Personally, I find it much better to use a tablet and mirror the screen to the TV, rather than using the app directly on the TV. That kind of works with FireTVs, you just need a Firecast app on the tablet, or use a Fire Tablet.
(Though Firecast in my experience has more lag and it’s less reliable than Chromecast. I don’t know why Amazon had to pick this fight and doesn’t simply support Chromecast on FireTV - you have to complain to Amazon)
AirReceiver is an app in the amazon app store, that allows the fire tv stick to be seen as an airplay receiver, or as a chromecast receiver. Though this does not work for me (chromecast that is.) Silk is the web browser built into the fire tv. I just use it for the roon display. I still use a tablet for roon remote.
I’m having trouble working out how to side load in my echo show 15. Any specifics on this would be really appreciated.
I followed this video: SIDELOAD 3RD PARTY APPS TO THE AMAZON ECHO SHOW 15 USING | THE ECHO SHOW 15 IS NOW A FIRE TV STICK - YouTube
I used the latest early access ROON apk from here: https://help.roonlabs.com/portal/en/kb/articles/roon-early-access-program
I found installing sideloaded apks = sometimes they would say unable to install from unknmown sources, I kept trying and then they worked and installed. Once installed, most sideloaded apps Iincluding Roon) wont show an icon on the main Echo screen or in the new Fire TV section, you need to access the icon via the TAOTLIST app (as shown in the above video)
Many thanks.
Ill give it a try.
Peter
Thank you. Works beautifully - shame that the ROON app doesn’t show in the main app screen.
And with RHEOS I can control my HEOS enabled devices from the screen.
Appreciate you sharing.
Peter
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