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The first thing I noticed when I received my Fire TV was that it was auto linked to my amazon account that I purchased the unit with. Is this done with the RFID chip that was in the ifixit tear down pictures? I am trying to remember if I had to re-authenticate at any point or if purchases could be made immediately. I wouldn't want to have the device lost in transit if someone can make purchases from the get-go.
meber said:
The first thing I noticed when I received my Fire TV was that it was auto linked to my amazon account that I purchased the unit with. Is this done with the RFID chip that was in the ifixit tear down pictures? I am trying to remember if I had to re-authenticate at any point or if purchases could be made immediately. I wouldn't want to have the device lost in transit if someone can make purchases from the get-go.
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No, the RFID chip is not even connected to anything.
I doubt they do anything to do the device, they probably just have some sort of serial no->user binding they use for the linking process when your box connects to the service.
FISKER_Q said:
No, the RFID chip is not even connected to anything.
I doubt they do anything to do the device, they probably just have some sort of serial no->user binding they use for the linking process when your box connects to the service.
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I was thinking they scanned the RFID chip before shipping which contains the device serial number which then auto links it to your account.
But like I said if they come pre-connected.. if someone else took it would they be able to make unauthorized purchases.
I know for a fact how they do it. When the device is scanned for your order the devices s/n is recorded. Then when the device hits the internet Amazon sees the s/n and it automatically authenticates itself to your account.
kbowman said:
I know for a fact how they do it. When the device is scanned for your order the devices s/n is recorded. Then when the device hits the internet Amazon sees the s/n and it automatically authenticates itself to your account.
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Isn't this dangerous to send a pre-authenticated device shipped? Thanks for the confirmation though.
kbowman said:
I know for a fact how they do it. When the device is scanned for your order the devices s/n is recorded. Then when the device hits the internet Amazon sees the s/n and it automatically authenticates itself to your account.
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how would this work when you resell device.
if they're tying the user to the device using the s/n, doesn't really matter if it's a bar code, qr code, rfid, etc... functionally all equivalent.
the rfid makes sense in that bar code labels wear off, rfid is easier to read for inventory, processing, shipping, returns/repairs etc. - you don't have to physically locate an optical code to scan it. it's probably a lot more prevalent than we think - you already see rfid-type stickers on the inside of packaging (in the past mostly for loss prevention?) - why not just put it inside the item itself.
but...
seems like amazon could have planned that a little better - yeah, anyone could take it and have access to your account.
also the fact that when I ordered, I was not given any option if the device was not meant for myself, no option for either a blank one or specify the recipient.
if I selected "as gift" at checkout, would it still put my account on it and then either I have to fix it or the gift recipient simply has to deal with it?
if I bought it for someone through their wishlist - same questions.
I think I read that you can change the amazon account on it. which is only common sense. so at least you can remove your account and give it to a friend or family, or sell it.
also have to wonder how they manage the association on their end - what if I do change the account on the device, then do whatever factory reset / total clean wipe? when it initializes again, which account will come up?
YoColdRain said:
how would this work when you resell device.
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I have not tried this, but my guess is you log on to Amazon and click on devices and deregister your device. Then do a factory reset on the Fire TV.
tarvoke said:
if they're tying the user to the device using the s/n, doesn't really matter if it's a bar code, qr code, rfid, etc... functionally all equivalent.
the rfid makes sense in that bar code labels wear off, rfid is easier to read for inventory, processing, shipping, returns/repairs etc. - you don't have to physically locate an optical code to scan it. it's probably a lot more prevalent than we think - you already see rfid-type stickers on the inside of packaging (in the past mostly for loss prevention?) - why not just put it inside the item itself.
but...
seems like amazon could have planned that a little better - yeah, anyone could take it and have access to your account.
also the fact that when I ordered, I was not given any option if the device was not meant for myself, no option for either a blank one or specify the recipient.
if I selected "as gift" at checkout, would it still put my account on it and then either I have to fix it or the gift recipient simply has to deal with it?
if I bought it for someone through their wishlist - same questions.
I think I read that you can change the amazon account on it. which is only common sense. so at least you can remove your account and give it to a friend or family, or sell it.
also have to wonder how they manage the association on their end - what if I do change the account on the device, then do whatever factory reset / total clean wipe? when it initializes again, which account will come up?
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Yeah, I hope this gets more attention.
YoColdRain said:
how would this work when you resell device.
