{"id":10523,"date":"2014-05-05T12:01:38","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T16:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.xamarin.com\/?p=10523"},"modified":"2014-05-05T12:01:38","modified_gmt":"2014-05-05T16:01:38","slug":"your-xamarin-app-in-the-living-room-with-amazon-fire-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/your-xamarin-app-in-the-living-room-with-amazon-fire-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Xamarin App in the Living Room with Amazon Fire TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tToday, we are proud to announce a new way for you to get your apps and games on the big screen with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fire-TV-streaming-media-player\/dp\/B00CX5P8FC\">Amazon Fire TV<\/a>. With our <a href=\"http:\/\/components.xamarin.com\/view\/amazonfiretv\" title=\"Amazon Fire Apps &amp; Games in C# with Xamarin Component\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon Fire TV Component<\/a>, existing Xamarin\u00a0Android apps\u00a0can\u00a0integrate rich Amazon Fire TV features such as Notifications and Game Controller today.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-10577\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2019\/04\/firetvnotification.png\" alt=\"Xamarin Running on Amazon Fire TV\" width=\"400\" height=\"287\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Amazon Fire TV Component<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-10566\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2019\/04\/firetvcontroller.jpg\" alt=\"Amazon Fire TV Controller\" width=\"137\" height=\"137\" \/>With our Fire TV component you are now able to reimagine your game with full controller support for the TV with a beautiful API. Check out the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/components.xamarin.com\/gettingstarted\/amazonfiretv\" title=\"Amazon Fire TV Getting Started Guide\" target=\"_blank\">Getting Started Guide<\/a>\u00a0for instructions. The new API gives you access to the in-box Fire TV remote, the Amazon Fire game controller, and other game controllers that support the Bluetooth HID gamepad profile. We have <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Clancey\/FlappyMonkey\/tree\/fire\" title=\"Amazon Fire TV Flappy Monkey Version\" target=\"_blank\">upgraded our sample Flappy Monkey game<\/a>, which we open sourced this past February, with the Amazon Fire TV Component to add full notification and game controller support to get you going.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-10588\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2019\/04\/flappymonkeytvtop.png\" alt=\"flappymonkeytvtop\" width=\"400\" height=\"287\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Getting Started<\/h2>\n<p>It is easy to get started by simply adding the Amazon Fire TV Component to your <a href=\"http:\/\/xamarin.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\">Xamarin.Android<\/a> application. Additional documentation including full samples for the Fire TV can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/components.xamarin.com\/gettingstarted\/amazonfiretv\" title=\"Getting Started Guide Fire TV\" target=\"_blank\">components Getting Started Guide<\/a>. More details on the Fire TV can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.amazon.com\/public\/solutions\/devices\/fire-tv\" title=\"Amazon Developer Portal Fire TV\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon&#8217;s developers portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Latest Emerging Device Technologies<\/h2>\n<p>Delivering on our &#8220;delight developers&#8221; mantra at Xamarin means giving you the ability to take advantage of the latest mobile form factors. \u00a0For traditional mobile devices\u2014phones and tablets\u2014we have shipped same day support for iOS since iOS 5 was released including the latest iOS 7.1 release, as well as timely support for new versions of Android, so that you have the latest features as soon as\u00a0they are released.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10531\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2019\/04\/Glass.png\" alt=\"Glass\" width=\"114\" height=\"114\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10532\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2019\/04\/Android-Wear.png\" alt=\"Android Wear\" width=\"114\" height=\"114\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10530\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2019\/04\/Nokia-X.png\" alt=\"Nokia X\" width=\"114\" height=\"114\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New device categories are hitting the market every day. With Xamarin, you can bring your apps to every form factor\u00a0with our support for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/components.xamarin.com\/view\/googleglass\" title=\"Google Glass Development Component\" target=\"_blank\">Google Glass<\/a>, <a href=\"\/nokia-x-for-csharp\/\" title=\"Nokia X Development in C#\" target=\"_blank\">Nokia X Android Phones<\/a>, and most recently <a href=\"\/android-wear\/\" title=\"Android Wear apps in C# with Xamarin\" target=\"_blank\">Android Wear devices<\/a>. Now you can\u00a0extend your app into the living room\u00a0with\u00a0Amazon Fire TV!\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, we are proud to announce a new way for you to get your apps and games on the big screen with Amazon Fire TV. With our Amazon Fire TV Component, existing Xamarin\u00a0Android apps\u00a0can\u00a0integrate rich Amazon Fire TV features such as Notifications and Game Controller today. 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