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Mythling On Fire TV
Install and run Mythling on Fire TV.
Installation
MythTV Connection
Remote Buttons
Video Playback Options
The easiest way. Preferred for most folks.
- In your browser:
- Go to amazon.com and search for Mythling.
- Click "Get now with 1-Click" (it's free).
- On your Fire TV:
- Go to Settings > My Account, and select "Sync Amazon Content".
- Then go to Apps Library to download and install Mythling.
This gives you access to the beta version of Mythling. It requires that you enroll in Amazon's Live App Testing group for the app.
- To enroll in Live App Testing:
- Anyone interested can sign-up for Live App Testing by simply posting a message to the mythling-users
group asking to be enrolled:
https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/mythling-users - Note: Unfortunately to receive a Live App Testing invite you must opt-in to marketing emails from Amazon. To do this, log on to Amazon and go to My Account and click on E-Mail Preferences and Notifications under Message Center. From there, expand Promotional Emails under Email Preferences and enable Amazon Appstore emails.
- Anyone interested can sign-up for Live App Testing by simply posting a message to the mythling-users
group asking to be enrolled:
- Once you've received the invitation:
- Click on the link to the Amazon website for your locale.
- On Amazon click "Get now with 1-Click".
- Then in Fire TV go to Settings > My Account, and select "Sync Amazon Content".
- Then go to Apps Library to download and install Mythling.
- Feedback through mythling-users is appreciated.
Sideloading is more complicated because it requires you to download and install the Android SDK. Also, you must go through "Manage Installed Applications" to launch Mythling.
- Download the APK from GitHub:
- Enable APK Installation in Fire TV:
- From the Fire TV main screen, select Settings.
- Go to System > Developer Options.
- Enable both ADB Debugging and Apps From Unknown Sources.
- Go to System > About > Network, and note your Fire TV's IP address.
- Install through ADB:
- Install the Android SDK:
https://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/index.html - Follow Amazon's instructions for connecting through ADB:
https://developer.amazon.com/public/solutions/devices/fire-tv/docs/connecting-adb-to-fire-tv-device - Follow these instructions under Installing Your App (Command Line):
https://developer.amazon.com/appsandservices/solutions/devices/fire-tv/docs/installing-and-running-your-app#Installing%20Your%20App%20%28Command%20Line%29
- Install the Android SDK:
- Run Mythling on Fire TV:
- From the main screen, select Settings > Applications > Manage Installed Applications.
- Find Mythling and select Launch Application.
- Have fun! Feedback through mythling-users is appreciated.
Use this method if you'd like to debug Mythling on Fire TV.
- Setup your development environment and follow the steps under Running on Fire TV:
For Fire TV Mythling presents a simplified setup interface. Under the Connect settings category there's a single text box for
entering backend host information. Typically this involves entering just the IP address of your MythTV backend server. However, if you're
not using the default port (6544) you'll need to enter a value in the form: <backend_ip>:<backend_port>. And if your Myth Services setup
requires Digest Authentication, you need to include your login credentials information as follows: <user>:<password>@<backend_ip>:<backend_port>.
| Button | Action |
|---|---|
| Play/Pause | Play or pause video |
| Rewind | Ratchet rewind speed |
| Fast-Forward | Ratchet ff speed |
| Left | Skip back 10 seconds |
| Right | Skip ahead 30 seconds |
| Up | Skip back 10 minutes |
| Down | Skip ahead 10 minutes |
| Center-Up-Up | Toggle Auto-Skip |
| Center-Down-Down | Next Audio Track |
Mythling's built-in video playback can be set to use LibVLC or the standard Fire TV media player. By default mpg and ts files are streamed raw, and the built-in LibVLC video player is used. To override these defaults (for example: to transcode to HLS, or to use an external app for playback), check the "Always Prompt for Playback Options" box under Basic Setup preferences.
Mythling Wiki How-To Guide