My Hisense TV told me there was a system update, so I started downloading it and sent it to download in the background. It then promptly disappeared, and checking for an update doesn't do anything to bring it back. Has this happened to anyone else?

Hey,

I've been looking into options for a cabin on the lake with no internet access. I've been looking into Android TV briefly now and think I understand this will work for what I need but wouldn't mind some other opinions incase I'm missing something.

Currently we have video files on an external usb drive and play on a laptop with VLC. It's a little cumbersome to get connected and the laptop is on it's last legs so I was looking a better solution. From what I've looked into it looks like newer Android TV hardware should be able to support most mkv and other video formats? We have a fairly old chrome box which we use at home for browser based streaming on our TV but it runs into issues being unable to play some video files or audio codecs.

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My plan is to just have the seagate USB hard drive plugged into a box, box is HDMI out to the TV, everything can be controlled with more of a traditional style remote.

It's possible we could teather to a moble connection at times to stream netflix or prime, but 90% of the time this would be offline.

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Am I incorrect in looking to Android TV hardware for this?

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edit: Damn, you guys are a helpful community. Thanks everyone. I've gone ahead and orderd a an android box. Will just use kodi or someething simple like VLC to play from external storage. Doesn't need to be fancy as long as I can browse the files and audio / video playback looks fine.

Hello, i just bought an philips android tv and i want to use the steamlink app to play some games. The problem is the input lag is massive and i can't setup the game mode because it seems like it wants another source but can't change source because the app just uses the smart tv?

Can we have additional BT adapter on Android TV device? Like plugging USB dongle.

In order to gain BT 5.0 support.

I have a Philips 5604 series tv and a problem that only occurs when using an hdmi connected device such as a PS4 where if i push the options button on the tv remote control the options menu will not appear but when on the tv home screen it works just fine...what do i do?

I have an enigma2 box with UK Freeview channels just wondering is there a way to view them on android TV ?

I run fire tv, with a local NAS for media at home. Need something for use in a camper. Thought about a Mi Box S with a 128gb flash drive with some media files on it. Any reason that wouldn't work? Can I remove the usb drive formatted as internal storage and copy files from a pc over to it? Will this setup allow you to download netflix content to the expanded storage drive?

Hi all,

We use the USB drive as storage, but is there a method to use Google Drive? So I want to install apps to Google Drive.

Hello all. Is there someone that have installed this update for 2015 Sony Bravia TVs? It is for Asia-Pacific region and bring Android tv to Oreo. I would like to know if there is some bug and if the user experience is somewhat better than before or is becoming worst. I have a kdl-50w808c sold in Europe and I hope this update will be soon available to me too. Thanks in advance.

I'm looking to find a box that will stream 4k and dolby digital, truehd as well as the ability to cast from mobile devices and utilize standard music apps like Spotify, plex..etc. While its welcomed, I already have multiple home theaters so it doesn't really need any other functionality as I just want 2 for a couple bedrooms. I've been killing myself looking for a low priced option and so far mi box s seems like it could do it but Im torn as all these things have so many reviews of inadequacies, not to mention I dont know where I can trust to purchase them as I've never used any of the sites they seem to be sold on. Can anyone provide some recommendations or insight on which one or where to buy? Thanks 😊

Hi,

is there a way to set up a VPN connection on Android TV 9 without having to install any specific app?

Thanks.

So I just got a new Sony X930H tv and was loading up the apps. Came to Disney+ just getting to the point to enter my credentials took a minute of space Ning it’s wheel til it prompted me. The. When it gets to Who’s watching, I have been staring at a spinning wheel for a couple minutes.

My Nvidia Shield is doing the exact same thing, however on my Apple TV 4K, it loads right up without issue. So it’s not the service and other apps like Netflix and Amazon work perfectly.

On the TV I have tried deleting the app and reinstalling but same thing.

Anyone else seeing this?

Edit

It was IPv6 that was causing the issue. I turned it off on my router and Disney+ started working fine. Strange.

So I just got a Mi Box S 4k gifted from my provider. But one thing is noticed is that it has trouble playing 4k footage through the USB port. Which should be able to handle 4k.
Movies often play fine but near the end, issues start to appear, most noticeable the total loss of audio.

Anyone has a solution for this?

Amazon usually displays HD, 1080phd or ultra hd to show the quality of the video it's playing, but the updated app doesn't display anything now. Is this the case with other tvs as well?

Does anyone know a successful way of remapping the volume buttons to buttons on Xbox one controller? I would like RB to be volume up and LB volume down.

Hi,

would like to ask which TV manufacturer has the best update record. Currently owning a Sony Android TV that only had 1 update.