Hello all I am new here and new to the Android tv I would like to know if i am able to sideload apps onto my netgear neotv prime I have already checked allow install from unknown sources in settings and I tried to download popcorn time through google chrome but I have no luck on downloading any help?

Hi all,

Have my android tv mounted on the wall above a fireplace and as I use it for music and other things I like to keep it on while working.

It would be great to find an app that can show art or other wallpapers on the screen so can keep it on even during video calls etc .

Anyone know of any good free apps? I did come across artcast but I believe it is a monthly subscription.

They don't need to be animated or have sound. Just would like it to look nice.

I got chinese version of Mi Box 3 Enhanced. It has Xiaomi's own chinese launcher and doesn't have any Google apps. I don't need that launcher and all of Xiaomi stuff.

How can I flash it with the freshiest Android TV possible to get vanilla Android TV Launcher with Google Play and Google Assistant (and Chromecast if possible)?

Anyone else have problems with App Accessibility settings not getting preserved after reset?

When I reset my TV box (using remote power button longpress menu), the Accessibility settings for several apps are turned Off despite that I had them set to On before reset.

Any way to fix this so the settings stick after reset? My TV box (Ematic, Google certified) is running Android 9.

I have a hisense 4k TV running android OS. I want to play games from the Google play store but need a gamepad. Not sure I want to pay 60.00 for an Xbox one controller. Are there any good Bluetooth controllers out there? Thanks

Hi there,

I want to set up some kind of Media server or independent media systems for my house. I currently have SKY Q and Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Plus etc.
My TV in my front room is fully capable of using the streaming services on its own but the kid's room uses the 2nd box from SKY multi-room to get the streaming services.

I want to get rid of SKY entirely but I still want to be able to watch most if not all of the same kind of stuff. I don't mind paying for decent equipment to get set up but there are so many options I don't know where to start. I have never but would be perfectly capable of setting up things like Plex, Kodi, Raspberry Pi etc. In fact, I kind of want to but if it's not needed then that's just easier!

Can anyone tell me what is a good route to go? Is it easier to just get two android boxes and put Kodi or some other pre-installed system? I would still like to record where possible.

So, would love to have in both rooms:
Ability to watch recorded programs
Streaming services
Live tv, if possible
User Friendly (2 small kids 6 and 4 who have already mastered all remotes)
Remotes
Movies
Formula 1
Any other bonus extras you can think of!

I'm currently paying Sky nearly 100 a month for HD tv in 2 rooms with movies. If I can get this done for a bit less than a yearly outlay I will definitely go for it! I also have an old laptop that I can steal bits off like optical drives, hard drives etc if that's needed, but I would prefer to just get the right equipment the first time.

Thanks a million and I might just document the experience beginning with the exciting call to cancel SKY.

PS
I have an Xbox One X in the kid's room (Mine, not theirs) so if we can utilise that then great. I am fairly handy and quite technical but I have 0 experience in this field. Happy to configure from the command line if necessary with the right guidance. Couldn't think of which flair to use as it probably covers loads of them!

Norwegian here. Any news on when Google TV will be available in more than the 9 current countries?

just says system performance.

tell us what broke and what fixed in the comments.

I'm contemplating buying a device that has Android TV 9. I will want to use it in areas without internet access. I will mostly use it to watch movies I've purchased on Google Play Movies (now called Google TV. Is there the ability to download movies for offline viewing in that app in Android TV 9? You can do this on a Chromebook or on a Phone, but I have no experience with Android TV.

I've got a JBL Link Bar what runs AndroidTV 9, until a few days ago I could start a radio station via the voice command Hey Google, listen to {name radio station} and it would start TuneIn and play the radio station. If I use the same voice command now, the Google assistent tells me that this is not possible on this device, and I can ask to do this on another device. If I open the TuneIn app and start the radio station it does work.

I've got this on two of this devices, language of the Google Assistent is in Dutch and English. Doesn't matter in witch language I use the command, it tells me the same. Anyone else with the same issue? Or does someone know a solution to make this work again?

Does this have to be done manually (i.e. downloading the APK for every version from the github source) or will the option to update come within the app like Smart YouTube?

I'm looking for an android TV box that would support an ultrawide monitor, the one I have at the moment does not, so everything is streched. I was looking at the Xiaomi mi box s, but it doesn't say if it supports it or not. Thanks.

Plex is the only app outputting 5.1 surround. Everything else, Netflix, Prime, etc, is downsampled to 2.0. What's going on?

Edit: My main question here, is, why in the everliving fuck can't this device convert the 5.1 signals it's certainly receiving into 5.1 PCM? My receiver can't receive (ha) E-AC3. My PS4 converts everything to 5.1 PCM. I expected this thing to do the fucking same.

*Sorry, I'm quite upset. This isn't the first technology problem I've had this week. I've been through 4 wifi range extenders to find one that's not garbage. I just wanted this thing to fucking work.

Update: HBO Max will send through a plain DD signal to the receiver. I would still prefer DD+ converted to 5.1 PCM, but this is better than just PCM stereo.

Update 2: MoviesAnywhere is 2.0 PCM.

My Sony X750H powers up by itself without any input at random times of the day and night. I'm not connecting to it by Chromecast, Bluetooth, network, remote, or any other way. There is nobody else on my WiFi network. It just turns on and sits on whatever screen or channel I had it on when I turned it off.

The Chromecast option "let others cast media" is turned off. Bluetooth is turned on so the remote control will work. Remote Start is turned off in BRAVIA settings. IP control is turned off.

Any ideas? :(