Hulu

Installed Hulu on my new android TV and it instantly stops working. I click to open it and get a black screen momentarily then nothing. If I open my phone and cast from there hulu works fine. Had no problems at all on my old TV.

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Best launchers are the following.

  1. It’s between F Launcher and Emotn UI.

F Launcher has a lot of wall papers but no live wall papers. Don’t know why people say F launcher lags. It doesn’t lag for me but what needs to be changed in F Launcher is when you close out back round apps The F Launcher logo pops up for like 5 seconds before you get back to the home page. That has to go.

Emotn UI has live wallpapers and a lot of them. It’s pretty cool. Clean UI.

2.Projectivy Launcher is good but a lot of bugs and people are paying for the premium version and they are not getting premium feature. Don’t know why people would pay premium on a fairly new launcher.

  1. ATV launcher.

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Does anyone have a must-have apps list on a Android TV.

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Any good launchers that automatically rotate through internet wallpapers?

Does anyone know of a good launcher that will automatically rotate through nice internet-sourced wallpapers from specific categories?

Similar to the Google Wallpapers app or Muzei on Android phones.

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What streaming boxes are out there without voice control and microphone

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Power off with a keyboard or game controller without remote control

Hi, does anyone know how I can turn off my Sony Smart TV without using the remote control?

I'm using a keyboard or game controller most of the time. Is there a setting in the menu that can turn the TV off? Is there an app that can act as a power button that doesn't require root?

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Android store apps on Google TV chromecast

Hi, I just bought a Google Chromecast with Google TV and cannot find a regional streaming platform “Go3” app that can be found on Android TV’s store. Does it mean that it is not available on the new chromecast at all?

Thanks

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Mi Stick 4K rebooting

Forgive me if there are already a thread for this but i did not find it. When i play a video on Prime and Aple TV the device restarts. Im using it conected to the outlet power suply. i did perform a factory reset and did not work. Any thoughts?

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Fast forward (issues??)

Hello, hope you guys can help! (English is not my first language, so please excuse any mistakes made thx :)) So I’ve had my google TV for half a year or so, and I’ve generally been very happy with it. I recently gifted my mum one too, and noticed that hers is fast forwarding a lot faster and easier on various apps. For example: If I watch a YouTube video on mine I have to press the button for every 15 seconds I want to fast forward/backward, it takes forever and is a pain in the neck. With my mums’ I can just hold the button and it skips away, is there something wrong with mine? Or is it some kind of setting? I’ve tried to look it up on Google multiple times, but I don’t really know how to phrase it and can’t find any answers for this specific issue. Sorry, I don’t know what else to do, it’s not a deal breaker, but it’s obviously annoying. Thanks :)

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Xiaomi TV Stick 4k or Chromecast with Google TV

Considering which one would be the better buy. I am mostly planning to use it for streaming purposes (mostly Crunchyroll and Netflix).

My local store also has an Apple TV 4k, but I guess that would be overkill considering I don't plan to do gaming or any other demanding tasks.

Xiaomi TV Box S is also available, but I've heard that the mi stick 4k version is a better option that that.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Edit: Also forgot to mention that I don't have any other Apple devices, so idk if that would impact the overall experience if I get the apple tv, since I've heard that Apple devices are designed to integrate with one another.

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Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite vs Xiaomi TV Stick 4K

I have a very basic 768p HD TV (32 inch) with no HDR, dolby etc. It will be used for IP TV, youtube. In my country (Bangladesh) Fire TV Stick Lite is around $30 and Xiaomi TV Stick 4k is around $50. Should I really spend the extra 20$ for a 4k device which will not give me any additional benefit other than having different OS?

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A Live Channels app update dated Dec 20th 2022 is rolling out, though the reason seems to be to announce its demise, have you received it?

Live Channels

Is the "Live Channels" app already phased out?

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Best streaming box for me?

I'm looking for something that can do 5.1 audio (i have an old receiver that just has Dolby Digital and DTS). I definitely plan to use a third party launcher and sideload SmartTubeNext. It would be a huge plus if this didn't require a laptop or ADB. I'm not a gamer, this will just be for TV. My TV is only 1080p, so 4k is not necessary. Smooth UI and lack of bugs are also a huge priority. Does anyone know a box that satisfies these requirements? It sounds like the shield does more than I need it to, but I wouldn't mind paying for it if it's more dependable performance-wise than anything else. Which from recent reviews, I kind of doubt.

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ONN 4K factory reset by mistake

I was trying to repair remote control with ONN and I held side button too long. I quickly u plugged it when I saw it said erasing. Is there anyway to cancel the factory reset?

