Remove Apps From Firestick
To enjoy Movies and TV Shows on FireStick, check our guide on FireStick Channels. If you want to stay protected over the internet while streaming free media content, you need a best VPN for FireStick. Uninstall Kodi on Firestick. In this section I will now show you the process to uninstall Kodi on Firestick.
How To Uninstall a Kodi Add-on
It’s all well and good showing you guy’s how to install some awesome add-ons on your Kodi device, but what about if you want to uninstall an add-on?
Some users end up with a cluttered Kodi device and are pulling their hair out that it’s too overcrowded with add-ons that either doesn’t work anymore or add-ons that they don’t use anymore.
At the end of the day, the end user can add as much as they like, but my philosophy has always been less is more. It’s all about quality over quantity, anyway, check our uninstall guide below on how to rid your Kodi device of unwanted add-ons.
Uninstall a Kodi Addon:
STEP 1. Select system.
STEP 2. Scroll down and choose Add-ons.
STEP 3. Next, we need to select Enabled Add-ons.
STEP 4. Select the category on where the add-on if you want to uninstall.
STEP 5. Find the add-on you want and select.
STEP 6. Simply hit the uninstall button, job done. This add-on has been deleted off your Kodi device.
That wasn’t so hard was it 🙂
This guide will cover how to check if a Fire TV or Fire TV Stick app has a pending update, and how to apply the update. It will also cover how to update sideloaded apps without losing your app data, including the special case of updating from XBMC to Kodi.
Contents
- 1: How to update Amazon Appstore apps
- 2: How to update Sideloaded Apps
- 3: How to update from XBMC to Kodi
How to update Amazon Appstore apps
- From the Fire TV or Fire TV Stick home screen, scroll down to the “App” section.
- Scroll to the right until you reach the app you want to update.
- If an update is available, an “Update” button will be present. Select the “Update” option.
- If a popup appears, select “Update App Now”.
- The app will download the new version and update. Once complete, the updated app will launch.
How to update Sideloaded Apps
(For example, updating Kodi to a newer version without losing your settings)- Download the updated APK to your computer
- Connect to your Fire TV or Fire TV Stick via ADB
- Run the command:
(Note: The - Wait for a “Success” message to appear. This may take several minutes.
How to update from XBMC to Kodi
Upgrading from XBMC to Kodi is a special case due to XBMC changing its name to Kodi.- Download the latest ARM version of Kodi for Android
- Sideload Kodi the way you would sideload any app.
- Launch Kodi on your Fire TV or Fire TV Stick. Kodi will detect the presence of XBMC and transfer your library, settings, and configuration files from XBMC to Kodi.
- Verify that your library, settings, and configuration have been applied to Kodi.
- Uninstall XBMC via the Fire TV or Fire TV Stick’s settings menu under:
Settings >Applications >Manage All Installed Applications.
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ShareTweetShare+1Sunrise495says:January 8, 2015 at 3:37 pmIf one is using the stick, or the box, for streaming from the internet only, is there any benefit of upgrading from 13.2 to 14.x?
Love the site. Keep it up.
Freonsays:January 11, 2015 at 6:46 amNo.
Chef Elzarsays:July 26, 2015 at 8:06 amYes there are benefits, such as improved hardware decoding support on android. Also, if you’re using it exclusively to stream from the internet that means you’re running old versions of plugins as well, which may have support dropped at some point, as well as meaning you don’t have the latest fixes for said plugins.
joshsays:January 8, 2015 at 9:08 pmThank you for the guides. For those of us who installed tvmc instead of xbmc, how would the upgrade to kodi be different?
joshsays:January 10, 2015 at 4:33 pmthank you for the instructions. How do you rename? is it the basic dos command or a special adb command?
awdahelwiditsays:January 10, 2015 at 9:51 pmEither the “mv” command from shell, or just use an app like ES file manager from within android
joshsays:January 12, 2015 at 10:23 amThanks once again awdahelwidit, One last question for you or any other knowledgeable people. I have two firetv and one firetv stick. I have kodi setup exactly how I like it on one machine, with the channels I like and the interface I enjoy. Is it possible to extract that info and dump it on the other firetv and to the stick with or without installing kodi on them first? Or do I have to set kodi up all over again and those new machines?
