[Q] BBC iplayer and media player apps for fire tv - Fire TV Themes and Apps

I know these apps exist in the UK, but the method for getting them in the US no longer works (switching regions in your amazon settings). Would anybody be able to extract these and post the apks somewhere?

BBC Iplayer on Amazon Fire TV
drpie34 said:
I know these apps exist in the UK, but the method for getting them in the US no longer works (switching regions in your amazon settings). Would anybody be able to extract these and post the apks somewhere?
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I have tried sideloading the BBC iplayer APK but it looks like it needs a touch screen to work as i can't select a show to play it. Is there a BBC Iplayer app on nexus player? or an older apk that will work ?
Anyone tested this out?

gilesshaxted said:
I have tried sideloading the BBC iplayer APK but it looks like it needs a touch screen to work as i can't select a show to play it. Is there a BBC Iplayer app on nexus player? or an older apk that will work ?
Anyone tested this out?
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Yeah you can use a bluetooth mouse or some android programs on your phone/tablet to make the iplayer work. But I know there is an iplayer app designed for firetv. That is what I am hoping someone can extract and post.

drpie34 said:
Yeah you can use a bluetooth mouse or some android programs on your phone/tablet to make the iplayer work. But I know there is an iplayer app designed for firetv. That is what I am hoping someone can extract and post.
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I have the official bbc player app on my firetv. ? How do I extract the apk? Let me know and I'll put it up.

Yes can you please extract the iPlayer, STV Player and 5 On Demand apks and post them up here?
This guide details how to do it and transfer back to your computer : http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-transfer-amazon-fire-tv-apps-to-a-fire-tv-stick/#more-3475
Thanks...

I was just going to log in here and post those same instructions. It would great to get these (and is there a 4od app as well?). Thanks!

navigates said:
I have the official bbc player app on my firetv. ? How do I extract the apk? Let me know and I'll put it up.
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I'd love the iplayer
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Can someone in the UK please just follow the simple instructions I have posted and extract and post the apks?
It will only take 5 minutes and I think many people would be happy and appreciative of your efforts...

Fire TV UK Apps
Hi
Heres a link to my google drive for the UK apps (Iplayer, Demand5, TV Player and STV Player)
h t t p s://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B6g4L9vpdO9gb3BPekF4QjFSMVk&usp=sharing
I cant post them direct here as the file size of some is greater than 20MB
I will keep them up til the end of the year if someone wants to post the to a more permanent link.
I backed them up using ES FIle Explorer so they should work.
Of course you will need a DNS service or VPN to use them outside the UK.
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Had to put spaces at the beginning of the url in the above post as you are not allowed to post links until you have made ten posts.
cheers
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Another option is using XBMC/Kodi
I have added the BBC Iplayer and ITV Player zip files to the folder linked to above.
Cheers

Thanks for posting these uk apks!
I have iPlayer and STVPlayer working perfectly but 5 and TVPlayer are not working on the firestick for me yet and there may be an issue withe firestick compatibility for some reason.
To get these to work i had to do the following:
Sideload the iplayer apk posted above to the firestick
Go to Amazon.com and search and buy that free app, for example iplayer
On the firestick go to my account and resync data
Now launch the app from the Manage all Apps setting
Now as each app loads it will be placed in your Recents list on the firestick Home Screen
The apps will NOT appear in your apps list in the apps tab so the only place to select them is from the Recents list or Manage all Apps.
Thanks again for posting these and i hope someone else also finds this useful for their firestick

No Problem
Getting a Fire TV Stick for christmas so will let you know how I go with these apps on it.
Using getflix.com as my DNS service if that makes a difference. Viewing these UK and US apps in Australia

drpie34 said:
I know these apps exist in the UK, but the method for getting them in the US no longer works (switching regions in your amazon settings). Would anybody be able to extract these and post the apks somewhere?
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This post is dated 3rd December 2014
I changed my region on amazon.com on the 19th December 2014 and it worked, I added BBC's iPlayer and BBC Sports

Thanks. I've now got both the fire tv and the fire stick ( I got the stick first). It looks like this method works with the fire tv but not the fire stick.