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If you go to settings there an option to de-authorize the FireTV, after you select this it will then prompt you to login to a Amazon account of your choosing.
hm, yep, I went to "Your Devices" in my amazon account, and there's the firetv, registered at the date&time that I ordered it.
they haven't even shipped it yet lol, but they already registered it for me! is this how amazon does kindles too?
are people too incredibly lazy for the extra step of entering ID and password? (amazon wants to be super friendly like apple where "things just work right away" and screw that security nonsense?)
poking around my amazon account, I have the option to delete the device - hm I guess that *might* be one way to secure the firetv before you receive it, or if you're giving as a gift.
I think I'll delete it, before I boot it the first time, just to see - it shouldn't hurt anything... probably.
- expected case: makes me enter a new id/pass.
- worst case: limbo state where I can't enter id/pass.
- scary case: starts up normally with my ID anyway and re-adds the device in my account.
It could also be from IP address association.
tarvoke said:
are people too incredibly lazy for the extra step of entering ID and password? (amazon wants to be super friendly like apple where "things just work right away" and screw that security nonsense?)
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User experience sells, the less work a user has to do to access content the better.
As for all the security complaints I dont see the issue. People are looking way to much into this. Worst case your firetv goes to the wrong house and someone starts buying movies with it. Then you get on the phone/computer and deactivate the device and then contact amazon and get refunded, they probably have some of the best customer service anywhere. I ordered a gpu from the amazon warehouse and all I got was an empty box(you could tell something was amiss by the shipping weight), called them and got refunded the $500 something I paid in a matter of 2 minutes. Also its not like they are going to have access to buy a 80" 4K tv from your firetv, worst they could do is a couple seasons of shows. Also if you don't notice that your device isn't delivered after its marked as delivered, well then you probably have worse things going on.
meber said:
The first thing I noticed when I received my Fire TV was that it was auto linked to my amazon account that I purchased the unit with. Is this done with the RFID chip that was in the ifixit tear down pictures? I am trying to remember if I had to re-authenticate at any point or if purchases could be made immediately. I wouldn't want to have the device lost in transit if someone can make purchases from the get-go.
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I am 80% sure that I never had to type in any passwords before making a purchase and I bought Plex and Sev pretty much right after it updated.
so, before booting for the first time, I did this:
- delete device from my amazon account
- delete all autoloaded-because-of-firetv apps from my amazon account
the behavior on first boot was:
- dl latest software
- reboot
- install latest software
- reboot
- continue install latest software
- check for updates
- ask me to register with email/pass
- stupid tutorial video
I tried hitting Esc, which did quit the video - for some reason dropped me back to the Wifi setup screen. got past that and then the tutorial video started again, from the very beginning.
other notes:
all of those autoloaded apps are on the device anyway, and there is no way to delete them (yet)
and they all reappeared in my app list in my amazon account webpage.
When I got mine and first plugged it in, it prompted me for my Amazon username and password. I believe it also prompted me to enable parental controls, either that or I went into setting immediately and turned that on. That allowed me to protect purchases with a PIN.
In Germany Amazon will pre-register Kindles.
If u want to avoid registering it to your account u can mark it as a gift i think
I remembered purchasing a Fire HDX for a friend using my account and it came preregistered for me. All I have to do is de-authorize and reset it.
I have already set up a pin for one-click. I'm don't know if this is a default option now but Amazon should make it more secure.
tarvoke said:
hm, yep, I went to "Your Devices" in my amazon account, and there's the firetv, registered at the date&time that I ordered it.
they haven't even shipped it yet lol, but they already registered it for me! is this how amazon does kindles too?
are people too incredibly lazy for the extra step of entering ID and password? (amazon wants to be super friendly like apple where "things just work right away" and screw that security nonsense?)
poking around my amazon account, I have the option to delete the device - hm I guess that *might* be one way to secure the firetv before you receive it, or if you're giving as a gift.
I think I'll delete it, before I boot it the first time, just to see - it shouldn't hurt anything... probably.
- expected case: makes me enter a new id/pass.
- worst case: limbo state where I can't enter id/pass.
- scary case: starts up normally with my ID anyway and re-adds the device in my account.
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Another scary thing, is saving your WiFi passwords, that will link to your account.