M3rlinsays:January 9, 2015 at 12:29 amB4 upgrading to kids check if your favorite plug in supports the new kids version, you might want to wait till the add on developer makes the necessary adjustments if needed
M3rlinsays:January 9, 2015 at 12:29 amB4 upgrading to kody check if your favorite plug in supports the new kody version, you might want to wait till the add on developer makes the necessary adjustments if needed
Paulsays:January 9, 2015 at 5:10 pmI have a stooopid problem. Got the Firestick…connected to network….lost the remote and no longer have access to that network. Losing the remote was no big deal when I had the network as i used my iPhone application. But now I can’t sync my iPhone remote app to stick because I can’t set the sticks network without remote.
Help?
DaveBsays:January 9, 2015 at 7:19 pmPlug in a keyboard or mouse (wired or wireless) Make your adjustments with these input devices.
Freonsays:January 11, 2015 at 6:48 amBuy a new remote.
Mattsays:January 11, 2015 at 12:18 pmHi
Trying to install helix 14.0 kodi on my aftv box. Had a older kodi version on already so I know it will side load with adbfire 1.15 but the apk file for the stable kodi 14.0 won’t side load …… Just keeps uploading thru the network but never tells me that “install successful ” ….
Matt,
Same thing happened to me using adbfire 1.15. It seemed like it was stuck in an endless loop. (Not sure if it’s something with the new version of adbfire-1.15) I ended up using the command line…
Reset the aftv box (unplug power, plug it back in)
Restart the computer
Now go into the unzipped adfire 1.15 folder (where the adbfire.exe file is)
Shift-right click on an empty space and
Click “Open Command Window Here”
Type: adb connect XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (your aftv ip address)
Type: adb install C:kodi-14.0-Helix-armeabi-v7a (or whatever the path and file name is)
Hope this helps!
Jim D
says:February 2, 2015 at 5:17 am Anyone know the correct way to update Kodi 14 to 14.1 on the FTV?
Garysays:February 2, 2015 at 7:58 amI was wondering the same thing. I do not want to lose all the addons and settings.
AFTVnewssays:February 2, 2015 at 8:38 amIt’s the same as updating any sideloaded app. Follow the instructions in the “How to update Sideloaded Apps” section above.
Jim Dsays:February 3, 2015 at 7:28 amI found out if you are using adbfire in ubuntu that you need to install adb in the terminal, the command to do that is: apt-get install android-tools-adb
after that you can connect to the AFT without problem and do the update to 14.1 (or any apk for that matter)
Kelvin Dsays:February 13, 2015 at 2:20 amCan anyone advise me please
I have just purchased a uk version AFTV and keeping reading that I can’t put Kodi on these new models is that correct?
You should be able to sideload the app.
maddawgsays:February 15, 2015 at 9:24 amFinally updated my AFTV to kodi 14.1. Thanks for the instructions.
Canucksays:March 31, 2015 at 10:10 amOn my FireTV, I’ve been trying to update from 14.1 to 14.2 but I keep getting:
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS]
I’ve even restarted the FireTV but no luck. Considering that this is the first time that I’ve tried to update to 14.2 I’m not sure why I’m getting an ‘already exists’ error message.
Does anyone have any tips that would allow me to install the update without losing my settings?
Thanks.
Catherinesays:May 28, 2015 at 7:41 pmCanuck, same here. I found out that if you do adb install -r [file path of apk] that worked.
Mincraftsays:June 5, 2015 at 5:25 amHello,
I don’t get get the update button for Mincrafte V11.1. Also after reboot there is no update.
How do I force a appstore update on a app on the Fire TV?
Regard
Lossays:June 20, 2015 at 8:23 pmAs of now, is there no way to update via adbfire? It never completes.
Mikesays:July 22, 2015 at 9:45 amWhat does the -r do?
Stormsays:July 22, 2015 at 3:22 pmi’m a bit confused. I want to update to from Kodi 14.2 to 15.0 and this guide says that I should run a command in ADB but HOW do I run a command there? please some help anybody…? thanks
How to update Sideloaded Apps
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Run the command:
adb install -r C:fullpathtoapp.apk
(Note: The -r in the above command is important. Also, replace C:fullpathtoapp.apk with the full path to your apk file.)
You have to download the proper files to your computer. Search adb download to get the shell. It uses simple command line commands to connect your computer to your fire tv over the network. Note that the computer and fire tv have to be in the same network and you have to know your ip of your fire tv to command the adb shell to connect from your pc. Just download the latest kodi apk.
