Does anyone have this working? I can't install the Amazon shopping or instant video apps on my shield. :-(
I can install a US Instant video app, but it logs in to the USA instant video (which I'm not subscribed to) and won't let me log into the UK.
Does anyone have this working? I can't install the Amazon shopping or instant video apps on my shield. :-(
I can install a US Instant video app, but it logs in to the USA instant video (which I'm not subscribed to) and won't let me log into the UK.
/u/jamesking420 , I'm in the UK as well, although I have a Nexus Player.
What specific apps are you installing. What are the package names shown when you run AIDA64 on your SHIELD ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.finalwire.aida64 ) and select 'Apps'?
From my understanding, the 'Amazon Instant Video for Android TV' app is currently exclusive to Sony Android TVs in all regions, and there is no way of bypassing this. It doesn't seem to be available from either the Amazon Appstore or from Google Play, so I'm not sure how the Sony TVs updated from v1.35.
v1.39:
com.amazon.aiv.us (US)
com.amazon.aiv.uk (UK)
com.amazon.aiv.de (Germany)
The 'Amazon Shopping' app (for phones and tablets, there doesn't seem to be one for Android TV) is available from Google Play - and works across all regions as it has a single package name:
v5.7.0.100:
com.amazon.mShop.android.shopping
However, the 'Amazon Instant Video' app (for tablets only, there doesn't seem to be one for Android TV) is only available from the Amazon Appstore - not from Google Play - and works across all regions as it has a single package name:
v2.0.45.1210:
com.amazon.avod.thirdpartyclient
I have got this working. I had to uninstall the amazon android TV app before i could install the amazon shopping app. I could then install the amazon instant video app. Changing my region to UK in the shopping app then gave me access to UK prime!