Install Kodi on an Amazon Fire Stick

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Sideloading Kodi to Amazon Fire TV takes less than 10 minutes and best of all you do Not need to root your AFTV. If everything is setting the right way, at this point Amazon Fire TV is the best non-HTPC option available for Kodi / Streaming media player.Amazon Fire TV starts almost instantly (technically waking up from sleep). So let us see how to install Kodi on Amazon Fire TV. This method should also be able to sideload Kodi or XBMC on Fire TV stick.

Steps

  1. Download Kodi for Amazon Fire TV. Head over to the Kodi download page, and download the latest stable Kodi apk available for Android ARM architecture.
  2. Enable ADB Debugging on Amazon Fire TV. The first thing that needs to be done is to enable ADB Debugging on Amazon Fire TV. This will allow you to connect and make modifications or sideload XBMC on Amazon Fire TV. To this go to Settings -> Developer Options and turn ADB Debugging to ON. Then go to Settings -> About – Network and note down the IP address of your Fire TV.
  3. Download AFTV Toolkit. There are currently two major tools that allow rooting and sideloading apps on Amazon Fire TV:Amazon Fire TV Utility App and the adbFire app. The ADB Fire app is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux while the Amazon Fire TV Utility apps works only on Windows. You may use either one depending on your situation. I use both as the both have certain unique features. On Windows, download one of the apps and extract it to a separate folder on C Drive. Here, I'll show how to use Fire TV Utility App.
  4. Sideload Kodi with Fire TV Utility App. With the Amazon Fire TV Utility app on Windows, first connect to your Fire TV by going to File ->Connect. Enter the IP address and choose Normal Debug mode and click Save and Close. A command prompt should popup (shown below) indicating a successful connection. Then, 1) ensure that the Fire TV Utility app says Connected to 192.168.1.187 (of course, with your IP address) at the bottom, 2) browse and select the downloaded Kodi ARM apk, and 3) click on “Side Load 3rd Party Application” button to install Kodi on Amazon Fire TV. You should a message as shown below, indicating successful Kodi installation. That’s is all there is to side-loading Kodi on Amazon Fire TV using the Fire TV utility app.

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