New to Andriod TV (Bravia ATV3) apps appearing with portait orientation.

by Solid_Shnake

Hi Folks, i just recently picked up a Bravia ATV3.

Without doing any research I thought, awesome and assumed I would have access to the full play store. I quickly realised this was not the case.

I am not to familiar with sideloading, but am giving it a try, i downloaded some APKs (nowTV, virginmedia player, SkyPlayer to use the family subscriptions etc.). They install fine.

Problem is they open with the wrong orientation and in some cases I can’t navigate through the menus (assuming its because it expects the device to be touch screen).

Any hints and tips to get around this?

Also, any other hints and tips would be appreciated. I thought the androidtv would make this easy, but seems the garden is walled higher than i thought!

Cheers!

velo443

Get a compact wireless keyboard with an integrated touchpad. Maybe bluetooth or one with a USB dongle. I don't use mine often, but sometimes it comes in very handy for using the mouse or typing in passwords. As for the screen rotation, tilt your head until you get the video to play, then the image usually displays correctly. :)

Yahiroz

Unfortunately it's because those apps were not designed for TV use, and instead phone only. Searching around for the ones you mentioned, none of them have plans to support Android TV. NowTV takes it further by blocking casting to Android TV and only allows it on Chromecast devices. There's not really any way around this sadly except pushing those companies to support Android TV.

colako

There is an Android app to force landscape mode but it breaks some apps. Also, apps that are not designed for TV have very difficult to use UI. You can find workarounds by connecting a mouse.

Still it is just or miss. The most important app I use is Anyconnect as a VPN and it works just fine but the combination of movements I have to do to move the sliders took me time and frustration to learn.

theallen247

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.crape.rotationcontrol

ramesh2967

Try set orientation app on play store you'd be good to go i guess.