The first thing I noticed when I received my Fire TV was that it was auto linked to my amazon account that I purchased the unit with. Is this done with the RFID chip that was in the ifixit tear down pictures? I am trying to remember if I had to re-authenticate at any point or if purchases could be made immediately. I wouldn't want to have the device lost in transit if someone can make purchases from the get-go.
meber said:
The first thing I noticed when I received my Fire TV was that it was auto linked to my amazon account that I purchased the unit with. Is this done with the RFID chip that was in the ifixit tear down pictures? I am trying to remember if I had to re-authenticate at any point or if purchases could be made immediately. I wouldn't want to have the device lost in transit if someone can make purchases from the get-go.
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No, the RFID chip is not even connected to anything.
I doubt they do anything to do the device, they probably just have some sort of serial no->user binding they use for the linking process when your box connects to the service.
FISKER_Q said:
No, the RFID chip is not even connected to anything.
I doubt they do anything to do the device, they probably just have some sort of serial no->user binding they use for the linking process when your box connects to the service.
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I was thinking they scanned the RFID chip before shipping which contains the device serial number which then auto links it to your account.
But like I said if they come pre-connected.. if someone else took it would they be able to make unauthorized purchases.
I know for a fact how they do it. When the device is scanned for your order the devices s/n is recorded. Then when the device hits the internet Amazon sees the s/n and it automatically authenticates itself to your account.
kbowman said:
I know for a fact how they do it. When the device is scanned for your order the devices s/n is recorded. Then when the device hits the internet Amazon sees the s/n and it automatically authenticates itself to your account.
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Isn't this dangerous to send a pre-authenticated device shipped? Thanks for the confirmation though.
kbowman said:
I know for a fact how they do it. When the device is scanned for your order the devices s/n is recorded. Then when the device hits the internet Amazon sees the s/n and it automatically authenticates itself to your account.
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how would this work when you resell device.
if they're tying the user to the device using the s/n, doesn't really matter if it's a bar code, qr code, rfid, etc... functionally all equivalent.
the rfid makes sense in that bar code labels wear off, rfid is easier to read for inventory, processing, shipping, returns/repairs etc. - you don't have to physically locate an optical code to scan it. it's probably a lot more prevalent than we think - you already see rfid-type stickers on the inside of packaging (in the past mostly for loss prevention?) - why not just put it inside the item itself.
but...
seems like amazon could have planned that a little better - yeah, anyone could take it and have access to your account.
also the fact that when I ordered, I was not given any option if the device was not meant for myself, no option for either a blank one or specify the recipient.
if I selected "as gift" at checkout, would it still put my account on it and then either I have to fix it or the gift recipient simply has to deal with it?
if I bought it for someone through their wishlist - same questions.
I think I read that you can change the amazon account on it. which is only common sense. so at least you can remove your account and give it to a friend or family, or sell it.
also have to wonder how they manage the association on their end - what if I do change the account on the device, then do whatever factory reset / total clean wipe? when it initializes again, which account will come up?
YoColdRain said:
how would this work when you resell device.
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I have not tried this, but my guess is you log on to Amazon and click on devices and deregister your device. Then do a factory reset on the Fire TV.
tarvoke said:
if they're tying the user to the device using the s/n, doesn't really matter if it's a bar code, qr code, rfid, etc... functionally all equivalent.
the rfid makes sense in that bar code labels wear off, rfid is easier to read for inventory, processing, shipping, returns/repairs etc. - you don't have to physically locate an optical code to scan it. it's probably a lot more prevalent than we think - you already see rfid-type stickers on the inside of packaging (in the past mostly for loss prevention?) - why not just put it inside the item itself.
but...
seems like amazon could have planned that a little better - yeah, anyone could take it and have access to your account.
also the fact that when I ordered, I was not given any option if the device was not meant for myself, no option for either a blank one or specify the recipient.
if I selected "as gift" at checkout, would it still put my account on it and then either I have to fix it or the gift recipient simply has to deal with it?
if I bought it for someone through their wishlist - same questions.
I think I read that you can change the amazon account on it. which is only common sense. so at least you can remove your account and give it to a friend or family, or sell it.
also have to wonder how they manage the association on their end - what if I do change the account on the device, then do whatever factory reset / total clean wipe? when it initializes again, which account will come up?
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Yeah, I hope this gets more attention.
YoColdRain said:
how would this work when you resell device.
