Amazon has just updated their Fire TV Software Update page to now list the new 5.2.4.2 update that began rolling out last week. It appears as though the new update is only for the 2nd-gen Fire TV, since Amazon has only updated the listing for that one model. Amazon hasn’t changed the “New and Enhanced Features” section of the update page, so it’s still a mystery what this new update changes. Since the update is only being deployed to one model in the Fire TV lineup, it likely addresses a change or a fix related to that specific hardware. Amazon never gives any details about which bugs they’ve fixed, so we’ll likely never know what this new update does.
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What are the chances that the team that does the pre-rooted ROMs could make it install on the FTV1?
xnamkcor, given that rbox clearly has been loathe to change anything besides root in the roms, perhaps to stave off Amazon’s wrathful attention, I have to think that the chances aren’t that hot.
However, given also the dearth of reports of any user perceptible improvements or changes in the update, I also suspect that Elias is correct in his speculation that the change is hardware specific and most likely a bug fix specific to the Fire TV2.
Well, as they say, Those who refuse to supply what is desired, will give way to those who will.
So you’re saying that …rbox will lose customers…?
Everyone who has an AFTV2 will have no reason not to use rbox’s ROM. But if rbox refuses to make a ROM for AFTV1, those people won’t be “customers” anymore. Unless those people get the ROM for AFTV2 and just look at it fondly, or decide to buy an AFTV2.
Loosing all those “customers” is going to be devastating to rbox.
You replied to the wrong person. Adam called them customers.
Funnier than what you wrote is you not understanding what you wrote.
I know. It’s hilarious.
can someone please help me with how to get tv shows to stream? when i pick scandle it gets me to episode then says no stream. i try a different episode and then it starts to load , but then a box appears telling me to go to https://thevidoe.me/pair and to click pair to play the episode
Contact your service provider(Netfix, Hulu, etc) for assistance with streaming problems.
I believe that you meant content provider.
That’s just the link to pair devices on your ISP with the website. Anytime those pop up, simply go to the link shown on the screen go through the captcha (if it has one) then click pair, and once it says pairing successful that prompt will go off the screen and your stream will play. Openload has those too.
So do what it says a play your show
Just go to that site… And click on the box I’m human… Then scroll down and click on Pair…. (Make sure you’re connected to the same wifi if you’re doing it from a phone or a computer.) Once you do this, the movie automatically plays.
Just follow the instructions, when you get to the site complete the Captcha then click ‘pair’ this will give you 4 hours of viewing which can be replenished at any time. Don’t click on any ‘join’ links, this is not necessary. It is perfectly safe. Personally I put a shortcut on my phone and the process can be done in 15-20 secs.
Ignore any advice to the contrary as there are times when they provide the only quality source available.
Keep a lookout if it fixes the “SKIP” the ad error before the Amazon Video you want to watch.
For the 5.2.4.1 and last firmware if you select SKIP, the timeline won’t fade away after 5 seconds, like it should.
Hopefully this has been fixed?
No … Hasn’t been fixed.
Since this update I can no longer “cast” YouTube from my phone, it just does not see the fire TV box at all anymore
Check that you still have the YouTube app and that it’s working correctly. Casting YouTube from a phone to a Fire TV requires the Fire TV to have the YouTube app installed.
You could also try uninstalling and then reinstalling the YouTube app and restarting your Fire TV.
Fire TV support told me yesterday that this hasn’t been pushed out yet, and that if anyone got it then it was only due to some small testing releases.
Since the update my smart dns does not work anyone else had this problem….when I go into device about and network the DNS is a scrolling line of letters numbers any help please.