Got my Fire TV Stick
The UK apps from my account do not show up on it.
Installed Kodi/XBMC on it and added ITV player and BBC Iplayer that way.

Thanks for this :beer: can you accept my request. I'm over in Spain with a smartdns and look for these apks all the time
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Ok i have shared the folder again so try the link again.
If someone can post the files to a more permanent file sharing place that would be good.
I will keep the link active for the next three days then I wont be opening it again as I dont want to share my google drive folders.

Hey @grahamsmith, can you reupload the files or change the permissions for the folder to allow anyone with the link to download. Currently permission is required to access the files.

Hi,
I added the iplayer, as well as news and sport apps to my fire tv yesterday. Got them pushed from Amazon.com. I'm using adfreetime and can play the iplayer in a browser and also in kodi, but the app won't play anything.
All the content appears, but on clicking it tries to play but then I get a message saying somehting has gone wrong....
Anyone else getting this?
Any ideas?

Did they change something to the BBC iPlayer app?
I bought this one with an UK amazon account, as I can buy it with my german account (You are not eligible to purchase this app due to geographical restrictions, bla, bla).
Synched it to my AFTV, switched back to my "normal" german account and tried to start the app. It starts, shows me the main menu but then a windows pops up saying "You don't own this app. Want details?". If I select details it just says me the same again, that I don't own that app. I then can only exit the app.
Any workarounds?
My Hulu Plus installed the way described above works without problems..
Haven't tried the BBC player in Kodi yet, will try this one. But getting the AFTV app to work would be more wife-friendly

Please reup apk's
Could someone please reup the Itv and 5OD fire TV apk's? I can't seem to get them from Amazon even though I transfered my account to UK
Best regards
Bobi

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HBO Nordic - Cannot get it working :(