1. Download adb off internet to your computer
2. Download kodi 15.0 arm apk from official site
3. Open adb on windows by clicking start and type cmd enter
4. Type: adb connect to your amazon fire tv ip
5. Right click the kodi apk on your pc and note the path name under properties
6. Back to the adb shell type adb install -r The folder path name/kodifilename.apk
7. Wait a couple of minutes and you should see success that you updated kodi
worked like a charm :) thank you very much for the assistance.
Mikesays:July 22, 2015 at 4:01 pmThanks for the guide
Matthewsays:July 23, 2015 at 5:32 amHi. I originally got Kodi onto Fire Tv by downloading Kodi (14.2 at the time) and sideloading. Didn’t need to use computer/any commands.
Will I be able to use this simple method to update 15 without losing addons/favourites/Kodi short cut on windscreen?
Thank you for any help.
Matt.
Removing Apps From Fire Stick Cloud
Matthewsays:July 23, 2015 at 5:33 am*(Downloading Kodi 14.2 onto Android phone, that is.)
Matthewsays:July 23, 2015 at 5:35 amHaha *homescreen!
I give up I’m beyond help.
Hi
I have my uk amazon fire tv since one month now and I think there is some issue with the apo updates. I don’t see the Update option in any of the apps installed. My netflix app is 1.1.5 build 147, which seems pretty old.
So; do you think I have some problem with app update? Who can I be sure, is there some app that gets frequent updates so I can check it? The dates I ser in App Details are from 2014…
UK fire TV, american amazon account, using unblock-us dns.
Tonisays:August 18, 2015 at 11:42 amOr simply fire tv apps don’t get updated too often?
Jeffsays:August 25, 2015 at 6:30 pmA hint for people unfamiliar with typing a file path within CMD. I followed Nick’s advice above, but was getting a CANNOT FIND PATH error. I did not know this, but if the is a SPACE anywhere within the path name you must enclose the whole path in quotation marks.
EXAMPLE:
C:UsersJohnSmithDownloadsKodi-x.x.x-v5a.apk is OK, but
C:UsersJohn SmithDownloadsKodi-x.x.x-v5a.apk IS NOT OK.
Since there is a space between John & Smith, you have to enclose the whole path within “quotations” Like this.
“C:UsersJohn SmithDownloadsKodi-x.x.x-v5a.apk”
Sorry, I did mean to dumb down forum, but I was unaware of this fact and thought it might be helpful to others.
After I realized my mistake, updating from Kodi to Isengard was smooth as silk.
Frank A. Rizosays:
October 11, 2015 at 8:44 am I need instructions on updating Kodi on FireTV Stick by using a Nexus 7 tablet. Do not have computer.
I tried uploading Issengard to the Stick, which has Helix, but after upload notification from Apps2Fire app uploader, Kodi is still Helix.
How ugrade apps on Stick using Android device, not a computer?
I have a sling account but my amazon stick keeps telling me I need an updated version. There isn’t an update button under the sling app. How can I fix this?
Vicsays:November 7, 2015 at 9:58 amI erased thumbnails on fire stick kodi 14.2 now I’m getting no dream how do I fix is there a reset?
Stephensays:November 11, 2015 at 9:16 amI pushed kodi across via my Galaxy S6 with the AGK Fire app. Is is possible to update to a new version of Kodi using this method?
Thanks,
Stephen
Arturosays:February 20, 2016 at 1:08 pmI am not the saves tech person around. Can someone tell me where can I find a step by step on how to update my Kodi 14.2 installed on a amazon fire stick that I bought through ebay.
jonathan wiltshiresays:August 21, 2016 at 5:06 amI am looking the new update path for kodi on amazon fire tv box plz anyone help I update my box manually
Paul ermersays:February 4, 2018 at 7:39 pmWhen I run the Hulu app thru fire stick it say that the Hulu app need a update to run but I don’t see where there is a option to get the update
Clairesays:May 6, 2018 at 12:23 pmHey, I just did an update on my fire stick, but now the stick is not registering on tv. I had tried different sockets and different cables,nothing worked. I tried resetting the remote. Also tried a different tv! Nothing. Any advise?
DBsays:December 30, 2018 at 5:48 pmKodi on my fire stick has switched to Bollywood movies only. What is going on?
@elias