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Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick out of stock — Possibly due to Voice Remote production issues
Pre-Rooted 5.2.1.2 ROM for the Amazon Fire TV 1 Released
How to watch the 2017 Super Bowl live and for free on the Amazon Fire TV or Fire TV Stick
How to remove the blue circle icon overlay floating on the Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick
Kodi 17 ‘Krypton’ has been released and is now available
Short Kodi 17 download URL: bit.ly/kodi17app
Sideloading guide using Downloader
Plex releases new Alexa Skill for full voice control of the media center app
New HDHomeRun app released for Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick
Logitech Harmony Smart Remote w/ Hub on sale for $69.99 — Lowest Price Ever
How to install TWRP custom recovery and an initial ROM on a rooted Fire TV Stick 1
Bootloader unlock via fastboot
Use this command to get 0xmmssssssss where mm=manfid and ss=serial:
fastboot oem emmc-info
Amazon Fire TVs and Fire TV Sticks are spontaneously deregistering from their Amazon accounts
The new 4K Fire TV only supports 4K video, not a 4K interface or 4K apps, and thats a good thing
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Just learned, no DTS Passtrough with all Amazon devices and Kodi v17.
So for me sadly no new Kodi version. Switched back to Kodi v16.1, because there it was working. Either Amazon must use the Original Anfroid API or the Devices will loose the DTS Passtrough support :-(
for additional Infos visit:
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=289735
It seems there is a solution for this issue: http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=289735&page=32 (new Kodi build in first post). Will give it a try later this day. Greetings from Berlin, Germany
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