Hi all.
I have searched throughout the internet, and this one seems impossible to fix for now
I have xposed installed and rootcloak, and can now enter the app and see a list of all movies and tv shows.
However i cannot play anything !!!
I believe the issue is with the WideWine DRM which is NOT supported by Fire TV, and which is neccecery to have in android.
DRM info from playstore will reveal which DRM the Fire TV supports:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.romanhosek.drminfo
The HBO app works fine on my LG G2, and I can see that DRM Info tells me the WideWine is available.
Can anyone tell me if it someow possible to compile this DRM library into fire tv so we can have WideWine DRM protetected content?
mcmanuf said:
Hi all.
I have searched throughout the internet, and this one seems impossible to fix for now
I have xposed installed and rootcloak, and can now enter the app and see a list of all movies and tv shows.
However i cannot play anything !!!
I believe the issue is with the WideWine DRM which is NOT supported by Fire TV, and which is neccecery to have in android.
DRM info from playstore will reveal which DRM the Fire TV supports:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.romanhosek.drminfo
The HBO app works fine on my LG G2, and I can see that DRM Info tells me the WideWine is available.
Can anyone tell me if it someow possible to compile this DRM library into fire tv so we can have WideWine DRM protetected content?
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Someone was asking about Widevine the other day. I just dismissed it, but it might be possible. Get the errors from logcat and we'll see what's going wrong.
That would be amazing.
I have attached two logcats. One which is filtered (small duration) and one which is not.
The package name is obviously com.hbo.android.app, and playback is started around 11:41 (see large logcat file).
HBO Nordic FireTV
Hi did you have any luck succeeding in getting HBO Nordic running on your FireTV box. I would love to have it running too.
I simply do not understand why they are not interested in supporting all our devices.
Looking forward to your update.
Thanks
mcmanuf said:
That would be amazing.
I have attached two logcats. One which is filtered (small duration) and one which is not.
The package name is obviously com.hbo.android.app, and playback is started around 11:41 (see large logcat file).
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smikloz said:
Hi did you have any luck succeeding in getting HBO Nordic running on your FireTV box. I would love to have it running too.
I simply do not understand why they are not interested in supporting all our devices.
Looking forward to your update.
Thanks
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No unfortuneately not.
For now unfortuneately a chromecast is also needed :/
I sideloaded hbo nordic apk, and I get an error about google play services not being supportet. Any ideas?
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its working! Sideloaded an older version of google play services (7.0.86) and also google play store.
henningdalgaard said:
I sideloaded hbo nordic apk, and I get an error about google play services not being supportet. Any ideas?
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its working! Sideloaded an older version of google play services (7.0.86) and also google play store.
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Cool! worked for me too... but had to precisely install the google play services version (7.0.86_1763202-010).
But its a bit slow may be because I am using it outside nordic region with a smart DNS service.
How did you manage it guys? I installed play store and sideloded the HBO Go from google play store, I can install it and run it but can't control it as it expects touch screen. Tried using the remote controller and the gamepad but is crazy, no idea what is being selected, etc. Thanks
Btw. the reason I'm doing this is that I'm located outside the US (in CZ) and the HBO Go app that comes with FireTV connects to hbogo.com and it is showing me error that I'm connected from outside the US.
OK just in case somebody comes across this thread in the future. I have managed to install the Android version of HBO GO after installing the Google Play version that was referred few posts ago. I have used the Android app "Mouse Toggle for Fire TV" to navigate through the interface. At the beginning HBO Go failed to connect when Fire TV was connected through LAN port so I had to connect through WLAN and then HBO Go started to work. The only issue I'm still having is that I can't play some new series like Westworld, Divorce and few others that do not stream at all. Could it be the codec? the resolution of the video? Other movies and series play fine.
I managed to get the latest version of HBO Nordic (3.1.0, I think it is) installed on my Fire TV Stick yesterday:
Installed Google Play Services, latest non-beta version, but NOT the Android TV version
Installed Google Play Store, latest non-beta version, also NOT Android TV version.
Installed a "Force Landscape" mode app, otherwise interface is distorted.
Installed the Mouse app for Fire TV, to use the remote as a cursor.
I could then log in and browse the library. Yay. But all playback fails. Logcat indicates it's something with the Audio that goes wrong, but that's about as much as I can gather...
Android TV versions of the Google apps wouldn't work. I suspect that this is because FireOS was forked from regular Android, and not Android TV.
Anyways, I got this far. Maybe others will have more luck?

[Q] DirecTV App - What Versions Work?

