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If you missed yesterday’s live stream, here’s the latest AFTVnewscast episode. Thanks to everyone who viewed live and who participated by asking questions.
The AFTVnewscast is streamed live on Fridays at 1:30pm PT. You can watch all episodes on YouTube, subscribe via RSS, iTunes, Google Podcast, listen via TuneIn, Stitcher, or download the MP3 directly. Read on for the show notes and links.
Show Notes & Links
Alexa on the Fire TV will soon be able to launch apps and videos
Amazon Prime Add-On Subscriptions
Local movie search via Alexa coming to the Fire TV
Fire TVs can now also ask Alexa for local business addresses, phone numbers, and operating hours
Alexa can now read Kindle books and skip Audible audiobook chapters
YouTube app for the Fire TV to gain 4K Ultra HD support
Fire TV software update 5.2.1.0 is now rolling out
Fire TV and Fire TV Stick Rooting
How to block software updates on the Amazon Fire TV or Fire TV Stick
German Fire TV owners receiving Kodi survey from Amazon
UltraFlix brings their large library of 4K Ultra HD content to the Amazon Fire TV
Mimic Arena brings local multiplayer shooting action to the Amazon Fire TV
App Deal: Buzzwords anagram puzzle game down from $2.99 to $0.99
Android TV to gain picture-in-picture feature
Xiaomi to release updated Mi Box in the US as an official 4K Android TV box
Google’s competitor to the Amazon Echo is a speaker called Google Home
Amazon releases programmable Dash button
Programmable Dash Button on Amazon
Amazon working on tablet-like device with hands free Alexa capabilities
How to complete the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick initial setup without updating
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I had both router blocks on my AFTV-1st gen v5.0.5 but it still updated to v5.0.5.1, any reason why that happened?
Amazon switched to HTTPS encrypted updates which most routers cannot block.
See: http://www.aftvnews.com/warning-blocking-software-updates-via-a-router-or-opendns-may-no-longer-work/
Most routers… I thought it was mainly Asus routers, of which I have one.
If its instead most routers, do we know which ones DO block HTTPS?
If you find such a list, please send it my way.