[Hell hath frozen over] Amazon releases Prime Video app for Android TV

by echobot
Ausernameneeded

I guess Amazon wanted YouTube.

chowder007

Google should have pulled Youtube a long time ago.

echobot

Not available on my Mi Box (yet?) but hopefully some kind soul shares the apk soon so we can try.

LeGensu

Fuck you Amazon. Shouldn't have taken that long

npaladin2000

Not available for.....anything yet, actually.

NashGuy73

It's a Festivus miracle!

hpka

The Nexus Player users are also left out :(

akhild

If anyone device compatible, please install and share the apk.., my android tv devices showing incompatible :(

zhiryst

I wonder if this is the same as what's on my 2015 Sony Bravia, because that's laggy and jittery. I think I'll try and install this and see if it compares

tb21666

According to the Play Store page it's been downloaded between 10-50 times, so which one of you has an actual copy from there & not from one of these other sideload sites (like apkpure) that usually release clones loaded with malware?

battierpeeler
TreyAllDay

I got excited...but no mi box

jakky567

Huh, I literally just asked about this on this thread. Do I have the power of narrative causality?

tb21666

Now that I think about it, Amazon probably did this purposely to infuriate AndroidTV users who are Prime customers simply to give themselves more leverage in their bargaining with Google..?

akhild
Max_Roc

Will we be able to find an apk for it and use on shield TV? The shield Amazon version sucks and doesn't have watchlist control.

nooneisreal

It'd be nice if they added actual voice search support. Hate using the clunky on-screen keyboard to type.

TheCrowGrandfather

Now if only you could use chromecast with the prime video app on Android.

tb21666

So I did a little digging & tried to pull the APK from the Play Store to PC (regardless of device compatibility) using several different external downloaders.. all them reported back that the link was dead or unavailable..?

So if there's nothing there to actually download, how is the number of installs continuing to climb?

Waggmans

Unlike the Shield version, is it to much to expect this version will allow us to manage our play lists from the app?

SKILLEDKILLAH

Still waiting for Hulu Live TV and YouTube TV for my mother's Mi Box.

TigerClaw305

If you want to install Prime Video on your Android TV, get this App called Aptoide TV, Its an App Store for your Android TV Box and you can install Prime Video from it. http://m.aptoide.com/installer-aptoide-tv?lang=en

akhild

Now it has 1000+ downloads :( I wonder who is the lucky person able to install that?

Z3ppelinDude93

Looking at this app again it says it was just updated yesterday, yet still no compatibility (at least with my Nexus Player). Anyone seeing it available?

dave9600

Wasn't this already on the Shield?

flipside1o1

Aaaaaaaannnnnnddddd.... ITS GONE (well at least in the UK a direct link comes back with - We're sorry, the requested URL was not found on this server)

Can someone export the apk and upload please

Kemaro

Am I missing something? This has been on the Nvidia Shield since 2015.