Update
This guide is out of date. Please see the new Ultimate Sideloading Guide.You will only have to do Steps 1-3 the first time you sideload an app. Once you’ve sideloaded your first app, skip to step 4 for each subsequent app.
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Step 1 – Enable ADB DebuggingIn order for the Fire TV to accept sideloaded apps, you must enable ADB Debugging. You may turn it back off once you’re done sideloading apps.
- From the home screen, scroll down to “Settings”
- Scroll right to “SYSTEM”
- Scroll down to “Developer Options”
- Change “ADB debugging” to “ON”
You will need your Fire TV’s IP address for step 4. Here is how to find it.
- From the home screen, scroll down to “Settings”
- Scroll right to “SYSTEM”
- Select “About”
- Scroll down to “Network”
- Write down the numbers next to “IP Address”
Step 3 – Setup ADB
ADB is a tool used to communicate with your Fire TV from you Mac. You will only have to set it up once.
ADB is a tool used to communicate with your Fire TV from you Mac. You will only have to set it up once.
- Download the Android zip file from here: adb-fastboot-install
- Unzip the file you downloaded by double clicking it.
- Open the unzipped folder.
- Open Terminal (Search for it from Spotlight with ⌘-Space if you don’t know where it is)
- Drag the “ADB-Install-Mac.sh” file from the unzipped folder into the Terminal window. Then press enter in the Terminal window.
- Once the installation completes, quit Terminal.
Step 4 – Sideload an APK file
Now that everything is setup, you can sideload an app.
Now that everything is setup, you can sideload an app.
- Open Terminal (Search for it from Spotlight with ⌘
-Space if you don’t know where it is) - Type:
adb connect 192.168.1.131 and press enter.
(*be sure to replace192.168.1.131 with your Fire TV’s IP address that you wrote down from step 2.) - Type
adb install /Users/USERNAME/Downloads/xbmc-13.0-armeabi-v7a.apk and press enter.
(*be sure to replace/Users/USERNAME/Downloads/xbmc-13.0-armeabi-v7a.apk with the path to your app file.) - Your app is now installed on your Fire TV. To launch it, go to “Settings” > “SYSTEM” > “APPLICATIONS”, select the app, and select “Launch application”.
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ShareTweetShare+1bgsays:November 27, 2014 at 3:07 pmstuck on the installing busy box screen! help?
franksays:January 16, 2015 at 5:29 pm i was able to get the first one to work but then when i try again it tells me error more than one device and emulator
what does that mean?? mac 10.6
Thanks
malcolm chapmansays:February 9, 2015 at 7:39 pm Thank you worked for me. I wish I could put the kodi icon on the home screen
Azizsays:April 2, 2015 at 4:35 pm If you are using a MacBook to sideload, floow this steps and you will be fine. I have done many times.
Copy this link and follow the steps. it is very simple!
http://sideloadfiretv.com/add-kodi-xbmc-icon-to-fire-tvs-home-screen/
Good luck!
Jason Heinesays:April 24, 2015 at 6:42 am don’t use this method,it’s difficult and text/type based which is awkward.
instead just download “adbFIRE” App for Mac,it does all of that simply for you.
Carlossays:instead just download “adbFIRE” App for Mac,it does all of that simply for you.
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October 14, 2015 at 3:51 amHello, I did the commands which everything worked until step 4. I did what you said with my IP address but it said in terminal unable to connect. Please any assist would be greatly appreciated.
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