The WATCH ABC has made it’s way over to the Amazon Fire TV app library. With Disney Movies Anywhere and now ABC on the Fire TV, it looks like Amazon and Disney are finally playing nice. We first heard about WATCH ABC coming to the Fire TV over a year ago. The app lets you stream some ad-supported shows for free, but watching live or watching most recently aired full episodes will require you to activate the app with a traditional cable subscription provider. Oddly though, the app is not currently available for the Fire TV Stick.
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Not available on my Gen 1 Fire TV either. Might require OS 5 if it’s using Leanback.
I can’t download it to my 2nd gen Fire Tv or my Fire Tv Stick only the First gen Fire Tv
Awesome! Amazon is kicking @$# with all these new big name apps like FXNOW and WATCHABC app.
I couldn’t get it on my Gen 1 Fire TV either about two hours ago, but it works now. Would love to see the CBS app on Fire TV as well. Right now, I Miracast it from my phone, but it isn’t ideal.
I am actually a cord cutter. Even though I sideloaded some network apps (FOX failed to work), I would love to see Amazon Fire TV carry CBS, NBC, FOX and CW too. I doubt it will ever happen but getting ABC app is a good step. I have hulu and there are still a few good shows that they don’t get.
Even Roku doesn’t have ABC app so Amazon is stepping up their game.
I live in Mesa, AZ and have the Amazon Fire Tv and Sling for sports. I do get the CBS Access, NBC and FOXNOW but do not know about CW. I cannot get ABC Allaccess to work. I would be in 7th heaven if it did. Amazon Fire Tv doesn’t even show the app for WATCH ABC being available. Sure wish they would get with the program and make it available for those of us who no longer have tv providers because they have priced themselves right out of my budget.
How did you get it to work on your Gen 1 Fire TV? I can’t even see the app.
Is there a way to side load this onto a device. My account is linked to the UK and as I share my prime benefits with someone else if I use the old way of getting apps from a different region (switching device country) it losses this share and won’t let it to be setup again for like 180 days. I know I need a cable login which isn’t a problem as I spend 4-6 months a year in the US and when I’m there I subscribe to cable
Would creating a new .com account and logging out of the current account and into the new one work or would I lose everything already on the box?
I logged in with my comcast and could not find live streaming anywhere. Then I read in the FAQs that live streaming is only available in select cities. Lame.
It won’t let me activate with Optimum cable either but if you read the small print, the cable activation with live TV is only available in a few cities. We all could still not activate and still just watch shows…. You just won’t get the very latest show played that day/night and you won’t get LIVE TV. I don’t need live tv. I don’t think it is a big deal. I can wait an extra day to watch a show. The pro of quick access, using my remote to navigate and also improved picture quality compensates for the minor negative. It is better to use the official FireTV app over sideloading the “tablet/phone” version with the keyboard use.
Am I the only one that can find this app ? I have the new firetv2..
Any inclination of when or if WatchABC will become available for Fire TV Stick?
I have two a Amazon Fire sticks with the Watch ABC app installed from the store. It says it is free but when to try to use if I get an error message saying it is not compatible.
Why did Amazon include it when you cant use it?
I have Fire tV stick Gen 1 and I don’t see Watch ABC available. It is Nov 10 th already. Is it ever going to be available? I don’t want to sideload stuff.
Can’t get it for my FTV2. WatchABC only shows up as compatible for first-gen Fire TVs.
Does anybody have this APK? would love to side load it on my Fire TV 2
Not available on the NEWEST version of Fire TV…..Come on ABC….
I don’t see the Watch ABC app for my Fire TV Stick.
Would like to have this app.
No reply from ABC support on this.
I have the Amazon Fire TV box and I can not find it using Alexa
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I have an Amazon Fire TV and trying to set up so I can watch shows & movies,it’s telling me to go to my computer or mobile device, but where do I go to enter the code to access ABC
I had the code sent to my cellphone. It came up on the tv screen and once I entered code on my phone I was good to go
I am very up set. I had ABC live and now it Is not available. How can I retrieve it?
This is ridiculous, in order to watch ABC live on the Firestick I have to log in to my cable provider. If I had a cable provider I wouldn’t need Firestick. I went with Firestick to get away from the bullshit of cable. What a joke.
I basically use ABC on firestick when daytime soap is preempted with special reports, if show did air on east or west coast and not in midwest it will be on the app on firestick
Having a problem with our provider login service.