Google/Android TV (Digital Bulletin Board)

I'm looking to make a digital bulletin board. Other than Google Photos, are there any Google or Android TV apps that allow me to do this, also with remote access (web client) to add/alter content?

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Change TV channel on Android TV using Google Home

I got an Sony Android TV yesterday and I was hoping I would be able to control it from my Google Home. Some things like changing the volume works but other basic stuff like changing channels doesn't seem to. Does anyone know if this is possible? All the guides I've found on controlling Android TV from Google are really just how to control the Chromecast bit of Android TV.

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Is there a way to transfer watch history and Recommendations from stock youtube app to smart youtube tV without a google account?

Can I do that without logging into either the stock app or Smart Youtube TV?

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Anker teases Nebula Android TV dongle for 2021 release

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NBC Peacock rolling out support for profiles on Android, iOS - 9to5Google

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Blocking system updates at router level

Hi all,

My Hisense TV forced a system update that made it impossible to uninstall the Android TV home update that enables "recommendations". I've found several posts about blocking androidtvwatsonfe-pa.googleapis.com at the router level, and was wondering if this would also prevent future system updates from being forced on the TV.

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Sony Airplay Apk.

Can Someone Extract Airplay apk from Sony TV's ..and post it on comments....

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Help tv won't turn on

Back story

House caught fire April 23 and this tv was in the basement and I had my cousin take care of it until I found an apt to stay in.

Fast forward to today I finally had him bring it over and it turned on without out issue then randomly turned of while I was pressing the buttons on the back and now won't turn back on

Model tv: Phillips 4k 55inch android tv.

Other : the tv is around or less then 2 years old with little use

The screen didn't have any damage when it turned on the buttons seemed to work

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TCL TV home problem, pls help

So uh, when I press the home tab on my remote it only shows black but it has a sound on it. I don’t know what to do plus i think the screen has a problem?

When the screen turn to black there is some kind of violet on it that’s glitching. But my problem is really the home tab, it’s when I press it, nothings gonna show up only black screen.

I tried to picture reset but nothing happened, I also tried to unplug and plug the outlet but still... nothing. How do I reset this? I cant find the reset button even in the system settings. Please help meeeeee

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List of alternative launchers for Android TV

For whatever reason, it's really difficult to discover alternative launchers for Android TV. Sure, you can find a couple of them, but there are so many terrible results that you will end up wasting quite some time.

Thus, I've compiled this list of alternative Android TV launchers. It's not comprehensive (I'm certain I missed some, please suggest them in comments); I'm not endorsing any particular one; and I have not tried all of them. Some are free, some are paid. Some contain ads. Some contain IAP (in-app purchases). Some require too many intrusive permissions.



My wishes for a good launcher:

  • Easy to categorize apps into folders or tags.
  • Easy to sort the list of apps inside the same folder/row/block. Maybe even keep it always sorted.
  • Support both native Android TV and sideloaded non-TV apps.
  • Display more than three items per row. (Come on! Large wide screen TV has enough room to fit more!) Bonus points for adjustable size.
  • Easy to open App Info (and Force Close) for any app.
  • Displays the current time. Bonus points for also displaying the date.
  • No ads.
  • No intrusive permissions.
  • Bonus points for open-source, also published on F-Droid.

So far, I haven't found any launcher that checks all of these points. Heck, most of them don't even get half of these.


Other tools:


Please, add other launchers to this list (post in the comments).

Dear mods, if you think this kind of content is relevant, it could be sticky or could be turned into a wiki page. (But I'm sorry I won't have time to keep it up-to-date.)


Edit 1: Added mLauncher. I swear I installed it either from Google Play or from F-droid, but now I can't find it anymore.

Edit 2: Added No Keyboard.

Edit 3: Added Selective Launcher and SimpleBox Android TV BOX and Taotlus.

Edit 4: Added Kodi.

Edit 5: Added tvQuickActions.

Edit 6: Added nielsvanvelzen/tv-launcher.