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If you go to settings there an option to de-authorize the FireTV, after you select this it will then prompt you to login to a Amazon account of your choosing.
hm, yep, I went to "Your Devices" in my amazon account, and there's the firetv, registered at the date&time that I ordered it.
they haven't even shipped it yet lol, but they already registered it for me! is this how amazon does kindles too?
are people too incredibly lazy for the extra step of entering ID and password? (amazon wants to be super friendly like apple where "things just work right away" and screw that security nonsense?)
poking around my amazon account, I have the option to delete the device - hm I guess that *might* be one way to secure the firetv before you receive it, or if you're giving as a gift.
I think I'll delete it, before I boot it the first time, just to see - it shouldn't hurt anything... probably.
- expected case: makes me enter a new id/pass.
- worst case: limbo state where I can't enter id/pass.
- scary case: starts up normally with my ID anyway and re-adds the device in my account.
It could also be from IP address association.
tarvoke said:
are people too incredibly lazy for the extra step of entering ID and password? (amazon wants to be super friendly like apple where "things just work right away" and screw that security nonsense?)
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User experience sells, the less work a user has to do to access content the better.
As for all the security complaints I dont see the issue. People are looking way to much into this. Worst case your firetv goes to the wrong house and someone starts buying movies with it. Then you get on the phone/computer and deactivate the device and then contact amazon and get refunded, they probably have some of the best customer service anywhere. I ordered a gpu from the amazon warehouse and all I got was an empty box(you could tell something was amiss by the shipping weight), called them and got refunded the $500 something I paid in a matter of 2 minutes. Also its not like they are going to have access to buy a 80" 4K tv from your firetv, worst they could do is a couple seasons of shows. Also if you don't notice that your device isn't delivered after its marked as delivered, well then you probably have worse things going on.
meber said:
The first thing I noticed when I received my Fire TV was that it was auto linked to my amazon account that I purchased the unit with. Is this done with the RFID chip that was in the ifixit tear down pictures? I am trying to remember if I had to re-authenticate at any point or if purchases could be made immediately. I wouldn't want to have the device lost in transit if someone can make purchases from the get-go.
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I am 80% sure that I never had to type in any passwords before making a purchase and I bought Plex and Sev pretty much right after it updated.
so, before booting for the first time, I did this:
- delete device from my amazon account
- delete all autoloaded-because-of-firetv apps from my amazon account
the behavior on first boot was:
- dl latest software
- reboot
- install latest software
- reboot
- continue install latest software
- check for updates
- ask me to register with email/pass
- stupid tutorial video
I tried hitting Esc, which did quit the video - for some reason dropped me back to the Wifi setup screen. got past that and then the tutorial video started again, from the very beginning.
other notes:
all of those autoloaded apps are on the device anyway, and there is no way to delete them (yet)
and they all reappeared in my app list in my amazon account webpage.
When I got mine and first plugged it in, it prompted me for my Amazon username and password. I believe it also prompted me to enable parental controls, either that or I went into setting immediately and turned that on. That allowed me to protect purchases with a PIN.
In Germany Amazon will pre-register Kindles.
If u want to avoid registering it to your account u can mark it as a gift i think
I remembered purchasing a Fire HDX for a friend using my account and it came preregistered for me. All I have to do is de-authorize and reset it.
I have already set up a pin for one-click. I'm don't know if this is a default option now but Amazon should make it more secure.
I want to sell my FTV. If I deactivate it on Amazon.com will it still work for the new buyer. If I have loaded xbmc on it, will that continue to work?
Hey guys... So I got a amazon fire stick cheap from someone... And it worked fine... But all a sudden it seems to have reset, and is now not logging into any of my amazon accounts. Keeps saying cannot verify.
Is there some kind of security feature where a fire stick can be deactivated from amazon or something.. ?
Any advice how to get around this...? It asks to connect to WiFi which it does fine... Then add amazon account... Which then it keeps failing to verify.
Sent from my Nexus 5
Are you blocking any domains in your router? If so you may have issue connecting to Amazon.
Just got today same issue
Any resolutions on this issue....?
{ParanoiA} said:
Are you blocking any domains in your router? If so you may have issue connecting to Amazon.
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No I'm not blocking anything... I had just side loaded xmbx and some other apps earlier... It was working fine then... All a sudden it just stopped.
Does amazon block devices in any scenario?
