I remember seeing it as a channel source several months back but I never got it to work. I've been using a different device (Roku) since then but was thinking of going back to Android TV.

I have a Blaupunkt UHD 4K TV that is shit, it has the most horrible and shittiest OS I have ever seen, it is supposedly an android tv. When I enter there is this really bad GUI and it tells you which apps you have and the inputs you can access, firstly I used the TV os as the OS that will handle netflix and youtube (the only apps I use in a tv), but it was a really shitty experience, where apparently the OS was more PC focus which means that I needed a cursor in order to move around the movies, this was extremely bad, that's why Blaupunkt hace 2 controles, one really bad plastic controller and another which barely decent that connects via USB and has the cursor functionality, if I don't use that I can't use netflix which is the shittiest experience I ever had the controller didn't even moved the coursor so I had to put on the perfect spot in order to read it, my old gen dumb tv was way better. Then I decided to just don't use the OS of the TV, instead a family member gave me a chromecast which was really amazing, even though I need to use my phone every single damn time it was better because at least I can select the movie I want, even though the quality is infirior because you need to mantain your phone connected which is another thing that I hate about chromecast, at least it is waaaaaay more functional than the TV.

Then I bumped into another problem, every time I turned on the TV, it was the slowest shit I ever seen, it was like 30 seconds to one minute just to turn on, then I needed to use the shitty controller to select the HDMI 1 input in order to finally use chromecast, then I needed my phone to cast which is bad overall because the quality is lost, but I really like chromecast, the new chromecast looks pretty nice too.

The only thing that I want from this terrible OS is to, that every time I turn on the TV, it automatically enters the HDMI 1 port so I could chromecast more easily instead of waiting for the controller to function and then select manually, is there a way to do this? Pleaseee

Started to notice today when i open YouTube I get a gigantic YouTube ad that takes up 2/3rd of the screen. What the hell Google. Anyone know if there is a way to remove it? I will start watching videos on other sites because of this. I put up with them increasing ad times and adding more adds before videos but this is just plain ridiculous.

I was wondering how does the Android TV OS updates work for all the different brand devices work? Now OS 11 came out so each and every brand will have to release their own update or the OS 11 will be pushed out by Google to those certified brands?

Hello,

Do you know if it does exist any peripheral with Android TV wich has a zoom out fonction ?
This is to plug on a dlp to adjust the image size...

Thanks !

Just loaded this app and notice on startup it asks for Google credentials. I understand that my viewing histroy and preferences will only be save with using an account.

But always hesitant to give my credentials to 3rd part apps.

Does anyone know how safe this app is?

Today my Chromecast died on me and after looking on the internet for 2h I'm convinced to buy a Android TV Box/Stick.

The only problem I have at the moment is that there are too many to choose from.

I live in Europe and am currently looking at the Xiaomi Mi Box S. I briefly went through the subreddit of the Mi Box and I saw a lot of complaints about the firmware. So i'm not sure if I should get it.

Can someone recommend a good box? Max €100,00. Will be using it for Netflix/Twitch/Spotify and if possible (like the Xiaomi) casting.

EDIT: i'll wait for the new Chromecast! Thanks everyone

Android TV allows customization for carriers/Cable STB makers. They usually haven't allowed this for retail STB like Mi Box and Shield. But either that's changing, or Google just said 'Fuck it, it's ours, we can do what we want'.

I think 'Google TV' on the new Chromecast is just Google's customized/branded version of Google TV - just like on the Pixel line - it's now Google's customized/branded version of Android - and not just stock Android anymore like it used to be (even though still pretty close).

The similarities in how the home screen looks on the Google TV, and how it looks on carrier's/cable co's customized Android TV STB units, is what led me to believe this.

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if its possible to show a presentation, slideshow or just a picture (maybe a screensaver?) while still keeping the sound of the television. I want to be able to have radio playing through the television while showing pictures. (it's a Philips television: model 49PUS6401/12)

Thanks in advance

The Home tab should be an inbuilt feature of Android TV. Streaming cameras, checking on sensors or quickly toggling on/off lights and devices could be a great feature which could be added to Android TV.

Old TV with coupled with cheap android boxes could easily be used as camera monitoring devices - for streaming multiple camera feeds.

A simple two/three quick clicks on the microphone button (on tv remote) could be used to bring up Google Home screen.

Option to enable/disable Smart Home device specific notifications on TV could be a great addition.
Imagine while watching Netflix you get a pop-up notification that 'Person detected on front door camera' and you could quickly check out the camera feed in one click.

I see that people love this app but I am really used to queuing up a quick playlist on my phone and then casting it. Would I be able to do that? Would I have to disable the stock YT app or something?

When I put the controller into pair mode it pops up on the tv but won’t actually pair. Anyone else have this problem or figured out how to fix it?

Hi guys so i bought ElectriQ android tv (cheap 4k) for digital signage, im happy with everything what i got for price, but only problem that i can't change picture setings in apps im gonna use for advertising.

Is this apps problem, or TV because while in android smart menu same problem i changing movie/vivid/user/etc picture setings pop up shows that it changes but visualy nothing change? In some apps is fine

Please help :)