Amazon Fire TV Remote with Libreelec at Raspberry Pi 4

    Hi,

    I am trying now for a long time to use my AFTV remote with Libreelec on Raspberry Pi. Yesterday I got my new Raspberry 4 and again I want to try to pair it with libreelec. For me it is the best remote control on the market.

    In internet I only can get snippets but not the whole way to configure and use it. That's why I try it here and I hope you can help me.

    After activating blueetooth in the settings->services menu I choose the menu entry "Blueetooth". Here some of my bluetooth devices are listed but not my remote. Somewhere I read that you have to press the Home-Button for a longer time to enable pairing mode. Somewhere I read you have to press for ~20 seconds and that up to ten times to work. I have tried but it didn't work.

    The remote works with the original device like a charme.

    Somewhere I read that the remote will fall in energy saving mode and you cannot wake it up anymore. Is this true and when how to avoid this?

    Has anyone this remote working and can exactly tell me what do? Is it possible at all?

    Help is much appreciated. I thank you a lot in advance :)

    Kind regards

    tresi

    Maybe its allready solved, i know the post is nearly a year ago.

    But for those who still look for a solution:

    Open Libreelec in Settings, go to Bluetooth look for devices.

    Press and hold your Fire TV's home button until the LED flashes orange.

    You'll find a Bluetooth device called "AR" connect to it. Its your Amazon remote.

    Go to Game ad dons -> controller profile -> and install "TV remote"

    Restart Kodi!

    Now you Fire remote will work now. Except the context menu button ;(

    Quote from albert2002

    Which file? What is the right command to enter to it?

    Since this is still the top search result I'll post here. The keymap editor is an addon in kodi under program add-ons in the repository.

    Edit > Global > Navigation > context menu > edit key > press the key you want to use.

    I've tried onn 4k pro, raspberry pi5, and used the onn remote with a flirc on my htpc and it seems like by default long-pressing "select" will bring up the context menu, as well, without needing the keymap editor.

    I've paired a 2nd gen 4k Firestick's remote to the pi5. I have an Insignia FireTV where the backlight went out so tried pairing that remote. I was successfully able to map the Guide button to open the Live TV guide in kodi (I use serverwmc). Unfortunately, the menu, channel up and down, and app switcher buttons all register as the same key press (61952), so you can only use one of them. Since I'm used to the menu button for context menu I mapped that key, and mapped long-press on the menu key to take screenshots.

    For most people with a modern TV the pi should work out of the box via HDMI-CEC with your TV's remote. My pi5 is connected to an older soundbar, so I'll probably stick with the 4k stick's remote since it's already paired via infrared for power and volume. In my case it just occurred to me that I could connect the pi5 directly to the TV, which definitely does not have CEC, then connect the pi5 to the soundbar via bluetooth and control the volume that way.


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