Sent from my Nexus 5
Try logging into you Amazon account and see what devices you have registered on there. If the stick Is still registered then try un-registering it. Then try sign in again on stick
I have an Amazon Fire stick it was working fine . Then all of a sudden when trying to go back in it asks me if I have an account or need to create one. As we bought it for $80 and had kodi we don't have an account and don't want to register because we never had to before. Please help
Jjhollins said:
I have an Amazon Fire stick it was working fine . Then all of a sudden when trying to go back in it asks me if I have an account or need to create one. As we bought it for $80 and had kodi we don't have an account and don't want to register because we never had to before. Please help
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Who ever sold it to you probably had it logged in under their account. Either they removed that device from their account, or it was pushed out by them registering new devices. An amazon account is required.
my firestick was working fine. now is asking me to sign in or create account. how can i get it bak to normal??
savila106 said:
my firestick was working fine. now is asking me to sign in or create account. how can i get it bak to normal??
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Read post #7 of this thread...
bought my fire stick from bestbuy and it wont let me register keeps saying enter whats in the challenge????
savila106 said:
my firestick was working fine. now is asking me to sign in or create account. how can i get it bak to normal??
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Did you ever get your Amazon Fire Stick to work? I've had my firestick for quite awhile now and all of a sudden it stopped working. It doesn't seem to recognize my Amazon ID or password. Is there a way to get past that and maybe just reset the setting and start all fresh? Anyone have any suggestions on how to get it to work again? Thanks...
Go to Amazon.com and check if your device is still registered if so delete it and th
2rozzi said:
Did you ever get your Amazon Fire Stick to work? I've had my firestick for quite awhile now and all of a sudden it stopped working. It doesn't seem to recognize my Amazon ID or password. Is there a way to get past that and maybe just reset the setting and start all fresh? Anyone have any suggestions on how to get it to work again? Thanks...
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Go to Amazon.com and check if your device is still registered. if so delete it and try to login.
If it still doesn't work contact official amazon support for help, they are very helpful
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Having the same problem with them asking me to register an account i don't mind but why in the blue hell do they wan my credit card number that was where i stopped and said no !
I had the same issue when I called and they said that was the Fire Sticks I had were reported lost or stolen and has been blacklisted. Their tech support team was able to unblacklist them and I had to do a factory reset.
My firestick is not allowing me register it keep going back asking for email address and password. I am allowed to go My Amazon website with the email and password but not on the firestick. What am I doing wrong?
Help please
tmmcbots said:
I had the same issue when I called and they said that was the Fire Sticks I had were reported lost or stolen and has been blacklisted. Their tech support team was able to unblacklist them and I had to do a factory reset.
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Hey similar issue .... I bought from OLX ( second hand) same issue this device was registered under lost and stolen. Can you please help how to proceed. The call center guys said it can't be unbacklist. Any leads who can assist here please.:crying:
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I set up a 2nd gen Fire TV for my friend with Kodi and other Addons, and everything was working fine. The other day he went to use it, and everything was gone, and it was in a state like it was factory reset. Does anyone know what could have caused that to happen?
lennie paz said:
I set up a 2nd gen Fire TV for my friend with Kodi and other Addons, and everything was working fine. The other day he went to use it, and everything was gone, and it was in a state like it was factory reset. Does anyone know what could have caused that to happen?
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Sound like some one else in the home, kid or less tech savvy person or someone that might of done something on it that they wanted hidden hit "Factory Reset". It really sounds like user bug. Haven't heard about a hardware bug that "Factory Resets" them. Unless maybe it tried to take an update & things went really bad. But if that was the case it would probably be on a startup loop.
Y314K said:
Sound like some one else in the home, kid or less tech savvy person or someone that might of done something on it that they wanted hidden hit "Factory Reset". It really sounds like user bug. Haven't heard about a hardware bug that "Factory Resets" them. Unless maybe it tried to take an update & things went really bad. But if that was the case it would probably be on a startup loop.
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I have the updates blocked, and he said he doesn't even know how to do a factory reset.
lennie paz said:
I have the updates blocked, and he said he doesn't even know how to do a factory reset.
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Is the FW still @ same version you rooted at ?
If there are no other folks or kids that could of accidentally done it. Then he either butt/drunk factory reset or he has a ghost/poltergeist.
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lennie paz said:
I have the updates blocked, and he said he doesn't even know how to do a factory reset.
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Joking aside. Did you leave KingRoot installed after root... If so it might be related to this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/general/leave-kingroot-installed-disabling-t3339325 Read the full post. Not related to your issue.
