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    June 28, 2021

    Android TV How to install a 3rd-party launcher as default on an Nvidia Shield TV device (x-post from r/ShieldAndroidTV).

    How to install a 3rd-party launcher as default on an Nvidia Shield TV device (x-post from r/ShieldAndroidTV).

    Posted: 27 Jun 2021 03:09 PM PDT

    Note: These instructions are specific to Nvidia Shield TV devices. I cannot guarantee that they will work the same on any other devices.

    I wrote these instructions down for my own reference, but thought I'd share them here as well in case others might find it helpful. Currently, other than disconnecting your Shield from the Internet, this is the only way to prevent the new UI with tasteless ads being pushed from Google. Since many of the 3rd party launchers available are fully customizable, you can most likely tailor it to look better than the original Android TV Home app and you can avoid having ads on your homescreen, giving you absolute control.

    Prep

    • Enable developer options on your Nvidia Shield TV device.

      1. Go to "Settings"
      2. Select "Device Preferences"
      3. Select "About"
      4. Scroll down to and click on Build several times until a toast message appears saying, "You are now a developer".
      5. You should now have Developer Options enabled on your Shield TV device.

    • Enable adb access on your Nvidia Shield TV device.

      1. Go to "Settings"
      2. Select "Device Preferences"
      3. Scroll to the bottom and choose "Developer Options"
      4. Toggle "Enable Developer Options" on.
      5. Scroll down and toggle "Network Debugging" on.
      6. Note the IP address and port that is shown. You will need this later.

    • Setup adb on your computer. These instructions are for Windows 10, but you should be able to follow most of these instructions for your OS in a similar fashion.

      1. Download the Android SDK Platform Tools (choose the download link for your computer's OS on the page that loads):
      2. Locate and extract the downloaded zip file
      3. Inside the extracted folder, you will find a folder titled "platform-tools". Copy this folder and place it somewhere easy to remember, like for example: C:\platform-tools.
      4. Open Control Panel and search for "Environment Variables"
      5. Click "Edit environment variables for your account"
      6. Select the variable "Path" and click the "Edit..." button
      7. In the "Edit environment variable" pop-up, click the New button
      8. In the line provided, type the path where you copied your platform-tools folder (ie. C:\platform-tools)

    • Getting a new launcher

      1. Back on your Nvidia Shield TV, open the Play Store, search for and install a 3rd-party launcher of your choice. The ones I recommend are the following:
      2. Note: I don't support using Wolf Launcher, which you will no doubt see suggested quite often, since it is not found on the Play Store, nor is it open source. For reference, Wolf Launcher is a pirated and modded version of the ATV Launcher Pro from the Play Store. We don't know what modifications were made, there is no documentation or proof of those modifications. To be safe, I cannot recommend Wolf Launcher for these reasons. But, it's your device and your preferences. Please choose wisely.

    Replacing Android TV Home

    • Disable Android TV Home

      1. First, we need to disable Android TV Home. It's a system app, which means you can't simply uninstall it. Therefore, we need to use adb to disable it, preventing the app from working completely.
      2. Back on your PC, open Powershell and type the following:
        • adb connect {IP ADDRESS OF YOUR SHIELD}
        • Use the the IP address you should have noted from the earlier step when we enabled Network Debugging.
        • Note: Sometimes your setup may require the port number as well, which is shown when you enabled Network Debugging in a previous step. By default the port is 5555. An example command with the port would look like adb connect 192.168.1.1:5555.
      3. Now, this will probably fail because we need to allow an adb debugging from your PC on your Nvidia Shield. Return to your Nvidia Shield and you should see a pop-up asking for permission to allow USB debugging. Check the checkbox, then choose OK.
      4. Return to your PC and once again, type the following:
        • adb connect {IP ADDRESS OF YOUR SHIELD}
      5. You should now be able to connect successfully with no errors.
      6. Now issue the following command to disable Android TV Home:
        • adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.tvlauncher
        • Note: To re-enable Android TV Home, issue the following: adb shell pm enable com.google.android.tvlauncher

    • Setting the new launcher as default

      1. Now, using your Shield remote, press the home button (the button with a "○" in the middle)
      2. You should get a prompt asking you to choose the default launcher.
      3. Choose the launcher you downloaded earlier.
      4. You may also get prompted to grant permissions to the launcher app to access services on your device. You will want to grant the requested access for the launcher to work properly.
      5. Now you can configure/customize your new default homescreen launcher app to your liking.

