Android TV as Zoom.tv teleconferencer?

by Fragile_Lemon

I just bought a Philips 65PFL5604 that has Android TV built in. Is there any reason why I can't plug a webcam into it's USB port, download the zoom .apk and have an almost out-of-the box teleconference device? Mine doesn't seem to recognize my webcam and zoom says it's not available in the play store. Thanks in advance!

latinriky78

Make sure your TV is on Android 9 or higher.

Make sure the webcam is UVC (Universal Video Class) compliant otherwise it won't work.

Zoom is NOT available for Android TV, however, you can sideload the app but you'll need a mouse to move around the interface, app functionality is also NOT guarantee to work as expected since it's an unsupported app.

For more information about webcam support on Android TV take a look at this:

An update about Videocalling support on Android TV 9

And this:

Google Duo is now available on Android TV Play Store as a beta

ShortFuse

With Zoom, the microphone cuts off after about 60 seconds, but everything else works fine, assuming you have a mouse to click on stuff.

nikc0069

Really not worth it. I used the ps3 eye as a mic which stays hot. But uvc support on multiple cameras I tried disconnects after a while and needs restart to come back.