The simplest and safest way to update TWRP custom recovery on a rooted Fire TV is to install the latest pre-rooted ROM. All pre-rooted ROMs include TWRP custom recovery, so installing a pre-rooted ROM will also overwrite TWRP. Rbox has stated that he will release a new pre-rooted ROM anytime he releases an updated TWRP, even if the ROM OS version has not changed, so the newest pre-rooted ROM file will always include the newest version of TWRP. I will update this post in the future with instructions on how to update TWRP separately without installing a ROM, but most of you should just install the latest ROM anytime rbox releases a new version of TWRP.
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any news on that 5.0.5 pre-rooted rom?
I received the 5.0.5 update for the Fire TV 2 last night and I’ve passed the file over to rbox, so we’ll probably see the pre-rooted version soon.
Neither rbox nor I have received the 5.0.5 update for the Fire TV 1 yet, so still waiting for that to arrive before a pre-rooted ROM can be made.
ok sounds good, thanks!
but the Xposed will be compatible with this update? because I change my background with Resflux on my fire tv 1 Gen!!!!!
There is a version of Xposed that works with the Fire TV 2 running 5.0.5. I’ll have a guide for that soon. I don’t know if it will work for the Fire TV 1 yet, but it should. I also don’t know if Resflux is compatible with Fire OS 5 yet.
Will the Fire TV 1st gen be getting TWRP.
I will be able to change the background on the fire tv 1 Gen after the TWRP update and keep Google play store working on it?
Is it a way to reboot direct in recovery screen (bypassing the first screen that lets you chose recovery/system boot)?
adb reboot recovery did not work for me. This info may had been posted somewhere and I apologize if that is the case. Thank you.
Have you tried adb reboot recovery?
I have the Fire Tv Stick, i have rooted it with kingroot 4.8, i will like to know if i can install the ClockWork Mod that comes in adbfire 2.02b. thanks
Hi, seeing that rbox just released the new TWRP with the fix for the screen issues, did you ever get chance on how to update TWRP separately? I know that I have to get into recovery first (“adb reboot recovery”).
Then, do I have to manually flash the new TWRP from recovery, “fastboot flash recovery recoveryfile.img”?
Thanks for your great tutorials!