    • Enabling widgets on Android TV for Sideload Channel Launcher 3 (optional)

      1. If you chose Sideload Channel Launcher 3, you'll need to also issue the following adb command to enable widgets (this command will be different for other launchers):
        • adb shell appwidget grantbind --package dxidev.sideloadchannel3 --user 0
        • Note: To turn revoke access to widgets once again (undo the previous command), type the following: adb shell appwidget revokebind --package dxidev.sideloadchannel3 --user 0
      2. Now you can install apps onto your Shield device that support widgets and pin widgets to the homescreen.
      3. I'm personally using the following weather app for it's widget on my homescreen:
      4. If you didn't choose Sideload Channel Launcher 3, you will need to find out if you need to take similar actions for your launcher of choice and what, if any, commands are required.

    Here are some screenshots of the homescreen for my Nvidia Shield using these instructions and after adding my personal touches (view the album on Imgur for some extra details):

    By disabling Android TV Home, you are preventing the remote home button mappings/bindings from sending you back to the Android TV Home app, and instead, it will show your chosen default launcher. Same thing when ending a video casted with Chromecast.

    Google Assistant still works by pressing the microphone button on your Shield remote. The menu button on your Shield remote will still show the menu along the right-hand side of the screen too.

    If you previously disabled automatic updates in Play Store, feel free to re-enable them to stay secure. Since Android TV Home is now disabled, there is no worry about ever getting ads on your homescreen from an app update again.

    I hope this guide can help someone else.

    Edit: Replaced the potato pics with actual screenshots in an album on Imgur with more details about my current setup.

    Edit 2: Removed ATV Launcher Pro since it no longer gets updates like the free version does.

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    BritBox

    Posted: 28 Jun 2021 07:44 AM PDT

    Is there a feed for BritBox?

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    Mi TV Stick bricked endless update on boot

    Posted: 28 Jun 2021 06:24 AM PDT

    Mi TV Stick bricked endless update on boot

    I've already asked for a refund because I know it's bricked.

    Maybe someone here know a way of unbricking my brand new Mi Tv stick.
    I received it saturday, plugged it in my TV, did the configuration and it straight away gave me the option to download a 673MB firmware update.
    I regret so much pressing confirm.

    It downloaded the update, rebooted, updated for a few minutes and got stuck at the end of the load bar. Logo still animated.
    Let it like that for the night. On sunday, since it was still stuck I tried to unplug it, reboot it, and it started the update process again, and got stuck.
    I tried to enter recovery 30 times now and it's just impossible, the update automatically starts.

    I know many people have this issue and nobody ever got an answer but, hey... Still hope.

    https://preview.redd.it/3w8b1pdic0871.jpg?width=1850&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0ba22f2e80e0d889cf2dd303954ac768e64f21c3

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    IPTV Player

    Posted: 28 Jun 2021 05:38 AM PDT

    I am sure this sub has ton of information but looking for a quick guidance here.

    I have an IPTV (Stalker) subscription that i am trying to configure on an my Android TV using an app. I have tried below players so far and haven't been successful, any suggestions for a better player ?

    TiviMate Premium: this app doesn't show me provider recorded catch up tv (7 days). Tried all options in vain.

    Ministra Player: This app works great, has all desired features but for some reason it never saves login info and each time app is launched, it requires me to sign-in

    OTT Navigator IPTV: Same issue, doesn't provide an option to look at recorded/catch up tv

    STBEmu: Works great but no search functionally. Also requires the Macid to be provided to the provider

    Is there any other player free/paid that I can try or fix one of the above ?

    TIA

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    Can I remove the "Switch Profiles" tile? I only have one profile with Netflix. I haven't created a second profile, nor am I planning to. I would like to get rid of that icon. Please help.

    Posted: 27 Jun 2021 05:44 PM PDT

    The mods of this subreddit needs to pin posts that have instructions on how to install third party launchers.

    Posted: 27 Jun 2021 06:15 PM PDT

    it will be benefit for new users.

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    Problem getting my HD 4.50BTNC working with my new 55OLED805/12

    Posted: 27 Jun 2021 10:39 PM PDT

    Android box with dts-ma and Dolby true HD passtrough support ?

    Posted: 28 Jun 2021 01:10 AM PDT

    As in the title I'm looking for a device with dts-ma and Dolby true HD passthrough capabilities. I Know the shield can but really relucant to buy another after mine recently died and nvidia not replacing it.

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    How to downgrade to the old Android TV launcher without ads or the Discover tab

    Posted: 27 Jun 2021 12:30 PM PDT

    With the recent updates to Android TV basically ruining the experience by adding the homescreen ads, the only way to get rid of them is by downgrading the Android TV home. You can easily do that if you go to the Settings > Apps > See all apps > Show system apps and click on the Android TV home app and select Uninstall Updates. But some devices like in my case only go as far back as to a version that still has homescreen ads. Here's the way I did it using ADB.

