Remote Play for PS5 & PS4,
built for the TV.
Stream your PlayStation to a Fire TV or Android TV box and play with a real controller โ over your home network or the internet.
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Sound familiar?
If you've tried Remote Play on a Fire TV with a DualSense, you've probably hit some of this:
You press L1 and the game reads it as L2.
The triggers don't behave like triggers.
Options and Create do nothing at all.
Your console shows up, but you can't select it with the remote to connect.
None of that is your controller or your setup. It's a Fire OS bug, and akichi is built to fix exactly these. Here's why it happens.
Why akichi
A TV-first Remote Play client that fixes what the desktop and phone forks donโt handle in the living room.
๐ฎ DualSense fix for Fire TV
When a DualSense is paired directly to a Fire TV (Fire OS / Android 11โ12), the system scrambles the button and trigger layout โ L1/R1 act like L2/R2 and Options/Create donโt register. akichi detects this and corrects the mapping automatically, so your controller just works.
๐บ Made for a controller
Full D-pad navigation, a clear accent focus highlight so you always know whatโs selected, and every action up in the top bar โ no floating button to hunt for.
๐ Sign in with PSN
Other Remote Play clients make you dig up your PSN account ID with command-line scripts. akichi just signs you in and fills it automatically โ then registers your console. (Manual entry still available.)
Low latency
The hardware decoder runs in realtime low-latency mode โ snappier input-to-screen response.
HDR
Optional H265 HDR for richer, brighter colors on HDR-capable TVs (streaming up to 1080p).
Higher bitrate
Push the bitrate up to 100 Mbps โ double the usual ~50 Mbps cap โ for the sharpest image your network allows.
In-app updates
New versions install in place โ no manual reinstall, your settings are kept.
Free & open
No ads, no tracking. Fully open-source under the AGPL-3.0 license.
Install on Fire TV
From the Downloader app, or with adb.
- Easiest: open the Downloader app and enter code
2031445— it downloads & installs automatically. - Or grab
akichi-stable.apkfrom the latest release andadb installit. - Open akichi โ your PS5/PS4 appears automatically when itโs on the same Wi-Fi network.
Requires Fire TV / Android TV (Android 11+), a PS4/PS5 with Remote Play enabled, and a controller paired to the TV box.
FAQ
The questions people actually search for.
Does a DualSense work with Remote Play on Fire TV?
Yes — but Fire OS scrambles the DualSense button layout (L1/R1 act like L2/R2 and Options/Create don’t register). akichi automatically corrects this, so your DualSense works correctly on Fire TV. Why this happens →
How do I install akichi on a Fire TV?
Open the Downloader app and enter code 2031445 — it downloads and installs automatically. Then open akichi and your PS5/PS4 appears when it’s on the same Wi-Fi.
Is akichi related to Chiaki?
Yes — akichi is open-source and built on Chiaki / chiaki-ng, focused on the living-room TV experience with fixes for Fire TV.
Is akichi free?
Completely free and open-source (AGPL-3.0). No ads, no tracking.
Why won’t my PS5 show up?
Make sure your PS5/PS4 is on the same Wi-Fi network and Remote Play is enabled. It appears automatically — you don’t need to add it manually.
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