SPHERE Live TV Install Guide:
For Fire-Stick 4K, Fire-Stick Max, Fire-Stick Lite, Fire TV, Fire Cube
** IF YOU ALREADY HAVE THE DOWNLOADER APP START ON LINE 16**
From the Amazon home screen
1. Select “Find“ in the middle bar followed by Search
2. On this Search window, type the name of the app Downloader (it will appear below and click on it)
3. Click the Downloader icon on the next screen
4. Choose Download (or Get) on the window that appears next
5. Open the DOWNLOADER app
6. Then press the HOME button on your fire stick remote
7. Select the GEAR ICON on the far right of the menu bar to open Fire- Stick Settings
8. Now, click the option My Fire TV (if you see “Developer Options” then skip to line 11).
9. Click on “About“
10. Highlight Fire TV Stick (or other name) and click the select button multiple times until you see “You are now a developer” message
10. Click the back arrow button on your remote once and you will now see “Developer Options“
11. Click and open the Developer Options
12. Next switch ADB Debugging to ON
13. Then click Install Unknown Apps
14. Click Downloader and turn it ON
15. Press the HOME button on the remote
16. Go back into the DOWNLOADER App (click allow if prompted when opening app)
18. Then click GO
19. Select INSTALL
20. Select OPEN
If the app does not open for you, you will need to go back to step 11. in the firestick settings and turn ON the Sphere App, then return to the Downloader App and select OPEN.
21. Click SETTINGS
22. Then click EPG
23. Then click Update Interval Hours change from 24 to 2
24. Then turn ON Update App On Start and Update App On Playlist Change
25. Click the BACK button on the remote once
26. Then turn ON Playback
27. Then turn ON Auto Frame Rate (AFR)
28. Turn ON and Enable AFR for VOD and turn ON Switch Screen for 4k resolution for 4K video (if available on your stick)
29. Press the BACK bottom 3 times on the remote and now click ADD PLAYLIST
30. Click one of the PLAYLISTS you are subscribing to (Live TV, V.O.D, or V.O.D +)
31. Input your USERNAME & PASSWORD that was emailed to you. You must enter your user info exactly as you see it in the email. User info is case sensitive!
32. Leave Include TV Channels checked ✔️
33. Leave Include VOD checked ✔️
34. Click NEXT
35. After the playlist is processed then click DONE
36. You are now logged into Sphere. If you have chosen multiple Playlists then scroll down and follow the instructions to Add Playlist.
RE- LOG IN:
- Open Settings by press the Center Select Button once, press the Down Select Button once and Left Select Button once, and then click on the Gear Icon.
- Click on Playlists
- Select your Playlist
- Scroll down to Xtream Codes parameters and select
- Re-enter Username
- Re-enter Password
- Scroll down to Apply changes and select. (this may take a few minutes).
**ADD A PLAYLIST**
Add Sphere Playlist
1. Goto settings by selecting the Center Select Button once, Down Select Button once and Left Select Button once, click on the Gear Icon.
2. Then go to playlist
3. Then click add playlist
4. Select the Playlist you want to add
6. Enter the username and password that was emailed to you for that playlist
7. Leave Include TV Channels checked ✔️
8. Leave Include VOD checked ✔️
9. Click Next
10. You are now logged in