#HOW TO USE AMAZON FIRE TV UTILITY APP RECOVERY MODE ANDROID#
You are already connected to the Android TV / Fire TV via ADB from another device. You have the wrong IP address for the device. If the setup for your Android TV or Fire TV device fails, then there is probably an issue with your ADB connection. If you are running the server on the same machine as Home Assistant, you can use 127.0.0.1 for this value. To use this option, add the adb_server_ip option to your configuration. Using this approach, Home Assistant will send the ADB commands to the server, which will then send them to the Android TV / Fire TV device and report back to Home Assistant. The second option is to use an ADB server to connect to your Android TV and Fire TV devices. Efforts have been made to resolve these issues, but if you experience problems then you should use the ADB server option. Prior to Home Assistant 0.101, this approach did not work well for newer devices. As of Home Assistant 0.101, if a key is needed for authentication and it is not provided by the adbkey configuration option, then Home Assistant will generate a key for you. The default approach is to connect to your device using the adb-shell Python package. Check the box that says "always allow connections from this device" and hit OK. When connecting to your device for the first time, a dialog will appear on your Android TV / Fire TV asking you to approve the connection. This integration works by sending ADB commands to your Android TV / Fire TV device. # Use an ADB server to setup a Fire TV device and don't get the running apps. 'wake_lock_size': 2 # this indentation is important! 'wake_lock_size': 3 # this indentation is important! 'wake_lock_size': 4 # this indentation is important! 'wake_lock_size': 1 # this indentation is important! 'media_session_state': 3 # this indentation is important! : # this will never show up in the sources listĪ: "" # this will also never show up in the sources list Override the default turn on/off commands, and Provide some app names and don't display other apps # Use the Python ADB implementation with a user-provided key to setup an Full Configuration # Example configuration.yaml entry From the main (Launcher) screen, select Settings.Ĭonfiguration # Example configuration.yaml entryĭetermines if album art should be pulled from what is shown onscreen.Turn on ADB Debugging on your Amazon Fire TV:.For Android TV devices, please consult the documentation for your device.įor Fire TV devices, the instructions are as follows: To set up your device, you will need to find its IP address and enable ADB debugging. See the ADB Setup section for more information. If there are stability issues with this approach, then you may wish to try using an ADB server. This simplifies the setup and makes it easier to troubleshoot issues. When setting up this integration, it is recommended that you do NOT use an ADB server and instead use the built-in Python ADB implementation.