amazon.de/Südwestrundfu...ps&ie=UTF8&qid=1513467662&sr=1-1&keywords=ARD

Yeah, already tried VPN. It depends on where the amazon account is registered and all hell broke lose when I switched to D.

Anyway, just found a solution.... Amazon seem to have released the Silk browser for Fire TV and I am now simply using the web site. Works great.

 

[rainman74]

Yeah, already tried VPN. It depends on where the amazon account is registered and all hell broke lose when I switched to D.

Then you should definitely avoid having to move to Germany at some point!

 

[-beluga-]

Then you should definitely avoid having to move to Germany at some point!

Haha