only the Shields TV runs it? Is there no other box that runs satisfactorily?

To those Android TV that has not yet supported on Prime Video. Did it suddenly appear on your Play Store recently? It suddenly appeared on my TCL Android TV play store but the install button was missing. After I reboot the TV it disappeared.

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For some time scrolling on live channels hasn't been working correctly. As you move down, it will jump to the end time of any show that extends beyond the times displayed on screen. It makes navigation impossible.

Further, when selecting a channel, the info banner at the top will persist until you press the back button (only a minor annoyance, but still).

It didn't used to behave like this, what's going on? Occurring on two separate Shields with a variety of remotes. Removing updates doesn't help.

Am I overlooking something or is the app heavily bugged at the moment?

EDIT UPDATE: Fixed. I had button mapper enabled, which as one smart commenter suggested was indeed the cause. Thank you, sir. Check you accessibility settings in Android, disable everything, and restart your box.

With some of the recent updates I have noticed that videos now have this weird audio crackle, almost like the video is outpacing the audio buffer. If I pause a video for several seconds, then the crackle stops. I've tried different launchers but they all seem to have this problem. Anyone else have this issue?

I use Nova player and have most of my movies on an external drive and it is great and the option to download subtitles on the spot is fantastic. However there is a few movies that doesn’t show up in the movies categories and I have to go to external driver and find them if I want to watch them.
I’d like to look around for a player that is perfect, thanks.

Sorry about the formatting. I'm on mobile. I'm switching from a Xiaomi Mi Box S that I got on sale around last holiday season. My experience with the Mi Box has been very lackluster, despite all the praise I saw it get on reviews. The performance was atrocious, CEC barely worked on it, there were a ton of bugs, and the remote was cheap, flimsy, and unresponsive. I could keep going but I digress. Needless to say, I've had a JBL Link sized hole in my living room for more than a year so I immediately pulled the trigger when it became available. I've been playing with it for about 4 hours now. Here are some things I've noticed:

Sound is good, but not $400 good. It's better than my TV's speakers so I'm not complaining. It's lacking on the low-end but I'm ok with that since I live in a townhome with thin walls. There are cheaper sound bars out there that perform just as well, if not better. Note, I do not plan on getting the subwoofer.

The performance is good. Moving around the OS is responsive but not super fluid. Android TV is known for being clunky and sluggish, but I like it nonetheless. The Link Bar is not as fast as the Nvidia Shield but it's not much slower either. I'm perfectly happy with it.

Switching through inputs with voice can be a bit clunky but it works. It recognizes the PS4 and the Nintendo Switch by name, but doesn't recognize the Xbox. Instead, you'd have to say "switch to HDMI 1" or something like that. Another note on this, if the command is going directly to the Link Bar or the remote, you don't have to specify the TV. If the command is going to a Google Home/mini/Nest Hub, than you'd have to say something like "switch to HDMI 1 on the living room TV"

I don't see any way to be able to set your own names to the HDMI inputs which is a bummer imo. I'm sure this can be fixed with a software update.

The Google Home app recognizes it as an Android TV device, not as a smart speaker. It doesn't let you pair it with a speaker group unfortunately. This has been causing issues for me as I have a Google Home mini and a regular Google Home in my living room. They can sync commands and music to each other but the Link Bar cannot. This has caused some weird overlap issues if all my devices hear a command at once. I know you can add a newer Chromecast to a speaker group but that doesn't seem possible with the Link Bar so far. I really hopes this feature gets added eventually.

CEC and ARC works great on it. The power button on the remote turns off the TV, not the Link Bar itself. That's a difference (but much appreciated change) in behavior over the Mi Box S, where the power button would turn off the TV and the Mi Box S itself.

If the TV is off and you turn it on while it's playing music, it'll cut off the music. It seems the Link Bar behaves as if it's a Google Home speaker when the TV is off but changes to behaving like an Android TV device when the TV is on. When it's on and you tell it to play music, it'll play it in the Android TV app. If you're on a different HDMI input, it'll go back to the Android TV page and start playing music there. If the TV is off, the music only plays from the sound bar in the same way a Google Home speaker would. Turning on the TV in this instance doesn't take you to the music app on Android TV.

Ethernet is only compatible with 10/100. No 1,000.

Switching to the input that has the PS4 automatically turns on that console. It doesn't do the same for the Switch or Xbox.

The performance on the mics is very impressive indeed. It can pick my voice up over a ton a noise, and even music coming from the sound bar itself at almost full volume.

I don't think this supports Stadia, and I don't know if it will at launch. I'm sure it will eventually though.

The service port on the back of the device is type-c. It's a small detail and I like it. The more type-c in my life, the better.

I'm still playing with it as I've only had it for a few hours. So far, I really like it, and the things I dislike about it can all be fixed with software updates. Supposedly all those come directly from Google for 3 years or so, so I'm hopeful.

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Bought a Tp-Link USB 3.0 to Ethernet and three USB ports adapter (UE330) for my Mi Box hoping to improve the reliability and speed of my internet only to find out it always not connected especially after power on.

Anyone with this experience and any suggestions, thanks.

Anyone know how to easily connect and disconnect with AirPods and I presume other Bluetooth headphones?

I have to unpair my AirPods each time I want to play music to them

LTQ iptv app now hardcoded to work with any xtreamcodes url!

I've never seen an Android device have so many issues just connecting to the internet.

I've checked the time, uninstalled updates(worked once after that but couldn't install). I don't have any crazy apps installed. In fact, I have Kodi, Plex, mx player and a file explorer app and that's it. I have disabled some of the Google apps like music and movies but that's the extent.

Should I reset it? Is there a trick to get the playstore to be accessible?

Any help is appreciated!

had some issues in the past with older version of the fire stick, built in android tv OS, even on an 8 cpu xbox one, lagging and crashing out trying to play 4k high bitrate stuff. I know the shield is number one but I've had my own issues with it and I know its an amazing device but looking for other really good // high end streaming devices that wont lag or crash playing really high bitrate movies. Is the 4k fire tv the best thing you can get next to the shield ? Or are there any other high end android tvs that can play and process high bitrate stuff without problems ? Thanks guys !!

I haven't been able to find much information on this question. I know HDHomeRun can be added, but what about other live TV streams such as Pluto?

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bonus normal firestick is only $15

Mi box remote can't be paired with my Philips Android TV nor these G20 type remotes.

Are there any aftermarket, small, handy remote controls that can be paired with regular TV running android tv?

I just want to use the android part of the tv so changing channels etc does not matter but I need to turn the tv on and control volume ofc.
The default remote for my tv is way too big and has too many buttons that I never ever use.

I own a Sony KD 49X8005C with Android TV, but the interface is quite laggy and the connectivity over WiFi a pain in the arse. The plex app often loses connection mid-play and most of the time it only establish either after a reboot or after like 2-3 minutes. Unfortunately, it's not possible for me to use an ethernet cable.

That said I am now considering upgrading to either a Mi Box S or Nvidia Shield TV for better and stable connectivity. I am not seeking for performance, because I just use apps like Plex, Netflix, Spotify, and IPTV.

Will the Mi Box S be enough? How's the WiFi at the Mi Box? Compared to the built-in Android system from my Sony it must be easily faster and more stable. Further, I am still stuck at Android 7.