2014-05-02, 01:27
(2014-05-01, 15:48)jjhtpc Wrote:(2014-05-01, 08:27)who.is.matt Wrote:Brilliant, this is a great solution. I thought someone would come up with a better idea than my half baked stripped down xbmc option. Let us know the progress on this as I think this is a step in the right direction. Increasing WAF is always a top priority... if the boss isn't happy, no one is happy.(2014-05-01, 04:38)nuentes Wrote: I don't want to see XBMC in the store, but I'd like to see it on the homescreen.
Speaking of that... I have a basic startup app working. It was really simple once I got Eclipse and ADT set up correctly. Right now, all it does is start SPMC since that's what I have installed on my Fire TV. But what I'd like it to do is have it check if XBMC (any of the versions currently recommended for the Fire TV) is installed, then:It's not difficult at all from a basic programming standpoint. I just need to reacquaint myself with Java and read up a bit more on how Android handles the GUI elements.
- if no versions of XMBC are detected, display a message directing them to the wiki page
- if one version is installed, automatically start XBMC
- if more than one version is installed, ask the user which one to launch, with the option to remember the choice and start that version automatically
Once I get that working, I'll submit the app to the Amazon App Store. I looked over Amazon's content guidelines and didn't see anything that would prevent it from being accepted, since it's really not doing anything that the various launchers don't (or couldn't) do. And really, it should be a lot more preferable to Amazon from a business standpoint than the various launchers in the App Store, since the entire purpose of my app is to make the FireTV interface more pleasant to use for XBMC users rather than replace it.
If the app is accepted in the App Store, then the problem's solved. We'll still have to side-load XBMC onto the Fire TV, but we'll be able to access it from the FireTV's Apps menu.
I agree, that is an excellent idea if they will approve it... since it's nothing but a launcher then maybe!
Not having XBMC on the home page is one of the things holding up the WAF on this box... it would be great to see a solution... and it's a real bummer about lack of full VC1 hardware decode... I don't see myself re-encoding all of my numerous VC1 encoded BD rips.