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Fire TV & Firestick Setup Guide

Follow these steps to install KGTV on your Amazon Fire TV or Firestick. The whole process takes about 5 minutes.

1

Enable Developer Options

  1. From the Fire TV home screen, open Settings (gear icon at the top).
  2. Select My Fire TV.
  3. If you do not see "Developer Options", select About and press the Select button on your remote 7 times. Developer Options will then appear.
On some Fire TV models the menu is called Device & Software instead of My Fire TV.
Fire TV home — open Settings (gear icon).
Fire TV home — open Settings (gear icon).
My Fire TV → About — press Select 7× to reveal Developer Options.
My Fire TV → About — press Select 7× to reveal Developer Options.
2

Turn On Required Settings

Inside Developer Options, set both of these to ON:

  • ADB debugging
  • Apps from Unknown Sources
Developer options menu — select ADB debugging.
Developer options menu — select ADB debugging.
Turn ON both ADB debugging and Apps from Unknown Sources.
Turn ON both ADB debugging and Apps from Unknown Sources.
3

Install the Downloader App

  1. Press the Home button to return to the home screen.
  2. Go to Find and then Search.
  3. Type "D", then scroll down and select Downloader.
  4. Select Get or Download to install it.
  5. When it finishes, select Open.
  6. When prompted, select Allow so Downloader can access files on your device.
Search 'D' and select the Downloader app by AFTVnews.
Search 'D' and select the Downloader app by AFTVnews.
Downloader app tile — select Get / Download.
Downloader app tile — select Get / Download.
Open Downloader after install.
Open Downloader after install.
Allow Downloader to access files on your device.
Allow Downloader to access files on your device.
4

Download & Install KGTV

  1. In the Downloader app, find the "Enter URL" box.
  2. Type exactly: 192.99.19.27/kgtv.apk
  3. Select Go to start the download.
  4. When the download finishes, select Install.
  5. After installation, select Open.
  6. Select Close on the welcome prompt.
If typing the URL is tricky, use the QR code in Downloader to type it from your phone instead.
In Downloader, type 192.99.19.27/kgtv.apk into the URL box and press Go.
In Downloader, type 192.99.19.27/kgtv.apk into the URL box and press Go.
5

Activate Your Service

When the app opens for the first time, you will see a message that your device is blocked. Look at the bottom-right corner of the screen — you will see a set of numbers (the MAC / STB ID).

Contact us with those numbers so we can activate your service.

Call (727) 231-0409After activation, press the Menu button (3 lines) on your remote, go to Profile, and press it twice to enter the service.
First launch — locate the numbers at the bottom-right of the screen.
First launch — locate the numbers at the bottom-right of the screen.
After activation, use the Menu button → Profile to enter the service.
After activation, use the Menu button → Profile to enter the service.

Need help?

Our team is available to walk you through setup over the phone.

(727) 231-0409