Y314K said:
Is the FW still @ same version you rooted at ?
If there are no other folks or kids that could of accidentally done it. Then he either butt/drunk factory reset or he has a ghost/poltergeist.
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Joking aside. Did you leave KingRoot installed after root... If so it might be related to this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/general/leave-kingroot-installed-disabling-t3339325
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I didn't root it, and the FW is still the same. Is there a button combination that can be pressed by any chance, or do you have to go into the settings,and choose Factory Reset?
lennie paz said:
I didn't root it, and the FW is still the same. Is there a button combination that can be pressed by any chance, or do you have to go into the settings,and choose Factory Reset?
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Although I can't get it work work on my FireOS 5.0.5.1 FTVS. So not sure it's now disable. But there is a remote combination for Factory Reset. But I think you would still need to verify you want to Factory Reset.
RIGHT + BACK for 10 seconds will ask you for doing a factory reset on your FireTV.
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Got it work. So it's still active. It gives a 15 second countdown to Factory Reset. So that combination will Factory Reset unless you stop the countdown.
I think we got to the bottom of that mystery.
Im glad you posted this OP, my stick did the same thing! It was wiped totally clean. his happen on April 4th or 5th, same day you posted this
How do I get past the register screen. I bought it in Feb off eBay. Jail broken
G8rntn said:
How do I get past the register screen. I bought it in Feb off eBay. Jail broken
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There are no Jail broken FTV's. Just rooted FTV's or not rooted FTV's. On re-seller FTV's Jail broken is just a marketing term. You could of mod (jail broken) an FTV that you got from Amazon or any store just by following a few guides for much less $. And all FTV's need an Amazon account to get past the register screen no matter if rooted or modded or whatever.
Y314K said:
There are no Jail broken FTV's. Just rooted FTV's or not rooted FTV's. On re-seller FTV's Jail broken is just a marketing term. You could of mod (jail broken) an FTV that you got from Amazon or any store just by following a few guides for much less $. And all FTV's need an Amazon account to get past the register screen no matter if rooted or modded or whatever.
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I have watched it since February when I bought it and NEVER had to register it. All I had to do was connect to my wifi. NOW it's saying I have to register it.
G8rntn said:
I have watched it since February when I bought it and NEVER had to register it. All I had to do was connect to my wifi. NOW it's saying I have to register it.
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It must of been sent to you with a pre-logged probably dummy Amazon account. The owner of the Amazon account can de-register the device off their account at anytime or Amazon can close/ban the account. But it's more then likely that the seller had to make room to have other devices registered & took yours off. And that would kick you out of it & will make your FTV ask you for an Amazon account again.
Just create one or use one you already got. Not hard & it's free to create an Amazon account. Nothing should really change in your setup. Unless you had some paid apps that came with it. And any Free apps you can just buy in your new Amazon account. Sideloaded apps like Kodi/SPMC should not be affected at all.
Y314K said:
It must of been sent to you with a pre-logged probably dummy Amazon account. The owner of the Amazon account can de-register the device off their account at anytime or Amazon can close/ban the account. But it's more then likely that the seller had to make room to have other devices registered & took yours off. And that would kick you out of it & will make your FTV ask you for an Amazon account again.
Just create one or use one you already got. Not hard & it's free to create an Amazon account. Nothing should really change in your setup. Unless you had some paid apps that came with it. And any Free apps you can just buy in your new Amazon account. Sideloaded apps like Kodi/SPMC should not be affected at all.
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I have to put in a CC #.... Will that charge it?
G8rntn said:
I have to put in a CC #.... Will that charge it?
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Only if you manually purchase PRIME or if you click to purchase an App or other non-free item. You can try to use a Gift Visa or other type of card too. Not sure if it checked how much money is in it. But you might be able to get away with using one without any balance left. Make sure you turn off "in App purchases" in the settings. And you can add parental controls to make you input a pin if anybody wants to purchase anything as extra security on your FTV.
Y314K said:
Only if you manually purchase PRIME or if you click to purchase an App or other non-free item. You can try to use a Gift Visa or other type of card too. Not sure if it checked how much money is in it. But you might be able to get away with using one without any balance left. Make sure you turn off "in App purchases" in the settings. And you can add parental controls to make you input a pin if anybody wants to purchase anything as extra security on your FTV.