Would anyone who's used the DirecTV tablet app on their aftv mind chiming in as to if it is still working, and if so what version?
I've installed version 3.3.7 on both my rooted and un-rooted aftvs and all I get is "Your appliction version is no longer supported. Please download the latest version from the google play store." when launched. The unrooted box is running firmware v 51.1.4.3_user_514020320. The rooted box is running whatever version I had to downgrade to in order to install the su binary.
I would also like to know what version is working, also if the phone app would work or the Kindle Fire app
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I do not have a Directv account so I cannot log in, but I installed the tablets version and it opened and asks for my email and password. How I got it? I have 1Mobile Market installed. If you have a browser installed on your Fire TV, google "1Mobile Market 5.8.3",download and install 1Mobile Market. Open 1Mobile Market and search directv, the tablet version is 4.0.5, install it. BTW 1Mobile market is a third party app store that is an alternative to the play store. Its worth keeping a couple third party app stores on the Fire TV so that you can download apps without having to worry about sideloading through adb. I recommend 1Mobile Market and Aptoide.
Hi for us not living in the USA can someone provide us with the newest Directv app both the phone and tablet version..
I would believe I could use the phone app.
That's the only app I miss for my AFTV.
Now I use my subscription on my laptop but could be sweet to have it all in one box
Thnx in advance
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Also downloaded the latest from Google Play and my Fire TV Stick says that the version is no longer supported and to download the latest?
Does anyone have a working APK?
Has anyone figured this out yet?
Here You Go
this the one I use on my fire stick>>>>https://mega.co.nz/#!eNkQTQCJ!QA1TfmHSwc34OjOSznmCfzQ79ldTlbHqSf6D2jW17t4<<<,its DIRECTV for Tablets app,its works really good,the only problem I got is,when it plays hd contents the video is moving funny(a lil slow,its like the processor is not fast enough for it)..all my other movie app I play in hd plays smooth,it could be the app is not meant for the fire stick,I know fire tv processor is faster,so it probably better to use that...please test it out,and let me what happens.
atlkidz said:
this the one I use on my fire stick>>>>https://mega.co.nz/#!eNkQTQCJ!QA1TfmHSwc34OjOSznmCfzQ79ldTlbHqSf6D2jW17t4<<<,its DIRECTV for Tablets app,its works really good,the only problem I got is,when it plays hd contents the video is moving funny(a lil slow,its like the processor is not fast enough for it)..all my other movie app I play in hd plays smooth,it could be the app is not meant for the fire stick,I know fire tv processor is faster,so it probably better to use that...please test it out,and let me what happens.
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Thanks for posting that. Can I ask where you found it from? I take it the app was modified to allow it to work? Just wondering who did it and where I can follow for updates. Also, it would be nice to know that it's not grabbing any login info.
atlkidz said:
this the one I use on my fire stick>>>>https://mega.co.nz/#!eNkQTQCJ!QA1TfmHSwc34OjOSznmCfzQ79ldTlbHqSf6D2jW17t4<<<,its DIRECTV for Tablets app,its works really good,the only problem I got is,when it plays hd contents the video is moving funny(a lil slow,its like the processor is not fast enough for it)..all my other movie app I play in hd plays smooth,it could be the app is not meant for the fire stick,I know fire tv processor is faster,so it probably better to use that...please test it out,and let me what happens.
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That's the same exact apk from the google play store. Just tried it and doesn't work with the Firetv.
Does anyone please have a modified version of the Directv app for Firetv?
Jedis said:
Thanks for posting that. Can I ask where you found it from? I take it the app was modified to allow it to work? Just wondering who did it and where I can follow for updates. Also, it would be nice to know that it's not grabbing any login info.
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I got it from google play store,it works for me on fire stick.,and no you are grabbing any login info
