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eti:
I have two Amazon “Fire TV” devices. They work, JUST…. but they run THE worst variant of the already horrendous software bodge OS ever, Android. I digress…

Amazon “Fire TV” remotes - DESIGNED to be thrown away! Yes, truly the most disgusting example of a total lack of awareness on the behalf of Amazon, that things need to be REPAIRED and not tossed and replaced. Trying to open one of their “Voice remote”  remotes, demonstrates just HOW loudly and brazenly they silently shout “Hah, screw you, buy a new one!” When you discover the sheer amount of superglue used to seal the thing shut, and to add insult to injury, when you get it open you find (amongst fragments of torn remote control parts) that they SCREWED THE PCB IN!!

Why?!!!! Morons.

SilverSolder:

Throwaway consumer electronics is becoming the norm, sadly.
MrMobodies:
Did that just stopped working?

I have never known a remote to stop working ever.

This is why I refuse to buy new phones.

Many of them have that glue in there and I tend to get a bit concerned that I might cut a ribbon or something when trying to open it up to replace stuff.
Bud:

--- Quote from: eti on January 06, 2022, 04:11:21 am ---I have two Amazon “Fire TV” devices. They work, JUST…. but they run THE worst variant of the already horrendous software bodge OS ever, Android. I digress…

Amazon “Fire TV” remotes - DESIGNED to be thrown away! Yes, truly the most disgusting example of a total lack of awareness on the behalf of Amazon, that things need to be REPAIRED and not tossed and replaced. Trying to open one of their “Voice remote”  remotes, demonstrates just HOW loudly and brazenly they silently shout “Hah, screw you, buy a new one!” When you discover the sheer amount of superglue used to seal the thing shut, and to add insult to injury, when you get it open you find (amongst fragments of torn remote control parts) that they SCREWED THE PCB IN!!

Why?!!!! Morons.

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Pictures or it did not happen!  :rant:
Rick Law:

--- Quote from: MrMobodies on January 06, 2022, 06:19:26 am ---Did that just stopped working?

I have never known a remote to stop working ever.

This is why I refuse to buy new phones.

Many of them have that glue in there and I tend to get a bit concerned that I might cut a ribbon or something when trying to open it up to replace stuff.

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I am a "lucky guy", I got a rare TV remotes that failed...

My Auria TV remote failed in just a few months after purchase.  It was "randomly" failing.  It took me a while to figure out the pattern: Upon inserting battery (power up the remote), it works for a few presses then it stops working.  Pull out the battery, count to 10, and reinsert for a few more key presses until the next cycle.

I am now using a learning remote.  It was painful "teaching" the learning remote with the right codes.   (painful = many times of battery pulling and reinsertion).
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