Tuesday 15 May 2018

Frequently Asked Questions about Amazon Fire TV you Need to Know

Question:

 

1. Does it support offline movie seeing through USB stick or hard disk?

No, there is not a direct provision to watch offline movies through hard drive or USB stick. The way to see offline movies is if your hard drive is connected to Wi-Fi. An app called Plex available on Fire TV Store can stream you the offline movies catalogue on the Fire TV Stick. The other options to view offline content are Imho app and ES explorer. But you can directly plug in USB stick into the USB port of your TV. Also you need to know How Does the Amazon Fire TV Stick Work to better understand this concept.

2. Do we need to connect the charger 24 hours? Or only when its out of charge

No. The product allows you to power the Fire Stick from the USB port of your TV. Most of the TVs have a USB port of 500 ma (0.5 amp) and the Fire Stick needs only 1 amp. Although, the Fire Stick comes with a power supply adapter and you can plug it into the electrical socket for power. Also check the Amazon Fire TV review for more details.

3. Can I play mobile game on TV with this?

Yes, you can play a number of mobile games on your Amazon Fire TV. There is a decent library of games found in Amazon App Store. But the thing is you need to buy an Amazon Fire TV Game Controller to play games. You can also use other Bluetooth game controllers but Amazon’s own works really well.

4. Does it need any internet?

Yes, you need a good internet connection either it is broadband or Wi-Fi for Fire TV box. But Fire TV Stick is Wi-Fi only. The quality, buffering or video streaming will depend upon your internet connection only. It would be quite challenging if your internet connection is shared by other devices along with Amazon Fire TV Stick.

5. Can search google web page?


Yes, you can browse internet or search web content on google using web browser launched by Amazon i.e. Amazon Silk Browser. You can download it from the app store and now this is built-in for Amazon Fire TV set-top boxes and Amazon Fire TV stick. You can also install Firefox.

6. How do I submit my app for the Amazon Fire TV platform?

You can submit your app for an Amazon Fire TV device by creating an account on Amazon Apps and Games Developer Portal. But you app must be compatible with the Amazon Fire TV specifications. If you have already published an app, you can update that app for Amazon Fire TV.

7. What specific features does the Amazon Fire TV platform support?

Amazon Fire TV is based on android, so whatever you can do on android is also available on Fire TV. Fire OS has two versions: Fire OS 5 is based on Android 5.1 (Lollipop, API level 22) and Fire OS 6 is based on Android 7.1 (Nougat, API level 25). And also Fire TV doesn’t support Google Services like Google Maps, Google In-App Billing etc. Other specific features can be seen in device specifications. Also search for Amazon Prime Video vs Netflix.

8. What video resolution does it support?

4K Ultra HD offers a video resolution up to 2160p, which is four times greater than HD and it can output at 60 frames per second.

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