Fire TV player
Amazon Fire TV digital signage with the DigitalSign app
Turn a Fire TV stick or Fire TV smart TV into a signage player. Type app.digitalsign.co/tv into the Downloader app, open DigitalSign, and pair the screen with a code. It runs full screen, starts on power-up and keeps playing offline.
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Install with Downloader
Type app.digitalsign.co/tv into the Downloader app and install DigitalSign in a couple of minutes.
Full screen, starts on power-up
The app keeps the display awake and opens on its own after a power cut.
Same pairing and controls
Pair with an on-screen code and manage it with the same remote commands as every other player.
Offline cache
Content is downloaded, validated and stored on the device before it plays.
Set up a Fire TV screen
Plug the Fire TV device into your display and connect it to your network. Install the Downloader app from the Amazon Appstore, allow it to install apps in the Fire TV developer options, and type app.digitalsign.co/tv. Open DigitalSign and the screen shows a pairing code such as 8FJ2-KP9. Enter it in your dashboard, choose the location and orientation, and the screen starts playing.
- Install the Downloader app
- Type app.digitalsign.co/tv
- Enter the on-screen code in your dashboard
- Full screen and starts on power-up
Offline playback and remote control
The Fire TV app is the same app as on Android TV and Google TV. It fetches a manifest of the content assigned to its screen, downloads and checksums each asset, and plays from local storage, so the schedule keeps running if the network drops. From the dashboard, see status and telemetry, take a live screenshot, refresh, restart the player, clear cache, set volume, turn the screen off and on, and update the app.
- Checksum-validated local cache
- Offline schedule playback
- Screenshot, refresh, restart, clear cache, volume
- Screen off and on, and app updates
Choosing Fire TV hardware
A current Fire TV stick with 4K output is an inexpensive way to run a screen. For video-heavy loops, choose a model with more memory and storage, and use an Ethernet adapter where you can. A screen in DigitalSign is separate from the device running it, so you can swap a Fire TV stick for another player later and keep the same screen, content and schedule.
- 4K output to match your display
- Ethernet adapter when possible
- Screens are separate from devices
- Swap players without rebuilding content
How it works
Live on screen in three steps
- 1
Install Downloader
Get the Downloader app and allow it to install apps.
- 2
Type app.digitalsign.co/tv
Download and open the DigitalSign app.
- 3
Pair and schedule
Enter the on-screen code and assign content in the dashboard.
FAQ
Amazon Fire TV: common questions
Does DigitalSign work on Amazon Fire TV today?
Yes. Install the DigitalSign app by typing app.digitalsign.co/tv into the Downloader app.
Is it in the Amazon Appstore?
Not at the moment. Install it with the Downloader app or by sideloading from app.digitalsign.co/tv.
Will the Fire TV player work offline?
Yes. Like every DigitalSign player, it plays from a local cache of downloaded content.
Can I turn the TV off remotely?
Screen off blanks the display and dims and sleeps the panel, and screen on brings it back. It does not power the TV off.
Can I switch from Fire TV to another device later?
Yes. A screen is separate from the device that runs it, so you can pair a new player to the same screen and keep its content and schedule.
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