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Major THC said:
That's the same exact apk from the google play store. Just tried it and doesn't work with the Firetv.
Does anyone please have a modified version of the Directv app for Firetv?
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sorry that it didnt work you,but it work for me on the fire stick
Any update on this? I put the tablet version on fire tv and got it to bring up the login, but then got an error message saying fire tv could not open web links. I then put on the current version I have on my phone. That one I got through and seems to mainly be working (with a mouse or mouse program). I can get to the guide, select a program, select watch on phone, but then I just get the waiting spinning circle forever. Works great on my phone and my iPad. It would be so nice to have it working on Fire Tv or Roku or even a computer (but I can't get it working through any of my browsers, and the interface on the computer sucks compared to the apps).
The current phone version works perfectly (with mouse), but on WIFI only, wired wont start the stream.
FYI. I tried again for the heck of it and the tablet version (com.directv.navigator) does let you login now and stream with the Fire TV using wired ethernet!!!
Jedis said:
FYI. I tried again for the heck of it and the tablet version (com.directv.navigator) does let you login now and stream with the Fire TV using wired ethernet!!!
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Thx, got it working.
atlkidz said:
I got it from google play store,it works for me on fire stick.,and no you are grabbing any login info
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sorry that it didnt work you,but it work for me on the fire stick
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How did you get this up and running on the fire stick? I can't get past the login authentification process...
usmcnyc said:
How did you get this up and running on the fire stick? I can't get past the login authentification process...
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Yea - same here. Unrooted stock Fire TV Stick and when I try the Navigator version I can't get past the log-in screen. I enter my credentials and then a webbrowser launches with a DirectTV website to enter further credentials but I cannot type on it as the DirecTV App displays a null keyboard which blocks the ability to enter the required information into the website. Has anyone been able to overcome this?
beofotch said:
Yea - same here. Unrooted stock Fire TV Stick and when I try the Navigator version I can't get past the log-in screen. I enter my credentials and then a webbrowser launches with a DirectTV website to enter further credentials but I cannot type on it as the DirecTV App displays a null keyboard which blocks the ability to enter the required information into the website. Has anyone been able to overcome this?
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are you using a mouse or the fire stick remote?
gvc803 said:
are you using a mouse or the fire stick remote?
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Physical fire stick remote and/or remote on Droid app.
beofotch said:
Yea - same here. Unrooted stock Fire TV Stick and when I try the Navigator version I can't get past the log-in screen. I enter my credentials and then a webbrowser launches with a DirectTV website to enter further credentials but I cannot type on it as the DirecTV App displays a null keyboard which blocks the ability to enter the required information into the website. Has anyone been able to overcome this?
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On my FireTV (not stick) - I just closed the Chrome popup window that asked me to login (without actually logging in) and the app proceeded to finish the login process from within the app itself. Try that?
beofotch said:
Physical fire stick remote and/or remote on Droid app.
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I had the same problem but , for some reason, it worked after I paired a bluetooth mouse with the stick. maybe it was a fluke, dont know, but I needed to get a mouse anyway to use with other apps. I'm not sure if I am using the directv tablet or phone version.

