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Fire TV / Android TV browser player problems

These platforms currently use a TV browser; app/browser suspension and restart behavior are therefore different from the Pi reference player.

What you may be seeing

  • The player worked but the TV device later shows a home screen, browser chrome, or no CanvasRelay tab.

What usually causes it

  • The TV OS suspended/closed the browser.
  • The browser is not configured for fullscreen/reopen behavior.
  • The stick is powered from the TV USB port and reboots when the TV is turned off.

Do this

  1. Reopen the supported browser and player.canvasrelay.app; pairing should persist if the browser profile/site data survived.
  2. Enable the browser's fullscreen/kiosk setting.
  3. For Fire TV, powering the stick from its wall adapter avoids a full stick reboot each time the TV cuts USB power.
  4. If site data was cleared and a new pairing code appears, pair the device again from Screens.

You know it is fixed when

  • The browser returns to the same paired player and the screen reports online/active in Screens.

Search phrases this guide covers

Silk closed · Fire Stick menu stopped · Android TV browser · TV Bro · Fire TV restart