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It is possible to launch another app after a device reboot without using SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
I'm trying to launch an app when the device restarts using a BroadcastReceiver. I've successfully achieved that. However, the issue lies in the requirement of SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW to make this happen. ...
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How can I see the javascript console in an Amazon Silk browser running on an Amazon Fire Tablet?
I saw this, but it looks scary: https://developer.amazon.com/docs/fire-tablets/webapp-debug-app.html
It's an Android-based browser. Is there any magic screen taps, setting changes or anything to just ...
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Conforming fire app builder search parameters to Roku JSON feed
I am putting today an app using fire app builder and attempting to conform the categories recipe and content recipe to align with my JSON feed schema. This is a sample of my JSON feed:
{
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Permanently hide Android bottom navigation and statusbar?
my app will live on an Android tablet for the public, so logically I need to restrict what will be accessed.
I need my app to always stay open, I can't exit it and when the device starts, it starts ...
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Conforming Fire App Builder recipe code to Roku JSON feed
I have a Roku channel with multiple series, seasons and episodes. I am attempting to modify my Fire App Builder recipes to extract the desired data according to the structure of my Roku feed. ...
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FireOS, prevent from sleep mode but allow ambient mode
I have a Media App which just playing some music on the TV. There is no Video Content at all.
On Google TV, the app is still playing, and after a time the ambient mode is starting. So there is no ...
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Android TV/FireOS TV volume control
I want to create a TV app to control output volume. For FireOS TV to be precise.
FireTV Stick does not have any system volume control for its users. So I tried creating a normal TV application to ...
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Amazon Firestick; FireOS; VoiceOver reads "1 of 1" on each element of the list [BUG]
FireStick VoiceOver is a direct AndroidTV Talkback competitor for helping disabled people use mobile apps.
When we have a list it reads the current index of the element on that list.
In this specific ...
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Any way to access SpeechSynthesis inaccessible on Kindle Fire?
I release an app for people with disabilities to help them speak when they can't use their voice. I use android.speech.tts.TextToSpeech to generate speech in my app Android (Google and also Amazon), ...
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onDestroy is not called for api 22
I am using the androidx.navigation to navigate around the fragments.
I am seeing different behavior across different versions of FOS.
When i switch between the fragments onDestroy
public void ...
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Android resource property must be defined in localized folders on specific FireOS devices
Within my resources (res/) folder, I have the following files among others.
├── values
│ ├── dimens.xml
│ ├── strings.xml
│ └── values.xml
├── values-en
│ └── strings.xml
├── values-de
│ └── ...
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How do use PlayReady on Fire TV web platform or WebView?
According to Amazon's documentation:
Q: Can web apps for Amazon Fire TV support digital rights management (DRM) for media playback?
The Web App Platform supports DRM for Widevine and PlayReady. For ...
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Why Fire stick main screen app behavior is different from other apps?
I observed one behavior in fire stick, apps which are present in main screen are always calling onDestroy on app launch, which cause app to restart and not launch where user left off.
I checked with ...
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Fire OS enable unknown app installation via ADB
I have a specific custom device that has a Fire OS vNext 7.0 (probably some kind of Fire TV type of the OS?) in it and I need to install my own APK into it.
I have an ADB access with root, but ...
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Android TV How To Prevent Other Applications In The Background From Using Media Buttons
On my Android TV if I launch Pandora in the background and let music play, then launch my app.
From my application if I press pause or next it receives these on my applicaiotn but also affects Pandora....
