My main player is a Roku Ultra, but thinking of adding a Android TV box so i can install Zoom.us /Google Duo/Skype and use a USB webcam. I think the Mi Box S fits the bill, but looking for other suggestings. My entertainment system has access to wired network (but is also within 6 ft of the wifi AP. I'm going to use a Logitech 920 webcam and audio will be via my A/V Reciever (HDMI switching).
Let me tell you the current problem with Android TV and Android AOSP with webcams:
First of all you must take into account that UVC (Universal Video Class) webcams are the ONLY ones that work with Android TV, you can check a list here , recommended webcams are the Logitech C270 which I own and it works correctly. You can also use either TrueConf or Jami ( jami.net ), the only two Android TV native apps for videocalls with remote control and webcams support (I use Jami and it works fine).
Second of all, oficial webcam support was provided starting with Android 9 Pie, however, the Nvidia Shield and the original Xiaomi Mi Box were the only devices (as far as I know) that supported UVC webcams when they were released.
When I bought the original Mi Box back in 2017, I was able to use my Logitech C270 webcam with Tellybean, because the app supported the remote control, it was independent from smartphones and the microphone worked as excpected.
When Android 8 came to the Mi Box, webcams were still supported but for some reason the driver built into the firmware was failing to get the microphone working, I thought this problem was present ONLY on the Mi Box but then I realized it was also present on Android 9 because I bought another Android TV device from another brand (Mecool KM9 Pro) which came with Android 9 and I was surprised that I found the same issue with the microphone I got on the Mi Box with Android 8.
Now that the Mi Box S has Android 9 I was able to confirm the problem is still present, which means every single Android TV device out there with android 9 is plaguing with the same problem except... NVIDIA SHIELD DEVICES!!.
Now, I already created a bug report at Issue Tracker website about this ssue, but I need more people to chime in, adding commentaries about this problem to finally call Google's attention to fix this problem for good!!!. Could you please add your comment about your experience with this problem? please!!! here is the link:
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/145900984
Thank you in advance.
Is there a client for Android TV? Be careful because there's a difference between Android boxes that can be connected to a TV and Android TV boxes.
I'd like to know this too. I bought a Mi box S and a. Logitech webcam. Some people have said they can use zoom bit it's not in Google Play store
Mi Box or any Android TV OS platform (not to be confused with android box) does not have any native apps for video conference through any of your above mentioned mediums.
Tellybean and Trueconf work natively but none of Hangouts, Skype, zoom, teams, webex, etc.
TrueConf has a native app for Android TV
Following.. my solution is just to use a Mini PC with Win10 that can hide in my entertainment console - yeah, it's a sledgehammer answer, but should handle anything I toss at it.