UK/US/JP Fire TV apps repository?

Hi - I know I can change my country on the respectively Amazon website to download the apps onto my FTV, but I was wondering if there's somewhere I can just download and sideload them?
Apps that have such geo-specific restrictions: ITV (UK), UKTV (UK), NHK World TV (JP)
Or perhaps there's a thread in here somewhere I just missed?
My experience is that's it's not that simple to rip an official Fire TV app from Amazon without having a rooted Fire TV. Sideloaded APK app versions that rely on a usb wireless keyboard / mouse or bluetooth keyboard work without issues. Tried my Android phone and Nexus 7 to get the official apk version that works with the Fire TV off those devices and sideloaded to my FIre TV, but it would always take me to Amazon underground and install it directly without leaving an APK version of it to transfer to the Amazon Fire TV.
If you want to download the apk versions of those channels from one location, you could sideload the aptoide app store, but it can be keyboard dependent as sometimes it'll use a web browser ( I've tried boat browser, firefox, maxthon...take your pick and download them through aptoide ) looking for the apk file of the app you are interested in.
If you go in another direction, you'll find the most efficient way is to install these channels through Kodi using the add-ons for the respective channel. Call Kodi a one stop shop app for all your channel viewing. It saves the hassle of downloading say the ITV apk app and avoids having to use a keyboard to make it work. Highly recommend you familiarize yourself with Kodi if you haven't already. Another official channel on the Fire TV is the MediaHHH app. It's available on the Amazon Fire TV app menu ( At least for U.S viewers ). That's basically all the U.K freeview live channels on an official app and it works perfectly well without a proxy or vpn required which you'll need if you use either the sideloaded apk version of an app or run the add-on channels using Kodi.
My observation is that if you switch say Amazon locations on your Fire TV and download a regional official APP like the BBC iplayer, you'll lose it when you log back in to your local Amazon Fire TV account, but if all you want are the apps in that location then you shouldn't have a problem as long as you add a geo-proxy to your network or VPN access added to your router.
If someone knows how to pull off a rip of an official Fire TV app without root or knows how to get a ripped version from their Android phone / tablet of an official Amazon Fire TV app, not the universal apk ver, I'm all ears on how to do it.
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My observation is that if you switch say Amazon locations on your Fire TV and download a regional official APP like the BBC iplayer, you'll lose it when you log back in to your local Amazon Fire TV account, .
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I know for a fact that this not true. You can go it amazon content settings and change your locale to UK. Doing so, will allow you to search and download UK apps to your Fire TV. Once done switch it back to US and you can now search for US apps. The US and UK apps reside side by side and can be launched without issues (assuming you have SmartDNS).
None of the above can be accomplished on a Roku - which is why I really love this device.
Strange. Every time I've tried this in the past, the U.K apps disappeared ( 2 Fire TV's ver 1 and 1 Fire tv stick ), but that was a while ago. Maybe they've changed something in their firmware that allows you to do this now, because I remember hitting a brick wall a while back. and gave up Thanks for the heads up. I'll try it again and see if I can make it work now.
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I know for a fact that this not true. You can go it amazon content settings and change your locale to UK. Doing so, will allow you to search and download UK apps to your Fire TV. Once done switch it back to US and you can now search for US apps. The US and UK apps reside side by side and can be launched without issues (assuming you have SmartDNS).
None of the above can be accomplished on a Roku - which is why I really love this device.
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Call Kodi a one stop shop app for all your channel viewing..
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Perhaps you can help me - I use a LG smarphone to download apps from the Playstore and sideload to AFTV2. My issue is that since its a smartphone, the APKs it downloads is suited for a phone screen and not for the TV. Is there a way within Kodi to download different variants of the same APK. Google Playstore URL is the same on any device - except the APK that is made available on the page is dependent on the device requesting the download.
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callanish said:
Strange. Every time I've tried this in the past, the U.K apps disappeared ( 2 Fire TV's ver 1 and 1 Fire tv stick ), but that was a while ago. Maybe they've changed something in their firmware that allows you to do this now, because I remember hitting a brick wall a while back. and gave up Thanks for the heads up. I'll try it again and see if I can make it work now.
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Bear in mind that the approach I used did not involved signing out of my Amazon account. All the downloads happens with my single account (only the locales are switched).
I'm not quite sure what kind of experience you've had with Kodi, but Kodi basically is the hub. The channels aren't apps, they're addons from repositories that run content. When kodi is installed, you either rely on the repository that comes with kodi or you continue to add repositories to increase your content options. Those repositories usually come in Zip form and you can sideload them over to Kodi then install them under system / addons. Another way is to type in the URL for the repository directly. Kodi will then add the repository and after that you can install the plugins from that repository. I'm not quite sure if that even remotely answered your question, but just know that Kodi manages and automatically updates content through the repository and that content is universal, so whatever you add to kodi doesn't require an app to function, so you'll never come across a problem with installing phone vs tablet apps
