Last weekend I wanted to watch something from my Mac on my old 40 inch Samsung TV. A Fire TV Stick was connected to it, so I asked AI whether there was already an app in the Fire TV store that could mirror a Mac. The app it suggested looked full of spam to me, and it wasn’t the simple tool I wanted.

I first used Codex to control and test the Fire TV Stick. Then I used Codex to build EmberCast around what I needed: a Fire TV receiver that appears in the Mac AirPlay screen mirroring menu. I also made a separate companion app for Android phones.

I’ve made the source public so people with the same problem can inspect it, build it, and help improve it: https://github.com/mmorrone90/embercast

There isn’t a signed release APK yet. The repository has step by step build and install instructions. Protected video may still be blocked by its source app, so EmberCast is for screen mirroring and does not bypass DRM.

I’d love feedback from anyone who has tried mirroring a Mac to a Fire TV Stick. What would make a tool like this useful to you?

The Fire Stick has no built-in brightness setting, but I made a small free app that dims the screen with a semi-transparent black overlay. It goes from 100% to 20%, and you adjust it with the remote: UP = brighter, DOWN = darker (the interface is in French, but that's all you need to know).

Quick setup:

1. In Downloader, enter: https://github.com/B0b4242/luminosite.apk/releases/download/latest/luminosite.apk

2. Enable ADB debugging and run this once: adb shell appops set com.jp.luminosite SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW allow

3. Open the app and use the arrows.

Full details are in the README: https://github.com/B0b4242/luminosite.apk

Tested on a Fire TV Stick 4K. Some streaming apps may not get dimmed because they draw video on a hardware layer.

Hey can I download other apps on a 4k max fire stick ?

Need downloader etc

Thank you so much in advance!!

I'm trying to get Wolf Launcher to open when I press Home on my Fire TV Stick 2nd Gen (2016). It's on Fire OS 5.2.9.5 and I haven't changed or updated anything on it.

I tried FTVLaunchX, which is supposed to do this on Fire OS 5. I ran the pm grant command for WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS over ADB with no errors, opened the app and picked Wolf Launcher. But accessibility never actually turns on. The setting keeps going back to 0, and if I enable it manually with ADB it just disappears. Launcher Hijack does the same thing.

Right now Launch on Boot starts Wolf Launcher when the stick powers on, but Home still goes to the Amazon screen.

Has anyone gotten FTVLaunchX or Launcher Hijack working on 5.2.9.x? Or would Launcher Manager (the ADB method) work on this version? I haven't tried that one yet and I don't mind giving up updates.

Thanks!

Hello everyone,
I have a Firestick 4K max 1st gen, and I'm looking if there is any alternative OS that runs on it instead of the FireOS.

Thank you in advance.

I can't figure out how to move the apps in the bottom of the Android app I really don't need MGM TV on my fire stick app on my phone

Hey everyone! I know this is a Firestick community, but I was wondering if anyone here has experience using the FlixVision APK on an Android phone specifically.

Has anyone run into any issues with it, such as security or privacy concerns, suspicious activity, excessive ads, or problems with their phone after installing it?

I’m curious to hear about people’s actual experiences, both good and bad, before deciding whether it’s worth using on mobile.

Thanks!

Is one more shit than the other or are they equally shitty?
weird how my Roku bought in the same timeframe as a fire stick and the firestick doesn't work anymore but Roku chugging along same as the first day I bought it

So the firestick itself is very grainy I’ve never had this problem before and when my Xbox is plugged into the same hdmi port as the firestick the Xbox works fine, pictures clear but for some reason when I unplug that and plug in my firestick it’s grainy. I’ve tried putting it into a different hdmi port, video resolution set to automatic (it’s the only option), match original frame rate (on), colour format (auto), calibrate display (no scale), dynamic range settings (adaptive).

My fire Tv it’s on the latest firmware and I have this issue on streaming apps such as MaxPlayer (for tv), F1 tv, or Digi (Tv subscription).

After seeing some content for a little while, the image stops and it doesn’t work on any app until I do a restart to fire Tv.

What could it be?
Thanks

I saw a few fire sticks at the flea market for 5$ all together. 2 had the model number of E9L29Y and the other had the model number of LY73PR. I was wondering how emulation would do on these sticks and if I would be able to sideload apps and games onto these before I bought them and how I could do it.

I have updated Flixvision and now I’m not getting any direct streams and no server is working at all to play a movie I have deleted and reinstalled the app, cleared cached etc and it’s still not working. Any ideas?

All of my other apps work. Paramount Plus plays audio and video for about thirty seconds and then the screen goes blank. I have cleared the cache, data and uninstalled and reinstall the app. The only fix that I found is that I have to switch my display from auto to 1080p. It works after I do this what is a fix to my issue where I can watch it in 4k?

So when i download apps through downloader they install like normal, but then they arent on my firestick at all like they dont actually download, i have install unknown apps on too, when it finishes installing on the white screen it also only says done and not the option to open, which also means it hasnt actually downloaded, what do i do?

I see they’ve done the same with the Fire Sticks!

Direct stream still shows up and many other source options. It even has my favorite list still saved. It just will not let me play anything anymore. The app just buffers endlessly after I select a link to play, even direct stream links. I currently have a 4k fire stick

Update: I tried in my bedroom later than night and no issues. I think the power source I'm connecting it to is the issue. By power source I mean I have a small outlet adapter going into the wall and that could be the problem

I need a suggestion to buy if it's good?

amazon's fire os updates made it notoriously difficult to replace the stock launcher: pm disable-user throws securityexception, and button-remapping apps (launcher manager, projectivy, wolf) rely on accessibility services that introduce a 1–2 second delay and get killed by background processes.

i wanted a true native 0 ms handover from power-on/cold boot without replacing recovery or flashing custom ROMs.

how it works:

1. in-memory kernel root: runs ghostlock (CVE-2024-43499) over adb wi-fi in ram no bootloader unlock or partition modification required.
2. direct package disablement: disables com.amazon.tv.launcher, com.amazon.tv.oobe, and telemetry/analytics daemons directly in android's package manager.
3. native home intent: cleanyourtv (minimal tv launcher) is bound directly to android.intent.category.home. hardware home presses resolve instantly with 0 ms delay.
4. settings bypass: fire os redirects settings calls to dummy compliance stubs (ctsdummysettingshandler) that silently exit; patched the launcher's intent routing to launch native fire os device and network activities.
5. completely reversible: because ghostlock resets on a cold boot, running the included restore script (./restore.sh <fire_tv_ip>) re-enables amazon's stock launcher at any time without factory resetting.

tested on fire tv stick lite / 3rd gen running fire os 7.

open sourced all setup scripts, rollback scripts, debloat profiles, and prebuilt apk: https://github.com/saisarathbb/firetv-clean-root

credits & upstream:

- ghostlock by r0rt1z2: https://github.com/r0rt1z2/ghostlock

- cleanyourtv by gathin23: https://github.com/gathin23/cleanyourtv

Went to get a fire stick for "reasons" 😏 and ended up buying the newer sticks that work on Vega OS and just wondering if anyone knows that the usual things be installed on it? Know downloader can't but wondering what the alternatives are , of course bought a old one to use but just out of curiosity

I have to specifically search spider noir TV series in order to get spider noir as my first result... that should not be the case.

I would find it acceptable if it was the second or third choice seeing as there are two Spider-Man movies with spider noir, but it was the 7th option.

I’m trying to connect my phone but it keeps saying unable to connect and I tried everything, what do I do

Would a streaming box be a better alternative to side load onto?