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Originally Posted by johnathome
So i've just bought a Fire Tv (i was waiting for the price to drop), i understand i could sideload NowTV onto it but i need a mouse connected to set it up, do i also need a mouse for normal operation? i.e. all the time i want to use it?
Also how much faffing about is there to load XBMC onto it and do i need a mouse to use that as well?
TIA
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First of all on your fire tv you'll need to turn on debugging so go into settings - developer options turn all on except for usb debugging.
Dowload agk to fire to your phone (android) from here
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gopi-Adusumi...1&keywords=agk (make sure you have the amazon app store on your phone), go into settings on your fire tv, click on about then network make a note of your fire tvs ip.
Enter your fire tv ip into agk for fire. Then you just downlowd nowtv, kodi etc to your phone once installed open agk click on send to (firetv ip for example if your fire tv ip was 123.456.7.8 you'd see send to 123.456.7.8) it will send and install the app to your fire tv.
A wireless mouse can be used just plug the dongle into the fire tv usb port.
I find a cheap acer wireless mouse and keyboard works great on my fire tv to use now tv and most sideloaded apps you will need the keyboard and mouse connected to your fire tv a lot of people recommend this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-2-4G-W...item3cf1c2f048
xbomc or kodi as it's called now is very easy to sideload just do it via the agk app.
If you don't have a android phone you can download the android app apk files to your pc and use a fat32 formatted usb stick to install the apps onto your fire tv instead you would have to search for the apk files though which can be time consuming.
Below are a list of android apps i have sideloaded and tested that work
Skygo
nowtv
tvcatchup
fios verizon mobile (usa login needed)
xfinity tv2go (usa login needed)
direct tv (usa login needed)
appotide (app store worth getting)
dropbox
es file explorer
itv player
Bt sports
NBC live extra (usa login required)
filmon
mobdro
showbox
hd cinema
please note the last 3 can nly be got from appotide for obvious reasons lol.