[Q] firetv stick navigation on showbox, xfinity go app

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Wyldsong

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m0nkeyf00t said:
thanks for the settings apk worked great for my bluetooth remote way better that woukong app cept for quick launch I still love that part.

I have to know how u got past the login screen on the directv app. hitting enter after puting in my credentials only brings up registration screen for me, and onscreen amazon keyboard wont go away so i can select login with mouse ....>_<
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Unfortunately, I cannot proclaim to be any smarter on this issue beyond what I have already posted in dealing with apps and making them work on the fire stick. All I can think of to tell you is try and use the fire remote to hit the back button and to enter in the login credentials, and using the mouse to make your actual menu selections. When I start the app on mine, it takes me straight to the login, I use the mouse to select the username, the keyboard comes up, and I use the fire remote to enter in the credentials, once done, I do the same for the password. Occasionally it will go to a black screen after entering the information, which then I just hit the back button on the fire remote, which brings me to the dtv video menu.

You could always try uninstalling and reinstalling or clearing the cache.
 
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gonefishing1975

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Fire Stick no settings app after installing settings.apk

Hey

I installed the settings.apk but after it installed there is no settings in the app manager. Any ideas?

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gonefishing1975 said:
Anyone have any ideas? I tried everything I can think of

thanks
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I wish I had something for you, but all I can think to tell you is to recheck the process carefully and try again. If it isn't showing up in the app manager, it sounds like you either didn't use the correct commands in ADB, or the firestick wasn't turned on or something. If you follow the process in the links I laid out to the letter, it should install easily.
 
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ttah

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favi keyboard not recognized

Sideloaded settings.apk butthe stick doesnt pair/recognize favi..but favi wotks with my samsung s3..anys suggestions
 
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ok so side loading works and app runs so far. im using the wukong remote app. its pretty awesome. I figured out how to get around and play on demand content, but live tv is another story, i can't seem to get the channels to scroll, i can click on the last channel on the bottom and it switches to that channel and then repeat to move the list until i get to the channel i want, but i cant scroll the list to get to the channel i want. any ideas? tthis is with the twc app by the way
 
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ttah said:
Sideloaded settings.apk butthe stick doesnt pair/recognize favi..but favi wotks with my samsung s3..anys suggestions
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I had that issue with QQ-Tech KB, it worked and suddenly stopped working. I had to factory reset my stick to make it pair again. Once you get it paired, don't unpair it and dedicate that keyboard to that stick.
 
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cpugeeker said:
no need to side load showbox anymore. its an addon now and it works with fire tv remote...
http://tutorial-iptv-xbmc.blogspot.com/2015/01/showbox-add-on-fo-xbmc-kodi-how-to.html
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If you have seen my other post to you can you please change this link as well. A guy who scrapes content to make money through ads shouldn't have his site shared by a community like XDA.

This is the original link that he has scraped content from https://seo-michael.co.uk/how-to-install-showbox-add-on-xbmc-kodi/

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toanau said:
Could you upload the show box zip file to XDA. I can't get it to download from the Web site. Thanks in advance

Slim-bacon
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Use my link https://seo-michael.co.uk/how-to-install-showbox-add-on-xbmc-kodi/ the link you tried above is from a scraper site and the post was scraped from my site. I am adding temporary downloads to my posts so that when he scrapes the content I can move the file so his scraped posts become useless.
 
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mrhoque

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Kleany said:
Hey I just sideloaded showbox and xfinity. I can't navigate with the remote or the phone appapanyone find a solution for this on the firetv stick? Thanks
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Apple tv jailbreak with fire core had an option by press and hold the select button it goes to cursor mode.

Is there any way we can implement that in fire tv?

I do not like to have too many remotes when watching tv.
 
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download a app on your android phone called wukong remote works great with showbox

sic_lic1o1 said:
The only way i found was to add a bluetooth mouse and you can control it like how you want it. Sideload settings.apk from one of the post in General , then go in there and add the bluetooth mouse.
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download a app on your android phone called wukong remote works great with showbox
 
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mrhoque said:
Apple tv jailbreak with fire core had an option by press and hold the select button it goes to cursor mode.

Is there any way we can implement that in fire tv?

I do not like to have too many remotes when watching tv.
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I was watching this and this guy talked about a 3rd party remote control "air mouse" though it doesn't look look it controls everything? :confused: not sure

There are claims in the youtube comments.. they've fixed it with showbox v 3.84 but I'm not sure?

I will definitely be trying the kodi method above.. if it doesn't work.. or maybe get the bluetooth mouse.. but like you.. I'm not happy to add a 2nd remote/mouse either :(
 
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theemaster

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hmm.. the showbox add-on in kodi works.. but it's "bland" doesn't have the images thing that app has.. may still need a mouse or something :( Because I like that version!
 
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KidJoe said:
I installed Wukong TV Romote Control on my phone, and side load, then launch Wukong remote control server on my FireTV Stick
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The only thing I did was install the wukong remote on my phone ONLY and my fire stick picked it up just fine. I didnt have to install anything on the stick. The mouse feature of the app works great and now i can use showbox with no issues. You DO NOT need to install the server app on the fire stick

Im attaching the wukong remote apk for anyone still looking for an app that will act as a mouse for ur fire tv stick
 

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Some success but...

I managed to install Showbox, Pop Corn time and Kodi last night and all worked as expected on the forums. But I have a few questions about what to do next :

1. Will any bluetooth mouse work? All the forums talk only about the Nyko Playpay.
2. I only have an old nexus android device and Wukong doesn’t work on that. Are there any other apps (ideally an ios one?)
3. The showbox plugin for Kodi looks dodgy – is it genuine? It has a different navigation – a search facility that is loaded with porn. Also, when you select to play something you need to select a server which I am not a fan of (many don’t work). Do other people have this experience?
 
