I'm finally in a position to replace my 15-year-old "HD Ready" TV with something a bit more modern, and it seems like the first choice I have to make is "what smart platform do you want?". Android TV looks pretty good, but my main concern is that a couple of years from now the OEM and Google will have dropped support and I'm going to need to buy a new TV again.

Am I worrying about nothing? Has Google or any of the OEMs actually committed to support periods?

So I'm thinking about getting an Nvidia Shield TV which I think would be perfect for me and I know it's getting Android Pie but I was just wondering if maybe the Shield will be getting Q or if there are any other know Android TV boxes that are known to be getting Android Q later this year.

Thanks!

I just picked up the WeChip G20 which is the perfect controller however much to my dismay I found out only the Power button has the learning function.

Are there any remotes that meet these requirements?

Must Have

• Physical buttons
• CEC for Power
• CEC for Volume

Nice to have

• Audio passthrough
• Microphone for voice control
• Inexpensive

There are two apps in playstore, all two are waking the tv, on screen alarm but no sound... Is there any way to have an alarm that wakes the tv and plays sound?

how to change quality from full hd to 480p in prime video tv apk i got in aptoide tv

I'm trying to play a MKV file (blu-ray quality rip) through my mi box (original) and it stutters, and switches files. I was originally running the file from an external hard drive-->usb hub-->Mi Box--> with VLC. I've since tried using kodi, as well as directly running from the flashdrive-->Mi box. Nothing seems to work. Is the simple answer Nvidia Shield, or is there possibly something else that I'm missing? Thanks for any thoughts.

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Comparing to how many Android smartphones and tablets are out there vs like, less than 10 TV boxes? I'm just curious what's going on. Especially if someone wants a more powerful device, then Shield is his only option.

I bought an Android TV. Why buy a Chromecast ultra and a new TV, I thought. It seems though that the TV has Built in Chromecast AND Android TV as though they are seperate entities. Meaning, if I run the YouTube app from the TVs remote my Google Home Mini cannot pause/play/stop etc but if I ask Google to play something on YouTube it will stream it and have control over playback

On top of that, after the first day the built in chromecast could no longer be accesed to stream netflix frome the assistant althought it does work from an app. the first couple of times I tried it was able to steam Netflix, now the the assistant read out the confirmation line and immediately afterwards says that it cannot do that and to try from a smart device.

My Android TV works less well than the Chromecast it replaced. Is this the Android experiece or is there something that I can do to make this work as expected?

Edit: some clarifications in bold.

Further clarification: can Google assistant control playback on Android TV?

My TV: Philips 7383

Hi there, I successfully installed a 3rd party app in my android tv (not downloaded from the play store). The app works well, however it doesn’t show up in the app folder nor I can select it as favourite. In order to launch it I am forced to go in settings-apps and do it from there. Does anyone know how I can fix this. Thanks!!

There are 2 issues with my android tv. The first one is wifi. I' ve changed my ISP and the previous wifi network is still shown in wifi settings. I' ve forgotten it but it still shows there when I restart the tv. Also it forgets automatically my current wifi and I have to enter password every time I turn on the tv.

The other issue is concerning turning the tv on. Sometimes the tv can' t be turned on so I need to unplug it from the power source. Then I can turn the tv on normaly. The remote controler is not the cause, that's for sure.

I' m trying to avoid doing factory reset. Will do it if it' s the only solution. If anyone has some solutions, I would be grateful.

With the Live channels app, I currently have Pluto TV and Haystack TV as sources. Are there any other free sources I can add to get more channels?

So I bought a Nexus Player earlier this year. It was stuck on 5.0 even though it claimed it was up to date. I then heard Oreo was really painful on the device so I recently flashed Android nougat on my device. Has anyone tried lienageos on the Nexus Player and if so, how does it run? Is it better than Google's official build of Oreo?

I have an amp setup with my ATV that uses IR for volume. I bought the G20 Remote because I saw it has learning IR but was disappointed to realize it only does learning IR for the power key. Just for fun I mapped volume down to power and it worked but I would like volume up as well. Does anyone have a recommendation for a remote with 2+ learning IR buttons that also controls ATV?

Hello guys! My AndroidTV version is 6.0.1 and there is no new update available when i check it, but people with same model TV have the Android version 8.0. So what should i do? could it be location settings?

I recently purchased a Sony 950G which has Android TV and loving it. They made the interface fast and smooth! What are your recommended apps? Also loving the "ok Google" voice commands on it

I have Chinese H96 Pro tv box. But the normal Android interface is pretty cumbersome to use. Android TV os looks like heaven, is there a way to install it to my Chinese tv box?