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New Philips TV 43PUS8505/12 keeps refreshing

Hi all. Anyone else experiencing this? On the Android TV menu, it'll constantly refresh. By which I mean the screen will go black for a couple of seconds, then the menu will re-appear. Often, when running an Android TV app, for example, Netflix, it'll 'refresh' itself back to the Android TV menu. Even worse, when watching live TV, after approximately 30 seconds, it'll go back to the AndroidTV menu again, making it completely impossible to watch the TV. This usually happens after the TV has been off during the night/day. The only solution I've been able to find is to unplug and then replug the power, then it will work until the TV is off for some hours. Everything should be up-to-date.

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Wireless earbuds for MiBox S (MiBox 4k)

I am planning to purchase a Mibox S and I plan to direct all my audio through my wireless earbuds. Do wireless earbuds work well with it or are there any issues like:
-Static
-Audio/Video Sync
-Sound cutting out etc.

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Mi TV Stick - WiFi help

Hi guys, I have Mi TV Stick which connects to WiFi when 5ghz channel is set to 40, but my router by default was channel 100 and it is supported good by other devices.

In the first setup when I bought the Stick, I chose USA as my region because Macedonia was not listed there. So could the region be a problem for this? Is there anyone who lives in Europe and has the same problem when channel 100 is selected?

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My TV won't go into screensaver mode

Title. Basically my TV won't go into screensaver mode. When it works it's supposed to display pictures but all it displays now is a white screen. This just started happening about an hour ago. I tried fully turning it off but that didn't work. Anyone else run into a similar problem?

EDIT: Looks like changing the network & internet fixed it. Maybe turning the wifi off and on will fix it too but I'll have to try that next time the screensaver breaks.

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Any AndroidTV browser that will load a page with an HTML5 video player?

I have an internal NGINX server that serves up a simple html webpage with an embedded HTML5 video player that plays an HLS stream from a camera. This works fine on Chrome on Windows or Mac, but I'm looking for a way to play that directly on a Sony Android TV.

Since Chrome isn't available for androidtv (don't want to sideload b/c its a work TV), are there any browsers available on the play store that would work for this?

I tried the Puffin browser and when I enter the URL, it doesn't work. I think it comes up with a refused or failed to connect error.

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Android Tv have feature Multiview ?

i looked other brand with other platform like Samsung ( Tizen ) Lg ( Webos )

and have this feature where is possibile split the screen different source

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QaALAykvb0

we have something like that with android tv ?

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Any way of forcing new android tv layout

i am on the latest april 16 android tv home and core i got the new ui a few months ago although the next day it reverted any way of forcing the new ui

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OnePlus TV 40Y1 slated to launch on May 24; specs & price

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MiTVStick wifi problems

Managed to solve difficulty connecting to 5ghz wifi by changing my router frequency from 80mhz to 40mhz. Very strange that xiaomi in this day and age have problem this with wifi on their modern streaming devices.

Now this buggy device has a new wifi problem. Connection to internet is ok and stays connected while using the mitv stick during the day. The next day after standby overnight the mi tv stick internet is off. The mi tv stick reports wifi is connected but no internet. All my other devices are connected and internet is working. All the ip address and connection details on the mitv stick show the wifi is connected but it can't connect to the internet wwweb.

Every morning I now have to toggle off/on the mi tv stick wifi so it can reconnect to the internet.

Anyone else have this problem and is there a solution for this?

Totally annoyed by this mitv stick with so many network isssues.

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Peacock now supports surround sound on AndroidTV

Title says all. Just tried a movie on my Shield Pro, DD+ 5.1 popped on.

Pararamount+ get on the ball!

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I'm thinking of changing the ui resolution to 1080p currently it's locked to 720p I have a full hd panel android tv. Has anyone done this, Will it improve the experience

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Plex crashes on GoogleTV

Anyone else having an issue where after an episode of a television episode from plex, the chrome cast with googletv will crash and do a full restart? It causes my Visio TV to also go crazy and reboot 25% of the time as well.

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ADB Settings/Tweaks

Are there any tweaks you can make via ADB to Android TV that are useful?

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Youtube app on android TV switch accounts

I am considering buying android tv for my family. I'm curious about switching multiple accounts within the app, I've seen many posts confirms it can switch multiple 'Google' accounts. However, in my case I have 1 google account with multiple 'Youtube' channels, Can I swap between them in the app like i do on web or even mobile app?

Switching multiple channels in the same Google account

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Google TV Update from Android 9 - Is it worth using this trick in order to update 9 to the Google TV? Has anyone tried this without error?

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