![]() To get the latest version of Kodi on your Firestick or Fire TV Cube, get the Downloader app from the Amazon App Store, type in this URL for the update: bit.ly/kodi-firetv, and click Go to install. Then follow the prompts to overwrite your version of the app with the latest version. If you run into any issues, there are some other methods, including a paid option, that I will explain below. Keep Kodi on Firestick Up To Date I love me some Kodi. ![]() It is one of the few apps out there that lets me play multiple file formats on Fire TV’s Android OS. It is great to have installed on my Firestick or Fire TV Cube, in case I feel like watching a video that isn’t normally supported by the Firestick. The problem is that Kodi is not officially supported on the Firestick. You won’t be able to install it from the Amazon Appstore. While there are plenty of guides to get around this, there are very few guides on how to keep the Kodi app up to date.īecause Kodi is not natively available through the Amazon App Store, it can be tricky to keep the app up to date. In fact, you will need to do manual updates once Kodi has been installed on your device. If you don’t do that, you could be miss out on the latest Kodi features. Since you can’t keep your Kodi app up to date automatically, you need to put in a little bit of effort to do the updates. If you don’t, then you may run into an issue (like I did) where the app simply stops working. Thankfully, updating Kodi on Firestick isn’t too difficult, and I have three methods that you can follow to do it. ![]() □ Related: How to Fix Fire TV Cube Black Screenģ Methods To Update Kodi on Firestick in 2022Īll of the methods here for updating Kodi on the Firestick are pretty straightforward. They each involve making use of external software to get the app updated. I suggest you read through all three methods to see which method you like best. In the grand scheme of things, it probably won’t matter too much whether you choose method 1, 2, or 3. However, he feels it’s best for him to develop the best app he can, by conforming to the existing Fire TV constraints, instead of trying to continually find new workarounds for his app.I am going in with the impression that you have already added Kodi to your Firestick. The developer of FireStarter/AppStarter understands that many people will continue using the old version of FireStarter, or the forked FireStopper app, since they are still somewhat functional and have the features people care most about. The good news is you will be able to export your settings from FireStarter and import them into AppStarter if you don’t want to start from scratch. You will have to sideload the AppStarter apk file manually. If you still have FireStarter installed, it will not update itself to AppStarter. The app’s developer has chosen to remove two of the most popular FireStarter features because he feels it’s best to salvage what he can and focus on the useful features that remain, in order to keep his app alive. Additionally, AppStarter also retains the ability to install and update Kodi and SPMC, which is a very handy feature on its own. Without the ability to detect the HOME button or launch apps at starter, AppStarter has essentially become just a very nice app drawer that gives you a customizable way to organize and access your apps. This means the only way to launch AppStarter is by selecting the icon within the Fire TV interface, just like every other app. AppStarter does not have any kind of HOME button detection and it does not have the ability to automatically launch itself, or any other app for that matter, at startup. In order for AppStarter to stay off of Amazon’s blacklist, the developer has removed the two FireStarter features that were likely the cause for being blacklisted. It also has a new package name, which means it will not be disabled by Amazon’s current app blacklist, since Amazon targets apps by their package name. For starters, the app’s name has been changed to AppStarter. The developer of FireStarter, the popular Fire TV home screen replacement app that was recently blacklisted by Amazon, has decided on a new direction for his app.
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