I've been given an S8+ from a co-worker cos I helped her to backup her phone's photos and I was wondering if I could install an androidTV/GoogleTV operating system to plug it into my TV, I already have a dongle for hdmi out and a USB remote with keyboard so it's all about the software side of the matter.

I think it could be plausible to do it but I can't find anything about it

Just got a tcl Android TV, tried casting sky's now app to it and just get a blank screen, guessing the built in chrome cast functionality doesn't work the same as casting to an actual Chromecast then? (Now works fine on my Chromecast ultra on my other TV)

There is a now app for Android TV but I think only Sony TVs have it.

Hello! I have a problem with my TV (Philips 7900 series) It doesn't read ntfs. My TV is 4k and I want to use it on its full potential. I tried so many things to make it read ntfs. (You can read this in the bracelet if u want, but it is not a big deal I think. Soo. I downloaded ms file explorer which seemed to read NTFS and I was happy. When I played the movie through this program the movie stopped at around 7:50 min. Idk what is that. I tried some more movies and they did the same. Its not about any download problem because the movies run smooth on my windows pc.)

So let's go back to the main part. Can you give me some video uploaders which are free for 4k video.
My point is that I can upload somewhere that movie and then watch it from my smart tv with 4k resolution. I want to try something else, but I have no idea how to do it. So I have gaming PC which is pretty high-end. Can I manage to somehow stream the movie from that PC directly to the Smart TV without losing any resolution. Yesterday I bought this TV and I think I would change it for another one if nothing is working. I mean I bought this 4K TV to watch high-resolution movies, not for just watching TV. Thanks in advance for your answers! :) Hope some help me.

Hey... I got xiaomi Tv from china and all os is chinese . I wonder if anyone ever get android tv install in it.

I had this APK before but had to reformat my shield and now I can't find the APK or where I saved it. Can anyone rip the APK and post it here? Thanks so much.

I am new to this Chromecast with Google TV and I have a hard time entering all my passwords with the little remote. I read you can use the Google TV App on your phone to use as a remote, well I downloaded the app and connected it to my Chromecast and it works for things like swiping and clicking etc.. But the keyboard does not work. The screen on my phone says to type and I should see the results on my TV but mine does not work, I can control everything else with my phone but the keyboard doesn't work. I have a samsung galaxy 8+ with the stock keyboard, am I doing something wrong?

I use Google Tv with Remote

I can play a video and it's just the thumbnail on the screen. The audio works fine. The video just doesn't show up. when I play the video on my phone it works and then when I cast it the video doesn't show on the tv(just the thumbnail)

My daughter is on the verge of lying down. HELP!

I am loving the google tv remote.
But it looks lke I am trying to do something that's not meant to be, weirdly enough to me.

- I can set up to turn on/off the TV from the google remote
- I can set up to turn on/off the soundbar from the google remote BUT then I lose doing so with the TV (and vice-versa)

Is there a way so that I can power on/off both TV and soundbar from the google remote?

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Seems like there are issues with primarily Sony TVs that 4k & Dolby Vision are not currently working. It is only streaming in HD through the app. My a80J it stopped this past Friday (Nov 19) so not related to most recent update on Nov 1.

Just curious if other AndroidTV/Google TV users are seeing the same thing. Particularly wondering if any non Sony TV users are seeing the issue and what device being used.

Hey everyone, I’m looking for a television that can boot directly into a dummy-proof app screen where the viewer can pick from youtube tv, Netflix, etc.

I want to use this at a vacation rental and have to plan for the least tech savvy users. I think the samsung and LG ribbons might be too confusing for certain users, so ideally the tv would boot to the Home Screen and just let people pick an app to watch content without going through different inputs.

I think the Hisense tv might do this, but it was hard to confirm at Best Buy since their tvs are all in demo mode and they dont have the native remotes handy. Looking for a cheaper line of TVs, but somewhat flexible on price for a good fit. Thanks!

I finally stressed out on my Google TV dongle and bought a Shield TV. The device ran its updating at install and says it's fully updated, but I'm still on the old GUI..?

Any ideas?

Hello all! Today I bought smart android tv (idk if I can say the brand. Sorry if Im not supposed to say it) The TV is Philips 7900 series. I thought that I can watch my 4k movies just by putting in a flash drive. But it didnt work... For the next 3 hours I was searching in the internet what is the problem. I found out that the TV only accepts fax32 flash drives. I was like ok lets change it. But then I found that I can upload only up to 4GB of file. Can someone tell me what to do? I want to watch 4K on this 4K TV, but I have no idea how to add the movie to detect it. Every comment helps! :)

So.. weird problem and even weirder solution.

I have the Onn 4k Box on my TV downstairs. I have it wired up to ethernet and it has been fantastic for a little $20 box. Anywho... turn the TV on today for background noise as I work. No sound.

• Check the sound bar and it's on.
• Try the Xbox and sound works. Weird.
• Reboot the Onn. Nothing.
• Unplug and plug back in. Nothing.
• Check the HDMI cables. Nothing.
• Unplug/Plug TV. Nothing.
• Unplug/Plug the Soundbar. Nothing
• At this point, starting to think the little guy has died. Start poking around in the settings, Sounds? Nope.
• For some reason I decided to check the HDMI CEC settings. Looks ok, but what the heck, I'll toggle the CEC Switch off then back on. Boom. Sound works. Crazy!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I recently converted my android Tv launcher to Google TV launcher with proper ADB commands and everything is going very well. Just the homescreen is lagging a bit at the beginning of every Power ON and when I exit any app and come back to homescreen, its talking almost 15 to 20 seconds ..

Can anybody help with it. Suggestions and tips are welcome

Hi,

I had HBO Nordic before. Everything worked well but when they released HBO Max I had to uninstall the previous app to make it work. Now I can't even find any HBO app in Google play. Whats wrong here?

Could you please tell me about your experience with those?

What is the point of having parental controls with a pin when everyone can see what pin you are entering on TV screen? Amazon has solved that problem with the trackpad pin entry. I am surprised Google TV doesn't have something similar. Or am I missing some setting which allows you to hide pin entry on TV?