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    1) Downloading the stuff you need

    Go to APKmirror and download the APK for an older version of the Android TV home on your computer or laptop. The version I downloaded was version 1.11.1.

    You will also need platform tools by Google, go download the version for your computer (Windows, Mac, Linux)

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    2) Preparing files

    Extract the platform-tools zip, and then rename the Android TV home APK to app.apk for simplicity. Move the app.apk file to the folder containing the files for platform tools

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    3) Getting the local IP of your Android TV device

    Then you will need the IP of the TV or Android TV device which can be found in Settings > Network & Internet > (the WiFi you are connected to) and it should say your device's local IP.

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    4) Pushing the APK to the device and downgrading the launcher

    First you want to open the platform tools folder in CMD, Windows Powershell, or Terminal for Macs. On Windows, you just hold shift and right click inside the folder and click "Open Command Prompt window here" or "Open Powershell window here"

    In the shell that you opened in the platform-tools folder, type in adb connect <the IP of your TV/device> When it connects, then type in adb push app.apk /data/local/tmp/app.apk. The APK file for the Android TV home version you downloaded will be sent to /data/local/tmp/. Then after that's done, type in adb shell pm install -r -d /data/local/tmp/app.apk and it will downgrade the launcher. Then boom, all done. All of the steps except for the last one only have to be done once, after that you only need to type in the last command in if it updates the launcher to the latest version after a reboot like in my case.

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    If it upgrades the version of the launcher to the latest version, to make it easier you can just download Remote ADB Shell on your phone (Android only) from the Play Store, connect to your TV and just type in pm install -r -d /data/local/tmp/app.apk. The app even remembers the IP of the device, and the last few commands you typed so after the first time after typing the command, just connect to the TV and touch and hold the area where you type in commands and there are your recent command.

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    OnePlus TV 65U1S Unboxing and Initial Review| PS5 Gaming Experience

    Posted: 27 Jun 2021 09:05 PM PDT

    Don't you like when you accidentally hit the google assistant button instead of the volume up button and it basically just crashes the whole shield?

    Posted: 27 Jun 2021 05:59 PM PDT

    New to Google TV & Looking for Help

    Posted: 27 Jun 2021 04:39 PM PDT

    Hey, I just got my CCwGTV in the mail yesterday and set it up and have been toying with it, but would appreciate any suggestions from savvy users for getting the most out of it.

    Also, I see that I can't get app out of the "For you" that I don't subscribe to, but is there any way to improve the recommendations?

    For example, I'm getting a Miley Cyrus on Peacock rec, and I don't like her or have the app, as well as some Ru Paul thing on Paramount+, so I don't know what "For you" is supposed to be in this context.

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    Mi box S 4k turning off even with CEC disabled

    Posted: 27 Jun 2021 02:18 PM PDT

    When turning off my Samsung Q90T my Mi box also turns off even if CEC is disabled on the Mi Box. There is also a Pioneer VSX-LX53 reciever "between" the two units. Any suggestions? Thanks

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    Couldn't remove text from casted screen

    Posted: 27 Jun 2021 02:10 PM PDT

    Hi all,

    I have pus8303/12 Philips TV. I use the built-in Chromecast to cast media from my phone. The right corner on the TV screen always visible the following text: your video will play in - (counting from the start)

    Any advice? Thx Gy

    submitted by /u/Gyuzzie
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    How to play DTS, Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC3), Dolby Atmos on Android Tv?

    Posted: 27 Jun 2021 01:51 PM PDT

    I am planning to purchase Sony bravia KD-43X75 android tv, but I noticed that it only supports Dolby Digit and has no support for DTS. I don't want to re-encode audio just to play on my android tv. Is there a way to play these (or most) audio formats on the tv?

    submitted by /u/itachi_2017
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    Apps not available in my country (US?)

    Posted: 27 Jun 2021 01:37 PM PDT

    I think my TV thinks I'm outside of the US because most of the apps I try to download are not available in my country. I checked my google account to make sure it's in the US, and also my TV privacy settings. Where else can the setting be? I used to live in Canada so it must be still taking that from somewhere.

    submitted by /u/verkacat
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    Iplayer not available

    Posted: 27 Jun 2021 10:48 AM PDT

    Hope you can help. I live in the UK, have an Android 8 driven Philips tpm171e smart TV which won't let me load or locate the iplayer app. My Google account is UK based, my BBC iplayer account is UK registered, so why doesn't the Play Store allow me to download it? It's comes up as 'this item is not compatible with your device'.

    Weirdly signing into a different Google account I can at least see BBC sport (defunct) but at least then opens iplayer. A shit workaround.

    Is it the TV, or my Google account being the pain?

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