The most efficient way of jailbreaking Amazon Firestick and other Fire TV devices
Amazon Firestick is undeniably replete with a lot of perks. But, it is not devoid of impediments such as shelling out money to watch content that would be otherwise unauthorized. But, this issue would be remediated with a simple Firestick jailbreak, which would be the theme of this article. Keep your patience inmates of Firestick as we embark to show you the entire Firestick Jailbreaking process.
What exactly is Firestick Jailbreaking?
The very definition of the term jailbreak suggests that we are paving our way through the technical difficulties imposed by a software manufacturer, that in this case is Amazon. This gives way for the installation of third-party apps that otherwise don’t find a place in the Amazon App store. These third-party apps can therefore be imbued with content such as movies, shows, sports, news, etc.
Can Firestick jailbreaking be reconciled with legality?
Well, jailbreaking in Firestick is 100 percent legal as it involves exploiting certain voids created by the basic structure of Amazon. Jailbreaking as people understand the term was earlier synonymous with iOS, for it allowed them to bypass iTunes digital rights management on Music TV and movies.
However, in the case of Firestick jailbreaking you are not tampering with the core software or any key files. So, it should be safe for you to use. But, you must understand that, it by any way doesn’t warrant you streaming any unauthorized or copyrighted content. So, a thumb rule that you must follow is to indulge in ethical content streaming, don’t stretch beyond a defined boundary or you could end up in trouble.
How to jailbreak your Firestick
The method that we will be showing you here is applicable in all the Fire TV models such as the Fire TV Cube, Fire TV, and all the recent Fire TV Stick 4k Max. The steps towards jailbreaking Firestick are:
Step 1: Basic Configurations
- Go to the settings lying on top of your Firestick homepage
- Scroll down and select the ‘Device option’.
- Select ‘Developer options’ from the popped-up list
- Scroll down to the ‘ADB debugging option’ and enable it.
- The next enabling that you would have to do will be of ‘Apps from unknown sources.
- Click ‘accept’ after having received a warning notification.
Step2: Installing the Downloader app
Downloader apps will be the crux in this whole process. As we have already mentioned jailbreaking firestick means installing third-party APKs for the purpose of enjoying free content. But since the Amazon app store is devoid of such applications, you would have to outsource them from another middleman application, the Downloader.
- Go to the ‘Find option from the home screen
- Click ‘Search’ and type “Downloader”
- From the popped-up results, select the Downloader app.
- Click ‘Download’ or ‘Get on the next appeared window
- Wait for the app to complete installation
- Click ‘Open’ to launch the app.
Step 3: Kodi Installation
- Open your Downloader app.
- For the purpose of downloading Kodi on your Downloader app type URL http://bit.ly/kodi-176
- Install Kodi on your Firestick device
- Go to the installation Menu
- Go inside Kodi and open settings and click on the file manager.
- Click the Add Source option.
- Click on the ‘Browse’ option on the screen
- Type http://dimitrology.com/repo on the box and add the URL.
- Click OK and close the mini window.
These Kodi installation steps would be the harbinger of your successful jailbreaking process.
Is Kodi Legal?
Kodi is an inseparable part of Firestick Jailbreaking and is 100 percent legal and so are the selection of official Kodi add-ons. However, it doesn’t provide any security against content that is pirated or copyrighted or even malware, as it has the involvement of third-party developers. So you have to be vigilant in case. Kodi doesn’t have any media of its own. You will have to outsource it from elsewhere from the internet. Towards achieving that objective you would need the addons. You can visit the web to check out which Addons offer quality streaming.
Conclusion
To Jailbreak your Firestick is neither that simple or neither that hard. You just have to follow the above steps as it is and as a result, can get access to an untapped gold. But, such methods do not remain completely untouched by illegality. So, make sure you abide by the copyright policy of the manufacturer of the content that you are streaming.
FAQ (Frequently asked questions)
Q. Is it safe to jailbreak Firestick?
A. Yes, jailbreaking Firestick or any other device for that matter is absolutely safe as you are not making any significant changes to the key software or operating system. It’s just a tactful way of inculcating apps into your device that support third-party apps that provide a different kind of content.
Q. When does jailbreaking Firestick become problematic?
A. Jailbreaking would shift from that grey area towards a blacker one when you access to content that is copyrighted.
Q. Is Jailbreaking fake?
A. No, jailbreaking is a legit thing that can be considered as a mini hack but is not quite that. The only difference between a normal Firestick and a jailbroken one is that the latter has tools such as Kodi installed.