How to create an amazon Fire TV virtual device

Question

EDIT:

After searching for a while it seems that currently there is no way of creating a virtual device of a Fire TV

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I am trying to create an amazon virtual device using AVD Manager, but I am not being able to find a correct image.

I followed the steps detailed here: https://developer.amazon.com/public/solutions/devices/fire-tv/docs/setting-up-your-development-environment

But they dont specify anything about creating a test device.

Also here:

https://developer.amazon.com/public/resources/development-tools/ide-tools/tech-docs/testing-without-an-amazon-device

Says:

The steps described here cannot be used to simulate the Fire TV.

But never provides a link to a documentation about how to do it.

Could it be that there is not way to create a virtual Fire TV?

Thanks a lot!

Answer 1

I found an official document to test fire tv application without devices, see this link, I just list the important steps as follows:

To set up an Android TV emulator for your app:

1. Go to Tools > Android > AVD Manager, or click the AVD Manager button on the top navigation bar.

2. Click the + Create Virtual Device button. Note: You can select one of the default TV profiles, or you can customize the settings by following the steps below. If you select a default TV profile, skip ahead to step 12 where you select a system image.

3. In the Category column, select TV.

4. Click the New Hardware Profile button.

5. In the Device Name, type something like fire_tv_emulator. (Avoid using parentheses in the name, as this may cause errors.)

6. For the Device Type, select Android TV.

7. For the Screen size, type the screen size you want (for example, 40).

8. For the Resolution, type the resolution you want (for example, 1280 x 720).

9. For the Supported device states, select only Landscape (clear the Portrait check box).

10. Click Finish.

11. In the “Choose a device definition” dialog box, select the emulator you just created and click Next.

12. In the Release Name column, select at least Marshmallow API Level 23 or higher. If you haven’t downloaded this system image yet, click Download to download it. (If you select API Level 22 or lower, media playback will fail in the emulator.)

13. Click Next and then click Finish.