Okay, if I understand you correctly you're looking for the non-phone apk version of an app. The easiest way is probably just to sideload the aptoide app on to the fire TV and download and install the apk apps from there. Aptoide can be browser dependent if it can't find a version of the app you are looking for and will open up a browser to find the apk file somewhere else for download ( In other words download a browser to the Fire TV - Boat browser for tablets is a good one ). You could try just installing the aptoide app on your LG phone and transfer the apk file to your Amazon Fire TV. I've done that before and all versions were non-phone apps. Downside with the standard APK apps on the Fire TV has always been that most of them are keyboard / mouse dependent requiring a usb / bluetooth - keyboard / mouse or app with a keyboard / touchpad that works with the fire tv.
http://www.aptoide.com/page/apps or look up the aptoide.apk file in google to download it and then sideload it. I've had no issues with aptoide and I've been using it for years.
P.S I'll look into what you mentioned. I've been signing into another Amazon account from the U.K, thus losing all my U.S apps. If I manage the settings on the same Amazon U.S account and do a country change to the U.K, maybe from there I can install the U.K official Amazon Fire TV apps directly to the Fire Tv box without losing my U.S content. That's probably where I was going wrong before.
Edit............That was the problem. The solution was not to sign out and re-sign in. As you mentioned, you just have to change the country under the same Amazon account. Downloaded U.K official Fire TV apps and running great without the need for a keyboard / mouse. Thanks for the tip.
Info for the original poster of this thread. Try this link
http://www.eyeondemand.com/2014/10/24/how-to-combine-us-uk-and-de-apps-on-the-amazon-fire-tv/
vulcan195 said:
Perhaps you can help me - I use a LG smarphone to download apps from the Playstore and sideload to AFTV2. My issue is that since its a smartphone, the APKs it downloads is suited for a phone screen and not for the TV. Is there a way within Kodi to download different variants of the same APK. Google Playstore URL is the same on any device - except the APK that is made available on the page is dependent on the device requesting the download.
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Bear in mind that the approach I used did not involved signing out of my Amazon account. All the downloads happens with my single account (only the locales are switched).
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vulcan195 said:
I know for a fact that this not true. You can go it amazon content settings and change your locale to UK. Doing so, will allow you to search and download UK apps to your Fire TV. Once done switch it back to US and you can now search for US apps. The US and UK apps reside side by side and can be launched without issues (assuming you have SmartDNS).
None of the above can be accomplished on a Roku - which is why I really love this device.
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So the technique is change the settings on the amazon website or on the ftv?
jarayn said:
So the technique is change the settings on the amazon website or on the ftv?
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You change the country settings on the Amazon Website, purchase / add the apps, then re-sync content on the Amazon Fire TV if required. One of the apps, I think it was the ITV player didn't show up immediately, but since I purchased it ( right term if it's free?? ), I could do a search on the main fire tv menu for the ITV player app and then I downloaded it. With all the U.K apps downloaded, I switched the country settings back to the U.S.
Thanks, got BBC and itv now. BBC is perfect but itv seems to require mouse still.
jarayn said:
Thanks, got BBC and itv now. BBC is perfect but itv seems to require mouse still.
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Don't know if you've tried this, but did you try deleting the app and then re-installing it. i've noticed just installing it over the one you already have won't replace it. The official itv player app doesn't require a mouse, so it must be either reinstalling the apk mouse version, or it hasn't synced the official app to your fire tv.
P.S You could try the STV ( Scottish television version of the Itv Player ) app. Pretty much the same content. One thing I noticed is you give up live content with the official ITV player, whereas you could get that with the mouse version. You can always get the live content of ITV through Kodi anyway.
Thanks, good idea. No live though is crazy, thats the only thing i would want itv for.
I don't want to install Kodi because I have no idea about the security rating of the repositories and packages. So far I only install from Amazon or Google Play (sideloaded).
I now have a single platform access to UK and US apps. Very happy. Cannot do this with any of the other devices.
vulcan195 said:
I don't want to install Kodi because I have no idea about the security rating of the repositories and packages. So far I only install from Amazon or Google Play (sideloaded).
I now have a single platform access to UK and US apps. Very happy. Cannot do this with any of the other devices.
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I agree, it's a great device and what's so great about it is just how open the platform is to allow us to do the things we can do with it. From an Ex-pat point of view, I just wanted to offer some various options that I've been using for receiving U.K content and thankfully you helped me solve one of those problems with getting the official U.K apps. If Kodi isn't your thing, then fortunately there are other ways to watch U.K content without having to go down that road. Alway good to have options, that's what I always say
The official ITV Player app on Fire TV is just a temp solution. It will soon be replaced by a new app called ITV Hub, which will have on demand and live tv for all the ITV channels
neil0129 said:
The official ITV Player app on Fire TV is just a temp solution. It will soon be replaced by a new app called ITV Hub, which will have on demand and live tv for all the ITV channels
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Good to know. Thanks for the info.

