interface change

I live in Canada and when I put my VPN to the UK, suddendly the home interface changed to an older update. What happened and how could this happen?

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Live TV (antenna) and IPTV app

Is there any app that allows to load love tv channels and iptv m3us at the same time?

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Can I get the spotify android tv version on a windows laptop?

Not sure if this is the right place to ask but as the title says, I'm using an old laptop attached to a monitor as a tv and I was wondering if I can use the spotify android tv app on windows because it's remote control friendly.

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Using Xiaomi Mi Stick 4K with old receiver to get 5.1 DD/DTS audio, will this work?

I have a Xiaomi Mi Stick 4K and an old Samsung HT-Z210 kit (w/ Dolby Digital/DTS).

I'd like to hook them to get DTS 5.1 audio on Kodi (my own Blu-ray rips) and DD on streaming apps. Since my 2019 samsung TV doesn't support HDMI audio passthrough and the Stick doesn't have optical out, I've come up with the following:

Connect the stick to an HDMI audio extractor > optical out to receiver

With this can I get 5.1 audio if I setup the Stick/Kodi to passthrough audio?

Specifically, I want to know if I'll be able to get the Dolby Digital core from the Dolby Digital Plus on Netflix and the same for DTS from the Blu-rays?

I thought this would work, but I've seen constant threads about how only the "B" variant of the SOC would be able to decode surround sound. I thought having passthrough on the Stick would mean the receiver would handle it, but you fellas surely know more.

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Onn 4k remote issue

So I just switched from a 3rd gen firestick to this guy and while the remote can control the volume/power of my sound bar it will only turn off one of three, my TV, stick, or soundbar but not all 3 at once. To clarify, when I pressed the power button on my firestick remote it turned off/on the TV and soundbar at the same time. So now I have to use my soundbar remote if I want to turn it on/off? Or am I missing something. I have a basic optic connected soundbar not HDMI.

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ONN 4K one of the best $20 investments

I've had 2 of these for about a year now and I've not regretted the purchase for a minute. I can't say that about my Chromecasts (which I quickly sold) or even my Rokus which have been mostly reliable. But the ONN devices have worked consistently, had regular updates, and have not let me down like other devices. What has your experience with them been?

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make a smart tv with a dumb tv and android tv

Is there a way to use my normal old samsung tv and my fire tv or android tv box to make it work like a smart t. like with the features like controlling the hdmi it’s on?

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Any app that puts reminders on the screensaver

The Android tv screen can clearly double as a post it board. Does anyone know of any apps that let me put notes / reminders on the screen saver screen?

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Help Xaiomi stick 4k can't sideload apps.

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Onn 4k Streaming box DNS

I thought I previously set a custom DNS but I'm having a really hard time finding it now. Has this been removed?

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Need to run PIA VPN and stream throught a web site, any budget device that can run this?

I basically need to install the Private Internet Access VPN app and open a web browser to open some TV series I like to watch, but I'm pondering which one could let me do this without breaking the bank

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TCL 4K ANDROID TV Downgrade

my TCL P8M updated from Android 9 to 11, since then i noticed a big performance drop.

  • apps too slow
  • subtitles not showing in local video
  • frame drop when casting video so i'm wondering if there any chance to downgrade to my previous fimware (Android 9).

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PC won't recognize a Philips TV as a TV/display

model: 58PUS8545/12

Okay, so while I have no trouble mirroring my android phone to the tv, for pc it seems to be more troublesome, as I tried to connect it in various ways with no luck yet. When going to 'connect to a wireless display' settings, the tv simply won't show up in the list no matter what. In the end I succeded to connect my pc to the tv in 'devices and printers' as a 'different device', though it's not recognized as a tv (but as a an 'unknown device'). And to make things clear, my pc supports miracast and recognises other tvs, but not this one for some reason.
Also I found out along the way that the tv couldn't find not even one bluetooth device when I tried to connect it to the wireless speakers.

