FireTV Demo

A modern Android TV application built with Jetpack Compose for TV, demonstrating content browsing interface for Fire TV devices.

🎯 Project Goal

Learning Android TV development using Compose, coming from a Roku/BrightScript background.

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Language: Kotlin
• UI Framework: Jetpack Compose for TV
• Architecture: Compose declarative UI
• Image Loading: Coil
• Target Platform: Fire TV (Fire OS 7 - Android 9)

📱 Features

• ✅ Browse interface with categories
• ✅ Horizontal movie rows
• ✅ D-pad navigation support
• ✅ Focus-based TV UI

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Android Studio Panda 2 (2025.3.2) or later
• Fire TV Stick 4K Max (or Android TV emulator)
• ADB enabled on Fire TV device

Setup

1. Clone the repository
2. Open in Android Studio
3. Connect to Fire TV:

   adb connect <FIRE_TV_IP>:5555

4. Run the app

Fire TV Configuration

On your Fire TV:

1. Settings → My Fire TV → Developer Options
2. Enable ADB Debugging
3. Note your IP address (Settings → My Fire TV → About → Network)

📂 Project Structure

app/src/main/java/solutions/sgbrightkit/firetvdemo/
├── MainActivity.kt          # Entry point
├── MainScreen.kt            # Main Compose UI
├── Movie.kt                 # Data model
└── MovieList.kt             # Sample data

🎓 Learning Path

This project demonstrates:

• Jetpack Compose basics
• TV-specific UI patterns (LazyRow, LazyColumn)
• D-pad navigation
• Focus management
• Composable functions

🔜 Next Steps

• Add movie detail screen
• Implement search functionality
• Integrate video playback (ExoPlayer)
• Load data from API
• Add settings screen

📚 Resources

• Compose for TV Documentation
• Android TV Design Guidelines
• Fire TV Developer Docs

👨‍💻 Developer

Transitioning from Roku (4.5+ years) to Android TV development.

📝 License

Personal learning project.