[APK Request] YouTube TV for Fire TV (The live subscription TV service)

I have a UK FireStick and want to install YouTube TV (the live TV service) on my firestick. The alternative versions won't work, and I'd love to get hold of the official APK, which isn't available for UK devices, even when going through a VPN.
If anyone can pull the APK I would be hugely grateful!!
Thanks
No one here is in the US and can get the APK? Oh well, thanks anyway. Hopefully someone will post the APK online eventually
Apkmirror? Google the. apk+version number directly
Depending on your firestick, this version should cover all of them. It should run on any Fire TV: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/googl...-for-android-tv-2-12-08-android-apk-download/
blackout19 said:
No one here is in the US and can get the APK? Oh well, thanks anyway. Hopefully someone will post the APK online eventually
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You can get it yourself by changing region on the amazon store, there is no need for a VPN to download.. if somebody else gets it for you, and you sideload it, you'll just get the "not owned" error, anyway.

Unable to download BBC iPlayer on Firestick

Hello all,
First post here. I have become extremely frustrated over the last few days as I have been unable to download and of the UK tv apps, My5, All4, BBCiPlayer and ITV hub.
When I click on any of these apps and try to download I get the error message next to the cart saying "Unavailable".
The fire stick was purchased in the UK and set up there. I have an Amazon.co.uk account to which the stick is registered. The firestick also has a vpn installed that I have set to the UK.....still unable to download these apps. I tried downloading the APK for BBC iPlayer....it downloads but will not allow viewing of selected shows...error "Opps....something went wrong!"
Can anyone talk me through solving this... it's driving me nuts.!!!
Any and all help appreciated.
You have to enable the installation from unknown sources.
briangjohnson said:
You have to enable the installation from unknown sources.
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I already did that ...still get the error.
Trooper1954 said:
Hello all,
First post here. I have become extremely frustrated over the last few days as I have been unable to download and of the UK tv apps, My5, All4, BBCiPlayer and ITV hub.
When I click on any of these apps and try to download I get the error message next to the cart saying "Unavailable".
The fire stick was purchased in the UK and set up there. I have an Amazon.co.uk account to which the stick is registered. The firestick also has a vpn installed that I have set to the UK.....still unable to download these apps. I tried downloading the APK for BBC iPlayer....it downloads but will not allow viewing of selected shows...error "Opps....something went wrong!"
Can anyone talk me through solving this... it's driving me nuts.!!!
Any and all help appreciated.
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Thats weird, did you try to "purchase" (i know they are free) the apps on your computer? Sometimes is the only way to enable the app to be downloaded on the firestick...
Worked for me a few times
Regards,
London
london18 said:
Thats weird, did you try to "purchase" (i know they are free) the apps on your computer? Sometimes is the only way to enable the app to be downloaded on the firestick...
Worked for me a few times
Regards,
London
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Thx London....I forgot to mention that I'm now using this stick in Canada. I'll try your suggestion tho.
Can someone please upload bbc iplayer apk for fire stick? In Google I am able to find only version from April 2022 2.0, but amazon store shows latest one is from 28 September 2022.
Hello,
You can check this : https://t.ly/mQV3
Nah thats for a smartphone, not for a fire stick. I was able to get the version for firestick by registering a fake Amazon account with UK address. It's 2.1 or 2.2 or something like that.
I have tested the no-DPI version and It works fine for me (at least to navigate on login screen because I have no account) :
BBC iPlayer 4.159.1.26744 (nodpi) (Android 5.0+) APK Download by BBC Media App Technologies - APKMirror
BBC iPlayer 4.159.1.26744 (nodpi) (Android 5.0+) APK Download by BBC Media App Technologies - APKMirror Free and safe Android APK downloads
www.apkmirror.com
Otherwise, You can try this dedicated version for Nvidia (Android TV) :
BBC iPlayer APK (Android App) - Free Download
Download: BBC iPlayer APK (App) - ✔ Latest Version: 1.4.125 - Updated: 2023 - com.nvidia.bbciplayer - NVIDIA Lightspeed Studios - shield.nvidia.com - Free - Mobile App for Android
apkcombo.com
BBC iPlayer - Apps on Google Play
BBC iPlayer (for SHIELD Android TV)
play.google.com

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