AFTVnewscast 47: New Fire TV ROMs & Update Blocking Guide

In this episode, I discuss the new pre-rooted ROMs released for the Fire TV 1 and 2, as well as an important new update blocking guide. I then talk about new apps that can sell Amazon products on the Fire TV and discuss upcoming Prime Day deals.

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Hosted by Elias Saba from AFTVnews.com

Recorded July 8th 2016

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PRIME DAY 2016 DEALS HUB

Final TWRP custom recovery for Fire TV 1 with looping/blinking fix released

Second version of Pre-Rooted 5.2.1.0 ROM for the Amazon Fire TV 1 & 2 Released

DONATE TO RBOX

How to block updates on a rooted Fire TV or Fire TV Stick by setting a custom Fire OS version number

How to fix /sdcard access issues on a rooted Amazon Fire TV

Amazon Fire TV apps can now directly sell you products sold by Amazon

HGTV Gardening app on Amazon

HGTV Home Improvement app on Amazon

HGTV Smart Solutions app on Amazon

Food Network Summer Entertaining app on Amazon

Turner Classic Movies app for the Fire TV returns after 2 month hiatus

TCM app on Amazon

You can now change Alexa’s default music service to something other than Amazon

Alexa exclusive Prime Day deals are now live with more on their way

Get $10 off an Amazon order of $20 or more when using Alexa

Get $30 off $150 purchase with Amazon Visa on Prime Day — Apply before 7/10 to qualify

Get 3 Audible Audiobooks plus $10 Amazon Credit for FREE — Previous customers are eligible

Roundup of 4 Amazon Prime Day Sweepstakes you can enter right now

PRIME DAY 2016 DEALS HUB

How to continue using FireStarter on Fire TV and Fire TV Stick software version 5.0.5.1

How to disable Amazon’s app blacklist on a rooted Fire TV 2

Fire TV Mods by rbox

How to get Kodi to show up on the Home Screen of a Fire TV or Fire TV Stick

TWRP custom recovery and Pre-Rooted ROM for Fire TV Stick are in the works

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