Any help appreciated

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MX player Custom codec Needed

I need 1.49.0 ArmV8 Neon codec for MX Player. Can someone please give me the Zip file for the same?

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Apple TV 4k and Nvidia Shield Pro

Just got the Apple TV 4K 64 gig. Amazon had it for 139. I like my Nvidia Shileld Pro 2019 but the Apple 4k and apple arcade and streaming seems so much better and with great video support. Seems so much smoother and a clean interface.

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Pluto on Chromecast with Google TV Not Working

Suddenly, the Pluto app gets as far as the Pluto Drop In. It’s free. message and stops. If I wait, I get a retry which doesn’t work either. Anyone else having this issue? Any known fixes?

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Not able to play 4K content on Prime on my MiTv

My Mi 4X tv is a 100% android 4K tv with L1 widevine support. I also have 100 Mbits internet speed yet I am not able to watch content at 4K/ UHD. The max quality it shows on amazon prime is HD, so I am assuming it is 720p. Any guesses about what I can do?

By the way, I can easily play 4k videos on Youtube.

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Stop Android from writing to attached USB drives?

I've got a lot of video files backed up on a couple portable HDDs and SSDs. When I plug anything into a USB port on an Android device, it writers a bunch of crappy Android folders. When taking the drive back to a PC, Windows alerts me that there's a problem with the drive and it should be scanned/fixed (which doesn't always work). I've never lost any files, but it's a major pain.

Is there a way to make an HDD or SSD write-only either in Android or on a PC? Preferably on a PC before I ever attach it to an Android device. Would that stop Android from writing its file structure junk to the drive?

Any suggestions on how to prevent Android from writing to or altering attached PC drives would be appreciated.

Note: My drives are usually formatted in NTFS. Windows 10.

Thanks!

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why do i get commercials with youtube premium on my android tv but not on my pc?

so, there it is when i use youtube premium on my windows pc i don't get any commercials but when i use it on my android tv it shows commercials. what's going on?

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Sony A80J Google TV - Dolby Vision mP4 files, no subtitles supported?

Hi,

got the Sony A80J with Google TV and using the internal media player to play some Dolby Vision MP4 files via USB the subtitles menu is greyed out. Is that normal?

mkv DV files only play in SDR and Kodi as alternative doesn't support 24 Hz/refresh rate switching on this TV. Is my only option to rip the subs from the MP4 file?

Thanks!

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PIN to others in my network when casting to TV

We have a TV we use as monitor at my office (TLC C825), and this TV is connected to our copany wi-fi, which means anyone at the office can cast random youtube videos to the TV.

Is there a way to set a password or something to block people sharing wi-fi from casting unwanted YT videos? I downloaded Google Home app but I can't seem to find an option for that...

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AndroidTV won't play House of the Dragon or GoT from HBO Max, other shows work fine.

I tried to watch House of the Dragon on my Sony television which has AndroidTV. It starts playing but then freezes in a black screen just as the show starts. I can watch other shows just fine, except for that one and the original GoT series. Eventually I started it on my phone and cast it to the TV. I know in the past I've watched GoT, so something changed. Anyone else have issues playing those shows? I went through all the tips to fix this and nothing helped. It's very odd.

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Google TV is going to be discontinued?

I have researched the Android TV options in order to get one, multiple google tv has appeared on my search but I cannot distinguish the difference or if this would replace android in the near future, does anybody know what would be a better option ?

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Unable to install Kodi on Sony A80J Google TV

Hi. When I first bought this TV I could install Kodi and use it without any problem. Now on the play store I get an error unable to install, same if I sideload the apk.

Is there a solution please ?

Thanks

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Setting up proxy on Android TV?

I've got a Charles proxy server running on my laptop and want to set up my Philips TV to use the proxy but there doesn't seem to be a proxy setting anywhere? Anyone got any experience of this?

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