[APK Download] Google Cast Receiver Now Connects Faster

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Sideloaded Apps

I want to sideload some apps specifically ones that block ads. Any suggestions and does anyone know if they can put like xposed or what compatible android native apps run on android tv?

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Here are some GameCube games running on the Nvidia Shield

Gave the built in video recorder a shot and recorded some GameCube Games running on the Shield. They actually did pretty well, depending on the game I definitely wouldn't mind doing a full playthrough right on the Shield.

Super Mario Sunshine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OotRM4kCCnE

Spyro: A Hero's Tail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cuv14gK5cI

Spongebob Squarepants: Lights, Camera, Pants!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf7kNfSveSk

If there's a game you want me to try out, let me know and I'll give it a shot.

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YouTube For Android TV v1.3.8 Adds Buttons To Manage Subscriptions, Enables Stats For Nerds, And More [APK Download]

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[Shield TV] Any non-root way of getting read AND write access to an external USB drive?

The Nvidia Shield doesn't appear to have write access to NTFS or exFat drives. Is there any way of achieving this? I want to be able to sync an external server to the USB HDD, but nothing is able to write to it.

I've tried formatting the drive as NTFS and exFat to no luck. Fat32 isn't really an option due to the 4gb filesize limit.

Marshmallow isn't going to solve this problem either, since I don't want to 'adopt' a slow external HDD as internal storage - it'll slow down the entire device.

Does anyone here know if the Shield TV will read and write to USB storage formatted in EXT3/4?

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Android TV: Twitch support finally arrives!

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PSA: You may need to sign up for a different plan to get 4k Netflix Content (US)

After having a new Sony TV for a few days, I had been noticing a difference in the crispness of 4k YouTube videos and videos on Netflix that I had previously looked up and knew to be in 4k.

Turns out you need to have the 12-dollar streaming plan to access 4k streaming video now. When you have that plan enabled, UHD 4K content will be labeled as such.

I'd imagine this applies to the Shield as well.

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Is there any way to get a Sony AndroidTV to read NTFS external hard drives?

I've been playing around with different apps but haven't found anything that can read NTFS drives, I've only had luck with FAT drives but would like to play files >4gb

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Sony AndroidTV owners. What apps are you using?

So far I'm just using Plex, Pluto.TV and Netflix. Any other suggestions?

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Dungeon Hunter 4 got me again. I build a character to 10 or so then, BAM. Update required for online play. The link in the prompt is broken, with no way to back out.

Give up on Dungeon Hunter for Shield TV? Anyone else had this issue?

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Problem with Kodi on Nvidia Shield

Hi mates,

When I play movies with the Kodi app on my "Nvidia Shield TV" the screen goes black for 2-5 seconds once in a while. Usually it's more frequent in the first half of a movie (every 5-20 minutes) and less frequent in the later parts.

Have anyone encountered the same problem or have ideas about how to solve it? It's really killing my home theater enthuaism.

Thanks in advance, fellas!

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I e-mailed a 15 TV network app developers to ask about androidtv development 3 days ago, here's what I've gotten back so far

I e-mailed the contact e-mail listed on the play store page for the following apps:

  • TBS/TNT
  • TruTV
  • Cartoon Network
  • WATCH ABC
  • The CW
  • NBC
  • NBC Sports Live Extra
  • CBS
  • USA NOW
  • AMC
  • A&E
  • Hulu (regular hulu, not Hulu Plus)
  • Comedy Central
  • Yahoo Screen
  • Spike

I sent them all the same e-mail-

Hi, I was wondering if there are any plans to make the app name here app androidTV (specifically with the nvidia shield android tv device) compatible in the future? Thanks!

I haven't heard back from most of them. Here are the ones that I have:

CBS-

Thank you so much for your email. Unfortunately at the moment All Access isn't compatible for all android smart tv yet and as for the timeline, I honestly don't know. We are working on it and there will be an email sent out once the update is applied to have AA to be compatible with Android tv. Regards, CBS All Access Customer Service

WATCH ABC-

Hi ABC viewer, Thanks for contacting WATCH ABC Customer Care. I understand you are interested in accessing our WATCH app on your Android TV. I'm happy to help. We are always working to support more devices and platforms. Presently we are not working on an app for Android TV, however, I expect we will in the future. I wish I had better information for you.

They then listed all of the devices that their app does support

NBC Sports Live Extra-

There are no currently plans for Live Extra to work for smart TVs but may be an option in the future. Live Extra Support

That's all I got. A few more sent me automated responses indicating that a ticket was created so I may still hear from them but based on the 3 responses I got I'm not optimistic about their answers. I'll update this post if/when I do.

This is discouraging :/ I really believe AndroidTV has the potential to be great but it needs more content. I guess I should say that I do appreciate the honesty about the uncertainty from the responses I got so far.

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Can you side load games into this?

Let's just say I download and sideloaded a cracked game somewhere, will it work?

Planning to get one but not planning to pay for any games. I am going torrent my games like half life 2 and all that.

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Good free vpn for Netflix?

Do you by any chance know of a good (working) and free vpn to watch us Netflix on my shield? The only working free vpn I know that doesn't give an error in Netflix is Hola, but it is rather slow... With others Netflix will say it's not connected to the Internet...

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Shield TV 5.1 Not working. Anyone Else?

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If you have an Nvidia Shield, try running Dolphin. It works fantastically.

I had almost forgot Dolphin had Android builds, ever since they dropped 32bit ARM support Dolphin fell to the back of my mind. But when I got the Shield, I gave Dolphin a shot and holy fucking shit, it runs fantastically. I'm talking near full speed performance on many, many games, with minimal glitches and bugs. ARM64 support is still fairly new so don't expect flawless emulation, but if you have a Shield that you're using for gaming, this is definitely something else you can throw up there.

Here's a brand new build from today, straight from Dolphin's website: https://dl.dolphin-emu.org/builds/dolphin-master-4.0-8373.apk

Every single one of their builds can be found at https://dl.dolphin-emu.org/builds/ . Very commonly there are multiple builds per day, so definitely keep checking it out if you're really interested.

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Google Revamps Search UI & Adds A Keyboard Shortcut In Latest Update

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Has anyone ever gotten any Fire TV apps working on Android TV?

It seems as if ABC just isn't going to release Watch ABC for Android TV (they don't even fucking support Marshmallow, so they block installs despite the fact it runs just fine). However there is a Fire TV app, for it, and though I've never tried it myself, has anyone tried to get any Fire TV apps running with success?

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THE KING IS HERE

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Google app for Android TV 2.0 apk

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Remote with a built in 3.5mm jack.

Is there any remote with a 3.5mm jack other than the nvedia one?

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Looking for a Remote control application that plays audio

I own a nvidia-shield-pro and nexus player. After playing around with shield, I love that I can plug in headphones into the game controller and not disturb those around me. Does anyone know of an application that acts exactly like the nvidia shield remote control, where I can route the audio to it? I know Google has an android TV control app, but it doesn't give an option for routing audio.

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Fellow Sony Android TV owners - Let's all jump on this thread to let Sony know we want Android 6.0 to be released. Don't think they committed to it yet have they?

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Anyone have a change log for Sony Bravia W800C update Dec 15/15?

My TV got an update today, is there a change log for this update anywhere?

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uk tv channels on shield TV

Would anyone be able to help me with getting uk tv channels on my shield tv? i live in the uk and am interested in the cumulusTV app but have no idea how to use it. any other app recommendations would be welcome although i would like the app to be compatible with the 'Live Channels' stock app

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