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app to force stereo via spdif/optical

Just got a new Google TV. I've posted before about how there are no global settings via Google tv to downmix 5.1 to stereo pcm, it's app specific. It's a very common problem that the audio is far too low with 5.1 on a stereo output. (tv via optical to topping D50s to stereo integrated amp)

Is there a app that forces a global setting for disabling surround sound/5.1 via spdif/optical ?

I wonder if there is an app that can turn off all the audio channels save for the front stereo channels.

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how to format from scratch a Tivo Stream box?

context: my previous cable tv provider gave me a Tivo Stream Box but it comes pre-configured with some menus from them and I wanted to format it and give it to my parents to use Plex. is this possibly?

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Cast FROM chromecast to samsung phone.

I have a chromecast with google tv hd. I would like to know

if there is an app or something that I can use on my Samsung phone/ older tablet to mirror the chromecast's Screen to my phone essentialy making my phone act as an monitor

Where I live we have lots of power cuts and monitor is unusable then. Also my phone is A52s.

Any other suggestions would be helpful 👍

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XR-77A80K

Hi everyone,

I decided to buy Sony XR-77A80K.

Can I play PS5 4K120Hz on him?

Is it good for movies and tv shows?

I read somewhere that brightens is not that good. Can someone tell me from experience is it okay for bright rooms?

Does someone have problem with burn ins?

Is 3000€ good price or should I wait for sale?

I want to keep him for next 4-5 years, but I don’t have experience with Sony TV’s, always had Samsung, but I heard from many people that Sony have better picture.

Edit: What is good sound bar to pair with? I want everything to control with the same remote.

Thank you very much!

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My recent experience with hotel wi-fi authentication

I'm US-based, but just completed a swing through central Europe, packing my Onn stick so I could access US streaming services during downtime.

Like others have reported here, I initially struggled with getting to the hotel's wi-fi authentication screen. I tried everything, including URL manipulation to substitute my (connected) phone's MAC address with the MAC from my Onn. I also tried a bunch of different browsers, even side-loading some (like Firefox Nightly) that aren't in the Play Store for this device.

I finally stumbled on something that worked. . . I loaded Odin browser from the Play Store and pointed it to a nonsensical address, like http://8.8.8.8 -- it never failed to load the sign-in screen, working at two Marriott, two IHG, and three independent hotels.

Let me know if this works for you, or if you have a better solution.

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My JVC Android TV keeps disconnecting from the Wifi

I got a JVC Android TV for my room on Christmas. As much as I love this TV, one thing that annoys me so much is the fact that my TV keeps disconnecting from the Wifi for no reason at all. My laptop and phone work perfectly with the internet but my TV keeps disconnecting, and it is so annoying when I watch a channel or YouTube. I have restarted it multiple times, but it keeps doing it. Fixes or tips?

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Android TV apps not working properly on projector device?

Hello!

I have a BenQ GV30 projector and the apps seem a bit finicky. Some show up in the app store and won't let me download and others allow me to download and update. I'm assuming this is all the Android TV stick that is having the issues as when I unplug that stick, I can't get to the screen that has all of the apps.

I checked for updates on everything and I can't find anything out of date, so not sure what's next to help fix this issue.

Have attached photos that highlight some of the issues.

With the amazon issue, it plays fine on my phone but as soon as I use the app on the projector (via Android TV) or screen cast, it comes up with this issue. It's a brand new cable, so do I need a new one or is this a weird bug? Casting works fine with all of my other apps so I'm a bit confused.

Let me know if you need other info!

Thank you!!!

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What’s your favorite app on your android tv and why?

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USB Storage on Android TV

Been trying to get DVR set up in Livechannels and I know you need a USB drive. I have formatted 2 drives and they come up as ASMT and the DVR is still not working, any ideas on what's going on?

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Buying Advice - Performance

Hey folks. I’m looking at getting the Chromecast Google TV. Is the HD or 4K model the better performance?

I don’t have a 4k TV but that might change this year so I do want to futureproof myself. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Unable to use USB storage on Google TV

I have a Sony Google TV that uses android 10 for the OS, it only have 4GB of storage so I am attempting to use a USB storage device to increase the storage capacity.

I inserted the USB drive, formatted as device storage, and tried to use the option to move storage to that device and it fails. I then attempted to enable developer options, and manually move apps to the USB drive, each time it tells me there is not enough storage, even though the device is 32GB. I have also attempted to install an app, instead of the usual insufficient storage notice, it downloads and attempts to install, but then tells me it failed to install. I have re-formatted it a few times and tried different USB drives, none of them seem to work.

The only thing I noticed is that after formatting the drive using the TV, when plugging into a computer the drive now has 2 partitions, one that is 16MB and the other that has the other 31GB of storage. My concern is that it is trying to install apps or move apps to the 16MB partition, but am unsure how to verify this as when it is plugged into the TV it shows it has 31GB of storage. Any ideas?

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