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    Wyldsong
    Y314K said:
    Awesome... Will wait for your gaming feedback... I went ahead & put a few on hold for 48 hours... Since most stores in my area only have 1 in store. Thanks to their Holidays Return Policy we got until Jan. 15 to return. If anything is defective or one does not like it. But wonder what will they do since they not longer will carry them. Hopefully Refund. But I hope they are good enough... Should be great to get 3 of the Nyko's for the price of one of the Amazon controllers.. And that is with extra features.

    I myself will be trading in a bunch of games I've put off trading in. So I should be able to get 3-4 for just the trade-in credits.

    Please upload here the exact Settings.apk that worked for you. Want to start from the exact same page.. Also would like to know if you are rooted & on what Stock or PreRooted FW you are at.. Also did you do anything to the remote controls FW ?? TY
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    Alright, as far as I can tell, it is impossible to root the fire tv stick as of yet. Hopefully someone comes up with a way. I'll just drop some instructions from the beginning and add a few resources for people starting fresh. I uploaded the settings.apk I used, so be sure to grab that from this post. Before I get too far into this, everything I have done is with a stock Fire TV stick and Nyko gamepad controller straight out of the box, and anything done to the fire stick is listed below.

    On the fire tv stick, make sure under settings that the adb debugging and allowing outside apps are enabled. As for getting the settings.apk to the stick itself, just follow the instructions found here: sideloadfiretv.com/sideload-apps-amazon-fire-tv-windows/

    (Being a new user, I cannot link that, so I apologize for the inconvenience)

    Once that is loaded, go to Settings>Applications>Manage Installed Applications. Find the settings app, launch it, and go to the bluetooth menu option. Click it, and up at the top right hand corner, you will see an option that will allow you to search for bluetooth devices. Make sure that the nyko remote is charged, turned on, and set in the gamepad function before clicking that option. Once you have the gamepad set up, click the option to search for bluetooth devices, it may take a minute. Once it picks it up, enable it in the menu, and you should be good to go.

    I did not change any functions on the controller itself. This is the stock Nyko gamepad controller straight out of the box. You will be able to switch it back and forth between the controller and mouse functions, and both work. The only thing I have found is that when entering user names and passwords on apps, keep the stick remote next to you, as it is generally easier to use that to enter the names/passwords/etc. I have successfully navigated and watched stuff from the DirecTv, Funimation (though this app is still a little funky to navigate, it works), and Xfinity sideloaded apps.

    As far as games, my kids are playing Sonic 2 with the controller currently, and there are no issues with it. It works great. Just remember to turn it on and off when using it and not using it, since it has a chargeable battery.

    Sorry Y314K, I am sure that this is far more more information that you originally wanted/needed, but I figured I better start from the beginning, so newbies reading this will have all the tools they need to make it work.

    Hope this helps!
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    This app works great for Showbox, Popcorntime, browsers, it has mouse mode. Only thing missing is qwerty keyboard, but I just switch over to fire remote app when that is needed.
    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wukongtv.wkremote.client.en&hl=en
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    Y314K said:
    So this works for you on your FireTV Stick... Which Settings.apk did you install & what FW do you have on the remote. Did you convert it to a Nyko PlayPad Pro for the FireTV ?? And what you say is working is the Nyko's PlayPad Pro's Mouse mode on Xfinity right ??? Please give as much info as possible.. Very interested on the Nyko PlayPad for the FireTV Stick as a BT mouse option...
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    After seeing this thread, I found one in my area on sale for about 12 bucks. After it charges, I will try it out on the fire stick, and come back and report. The controller has a built in mouse function that you activate with the flip of a switch. So, if the fire tv stick can pick up the controller on bluetooth, then in theory it might work. I'll be back later with findings.
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    Y314K said:
    Thanks.. I am very interested on this. Did you pick it up @ GameStop ?? Some one over at AFTVNews.com reported it had not worked for them But not sure if they installed the Settings.apk first or not. So right now it seems one said no and one said yes. Guess you should be the deciding vote... :good:
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    Yes, a Gamestop up the road from me had two left. I have the setting.apk succesfully installed as well, so as soon as the thing charges up, I will give it a go. And if it does not work...oh well, just 12 bucks. I will say that I have read reports of a few wireless bluetooth mouses working with the setting.apk as well. Sadly, I do not know the brands, and I have tried a few mouse apps on my android phone via bluetooth, but since they are asking for a pin, it does not seem to work. Any bluetooth device that asks for a pin it seems, is destined to fail.
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    Y314K said:
    Yeah... It's hit and miss.. Make sure you do charge it at least 2-3 hours.. I think 2 hours is the recommended time.. Guess you can test it out with stock FW on the remote. But there is a way to convert all Nyko remotes to the FireTV FW. Called to put a couple aside. Just in case they work..

    Also please let us know how the controller feels for playing games. I know it won't be as good as any console controllers but for $13 as long as they don't break down to quickly they should be fine..
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    The Nyko gamepad mouse function works on the Fire TV stick. Do not try and connect the controller through the Fire TV stick settings, do it through the setting menu from the setting.apk. Make sure the controller is on (had it set to gamepad mode), then click the option that allows you to search for bluetooth compatible devices under bluetooth settings. It should pick it up pretty easily. Once it is selected and setup, change the gamepad to mouse mode, and then you can use the apps that require the touch/mouse function. Right now, I am running a sideloaded directtv app.

    After I load a game, I'll come back with more intel, but the Nyko gamepad works like a charm so far.
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