TrueConf on Sony Android KD-55X8500G

by throwaway30283115

Hi all

I can download the TrueConf software and it asks for the camera to be installed.

I have read online that some cameras work and some don’t.

Has anyone had any luck with a camera? Is the best one the Logitech 920?

Surely these TVs need to start shipping with an inbuilt camera...

TechDoctorUK

I used the c922 on my Shield TV with Trueconf - worked great

odintsov

TrueConf lists Logitech C920, C922, C930, PTZ Pro 2 among the cameras recommended for use on Smart TVs. Most likely, your TV runs Android 7 since it was made in 2019, so your camera will be automatically detected and you won’t have to change any settings to make it work.

centralfornia

How do we tell which android my tv is running? I have a Sony built in 2019 and it says version 9.

latinriky78

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.