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Thanks
my amazon firestick updated and wipes everything what is the cause of that and how to get back my apps
I have two rooted Gen 1 Fire TV's and a Gen 2 non rooted Voice FireStick. I woke up this morning and turned on the Gen 1 FireTV and it was logged out of my Amazon account. I needed to re enter the credentials and it was working.
Went downstairs to check the other Gen 1 rooted box and it was the same way. However my FireStick was fine.
Is it possible that Amazon is trying to reset my rooted/bootloader unlocked/rbox recovery boxes?
yazyazoo said:
I have two rooted Gen 1 Fire TV's and a Gen 2 non rooted Voice FireStick. I woke up this morning and turned on the Gen 1 FireTV and it was logged out of my Amazon account. I needed to re enter the credentials and it was working.
Went downstairs to check the other Gen 1 rooted box and it was the same way. However my FireStick was fine.
Is it possible that Amazon is trying to reset my rooted/bootloader unlocked/rbox recovery boxes?
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No probs here. What PreRooted FW & what version of TRWP are u on. Maybe yours tried to take the update & TWRP stopped it. And Amazon kicked the account being logged in. Just spitballing.
What was strange was that it happened to only my two rooted FireTV boxes. They both are on TWRP 3.0.06 and 5.2.1.1_r1 pre rooted rom from Rbox. I do have amazon updates blocked at my router but I didn't do the block where you change the version number of the version number.
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What was strange was that it happened to only my two rooted FireTV boxes. They both are on TWRP 3.0.06 and 5.2.1.1_r1 pre rooted rom from Rbox. I do have amazon updates blocked at my router but I didn't do the block where you change the version number of the version number.
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The PreRooted v5.2.1.1_r1 would have updated your TWRP to v7. It can happen that a device gets kicked off an account but two seems less of a coincidence.
For me router/opendns blocking created more problems & is really not guarantee to block every possible address. So I only recommend first method 5 & then method 1 after the first log in. Both methods combine are the best option. The router/opendns method can block more then just the updates. So it could of cause a communication problem on your FTV1's that got them kicked off the account. Maybe.
I think I figured out why my account is logged out. Amazon thinks I am a reseller because I have so many fire TV under my Amazon account.
I was reading the comments at the bottom of this article and it's been happening to other users getting logged out.
For some reason I can't link the aftv news article but it's the one why amazon can't keep the FTV in stock.
yazyazoo said:
I think I figured out why my account is logged out. Amazon thinks I am a reseller because I have so many fire TV under my Amazon account.
I was reading the comments at the bottom of this article and it's been happening to other users getting logged out.
For some reason I can't link the aftv news article but it's the one why amazon can't keep the FTV in stock.
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That would had been my first response but since you only mentioned 3 devices in the OP I didn't think the Amazon device limit was the problem...
As for the linking. I think you can only link after you have posted at least 10 posts. Just a standard forum restriction. Guess it cuts down on spam posters.
Y314K said:
That would had been my first response but since you only mentioned 3 devices in the OP I didn't think the Amazon device limit was the problem...
As for the linking. I think you can only link after you have posted at least 10 posts. Just a standard forum restriction. Guess it cuts down on spam posters.
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I do only have three in the house but when I looked at the list it seems to have recorded a bunch of Firesticks I have reset and installed custome roms and also families firestick that i setup in the past.
I deleted like 20 devices including phones from my list so hopefully I won't be logged out again.
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I do only have three in the house but when I looked at the list it seems to have recorded a bunch of Firesticks I have reset and installed custome roms and also families firestick that i setup in the past.
I deleted like 20 devices including phones from my list so hopefully I won't be logged out again.
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Yeah, I know how it goes. I think I have 7 FTV devices over all. 4 are mine & 3 are gifts I gave to close family & friends. I asked them if they wanted to change the Amazon account to theirs. But they prefer to keep access to my 800+ FTV(S) apps by using my account. Luckily Amazon added pin & other restrictions to purchases & subscriptions. Although, I did have to cancel two purchases. But I think that was caused by someone here at home. When I mod a FTV(S) for anybody else. I always make sure they put their Amazon info or I always Deregister them as soon as I am done.
Weird so I deleted a bunch of devices from my Amazon account. This morning my stock firestick 2 was logged out of the account and another one of my rooted box FTV1 was logged out. I have a total of 4 FTV devices and Kindle tablets and my android and my wife's IOS phone. Is there a way to get Amazon to stop? It seems like when they log me out I need to enter some apps credentials again which is a pain.